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Florida native Kyle Kirkwood took the checkered flag to win a once-in-a-lifetime IndyCar race on a sunny Sunday in Washington D.C.

Trump’s Patriot Games kick off this month. Here’s what to know about the new national competition and why it’s already generating debate.

President Trump announced the Patriots Games as a way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Here’s everything to know for the upcoming event.

Researchers used DNA from battleground bones to identify a fallen Revolutionary War solider.

Thanks to DNA, an unknown fallen Revolutionary War soldier has a name, just in time for the 250th birthday of the nation he fought and died to create.

The U.S. Mint has started producing a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

President Donald Trump made remarks on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., after a lengthy weather delay.

Record-setting heat is suspected in 22 deaths from the Deep South to the Midwest to the East Coast, authorities said, with the temperature highs also suppressing some Fourth of July celebrations.

The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with political polarization and a heat wave as celebrations get underway on Saturday.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill spoke with the TODAY show from the Sail4th Parade of Ships about the lasting impact New York has had on American history.

The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest is marking the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance.

TODAY’s Al Roker reported from the deck of the USCGC Eagle during the Sail4th parade, where he explained how crews make a u-turn on the 295-foot, three-masted barque.

President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence with praise for American exceptionalism before warning about communism.

Parts of Southern California will be under an air pollution advisory this weekend due to Fourth of July fireworks. Fireworks shows planned across the region will produce hazardous levels of particle pollution from Saturday evening through early Sunday afternoon. The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued the advisory, saying the Air Quality Index could reach the hazardous category at…

Temperatures are going up, with highs near normal through the weekend. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on July 3, 2026.

Modern day Americans go hard for the Fourth of July, but the original Americans went even harder. Here’s how the Founding Fathers got down to celebrate Independence Day.

The Harvey Gamage is a 131-foot schooner from Portland, Maine. And on July 4, she’ll sail through New York harbor with a crew of high schoolers at the helm.

The Elissa is the oldest ship included in the Sail4th parade in New York City. But before she became a historical landmark in Galveston, Texas, the tall ship was used to smuggle cigarettes in Greece.