Category: anniversary

Couple Celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary Stabbed to Death, Suspect Arrested

BOSTON—A suspect was arrested Monday in the weekend killings of a Boston-area husband and wife celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and the woman’s 97-year-old mother, authorities said. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said police took Christopher Ferguson into custody and charged him with killing 73-year-old Gilda “Jill” D’Amore after an autopsy revealed her death was…


Couple Celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary Are Stabbed to Death

NEWTON, Mass.—A couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary were stabbed to death, along with another family member, in what law enforcement officials said was probably a random attack. The bodies were found in a home in Newton when the couple failed to arrive at church Sunday morning, police said. Police worry that the killer or…


China Tightens Access to Tiananmen Square, 32 Detained in Hong Kong on Anniversary of 1989 Massacre

BEIJING—China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military massacre of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country. In Hong Kong, which had been the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, eight people, including activists…


China Tightens Access to Tiananmen Square, 24 Detained in Hong Kong on Anniversary of 1989 Protests

BEIJING—China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country. In Hong Kong, which had been the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, eight people, including activists…


Hong Kong Detains 8 People on Eve of Tiananmen Square Anniversary

HONG KONG—Hong Kong police detained eight people, including activists and artists, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a move that signals the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police said in a statement late Saturday that four people have been arrested for allegedly disrupting order in public spaces or carrying…


Hundreds Rally in Toronto to Mark 31st Anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day

A grand parade, band performances, and traditional Chinese dance and music to mark the 31st anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day regaled onlookers in downtown Toronto on May 6. The event also included a flag-raising ceremony. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual practice rooted in Buddhist traditions that involves meditative exercises and…


LIVE NOW: Biden Delivers Remarks at Department of Homeland Security’s 20th Anniversary Ceremony

President Joe Biden Delivers remarks at the Department of Homeland Security’s 20th Anniversary Ceremony at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 1. …


Biden Delivers Remarks at Department of Homeland Security’s 20th Anniversary Ceremony

President Joe Biden Delivers remarks at the Department of Homeland Security’s 20th Anniversary Ceremony at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 1. …


Russian Forces Keep up Pressure as Ukraine Anniversary Nears

KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with attacks in the eastern Donbas region as Moscow assembles additional combat power there for an expected offensive in the coming weeks, Ukrainian officials said Monday. Intense fighting that has been raging for weeks continued around the city of Bakhmut and the nearby towns of Soledar…


LIVE 2 PM ET: Biden Marks 2nd Anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

During a Friday ceremony, President Joe Biden will mark the two year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol in Washington during the Stop the Steal rally—a response to allegations of voter fraud that ended in what the Biden administration has called an “insurrection.” …