Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

Monday, Jan. 20, marks the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of iconic civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to speaking out against ...

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Passengers depart the Caltrain Norcal MLK Celebration Train in San Francisco on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15 ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded his ...

MLK Day is a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging reflection on ... In 1987, Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded MLK Day as his first act in office.

MLK Day is a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging reflection on ... In 1987, Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded MLK Day as his first act in office.

MIAMI (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Ty Jerome added 20 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 126-106 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. It was Mitchell's 14th 30-point game of the season, his fifth in his last seven outings.

This stretch of January around Martin Luther King Jr. Day is usually peak evaluation time in the NBA front-office world. It’s one of the milestone points where teams will have full-staff pow-wows and talk things out,

The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t won since Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Memphis Grizzlies are rolling and the Los Angeles Lakers took it to the defending NBA champions. Here’s The Arizona Republic’s latest NBA power rankings with movement in the top 10.

Officials said passengers stepped down from Pushpak Exp due to a rumour of fire, when the Karnataka Exp on adjacent line hit them; Eleven passengers who had deboarded were killed, and another 15 ...