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Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 17 hours agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey from Mercer. Why it matters: The day ...
A search for a biological father, and the surprise of a lifetime
CBS News· 4 days agoMatt Katz is a lifelong Mets fan. "And because I had for many years no contact with my birth father,...
Archie Moore On Plotting 65,000 Years of Indigenous History
Artnet News· 1 day agoArchie Moore has made history. Not only did he become the first artist from Australia and the first...
On eve of Juneteenth, exploring a personal connection
Axios· 1 day agoMy great-great-grandmother, Francisca Martinez, was a woman of mystery who may have been born to...
Analysis | RFK Jr.’s distorted account of evidence he provided in a cousin’s case
Washington Post· 6 days ago“RFK Jr. accused two innocent men, one Black and one of mixed race, of committing a murder when they...
Gen Xers will have higher cancer rates than boomers, study forecasts
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThese rising figures canceled out any declining ones and ultimately resulted in an overall predicted...
'Perfectly preserved' centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 2 days agoGeorge Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but...
Philadelphia educator writes book on journey to find the father he never met
CBS News· 7 days agoNot all stories have the fairy tale ending, but for Alphonso Evans Sr., missing his dad inspired him...
‘They’ll never be forgotten’: Veteran shares journey to identify graves in the Great Smoky Mountains
WATE 6 Knoxville· 7 days agoIn 2020, it was not known how many U.S. veterans were buried in the Great Smoky Mountains National...
Gen Xers will have higher cancer rates than boomers, study forecasts
LiveScience· 6 days agoGen Xers may be more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at 60 years old than their parents'...