Federal Way community members shared poems and ate traditional treats of pomegranates and homemade cookies at a celebration of Persian holiday Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (or Chela, depending on the ...

A former Gurkha soldier has become the first double above-knee amputee to summit the highest peaks on all seven continents.

Women have been barred from most public spaces. Afghan citizens are being deported by nearby countries. And marginalized ethnic groups face persecution and violence. These are their stories. On May 8, ...

U.S. forces had entered Venezuela. Explosions lit up Caracas. And Nicolás Maduro, the man who had ruled Venezuela for more ...

The Venezuela action culminated two weeks in Palm Beach in which Trump seemed to recast the narrative heading into the 2026 ...

Crow's combat experience would be a crucial factor in a different kind of conflict, this time with the nation's ...

You might be surprised to learn that there are holidays 365 days of the year. There's also a twelfth federal holiday that's observed only in Washington D.C., and it's not recognized every year, but ...

Under a new executive order from President Trump, some federal offices will be closed on Christmas Eve and December 26, in addition to Christmas Day. Not all federal agencies will follow the same ...

The holiday season brings limited business hours and closures, as many employees spend time celebrating with friends and family. Whether you need to run a last-minute errand or pick up a few gifts, it ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 that adds two federal holidays for 2025: Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and the day after Christmas (Dec. 26). The order makes those ...

There are 11 federal and nine paid Florida holidays in 2026. Florida events range from Bike Week to the Worm Gruntin' Festival. Check out some special events coming to Florida, along with other ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Since returning to office, Donald Trump has been trying to flex his executive authority by changing ...