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{"id":25429,"date":"2026-07-06T21:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/photos\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:20:18","slug":"photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/photos\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-enable-profile-api xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>                <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=\"1783264284000\" data-recent-thresholdinhours=\"1\">                    <template data-date-tpl>Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]<\/template>                    <span data-date><\/span>                <\/bsp-timestamp>            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                    <bsp-page-actions>                            <\/bsp-page-actions>                                                            <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump commemorated the 250th anniversary of America&rsquo;s independence after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, with severe weather disrupting celebrations in several East Coast cities. People in cities including Chicago and New York celebrated with fireworks and music.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.<\/p>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-210000\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People sing the National Anthem at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ba55c5c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9c%2Fe9%2Fa5f47723adaabc30f4c1e9df45e2%2Fac20d9afd7a54fb88347d63daeb3e3b0\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People sing the National Anthem at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>People sing the National Anthem at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-210001\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/73af4ff\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3616x2411+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fba%2F66%2Ff62a0aed03f4797ea3f93892d12c%2F386f976847e24534bd7b9defa4af0696\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-210002\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks during Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/84c95a2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5862x3908+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F09%2Fc4%2F5c07cd2d0061f3735b0ee4f395ee%2Fa00f8b94186f47b2afea331744a74b13\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>President Donald Trump speaks during Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump speaks during Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-210003\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People watch fireworks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, early Sunday, July 5, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/a3ab487\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4501x3001+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F70%2Fec%2F3e1a696756a2d7ecaf3f5df08b8f%2F80bb618a6b7f4716af1d8e8ee07196e3\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People watch fireworks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, early Sunday, July 5, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>People watch fireworks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, early Sunday, July 5, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-210004\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees outside the National Mall following a weather delay announcement at the National mall during an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d13c142\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7469x4979+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F33%2F1e%2F1183827aefc2bd21cffe5cfc47a3%2Ff0a45c267d9a4c8280b4269548c597a5\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Attendees outside the National Mall following a weather delay announcement at the National mall during an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Washington. 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(AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-210005\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People watch fireworks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Sunday, July 5, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/fe394dc\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ffb%2F70%2F977e7408ad5a8edfae4808fac0a0%2F91079d643828421ba046ffb69b5e01ce\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People watch fireworks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Sunday, July 5, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. 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(AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/0b5de49\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5208x3472+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F3d%2F02%2F5ca7e91cd961a3b1d0367938b49c%2F2a06372383c449818aaad19337943ce1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People arrive after severe weather caused a delay in the Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>People arrive after severe weather caused a delay in the Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. 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(AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/84da7b0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7110x4740+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F04%2F1a%2F5ce1cd834f63910d1ec7744cc8b7%2F469c2c1d4a1b48f19e557e58679c3ad3\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>A bolt of lighting strikes as fireworks are set off of the Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from Bayonne, N.J., Saturday, July 4, 2026. 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(AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-210008\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"512\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People arrive for a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d61b1d2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5888x3928+0+0\/resize\/599x400!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F78%2Fdc%2F910f69051f8080aa77605e02639c%2Fb4159cdde28747ef953b818b2cc4bbd9\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People arrive for a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>People arrive for a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-210009\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Salute to America stage is empty after the area was evacuated because of incoming storms at the Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/fb8d085\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fdc%2F19%2Ff41bed2f57f4ec414f8c5b201c68%2F64bb28f35710450f968b5ceab7b77f6c\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>The Salute to America stage is empty after the area was evacuated because of incoming storms at the Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>The Salute to America stage is empty after the area was evacuated because of incoming storms at the Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-21000a\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An attendee asks questions to U.S. Park Police officers as they evacuate attendees due to severe weather during a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f1f7587\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5804x3869+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F10%2Fb7%2F383f087c0993eeb9e7f2c07867c5%2F33d93bd5d2154bd7985e66e3a96a103d\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>An attendee asks questions to U.S. Park Police officers as they evacuate attendees due to severe weather during a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>An attendee asks questions to U.S. Park Police officers as they evacuate attendees due to severe weather during a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220000\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People look on during an Independence Day parade Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/b20f603\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F65%2Fb9%2F387e8a4f958b55d2fef448b7aced%2F167b9d7e611643ae987ae5dc11eefd2e\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People look on during an Independence Day parade Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>People look on during an Independence Day parade Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220001\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tall ships parade under flyovers during the International Parade of Sail, part of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/5e19239\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8028x5352+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F58%2Fd3%2Faaf34836ece16bd52bf510402fb1%2F637d4424d3324ef5988068d9aa485136\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Tall ships parade under flyovers during the International Parade of Sail, part of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>Tall ships parade under flyovers during the International Parade of Sail, part of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220002\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Military personnel salute from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) in the New York harbor during The International Naval Review, ahead of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships honoring America's 250th Anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/9160925\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6885x4590+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe5%2Fbc%2F31d63fc7d896172dea190067467d%2Ff70f1e81cf6c46d5acdc0d6f9fe320f7\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Military personnel salute from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) in the New York harbor during The International Naval Review, ahead of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships honoring America&rsquo;s 250th Anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>Military personnel salute from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) in the New York harbor during The International Naval Review, ahead of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships honoring America&rsquo;s 250th Anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220003\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New U.S. citizen and twice-deployed U.S. Marine Sgt. Diakaria Sangare, from Guinea, poses for a portrait following the naturalization ceremony on Independence Day at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/32dd85a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7666x5111+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb0%2Fc8%2F0c1e0261dda38289452b3bbd1401%2F5fac30f2f1384c5eba3381b6f82fc09b\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>New U.S. citizen and twice-deployed U.S. Marine Sgt. Diakaria Sangare, from Guinea, poses for a portrait following the naturalization ceremony on Independence Day at George Washington&rsquo;s Mount Vernon, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>New U.S. citizen and twice-deployed U.S. Marine Sgt. Diakaria Sangare, from Guinea, poses for a portrait following the naturalization ceremony on Independence Day at George Washington&rsquo;s Mount Vernon, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220004\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A New York Fire Department vessel sprays its water cannons in the New York harbor during ahead of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships honoring America's 250th Anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/8fb8aad\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7055x4704+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F17%2Fc5%2Fc70907a4d2f9a7985f563e432817%2F9d1eaf9dfa97440cbef9f62eb2ef8d3e\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>A New York Fire Department vessel sprays its water cannons in the New York harbor during ahead of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships honoring America&rsquo;s 250th Anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>A New York Fire Department vessel sprays its water cannons in the New York harbor during ahead of Sail250, a gathering of tall ships and military ships honoring America&rsquo;s 250th Anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220005\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A participant wearing a period dress draped in a U.S. flag attends the annual Festa Americana, where descendants of American immigrants in Brazil celebrate their U.S. heritage and mark Independence Day, in Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Brazil, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ettore Chiereguini)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d8c12ca\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5616x3744+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F94%2F83%2F69c555f14e61f08e8323768b0c37%2Fd86d0896a29a481a81d6aa990265485b\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>A participant wearing a period dress draped in a U.S. flag attends the annual Festa Americana, where descendants of American immigrants in Brazil celebrate their U.S. heritage and mark Independence Day, in Santa Barbara d&rsquo;Oeste, Brazil, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ettore Chiereguini)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>A participant wearing a period dress draped in a U.S. flag attends the annual Festa Americana, where descendants of American immigrants in Brazil celebrate their U.S. heritage and mark Independence Day, in Santa Barbara d&rsquo;Oeste, Brazil, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ettore Chiereguini)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220006\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Members of the Young Marines stand at attention before an Independence Day parade Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/e67e4dd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7639x5092+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F77%2F57%2Fe4352e451c0a3449f24003a4dd60%2F551eaddab6de454fa2548a9dc73f96ca\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Members of the Young Marines stand at attention before an Independence Day parade Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>Members of the Young Marines stand at attention before an Independence Day parade Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220007\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People participate in a Limbo contest as they wait for the National Mall to reopen after being evacuated due to weather during Independence Day events honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d6728cc\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5730x3820+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe3%2Ffa%2Fca720ac8f8d24d81fa0bd13fa442%2F586569ecd6254ce38c513886b7127a83\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People participate in a Limbo contest as they wait for the National Mall to reopen after being evacuated due to weather during Independence Day events honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>People participate in a Limbo contest as they wait for the National Mall to reopen after being evacuated due to weather during Independence Day events honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220008\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People raise their hats while dancing during celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, July 4, 2026.(AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d2c20cc\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fd0%2F25%2F15af531648db88d0442d21708cf7%2Ff6e8ca77e54b4dfa92d8d46f60fd79c0\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People raise their hats while dancing during celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, July 4, 2026.(AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>People raise their hats while dancing during celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, July 4, 2026.(AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-220009\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Mother Ukraine Monument is illuminated in the colors of the U.S. flag in honor of the American 250th Independence Day, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/06bf358\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6027x4018+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fab%2Fd0%2F4a5c7f13801979e3bd53db1344aa%2F7f419e956e4f45c2b60d6a485a4859f7\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>The Mother Ukraine Monument is illuminated in the colors of the U.S. flag in honor of the American 250th Independence Day, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>The Mother Ukraine Monument is illuminated in the colors of the U.S. flag in honor of the American 250th Independence Day, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-22000a\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Children line up to watch an Independence Day parade, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Deforest, Wis. (AP Photo\/Jon Elswick)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/4e3bdaf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4301x2867+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F5a%2Fce%2F4687860cf14185cdc7cb3d5cf3f7%2Fb7bfb513d098417e9a90866e882efa96\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Children line up to watch an Independence Day parade, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Deforest, Wis. (AP Photo\/Jon Elswick)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>Children line up to watch an Independence Day parade, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Deforest, Wis. (AP Photo\/Jon Elswick)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-22000b\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joey Chestnut wins the 2026 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Anna Connors)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/03946ff\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3591x2394+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F3b%2Fb2%2F69431a206b8a88f6bc05ad786849%2F993060f781fc4b1ca011f2b9efe93733\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Joey Chestnut wins the 2026 Nathan&rsquo;s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Anna Connors)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>Joey Chestnut wins the 2026 Nathan&rsquo;s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Anna Connors)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-22000c\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People watch as a truck blows red, white and blue confetti during an Independence Day parade, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Deforest, Wis. (AP Photo\/Jon Elswick)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/49a5eda\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5221x3481+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe5%2F26%2F050fc8b3d16be1195c457f3258a6%2F0b8e1b4f3ec44fa9b77e558f077a1683\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>People watch as a truck blows red, white and blue confetti during an Independence Day parade, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Deforest, Wis. (AP Photo\/Jon Elswick)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>People watch as a truck blows red, white and blue confetti during an Independence Day parade, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Deforest, Wis. (AP Photo\/Jon Elswick)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-22000d\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a projection of the American flag on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 5, 2026, displayed in honor of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/016856a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8942x5961+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb6%2F13%2F6e0a2e32c03cafdf72cc814fbcaf%2F3fdcb645564a4187ab7f763b78d4abd7\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a projection of the American flag on the walls of Jerusalem&rsquo;s Old City, Sunday, July 5, 2026, displayed in honor of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a projection of the American flag on the walls of Jerusalem&rsquo;s Old City, Sunday, July 5, 2026, displayed in honor of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-22000e\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Guests dressed in American flag-themed clothes attend Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/f29f49a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F5b%2Fd3%2F692249f3c3dc89ad2b424373aae9%2F0df7d9203a194bd3822edd73a27478c0\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Guests dressed in American flag-themed clothes attend Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>Guests dressed in American flag-themed clothes attend Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<p>                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>                    <\/div>\n<p>    <\/template>    <\/bsp-figure>                <\/div>\n<div data-align-fullwidth>                    <bsp-figure>    <\/p>\n<figure data-openoverlay>            <a id=\"image-22000f\"><\/a>                             <picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source media=\"(min-width: 600px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><source width=\"599\" height=\"399\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fireworks over the National Mall during an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Sunday, July 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/a8be6df\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5684x3789+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbe%2Ff2%2F7db4293a943649007a2e7ccd577a%2F65fbe3e1232e42e6af05982f93a53da1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Fireworks over the National Mall during an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Sunday, July 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template>                <\/p>\n<div data-slidenumber=\"0\" data-slidescount=\"1\">                        <bsp-carousel-read-more data-show-less data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id data-less-id>                            <\/p>\n<p>Fireworks over the National Mall during an Independence Day event honoring the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary, Sunday, July 5, 2026, in Washington. 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(AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong)\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/479515a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8110x5407+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F60%2Fda%2Fe4a9a239acf10bc1bb9de3a95460%2F8b3b13b986514371bcf8a930290b3c35\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div><bsp-read-more data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption>\n<p>Runners draped in American flags participate in a run on Independence Day in Huntington Beach, Calif., Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jae C. 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