As police investigate the death of Rodney King, who died of an apparent drowning in his California pool on Sunday at the age 47, civil rights leaders and others are examining his complicated legacy.

In a Southern California story of national interest, Rodney King was found dead last night in his swimming pool at the age of 47. He was the unarmed, black victim of a savage beating by Los Angeles ...

Demonstrators stay out past curfew to protest the immigration raids in L.A., on Tuesday. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) The clashes between National Guard troops, police and protesters in recent ...

Authorities say they’ve found no signs of foul play in Rodney King’s death and continue to investigate the case as an accidental drowning. But while the Rialto, Calif., police are awaiting toxicology ...

The images of cars set ablaze, protesters tossing rocks at police and officers firing nonlethal rounds and tear gas at protesters hearkens back to the last time a president sent the National Guard to ...

The images of cars set ablaze, protesters tossing rocks at police and officers firing nonlethal rounds and tear gas at protesters hearkens back to the last time a president sent the National Guard to ...

The clashes between National Guard troops, police and protesters in recent days have evoked memories for some Angelenos of the deadly riots that erupted after LAPD officers were acquitted of brutally ...