AP Interview: 2 King children say brother botched $800K licensing deal with memorial group

ATLANTA — Two of Martin Luther King Jr.’s children say they were not aware of the details of an $800,000 licensing deal with a memorial foundation brokered two years ago by their brother, whom they accused of tarnishing their parents’ legacy with his business decisions.

Movie Review: ‘Tyson’ a knockout documentary about the fierce and fragile fighter

LOS ANGELES — He wants your heart, he wants to eat your children.

As gay-marriage dominoes fall throughout New England, Maine gets its turn

AUGUSTA, Maine — A legislative hearing to extend gay marriage to Maine took on the atmosphere of a religious revival Wednesday as ministers made impassioned speeches for and against the bill before thousands of cheering spectators packed into a civic arena.

Wives and girlfriends invited to Aussies’ pre-Ashes camp for relationship counseling

MELBOURNE, Australia — The wives and girlfriends of Australia’s elite cricketers have been invited to a pre-Ashes training camp at a beach resort in a program designed to reduce the stresses on long-distance relationships during the prolonged tour to England.

Movie Review: ‘The Soloist’ hits notes that are meant to inspire but clang instead

LOS ANGELES — Inspiring, relevant and real, the story of Nathaniel Ayers — a schizophrenic but wildly talented Juilliard-trained cellist living on the streets of downtown L.A. — captivated Los Angeles Times readers in 2005.

Sheriff says Md. father who killed family, self nearly decapitated 3 kids; had $450K in debt

FREDERICK, Md. — A Maryland father who shot his wife and three children to death and then killed himself struggled with depression, had $450,000 in debt and nearly decapitated his kids after they had died, Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins said Tuesday.