Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Donald Trump's inauguration will result in the closure of several key offices and services.

Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s inauguration, though the majority of business closures will be for MLK Day.

John Conyers, D-Detroit ... United Autoworkers union members at a General Motors plant in North Tarrytown, New York, refused to come to work on King’s birthday. King had a long partnership ...

The plan, which rezones parts of the Manhattan neighborhood, aims to address the city’s housing shortage and the area’s beleaguered commercial sector.

Mayor Eric Adams is reassuring the city's immigrant community that New York is a sanctuary city, and local law enforcement cannot cooperate with deportation efforts.

Danielle Sassoon and John J. Durham will serve as the top prosecutors for the SDNY and EDNY effective immediately, the offices confirmed.

John J. Durham, 48, of Suffolk County, was sworn in to temporarily serve as Long Island’s top federal prosecutor Tuesday, according to a news release. His appointment was announced 11 days after former U.S. Attorney Breon Peace, appointed under former President Joe Biden, stepped down from the position.

Linda Clary, the mother of John Umberger, will testify in a trial no mom should have to endure, and yet, she prays for the men accused of killing her son.

The following tables list the number of U.S. banks that have failed since 2009. There were five bank failures in 2023, a year with some of the largest bank failures in U.S. history. They included Silicon Valley Bank,

President Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first term — and made some new ones. Court battles seem likely. 6 min read From Day 1, Trump Shows He’ll Test ...

But as our correspondents traversed the globe, they found pockets of light, too. New York Times reporters witnessed the dangerous fentanyl production process inside a secret lab in Culiacán run ...