D.C. police continue monitoring a protester atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge near Nationals Park. This is not his ...

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On this Peace Officers Memorial Day, observed during our Nation's time-honored Police Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home ...

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Sunday, May 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Live from the U.S. Capitol, the 37th ...

Memorial Day — the unofficial start of summer — is the first federal holiday of spring (Juneteenth National Independence Day follows in June), but roughly half of all people don't know what Memorial ...

Memorial Day is a federal holiday to remember military members who died in service. Originally called Decoration Day, it began after the Civil War to honor fallen soldiers. The holiday is observed on ...

Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 25, 2026 this year. Memorial Day falls annually on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is a federal holiday, so Hoosiers won't get mail and banks will be closed.

Mississippi is one of only a handful of states that still pauses government work to honor the Confederacy — a tradition that has survived decades of debate, repeated legislative challenges and ...

The fourth Monday in April is a state-recognized holiday known as Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama is one of four states that officially recognize the 250,000 Confederate soldiers who lost their ...

Florida law designates three Confederate-related legal holidays: Robert E. Lee's birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, and Jefferson Davis' birthday. These holidays are not paid, have no official state ...

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will return to host the National Memorial Day Concert on May 24 on PBS, including a celebration ...

Mississippi is one of six U.S. states that observe Confederate Memorial Day, a controversial holiday honoring fallen Confederate soldiers. Proponents of the holiday — including Gov. Tate Reeves who ...