REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- Officials raised a Juneteenth flag in Redwood City on Friday to honor the holiday that recognizes the end of slavery in the United States.

Starting next year, the company said Juneteenth will be a "formal, paid company holiday." Nike Nike announced in a statement on its official LinkedIn that it will be closing all "retail stores ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A government-ordered public shutdown in some areas of Iran took place on Wednesday due to a scorching heatwave that has seen temperatures soar past 40 degrees Celsius (104 F ...

President Joe Biden made Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S., a federal holiday in 2021.

Weather Heat wave to intensify with heat index potentially exceeding 100 degrees across central Pa. Updated: Jul. 23, 2025, 12:53 p.m. | Published: Jul. 22, 2025, 7:55 p.m. By PennLive Weather Report ...

The bad news: It looks like it's going to be hot again. The good news: Lincoln's latest heat wave should be relatively short-lived with a cold front set to sweep through next week. After a ...

More than 100 million Americans are under heat alerts with temperatures soaring past 100 degrees in parts of the Southeast. In New Mexico, flash floods swept away a home during the state's second ...

Tehran’s public offices and banks closed, but for many private shopkeepers it was another day of work despite the punishing temperatures. The official holiday for public sector employees in ...