After her son was brutally murdered in 1955, Mamie Till spoke to reporters outside the courthouse.
The former US president says he has no regrets over his late withdrawal in the contest against Donald Trump.
The theme for this year's event was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," the first since 2003 to focus exclusively on menswear.
Runaway kangaroo 'Sheila' shut down part of an interstate in Alabama before being caught.
The Clayborn Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, was the organising centre for Martin Luther King Jr's final campaign in 1968.
As the polls closed in Canada, Mark Carney told the BBC there's a partnership to be had with the US, but it will be "on our terms".
The BBC asked voters to share their responses as the Liberals' victory became clear on the night.
An unprecedented win and a message to Trump - a look at how Mark Carney's Liberal Party claimed victory.
Carney supporters erupted into cheers as the party was projected to form a government, reports our correspondent.
Clashes, cuts and dozens of executive orders - how the US president's second term is off to a whirlwind start.
The race team told BBC News that both drivers were treated, released, and are recovering well, though still sore.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet breaks down the key issues weighing on voters' minds as Canadians cast their ballots.
The BBC asked people in Washington DC if they follow Canadian politics and about the future of US-Canada relations.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks to the BBC ahead of talks with her US counterpart in Washington on Friday.
The BBC asked voters across the country what issues are most important to them ahead of Monday's election.
Authorities have charged a 19-year-old with arson for allegedly starting the fire, which has burned more than 15,000 acres.
The US health secretary on Tuesday announced the country would ban eight commonly used artificial food dyes, some found in breakfast cereals.
The president avoided predicting who could win the election, but said the US does not need Canada's cars, energy or lumber.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued and major highways in the path of the fire shut down as it spread.
The BBC asked Canadian voters across the country what makes them different from their southern neighbours.
The influential financial agency is projecting slower economic growth in the US due to uncertainty around President Trump's tariffs.
