The remnants of two homes on Avenue A are under a plastic tarp on Tuesday, after a fire destroyed them on July 4, in Schenectady. The fire was deemed accidental, the result of discarded fireworks ...

During a bloody Fourth of July weekend, more than 50 people were shot and six killed in Chicago, a notorious hot spot for violent crime. Several mass shootings and drive-by shootings accounted for the ...

Baltimore police are investigating three shootings following the Fourth of July holiday."I was sitting watching fireworks and, you know, you hear gunshots in the mix," said Nick Lusk, who frequents ...

Retired NFL great Jason Kelce ignited fireworks on social media while wishing everyone a Happy Fourth of July. “Man I love the 4th! One of the great days we all can set aside our differences in this ...

Many beachgoers enjoying the waters off Newport Beach on the July Fourth holiday were in for a rude awakening. Lifeguards rescued 350 people Friday after the surf turned dangerous. In one instance, ...

In Greater Boston, the Fourth of July includes a number of annual traditions: music at the Hatch Shell, the presentation of the Declaration of Independence, and the reading of Frederick Douglass’s ...

INDIANAPOLIS — This year's Fourth of July holiday was marked by multiple shootings across the U.S., including one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and a police chief voicing public ...

Hundreds of protesters who spent the Fourth of July in downtown Los Angeles to rally against the immigration raids that have roiled the region and the surge in federal funding approved this week to ...

Fourth of July, US Independence Day fireworks are seen over the US Capitol and National Monument in Washington, DC on July 4, 2013. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo by Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP) (Photo ...

A huge fireworks show capped off Pittsburgh's Independence Day celebration on Friday night.Watch the video above: Fireworks light up the sky over PittsburghThis year's Fourth of July festivities were ...

Forget fireworks. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter lit up the nation's capital this Fourth of July with her first "Cowboy Carter" concert in the Washington, D.C.-area. The Grammy-winning singer kicked off her ...