independence

The American Dream lives on.

Its a rite of summer in New Bedford...the annual Cape Verdean Recognition Day Parade, celebrating the independence of the Cape Verde Islands, and the contributions of Cape Verdean Americans to New Bedford. This year's parade on Saturday featured lots of music, dancers, several floats and veterans groups...

With the 40th anniversary of Cape Verde's independence from Portugal coming up this July 5th, the New Bedford Whaling Museum held a presentation to commemorate the day on Tuesday. The presentation featured Julius Britto, an American-born Cape Verdean...

All the votes are counted and it is official -- Scotland is staying in the United Kingdom. More than 84-percent of Scotland's registered voters went to the polls Thursday, and 55-percent of them voted to remain a part of the U.K. The final margin is wider than public opinion polls indicated...

America wasn't the only nation celebrating its Independence this weekend.