Memorial Day News

Nearby U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday for the first time in seven sessions and spot corn futures eased after two days of gains as investors squared positions ahead of the three-day U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Daryl Gottilla, left, and his wife Denise, right, sit on a storm-damaged beach in Point Pleasant Beach NJ on May 10, 2013.

Kings Dominion, an amusement park in Doswell, Va., is offering free admission to those with a military ID - active, Guard, reserve and retired members, May 25-27. Admission at the gate is normally $61.99. Reduced admission is available for up to six dependents, according to spokesman Gene Petriello.

Though the calendar says late May, the weather will feel more like late March or early April for people vacationing at the beach in New England, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this Memorial Day weekend.

Fewer Maryland motorists are expected to travel this year, but Memorial Day weekend 2013 will still be one of the busiest of the past 12 years, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic . "It appears changing current economic conditions as a result of sequestration, which has impacted the wallets of many, may be influencing some residents' uneasiness to travel ... (more)

Despite wet and chilly Memorial Day weekend weather forecasts in some parts of the country, retailers will be displaying their summer goods in full force and with discounted prices.

Memorial Day weekend could be a smashing three days for the auto industry, which is pushing for the highest level of sales this year since 2002, forecasters predict.

Projections for Memorial Day weekend travel call for roughly the same volume of Philadelphia-area traffic as last year's holiday, while the nation as a whole is expected to travel a bit less, according to a AAA study released Wednesday.

The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is calling for a mass rally June 3 to continue its series of weekly protests.

Fewer Americans are expected to be traveling this Memorial Day weekend than last year.

The benefit for Lovell of Poetic Cellars will be held over Memorial Day weekend at several locations in Los Gatos and Saratoga, including The Summit Store at 24197 Summit Road, just past Burrell School Winery; Ruthe Roberts Wine Collective , 14510 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, and Rootstock Wine Bar , 217 N. Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos.

The action-heavy "Fast & Furious 6" and the raunchy comedy "The Hangover Part III" arrive in theaters over the long Memorial Day weekend.

The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be more than 76,000 cases of malignant melanoma-the most serious form of skin cancer-diagnosed in the U.S. in 2013 alone.

Flooding from the Cedar River will keep a state park in northeast Iowa closed through the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in... A New Jersey man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for his role in a crime that left a... It's Memorial Day weekend, and that means sun, surf and entertainment at the Shore.

Memorial Day will be celebrates on Monday, May 27, with many communities and organizations holding observances on Monday.

From the Charlie Chaplin's classic "Great Dictator" released in 1940 to 2013's sadly mediocre "Emporer" about the American occupation of Japan, World War II movies have been staple Hollywood fare for nearly seven decades.

Here are discounts for people serving or who have served in the U.S. military. They range from Florida Aquarium passes to a chicken wing bargain at Hooters.

South Bay and Harbor Area residents will honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country as well as current and former members of the military at several events throughout the Memorial Day weekend.

Suwanee City Hall, as well as all Gwinnett county offices, except those necessary for the comfort and safety of Gwinnett County citizens, will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.