The Juneteenth forecast for Chicagoland is looking pretty nice, with partly to mostly sunny skies, lower humidity than in recent days and temperatures that’ll reach into the low-80s. While most ...

AccuWeather's Jon Porter warns of a dangerous heat wave that is going to grip the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S. this weekend. Temperatures could reach triple digits from D.C. to New York.

More people, however, have leaned into the Juneteenth flag created in 1997 by activist Ben Haith, who founded the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation. Like the American flag, it is red, white ...

The next day off work, not too far, is on June 19, also known as Juneteenth. This day became a federal holiday in 2021, when former President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation into law.

Thursday's Juneteenth holiday will see high temperatures spike to the high-80s, the National Weather Service says. Heat index values could rise to 95 degrees, and a heat advisory has been issued for ...

Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday and technically Juneteenth National Independence Day, strikes us as a fine idea that all Americans can and should get behind. It’s been a federal holiday ...

Juneteenth is coming up, and many are wondering if it's considered a federal holiday. It is an official federal holiday, and this is the fifth year it has been recognized as one. Stream NBC 5 for ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that honors June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas were set free. The order for the state came about two and a half years after the 1862 Emancipation ...