Approximately 1000 men traveled to the New World with Christopher Columbus on his second transcontinental crossing in 1493.

CALLING AN UNWOKE CELEBRATION. WE’RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT COLUMBUS DAY. IT COULD BECOME A NEW FALL. CAMPAIGN TRADITION. REPUBLICANS FLOCKED TO A FIRST OF ITS KIND EVENT IN BEDFORD, BILLED AS A, QUOTE ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Columbus Day, a federal holiday. Chicago Public Schools recognizes it as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Schools, government offices, libraries and the postal service are closed Monday.

The Columbus Division of Police has said little about the Oct. 12 fatal shooting of a robbery suspect by a city police officer in the University District. A spokesman for the department, Sgt. Joe ...

A group called The Resilient Indigenous Action Collective called for the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Square in Syracuse. New York State recognizes Columbus Day as a paid ...

The US president has reinstated Columbus Day as a national holiday to honour the explorer's legacy but the move has also reignited the debate about the origins of Columbus and the importance of ...

Renee Anderson is a digital producer at CBS New York, where she covers breaking news and other local stories. Before joining the team in 2016, Renee worked at WMUR-TV. New York City's annual Columbus ...

Columbus Day is Monday. Though it's a federal holiday, observation practices vary widely across the country. The traditional Columbus Day holiday has been celebrated since 1892 — four centuries after ...

A new House GOP proposal would withhold funding from U.S. jurisdictions that celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. It comes after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation last ...

A Columbus State University professor is dead after an overnight shooting in a residence near a Columbus park, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. Bryan said the shooting in the 1600 ...

This Monday, Oct. 13 is both a federal holiday, Columbus Day, and also Indigenous Peoples' Day, which is a holiday made by former President Joe Biden in 2021. Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated in ...