news2shortsOfficials rescued seven other people after a sudden storm led to a boat sinking on Geneva Lake Three children died after a boat capsized on Wisconsin’s Geneva Lake during inclement weather on the eve of the US’s semiquincentennial celebrations, and seven other people had to be rescued by emergency responders, according to officials. A recreational … Read more
OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman is considering offering 5% of his company to the U.S. in a deal negotiated with President Donald Trump if his other AI competitors agree to do the same, the Financial Times reported Thursday. Altman reportedly met with Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about a … Read more
Pope Leo XIV urged Americans to embrace the U.S.’s history of welcoming immigrants in a virtual address to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Friday while accepting the 2026 Liberty Medal in recognition of his commitment to religious freedom. “In these past 250 years, for so many peoples throughout the world, it was the … Read more
⚽️ Kick-off time: 12pm local/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Scott Canada make three changes following their victory over South Africa. Luc de Fougerolles and Niko Sigur come into the defence, while Norwich City’s Ali Ahmed augments the attack. Derek Cornelius, Liam Millar and Nathan Saliba step down. … Read more
President Donald Trump pardoned nine people convicted of violating the Clean Air Act by tampering with diesel vehicle emissions-control systems. On Friday, Trump announced six of the pardons on Truth Social, arguing that the men he granted clemency to were “persecuted by the Biden Administration” and punished for “fixing their car.” Eight of the people … Read more
Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden sit down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and share a message of hope and optimism as Americans celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary.
National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning as high temperatures have paralyzed the east coast Organizers of Saturday’s Independence Day parade in Washington DC abruptly canceled the event late on the eve of the event, with sweltering temperatures in the nation’s capital and on the east coast wreaking havoc on celebrations of America’s semiquincentennial. … Read more
Pardons issued to nine people charged with violating Clean Air Act as extreme heat smothers much of US Donald Trump on Friday issued pardons to 11 people – two convicted fraudsters and nine charged with having violated the federal Clean Air Act by disabling or otherwise modifying trucks’ emissions controls. Those executive pardons – coming … Read more
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., is blasting North Carolina’s state government’s decision to boycott the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., accusing the state’s Democratic governor of injecting politics into America’s 250th birthday celebration. Edwards said Gov. Josh Stein, D-N.C., chose partisanship over patriotism by declining to sponsor a booth representing the Tar Heel State, … Read more
As the US celebrates 250 years, the Declaration of Independence has been curiously absent. Yet its language on the consent of the governed is more relevant than ever It’s America’s birthday. Ear-splitting pyrotechnics will be heard across the land tonight, as they were a few weeks ago, after the cage fight at the White House. … Read more
