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"A Voice Has Been Stilled," the Pittsburgh Courier wrote the day after the civil rights leader's 1968 death.

King gave his famous “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech a day before he died.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s words continue to inspire people worldwide.

Nearly 50 years after the civil-rights icon’s death, a huge economic gap persists between blacks and whites. A new generation of activists plans to change that.

The deal is a far cry from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s promise to end the popular carriage rides on “Day One” of his term.

U.S. and congressional officials reportedly said that the Obama administration was preparing to impose sanctions late December over Iran’s ballistic missile tests.

Clinton and Sanders appealed strongly to their core supporters. Did they win over any new voters?

Search and rescue officials are seeking the 12 Marines missing after their CH-53 helicopters apparently collided late Thursday.

Yes, 29 million people in the U.S. lack health insurance. And it's "more or less true" that Sanders wished someone would challenge Obama in 2011.

Under the plan, the average middle-class family would pay $466 in healthcare premiums — per year.

U.S. and Iraqi security officials said a group of American contractors was reported missing this weekend in Baghdad.

The rancher occupation has cost the local government tens of thousands of dollars.

The California natural-gas complex spewing massive amounts of methane into the air is just one of more than 400 such facilities across the U.S.

The victim was punched several times in the head, knocked down and kicked in the Bronx borough of New York, police say.

The Democratic presidential candidate says there’s no reason Americans should be paying more for healthcare than do people in the rest of the world.

Did you know he was arrested a total of 30 times?

Only 37 percent of American employers give their employees Martin Luther King, Jr. Day off from work, according to a recent survey.

Iran will face a global imbalance between supply and demand upon its return to the market.

The Democratic candidate says the just-implemented nuclear deal does not allow Iran to test what could be intercontinental missiles.

The fourth Democratic debate is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. EST.

Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama for years have observed a joint holiday for King and Lee, whose birthdays are just four days apart.

The Democratic race has gotten tighter in recent weeks with Sanders closing the gap.

Democratic presidential debate moderator Lester Holt faces the challenge of drawing in viewers during Sunday prime time.

As the Democratic race tightens, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are set to face off in South Carolina.

This year Michelle Obama is turning 52.

WIth early leads in Iowa and New Hampshire mostly erased, Hillary Clinton wishes she had gone after Bernie Sanders sooner, according to her associates.

An apparent agreement struck more than a decade ago may imperil criminal charges brought against the actor and comedian.

U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order and a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan revoking the sanctions on Iran.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has called on Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to resign over the contamination crisis, which has been nearly two years in the making.