This is part of the city’s annual effort to clean up areas around town by getting rid of excess amounts of trash.

“Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean Monday,” is considered one of the most important annual feasts in Greece, commencing the period of Great Lent known as Sarakosti in the Greek Orthodox Church, which ...

Richard Conkin, 73, offered to pay the victim an extra $20 if she didn't say anything, according to his arrest citaton.

Tradition dictates that Athenians go to Filopapou Hill to fly kites on Clean Monday. Credit:Huhu Uet/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0 Kathara Deftera, or “Clean Monday”—the beginning of Lent among Orthodox ...

Kristy Scott Gilpin turned herself in to police on Monday, but her lawyer claims the incident is being misrepresented ...

Make the best choices for Clean Monday by knowing what you’re consuming. Clean Monday marks the beginning of the most important Christian fast. How many of us think of fasting as something “healthy” ...

Fireworks, festivity, and tradition marked the end of Greece’s largest carnival as the country celebrates Clean Monday with unique customs. With a dazzling display of fireworks and the ...

Since taking office in January, Trump has implemented a number of actions and executive orders that impact climate policies, ...

President Donald Trump has called for the expansion of U.S. coal production, claiming that an increase of "clean" coal produced in the U.S. will soon take place.

Clean Monday (Greek: Καθαρά Δευτέρα), also known as Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent or Green Monday, is the first day of the Eastern Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic Great Lent. It is a ...

Oakland officials say they plan to close two homeless shelters at the end of June. But the sites’ nonprofit operator claims ...