(AP) By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER – The mother and brother of Trayvon Martin testified Friday that screams for help captured in the background of audio of a neighbor’s 911 call came from the 17-year-old. Sybrina Fulton and Jahvaris
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case today after Trayvon Martin’s mother and brother testified that a voice heard calling for help on a 911 recording is that of Trayvon Martin. Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, was asked by prosecutor Bernie
On Friday, Dr. Shiping Bao, the medical examiner who examined Trayvon Martin’s body, admitted, “I do not remember anything, zero” about the autopsy itself. The defense said that he was relying on his notes on the case, to which the
On Friday, conservative author and thinker David Horowitz penned a piece suggesting that conservatives have jumped the gun on their defense of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin: It is a fact that many, if not most conservatives
On Friday, prosecutors in the George Zimmerman trial called Trayvon Martin’s older brother, Jahvaris Fulton, to testify that it was Trayvon’s voice on the 911 call. But defense pointed out that Fulton had told a reporter shortly after the shooting
On Friday, Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, testified on the stand that it was her son’s voice screaming for help on the 911 call made the night of his shooting by a bystander. “Ma’am, that screaming or yelling, do you
On Friday, the George Zimmerman trial will continue with the prosecution concluding its case against Zimmerman for alleged second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin. The prosecution is expected to call Trayvon’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, who is expected to testify that it
This photo was published by the Hyde Park Herald on July 11, 2001. Then State Senator Barack Obama was participating in an annual parade called “4th on 53rd” in which politicians from the neighborhood march in costume. Last year we
On Wednesday, July 10, Barack Obama will honor twenty-four Americans with the 2012 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal. Among the honorees is a virulent critic of Israel, which certainly wouldn’t hinder Obama from offering such a person his
(AP) Column: Dwight Howard, yes, but how about Collins?By TIM DAHLBERGAP Sports ColumnistThe Los Angeles Lakers want Dwight Howard so badly they put up billboards urging him to stay in town, then got Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash to get
Another prosecution witness seemed to backfire on the stand today when his testimony about self-defense on cross examination brought a chuckle from the courtroom and a rare smile from George Zimmerman. Captain Alex Carter is a JAG officer who formerly
Trayvon Martin’s step-mother and attorneys for his family have both said this case is not about race, but the left-wing media keeps insisting it is. Martin family attorney Daryl Parks used to compare Trayvon to Emmett Till and said his
The judge in the George Zimmerman trial has stated that the prosecution will rest today in its case against Zimmerman for second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The case for the prosecution has not gone smoothly by any
Sony is inviting U.S. military members to see its new action film White House Down for free on July 4. Come for the brainless thrills and Channing Tatum’s heroism, but do stay for the slams against defense contractors and the
On Wednesday at the George Zimmerman trial, the prosecution called yet another witness who ended up testifying for the defense: Florida Department of Law Enforcement firearm analyst Amy Siewert. The prosecution had contended that George Zimmerman was on top of
In the George Zimmerman trial on Wednesday, viewers watched as the Skype account of a witness was called repeatedly by people who had seen his Skype name over the air. The witness, Professor Scott Pleasants, was testifying about Zimmerman’s level
(AP) Egypt military tightens grip ahead of deadlineBy HAMZA HENDAWI and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to
When the Senate passed the 1,200 page immigration bill last week (officially called the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act”) less than six days after receiving the final version, its unlikely any of the 68 Senators who voted in
There were many pivotal moments in the most pivotal battle of the Civil War; almost every inch of soil on the Gettysburg battlefield has a story to tell. However, of all the incredible moments of that three day conflict, few
Gay couples are racing to immigration offices to seek visas for their loved ones in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the Los Angeles Times reports. “Now, legally married same-sex couples
On Tuesday, the prosecution called medical examiner Dr. Valerie Rao, chief medical examiner for Seminole, Volusia and Flagler counties. The state did not, however, call the pathologist in Daytona Beach who did the autopsy on Trayvon Martin. Rao testified that
On July 1, the George Zimmerman trial continued with the prosecution attempting to discredit its own witness, investigating officer Chris Serino, after Serino testified that he found Zimmerman credible in his story. Two police officers have already testified that they
One of the oddities of this season is a great number of teams are “in contention”–either over .500 or within four games in the standings. In the NL, that’s ten teams–not counting the Phillies, who were at .500 but have
Actor George Takei of Star Trek fame appeared on MSNBC over the weekend to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision on the Defense of Marriage Act. Takei, who is gay, recited a critical part of the Pledge of Allegiance to
The adult film industry took a pragmatic view of the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this month against the Defense of Marriage Act. The industry is battling to keep its stars from having to wear condoms during sex scenes, and producers
