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A July 4th weekend heat wave is moving into Southern California that will bring temperatures in some areas that could hit 110 degrees.

The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and while it's widely encouraged to be up to date on your American history before celebrating like a true American (i.e., with gratuitous amounts of booze and fireworks), who wants to spend their time mulling over dusty old textbooks when they could be out partying? Fret not, star-spangled readers -- the GamePro editors have thrown together this handy graphical timeline of (streamlined) American history dating back to the Declaration of Independence, and spanning up to the 2008 presidential election.

The Senate will forgo its scheduled recess for the week of July Fourth to work on cutting the deficit, Sen. Harry Reid said today.

With gas prices 80 cents a gallon higher than they were a year ago, fewer Washington area residents plan to drive when traveling over the coming holiday weekend. But AAA’s annual survey of Fourth of July weekend travel found a 22 percent jump in the number of area residents who said they plan to fly somewhere.

Sandie Crilly was helping her 8-year-old son, 12-year-old niece and 2-year-old granddaughter pick up Tootsie Rolls from the ground during Bellevue's annual Fourth of July parade when someone yelled to get out of the way.

US celebrates its 234th Independence Day with fireworks and festivals, hot dogs and heat.

Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday on what appeared to be a dual mission in Baghdad: to visit U.S. troops during the July Fourth weekend and coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse.

Far more Americans are predicted to hit the road this weekend to celebrate July Fourth than did last year.

More Americans are planning vacations away from home this Fourth of July weekend, even as summer travelers plan to stick to tight budgets, according to two recent surveys.

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A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime, The Associated Press has learned.