INDEPENDENCE DAY

Ukraine is somberly marking its 33rd year of independence as war with Russia rages on.

A woman who was one of four people attacked by a shark off South Padre Island on Independence Day shared what she experienced the moments before she was attacked.

Multiple beachgoers on South Padre Island were attacked by the same shark on Independence Day, a time when the island is full of locals and out-of-town visitors for the holiday.

Forget Nathan’s. The real hot dogs this Fourth of July ran in the Wiener Dog Race at Alamo Beer Company east of downtown.

Officials said four people were attacked, two of them bitten, by a shark Thursday on South Padre Island.

Summer is the time for Old Glory to shine brighter than ever, and one local company sells thousands of custom U.S. flags each year to ensure a full display on the Fourth of July.

The Fourth of July is expected to bring millions of people out of their homes and onto the roads for holiday travel.

Texans taking an Independence Day vacation should spend slightly less at the gas pump than last year.

Suburban Chicago mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down.

Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months.

Animal Care Services is reminding pet owners to plan ahead and take some precautions this Thursday for Independence Day.

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Israel's Independence Day is normally a raucous affair, celebrated with day parties and barbecues in parks, but this year, celebrations — from Monday evening through Tuesday — were muted.

Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel.

After U2 played spectacular shows at the newly minted Las Vegas Sphere, another classic rock band will take the stage to deliver an incredible show in technicolor visuals.

Tens of thousands of people have marched through Warsaw in an event organized by nationalist groups as Poland celebrates its Independence Day holiday.

Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.

Mexico's president is defending the participation of a contingent of Russian soldiers in a military parade over the weekend.

Ukraine is marking its second Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion.

A Swiss citizen has been arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India’s economy will be among the top three in the world within five years.

Authorities say two men have been arrested in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July.

New York and the nation’s capital once again wowed the country with scintillating shows.

Nine people outside enjoying the Independence Day festivities in the nation’s capital have been shot and wounded in a spate of violence marring the holiday.

The American flag will be flown throughout the country on July 4, but it wasn't always a revered and debated symbol.

The laser show is scheduled to take place over Lake Superior at the town’s Lower Harbor.

Happy Independence Day! Arguably the best day for fireworks is here.

Animal Care Services is reminding pet owners to plan ahead and take some precautions this Tuesday for Independence Day.

The Fourth of July will fall on a Tuesday this year, and some city offices will be closed due to the holiday.

This year, Bexar County isn’t under a burn ban, but there are still safety tips to remember over the Fourth of July holiday.

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public.

The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks.

The Congressional Budget Office is giving the world a concerning look at the U.S. government’s ledgers.

The fireworks sales period for the Fourth of July officially began on June 24 and will run through midnight on July 4.

Although it's a federal holiday, there is still a lot more we need know about this historical event.

The contradictions that make up Israel were on full display as the country mourned its fallen soldiers and began celebrating its 75th Independence Day.

Sri Lanka has marked its 75th independence anniversary as a bankrupt nation, with many citizens angry, anxious and in no mood to celebrate.

Opposition politicians in Poland have criticized police for detaining anti-fascist activists but not reacting to the appearance of a Nazi-era symbol during a nationalist march.

Tens of thousands of people in Warsaw have marched peacefully in a yearly Independence Day march organized by Polish nationalist groups.

At least nine people have died and some 20 were injured in a stampede in Guatemala early Thursday as the country celebrated its independence.

Some international legal scholars say Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian train station that killed more than 20 people this week is the latest in a series of strikes on the country’s railway system that may be war crimes.

Ukraine’s president says Russian forces have launched a rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine on the country’s Independence Day, killing 22 people.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to show Britain’s solidarity with Ukraine by saying it with flowers.

A funeral service was held Monday afternoon for the last of seven people killed by a gunman at an Independence Day parade, as family and friends gathered in suburban Chicago to remember Kevin McCarthy.

Firefighters were sent scrambling all across the city to put out fires possibly related to fireworks. They believe the holiday celebrations may have been behind a fire that destroyed 2 homes on the far Northwest Side.

Before looking ahead to next year and America’s 247th birthday in 2023, here are some photos of fireworks displays in New York City, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas and Los Angeles on Monday night.

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with the biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020.

It probably comes as no surprise that July 4th will be a scorcher this year.

The fireworks are still a few days away, but travel for the July Fourth weekend is off to a booming start.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Free margaritas and food. The Fourth of July.

The Fourth of July lands on Monday this year, meaning some city offices that are normally open will be closed due to the holiday.

The Fourth of July is an exciting time for people to be outside, with friends and family and around fireworks — but your dog may not think the same.

The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some big fireworks displays are canceled again, this time for pandemic-related supply chain or staffing problems, or fire concerns amid dry weather.

Israeli officials say at least three people have been killed in a Palestinian stabbing attack near Tel Aviv.

Sri Lanka has celebrated its Independence Day with an appeal by the president to the country’s expatriates to send money home as it struggles with the worst economic crisis in decades mainly due to depleted foreign reserves.

The big highlight of Mexico's Independence Day has been the visit by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Indonesia’s president has pledged to improve COVID-19 testing and treatment in an address marking the country’s independence.

The sights and sounds of the American Revolution filled the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Sunday morning.

Fireworks were unintentionally detonated as they were being set up for an Independence Day show in Ocean City, Maryland, leaving employees of the fireworks company with minor injuries, authorities said Sunday.

The White House party for the July Fourth holiday has the hallmarks of both happiness and commiseration.

President Joe Biden celebrated the second July Fourth holiday of the coronavirus pandemic by declaring that “America is coming back together.”.

After a year lost to the coronavirus, New York City’s most well-known Fourth of July traditions were back.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is on the path of welcoming 9,400 new citizens in 170 naturalization ceremonies by July 7. Seventeen of those new citizens were sworn in Saturday and all of them were under the age of 14 and from 17 different countries.

Today on the show, Fourth of July grilling! Plus, family fun at the roller rink, a workout that will have you dancing and red, white and blue fun for your Independence Day party!

The Democratic-led House has approved a sizable $715 billion transportation bill.

With Independence Day on the horizon, there will be plenty of celebrations and fireworks. While it might be a party for you, it’s not so much for your pets.

Are you going to set off any fireworks for the Fourth of July this Sunday?

We set our calendars around national holidays — from December 25 for Christmas to July 4 for Independence Day, and, starting this year, June 19 for Juneteenth.

It’s almost time for Independence Day and that means the retail sale of fireworks has officially reopened in Texas.

A Filipino student chef with the Culinary Institute of America at The Pearl makes traditional Filipino barbecue dish "inihaw."

Today at 1 p.m., we're celebrating Philippines Independence Day with our favorite Filipina, Fiona Gorostiza, a CIA student chef and a group of performers!

See the suburbs and city parks have planned Fourth of July parades, races, food events, live music, and, of course, fireworks for this year’s holiday.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has sued the U.S. Department of Interior in an effort to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore on Independence Day.

Military helicopters fly over Acropolis Hill during a military parade in Athens, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Greece celebrates the bicentenary of the start of the country's war of independence against the Ottoman Empire. Unable to watch the parade in person, many Athenians came out onto balconies in the center of the city to watch the flyby, snapping pictures with cameras and mobile phones. AdThis crucial blow enabled the Greeks to fight on and eventually gain independence in 1830. “Two centuries ago, a handful of determined fighters within and outside Greece, raised the banner of independence.

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2016 file photo, Secretary of Defense Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda arrives for a review of the troops that will participate in the Independence Day parade, in Mexico City. Mexican prosecutors on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, declared completely unfounded the U.S. case against Cienfuegos who was arrested on drug charges in the United States and then returned under pressure from the Mexican government. The report released Sunday by the Mexican Attorney General's Office included a 226-page stretch with every page blacked out, followed shortly thereafter by a 275-page stretch of blacked-out pages. In the few readable passages, he says the descriptions of him in the intercepted messages don't match his physical appearance. Cienfuegos was arrested in Los Angeles in October, but the U.S. government dropped its charges against him in November after Mexican officials threatened to restrict U.S. agents.

Protesters burn down bengal fire as they attend in the annual Independence Day march organized by far-right groups for participants to be inside cars or motorbikes because of the coronavirus social distancing, ready for the start of the event in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. The march that marks Poland's sovereignty regained after World War I has often led to clashes with opponents. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)WARSAW – Poland’s ruling right-wing party has blamed violence, injuries and damage during recent national holiday event that it backs on hooligans and provocateurs. “Unfortunately, during the march there took place condemnable events that were the result of hooligans joining in," it said in a statement. The Nov. 11 national holiday marks Poland’s regaining of sovereignty after World War I, following over a century of partition and foreign rule.

SAN ANTONIO – Diez y Seis de Septiembre is the celebration of Mexico’s independence from Spanish rule. Enjoy authentic Mexican ingredients in your favorite cocktails to celebrate Mexico’s Independence DayMidnight Margarita:1.5 oz Campo Bravo Tequila.75 oz Naranja Orange Liqueur.5 oz Lime JuicePour ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake and serve over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a limeThe Paloma is the most popular drink in Mexico, traditionally made with Blanco tequila, lime juice and grapefruit soda. Skinny Paloma:1.5 oz Dulce Vida Grapefruit Tequila.5 oz Lime Juice3 oz Mineral Water/Club SodaCombine all three ingredients in a tall glass over ice, stir and garnish with a lime. For more information Dulce Vida Tequila, click here.

This Fourth of July, San Antonio police made 11 DWI arrests. Even though San Antonio city and Bexar County parks were closed, and major events throughout the area were canceled, this year’s numbers weren’t much lower than last year’s when there were 15. San Antonio police officer Doug Greene says the slight improvement isn’t anything to brag about. Man killed in wrong-way crash had plans to marry, relative says”My daughter’s just turned five... last week. And it’s it’s really tough to explain to her that, you know, her dad passed away because of the drunk driver,” Salama said.

It’s the perfect time to put the red, white and blue out on display.

The Animal Defense League is offering $17.76 pet adoptions in honor of Independence Day. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.