2022

Competitive eating phenom Joey Chestnut captured his 15th title on Monday at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, an annual Independence Day tradition on Coney Island, N.Y. The wiener warrior downed 63 hot dogs and buns before thousands of boisterous, sun-soaked July 4 revelers — many shamelessly sporting Nathan’s Famous Styrofoam hot dog hats….

Katy Perry, Bette Midler and Jessica Chastain were just a few of the many Hollywood stars engaging in social media protests against Independence Day in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade more than one week ago. katy-perry” target=”_blank”>Perry, who gave birth to daughter Daisy<.  One user quickly fired back,…

EXCLUSIVE: AMHERST, New Hampshire – Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan calls July 4th “a great day to celebrate our freedom, our independence, and what Americans have in common, which is that love of freedom and love of country.” But Independence Day is also a great day for politicians to campaign.  And Hassan, a former governor and…

Julia Roberts shared a mere glimpse into her decades-long marriage to Danny Moder with an Instagram snap honoring their 20-year wedding anniversary on the Fourth of July. The 54-year-old Academy Award-winning actress posted a charming photo of the couple wrapped up in a sweet embrace with the caption, “TWENTY.” She added a few hashtags to…

Ricky Martin denied restraining order allegations on social media after a judge issued the order against the singer in us-regions on Friday. Martin, 50, took to Twitter on Sunday evening to dispel the “false allegations” of the domestic violence restraining order, which was filed days after the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer was hit with…

kate-hudson” target=”_blank”>Kate Hudson<, and received praise from a few celebrity fans, including Michelle Pfeiffer, Paris Hilton, Janelle Monae and Selma Blair. But her 45-year-old brother wrote exactly how he felt about the topless photo, and typed a quick, four-letter response: “nope..” Kate Hudson shared a topless photo to Instagram, much to the dismay of her…

National Public Radio (NPR) announced it was breaking its long-standing 4th of July tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence to instead discuss “what equality means.” For the past 33 years on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” NPR staff have celebrated America’s birthday by reading the founding document. However, co-host Leila Fadel announced on Twitter that this…

FIRST ON FOX: elections backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and running for Senate has repeatedly trashed the United States, calling the Founding Fathers “awful” and decrying America’s history as “a colonial, slave holding, sexist past.” Independence Day is the quintessential American holiday: an explosion-filled reminder of our triumph over the British and the founding…

joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Joe Biden< Biden later added on Twitter that his thoughts are with Americans who have given their lives in service to the country. JULY 4TH TRIVIA: WHO WERE THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? “While we celebrate the Fourth of July, I am thinking of the countless service members who have pledged…