Fitzpatrick Wins US Open
contact@hellonews.website British golfer Matt Fitzpatrick held onto a one-shot lead on the final hole Sunday to win the U.S. Open. The victory at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts was the…
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Black Americans Living Abroad Reflect on Juneteenth Holiday
Bangkok, Thailand — As the United States marks only the second federally recognized Juneteenth, Black Americans living overseas have embraced the holiday as a day of reflection and an opportunity…
Despite Push, US States Slow to Make Juneteenth a Paid Holiday
nashville, tennessee — Recognition of Juneteenth, the effective end of slavery in the U.S., gained traction after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But after an initial burst…
South Korean Pianist, 18, Wins Van Cliburn Competition
fort worth, texas — An 18-year-old from South Korea has won the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the top showcases for the world’s best pianists. The competition…
2 Men Charged in Fatal Fireworks Explosion That Killed 4 in Missouri
black jack, missouri — Two men have been charged with murder in a house explosion near St. Louis that authorities say killed four people who were assembling fireworks in a…
New York Pushes to Get Fired Workers Vaccinated, Rehired
New York — New York City is making a push to give city workers fired earlier this year for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine a chance to get their old…
US Treasury Chief: Biden Considering Gas Tax Holiday, Chinese Tariff Cuts
washington — U.S. President Joe Biden is considering declaring a federal gas tax holiday and curbing some tariffs on imported Chinese goods to help Americans cope with the surging cost…
House January 6th Committee to Hold Next Public Hearing
The House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6 , 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold its next hearing Tuesday. The committee has sought to make its case…
Americans Celebrate Father’s Day
Sunday is Father’s Day in the United States. The holiday is observed every year on the third Sunday of June. The day is an occasion for families to celebrate fathers.…
For Families Deeply Divided, a Summer of Hot Buttons Begins
new york — Kristia Leyendecker has navigated a range of opposing views from her two siblings and other loved ones since 2016, when Donald Trump’s election put a sharp, painful…
US Observes Juneteenth National Holiday
Sam Roberts and his family are planning for Juneteenth, the newest U.S. holiday commemorating the 1865 emancipation of Black enslaved people at the end of the Civil War. On Sunday,…
Yellowstone National Park to Partly Reopen After Floods
BILLINGS, MONT. — Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, after catastrophic flooding destroyed bridges and roads and drove out thousands of tourists. The Park Service announced…
Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Must Start Deliberations Over
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were…
Yellowstone Flooding Rebuild Could Take Years, Cost Billions
Created in 1872 as the United States was recovering from the Civil War, Yellowstone was the first of the national parks that came to be referred to as America’s best…
US Opens COVID Vaccine to Little Kids; Shots Begin Next Week
NEW YORK — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available next week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as…