Mid-Ohio Valley to mark Fourth of July

File Photo The annual Fourth of July ... around the Fourth of July holiday. * The annual American Legion Post 15 Carnival and fireworks show at Parkersburg’s City Park begins July 2 and runs ... Read More

Parades, fireworks mark July Fourth

“I just think it’s fun to get back to the old-fashioned Fourth of ... The annual July 4 fireworks show at Parkersburg City Park sponsored by American Legion Post 15 ignited without a hitch ... Read More

Best States Rankings

The Best States rankings by U.S. News draw on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens. In addition to health care and education, the rankings take ... Read More

Fourth of July events

For many of us, the Fourth of July holiday starts at 5 p.m. the night ... The fun starts at 2 p.m. in City Park. Pool games, children’s activities, fireworks and live music by Crooked Country. Read More

Africans in America/Part 4/Frederick Douglass speech

"The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" Fellow Citizens ... United States, at this very hour. Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old ... Read More

NYC council asks state’s highest court to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections

News of the appeal comes just hours after advocates rallied outside City Hall in an attempt ... and would devalue the vote for citizen New Yorkers. US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), who ... Read More

Half of all New Yorkers will flee city in next 5 years as quality of life plummets post-pandemic: poll

Just half of all New Yorkers plan to stay in the city over the next five years ... according to a damning poll from the The Citizens Budget Commission. The non-profit think tank’s first such ... Read More

Celebrating July 4th

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ... Read More

New York rocked as earthquake hits northeastern USA

The New York area was hit by a rare earthquake on Friday morning, which shook parts of New York City, Connecticut and New Jersey. According to the US Geological ... a 38-year-old resident in ... Read More

Our Best Fourth of July Recipes

Bobbi Lin for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Eugene Jho. Prop Stylist: Christina Lane. Celebrate Independence Day with pasta salad, cool cocktails, grilled steak and more. Craig Lee for The New ... Read More

Cost of Living

The higher the cost of living in a state, the harder it can be to make ends meet. This metric is determined using regional price parity data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which measures ... Read More

Willie Nelson's yearly Fourth of July concert has a new home for 2024

The concert announcement was made on Nelson's Instagram account on Tuesday morning. A poster for the festival advertises headliners Bob Dylan, frequent collaborators Robert Plant and Alison Krauss ... Read More