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Brooklyn Bridge catches fire amid NYC fireworks display as Trump hails it in DC speech

Firefighters battled a fire on the Brooklyn Bridge during New York City's July Fourth fireworks while Trump praised the bridge in his National Mall speech.

Fireworks Canceled in Some Western Towns Because of Wildfire Danger

MADALEINE RUBIN

This Fourth of July, fires burning in several states have forced local officials to rethink celebration plans.

Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Prepare for Typhoon Bavi

JOSIE MOYER, MAR-VIC CAGURANGAN AND NAZANEEN GHAFFAR

Typhoon Bavi, a tropical cyclone barreling through the Pacific Ocean, was forecast to pass near the U.S. territories on Monday with the force of a Category 5 hurricane.

99-year-old WWII veteran awarded Purple Heart after waiting more than 80 years

A 99-year-old World War II Army veteran finally received his Purple Heart 81 years after being wounded near the Rhine River fighting Nazi Germany.

NYPD detective, children shot in separate Brooklyn shootings over holiday weekend

NYPD Detective Robert Karroll was shot in his ballistic vest in Crown Heights as four children were among eight shot in Coney Island over the holiday.

TV coverage of the Fourth of July will emphasize holiday festivities, not Trump’s speech

ERIK WEMPLE

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Hosts July 4 Party Amid Tension Over New Bridge

IAN AUSTEN

Pete Hoekstra had made false claims that Canada hadn’t fully paid for the $4.5 billion Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Yosemite Offers Many Wonders. Crushing Crowds Are Now One of Them.

SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA

Visitors are enduring especially long waits at the popular national park after the Trump administration eliminated a summer reservation system.

8 Wounded in Coney Island Shooting on Fourth of July

ALI WATKINS

The victims included two boys, aged 6 and 7, and one woman who remained in critical condition on Sunday, the police said. No arrests had been made.

This California Town Banned Fireworks. Then Came the Dogs.

MIMI DWYER

People flock to the coastal town of Cambria, which has become known for its fireworks ban, to give their dogs some respite on the Fourth of July.

At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases

ERICA L. GREEN AND NIKO GALLOGLY

President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.

National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police say

Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit

Trump to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy and Syria's al-Sharaa during the NATO summit

President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa while attending the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey

Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations

AISHVARYA KAVI

Critics say the administration is weakening public safety. Proponents say regulations would be where they were before President Joseph R. Biden took office.

Toddler declared dead after near-drowning was found alive in hospital morgue hours later, police say

An toddler survived after being mistakenly declared dead following a near-drowning, where police say his parents failed to supervise him. Police recommended child abuse charges.