They include proposals to designate Election Day, the Chinese lunar new year, and the Dec. 1 anniversary of civil rights leader Rosa Parks' arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, as federal holidays.

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents. The federal ...

Frankétienne, a renowned writer, painter, actor and musician known as the “father of Haitian letters” has died. He was 88.

As the sounds of automatic gunfire in a central working-class Port-au-Prince neighborhood once more sent desperate residents ...

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says he will request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and ...

The United Nations on Thursday launched an appeal for more than $900 million to help 3.9 million people in 2025 in Haiti, a ...

Months after Haiti filed a formal request for the return of blue-helmet United Nations peacekeepers to help fight criminal ...

TAIPEI - The U.S. State Department's Taiwan page last week removed a previous reference to not supporting Taiwan's independence. Previously known as Formosa, the island has been home to indigenous ...

Inauguration Day, which took place on Jan. 20, is not part of the regular 11 federal holidays, but because it aligned with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, most American workers had the day off.

As electricity rates continue to rise, switching to solar offers long-term savings and greater energy independence. Homeowners are realizing that by harnessing the sun's power, they can shield ...