http://www.mail.com/int/people/27780-martin-luther-king-jr.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/people/27780-martin-luther-king-jr.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2036296-aunt-boston-bombings-suspect-struggled-with-islam.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The elder suspect in the Boston bombings regularly attended a mosque and spent time learning to read the Quran, but he struggled to fit in during a trip to his ancestral homeland in southern Russia last year, his aunt said. Tamerlan Tsarnaev seemed more American than Chechen and "did not fit into the Muslim life" in Russia's Cau... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:05:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2036296-aunt-boston-bombings-suspect-struggled-with-islam.html 2013-04-23T00:05:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2034108-uncle-older-bombing-suspect-used-brother.html BOSTON (AP) — Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then crushing their beliefs with facts." The older brother sought individual glory in the boxing ring, while the younger excelled as part of a team. Tamerlan "swaggered" through the family home like ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:06:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2034108-uncle-older-bombing-suspect-used-brother.html 2013-04-21T05:06:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1998964-ap-photos-king-assassination-45-years.html The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis 45 years ago on April 4, 1968, triggered spasms of both grief and violence. As the nation's cities smoldered and police searched for the killer, civil rights activists and politicians joined the King family in mourning the loss of the 39-year-old minister. Here are photos from the day of the slaying a... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:38:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1998964-ap-photos-king-assassination-45-years.html 2013-04-04T21:38:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1914776-fbi-to-release-records-withers-informer-work.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI will release records about civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers' work as an informant for the FBI, to settle a Tennessee newspaper's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The Commercial Appeal of Memphis reported on its website Monday that under the settlement, the paper will have access to portions of 70 investigative file... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:22:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1914776-fbi-to-release-records-withers-informer-work.html 2013-02-25T20:22:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1901958-jesse-jackson-jr-wife-to-appear-wednesday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, are to appear in federal court Wednesday to answer criminal charges in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items, including a $43,350 gold watch, furs and celebrity memorabilia. Both have agreed to plead guilty in deals with federal prosecutors. Jackso... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:01:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1901958-jesse-jackson-jr-wife-to-appear-wednesday.html 2013-02-20T00:01:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1895468-jesse-jackson-jr-wife-agree-to-plead-guilty.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges growing out of what prosecutors said was a scheme to use $750,000 in campaign funds for lavish personal expenses, including a $43,000 gold watch and furs. Federal prosecutors filed one charge o... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:54:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1895468-jesse-jackson-jr-wife-agree-to-plead-guilty.html 2013-02-15T23:54:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/1878052-ap-interview-oscar-winner-mulls-activist-career.html VIENNA (AP) — Mira Sorvino's list of awards includes an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a host of nominations reserved for the world's best actors and actresses. She's had meaningful roles in more than 50 films and TV productions in a career that began two decades ago and is still going strong. So why is she contemplating ending her acting career a few years do... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/1878052-ap-interview-oscar-winner-mulls-activist-career.html 2013-02-08T17:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1840828-study-digital-stored-dna.html NEW YORK (AP) — It can store the information from a million CDs in a space no bigger than your little finger and could keep it safe for centuries. Is this some new electronic gadget? Nope. It's DNA. The genetic material has long held all the information needed to make plants and animals, and now some scientists are saying it could help handle the growing ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1840828-study-digital-stored-dna.html 2013-01-23T17:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1836764-oil-prices-95-barrel-european-trade.html The price of oil remained above $95 a barrel on Tuesday, boosted by the Bank of Japan's announcement of more bond purchases next year but tempered by ample supplies and uncertainty about the outcome of negotiations in Washington on the U.S. debt limit. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for February delivery was down 3 cents to $95.53 a barrel in... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1836764-oil-prices-95-barrel-european-trade.html 2013-01-22T12:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1835196-inauguration-watch-special-dress-ends-big-day.html WASHINGTON (AP) — AP journalists fanned out across the capital to cover Inauguration Day as part of a running feed of content and analysis. Here are their reports. A NEW CHAPTER AP National Political Editor Liz Sidoti closes Inauguration Watch by summing up the day's events and what they might mean. ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1835196-inauguration-watch-special-dress-ends-big-day.html 2013-01-22T02:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1834450-asia-stocks-fall-boj-meeting-ends.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as traders waited for Japan's central bank to announce stimulus measures after wrapping up a two-day policy meeting. The Bank of Japan has been under pressure from a new government to take more aggressive steps to fight the long deflationary slump in the world's third-largest economy. Some analysts expect th... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1834450-asia-stocks-fall-boj-meeting-ends.html 2013-01-22T02:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1834290-oil-price-dips-trading-muted-us-public-holiday.html The price of crude oil slipped closer to $95 a barrel on Monday, with energy investors keeping to the sidelines as U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Benchmark oil for February delivery fell 9 cents to settle at $95.47 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 7 cents to finish at $95.56 p... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1834290-oil-price-dips-trading-muted-us-public-holiday.html 2013-01-21T23:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1833288-officials-lay-wreaths-king-memorial-mall.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Dignitaries and celebrities participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. The Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, comedian Dick Gregory and actors Jamie Foxx and Chris Tucker were among those who attended Sunday's event. Foxx told a crowd that packed th... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1833288-officials-lay-wreaths-king-memorial-mall.html 2013-01-20T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1833004-obamas-inauguration-day-day-mlk-jr-too.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Monday's inaugural may be President Barack Obama's big day, but Martin Luther King Jr. will loom large over the festivities. A quirk in the calendar pushed Obama's public swearing-in onto the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader, and inaugural planners have taken pains to acknowledge that fact. Going into his second te... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1833004-obamas-inauguration-day-day-mlk-jr-too.html 2013-01-20T18:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1828464-knicks-win-london-beat-pistons-102-87.html LONDON (AP) — Back in London and back on the basketball court, Carmelo Anthony went right back to his winning ways. The Knicks star was the main attraction at the O2 Arena on Thursday, five months after he helped the United States win the Olympic gold medal at the same venue. This time, he led the New York Knicks over the Detroit Pistons, 102-87 in the th... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1828464-knicks-win-london-beat-pistons-102-87.html 2013-01-17T23:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1826478-inaugural-transit-options-drawbacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — If you want to get to the National Mall on Inauguration Day, you're probably better off not driving. The hundreds of thousands of people spilling into the nation's capital Monday are encouraged to travel by rail, bus or bicycle. And no matter what they choose, those watching the inauguration activities will eventually end up on foot — an... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1826478-inaugural-transit-options-drawbacks.html 2013-01-17T09:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1825126-spike-lee-london-to-cheer-knicks.html LONDON (AP) — Fresh from shooting his new film, Spike Lee walked onto the basketball court at the O2 Arena clad in Knicks gear and ready to cheer on his team. The American director is a staple at Knicks games in New York, and the trip across the pond for a regular-season NBA matchup against the Detroit Pistons just wouldn't be the same without him. "The o... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1825126-spike-lee-london-to-cheer-knicks.html 2013-01-16T17:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1768186-to-talk-to-your-kids-conn-mass-shooting.html The killings at a Connecticut elementary school left parents struggling to figure out what to tell their children. President Barack Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, would tell their daughters that they love them and hug them a little tighter. Experts say that's a good example to follow. Parents also should allow children to talk about their feelings ... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1768186-to-talk-to-your-kids-conn-mass-shooting.html 2012-12-15T21:45:00Z