Rather than address claims against the song, it would be my pleasure to look at what makes our national anthem so great.

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

The Grammy-nominated artist performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" again, this time at the Colorado Avalanche hockey game. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The Grammy-nominated artist decided to ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the ...

The 21-gun salute is one of the highest military honors, performed for dignitaries, heads of state and fallen service members. But what exactly is it? And why 21 shots? In military tradition ...

The political tensions between the United States of America and Canada affected the opening of WWE Elimination Chamber. Ahead of the main show getting underway, Elizabeth Irving sang 'The ...

Welcome to Year 9 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. It's an award-winning project made possible by aspiring student journalists from every corner of our ...

March 3, 1923, is an iconic day as it is the day that one of the most influential news publications TIME magazine hit the stands for the first time. It was a weekly news magazine, started in the ...

President Donald Trump has reportedly paused all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, following a contentious meeting with that country’s leader last week at the White House. During the talks, where ...

Wrestling fans in Canada booed the Star Spangled Banner at a WWE wrestling match on Saturday night — with commentator Pat McAfee calling Canada “terrible,” in a rant after the national diss.