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July 5, 2026

Top highlights from Trump's late night July 4 address: 'No dream in history is bigger'

Trump delivered a 37-minute America 250 speech after a lightning delay, honoring Gold Star families and vowing to defeat communism forever.

July 5, 2026

Rare cannonball emerges from ground at the Alamo, likely untouched for nearly 190 years

Archaeologists uncovered a second cannonball near the Alamo Church that may have been fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, undisturbed for 190 years.

July 5, 2026

Americans once survived on squirrel pie, whiskey and homemade cheese after British imports dried up

Capri Cafaro, host of the new "America the Bountiful" special, reveals how colonial food production, from whiskey at Mount Vernon to squirrel pie, helped fuel independence from Britain.

July 5, 2026

Revolutionary War cannons debut at Savannah History Museum for America 250

Nineteen cannons and a dozen or so small artifacts recovered from Savannah River find a new home inside the Savannah History Museum.

July 4, 2026

WILLIAM BENNETT, JOSEPH BENNETT: What the Fourth of July really calls us to do

This Fourth of July, remember those who risked everything so that we might govern ourselves rather than be ruled by kings and what it cost them.

July 4, 2026

Trump pardons 9 people convicted of tampering with emission controls on diesel engines

Trump pardoned people convicted of Clean Air Act violations who he said were "persecuted by the Biden Administration" and punished for "fixing their car."

July 4, 2026

PETER NAVARRO: Americans melted tyranny down and fired it back as deadly musket balls

The toppled Bowling Green statue of King George III yielded thousands of pounds of lead that Oliver Wolcott turned into 42,088 musket balls in Connecticut.

July 4, 2026

Fourth of July fireworks pose hidden health risk for certain Americans, experts warn

Fireworks on the Fourth of July increase air pollution by 42%, posing risks to lung health. Children, older adults and those with asthma or COPD are especially vulnerable.

July 4, 2026

NASA's Chandra telescope reveals Milky Way's outer reaches may stretch farther than previously known

Rare gamma-ray bursts detected by powerful X-ray telescopes orbiting the Earth helped astronomers measure Milky Way spiral arms with stunning accuracy.

July 4, 2026

Shark sightings spike near America's beaches as July 4 crowds head to shore for weekend

From New Smyrna Beach to Cape Cod, shark activity is highest right now, and experts explain why and share beach safety tips for the Fourth of July weekend.