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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Two Philadelphia police officers were shot near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway late on Monday as thousands of people celebrated a Fourth of July concert and fireworks …

By Brendan O’Brien and Kanishka Singh HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – The Chicago suburb of Highland Park had planned for a Fourth of July celebration like so many in communities across …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Major U.S. drug distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health Inc are not responsible for fueling an opioid epidemic in a part of West Virginia, …

(Reuters) – Six people were killed and at least three dozen wounded when a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire from a rooftop at a Fourth of July parade …

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON – Celebrating U.S. Independence Day, President Joe Biden on Monday said freedoms in America were under assault and urged citizens to engage in “principled patriotism” while …

COPENHAGEN -The man accused of killing three people in a shooting in a Danish shopping mall was ordered on Monday to be held in a closed psychiatric ward, and authorities …

By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday his armed forces were undeterred in their efforts to “break” Moscow’s will to pursue a nearly …

By Tom Balmforth KYIV – Though Russia can claim a prize with its capture of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, it is far from Moscow’s ambitious early war aims and does …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -The Ohio city of Akron declared a state of emergency on Monday, setting a curfew and canceling Independence Day fireworks, after protests over the police killing …

JERUSALEM/WARSAW -Israel and Poland have agreed to improve relations that had deteriorated after Warsaw introduced a law last year limiting the ability of Jews to recover World War Two properties, …

ROBICHAUX: Independence Day: Our Past, Present And Future Chad Robichaux on July 4, 2022 On July 4, 1776, the American people revolted against a tyrannical empire that had long oppressed …

MILAN – An Italian judge on Monday ruled that Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis should be released from house arrest while authorities continue to investigate allegations that he raped …

By Chris Gallagher WASHINGTON -Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely to have been killed by gunfire from Israeli positions but it was probably unintentional, the U.S. State Department …

By Borut Zivulovic CANAZEI, Italy -Helicopter crews and drones flew over the Italian Alps on Monday searching for 13 people missing after part of a mountain glacier collapsed, killing at …

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this month …

By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska KUZNICA, Poland – Poland’s 5.5-metre tall steel barrier, built on its border with Belarus, was meant to be a European version of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s …

By Stine Jacobsen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN – Three people were killed and several more were wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Copenhagen on Sunday, Danish police …

By Emma Farge and Angus McDowall GENEVA -A U.N.-appointed mission to Libya said on Monday there are “probable mass graves” yet to be investigated, possibly as many as 100, in …

BEIJING – China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might “take over” the moon as part of a military programme, …

MCDANIEL: A Red Tsunami Is Barreling Towards Democrats  Ronna McDaniel on July 3, 2022 It’s official: We’ve passed the halfway-point of the midterm primary season. With 28 states’ candidates decided, …

COHEN: SCOTUS Left A Bitter Pill To Swallow In One Of Its Key Rulings. Here’s Why Bonner Cohen on July 4, 2022 The Biden administration’s plan to use the administrative …

STEELE: Why Celebrate The Fourth Of July? Charles N. Steele on July 3, 2022 July 4 is the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of America as …

By Renju Jose SYDNEY -Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains triggered floods for the third time this year in …

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING -Western envoys in China criticised Russia on Monday for its invasion of Ukraine, with the U.S. ambassador saying China should not spread Russian “propaganda”, during …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – DeShanna Neal’s 7-year-old son stopped standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. flag in school, questioning whether the United States of America really …