Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A civil rights activist, Clara Jean Ester, who witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., died last ...

Civil rights leader and American icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died early Tuesday morning at the age of 84. In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him ...

Major Tim Cook presents a detailed account of the final official investigation, offering rare insight into James Earl Ray and the case NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED ...

Across the United States, cities, civil rights groups, and various organizations are honoring and remembering Dr. King. Fifty-eight years have passed since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ...

ROANOKE, Va. – 58 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Roanoke chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference gathered Saturday to remember his legacy — and recommit ...

WASHINGTON -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday announced the release of 230,000 files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. "Today, after nearly 60 years of ...

Coretta Scott King’s lengthy investigation into the truth behind the assassination of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, is set to become a feature film, TheWrap has learned. Byron Allen’s Allen ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — April 4 marks one of the darkest days in American history. It was on this day in 1968 that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in ...

Nancy Shipley was working in a news office in Nashville, Tennessee, when the call came 50 years ago. Gene Herrick was in Chicago routing photos to newspapers when his phone rang. Jack Thornell got the ...