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• Man in famous 9/11 photo dies from COVID-19 in Florida
  A man photographed fleeing smoke and debris as the south tower of the World Trade Center crumbled just a block away on Sept. 11, 2001, has died from coronavirus
• As monuments fall, Confederate carving has size on its side
  Stone Mountain has the largest Confederate monument ever crafted.
• Relative: Parents, 2 children among 5 killed in car crashes
  A North Carolina couple and their two daughters were among five people killed in a chain of car crashes started by a speeding driver
• Police: 2 women hit by car on Seattle highway amid protest
  Authorities say a 27-year-old man drove a car onto a closed freeway in Seattle and barreled through a panicked crowd of protesters, critically injuring two women
• Judge extends hospitalization of truck attack plot suspect
  Man deemed mentally unfit for trial on charges he planned ISIS-inspired attack.
• The Latest: Virginia says large US flag could be target
  Virginia officials ordered the removal of a large American flag from a construction site ahead of the Fourth of July, calling it a potential target for people protesting racial injustice and police brutality
• Californians celebrate July 4 with virtual parades, masks
  As the coronavirus surges in the state, Californians celebrated Independence Day with virtual parades and photos of flag-draped front porches instead of pancake breakfasts and crowded festivities
• Officer shot and killed, suspect found dead in Ohio
  Police in Ohio say an intoxicated gunman holding a beer shot and killed an officer who was responding to a call in a store parking lot early Saturday morning
• AMERICAN DIARY: July 4 hurts, until I remember my WWII uncle
  Associated Press writer Russell Contreras has always had trouble with the July Fourth holiday due to his family's Mexican American past
• Michigan village starts flood recovery, awaits funds
  A small Michigan village is pulling together after two dam failures in May
• North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US
  North Korea is reiterating it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang
• 1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Mississippi sports bar
  An official says a man was fatally shot and three others were wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in Mississippi
• Today in History
  Today in History Today is Saturday, July 4, the 186th day of 2020. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Independence Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. On this date: In 1802, the United […]
• Shooting reported at Alabama shopping mall
  A shooting at an Alabama shopping mall has left an 8-year-old boy dead and three other people hospitalized
• Protesters return to St. Louis area where couple drew guns
  Hundreds of protesters have made a peaceful return to the St. Louis mansion owned by a white couple whose armed defense of their home during an earlier demonstration earned them both scorn and support