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Emails released by the House Oversight Committee show Trump pressuring his acting attorney general even before William Barr stepped down from the position.

Juneteenth, also known as Black Independence Day Emancipation Day or Jubilee Day, celebrates the abolition of the slavery of African Americans. June 19 is recognized as Juneteeth, marking the day in 1865 that Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger traveled to Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved Black people of President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation two-and-a-half years prior.In Southwest Florida, a number of events celebrating and commemorating Juneteenth are scheduled for this weekend. Here’s a list:

A Senate investigation into prescription opioids in Missouri finds that pharmaceutical wholesalers had different standards for reporting suspicious orders to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The answer dates back to the 19th century and involves buggies, the Sabbath and farming.

Gov. Ron DeSantis opened the door to sports betting in Florida - viewed as one of the nation’s most-fertile grounds for digital wagering - through a deal signed with tribe Chairman Marcelus Osceola Jr.

The lawsuit says the redistricting disadvantages Black and Latino voters and does not reflect the outsize effect minorities played in the state's recent population growth.

The prolific author, poet, cultural critic, feminist and professor, who wrote more than three dozen wide-ranging books, died Wednesday at her home in Berea, Ky.

The suit was filed by software engineers who were fired two years ago, after organizing a labor movement against Google's work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

In 2021, there were 98 deaths, up from 69 in 2020. This includes 24 in the greater Tampa Bay region.

The ruling could potentially remove an option for voting ahead of the state's crucial midterm elections. The decision is all but certain to be appealed.