Singer Dolly Parton declined receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom three times, twice from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, and once from U.S. President Joe Biden. Rating: True (About this rating?

Humanitarian and chef José Andrés spoke out Tuesday after President Donald Trump claimed he had "fired" Andrés from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition shortly after being sworn in for his second term.

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis, on Jan. 11, became the third pope to be given the highest civilian honor in the U.S.

House Speaker Mike Johnson invited President Donald Trump to deliver an address to Congress in March, a speech that would mark Trump's first joint address to Congress of his second term.

Actor Michael J. Fox was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Jan. 4 by former president Joe Biden for his work

AJ columnist Rogelio Medina on the way to Narita, Japan onboard Japan Airlines. THANKS to the nice and courteous service from Japan Airlines, I was well taken care of

At the risk of seeming “hateful, smug and judgmental,” as a detractor emailed me a few weeks back, our country is well rid of Joe Biden. The man’s entire public career was an attempt to deposit a

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) community extends our congratulations to Board of Trustees member David M. Rubenstein, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — earlier this month.

Cecile Richards, an abortion rights activist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Joe Biden in November, has died.

Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood and fierce defender of reproductive rights, has died at 67 after a battle with brain cancer. Richards was a labor and voting organizer before leading Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018,

Some of the most exclusive seats at Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. Richards died Monday at home “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her family said in a statement.