When did the Fourth of July become a federal holiday? In 1781, Massachusetts was the first state to officially observe July Fourth as a state holiday. However, following the War of 1812, observing the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he was nominating the U.S. leader for a Nobel Peace Prize as the two took a victory lap Monday to hail their ...

The FBI has named new leaders of the Counterterrorism Division and the Criminal/Cyber Division at the Washington Field Office. Sanjay Virmani was promoted from deputy assistant director in the ...