President Jimmy Carter posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

On September 16, 1968, a unit became the only Illinois National Guard unit called into active duty during the Vietnam War.

CENTER, Texas — As Delbert Jackson turned right onto the clean, sandy-paved stretch of Martin Luther King Drive, his chin lifted with quiet pride. The road’s upkeep is due in large part to Jackson, ...

As survivors begin recovery efforts, state and local emergency responders continue to search for missing people in several ...