A brutal heat wave scorched a large swath of the U.S on Wednesday, with millions from the Midwest to the Northeast enduring ...

Juneteenth is America's newest federal holiday. The day commemorates the freedom of enslaved African Americans in the United States. But it took over 150 years to get to this point. While the ...

which is the official Juneteenth holiday, as well as on Sundays during the summer. The Enquirer spoke with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission to ask about their plans for the ongoing heat wave.

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday gave final passage to legislation that will make Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the end of slavery after the Civil War, an official state ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill Thursday making Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama. HB 165, sponsored by Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Dothan, closes state government offices on June 19 for the holiday ...

State Rep. Rick Rehm’s bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for signature after the Alabama Senate approved it on Wednesday. Juneteenth, or June 19 ...