The House voted to make June 19 a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., sending the legislation to President Joe Biden for his signature.

The day marks when a Union general traveled to Texas in 1865 to announce the end of the Civil War and slavery, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

A report to Congress from the intelligence community isn't expected to say it's aliens, but also won't say it's definitely not aliens.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The bill now goes to President Joe...

The Senate unanimously voted in favor of the measure a day earlier. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk and Democrats hope he signs it into law by June 19.