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Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that Texas slaves finally learned they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

The district did not say who delivered the pallet of floor sealant.

Multiple federal agencies affirm the rights of transgender people.

The Associated Press now estimates that nearly 90% of the vote is counted.

Finishers outside the top four in the special primary are pondering dropping out of the regular election.

Ketchikan’s city attorney canceling the event could violate the state’s civil rights law and the First Amendment in addition to the city’s antidiscrimination ordinance.

The East Fork Fire in Western Alaska is the state’s largest at the moment, and it’s burning in a region where, just a couple decades ago, large fires would not have been expected at all.

Bri “Snap1” Pritchard is working toward a spot in the first U.S. Olympic team for breaking. It’s the pinnacle of a journey over a decade in the making.

Many women say store shelves that once had the menstrual essentials have been sparse for months. When they are available, tampons have been a lot more expensive recently, due in part to inflation.

A group of state lawmakers is raising red flags about the number of ballots rejected in the special U.S. House primary.

Pandemic increased premature deaths among non-elderly adults, report says.

The group will get 10 extra days to collect more signatures as city election officials continue work through the signature validation process.

Some toddlers were shy. Others were ready for an audience.

Students have been practicing the new name for months. It was proposed to the district Board of Education in April.

As Alaska’s largest tundra fire in 15 years has burned behind her home village, Dee Dee Ivanoff has become one of the key organizers of the response.

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will increase its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, the largest increase in decades. But what does that actually mean for everyday Americans?

With questions swirling about how the special election will play out, the Daily News spoke with candidates, elections officials and political insiders to help make sense of what comes next.

The Division of Elections has updated results in the special primary for U.S. House, and the finish order remains unchanged.

Aside from the haze, sunny weather is in the cards for Southeast for the rest of the week. 

Superintendent Bridget Weiss said boxes containing pouches of milk and boxes containing pouches of floor sealant were delivered on the same pallet.