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The Department of Basic Education has dismissed new fake reports doing the rounds claiming that the 2025 school calendar has been changed to give learners an “extended September break”.
Millions will spend the August Bank Holiday burning on a beach or braving the crush of the Notting Hill Carnival.
The state medical examiner's office in Ankeny operates 24/7, investigating deaths and providing closure for families. Dr. Dennis Klein and his team of medical examiners investigate the circumstances ...
Blueprint reports that suicide risk peaks in fall, not during the holidays. Awareness must translate into action to help those in need.
Labor Day driving fatalities remain alarmingly high. Discover how dangerous U.S. roads are during the holiday and why this long weekend rivals July 4th in deadly crashes. Labor ...
It's late August and we've already had six federal holidays in 2025, including New Year's Day (Jan. 1), Martin Luther King Jr ...
Those who can’t get in the holiday spirit can look forward to Jan. 16. That’s Nothing Day, created by columnist Harold ...
France’s government is weighing a controversial move – scrapping two public holidays – as part of a push to fill state coffers. Prime Minister François Bayrou has given unions and employers ...
What is a federal holiday? Federal holidays are established public holidays recognized by the federal government.
Last July, François Bayrou had expressed his intention to remove two public holidays during the presentation of the 2026 budget.
A gauge of U.S. homebuilder sentiment fell unexpectedly in August, slipping back to its lowest level in more than two-and-a-half years, with more than a third of residential construction firms ...
(NEXSTAR) — Earlier this year, President Donald Trump established two new national holidays, one of which we’ve already ...