Nation Jan 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there By Terry Tang, Associated Press
Nation Jan 17 8 shot, 1 critical in shooting at MLK Day event in Florida The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed all the victims in the Monday shooting in Fort Pierce were adults, WPBF-TV reported. By Associated Press
Nation Jan 16 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at National Action Network President Joe Biden remembered Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader with a speech at an MLK breakfast hosted in Washington by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
World Jan 15 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: 30 killed in Russian strike on Dnipro apartment In our news wrap Sunday, California is bracing for more heavy rain amid weeks of storms, the death toll from Russia’s attack on an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine rose to 30, Israelis protested their government’s push to overhaul the…
Nation Jan 15 Watch 5:59 Martin Luther King III reflects on Dr. King’s legacy in divided times Sunday marks the 94th birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday is the federal holiday honoring him. Since the 1990s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day of civic, community and service projects. By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
Jan 17 Watch 9:13 MLK Jr. would be ‘greatly disappointed’ by Senate inaction on voting reform, son says Monday has been a day to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and also a day of calls to action on voting rights. Demonstrators marched through streets in Washington in support of voting legislation now stalled in… Continue watching
Jan 15 King family rally in Arizona for voting bills for MLK Day By Terry Tang, Associated Press As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: At least 3 dead, dozens injured in Baghdad protests In our news wrap Monday, at least three people died and dozens were wounded after new battles broke out between anti-government protesters and security forces in Iraq. Demonstrators clogged Baghdad’s streets and threw rocks at security forces, who fired live… Continue watching
Jan 20 How students experience and cope with racist stereotypes By Eli Kintisch In interviews with their peers, student journalists found teenagers grappling with a variety of racial misconceptions, ranging from annoying attitudes to deeply hurtful views. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 7:24 News Wrap: Taliban execute deadly attack on Afghan intelligence base In our Monday news wrap, Taliban fighters carried out a brazen and deadly attack at a heavily fortified Afghan intelligence base, killing dozens of military personnel. The attackers detonated a stolen military vehicle packed with explosives, allowing more militants to… Continue watching