We are in the grip of deepening darkness, wandering in a wilderness without a moral compass. There is need for places where ...

I think everybody has to start looking at language,” says the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. “It doesn’t mean you have to ...

The house was badly damaged by a fire two years ago. The restoration work to turn it into a museum is expected to be completed by 2026.

The sharp drop by the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday put the blue-chip stock index on pace to potentially wipe out post-inauguration gains. The Dow was down 1.6% Friday afternoon at around 43, ...

The start of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders, underscoring ...

Arlington's new art project honors the Civil Rights Movement with sculptures, inviting artists to submit their work.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recognizes 12 federal holidays across 11 days this year, due to Inauguration Day and ...

Inauguration Day, which took place on Jan. 20, is not part of the regular 11 federal holidays, but because it aligned with ...

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Florida school children are back in the classroom and Christmas break is nothing but a memory.

Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both fall on Jan. 20 this year. Since 1965, federal employees in the ...

The Air Force will not use official resources to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, in addition to other cultural awareness holidays and months. An Air Force memo sent out Friday ...