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It's the 249th birthday of the United States. And as Americans begin to prepare for our nation's grand semiquincentennial ...

Over the past two decades, traumas at home and crises abroad have shaken many citizens’ confidence in America’s democratic ...

Sergey Lavrov sent an Independence Day message to Marco Rubio, as Vladimir Putin congratulates Donald Trump on July 4.

Concern over ICE tactics; Tillis blows up N.C. Senate race; SupCo may throw parties a lifeline; Greene with envy; Hacking ...

On July 4, a series of demonstrations erupted across the United States in protest of President Donald Trump and his ...

Jewish Americans like myself are proud to be part of the legacy of contributing to America’s founding and continuing to build ...

Most Americans are all familiar with the reason we celebrate July Fourth as Independence Day. But do you remember these other ...

Known now as a day of patriotism and enjoying time off from work, the Fourth of July began the journey to becoming a ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming U.S. independence from Britain ...

Today is Independence Day, and like most federal holidays, services and stores may be closed or open for different hours.

Take a look as the American Flag is shaped like the United States of America as the Nationals and Red Sox celebrate ...