Multiday warnings of extreme heat have landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. The sultry weather has pushed east just ahead of weekend Fourth of July events in a region ...

Officials say children living in “deplorable” conditions inside an Ohio home were part of the same family. The officials provided an update on the case Wednesday. On Tuesday, four adults ...

With wildfires raging across the Western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks as the nation gears up for a big Fourth of July. Utah has issued a statewide ban ...

A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to lift its requirement that journalists be accompanied by an escort while ...

The IOC says Greenland and the Faroe Islands will not be recognized as separate and independent Olympic teams despite a request from Denmark’s parliament. The Olympic Charter has for 30 ...

The city of Belton recently shared "Parades of Yesteryear," a video of Fourth of July parades over the years.

While Independence Day is coming up soon, the celebrations can be unpleasant, if not dangerous, for many members of the community.

With far more dead than living people taken from the rubble a week after Venezuela’s historic twin earthquakes, doctors say the biggest dangers now facing survivors were untreated wounds and ...

Mexican health authorities report that three people died of asphyxiation during celebrations in downtown Mexico City. The national team's victory over Ecuador secured a place in the World Cup Round ...

The Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against ...

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 28 political prisoners, part of his efforts to improve relations with the West. Lukashenko’s decree that was issued Wednesday announc ...

Canada is set to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time next year. The European Broadcasting Union and Canadian broadcaster CBC announced that Canada will join the ...