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From hearing the Declaration of Independence read out loud to spectacular fireworks, here are the top July 4 events in Boston.

See a baseball game, watch the fireworks, enjoy a bucket of fried chicken or dance with friends. You’ve got options in D.C. this weekend.

With his wife under federal investigation for her use of a private email server, former U.S. President Bill Clinton had a private meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch at a Phoenix airport earlier this week, in what both sides say was an unplanned coincidence. Linda So reports.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will investigate the incident where a man using the car’s self-driving feature died in a collision in May.

The breathalysers used by officials were found to have used expired solutions during DUI testing.

The 35-year-old was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee — a case that received international attention through the “Serial” podcast.

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves issued an injunction late Thursday, less than an hour before the law was to go into effect Friday.

The walkout, involving about 1,000 union members, is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. EDT Friday, and will extend over the Fourth of July weekend.

Judge Robert Hinkle late Thursday stopped key portions of a measure that introduces tougher guidelines for abortion passed by Gov. Rick Scott earlier this year.

"The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah highlighted Warren’s past criticism of Clinton before endorsing her for president.

A commission organizing in favor of District of Columbia statehood settled on the name “New Columbia,” but not everyone’s happy.

In fundraising bids, several candidates for office are offering hunting permits targeting the Islamic State group to highlight their military backgrounds.

The Democratic leader closed a news conference in Canada on Wednesday with a long riff on what makes a leader qualified for the “populist” mantra.

They follow news about the virus closely, but their knowledge of Zika is rather patchy, a poll indicates.

Bear attacks are rare in the area with only 10 deaths reported since the park was created in 1910.

Michael Steven Sandford, who was in the U.S. illegally, was charged with disrupting an official function and two firearm possession counts by a grand jury.

The Senate OK’d the plan two days before Puerto Rico is due to pay $1.9 billion to creditors, including more than $1 billion to bond holders.

A deal between Cleveland officials and civil liberties advocates limits the “event zone,” but gives protesters more time to demonstrate.

Rates of most cancers have fallen for both men and women in recent years. Still, a few types of cancer are on the rise.

Some former White House officials are meeting with their ex-colleagues to push for the sale of the Apollo Education Group, Politico reports.

The ad features a Benghazi victim and bashes Hillary Clinton.

A day after facing criticism for a controversial tweet regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion regulations, “The Daily Show” took a closer look at the case.

Turkish officials have blamed Islamic State group militants for the attack Tuesday that killed at least 41 people and injured more than 230 at Turkey’s largest airport.

California voters will decide whether to legalize recreational pot in November after the campaign for the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act” raised over $3.7 million.

It was unclear when Congress would revisit the issue. Democrats urged bipartisan talks; the GOP leader said the matter may resurface after July 4.

Tuesday’s session on Capitol Hill focused on a term that White House officials say is a political distraction that aids ISIS propagandists.

References to Virginia fraternity members in a since-retracted story about an alleged gang rape were “too vague and remote” to implicate the plaintiffs, a judge ruled.

The Democrat backs the Obama administration's net neutrality rules, which require broadband providers to treat all data equally, her campaign says.

Billionaire-turned-presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to take the stage at 7 p.m. EDT at Ohio University.