As celebrations began for America’s 250th birthday on Saturday, 150 people from 50 countries gathered at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia to become US citizens. CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan spoke with the new American citizens about taking the oath on the historic day.
As celebrations began for America’s 250th birthday on Saturday, 150 people from 50 countries gathered at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia to become US citizens. CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan spoke with the new American citizens about taking the oath on the historic day.
The first American pontiff Pope Leo XIV spent Independence Day on the southern Italian island Lampedusa, welcoming migrants and honoring the thousands who have died or disappeared trying to cross the Mediterranean. CNN's Christopher Lamb reports.
CNN's Anderson Cooper explains why he remains optimistic about the United States of America on the eve of the country's 250th birthday, remembering the 1976 Fourth of July in New York City with his family.
President Trump gave a speech at Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, warning that communism is America's biggest threat and taking aim at his political rivals as the nation begins celebrating its 250th anniversary. Jeff Zeleny reports.
Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen blind taste test great American foods as they count down to America's 250th birthday live from Times Square.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, whose joyous and public courtship played out as a blockbuster rom-com, are married. CNN's Elizabeth Wagmeister has some of the surprise details.
Historic heat and big fireworks displays could spur a double dose of smoke pollution and ozone.
As we reflect on America’s 250th birthday, CNN’s Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten takes a long look at the backyard bbq stalwart, the hot dog. As a nation, we consume 150 million hot dogs every 4th of July, but it’s their creation that truly paints a picture of how our country came to be.
