President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people, including political ally Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, tennis legend Billie Jean King and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South ...

Billie Jean King would love to head to the tennis court at the White House after she receives the Medal of Freedom. But the tennis great hasn't hit balls for nearly a year and needs two knee ...

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama honored some of Chicago's heroes with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday. Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and FCC Chairman Newton Minow ...

During an interview with Stephen Colbert, former President Barack Obama expressed regret about not giving Dolly Parton a President Medal of Freedom. The “Late Show” host asked Obama why Parton doesn’t ...

World War Two Polish resistance fighter and Georgetown scholar Jan Karski (G’52, H’83) will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Barack Obama announced this morning. Karski had ...