The case against that tune as our national anthem — and the one in favor of “America the Beautiful.” ...

Poet and Wellesley College scholar Katharine Lee Bates, who wrote "America the Beautiful," in 1895. (Courtesy John de Graaf) "O beautiful for heroes proved/In liberating strife ..." These words from ...

TORONTO (AP) — Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend Sunday of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada. After initially cheering for the 15-year-old ...

On America's 249th birthday, we look at the different definitions of America by revisiting NPR's American Anthem series. Independence Day means different things to each of us. And on this 249th ...

The United States and Canada have a long-standing sports rivalry, especially in hockey, but Thursday night's 4 Nations Face-Off championship featured a smattering of audible boos for the Canadian ...