Juneteenth honored as official Alabama state holiday
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
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Karen Read found not guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of drunken driving in boyfriend’s death
A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.
2025 Amazon Prime Days announced
Amazon has announced the dates for this summer’s Amazon Prime Days.
Duracell suing battery rival Energizer over ad campaign
Duracell is suing Energizer, saying the rival battery maker is running a deceptive advertising campaign.
At Home files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, could close some stores
At Home, the home decor and furniture retailer with 260 locations in 40 states, is filing for bankruptcy.
Health experts want you to think twice before buying “gas station heroin”
What’s often called “gas station heroin” is technically illegal and is restricted in Alabama.
Man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one, in custody after surrendering
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has crawled to officers in surrender after they found him in the woods near his home.
Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers
A massive search remains underway for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and shot two state lawmakers in their homes, one fatally, an act Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.”
Military parade in Washington, DC celebrates the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army
A military parade was held in Washington, DC, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which was started on June 14, 1775.
Police: Minnesota state lawmaker killed, another lawmaker injured in targeted shootings
A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband at their home, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting.
