President Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s ugliest chapters.

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Communism "is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor or even 9/11," the president said.

President Donald Trump speaks as fireworks returned to Mount Rushmore for the America 250 celebration, marking 4th of July at the iconic monument.

Deputies say Paul Pelosi struck a parked car in Yountville and drove off; a misdemeanor charge is being recommended.

The Napa County Sheriff’s Office said that on Friday in Yountville, California, a witness reported a brown convertible striking a legally parked, unoccupied vehicle, stopping br

Paul Pelosi, husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, could face prosecution in a Napa County hit-and-run crash. Officials allege he crashed his brown convertible into an unoccupied parked vehicle.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was involved in a hit and run Friday in California’s wine country that left one car with “major damage,” according to local authorities, who said the 86-year-old could face misdemeanor charges.

Three children died after a boat capsized on Wisconsin’s Geneva Lake during a sudden storm on July 3. Seven other people were rescued, officials said.

Three boys have died in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, after a boat capsized during a severe storm Friday, a source told CBS News Chicago.

A fast-moving storm capsized a boat Friday on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, killing three people during the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Three children died after a recreational boat carrying 10 people capsized and sank on Geneva Lake during a sudden and powerful storm that swept across southeastern Wisconsin on Friday, authorities

Dearborn police say two men were killed and a third wounded in a shootout at Fairlane Town Center on Friday afternoon, July 3. Two people believed to be involved in the shooting are in Dearborn police custody as of Friday night,

Two young men were killed, and another was injured on Friday afternoon after a shooting inside Fairlane Town Center​ in Dearborn, Michigan, sending shoppers and employees running for safety.

Two people are in custody after a shooting left two dead and another person injured at the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Michigan, Friday afternoon, police said.

Dearborn Police Issa Shahin said the shooting happened around 1:25 p.m. Friday, in what began as an argument between two groups and then escalated to a shooting. Police say both parties involved brought handguns to the mall and that this was not a random act of violence.

As many are celebrating America's 250th birthday, a threat of severe weather looms, as watches and warnings have been issued for most Illinois and northwest Indiana counties for Saturday. Storm Prediction Center has areas along and south of I-80 at a Level 1 (out of 5) for severe chances.

As many Oklahomans head out to firework shows and 4th of July celebrations, the National Weather Service in Norman has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for mu

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Ashland, Carroll, Coshocton, Crawford, Homes, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties until 9 p.m. on July 4.

Another round of thunderstorms is approaching, prompting a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the entire Chicago area into the overnight hours.

A preliminary report by the NTSB determined there was no obvious reason for last month's crash of a skydiving plane that killed 12 people in Missouri.

There were “no indications” of any mechanical malfunctions or failures of the engine on a skydiving plane that crashed last month in Missouri, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released on Thursday.

A preliminary report said the plane that crashed at Butler Memorial Airport had completed two earlier skydiving flights on the same day.

The National Transportation Safety Board shared its initial findings into a skydiving plane crash that killed 12 people in Butler, Missouri. The flight took off around 11:30 a.m. on June 14 for parach