(AP) Defense lawyers for George Zimmerman have called more witnesses to testify that it’s Zimmerman’s voice that was heard on a tape of a 911 call, screaming for help during a confrontation with Trayvon Martin.
Judge Debra Nelson has ruled in the George Zimmerman trial that evidence of marijuana that was found in Trayvon Martin’s system can be admitted. The prosecution had attempted to stifle the introduction of such evidence gained from the toxicology report,
On Monday, the George Zimmerman defense called Tracy Martin, the father of Trayvon Martin. Tracy Martin testified that he said to police that he couldn’t tell if the screaming voice on the 911 tape was his son. That testimony was
On Monday, the George Zimmerman defense called Adam Pollock, the trainer who worked with Zimmerman. Pollock testified that Zimmerman looked as though he’d been traumatized when he saw him days after the Trayvon Martin shooting. He said Zimmerman was sporting
On Monday, the George Zimmerman defense called Adam Pollock, the trainer who worked with Zimmerman. The prosecution had elicited testimony that Zimmerman trained in mixed martial arts before the incident resulting in the shooting in Trayvon Martin’s death. Pollock owned
On Monday, the George Zimmerman defense called Officer Christopher Serino, the lead detective in the case. He testified that he played Trayvon Martin’s father, Tracy, the tape of the neighbor’s 911 call containing screams from the fight between Zimmerman and
On Monday, the George Zimmerman defense team called a series of witnesses to testify that it was indeed Zimmerman screaming for help on the 911 call made by a neighbor during the fight between Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman friend
Good Morning America’s Dan Abrams: I drew a legal conclusion on “Good Morning America” Saturday that would have surprised the Dan Abrams who covered the George Zimmerman case leading up to, and shortly after, his arrest. Now that the prosecution’s
(AP) Egypt: Gunfire at military building leaves 40 deadBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian soldiers and police opened fire on supporters of the ousted president early Monday in violence that left at least 40 people killed, including one officer, outside a
Michael Barone is as smart a journalist–and as astute a political analyst, and as scholarly an historian–as any that we have on right. So if he devotes one of his columns to praising a new book, America 3.0: Rebooting American Prosperity in the 21st Century-Why America’s
The Russian government’s fingerprints are apparent on the recent decision by the government of Kyrgyzstan to “denounce” a pre-existing agreement with the U.S. military to use the Manas Transit Center, an airbase vital to U.S. military reach in Afghanistan and
(AP) 30 killed in school attack in northeast NigeriaBy ADAMU ADAMU and MICHELLE FAULAssociated PressPOTISKUM, Nigeria Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At
(AP) – The Popocatepetl volcano just east of Mexico City has spit out a cloud of ash and vapor 2 miles (3 kilometers) high over several days of eruptions, and Mexico City residents awoke Saturday to find a fine layer
(AP) No. 1 Djokovic, No. 2 Murray building Slam rivalryBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Tennis WriterLONDONNovak Djokovic and Andy Murray are building their own Grand Slam rivalry, one that perhaps someday will merit mention alongside Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, or Djokovic
(AP) By HAMZA HENDAWI – Security forces boosted positions near a protest camp by supporters of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi as authorities Saturday plotted their next moves after violence claimed at least 36 lives across the country and deepened the
(AP) Furloughs begin for Defense Department civiliansBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONMore than 650,000 civilian Defense Department workers will begin taking the first of their 11 unpaid days off next week, but the cut in salary they will see in the
According to an AP report, Obama met with his national security team for discussions prior to the start of the July 4 fireworks celebration in Washington, DC. The topic–what to do or not do regarding Egypt. The meeting was used
After the prosecution rested its case today, defense attorney Mark O’Mara made an argument for acquittal based on the failure of the state to make its case. The specifics of the Florida case law involved won’t be that compelling to
Rapper Ice-T has narrated a documentary that frames the gun control argument in language the left has long avoided–gun rights are civil rights. In other words, they are rights inherent to American citizens. Or as the HHS.gov website puts it:
On Friday, the George Zimmerman defense team opened its case by calling Gladys Zimmerman, George Zimmerman’s mother, to the stand. She quickly identified the screaming voice on the 911 call made during the fight between Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin as
On Friday, the George Zimmerman defense team moved for acquittal of his second-degree murder charge in the killing of Trayvon Martin, suggesting that the prosecution had not fulfilled its burden of proof. Mark O’Mara, the lead lawyer for Zimmerman, said
The Labor Department announced the economy added 195,000 jobs in June. The pace appears to be picking up, but it is still not the 360,000 jobs needed each month to bring unemployment down to 6 percent over the next three
(AP) By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER – Prosecutors say they are resting their case in the murder trial of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda told the judge
While the Defense Department claims that military drone strikes are as precise as manned missions, a new study suggests that isn’t true. Larry Lewis, a research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses, and Sarah Holewinsk of the Center for
As NSA leaker Edward Snowden remains trapped in a Russian airport travel limbo, a fuller picture of him continues to emerge. A new article in the New York Times indicates his resume shows he has gotten certifications in “ethical hacking”
