There will soon be a new top dog at Drake University. On Tuesday, the school announced its live mascot, Griff II, would be ...

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As fireworks light up the sky this Independence Day, the Capital Ideas podcast spotlights a different kind of freedom – economic freedom – with a timely discussion on who gets to invest in America.

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SEATTLE — From small-town processions to waterfront fireworks and music stages, the Seattle metro area marked the Fourth of July with a full slate of community celebrations, big and small. In Seattle ...

KERRVILLE, Texas – The site of a planned Fourth of July celebration has now become a place where loved ones are reunited following a catastrophic flood in Kerr County. During a Saturday evening news ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Celebrate Independence Day with one of the largest fireworks shows in the country with Nashville’s Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4 th. If you missed the show live don’t ...

Greater Boston is ringing in America’s 249th Independence Day with speeches, live music and other festivities Friday. Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted visitors from far and not-so-far as the ...

The album, Ben Folds Live with the National Symphony Orchestra, features both Ben Folds classics and new music in collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steven Reineke. Regina ...

Independence Day is always filled with festivities, and one of the many 4th of July traditions that always hold true is fireworks. If you are unable to make it to a fireworks show in your area or ...