Mississippian civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded 19 recipients the prestigious medal at the White House.

Jimi Hendrix, the world-famous electric guitarist whose innovative style forever shaped the rock-music landscape, was posthumously honored with a Washington state Medal of Merit at the Capitol on ...

Afghanistan Medal of Honor Recipient Reenlists in Marine Corps Reserves After 15 Years WASHINGTON (AP) — Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan ...