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Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut hopes for a comeback victory in annual Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest
The Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is hoping ...
Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy
It is big and it is beautiful, says President Donald Trump. But for many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut ...
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...
Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards 20,000 ...
North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean ...
Aaron Judge draws 23rd intentional walk, matches Mickey Mantle’s 1957 Yankees record
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge drew his 23rd intentional walk of the season in the eighth inning Thursday night against ...
Powerful thunderstorms wreak havoc on RI, Mass.
Thunderstorms moving across Rhode Island and Massachusetts have brought heavy downpours, strong wind gusts and even ...
How people are celebrating, protesting and traveling for July Fourth
Recent polls will tell you there’s been a drop in national pride among Americans, particularly Democrats in the Trump era, ...
US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy
Orange no-entry signs posted by the U.S. military in English and Spanish dot the New Mexico desert, where a border wall cuts past onion fields and parched ranches with tufts ...
US military’s attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition
A high-altitude plateau on the Big Island is the only place in Hawaii where thousands of ground forces can practice firing live munitions. It’s also a place many Native ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers say he is a changed man. Will that spare him from more time behind bars?
In rejecting Sean “Diddy” Combs’ release on bail, a federal judge confronted the hip-hop impresario with a disturbing aspect ...
12 Health: Leave fireworks to the professionals, doctor says
The Fourth of July and fireworks typically go hand-in-hand. But unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of Americans wind up ...