Plan ahead as banks, post offices and major stock exchanges will be closed in observance of the federal holiday.

Whether you forgot an essential or need last-minute gifts, these retailers are welcoming customers on Thursday, Dec. 25.

Today, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a federal holiday formerly known as Armistice Day with roots tracing back to World War I, when an armistice between Allied nations and Germany began in 1918 — the ...