4th of July News

Clowns rode through Madison and Second streets on bikes motorized scooters during the city's annual Fourth of July Parade Friday.

In this June 10, 2008 file photo, an American flag flutters within view of the posted prices for gasoline at a station in Cle Elum, Wash.

The sights and sounds of a hometown holiday parade filled the eyes and ears of Laurel residents on Saturday, as the Washington area continues to celebrate Independence Day.

While the just completed Fourth of July travel period was much longer than last year's, it was also less deadly on Ohio roads.

Friday's Fourth of July fireworks in southern Idaho resulted in a spike in wayward pets being brought to the Twin Falls animal shelter.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and his family are celebrating the Fourth of July here in Montana.

D.C. transportation officials say they met their goal in tests of the city's emergency evacuation plans after the Fourth of July fireworks.

As gas prices hit a new high Saturday, Americans were seen cutting back on travel over the holiday weekend.

Will Smith's box-office superpowers remain intact. Smith's "Hancock" -- the story of a boozing, foul-mouthed superhero who dresses like a street bum -- led the Fourth of July weekend with a $66 million debut, ...

Wedged between America's Independence Day and a summit of world leaders, President Bush's 62nd birthday got shortchanged this year.

His advisers tried hard to mark his milestone.

As he flew to Japan, White House press advisers quietly gathered in a darkened conference room aboard Air Force One. A steward stuck a single candle in a coconut cake. Bush and first lady Laura Bush were invited inside.

'Surprise! Happy Birthday!' they exclaimed.

'He dutifully pretended to be surprised,' press secretary Dana Perino said.

Thousands of spectators packed both sides of Veterans Boulevard on Friday to celebrate Independence Day at the 70th Annual Redwood City parade.

Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades, fireworks and hot-dog-eating hijinks.

Happy Fourth of July. It's a boy. A baby boy in Tooele County made his debut in time to celebrate Independence Day, but not before Mom and Dad could get to the hospital.

Some years, farmers harvesting the state's winter wheat crop might be able to take a break for Independence Day.

Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Niles say a 64-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after she was struck by a go-cart while watching a Fourth of July parade.

Reaction to the death of former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: ``Jesse Helms, my friend and long-time senator from my home state of North Carolina, was a man of ...

Marine Staff Sgt. Amy Forsythe talked to 10News about celebrating Independence Day in Iraq and what it was like 2 years ago.

Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades and hot-dog-eating hijinks.

It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway.

Across Iraq, America's Independence Day was a normal work day for most U.S. troops. But the military threw in a taste of home at larger bases with ribs, corn on the cob and red, white and blue cake.

The holiday is even leaner at smaller outposts closer to the violence, where it comes with a can of meat, some cookies and a job not yet done.

A Northfield, Vermont man is facing simple assault charges that he hit Vermont Governor Jim Douglas in the face with a cream pie while the governor was marching in the Independence Day parade in the state ...