The Latest Breaking News from Memorial Day

A boat explosion near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial Day sent 11 people to the hospital, including many suffering from burns

It seems Donald Trump was so preoccupied with spreading hate with his Memorial Day message that he forgot what the whole thing was supposed to be about: remembering fallen soldiers.

Shares are mostly lower in Asia, trading in a narrow range after U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday

US President Donald Trump honoured US soldiers who died in combat in a ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery, calling them “America’s best and bravest”.

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May. The U.S. holiday is also considered the unofficial opening of the summer travel season, and Americans are expected to get…

Memorial Day deserves reverence, not all-caps rage tweets and personal grievance from the White House

President paid tribute to fallen soldiers at Arlington cemetery, and also veered off into rally-style remarks

New York Times published a Memorial Day essay by Drew Gilpin Faust as university spars with Trump administration

Melania Trump was absent from the annual ceremony, which the first lady regularly attended during the president’s prior term