US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Thursday of the upcoming Columbus Day holiday, pointedly foregoing a similar honor for Indigenous American history introduced under his Democratic ...

President Donald Trump renewed the focus of Columbus Day to be celebrated on the second Monday of October, reclaiming the explorer’s “extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue,” ...

Be prepared for plenty of closures on Monday. Columbus Day is a federal holiday, but the day is also widely recognized as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Either way, many federal and state institutions are ...

October isn’t even half-over, and Wall Street already has a lot to process. On Oct. 1, the U.S. government formally entered a shutdown after lawmakers failed to resolve a budgeting dispute that ...

President Trump Thursday hailed the upcoming Columbus Day holiday, taking credit for returning its traditional focus as a celebration of Italian-American pride. “In other words, we’re calling it ...

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day are both observed on the second Monday in October. Columbus Day, a federal holiday since 1937, is controversial due to Christopher Columbus's treatment of ...

James Sisto argues that removing Columbus statues and renaming Columbus Day disrespects Italian Americans in Columbus, Ohio. He criticizes local leaders for replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous ...

New Yorkers were up in arms after the annual Columbus Day Parade was canceled because of the nor’easter blowing through the city, the first time in its nearly 100-year history it was scrapped due to ...

As October continues, Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day are just around the corner. With both holidays celebrated on the same day, you may be wondering what the holidays stand for, as well as ...