Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Wednesday joined House and Senate leadership at a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in the U.S. Capitol that honored West Virginian Katherine Johnson, Dr.

The four Black women, whose pioneering work put Americans on the Moon, were honored with the body's highest civilian honor ...

The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The ...

Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan were recognized posthumously with the Congressional Gold Medal for ...

A bipartisan trio of lawmakers, including two from Georgia, have introduced legislation to award former President Jimmy Carter the Congressional Gold Medal. U.S. Reps. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, and ...

The "Hidden Figures," a group of Black mathematicians crucial to NASA's success during the space race, were honored at a ...

The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The "hidden figures" of the space race were recognized with Congress' highest honor at a medal ceremony on ...

The tennis Hall of Famer and activist from Long Beach, who had already been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the late Katherine Johnson was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Johnson, the White Sulpher Springs native and ...

Four pioneering Black women received Congressional Gold Medals for their contributions to early efforts at space exploration ...

NASA's "Hidden Figures," whose work helped put men on the moon, were honored Wednesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony. A Colorado real estate broker says the announcement by the Federal ...