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NAACP holds rally for Trayvon Martin in LA
Civil rights leaders and relatives of Trayvon Martin and a slain California teenager joined together at a Los Angeles rally Thursday, urging justice ...
Neighborhood watch shooter released from Fla. jail
In a low-key event, George Zimmerman was released from a Florida jail in the middle of the night on $150,000 bail as he awaits his second-degree ...
AP Newsbreak: AZ sheriff played probe for laughs
An audio recording has surfaced of an Arizona sheriff playing his refusal to cooperate in a racial profiling investigation for laughs at a fundraiser ...
Murder, hate crime charges in Tulsa shootings
Two men accused of going on a shooting spree that terrorized Tulsa's predominantly black north side face murder and hate crime charges, prosecutors ...
After Zimmerman arrest, activists look to gun laws
The civil rights groups that turned outrage over Trayvon Martin's death into action say their work is far from over now that his killer has been ...
Zimmerman makes court appearance in Fla. shooting
Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman made his first court appearance Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of ...
Prosecutors face hurdles in Trayvon Martin case
Prosecutors face steep hurdles to win a second-degree murder conviction against neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting death ...
Prosecutor in FL shooting known as victim advocate
When special prosecutor Angela Corey met the parents of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, one of the first things she did with them was pray. "We did not ...
Murder charge brought in Trayvon Martin case
Amid furious public pressure to make an arrest in the killing of Trayvon Martin, the special prosecutor on the case went for the maximum Wednesday, ...
Hannity contacted by shooter in Martin case
Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity has become the second cable news host whose involvement in the Trayvon Martin shooting case has gone beyond merely ...
Trayvon Martin parents elated by Zimmerman arrest
Trayvon Martin's parents expressed relief Wednesday over a special prosecutor's decision to charge the man responsible for the 17-year-old's death.
AG vows thorough review in Trayvon Martin case
Trayvon Martin's parents renewed their calls for calm Wednesday as a law enforcement official in Florida said that charges would be filed against ...
Disappearance of 2 Fla. men gets new attention
Felipe Santos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Terrance Williams, a black man, had little in common until about eight years ago. That was when ...
Thousands gather at Miami rally for Trayvon Martin
Political leaders, sport stars and entertainers were among several thousand people who gathered Sunday at a Miami rally to call for an arrest in the ...
Protesters march in Fla. town where teen was shot
Thousands joined a march Saturday through the Florida town where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, ...
Martin family lawyer known for civil rights cases
When Benjamin Crump got his first call from Trayvon Martin's father last month, the attorney counseled patience. It had only been two days since a ...
Trayvon Inc: Fla teen's case turns into brand
From the T-shirt and hoodie sales to trademarking slogans like "Justice for Trayvon" to the pass-the-hat rallies that bring in thousands, the case of ...
New claims cast Trayvon Martin as the aggressor
A slain Florida teenager and the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed him exchanged words before the teen punched him in the nose and began ...
Fight claims, pot put Fla. teen's side on defense
The family and supporters of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin found themselves on the defensive Monday following revelations he had been ...
Family: pot linked to Trayvon Martin suspension
Trayvon Martin had been suspended from school for marijuana when the unarmed teenager was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer, a family ...
US could bring hate charge in Fla. teen shooting
The U.S. Justice Department could bring a hate crime charge against the shooter in the killing of black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin if there is ...
Aretha Franklin celebrates 70th, talks new music
Aretha Franklin has a lot more than her 70th birthday to celebrate: She's reuniting with one of her musical mentors, Clive Davis, for a new album.
Arrest demands grow in Fla. teen's shooting death
The investigation into last month's shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in an Orlando suburb is out of the hands of the beleaguered police ...
2 Florida officials step aside in teen death probe
The police chief who's been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager ...