President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically ...

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Organizers called off the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to ...

NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial ...

The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.

Detroit and Windsor, Canada have shared a fireworks tradition for generations. At the start of summer, thousands of people still gather on both sides of the border to celebrate together.

After a day of extreme heat and canceled events, President Trump closes out America's 250th birthday with a long speech and a fireworks display.

Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed ...

In his book 'The Midnight Special', author Colin Asher traces how prisons and the criminal justice system shaped American music, from Lead Belly and Johnny Cash to Tupac.

America is still a work in progress. Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this ...

Foreign dignitaries are gathering in Iran for a week of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months ...