Memorial Day

How did George Floyd die? Private autopsy calls it homicide stemming from constriction of blood to brain, air to lungs

George Floyd, 46, died handcuffed on the street in the custody of police in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. An officer responding to a report that Floyd had tried to pass a fake $20 bill held him down by lodging a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes

'We mourn the passing of American greatness, not cheap rhetoric': Full text of Meghan McCain's remarks at her father's memorial service

John McCain's daughter Meghan McCain delivered a powerful tribute to her father and contrasted his service to America with the sitting US president's cheap rhetoric, drawing unexpected applause at the funeral service.

John McCain memorial service marked by tributes, memories, tears, civility lessons and Donald Trump's glaring absence

Memories mixed with humor, grief and lessons on civility marked Sen. John McCain's memorial service Saturday at Washington National Cathedral, the last event in Washington of the five-day farewell tour.

At John McCain memorial service, Barack Obama, George Bush, Meghan McCain deliver stinging rebuke of Donald Trump

A memorial service for the late Sen. John McCain on Saturday turned into a clear rebuke of President Donald Trump's divisive politics as his daughter, two former presidents and political dignitaries used their tributes to call for a return to civility.

Meghan McCain eulogy for father John McCain slams Donald Trump rhetoric: 'America was always great'

Meghan McCain said her father was a "great man" and she encouraged others to live up to his example, setting a tone that echoed the senator's own fighting spirit as services began Saturday at the Washington National Cathedral.

Barack Obama and George Bush - not Donald Trump - to give John McCain presidential farewell that will be historic

At McCain's request, former Presidents Barack Obama, a Democrat, and George W. Bush, a Republican, are speaking about the six-term senator on Saturday at Washington National Cathedral. It is the last event in Washington, where McCain lived and worked over four decades, and part of McCain's five-day, cross-country funeral procession. He died Aug. 25 at age 81.

America says its final goodbye to John McCain and waits for Saturday's historic eulogy by Barack Obama and George Bush

It's Washington's turn to say goodbye to John McCain. His way. The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the nation's capital over four decades, is lying in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda for a ceremony and public visitation.

John McCain's final letter: 'Believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here'

Senator John McCain expressed his deep gratitude and love of country in his final letter and implored Americans to put aside "tribal rivalries" and focus on what unites.

Under pressure from all flanks, Donald Trump re-lowers White House flag for John McCain; says 'despite our differences,' I respect his service'

Bowing to pressure, US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered American flags at U.S. buildings lowered to half-staff for Sen. John McCain until his burial on Sunday. Trump's proclamation came just hours after the White House flag had been returned to full-staff, drawing complaints from right and left.

Solo: A Star Wars Story on track for record-breaking Memorial Day weekend box office collection

Solo: A Star Wars Story could break a record held by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End since 2007