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It conveys "an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa."

Juneteenth is more than a remembrance of the day in 1865 when 2000 Union troops marched into Galveston Texas, and told enslaved blacks they were free.

Students and community members are calling for counselors, programs, and classroom staff — not more security.

There are still a lot of questions about the killing of Clark by sheriff’s deputies.

The legislation would consider environmental burdens on New Jersey communities when viewing permit applications.

Juneteenth celebrations mark word of the end of slavery arriving in Texas on June 19, 1865, but people enslaved in Delaware were still not freed until months later.

The Trump administration rule would overturn Obama-era sex discrimination protections for transgender people in health care.

The chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.

The maneuvering offers a window into the raw intersection between politics and policy-making in Pennsylvania, and how campaign dollars can drive the legislative agenda.

The state in March banned outside guests in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, which had been reporting a significant number of COVID-19 cases.

Delaware's Phase 2 reopening started Monday, with most businesses now allowed to operate at 60% capacity.

Even though corporations are made up of people who make daily decisions, environmental attorneys say it’s very difficult to target workers who may commit a crime.

Mayor Greg Fisher said interim Louisville police Chief Robert Schroeder has started termination proceedings for Officer Brett Hankison.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dipped to 13.1% in May, but remains more than double the rate recorded in March, according to state data released Friday. 

Pa., N.J., Del. and 44 other states officially mark June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas first got news of the Emancipation Proclamation.