July 4 News

Washington - Adam Kokesh, an Iraq War veteran and libertarian radio show host, has planned a peaceful gun march in Washington on July 4. The march is an attempt to "put the government on notice that we will not be intimidated and cower in submission to tyranny."

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told the F.B.I. that he and his brother initially planned to carry out a suicide-bomb attack on July 4, but chose the Boston Marathon after the bombs came together faster than they had anticipated, a U.S. law enforcement official said.

After comedian Chris Rock posted a tweet on July 4th, saying, “Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren’t free but I’m sure they enjoyed fireworks,” a furious reaction followed with many condemning his statement as offensive.

San Diego - Yesterday the city of San Diego was all set to have their annual Fourth of July fireworks show, but a glitch caused all of the fireworks scheduled for the 18-minute show to ignite all at once.

Washington - On July 4, the White House hosted an Independence Day celebratory barbecue event for military members and their families.

Manassas - Yesterday Manassas, Va. held its annual Independence Day celebration, complete with carnival and fireworks. Thousands of people came out to enjoy the Fourth of July festivities.

Washington - The sky was lit by a magnificent firework display last night over Washington, DC, as the country celebrated Independence Day.

More than 900,000 homes remain without power Wednesday in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio. States hit hard by last week's storm are still struggling to restore power to Americans hoping to ring in Independence Day with some positive news.

New York - There are more than 190 sovereign nations today, some big, some small, some old and some new. Each has a national day of independence. How do our celebrations differ?