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Rock, rap, R&B and country music will be represented during the celebration for America's 250th birthday on the National Mall that kicks off next month.

High costs for beef products have taken a toll on the barbecue industry in Texas, leading some restaurants to close.

President Trump on Wednesday reiterated America's demand that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to all and threatened to restart strikes on Iran if negotiators don't deliver a better deal than what's proposed.

Maryland sheriffs on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against a new state law that forbids them from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

More than eight months after he was arrested, and three months after he pleaded guilty and admitted he is not a U.S. citizen, Ian Andre Roberts remained on Maryland's voter rolls, according to a group that has been tracking the case.

President Trump said Wednesday that he's eyeing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall as his latest Washington renovation project.

Puerto Rico's governor has declared a state of emergency over accelerating coastal erosion on the island's north coast, allowing her administration to fast-track protective measures for communities and natural resources ahead of hurricane season.

A federal judge on Wednesday allowed a Florida teenager accused of killing and sexually assaulting his stepsister aboard a Carnival cruise ship to remain free while he weighs whether to order the teen's detention before trial.

The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey subpoenaed FIFA on Wednesday due to fans' uproar about potentially misleading ticket pricing.

The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said Wednesday it has imposed new rules for prosecutors using grand juries, moving to constrain a growing scandal that forced it to drop charges against people indicted for anti-ICE protests.