By The Way: Interesting Headlines You May Have Missed July 4th Week

Brides are bringing back the one-night-only bachelorette party: 'You just come, have one perfect night and leave'

That sums up how Talia Mayden approached her one-night-only bachelorette party. In June, the New York-based designer and writer posted online about having a less-than-24-hour bash with her closest friends: pre-dinner drinks at a Lower East Side bar, a $1,100 private dinner at a Chinatown restaurant that seats 25, and an hour-long party bus rental ending with a night of scream-singing at a nearby dive bar. By 2 a.m., Mayden says she and her friends were calling Ubers to head back to their...

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America250 Looks Beyond July 4 Celebrations

Jul 5th, 2026 America250 Looks Beyond July 4 Celebrations America250 Commissioner Reginald Browne joins Bloomberg This Weekend and says the congressionally created initiative met its goal of engaging Americans in the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations and views the commemoration as an ongoing effort that will continue beyond this year's events. Browne explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini how private sponsors helped offset a federal funding shortfall and describes the Trump...

New York Thunderstorms Raise Flood Risk as Heat Dissipates in US

Weather & Science New York Thunderstorms Raise Flood Risk as Heat Dissipates in US New York City will have a cooler, soggier Sunday now that the massive heat dome across the US East that taxed power grids and snarled transit has started to crack, but temperatures in Washington and points south will still remain sultry through Sunday. In New York, flood watches have replaced heat warnings as thunderstorms are set to roll through the area Sunday into Monday, the National Weather Service said....