Some visitors to the Statue of Liberty have a special reason to appreciate Independence Day. They will have the freedom to go where no one’s been for almost eight years - Lady Liberty’s crown.
The launches, which came two days after North Korea fired what were believed to be four short-range cruise missiles, will likely further escalate tensions in the region as the U.S. tries to muster support for tough enforcement of the latest U.N. Security Council resolution imposed on the communist regime for its May nuclear test.
Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after warning Iraqi leaders that U.S. assistance will be jeopardized if the country reverts to ethnic and sectarian violence.
Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she would not “go with the flow” and complete her term in office, saying she did not want to be a “lame duck.” NPR’s Ron Elving explained what the resignation could mean for Palin’s political future.
After weeks of bad weather, Bostonians are more than ready to celebrate clearing skies — and Independence Day. Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart talks with WBUR’s Steve Brown about what to expect from this year’s concerts on the Charles River Esplanade.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month, leaving open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012 and rattling members of the GOP.
Officials say an 83-year-old woman drove her car through the front of a Natick liquor store this morning, pinning the 51-year-old cashier behind the counter.
