What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
Here are five things to know about the day, including the origin of the holiday and how fireworks became part of the tradition
Here are five things to know about the day, including the origin of the holiday and how fireworks became part of the tradition
The Baltimore Police Department confirmed there has been a mass shooting in the 800 block of Gretna Avenue
The number of flight delays and cancellations declined from the spikes recorded earlier in the week, according to data compiled by tracking service FlightAware
The ‘DeSantis War Room’ Twitter account shared the video on Friday that features footage of Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016 saying he would ‘do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens’
The number of disputes over laws and decrees between the executive branch and the judiciary has skyrocketed during AMLO’s six-year term, straining the institutional balance in Mexico
The Monteverde Group, formed in exile, seeks to overcome internal ideological differences and achieve ‘a peaceful solution to the dictatorship’
The events in France following the death of a 17-year-old shot by police in a Paris suburb are drawing parallels to the racial reckoning in the U.S. that began in 2020 with the killing of George Floyd
Advocates say there are there are now 39 universities in 17 states with the machines and that at least 20 more are considering them
The justices will hear the Biden administration’s appeal of one such ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a federal law meant to keep guns away from people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them
Experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes and tornadoes, will likely increase in the future
From heat waves in the South and West to unhealthy air quality in the Northeast, much of the U.S. is under the threat of extreme weather
One of the court’s liberal justices wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status” and that the decision opens the door to other discrimination
The Twitter and Tesla chief declares himself a ‘fundamentalist’ for free speech and fights ‘woke’ activism. But it’s Florida’s ultra-conservative governor who cancels like no other
The inflation index showed that prices rose 3.8% in May from 12 months earlier, down sharply from a 4.4% year-over-year surge in April
Advocates decry the plan, which will insure far fewer people than a full expansion of the state-federal Medicaid program, as needlessly restrictive and expensive
The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, said the Biden administration overstepped its authority with the plan, and it leaves borrowers on the hook for repayments that are expected to resume in the fall
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule Friday that would ban paying for reviews, suppressing honest reviews, selling fake social media engagement and more
Peterson said he hopes to one day sit down with the Parkland parents and spouses to tell them “the truth,” that he did everything he could
Allies insist that despite polls showing lagging enthusiasm among the Democratic base for the 80-year-old president, his party is solidly behind him
For decades after her brother’s assassination in 1968, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote his legacy
Buried deep underground is the world’s third-largest deposit of copper ore, big enough to yield 40 billion pounds of the metal over 60 years
The move forces institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies
In a speech in Chicago, Joe Biden presented himself as a defender of workers and the middle class
The surge reported this week came ahead of a new state law that defines male and female on birth certificates and driver’s licenses based on a person’s sex assigned at birth
Detroit had the worst air quality in the U.S. on Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency warned residents of the mostly Black city that ‘everyone should stay indoors’
No injuries were reported, and all passengers were taken to the terminal. Video of the landing shows an unremarkable touchdown
Lawyers for the Republican presidential candidate filed papers late Tuesday saying E. Jean Carroll should pay Trump unspecified compensatory and punitive damages and retract her damaging statements