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Martin Luther King Jr.

FBI photo of James Earl Ray. Ray assassinated Rev. Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. (photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

Looking Back On 45 Years Since MLK Assassination

The civil rights leader was shot to death at the age of 39 as he stood on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Shortly after the assassination, James Earl Ray was arrested and later pleaded guilty to killing King.

2013/04/04

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Addressing Controversy, Menendez Invokes Words Of MLK At Black History Month Event

Amid a handful of allegations that threaten to mar his reputation in the Senate, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., continues to maintain his innocence, decrying the accusations as right-wing attempts to “destroy” his career and invoking the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in asserting his faith that justice will win out.

2013/02/25

‘America’s Possibilities Are Limitless,’ Obama Says On Day Of Pageantry

President Barack Obama took a public oath of office on Monday after he was sworn in during a private ceremony on Sunday. The Constitution requires presidential terms to begin on Jan. 20.

2013/01/21

One Million Moms for Gun Control attend a rally and march across the Brooklyn Bridge on January 21, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

One Million Moms Group March, Rally In NYC For Tougher Gun Control

One Million Moms for Gun Control marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall Monday to call on Congress to take New York’s lead and enact tough gun-control legislation.

2013/01/21

Mobile Couch: Honoring The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Americans across the country are honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., on Monday.

2013/01/21

A man holds his child as they view damage from Sandy along the Jersey Shore in Belmar - Oct. 30, 2012 (credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

National Day Of Service Brings Hundreds Of Volunteers To Tri-State Area Beaches

The group says more than 2,500 people representing 22 organizations took part in the simultaneous cleanups that took place at 30 locations.

2013/01/19

Rev. Williams Owens (first on right) (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Rev. William Owens Confronts Barack Obama On Same-Sex Marriage

Rev. William Owens takes great issue with Obama’s linkage of Dr. King’s civil rights movement of the past to the current gay rights movement regarding same-sex marriage. Owens says that King embraced traditional religion, and he strongly suggests that King would not want his civil rights’ mission altered to include same-sex marriage.

2012/08/03

Occupy Wall Street Christmas gathering in Zuccotti Park - New York, NY - Dec 25, 2011 (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Join March To Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute

About 400 demonstrators singing “We Shall Overcome” marched in a candlelight vigil Sunday night to Riverside Church in Manhattan for an hours-long program featuring musical performances and quick speeches.

2012/01/15

Smoke billows from the Twin Towers - New York, NY - Sep 11, 2001 (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Schools Nationwide Struggle To Teach The Story Of 9/11

It’s etched forever in the minds of their teachers, but for the majority of school children, Sept. 11, 2001, is a day of infamy they don’t remember.

2011/09/02

Mets owners Jeff, Fred Wilpon (credit: Drew/AP Photo)

Jeff Wilpon: Majority Sale Of Mets ‘Not On The Table’

Jeff Wilpon, speaking at the Mets’ spring training complex Wednesday, reiterated that while the franchise is indeed exploring a partial sale, the Wilpon family will retain a majority stake.

WFAN–2011/02/16

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig (credit: Jonathan Fickies/Getty Images), Fred Wilpon (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Source: Wilpons Meet With Selig, Discuss Mets’ Finances

The Mets’ owners met with MLB Commissioner Bud Selig on Tuesday to discuss the team’s finances. A person familiar with the meeting says it involved owner Fred Wilpon, team president Saul Katz and chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon.

WFAN–2011/02/02

Mets GM Sandy Alderson. (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Alderson: Wilpon-Madoff Saga Won’t Limit Mets

Sandy Alderson insists a lawsuit against the Mets owners by the trustee trying to recover money for Bernie Madoff’s victims isn’t limiting his moves as the team’s new general manager.

WFAN–2011/02/01

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, tells a civil rights rally that his Southern Christian Leadership Conference plans to go all out to make Grenada, Mississippi a model city, Sept. 20, 1966. (AP Photo)

Tri-State Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

To mark the 25th anniversary of King’s birthday becoming a federal holiday, services, ceremonies and parades were held Monday.

2011/01/17

NY Leaders Meet Sharpton To Mark King Holiday

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Andrew Cuomo were among those scheduled to participate in Sharpton’s annual event at held at his National Action Network headquarters in Harlem.

2011/01/17

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (credit: AP)

Young King Inspired By Time On Conn. Farm

The slain civil rights leader’s summer working in a tobacco field in the Hartford suburb of Simsbury influenced his decision to become a minister and heightened his resentment of segregation.

2011/01/17

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