US Marks Holiday With Parades, Football
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Tim O&#39;Connor decided tired arms were a small price to pay so his 4-year-old grandsons could get a bird&#39;s eye view of a giant yellow sponge with a red tie.
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There used to be a time when the University of Florida was just another college football program in the south. There used to be a time when going 7-4 was good enough to get you a parade down University Avenue in Gainesville.
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Playing in the Detroit Lions&#39; annual Thanksgiving Day game today for the first time since 1965, the Indianapolis Colts will take Ford Field in appropriate attire: Throwback uniforms from the Baltimore Colts&#39; 1956 season.
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President Bush yesterday led the United States in celebrating Veterans Day, honoring the millions of servicemen and women who have served their country.
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A carnival-like atmosphere here today celebrated the US Army&#39;s victory over Nazi oppressors 60 years ago. Flowers honor Brig. Gen.
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From burgers to booze, Americans spend big bucks on Independence Day.
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Some residents are trying to infuse faith into the week of celebrations that culminate on Feb. 6 with Super Bowl XXXIX.
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President Bush on Friday called several people serving in the U.S. military to thank them for their service and wish them happy holidays.
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New England Patriots fans celebrated their Super Bowl win amid relative calm throughout the city on Monday. With a few arrests reported as of Monday morning, the fans' jubilation has so far proceeded without any of the rowdiness blamed for for two deaths last year.
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IT WILL be just like old times in Little Rock today. The great and the good from the Democratic party gather in Arkansas to remember a time when Democrats ruled in Washington, the United States enjoyed years
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With the United States keeping to the sidelines, delegates from more than 190 countries have gathered here both to celebrate the enactment of the
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By Paul Sand, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 5--It was the intersection of religious celebration and community activism.
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CHENGDU, China - Americans get up for the big events - the Olympics, for instance, or the Super Bowl.
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Now this was a Holiday Bowl to remember.
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US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President George W Bush have used the traditional Labor Day holiday to step up their campaigning.
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The NBA is observing the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a series of activities league-wide with all 30 teams participating. Events include essay contests, prayer breakfasts, community outreach programs, symposiums and player appearances. USA TODAY NBA reporter Roscoe Nance spoke with NBA Community Ambassador Bob Lanier about the King holiday.
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U.S. troops in Iraq tuned out of the war and tuned in to the Super Bowl &#151; staying up late to watch the Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears and for just a few moments remind themselves of home.