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Happy Independence Day, America! 🇺🇸 What a day to be an American. 250 years of the greatest nation on Earth.

Happy 250th Birthday America! #4thofJuly

Happy 250th, America! Celebrating 250 years of independence and the enduring ideals of liberty, opportunity, and justice that shape our nation. Since our nation's founding, Marines have upheld these ideals around the world, serving with honor, courage, and commitment. Today, we honor the freedom they defend and the nation we’re proud to serve. #July4th #FREEDOM250 #USMC

Happy Independence Day from the Secret Service! Looking forward to protecting Presidents for the next 250 years. #July4 #IndependenceDay #250

July 4, 1776 -- The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Today in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began during the Civil War. The largest battle ever fought on American soil.

On this day in 1898, Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders up Kettle Hill during the Battle of San Juan Heights, calling it "the great day of my life." The charge made him a national hero and helped launch the political career that carried him to the presidency. 🧵

#BREAKING At least 5 arrested as part of federal sex trafficking investigation across SoCal abc7.com/post/least-6-a…

Fronta Lontrell Miller is #wanted by the #FBI for his alleged involvement in drug activities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from in or about June 2022 through in or about June 2026: fbi.gov/wanted/cei/fro…

July 1, 1776 — The Continental Congress resumed debate on independence. John Adams passionately argued that Britain had already forced America into war, while John Dickinson warned the colonies were not yet prepared to stand alone.

On this day in 1775, America tried to solve a terrifying problem. They had just created an army, but what they actually had was thousands of armed farmers, hunters, and tradesmen with no rules, no discipline, and a habit of going home whenever they felt like it. So on June 30, Congress did something that doesn't get statues but absolutely won the war: they wrote the rulebook. The Continental Army was barely two weeks old. Congress had voted it into existence on June 14 and handed George Washington command right after. But an army on paper is just a mob with muskets. These men elected their own officers, ignored orders they disliked, wandered off, drank heavily, and fought each other along colony lines. New Englanders and Virginians barely trusted each other, let alone took orders together. So Congress passed 69 Articles of War, a full code of military law to turn that chaos into a fighting force. Rules on obeying officers, standing your post, not deserting, not plundering civilians, even rules against drunkenness and profanity and orders to attend church. Punishments were spelled out, from lashes to death. For the first time, an American soldier could be told exactly what he could and couldn't do, and what it would cost him if he crossed the line. This is the unglamorous machinery of how a country actually gets built. No bayonet charge, no flag in the smoke. Just a committee deciding that if these thirteen squabbling colonies were going to take on the British Empire, their soldiers had to stop behaving like a town meeting with guns. Washington, who was obsessed with discipline, leaned on these rules constantly to forge the army that would survive Valley Forge and stand at Monmouth. Every functioning military, including the modern US one, traces its DNA back to ordinary moments like this. Revolutions aren't only won in the dramatic battles. They're won by the boring people who sat down and wrote the rules that made winning possible.

Chilling details of California terror ring's plot against Freedom 250 - as 'mastermind' is unmasked trib.al/GrGhMcI

#BREAKINGNEWS: Two men from Riverside County were arrested in connection with an alleged plot targeting the "UFC Freedom 250" fights at the White House, Eyewitness News has learned. The FBI searched both of their homes and recovered multiple firearms and large quantities of ammunition. Court documents allege one suspect admitted to helping plan the attack and encouraging others to participate. abc7.la/eJnWuk

BREAKING: The FBI has arrested Ohio man Tycen Proper for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack targeting the America 250 UFC event. Investigators say he planned to use explosive-laden drones against nearby buildings, and multiple additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged plot.

New disturbing video captures the moments leading up to the shooting at the Teotihuacán pyramids that left a Canadian woman dead and 13 others injured, showing the suspect walking with a mask and backpack before opening fire.

In the FBI's ongoing pursuit of justice, operation "Gangsta's Paradise" resulted in the arrests today of more than two dozen members and associates of the notorious Mexican Mafia. 47 defendants have been charged with violations including racketeering, drug trafficking, kidnapping, assault, and murder. FBI and local SWAT teams with Santa Ana PD and Anaheim PD carried out the arrests of violent criminals without incident.

🚨#BREAKING: At this time, at least six people have been injured following a mass stabbing in downtown Los Angeles, California. Witnesses report seeing a suspect fleeing the scene with a folding knife.

A licensed real estate broker and two other defendants were arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging they fraudulently sold a $1.5 million Burbank house – whose owner had his home sold out from under him – by using the stolen identifies of that victim homeowner and that of a purported buyer to obtain a near-$1 million loan. The following defendants were arrested: Glenis Cardona, 63, of Highland, a licensed real estate broker who operates an escrow business. Ivan Reyes, 50, of Van Nuys; and Arshak Akopyan, 46, a.k.a. “John Akopyan,” of Northridge. Law enforcement continues to search for defendant Basil Tikriti, 54, of Marina del Rey, who is at large. @burbankpd @usao_losangeles Additional details: justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/r…

A man identified as Anosh Ahmed is accused of defrauding the federal government of $900 million through healthcare billing schemes in Chicago and reportedly fled to Serbia while still retaining much of the stolen money.