WSAV-TV (Savannah, GA)

(TestMiles) – Ford and Lincoln owners have a new recall to take seriously if there is an F-150, Explorer, Expedition, Aviator, or Navigator in the driveway. The recall covers 741,195 trucks and SUVs in the United States because part of the automatic transmission’s park system may be damaged in a way that could let the vehicle move after it has been shifted into Park.

(The Conversation) – Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian Woody Holton explains. His 2021 book “Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution” shows how independence and the Revolutionary War were influenced by women, Indigenous and enslaved people, religious dissenters and other once-overlooked Americans.

(NEXSTAR) — The long-awaited Trump accounts for children are about to accept their first contributions. Over 6 million children have been registered for the savings and investment accounts, according to the Treasury Department. Established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Trump accounts aren’t unlike retirement accounts, growing as your child grows. After turning 18, your child will be able to tap into the funds for certain purchases.

SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) – Good morning – StormTeam 3 Meteorologist Alysa Carsley here. Let’s have a fabulous 4th of July!! We start the day with coastal clouds and a few offshore showers. A sprinkle or two can’t be ruled out for the immediate coast. If you are headed to the beach today, it will be warm in the upper 80s with a low risk of rip currents. Otherwise, a mix of sun & clouds with hot and humid conditions. Hot as a firework, hot as a grill, hot, hot, HOT for the holiday today.

(TestMiles) – Ford and Lincoln owners have a new recall to take seriously if there is an F-150, Explorer, Expedition, Aviator, or Navigator in the driveway. The recall covers 741,195 trucks and SUVs in the United States because part of the automatic transmission’s park system may be damaged in a way that could let the vehicle move after it has been shifted into Park.

A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year. Gov. Alexander Beglov said the city’s Kirovsky district on the Baltic Sea was hit.

LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, spent the Fourth of July on Saturday in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate to honor the tens of thousands of people who have died trying to reach Europe to find freedom and prosperity.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86. Authorities unveiled the casket containing Khamenei’s body in a glass case at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran’s capital. Mourners wept at the sight, with some chanting: “Our word is one! Revenge! Revenge!” Some carried banners and flags, while billboards across the city bore Khamenei’s image.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest marks the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance Saturday after an eventful year for the annual wiener showdown and one of its stars. Contest sponsor Nathan’s Famous was sold in January to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods. A few months later, reigning men’s champ and record-holder Joey Chestnut was accused of slapping a man in an Indiana bar and pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Law enforcement and advocates are warning drivers about one of the deadliest threats during the Fourth of July holiday, drunk driving. An ambassador with “Mothers Against Drunk Driving” sat down with WSAV Friday to discuss the dangers of getting behind the wheel intoxicated. Ambassador Steven Benvenisti shared that drunk driving is preventable.