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July 4th Pride: Fireworks Across the Nation

Check out photos of fireworks displays across the nation in celebration of July 4, our Independence Day. Photo Credit: DP

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Migrants' Arrival Expected in SoCal

Five people were arrested Friday as crowds of protesters and immigrant rights supporters gathered outside a Southern California Border Patrol station where another convoy of buses carrying undocumented...

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Illinois Girl Heads to White House

A young suburban girl will soon be dining with the First Lady for a dinner at the White House thanks to her creative soup recipe. Tess Boghossian, 11, of Palatine, was one of 54 winners in the Healthy...

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Couple Gets Engaged at FB HQ

A couple from Toronto who met virtually on Facebook ended up getting engaged at the brick-and-mortar headquarters in Menlo Park, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg making a cameo right after she said yes. Steve...

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Canine Vets Return to Civilian Life

A couple of four-legged veterans who served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan have adjusted well to civilian life, though they continue to protect and serve on a daily basis. Just 14 years ago, a...

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ASPCA Releases Missing Pets App

Pets scared by the boom of fireworks have long been known to hide and even run away--but now, there is an app for that. A new smartphone app from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...

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Texas Sites Inspected for Children

Crews are working over the weekend to inspect three possible sites where 2,000 immigrant children will be sheltered in Dallas County. Site teams are working over the holiday weekend inspecting three...

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Officer Who Hit Woman on Leave

A California Highway Patrol officer was on paid administrative leave Friday as investigators began looking into an incident that was captured on video in which the officer threw a woman to the ground...

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Fourth of July House Fire Sparked by Fireworks: Officials

Officials believe a fire at a suburban Illinois home Friday night was sparked by fireworks. Firefighters with the Orland Fire Protection District responded to the 11200 block of Poplar Creek Lane in...

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37 Shot, 3 Fatally, in Chicago

A surge of overnight violence struck Chicago on the Fourth of July with at least 22 people shot overnight, bringing the total number of people shot since the long holiday weekend began to 37. The...

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Sailor Surprises Family at July 4th Parade

A US Navy sailor on leave surprised his unsuspecting parents along the Arlington 4th of July parade route.Photo Credit: Tim Ciesco, NBC 5 News

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4 Kids Killed in Massive Fire

Fire officials say they are investigating claims from witnesses that a firecracker sparked a massive fire that killed a set of twin girls, a young boy and a baby. Loved Ones Remember Twin Sisters...

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More Immigrants Arrive in San Diego

A chartered airplane carrying another round of undocumented immigrant women and children landed in San Diego on the 4th of July. The plane arrived at Lindbergh Field just before 7 p.m. Homeland...

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4 Killed in 4th of July Crash

Family members are mourning a couple killed in a car crash while traveling to a Fourth of July barbecue with their 13-year-old son. The couple was among four people killed Friday in a head-on collision...

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Toddler Missing in Prospect Park Found Drowned

The lifeless body of a 2-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Saturday was found in a section of the park's lake. Ruhshona Kurbonova was retrieved from the lake in...

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Stolen 9-11 Flag Returned to Long Island Home

An American flag that flew over the World Trade Center ruins and was given to the sister of a fallen firefighter has been returned after it was stolen last week. The flag showed up back on Melissa...

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Shark Bites Man off LA Beach

A long-distance swimmer was in stable condition after being bitten by a white shark near Manhattan Beach Pier on Saturday. Download: Download the NBCLA app The 7-foot juvenile shark bit the 40-year-old...

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Girl Injured in Zip Line Accident

An 8-year-old girl remains in the hospital after falling 20 feet from a Zip Line attraction at Frisco's Freedom Fest. The city said it happened around 8:24 p.m. on July 4. Police said Frisco Fire...

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Fisherman Watched as Shark Bit Man

A fisherman says he and two friends couldn't do anything to prevent a swimmer from being bitten by a white shark that the group had on a fishing line for about 30 minutes off the coast of off a...

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Family Says Officer "Beat" Woman

The family of a woman who was pinned down and repeatedly punched by a California Highway Patrol officer on the side of the 10 Freeway is demanding answers. Download: Download the NBCLA app The incident...

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