De Kooning finds his reputation still ascending. Last year he became the second painter (after Andrew Wyeth) to receive the President’s Medal of Freedom, and presently finds dealers on both ...

I grew up in an American apartheid,” he said. “Every aspect of my life was dictated by race.” He not only lived through but ...

So he is delighted to be one of the latest recipients of the Texas Medal of Arts ... to the scandal that helped bring down former President Richard M. Nixon. That era is a longtime fascination ...

The disappeared children’s grandmothers, who became known as the Abuelas de Plaza ... King has received numerous awards and honors, including the Lasker–Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical ...

This is the second time a pope has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The first was presented by George W. Bush to John Paul II during a visit to the Vatican in 2004. This story was first ...

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the Democratic Party fumbled a "winnable election" because they failed to cite former President Joe Biden’s mental decline. "And instead of us as ...

Former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson is seen after President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 24, 2015, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White ...

A new museum is opening in Texas highlighting the lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to the ...

The Turkish president on Friday received Denis Becirovic, member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Istanbul, according to an official statement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...