The U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill Thursday that was passed by Congress...

A US journalist detained in Myanmar since May appeared in a special court Thursday, his employers said, where he faces charges under a law that criminalises encouraging dissent against the military. Danny Fenster, managing editor of the Frontier Myanmar...

A South Carolina court says two murderers must be allowed to choose their method of execution.

The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land.

President Joe Biden will sign legislation Thursday making Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S., with most U.S. government employees granted paid leave on Friday.