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The president kicked off the 250th anniversary of July 4th with a patriotic speech at Mount Rushmore where he warned of a resurgence in communism.

The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.

When the sun goes down on Independence Day, the skies of Washington, D.C., are expected to fill with a record-setting 850,000 individual fireworks for a 40-minute spectacle like no one has seen before.

Rishi Sharma started his journey 10 years ago by driving around his Southern California neighborhood to record interviews with veterans and later expanded his outreach.

Three people died on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin after a boat capsized during a severe storm Friday. A source told CBS News Chicago the fatalities were children.

CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.

The gift comes months after Belgium's diamond industry won the removal of U.S. tariffs on diamond imports.

Federal safety regulators are urging consumers to stop using the recalled fireworks and return them for a full refund.

As Americans endure another bout of extreme heat, experts say small thermostat adjustments and other energy-saving steps can help reduce soaring cooling costs.

The Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., are deemed a "national special security event," which is the highest possible designation.