There's nothing quite like Independence Day in America. You see it in our big cities and small rural towns, in neighborhood block parties and family cookouts, in the faces watching fireworks displays. But while we celebrate this year, there is an undertone of struggle. The skyrocketing cost of gas has caused many to cancel family road trips. Energy costs are up 21%, making air conditioning unaffordable during hot July. Trump's inflation has made hamburgers and hot dogs so expensive that cookouts may not happen. Our families are struggling when we should be celebrating because leaders have created an unnecessary affordability crisis.

The internet is divided over whether that really was the Colombian superstar performing her song "Dai Dai" with Nigerian artist Burna Boy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on June 11.

James Harden was arrested in Houston early Saturday after authorities said a handgun was seen on the seat of a car he owns. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard, 36, was taken into custody at 3:41 a.m. CT on June 13 and charged with misdemeanor unlawful carrying of a weapon.

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, confronting American history requires remembering the enslaved Black Americans who physically and economically built this nation. While plantation tours can be powerful tools for understanding the horrifying realities of slavery, not all historic sites treat the past with the same honesty. Tracking visitor reviews, online ratings, community word-of-mouth analyzed which locations offer an unvarnished look at Black American history and which ones still gloss over slavery to sell a romanticized fantasy of the antebellum South.

Wanda Sykes passed on Kevin Hart's roast, and after seeing the final product, she has no regrets. On Vulture's Good One podcast, she revealed that Hart, a friend, asked her to take part in Netflix's The Roast of Kevin Hart before the special was announced.