
What’s open and closed on July 4
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Americans across the country will celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, fireworks and a day off from work for many employees.
Americans across the country will celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, fireworks and a day off from work for many employees. The Fourth of July marks the birth of American independence, the day the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This year, the Fourth of July will fall on a Thursday. Here’s what will be open and closed. Target and Walmart locations will be open during their regular local hours. Most grocery stores under Kroger — which includes Fred Meyer, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Ralphs and QFC — will be open during their regular hours on July 4. Sam’s Club will be open from 8 am to 6 pm for Plus members and 10 am to 6 pm for Club members. Costco warehouses will be closed on July 4.

Cara Petersen, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting enforcement director, resigned from the agency on Tuesday. In an email to colleagues announcing her decision, Petersen slammed the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, which was established as a banking watchdog following the 2008 global financial crisis.