Independence day

Independence Day is celebrated across Mexico with fireworks, fiestas and parades on September 16. This year also marks the 200th anniversary of the end of Spanish rule.

One month after President Biden said that the U.S. was close to "declaring independence" from COVID-19, nearly 10,000 people have died from the coronavirus.

This Fourth of July provided some unexpected perspective on the ferocious fights currently raging over the teaching of American history and values.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, this July 4th weekend was the most violent of 2021 in the U.S., and there were several reports of mass shootings over the weekend.

The arts and craft giant faced calls for a boycott in July 2020 when a display reading "USA vote Trump" was spotted in one of its stores.

While Americans may have enjoyed Independence Day fireworks, the same cannot be said for their poor dogs who found the experience scary.

The Texas senator posted clips from classic films on Sunday while he celebrated Independence Day.

The two representatives have clashed in the past, with Bush saying she would move her office after claiming she was berated by Greene in a shared hallway.

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey, 51, shared a rousing Independence Day speech on Twitter on Sunday.

The Facebook CEO has left people scratching their heads after sharing footage of him riding an electric surfboard this Independence Day weekend.

In his address, Biden walked a tightrope of signaling progress in overcoming the virus while also placing emphasis on the dangers of emerging variants.

"The Patriot," "The Firm," and "The Devil Wears Prada" are among the 25 highest-grossing Independence Day holiday weekend movie releases in Hollywood history.

For decades, Black people have been celebrating their day of freedom on Juneteenth, the country's newly designated holiday.

At a rally on the eve of the holiday, the former president vowed that the country's founders "will never be purged from history or canceled from our hearts."

"America has never been the land of liberty and justice for all; those words have never meant anything to Black people," Touré wrote in an op-ed.

Get in the Independence Day spirit by watching this list of movies set during the 4th of July weekend.

Some states in America have stricter laws against fireworks than others. Find out which states have the toughest laws.

What better way to celebrate than with a delicious meal? Try these recipes for burgers, hot dog sliders, sticky ribs—and red, white and blue cocktails.

A public school classroom is not a utopian "marketplace of ideas" derived from an Enlightenment-era political pamphlet.

Independence Day is just around the corner and states across the U.S. are preparing their biggest and best firework displays.

Juneteenth can be an appropriate and meaningful supplement to observance of July 4th, without replacing the parades, barbecues and fireworks that have illuminated American summers for more than two centuries.

The Government Accountability Office's report also found that there was no social distancing or mask wearing during the event at the South Dakota national memorial.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign into law Thursday afternoon legislation that will establish June 19 as the Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Prince Harry said the First Amendment was 'bonkers' and hinted he had a lot more he would like to add—leading Conservative commentators in the U.S. to reference Independence Day.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior after requests for permission to hold a Fourth of July fireworks display at Mount Rushmore were denied, Noem announced Friday.

The man told authorities that he drove around the barricades because he didn't realize they were to cordon off a large hole.

Reports claim around 300 officers called in sick over busy weekend period.

The latest state coronavirus report for Florida showed around 11,445 new coronavirus cases recorded for July 3.

"We have a chance to rip the roots of systemic racism out of this country. We have a chance to live up to the words that founded this nation," the former vice president said in a new campaign video.

"We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!"