Thousands gathered in Highland Park for a remembrance ceremony and community walk Tuesday, one year after the shooting at a Fourth of July parade.
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New citizens take oath on Battleship New Jersey
A ceremony aboard the Battleship New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey welcomed 34 new American citizens from 21 countries on Tuesday. (July 4)
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Here’s the latest for Tuesday July 4th: Four shot dead in Philadelphia; Israeli raid in Jenin; Taiwan military holds live fire exercise; Civil rights organization challenges Harvard legacy admissions.
Tijuana’s ever present struggle to access water
Among the last cities downstream to receive water from the shrinking Colorado River, Tijuana is staring down a water crisis driven also by aging, inefficient infrastructure and successive governments that have done little to prepare the city for dimini…
Taiwan tests missiles in military drill
The Taiwanese Army is in the second day of live fire drills Tuesday to test the ability to fend off enemy ships coming toward shore. (July 4) (AP video/Johnson Lai)
IAEA report due on Fukushima water plan
The U.N. nuclear agency is submitting a final report on Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea. (July 4)
Six dead in house fire; man charged with murder
A man has been charged with murder in the killings of his sister-in-law and daughter after South Carolina authorities found six people dead while responding to reports of a house fire and stabbings, officials said at a press conference Monday. (July 4)…
Striking hotel workers in California hit picket lines
Workers are picketing major Southern California hotels after walking off the job during the holiday weekend to demand better pay and benefits. (July 3) (AP video by Eugene Garcia)
Most transgender people in US struggle to find belonging, even in their own neighborhoods
Transgender people feel largely unable to be themselves in US society, while LGBTQ people are less satisfied with their lives than US adults overall.
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