Fourth of July celebrations are taking place across the nation as the US turns 250, including in Washington, DC, where President Donald Trump will give an address this evening. Follow live updates.

President Trump spoke at Mount Rushmore Friday before returning to Washington, D.C., and the Independence Day festivities there.

Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich has the latest on Independence Day celebrations and U.S. relations with Iran on 'Special Report.'

Historians say the nation's 250th anniversary has become a politicized spectacle, a celebration of an imperial presidency.

Two young men were killed, and another was injured on Friday afternoon after a shooting inside Fairlane Town Center​ in Dearborn, Michigan, sending shoppers and employees running for safety.

Two people are in custody after a shooting left two dead and another person injured at the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Michigan, Friday afternoon, police said.

Dearborn Police Issa Shahin said the shooting happened around 1:25 p.m. Friday, in what began as an argument between two groups and then escalated to a shooting. Police say both parties involved brought handguns to the mall and that this was not a random act of violence.

One victim died at the mall on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn. Another victim died at a local hospital. A third person is injured.

Pope Leo marked the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence on July 4th with an appeal to Americans to welcome and protect immigrants.

Pope ⁠Leo praised the ⁠United States' history of welcoming immigrants ​in his first major address to his home ‌country on Friday, urging ‌in a video appearance that ⁠Americans ⁠live up to the ideals put forward in ​the Declaration of Independence.

Pope Leo XIV spent the Fourth of July on Saturday in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate to honor the tens of thousands of people who have died trying to reach Europe to find freedom and prosperity.

Pope Leo XIV urges Americans to embrace the founding fathers vision, claiming America's willingness to open "its doors to successive waves of immigrants," was a key tenant of their vision during a speech to a crowd in Philadelphia Credit: Reuters.

As many are celebrating America's 250th birthday, a threat of severe weather looms, as watches and warnings have been issued for most Illinois and northwest Indiana counties for Saturday. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for De Kalb,

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for multiple counties. [DOWNLOAD: Free Storm Center 7 Weather app for alerts as news breaks] A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for Shel

Storms could include damaging winds and hail. A thunderstorm warning is effect for at least 4 counties, including Oakland, Monore and Wayne until 10 p.m.

Severe thunderstorms could impact the start of Fourth of July celebrations Friday as they roll through the Chicago area, bringing lightning and torrential downpours.

The Aspen Acres wildfire has surged into the ranks of Colorado’s 10 largest wildfires on record after explosive growth expanded the blaze, reportedly forcing thousands from their homes. The fire, raging across Custer,

The Aspen Acres Fire continued to grow at an explosive rate in southern Colorado on Friday. 'He's in my car?': Dad whose baby was found 'hot to the touch' inside Escalade insisted child was sleeping inside his home,

Colorado’s largest active wildfire consumed more than 8,000 acres overnight as hundreds more firefighters arrived in Pueblo and Custer counties to try to slow the fire’s spread.

The Aspen Acres Fire has destroyed at least 180 structures in Pueblo County and remains zero percent contained. Nearly 500 firefighters are battling the blaze.

A preliminary report by the NTSB determined there was no obvious reason for last month's crash of a skydiving plane that killed 12 people in Missouri.

There were “no indications” of any mechanical malfunctions or failures of the engine on a skydiving plane that crashed last month in Missouri, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released on Thursday.

A preliminary report said the plane that crashed at Butler Memorial Airport had completed two earlier skydiving flights on the same day.

The National Transportation Safety Board shared its initial findings into a skydiving plane crash that killed 12 people in Butler, Missouri. The flight took off around 11:30 a.m. on June 14 for parach