President Barack Obama honored Biden’s public service as a longtime U.S. senator and vice president by awarding him a Presidential Medal of Freedom in January 2017, a week before they left office.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is typically awarded annually, though it is not given on a fixed schedule. It is usually presented during ceremonies held by the sitting president, often in the ...

Music icon Barbra Streisand has released her brand-new album “The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two', which features the ...

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, established in 1963 by then-President John F. Kennedy, can be awarded “to any person who has made an especially meritorious contribution” to the country’s ...

Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more than two years ...

The Pentagon said it's done with "political" ship naming. The move follows a number of name changes at US Army bases.

Apollo 13, Ron Howard's docudrama about a disastrous mission to the moon, turns 30 this month. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and ...

South Korean far-right activist Jeon Han-gil does not appear on the official list of recipients of the US Presidential Medal ...

WASHINGTON, DC – On January 4, President Joe Biden presented the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 extraordinary individuals, including former Democratic presidential candidate ...

WASHINGTON DC- On January 12, President Joe Biden conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction on Pope Francis, recognizing the pontiff’s profound influence and global contributions.

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

Army Rangers from WWII, including Sgt. Joseph Drake of Hawley were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D ...