/news/tags/here-and-now-stories Here and Now stories en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:40:17 GMT /2025-07-04/hosting-a-bbq-for-the-fourth-of-july-take-these-entertaining-tips It’s the start of a holiday weekend. What you want to do most is kick back, relax, see some friends, and enjoy summer. But you don’t want to cook and invite people over because it all totally stresses you out. Sound familiar? Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:40:17 GMT /2025-07-04/hosting-a-bbq-for-the-fourth-of-july-take-these-entertaining-tips Kathy Gunst /2025-07-04/one-town-celebrates-july-4-with-a-giant-cherry-pie Everyone has their traditions for July 4. For the town of George, Washington, it’s baking a giant cherry pie. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:34:17 GMT /2025-07-04/one-town-celebrates-july-4-with-a-giant-cherry-pie /2025-07-04/examining-anti-immigration-propaganda-throughout-u-s-history To build support for his mass deportation campaign, President Trump and the White House have frequently shared images and used language presenting immigrants as invaders and criminals. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:33:49 GMT /2025-07-04/examining-anti-immigration-propaganda-throughout-u-s-history Here & Now Newsroom /2025-07-04/a-prison-based-theater-company-performs-at-a-sold-out-theater-in-chicago The Mud Theatre Project started out as a group of incarcerated men who wanted to write and perform plays. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:32:01 GMT /2025-07-04/a-prison-based-theater-company-performs-at-a-sold-out-theater-in-chicago /2025-07-04/swimmers-fight-to-keep-pollution-out-of-the-the-river-avon-to-keep-it-safe-for-swimming A group of swimmers is campaigning for the Avon to get bathing status by the British government, which would mean the water would be regularly tested for pollutants. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:31:34 GMT /2025-07-04/swimmers-fight-to-keep-pollution-out-of-the-the-river-avon-to-keep-it-safe-for-swimming Here & Now Newsroom /2025-07-04/trump-is-on-a-roll-after-big-bill-passes-democrats-think-they-are-too Republicans are celebrating more than Independence Day as President Trump’s massive spending and tax cut bill heads to his desk for a signature. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:30:29 GMT /2025-07-04/trump-is-on-a-roll-after-big-bill-passes-democrats-think-they-are-too Here & Now Newsroom /2025-07-04/how-to-manage-and-overcome-anxiety-when-searching-for-jobs If you have a job you’d wanna leave or are out of work looking for a job, it's hard trying to find that new gig. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:29:14 GMT /2025-07-04/how-to-manage-and-overcome-anxiety-when-searching-for-jobs Here & Now Newsroom /2025-07-04/russia-launches-largest-air-assault-on-ukraine-hours-after-trump-putin-call President Trump called Vladimir Putin and urged him to commit to a ceasefire. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:28:31 GMT /2025-07-04/russia-launches-largest-air-assault-on-ukraine-hours-after-trump-putin-call Here & Now Newsroom /2025-07-04/chinese-animated-film-ends-record-theatrical-release-as-countrys-animation-industry-surges Animated film Ne Zha 2 just ended a record theatrical release in China, grossing more than $2 billion. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:27:52 GMT /2025-07-04/chinese-animated-film-ends-record-theatrical-release-as-countrys-animation-industry-surges Here & Now Newsroom /2025-07-04/national-parks-face-fight-for-survival-amid-proposed-funding-cuts National Parks face a fight to stay open as proposed cuts by the Republican-led Congress make matters worse. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:27:14 GMT /2025-07-04/national-parks-face-fight-for-survival-amid-proposed-funding-cuts Here & Now Newsroom