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Two Long Islanders – Sandra Lindsay and Father Alexander Karloutsos – were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony from U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday. Lindsay, a nurse at Northwell Health, headquartered in New Hyde Park, was honored for becoming the first American to receive an approved COVID-19 ...

“When you are a no-show for your own event, that’s how powerful COVID can be,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said of Washington's absence.

Fred Gray, the famous civil rights attorney from Tuskegee, was one of 17 Medal of Freedom recipients honored by President Joe Biden.

During a ceremony July 7 in the East Room of the White House, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients, including lesbian soccer star and activist Megan Rapinoe.

During a ceremony July 7 in the East Room of the White House, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients, including lesbian soccer star and activist Megan Rapinoe.

When Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Fred Gray was her lawyer. Now he’s being honored for a lifetime of civil r...

Recipients of this year's award include actor Denzel Washington, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who is receiving the award posthumously.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the country's highest civilian honor, intended for people who have made significant contributions to the U.S.

Diane Nash and Fred Gray were two of 17 people awarded the nations highest civilian honor at the White House Thursday, July 7, 2022.

The 17 recipients include athletes, artists, and leaders of the civil rights and labor movements.