Tag: Occasions
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Months after Nashville bombing, slow recovery work continues
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For a moment, the sight of a Christmas trees in the back of the bombed-out building took the workers aback. There...
Falling short: Why the White House will miss its vax target
WASHINGTON — Standing in the State Dining Room on May 4, President Joe Biden laid out a lofty goal to vaccinate 70% of American...
Storm expected to be another blow to Gulf Coast businesses
NEW ORLEANS — A weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebrations of Juneteenth and Father’s Day has turned dreary in coastal Louisiana...
Separated by pandemic, Molinari brothers unite at US Open
SAN DIEGO — Edoardo and Francesco Molinari spent the week before Christmas together in Italy in 2019, not realizing then it would be 18...
Lawmakers mark Juneteenth with talk of ‘abolition amendment’
As the nation this week made Juneteenth a federal holiday, honoring when the last enslaved Black people learned they were free, lawmakers are reviving...
Declaration of Juneteenth holiday sparks scramble in states
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Congress and President Joe Biden acted with unusual swiftness this week in approving Juneteenth as a national holiday, a move that...
Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off
NEW YORK — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the...
Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
WASHINGTON — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
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EXPLAINER: The story of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday
The U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with...
