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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he won't cooperate with an International Criminal Court probe into his country's war on drugs, which could put Marcos in a difficult spot politically.

Black gay and bisexual men now account for one in four new HIV infections in America, according to a new report by the Black AIDS Institute. Host Michel Martin speaks with director Phill Wilson about what's behind this alarming trend. Martin is also joined by Cornelius Jones, an HIV-positive artist.

Many, including Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis and Hosea Williams, became household names. Others' stories are not as well known.

Demonstrators were gathered to protest the June 3 shooting death of Winston Boogie Smith Jr., a Black man, by U.S. marshals in Minneapolis when a man plowed into a crowd Sunday night.

Voters in the Philippines go to the polls Monday for that country's presidential elections. We take a look at the last days of the campaign there.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta until his assassination.

Italian-Americans celebrate St. Joseph's Day on March 19 with a traditional pastry called a zeppole — a specialty for a family bakery in Providence, R.I.

Yolanda Denise King, the daughter and eldest child of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died in Santa Monica, Calif., according to a spokesman for the King Center. She was 51. Steve Klein said the King family did not immediately know the cause of death but that relatives think it might have been a heart problem.

Brian Higgins and Grace Meng, the two lead sponsors of the Aaron Salter, Jr. Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, say the bill is a commonsense law that protects law enforcement and the community.

The New York State Budget is once again past due, a regular occurrence in Governor Kathy Hochul’s tenure. BTPM’s Jamal Harris Jr. talks with state senate minority leader Rob Ortt on the challenges that have arose on trying to pass this year’s budget.