With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas.The day, December 1, would be in honor of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks ...

As of 2023, more than half of states across the U.S. recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday, according to the Pew Research Center.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have brought forward a bill to add a federal holiday on December 1, honoring Rosa ...

An effort in Congress to honor Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks could make Dec. 1 a new federal holiday. Members of the ...

MARYLAND (DC News Now) — To honor and celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the Montgomery County Maryland Department of Transportation (MCDOT) said it will offer free rides across all ...

San Bernardino transit agencies will celebrate Transit Equity Day in honor of Black seamstress Rosa Parks, whose stand against segregation in 1955 changed American history. According to the San ...

Rosa Parks, age 42, was commuting home from her ... for organizing the boycott. Library of Congress The photo at the top of this page was arranged to show Parks on a Montgomery bus on Dec. 21 ...

The two lawmakers have gained support from conservatives and liberals alike partly by promising to fight for Congress to determine how to spend an ever-bigger share of Brazil’s federal budget ...

John Adams. Thomas Jefferson. Muhammad Ali. Kobe Bryant. Julia Child. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Rosa Parks. Elvis Presley. Babe Ruth. Frank Sinatra. These musicians ...

While the bill has now been passed out of Congress, there are hurdles ahead for its implementation. The Laken Riley Act will require a ramp-up period and a boost in funding, Immigration and ...

The US Congress has passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial. The bill, named after Laken Riley - a Georgia ...

President Trump is threatening to use his powers to adjourn Congress so he can make recess appointments for at least some of his top Cabinet nominees and their deputies, enabling them to begin ...