US marks Martin Luther King Jr holiday

Martin Luther King III accompanied by his daughter Yolanda Renee King and his wife Andrea Waters King, pose during the Annual Martin Luther King Jr Wreath Laying Ceremony at Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington, Jan 15, 2024. [AP Photo]

The United States observed the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday with parades, prayer services and volunteer events in honor of the late civil rights icon.

President Joe Biden volunteered at Philabundance, a Philadelphia nonprofit food bank, where he stuffed apples into donation boxes and struck up casual conversations with workers at the hunger relief organization.