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Martin Luther King's wife is dead

ATLANTA: Coretta Scott King, who turned a life shattered by the assassination of her husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., into one devoted to enshrining the slain civil rights leader's legacy of human rights and equality, has died at the age of 78. Flags at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which she founded in her husband's honour, were lowered to half-staff on Tuesday morning. ``We appreciate the prayers and condolences from people across the country,'' the King family said in a statement. The family said she died during the night. She had suffered a serious stroke and heart attack in 2005. Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young broke the news on NBC. — AP

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