A brutal heat wave scorched a large swath of the U.S on Wednesday, with millions from the Midwest to the Northeast enduring sweltering temperatures during the Juneteenth holiday. Cities across the ...

but will feel more like 104 as a three-day heat wave continues to hover over much of Upstate New York, according to the ...

A heat wave was expected to bring record-high temperatures to the midwestern United States this week before spreading to the East Coast, forecasters said. At the same time, a bout of severe ...

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day ...

Heat to bake the Northwest through the holiday weekend A late summer heat wave has triggered advisories across the Pacific Northwest as forecasters expect temperatures to spike well above their ...

Several states have broken or tied heat-related records such as daily highs and all-time highs during an ongoing heat wave. K-9 Archer, 6, of the Madison County Sheriff's Office, died on July 4 ...

Several states already observe the day as an official holiday ... amid a wave of protests over racial inequality following the deaths of several unarmed African Americans. Juneteenth rallies ...

In 1980, Juneteenth first became a state holiday in Texas, and over time, other states and Washington, D.C., slowly began to recognize the date as a holiday too. The interest in Juneteenth ...

As the nation marks Juneteenth today, plans are in place for ... The day was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. Frederick said the decision to push forward with a community celebration ...

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(Courtesy of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission) Juneteenth became a federal holiday three years ago, but the history of its celebration in San Francisco goes back to the 1940s. In June of 1945 ...