WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made […]
Flooding and rock slides close heavily damaged I-40 section in Smoky Mountains
HARTFORD, Tenn. — Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great […]
Global shares decline as tensions simmer in the Middle East
TOKYO — Global shares retreated Thursday as worries persisted about conflict in the Middle East. On the seventh day of a conflict that began with a surprise wave of Israeli […]
Archaeologists unearth foundation of 1760s schoolhouse for Black children
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Archaeologists in Virginia have unearthed the foundation of a building from the 1700s that once supported the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, William & Mary […]
Key takeaways from the acquittal of Karen Read in her Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
DEDHAM, Mass. — Karen Read walked out of court a free woman after more than three years and two trials over the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John […]
Rebuilding one of the nation’s oldest Black churches to begin at Juneteenth ceremony
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing […]
New Hampshire’s Juneteenth celebration culminates with dance event
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American history and culture in New Hampshire will have hosted nearly a dozen […]
These are 5 things the UN does that you may not have known
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ vast system has tackled everything from delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to providing crucial peacekeeping operations in conflict zones since it was established in the […]
2 men get life sentences in shooting death of 11-year-old outside stadium
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two men were sentenced Wednesday to lifelong terms in prison in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium in 2023 that prompted […]
Hundreds gather to remember slain Minnesota lawmaker and husband
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Hundreds of people, some clutching candles or carrying flowers to lay in front of a memorial, gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol on Wednesday evening for a vigil […]