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Connecticut school district facing backlash after stripping Veterans Day, Columbus Day from holiday calendar
Students are expected to attend class on those dates for the next two years, local outlets reported.
NYC Dem faces ouster from Council's Italian caucus unless he fights for Columbus
The City Council’s Italian Caucus mandated all members oppose all efforts to rename the federal holiday honoring Columbus and remove monuments celebrating him.
Thousands cheer on the 79th annual Columbus Day Parade in NYC: photos
The 79th annual procession marched down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday.
It's Columbus Day, not the woke rebrand
What is the new name for Columbus Day? Be it Indigenous Peoples' or Italian Heritage, NYC's weaselly woke rebrand can't change the past, or make the future better.
Vandals spray-paint 'Murderer' on Central Park Columbus statue
Central Park police confirmed to Fox News Monday morning that they were investigating the incident. But they offered no other information.
Hochul turns deaf ear to question of helping NYC handle migrant crisis
Hochul was looking right at the reporter and her eyes widened when she heard the question.
Hochul, Zeldin find common ground: Columbus Day won't be canceled despite 'woke' legislation
Gov. Kathy Hochul announce her opposition Wednesday to legislation to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day just hours after Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin blasted the idea.
Woke NY Dems renew battle to erase Columbus Day holiday
'Tis the season ... for New Yorkers to engage in a woke debate about Christopher Columbus. Democratic socialist Assemblywoman Marcela Mitaynes (D-Brooklyn) formally introduced legislation Friday to scrap the October...
Italians slam Alessandra Biaggi for boosting removal of NYC Columbus statue
The head of New York's Italian American groups slammed Democratic state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi for supporting the removal of the iconic Christopher Columbus statue in Manhattan's Columbus Circle.
Hochul delivers $1M for new Little Italy museum after snub for Chinatown
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state will kick in $1 million to complete construction of the new Italian-American Museum in Little Italy.
Holy cannoli! Little Italy cut out of $20 million state grant for Chinatown
Civil leaders in Little Italy said they weren't even asked to jointly apply for the state grant.
Hochul fires Italian-Americans Affairs Director, spurring outrage
Gov. Kathy Hochul terminated Dolores Alfieri, who was appointed by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, as the governor's liaison to the Italian-American community in 2017.
Kamala Harris says US 'must not shy away' from 'shameful past' of Columbus Day
Vice President Kamala Harris has said that the US "must not shy away" from the "shameful past" of how the first European explorers "ushered in a wave of devastation for...
GOP reps introduce resolution in support of Columbus Day
GOP Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Mark Amodei are leading the effort on a resolution in support of Columbus Day, saying they believe the federal holiday should continue to commemorate the...
'F--k you, you piece of s--t': De Blasio ruthlessly jeered at Columbus Day Parade
Mayor Bill De Blasio was ruthlessly jeered at Monday's Columbus Day Parade, where several members of the crowd shouted obscenities and insults at him.
Sliwa demands Columbus statue be brought to Staten Island
Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa proposed Monday placing one of the recently removed Christopher Columbus statues that stood in neighboring cities on Staten Island.
Biden takes Columbus Day off, attends wedding amid approval slump
President Joe Biden took a day off for Columbus Day in Delaware — along with a stop at a wedding nearby in Pennsylvania — as his crises tank approval ratings...
Philadelphia Columbus statue to remain in box for parade, judge rules
Judge Paula Patrick overturned a lower court’s ruling on Friday that would’ve removed the box before the city of Brotherly Love appealed the decision.
Italians knew America existed 150 years before Columbus voyage: research
The people of Genoa knew of the Americas more than 150 years before Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World, according to research.
Historic first: Biden marks Indigenous Peoples' Day in proclamation
President Biden issued a proclamation this week to mark Indigenous Peoples' Day — the first time a US president had commemorated the holiday.