Martin Luther King, Jr. is a federal holiday marked every year on the third Monday in January. The holiday will fall on Jan.

Monday brings both the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the quadrennial Inauguration Day. So is today a holiday? The ...

Less than two weeks after the stock market shuttered for former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral, investors may be ...

How we elect our presidents has never been more broken — and that’s saying something for an Electoral College system subject to more proposed constitutional amendments than any other topic. We ...

The Framers of the U.S. Constitution designed a unique system to choose our president in 1787: the Electoral College. More than two centuries later, it remains an invaluable institution that helps ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Empire State Building is joining in the party to celebrate Vince Carter's jersey retirement. The landmark building will be lit in red, white and blue, the Nets' former colors ...

Trump has criticized the idea of flags being displayed at half-staff for his inauguration following Carter's death. "The Democrats are all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially ...

Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter weren't supposed to go on their first date. On a Sunday night in 1945, Jimmy Carter, on a break from the U.S. Naval Academy in ...

Provided Share Chicago Transit Authority chief of staff Nora Leerhsen was named acting president of the agency Wednesday as CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. prepares to leave the post. Leerhsen ...

A flag order issued by the governor of Kansas will remain unchanged on Monday as President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House.

The Nets will raise Carter's No. 15 to the rafters on Jan. 25 in honor of his 5 seasons with the team. Associated Press Vince Carter averaged 23.6 points per game and made two All-Star Games in ...

Like all presidential send-offs, Carter's was an elaborate ceremony, meant to celebrate his legacy in full view of the American people. For Conaway's Soldiers, the funeral represented an ...