Defying critics, Trump salutes military in pomp-filled July 4 celebration
With U.S. fighter jets flying overhead, President Donald Trump praised the military and reveled in a show of pomp and patriotism on Thursday in a celebration of Independence Day that critics accused him of turning into a political event.
Big quake rattles area of 20 million people in California; no one killed
A powerful earthquake jolted Southern California on Thursday, touching off fires, damaging buildings and forcing the evacuation of a hospital in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles, but there were only minor injuries.
With pomp and flyovers, Trump embraces military in July 4 salute
With U.S. fighter jets flying overhead, President Donald Trump praised the military and urged young people to join the armed forces on Thursday in a celebration of Independence Day that critics accused him of turning into a political event.
Big quake rumbles across Southern California, some damage northeast of Los Angeles
A powerful earthquake jolted Southern California on Thursday, touching off fires and damaging buildings in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles, but authorities said there were only minor injuries.
With tanks and flyovers, Trump celebrates military in July 4 salute
President Donald Trump will praise service members in the U.S. military on Thursday in an Independence Day speech against a backdrop of tanks and jet flyovers that critics said would politicize a popular national holiday.
Big quake rattles Southern California, damage reported northeast of Los Angeles
A powerful earthquake jolted Southern California on Thursday, touching off house fires and damaging buildings in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles, but authorities said it has caused only minor injuries.
Love of country? Or a political stunt? Trump holiday speech divides Americans
Jan Shairrick and two friends drove more than a thousand miles from southern Arkansas to join President Donald Trump’s “Salute to America” Independence Day celebrations in Washington.
Chestnut crowned July 4 hot-dog champ again but can’t top his own record
This year’s Nathan’s Famous hot-dog eating contest proved a mild disappointment to Joey Chestnut, the Fourth of July event’s perennial champ, even though he handily won the annual display of gastronomical excess for the 12th time this year.
Big quake rattles Southern California, early reports of damage east of Los Angeles
A powerful earthquake struck Southern California on Thursday, touching off house fires and damaging buildings in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles, but authorities had no early reports of injuries.
Defying critics, Trump promises a July 4th to remember
President Donald Trump promised “one of the biggest celebrations” in U.S. history on Thursday ahead of his July Fourth Independence Day speech, joined by tanks and jet flyovers that critics said would politicize a popular national holiday.
