After not reporting new cases or deaths for most of the July 4th holiday weekend, Tarrant County Public Health reports 820 new COVID-19 cases Monday along with two deaths and 569 recoveries. "Remember, those numbers represent three days because you know our folks have been working around the clock, and after talking to the administrator…
June 19, 2020 | 10:52am | Updated June 19, 2020 | 12:34pm Juneteenth will be an official holiday in New York City beginning next year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. “Starting next year, Juneteenth will be an official holiday and an official New York City schools holiday,” the mayor said at his daily press…
CLOSE The Emancipation Proclamation ended American slavery in 1863, but the state of Texas didn't free slaves until June 19, 1865 - Juneteenth! WochitOn June 19, Americans around the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.This year, the annual celebration of freedom comes as the country grapples with its longstanding tradition…
(CNN)With more sweeping reopenings, many Americans gathered to celebrate Memorial Day weekend in parks, backyards, restaurants and beaches after weeks of staying inside. "It looks like America's ope…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…