Holidays

Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day may be February’s marquee holidays, but that doesn’t mean they’re the only ones this month. In fact, February is chock full of holidays and observances worth celebrating.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a federal holiday marked every year on the third Monday in January. The holiday will fall on Jan. 20 in 2025 and the United States Postal Service will be closed.

The holiday is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January, falling on Jan. 20 this year, which coincides with the presidential inauguration.

Three Kings Day (Día de Los Reyes), or the Feast of Epiphany, is a holiday that commemorates the day the three wise men — Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar — arrived with gifts for baby Jesus.

From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.

Auckland was the first major city in the world to ring in the New Year, 18 hours before the ball drops in New York’s Times Square.

If you’re planning to make financial resolutions for the new year, experts recommend that you start by evaluating the state of your finances in 2024. Then, set specific goals and make sure they’re attainable for your lifestyle.

If you’re making New Year resolutions, experts say keep them small and focused on specific goals.

Most American adults who plan to make a New Year’s resolution say they want to live a healthier lifestyle or improve their financial well-being, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll.

Here’s a roundup of the stores that will be open for the New Year’s holiday.

While most retailers are open on New Year’s Eve, many have shortened hours or close early.

If you’re planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you’re not alone. A majority of U.S. adults say they plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Nearly 2 in 10 will be celebrating at a friend or family member’s home, and just...

The holiday season may linger on for those who racked up more credit card debt than they anticipated. These tips can help knock those balances down.

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza.

Despite technical and weather delays, families in North Texas would not allow the holidays to be spoiled.