Tag: freedom
What freedom means to NPR readers. And, the secret to a perfect July 4 pasta salad
By Brittney Melton and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress in 1776. It proclaimed the separation of the 13 colonies from Great Britain. In other words, Happy 249th Birthday, America. So much has…
17 everyday people share what freedom means to them in today’s America
Suzanne Nuyen On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The document declared the 13 colonies an independent nation from Great Britain. Though the Revolutionary War would drag on for seven more years, the Fourth of July is celebrated as the birth of the United States. Next year will mark…
Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction
Juliana Kim President Biden awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to Pope Francis on Saturday. The honor specifically came “with distinction,” becoming the first person to receive the added level of honor by Biden. In a statement, the White House commended Pope Francis for his commitment to serving the poor,…
Michael J. Fox Shares Photos From Presidential Medal of Freedom Event
After Michael J. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he shared a glimpse at the ceremony on social media. Michael J. Fox is using his latest honor to speak up for all those battling Parkinson’s disease. After the Back to the Future star, who…
Austria’s far-right Freedom party tasked with forming coalition government
Austrian president asks anti-migration, pro-Kremlin Freedom FPÖ to begin negotiations with conservative ÖVP Austria’s president has tasked the anti-migration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party (FPÖ) with holding talks to form a ruling coalition, potentially paving the way for the far right to lead the government for the first time since the second world war. After meeting the…
Austria Coalition Talks Collapse, Raising Prospects for Far-Right Freedom Party
The leader of the anti-immigrant Freedom Party of Austria, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, was expected to be asked to enter into talks to form a new government. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin The far-right Freedom Party of Austria gained a realistic chance this weekend of leading the country’s next government,…
The year China’s famous road-tripping ‘auntie’ found freedom
Sixty-year-old Chinese grandmother Su Min had no intention of becoming a feminist icon. She was only trying to escape her abusive husband when she hit the road in 2020 in her white Volkswagen hatchback with a rooftop tent and her pension. “I felt like I could finally catch my breath,” she says, recalling the moment…
Biden awards Wintour, Bono and Soros with Medal of Freedom
Vogue editor Dame Anna Wintour, U2 frontman Bono and billionaire George Soros are among those who will receive America’s highest civilian honour from outgoing President Joe Biden. The Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded to 19 people this year, spanning cultural icons, politicians and campaigners. The have been chosen because are they are “good…
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi and 16 others
Franco Ordoñez President Biden is awarding the Medal of Freedom to 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Fannie Lou Hamer and prominent political leaders such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire Democratic fundraiser George Soros. He’s also honoring actors and athletes, including Michael J. Fox, Denzel Washington as…