Taylor Tepper covered banking, investing and pretty much everything else in personal finance for more than a decade, with his work appearing in the New York Times, Fortune and MONEY magazine, as well ...

Was the American Dream ever real? Or was it a mirage? With so many young people burdened by student loan debt and questioning whether they'll ever be able to afford a home, it's a question worth ...

In today's economic climate, the financial requirements for achieving the American Dream are out of reach for some individuals, as it costs over $1 million more than most Americans earn in a ...

A new book and two new exhibitions explore the concept of the American Dream – and how it came to represent both a utopia and a dystopia. "Sadly, the American Dream is dead," Donald Trump told an ...

American cheese is a processed cheese product made from several types of cheese and other ingredients. It is high in protein but also high in sodium and unsaturated fats. American cheese is a common ...

It may be an American classic, but there’s a good chance that you don’t actually know what’s in this processed cheese. Here’s a fun bit of food facts trivia that’s sure to amaze: Every week, more than ...

Growing up, it felt like you were either the kid with all the American Girl dolls, or you knew the kid with all the American Girl dolls. And they always seemed to be set up in one single (some might ...

In 1968, University of California Berkeley graduate students Emma Gee and Yuji Ichioka needed a name for their student organization, which was aimed at increasing the visibility of activists of Asian ...

The American experiment was unique and improbable in 1776, when Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence and the American colonies defied Britain, the most powerful nation on earth at ...

The dates most Americans remember (July 4, 1776, for example) work as shorthand for signal events. Change takes place across decades, but individual moments remind us what came before and how we got ...

American presidents hold the most powerful office on earth and occupy a unique place at the center of national and world events. At once chief executive, head of state, commander-in-chief, and leader ...

Britain and the US share a common language – but English is spoken and spelled very differently on each side of the Atlantic. James Harbeck finds out why. Why does American English take such liberties ...