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U.S.
New York City to hold multiple celebrations during scorching Fourth of July weekend
Steve Kastenbaum
Fireworks, tall ships, a hotdog eating contest. New York City will host it all, as temperatures near 100 degrees this Fourth of July weekend.
Win McNamee/Getty Images
U.S.
Federal civil rights data holds schools accountable. Under Trump, it's 6 months late
Jonaki Mehta
U.S.
Morning news brief
Michel Martin, A Martínez
U.S.
Presidential library honoring Theodore Roosevelt opens in North Dakota
Steve Inskeep
U.S.
Poll shows Americans have optimism about the U.S. improving despite concerns
Maham Javaid
KCCU SCIENCE NEWS
KCCU FEATURE NEWS
The grounds of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Ill., are shown in May, 1893. The first ferris wheel, which carries 1,400 persons 250 feet into the air, is one of the biggest attractions. The exposition opened on May 1. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
KCCU Feature
The technology that emerged from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
Julia Corcoran, Scott Tong
The Ferris wheel is just one of the many inventions that debuted when the World's Fair in Chicago opened on May 1, 1893.
Hikers can walk to the bottom of Meteor Crater in Northern Arizona. Guide Tyler Johnson speaks to a group at the top of the mile-wide hole that was formed 50,000 years ago when a meteorite struck the earth. (Peter O’Dowd/Here & Now)
Peter O’Dowd/Here & Now
Science
Hike down ‘Astronaut Trail’ into 50,000-year-old Meteor Crater
Peter O'Dowd
KCCU Feature
One family is running together to celebrate America's 250th birthday
George Washington's candle stand in its current display in the American Aspirations exhibition, which runs through July 26. (Courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History/Norwood Photography)
Courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History/Norwood Photography
KCCU Feature
The object that illuminated Washington's Farewell Address
Scott Tong, Will Walkey