March 17 marks St. Patrick’s Day, but the date holds deeper meaning. The history behind it and how the holiday became a global party is truly fascinating.

As communities around the world marked St. Patrick’s Day, one of the largest parades honoring the holiday took over Savannah, drawing thousands of people downtown for the city’s 202nd annual celebration.

On Tuesday, March 17, HCA Healthcare’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., celebrated St. Patrick's Day with shamrocks, snuggles and their littliest patients. In a post on the hospital's Facebook, they showed off the preemies and their adorable outfits, adding a "touch of green and a whole lot of joy" to families during their extended NICU stay.

Shrugging off wind chills that hovered just above zero, St. Paul’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade still marched heartily from Mears Park to Rice Park in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday.

If you're planning to travel to downtown Des Moines on Tuesday beware of these road closures due to St. Patrick's Day parade and other events.

A delegation of political and business leaders from Ireland visited Washington, D.C. this week to announce economic investments in the U.S. economy.

Plus, legislation to create buffer zones around houses of worship in New York gains traction after the Michigan synagogue attack.