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Five Caltrans employees were recognized Saturday with the Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor, which is awarded to public servants who perform an act of heroism above and beyond the normal ...

Navy tanker named after Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay politician, will be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, who sacrificed his life saving others in World War II.

Nyjah Huston, regarded as the best street skater of all time, added to his X Games medal collection over the weekend in Salt Lake City. Huston, a 30-year-old Laguna Beach resident, earned silver ...

A recent New Hampshire high school graduate is back home after winning a medal at one of the country's largest career and technical education competitions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson. Credit: U.S. Department of Defense ...

American Shannon Rowbury is now the 2012 Olympic 1500m bronze medalist, moving up from fourth place after silver medalist Tatyana Tomashova of Russia was retroactively disqualified in a doping case ...

The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it are getting the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal this fall.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it will collect the National Constitution Center's Liberty Medal this fall, an award for efforts to ...

The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it are getting the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal this fall. The award is bestowed for efforts to spread ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – All-Americans and Academic All-Big Ten honorees Sophie McAfee and Cameron Miller have been selected as Purdue Athletics' recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor for the 2024-25 ...