As a federal holiday, several services and offices will be closed on Thursday, while others will maintain regular operations: ...

Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, is a federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It ...

Juneteenth is currently a federal holiday and a state holiday in 46 states. South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, ...

Most major retailers and grocery stores will be open on Juneteenth. Walmart and Target will be open during normal hours. A wide range of grocers will also be open, including wholesale retailer Costco, ...

Although Juneteenth was not declared a federal holiday until 2021, many states, counties, and other entities have been ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee Day” or “Freedom Day” and gathered in homes, parks and communities to ...

COVID variant, NB.1.8.1, nicknamed Nimbus, now accounts for more than a third of COVID cases in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new COVID ...

This week, the nation celebrates its youngest federal holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas ...

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a ...