Happy Presidents Day! To celebrate, we bring you two animated videos featuring our nation's first president and our current president. Since some of you have the day off, savor today's holiday video lunch and watch George Washington and Barack Obama come to life as cartoons. more ›

Despite it being Presidents Day, Metro buses and rail lines are running on a normal schedule. Several institutions, however, are closed in observance of the federal holiday, and Foothill Transit lines are operating on a weekend schedule. more ›

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum are celebrating Presidents Day with free admission, free cherry pie, presidential impersonators and family-oriented activities. Opening at 10am, the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda will feed the first 100 guests a free slice of cherry pie. more ›

This is what happens when you let politicians dictate how to organize a sporting event. In September, the City Council mandated that the Los Angeles Marathon change from a Sunday to a holiday Monday, citing "complaints from religious leaders, who blamed race-day road closures and traffic congestion for making it difficult for their congregations to get to church," according to the LA Times. more ›

Today's holiday is a Federal one, so that means government offices, from city to county to state and beyond, are closed. Same goes for banks and public schools. No mail being delivered either. However, trash and public transportation in Los Angeles will be running as usual says the Daily News in their Presidents Day schedule. more ›

Today, we as a nation celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. more ›