A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil ...
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Asian shares are mixed and oil prices advance as Israel-Iran crisis escalates
HONG KONG -- Asian shares were mixed on Monday and oil prices extended gains on worries that escalating Iran-Israel tensions ...
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2 detainees recaptured after escape from immigration detention center
NEWARK, N.J. -- Two detainees who escaped from a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey last week have been ...
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Flash flooding kills 3 in West Virginia, rescue teams searching for missing people
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed three people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for missing ...
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Galapagos tortoise celebrates 135th birthday and first Father’s Day at Zoo Miami
MIAMI -- A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.Goliath, a ...
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The Army turns 250. Trump turns 79. Cue funnel cakes, festive bling, military might — and protest
WASHINGTON -- There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. There were mighty machines of war, ...
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Death toll from San Antonio flooding rises to 13; all those missing have been found
SAN ANTONIO -- The death toll from heavy rains that inundated parts of San Antonio has risen to 13, and ...
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In White Sox stadium broadcast, Pope Leo XIV sends message of hope to Chicago and the US
In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope ...
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As Trump goes to G7 summit, other world leaders aim to show they’re not intimidated
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission — a ...
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Cities brace for large crowds at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across the US
PHILADELPHIA -- Cities large and small were preparing for major demonstrations Saturday across the U.S. against President Donald Trump, as ...
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