The Boston Red Sox will pay tribute to Jackie Robinson on Friday, January 31, on what would have been the 106th birthday for the Hall of Famer. The club will visit 6th – 8th grade students at Joseph P ...

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

There was tremendous, albeit unintentional, cultural clarity in two late-term actions Joe Biden took before the end of his presidency. Call it the tale of two medals.

Nineteen people received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, conservationist Jane Goodall, science educator Bill Nye, basketball legend "Magic ...

In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...

MLK Day is a federal holiday to remember the legacy of United Sates Civil Rights icon, Martin Luther King Jr. It’s a time to ...

Bush (l) presents Pope John Paul II with the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Sala Clementina, June 4, 2004, in Vatican City. (photo: TIM SLOAN / AFP via Getty Images) ...

President Joe Biden honoured Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award, recognising his faith, hope, and love impacting the world.

Parton revealed that she had declined the award from Trump and Biden in a 2021 interview. They have not commented on her decision. On Jan. 4, 2025, U.S. President Joe Biden awarded the ...

John Yang: In other news, President Biden has given Pope Francis the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with distinction. The citation describes Francis as a light ...

President Biden honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, on Saturday, saying the pontiff was a "light of ...

President Joe Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, saying the pontiff was “a light ...