The US is marking its 250th anniversary of independence from Britain with events organized by the Trump administration on the National Mall as President Donald Trump plans to speak and a heat wave forces cancellations along the East Coast.The administration is promoting fireworks, concerts and local displays in Chicago, New York City, Bristol and Los Angeles while Major League Baseball games and World Cup matches continue in Houston and Philadelphia.Americans express mixed reactions after civil rights rollbacks and stricter immigration enforcement;
Maria Ashot,
Jo Haemer,
Craig Allen and others say the anniversary feels divided and New York City Mayor
Zohran Mamdani calls for unity.