In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America's fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May.

People will gather in what is known as George Floyd Square on Sunday to reflect on the police murder of George Floyd.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of ...

A swarm of people poured through the gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Some were shirtless, some wore American flag overalls, others checkered flag mini-skirts.

As members of the Black and Latino LGBTQ and transgender and other communities come to the nation's capital for World Pride in the coming days, many are under siege from multiple directions thanks to ...

Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire ...

A lot of things are taking care of themselves for the Twins these days. Harrison Bader and Kody Clemens homered, for example, ...

Strauss' ''Blue Danube'' is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth.

After they appeared overmatched in the first two games of the Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City, the Wolves came ...

As Minnesota United took on Austin FC at Allianz Field on Saturday night, a mid-May regular-season matchup carried the ...

Rafael Nadal's first French Open match in the tournament's main stadium came on May 25, 2005 — a straight-set victory in the second round against Xavier Malisse. That made Nadal's career record in the ...

The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.