They were among 20 to receive the award. Saturday's recipients are the second group of Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees Biden has announced this year after awarding 19 others in May ...

Investor and philanthropist George Soros also received the award but did not attend the ceremony. His son Alex accepted it in his place. Biden also awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to Fannie ...

US Congress nowhere close to deal to avert shutdown ahead of March 14 deadline With less than two weeks to go before a March 14 deadline, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress appear to ...

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President Joe Biden on Saturday awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor. Biden handed out Medals of Freedom to 19 people earlier ...

Soccer legend Lionel Messi was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday ... Messi was one of 19 recipients of the award, alongside NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.

Never-before-seen works of Harper Lee, the Pulitzer-winning author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” will be released this year.

Jaguar Wright received the Defender of Freedom award at Mar-a-Lago, presented by General Michael Flynn, honoring her commitment to truth and justice. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered ...

Jan. 4 (UPI) --Controversial Open Society Foundations founder George Soros and 18 others are recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including politicians, scientists, entertainers ...