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What’s open and closed on July Fourth
The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of ...
Gas station explodes in Rome, injuring at least 9 first responders
A gas station exploded early on Friday in southeastern Rome, injuring at least nine people including eight police officers ...
Navy ships and helicopters used in intensified search for 30 missing after Indonesian ferry sinks
Indonesian authorities deployed navy ships and helicopters Friday in the intensified search for 30 people still missing ...
A bill setting new limits on asylum-seekers passes in the Dutch parliament
A pair of bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after wrangling and soul-searching by some ...
Russia hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage since war in Ukraine began
Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial attack since Russia’s war in Ukraine began, injuring 23 people and ...
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary of ...
US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy
Orange no-entry signs posted by the U.S. military in English and Spanish dot the New Mexico desert, where a border wall cuts past onion fields and parched ranches with tufts ...
Nashville officials wrap up safety preparations ahead of fireworks show
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The stage is set for one of the biggest Fourth of July spectacles in the country. Before the ...
Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut hopes for a comeback victory in annual Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest
The Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is hoping ...
Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy
It is big and it is beautiful, says President Donald Trump. But for many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut ...
US military’s attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition
A high-altitude plateau on the Big Island is the only place in Hawaii where thousands of ground forces can practice firing ...
South Nashville woman turns homestead upbringing into business
The Skeesick family has found a way to live the farm life right in South Nashville. “I’m from the Appalachian mountains of Virginia, biking, hiking, raising ...