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| Jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 08:40 PM PDT After more than 15 hours of deliberating, the six-woman jury in the trial of George Zimmerman has found the neighborhood watchman not guilty. Full Story | Top |
| DOJ urged to press civil rights charges against Zimmerman Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 07:29 AM PDT  The NAACP, Rev. Jesse Jackson and other civil rights activists are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice and Attorney Gen. Eric Holder to press federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watchman who was acquitted by a Sanford, Fla., jury on Saturday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. "The [...] Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman cleared; attorney says safety a concern Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 12:45 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — After a year and a half of living as a hermit, George Zimmerman emerged from a Florida courthouse a free man, cleared of all charges in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Full Story | Top |
| Protesters of Zimmerman acquittal march in Calif. Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 03:36 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters angered by the acquittal of George Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires Oakland, police said. Full Story | Top |
| Beyonce holds moment of silence for Trayvon Martin Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 08:54 AM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Beyonce called in a concert for a moment of silence for Trayvon Martin, rapper Young Jeezy released a song in Martin's memory and Russell Simmons called for peace after George Zimmerman was acquitted by a Florida jury in the death of the teenager. Full Story | Top |
| George Zimmerman not-guilty reaction: Guns, race and vigilantism stir passions Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 07:17 PM PDT Sanford, Fla., residents, Floridians and Americans across the country reacted Saturday night to the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Full Story | Top |
| Jurors in Zimmerman trial have question Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 06:25 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors deciding whether George Zimmerman committed a crime when he fatally shot Trayvon Martin asked Saturday for clarification on the charge of manslaughter — a possible indication they were considering the lesser charge instead of second-degree murder. Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman jury asks for 'clarification' on manslaughter charge Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 03:11 PM PDT After more than 12 hours of deliberation, the jury in the George Zimmerman case has asked the court for "clarification" on the charge of manslaughter. The question is likely to make the defense nervous, since it suggests the all-female jury may be seriously weighing conviction of the lesser charge in the case. Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman not guilty: Victory for new kind of civil rights era? Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 06:40 AM PDT Part of America sees the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case as a travesty of justice, a modern iteration of Jim Crow, where a white man walks free after shooting an innocent black person, in this case an unarmed Florida teenager named Trayvon Martin. Full Story | Top |
| Rallies against Zimmerman verdict being held in US Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 12:49 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — From New York to California, outrage over the acquittal in George Zimmerman's murder trial poured from street demonstrations and church pulpits Sunday as protesters called for justice for the unarmed youth he killed and demanded federal civil rights charges against him. Full Story | Top |
| George Zimmerman Not-Guilty Verdict Shows America Has a Long Way to Go Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 07:43 PM PDT Yahoo News asked Sanford, Fla., residents and others across the nation to react to the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case and cultural issues surrounding the trial. Here's one response. Full Story | Top |
| Robots to revolutionize farming, ease labor woes Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 12:45 PM PDT  SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — On a windy morning in California's Salinas Valley, a tractor pulled a wheeled, metal contraption over rows of budding iceberg lettuce plants. Engineers from Silicon Valley tinkered with the software on a laptop to ensure the machine was eliminating the right leafy buds. Full Story | Top |
| Prince William plays polo as baby watch heats up Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 09:43 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — His wife may be due to have her baby soon, but Prince William isn't one to sit tight and wait for the news — instead, he's off playing polo. Full Story | Top |
| Halle Berry ties knot at French chateau Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 11:55 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Halle Berry married her fiancé, French actor Olivier Martinez, in a weekend ceremony in a village church where princes are buried in France's Burgundy region. Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman cleared in shooting of Trayvon Martin Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 11:13 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges late Saturday night in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate across the U.S. over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice. Full Story | Top |
| At court, groups gather to await Zimmerman verdict Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 02:53 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — As jurors deliberated for a second day in George Zimmerman's murder trial, there was little understanding between two camps assembled outside the Seminole County Courthouse to await a verdict. Full Story | Top |
| Quotes and reaction to Zimmerman verdict Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 10:41 PM PDT  A jury of six women found neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges on Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Here are some quotes from key figures involved in the case: Full Story | Top |
| Florida jury in Zimmerman case asks about manslaughter charge Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 04:25 PM PDT  By Ellen Wulfhorst SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida jury deciding the fate of George Zimmerman for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin asked for clarification on Saturday on manslaughter, the less-serious charge in the case that has sparked debate on race and guns. The panel of six women, which has deliberated more than 12 hours over two days, could decide on manslaughter, second-degree murder or acquittal for Zimmerman, who says he shot the 17-year-old Martin in self-defense. ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas Republicans finally pass new abortion limits Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 04:01 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Texas passed a bill that would give the state some of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws and force most of its clinics to close, leading Democrats to promise a fight over the contentious measure in the courts and at the ballot box. Full Story | Top |
| Demographic change amplifying racial inequities Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 05:42 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — One-year-old Ka'Lani is so fascinated by a round plastic toy that she doesn't see her mother, Ke'sha Scrivner, walk into the Martha's Table day care, chanting her name while softly clapping out a beat that Ka'Lani keeps with a few bounces on her bottom. Full Story | Top |
| LGBT group finds acceptance at evangelical college Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 01:21 PM PDT  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Palacios struggled to get his conservative Pentecostal parents to accept him as a gay evangelical Christian for nearly a decade before his family found a common ground through faith. Full Story | Top |
| Texas abortion providers fear major shutdowns Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 03:53 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Dr. Howard Novick winces as he recalls treating two and three women a week for infections and complications from botched abortions. It was the early 1970s, before the procedure was legalized, and the experience persuaded him to devote his life to this area of medicine. Full Story | Top |
| Royal Baby Countdown: Prince William Faces Off With Prince Harry In Polo Match Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 02:39 PM PDT  As the arrival of Prince William and Duchess Kate's first baby nears, the soon-to-be dad kept busy by competing in a polo match on Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Members of Congress Call For Action After Zimmerman Verdict Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 03:53 AM PDT In a dramatic end to a case that has played out for over a year, George Zimmerman was found not guilty of any charges related to the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager who was shot by Zimmerman. Full Story | Top |
| Plaque marks where Sandy message in a bottle found Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 01:14 PM PDT  PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — A seaside Long Island village on Saturday honored the memory of a girl whose message in a bottle was found after Superstorm Sandy, discovered by cleanup workers a dozen years after she tossed it into the ocean. Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman, Martin families react on Twitter Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 08:44 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The families of George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin are reacting on Twitter after the former neighborhood watch volunteer was cleared of all charges in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black teen. Full Story | Top |
| Woman gored during final bull run in Spain Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 05:41 AM PDT  PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — A bull gored an Australian woman and left her seriously injured during the final bull run of this year's annual San Fermin festival in Spain on Sunday. Four other runners were hospitalized with cuts and bruises. Full Story | Top |
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