WASHINGTON — Celebrity chef José Andrés has been removed from his position on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, according to a recent announcement. The decision comes as part of…
PARIS (Reuters) – French actor Gerard Depardieu’s Legion d’Honneur medal is under review following a string of allegations about sexual aggression and a TV documentary in which he was heard making lewd…
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Larry Doby, who in 1947 became the second Black player to break baseball’s color barrier, leading the Cleveland Indians to a World Series championship the following year,…
WASHINGTON, DC – Klete Keller, a two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, received a sentence of probation and home confinement for his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The 41-year-old Colorado Springs…
Two Virginia Beach Police officers, Sergeant Roys and MPO Abrecht, have been recognized for their heroism after a swift response to a vehicular accident led to a young girl’s life being saved.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. President Joe Biden bestowed the highest honor possible to award to a U.S. military veteran, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Then he abruptly walked off the stage to…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist government on Monday abolished a human rights medal that former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro had named after the daughter of the country’s last monarch, replacing it with…
Jan. 6 Gold Medal Recipient’s Relatives Seemingly Snub McConnell and McCarthy At Ceremony Trevor Schakohl on December 6, 2022 Relatives of late U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick appeared to disregard Republican…
Cheyenne, WY (-) Mid-Western craft beer specialist Accomplice Beer Company is proud to announce that its top-selling Krimson King Ember Lager has won a coveted Silver Medal at the most prestigious beer…
EUGENE, Ore. – Armand Duplantis brought down the curtain on the World Championships in stunning fashion on Sunday, breaking his own pole vault world record in the final act of the 10-day…
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to honor Richard Trumka, the deceased former head of the largest U.S. labor organization, with the medal of freedom on Thursday, Biden said at an…
“It is a tremendous honor and a distinct pleasure to present this award to Katherine High, an inspirational scientist who did something that few thought possible: developing gene therapies and taking them…
An Olympian who left team Canada’s bobsledding team after filing harassment allegations won the gold medal Sunday for the U.S., multiple sources reported. Kaillie Humphries, 36, won her third Olympic gold medal…
A 15-year-old figure skater tested positive for a banned substance before her gold-medal-winning performance, and she later refused to give her back her medal, multiple sources reported. Kamila Valieva, a figure skating…
A Candian Olympian won a gold medal Monday three years after being diagnosed with cancer, the Associated Press reported Monday. Max Parrot, a 27-year old member of the Canadian slopestyle snowboard team,…
WASHINGTON, DC – Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, called out White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki for mocking and belittling Americans’ concerns about the nation’s skyrocketing crime rates…
The first black player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) will receive a Congressional Gold Medal after the House unanimously voted in favor of the award Wednesday. The House…