Christmas Day has been a federal holiday since 1870, when then-President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill making it a paid ...

President Donald Trump is extending the Christmas holiday, ordering two more days for government offices to be closed ...

Trump declared the days before and after Christmas as federal holidays this year. But that doesn't mean average Americans ...

Some federal workers will have a longer holiday break this year. In an executive order issued Thursday, President Trump ...

Americans will no longer get free admission to the country's national parks in observance of MLK Jr. Day and Juneteenth, but ...

Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers spent $14.25 billion on Cyber Monday, pushing total online sales over the Thanksgiving weekend to $44.2 billion, according to an Adobe Analytics report, as consumers ...

Thanksgiving is a beautiful day filled with family, loved ones, and good food. All that merriment takes copious amounts of labor and planning ahead. It is almost inevitable that something will fall ...

The Thanksgiving holiday is here and while that will mean a number of closures across the Chicago area, not everything will shut down. Here's a look at what will and won't be open for this week's ...

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