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North Korean man crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
July 04, 2025 - 9:11 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South’s military said Friday.
LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
July 04, 2025 - 9:11 AM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper LL Cool J says he will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia.
Trump is expected to sign his huge bill of tax and spending cuts at the White House July 4 picnic
July 04, 2025 - 9:02 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term legacy.
UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at ‘unprecedented levels’
July 04, 2025 - 9:01 AM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda provided “critical” support to the M23 rebels' recent offensive in eastern Congo, which helped secure Kigali's access to minerals and fertile ground, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by The Associated Press.
Mexico President Sheinbaum hopes deported boxer Chávez Jr. will serve time in Mexico
July 04, 2025 - 8:56 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that Mexico hadn't previously arrested boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. on a 2023 arrest order, because he had been mostly been in the United States since.
At least 3 dead in New Jersey after strong thunderstorms sweep through the Northeast
July 04, 2025 - 8:54 AM

PLAINFIELD, NJ (AP) — Some residents in the Northeast were spending their July Fourth holiday cleaning up from strong thunderstorms that swept through the region Thursday night, bringing heavy rain, wind and hail.
Miki Sudo wins 11th women's title in annual Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest
July 04, 2025 - 8:44 AM

The Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is hoping for a comeback 17th win on Friday.
Family of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother gather at chapel for wake after fatal crash
July 04, 2025 - 8:41 AM

GONDOMAR, Portugal (AP) — Family and friends of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother gathered at a church where their bodies have been brought for a wake on Friday, after the Portuguese soccer players were killed in a car crash in Spain.
Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation while firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey and Syria
July 04, 2025 - 8:38 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens of Friday, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey remained locked in a

What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
July 04, 2025 - 8:07 AM

St. Louis (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks.
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North Korean man crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea

LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike

Trump is expected to sign his huge bill of tax and spending cuts at the White House July 4 picnic

UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at ‘unprecedented levels’

Mexico President Sheinbaum hopes deported boxer Chávez Jr. will serve time in Mexico

At least 3 dead in New Jersey after strong thunderstorms sweep through the Northeast

Miki Sudo wins 11th women's title in annual Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest

Family of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother gather at chapel for wake after fatal crash

Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation while firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey and Syria

What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions

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