Another federal holiday snuck up on us. Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, happens every second Monday in October. Who gets a day off on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day? What’s ...

Another federal holiday snuck up on us. Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, happens every year in October. Who gets a day off on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day? What’s open, and ...

United States observe Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day on October 13. Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, has long been one of the most inconsistently celebrated US holidays. It’s an ...

This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day both fall on Monday, Oct. 13, with Columbus Day observed as a federal holiday.

In an executive order issued October 9, President Donald Trump issued a “proclamation” declaring Monday Columbus Day, claiming left-wing "radicals” and “arsonists” who toppled statues — seemingly a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As much as any other issue, such as transportation, cost of living, and affordable housing, debates over the remaining Christopher Columbus statues in the city are a sticking ...

Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all — they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, ...

Somehow, the 15th-century Italian explorer still got his own national holiday. But more cities and states are scrapping Columbus Day to honor the people who were here first — and who suffered greatly ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Columbus Day, which is celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day in some places, is an annual federal holiday celebrated on the second Monday of October. While most retail stores will stay ...