From New Year’s Day to Christmas, see every 2026 holiday, federal observance, religious date and seasonal milestone in one ...

On Sept. 27, 1777, Lancaster served as the capital of the United States. The previous day, British troops had occupied Philadelphia. They had been steadily moving on the colonial capital ...

It all began in 1777, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution declaring the flag of the United States would have 13 ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday marking the birth of the civil rights leader who was slain in 1968. But Americans who want to spend the day at one of the country’s 63 national ...

Until July 1, 2025, Shelley Inglis served in the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance at the United States Agency for International Development (U.S.A.I.D). The Venezuela attack ...

From Jasmine Paolini's thoughts on adding compatriot Sara Errani to her team to Emma Raducanu and Belinda Bencic's honest reflections of 2025, the final Media Day at the United Cup in Perth allowed ...

Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages to ring in the new year for 2026, with most of them reaching a rate of $15 per hour or higher. Another 49 cities and counties across the country will ...

American workers at the bottom end of the pay scale are set to see the minimum wage rise in 19 states effective on New Year's Day, while three other states are also planning minimum wage increases ...

On New Year's Day, the United States Post Office won't be delivering regular mail. However, mail will be delivered on New Year's Eve. Here's what you need to know about whether mail will be delivered ...

Boxing Day and the English Premier League go hand-in-hand, similar to Thanksgiving Day and the NFL in the United States. Typically a huge day for soccer football games in England, Boxing Day this year ...

For the first time, a Historically Black College or University's flag will fly over the South Carolina statehouse. U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs for planning to ...

The American flag on its way to Washington, D.C., for the nation’s 250th anniversary flew at the Tarrant County Courthouse in downtown Fort Worth on Thursday morning during its only stop in Texas.