Both were expertly handled by Hill at the ceremony held Monday afternoon at New York's Abyssinian Baptist Church. Wonder followed the set and the Rev. Al Sharpton gave the eulogy. Flack "put a ...

Established in 2023 by King Salman, the day honors when King Abdul Aziz approved the official flag design in 1937—but the roots of this iconic banner go back nearly 300 years to the founding of the ...

Her "Celebration of Life" will be held at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, beginning at 4 p.m. Fans can also watch the service via livestream at www.RobertaFlack.com. The choice ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A public memorial service bursting with music, including planned performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise one by Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, celebrated the ...

A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said. The man, who was barefoot and wearing all black, clung ...

Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts today, March 7 to honor United States Navy Ensign Oliver Cole of Beverly. A graduate of the ...

How does one go about purging a federal department of all references to diversity, equity, and inclusion? At the Department of Defense, it seems that the tactic is to simply input icky woke words ...

Apple has replaced the flag used by the ousted regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with the Syrian independence flag associated with the 2011 revolution and used by the current Syrian interim ...

President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the American flag to Mars and beyond during a speech before the joint session of Congress late Tuesday (March 5).

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags in Texas immediately lowered to half-staff in honor of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who unexpectedly died Wednesday morning due to health ...

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