Zealous guardians of his words and his likeness, the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is demanding a share of the proceeds from the sudden wave of T-shirts, posters and other merchandise depicting the civil rights leader alongside Barack Obama. ...more

November 14, 2008

For their first Christmas together in 1968, his wife, Marleen, asked Cliff Perkall what she should give him. ...more

October 27, 2008

Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space. ...more

October 25, 2008

There are questions yet to be answered in that tragic shooting death of 17-year-old Javon Dawson in St. Petersburg. But this much we do know. There was a graduation party chaotic enough for the cops to be called to disperse it. And there were "celebratory" gunshots fired in the air. ...more

June 18, 2008

There are questions yet to be answered in that tragic shooting death of 17-year-old Javon Dawson in St. Petersburg. But this much we do know. There was a graduation party chaotic enough for the cops to be called to disperse it. And there were "celebratory" gunshots fired in the air. ...more

June 18, 2008

There are questions yet to be answered in that tragic shooting death of 17-year-old Javon Dawson in St. Petersburg. But this much we do know. There was a graduation party chaotic enough for the cops to be called to disperse it. And there were "celebratory" gunshots fired into the air. ...more

June 18, 2008

More than 2,000 people crowded Ebenezer Baptist Church on Monday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to peace and equality and note the importance of his legacy in this election year. ...more

January 22, 2008

1. An object in a state of uniform motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an external force. ...more

October 2, 2007