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John B. King Jr. served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education.

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 to honor the emancipation of U.S. slaves.

The immigration system in the U.S. needs to be fixed, but how and when?

The rare palindrome date also coincides with National Margarita Day in the U.S. Wedding venues, airlines, hotels, and fast-food chains are among those marking "Twosday" with limited-time deals.

The new COVID-19 relief bill includes proposals that were unthinkable not that long ago: giving families a few hundred dollars every month, for every child in their household.

The Iranian backed group has ignored previous warnings from the U.S. to stop disrupting trade in the Red Sea.

The U.S. hit the grim milestone on Saturday night after the number of coronavirus-related deaths doubled in two days.

Cleveland has passed Detroit to become the mid-to-large-sized city with the highest poverty rate in country, according to new annual U.S. Census Bureau estimates released this week. Both cities have seen their poverty rates fall over the past few years, but in 2019, Detroit caught up with its smaller Midwest peer. At 30.8 percent, Cleveland’s poverty rate is just 0.2 percentage points higher than the Motor City’s, a difference within 2 percent the margin of error.

It's been nine years since the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. The Fed begins a two-day meeting on Wednesday to decide whether its time to raise rates.

If approved, this would be the second booster shot Moderna has issued for people ages 18 and up.