President Trump said there should be fewer holidays because they are hurting the economy. Some Chronicle readers disagreed ...

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I have experienced ugly, repulsive, bigotry-based acts over my lifetime. It’s hard to witness. It’s even harder to volunteer ...

"Post Offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day. There will be no mail delivery, ...

The Fourth of July reminds us of how precious and dearly bought our freedoms are -- and why they’re worth protecting. So let ...

With small class sizes and personalized instruction, Brewer Elementary is turning academic struggles into success stories.

Five years ago, on July 4, 2020, the country was in the midst of waves of rioting. The proximate cause, the match that lit the fire, was the death of a black man, a violent ex-convict, on May 25, with ...

The US government is already preparing massive celebrations of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for next ...

The Fourth of July is the next three-day weekend of 2025, as it falls on a Friday this year. And Labor Day weekend in ...

Dispatch photographers fanned out in Downtown Columbus July 3 for one of the biggest fireworks celebrations in the Midwest.

In response to Donald Trump's order banning DEI initiatives, the DIA has paused special event programs and related events, including for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.