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Washington's July 4 parade is off. The fireworks are still on

Organizers called off the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to reach up to 115 degrees. T...

Jul 04, 2026
Move over Chutes & Ladders: Schisto & Ladders has educational value plus worms

Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids hard. A board game teaches...

Jul 04, 2026
China's military promotes 2 new generals after anti-corruption purge thins ranks

The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. ...

Jul 04, 2026
Opinion: America is still a work in progress

Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America....

Jul 04, 2026
'Cautiously optimistic': Swing voters describe their view of America at 250

As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from "uncertain" and "concerned" to...

Jul 04, 2026
Cape Verde's historic World Cup ride ends after pushing Argentina to the brink

Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this stage was unforgettable....

Jul 04, 2026
Dayslong funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei begins in Tehran

Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, was killed in an airstrike on Feb. 28 at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran....

Jul 04, 2026
Reflections on America's 250th birthday

NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial. ...

Jul 04, 2026
After weeks of speculation, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce wed in New York

Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed guests outside of Madiso...

Jul 03, 2026

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