But the federal holiday is a day of remembrance and commemoration for military members who lost their lives in service.

In 2025, the month of May aligns with the Hindu Lunar months of Vaisakha and Jyeshtha for the followers of both the Amanta and Purnimanta calendars. Coinciding with the Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi, ...

Originally known as Decoration Day, it began as a way to honor Civil War soldiers. For many, Memorial Day means a cookout, a ...

This summer is shaping up as a big concert season at the Pavilion at Star Lake.Here is the list of performers coming to the outdoor music venue in Burgettstown during the 2025 season.Tickets are ...

BOSTON — As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak out against the city’s segregated ...

As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak out against the city’s segregated school system ...

Some of the publishers that announced job cuts in January 2025. Washington Post picture: Shutterstock/Phil Pasquini. CNN picture: Shutterstock/Ben Von Klemperer Job cuts in the journalism industry ...

Here’s when Memorial Day 2025 is, what it is and a list of federal ... No, Memorial Day is not tied to a fixed calendar date. It’s observed every year on the last Monday in May, ensuring ...

Faith leaders, civil rights advocates, and politicians gathered at the Boston Common on Saturday afternoon to honor the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s march from Roxbury to the ...

Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Ass ...