Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 ... the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Monday.

Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began the season's unofficial second half by dominating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Monday.

Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero ...

Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero ...

The information contained in the memos won’t be confirmed until 2027. That’s when the FBI’s full audiotapes, photographs and film footage of King will be unsealed per a 1977 court order.

On Jan. 20, thousands gathered at Garfield High School for Seattle’s 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration. The events sought to uplift Dr. King’s legacy of fighting for civil rights, racial, social and economic justice, and his opposition to war.

Opinion editor Juan Esparza Loera embraces MLK Jr.’s concept of unity and hope over president’s threats of massive deportation.

Phoenix is back to a .500 record after a devastating loss to Cleveland at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

CJ McCollum scored six of his 45 points in overtime and the New Orleans Pelicans orchestrated the largest comeback in franchise history, overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat Utah Jazz 123-119 on Monday night.