Bobby Caina Calvan | Associated Press

Independence Day celebrations in the United States were disrupted by reports of a shooting at a parade in a Chicago suburb — news that further rocked a nation already awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns as well as hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Fears of another mass shooting rose as the nation tried to find cause to celebrate its independence and the bonds that still hold it together.