Juneteenth commemorated in Galveston, Texas, where holiday began

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City of Galveston, Texas/Government/Facebook (GALVESTON, Texas) — Ahead of Juneteenth, Galveston, Texas, was recognized as being the original birthplace of the African American holiday. The City of Galveston hosted an event Friday that featured an unveiling of

18-year-old UConn student shot, killed in Hartford

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Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Zaid Deje Langs-Myers, an 18-year-old University of Connecticut student, was shot and killed in Hartford, Tuesday night, according to police. Hartford Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash