The area’s first heat wave of the summer wasn’t enough to keep people from celebrating, parading, playing and marching in ...

More people, however, have leaned into the Juneteenth flag created in 1997 by activist Ben Haith, who founded the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation. Like the American flag, it is red, white ...

AccuWeather's Jon Porter warns of a dangerous heat wave that is going to grip the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S. this weekend. Temperatures could reach triple digits from D.C. to New York.

No holiday from the hot weather! Near record heat along with dry, windy conditions will bring increased fire danger to most of Utah today through Saturday. Much cooler this weekend!

Juneteenth is this week. The holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but only became recognized as a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what to know. Is ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

Thursday's Juneteenth holiday will see high temperatures spike to the high-80s, the National Weather Service says. Heat index values could rise to 95 degrees, and a heat advisory has been issued for ...

Many Americans celebrate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed.

WASHINGTON — The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on Thursday, June 19, a federal holiday marking the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday, established in 2021, and is often celebrated with family gatherings, religious services and cultural performances. The Fourth of July is just a few weeks away.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday, established in 2021, and is often celebrated with family gatherings, religious services and cultural performances. The Fourth of July is just a few weeks away.