Sgt. William H. Carney was the first African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, on this day in history, May 23, 1900, for his efforts at protecting the American flag during the Civil War, says
Rishi Sunak is facing an angry backlash from Britain’s emergency service workers over a Government funding row that threatens to scupper King Charles’s Coronation medal plans. Palace sources said last week the King was “furious”, after a Government row over costs threatened
Gutfeld: Trans marathoner beats 14K women ‘Gutfeld!’ panelists react to transgender athlete Glenique Frank beating thousands of women in the female category of the London Marathon after previously competing as a man in the NYC Marathon. Glenique Frank, a transgender woman who
King Charles is reported to be furious that some members of the Armed Forces and police may not receive commemorative medals for his Coronation. The former Prince of Wales will officially be crowned monarch on May 6 at a ceremony at Westminster
If you finished the Boston Marathon after 5:15 p.m. on Monday, you were too late to receive a medal. The Boston Athletics Association (BAA) confirmed that “some of” the runners did not receive a congratulatory medal for completing the 26.2-mile trek. Runners
Queen Camilla was presented with the Canadian Forces’ Decoration by Brigadier-General Dwayne Parsons during a reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. She was awarded the medal during a reception of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada in recognition of her 12 years of
Comment on this story Comment Amina Luqman-Dawson’s book “Freewater” won the John Newbery Medal for Children’s Literature on Monday. The award is considered the highest honor for a children’s book in the United States. Set in the early 1800s, the novel follows
A dog that sniffs out Taliban bombs has been awarded a medal for gallantry in the United States. Bass the Belgian Malinois is the recipient of the highest gallantry award for animals after he enabled a successful night-time raid on a Taliban
King Charles has told veterans of Britain’s nuclear tests how happy he is to be able to finally award them a medal. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced earlier this year that 22,000 veterans who were subjected to nuclear tests in the 1950s