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July Fourth revelers are encouraged to enjoy their celebrations but are told to expect heightened security. (Associated Press/File)

July Fourth security out in force at holiday celebrations, transportation centers

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 17, 2016, file photo, travelers authorized to use the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck expedited security line at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle have their documents checked by TSA workers. Massive lines at airports have now led to a backlog of people trying to enroll in trusted traveler programs. Waits to join PreCheck or Global Entry are months long in some cities. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

More security in place at airports, venues for Fourth of July weekend

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. President Barack Obama’s $1.9 billion emergency request to combat a potential public health crisis from the Zika virus is more than 4 months old, but congressional dysfunction appears likely to scuttle a scaled-back version of the president's request, raising the prospect that Congress may leave on a seven-week vacation next month without addressing Zika. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Mosquito and summer safety tips

By Dr. Nina Radcliff

The FBI headquarters in Washington is seen here on Feb. 3, 2012. (Associated Press)

FBI arrests several in connection with July Fourth plots

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

A Confederate flag flies at the base of Stone Mountain Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Stone Mountain, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

TAMMY BRUCE: Confederate flag controversy is latest battle in left-wing war on Southern history

By Tammy Bruce - The Washington Times

The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl performs from a throne of his own making, after breaking his leg during a show in Sweden. A specially designed gurney allowed Mr. Grohl's chair to extend onto a catwalk to get him closer to the crowd, sometimes with bandmates joining him. "There was no way I was canceling this concert," Mr. Grohl told the enthusiastic crowd. (Associated Press photographs)

Foo Fighters rock D.C. in star-filled, stadium-packed celebration of 20th anniversary

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper (34) watches his two-run homer as he holds his Independence Day themed bat during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park, Saturday, July 4, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bryce Harper, Tyler Moore lead Nationals to 9-3 win over Giants on Fourth of July

By Tom Schad - The Washington Times

F-15 Eagle aircraft assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (Image: Facebook, RAF Lakenheath) ** FILE **

Terror fears prompt U.S. Air Force base in U.K. to cancel Fourth of July festivities

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

This image provided buy the Library of Congress shows an artists rendering of the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. (Associated Press)

July 4, 1865: First Independence Day after Civil War subdued as nation healed

By Andrew Nachemson - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael T. McCaul, Texas Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House panel’s ‘Terror Threat Snapshot’ shows sharp uptick in Islamic State plots

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

President Andrew Johnson looked to the Fourth of July as a launching point to reunify not just the states, but also the hearts and minds of their inhabitants. (Associated Press)

Andrew Johnson’s first Fourth of July: A rebirth of freedom

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows a scene from &quot;Magic Mike XXL.&quot; Warner Bros. said Thursday that the Channing Tatum male-stripper sequel earned an estimated $9.3 million on its opening day Wednesday, July 1. Paramount Pictures’ “Terminator Genisys,” a reboot of the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi franchise, opened with an estimated $8.9 million Wednesday. (Claudette Barius/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

‘Magic Mike XXL’ outstripping ‘Terminator’ at box office

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

Rusty Humphries Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July from Rusty Humphries!

By Rusty Humphries

ERNEST ISTOOK: This July 4, the rockets’ red glare requires lots of red tape

By Ernest Istook

R.J. Delgado-Borrero, 5, waves his flag as the Fourth of July parade goes by in downtown Pittsfield, Mass., Friday, July 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Stephanie Zollshan, The Berkshire Eagle)

D.C. restaurants ready with Fourth of July specials

By Corinna Lothar - Special to the Washington Times

Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the world and gives families a chance to learn what life would have been like for them in the 18th century. Actors walk around in character; sewing, emptying pails of water, interacting with tavern owners, and gardening on the plantations. Families can take horse and carriages rides, tour the historic courthouses, blacksmith shops, infirmaries, trade shops and taverns. (Photo by Adrienne Jordan)

ADRIENNE JORDAN: Celebrate July 4th in Colonial Williamsburg

By Adrienne Jordan

People wave flags as the Independence Day parade rolls down Main Street on July 4, 2014 in Eagar, Ariz. (Associated Press)

July 4 terrorist attack on U.S. soil a legitimate threat, officials warn

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times