Some events have already been cancelled, or will start later, as parts of the country grapple with extreme heat.

The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with political polarization and a heat wave as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday. President Donald Trump plans ...

The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest is marking the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance. Saturday ...

From a reflecting pool turned green with algae to cancelled acts and sparse attendance, a string of setbacks has dogged the ...

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Canada’s World Cup adventure is officially over. The tournament co-hosts fell to a 3-0 defeat to Morocco in Houston on ...

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JRR Tolkien America’s 250th birthday on July 4 is a glorious occasion. Some people may have a different view, but ignore the party-poopers. Let’s make “having fun” an honorary American Principle this ...

Roger Lieb and Bonnie Taff tell the BBC what it was like to have their wedding on 4 July 1976, America's bicentennial.

The First Bank of the United States reopens to the public for the first time in half a century, just in time for America's ...

McDonald’s fried apple pie was introduced in 1968, but it hasn’t been on the menu in the U.S. for more than three decades.

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