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We asked people who immigrated to the United States what the day meant to them — and how their feelings about the holiday have changed since they first arrived.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nancy Rotering, the mayor of Highland Park, Ill., about the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in which six people died. Police say a person of interest is in custody.

It has been one year since Jimmy Carter entered hospice, which often is for patients facing incurable diseases. Contrary to popular belief, starting hospice doesn't mean giving up on life.

"General Hospital" collected six trophies, including four for acting. Susan Lucci received the Lifetime Achievement Honor for her 40-year run as Erica Kane on "All My Children."

These midterm elections show why it's always important to never assume you know exactly what's going to happen in advance – and to keep an open mind for potential surprises.

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Pashtana Durrani, executive director of LEARN — a nonprofit that helps Afghan girls access education.

Actor LARRY FISHBURNE. He was Cowboy Curtis on "Pee-wee's Playhouse," and at 15, he played a young GI in "Apocalypse Now." He recently played the musician Ike Turner in the filmed biography of Tina Turner, "What's Love Got To Do With It." His new film is "Searching for Bobby Fischer." REBROADCAST FROM 4/6/92.

SCOTT SIMON GOES TO A SUBURB OF SALT LAKE CITY TO VISIT WITH TENZIN DHONG (TEN-zin DONG-hah) AND HIS FAMILY. THE 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS BELIEVED TO BE THE REINCARNATION OF A HIGH TIBETIAN BUDDHIST LAMA...WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE HIS OWN GRANDFATHER.

(A) Writer WALTER MOSLEY. This interview took place after the publication of his book, Devil With A Blue Dress, a hard boiled detective story about a black gumshoe, Easy Rawlins, up against white prejudice. It's just been made into a film starring Denzel Washington. (REBROADCAST from 6

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