Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday, becoming ...

Legendary tennis player and women’s rights advocate Billie Jean King became the first female athlete to be awarded the ...

President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation Thursday to recognize King for “a remarkable life devoted to championing ...

With President Joe Biden's signature, tennis legend and equal rights champion Billie Jean King has become the first female ...

King also became the sixth athlete to win both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

The bill to honor King, the tennis Hall of Famer and activist, passed unanimously in the Senate and then in the House of ...

A Springfield resident and World War II Marine veteran was honored on Saturday, receiving the Congressional Gold Medal ...

The U.S. Marine Corps and National Montford Point Marine Association awarded the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to ...

Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday, becoming the first individual female athlete to receive the honor. President Joe ...

Washington — A group of Black women central to NASA's success during the space race and known as the "Hidden Figures" were honored Wednesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill.