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Documents show complexity in Trayvon Martin case

Documents show complexity in Trayvon Martin case

The case against George Zimmerman, charged in Trayvon Martin’s death, is uncertain as police documents show Zimmerman’s bloodied head.

House OKs $642 billion defense bill

House OKs $642 billion defense bill

On a 299-120 vote, lawmakers backed the spending blueprint that adds $8 billion for the military for next year.

House rejects plan to change detainee policy

House rejects plan to change detainee policy

The House rejected an amendment to change the rules governing military detainees.

‘Stop, question, frisk’ policy changes

‘Stop, question, frisk’ policy changes

After mounting public pressure from advocacy groups and a class action lawsuit against the New York Police Department, Commissioner Ray Kelly detailed changes Thursday to the department’s much-criticized “stop, question and frisk” policy.

Obama battles against tighter voting laws

Obama battles against tighter voting laws

The Obama campaign plans to educate voters this weekend about the new voting laws on the books in many states.

Most of the USA will have a calm, pleasant weekend

Most of the USA will have a calm, pleasant weekend

The main exceptions will be the Plains, the Southeast coast and most of Florida.

Diplomats: Nuclear agency chief to visit Tehran

Diplomats: Nuclear agency chief to visit Tehran

The U.N. nuclear agency chief will fly to Tehran over the weekend to sign a deal allowing a search for nuclear arms evidence.

Jurors get John Edwards case

Jurors get John Edwards case

Jurors started deliberating Friday in the corruption trial of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. Edwards is charged with six counts of accepting illegal campaign contributions, conspiracy and falsifying documents.

Greece to dissolve Parliament for new election

Greece to dissolve Parliament for new election

Greece’s day-old Parliament held its last session Friday to allow for new elections next month.

First NATO protest gets underway in Chicago

First NATO protest gets underway in Chicago

The first rally staged in advance of this weekend’s NATO summit in Chicago has begun, with about 200 nurses gathering at Daley Plaza.

CDC urges Boomers to get tested for hepatitis C

CDC urges Boomers to get tested for hepatitis C

U.S. health officials want all baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C.

Arizona official may keep Obama off ballot

Arizona official may keep Obama off ballot

Arizona’s top elections official won’t put President Obama on the ballot until he can verify his birth certificate.

Maryland’s highest court recognizes same-sex divorce

Maryland’s highest court recognizes same-sex divorce

Maryland’s highest court ruled Friday that same-sex couples can divorce in the state even though it does not yet permit same-sex marriages.

White House taps private sector to help feed world’s hungry

White House taps private sector to help feed world’s hungry

Initiative will help finance projects that make it easier for small farmers to grow their own food.

Fetuses found stashed in luggage

Fetuses found stashed in luggage

Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.

Wrecked Costa Concordia to be raised from sea floor

Wrecked Costa Concordia to be raised from sea floor

Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off Italy in one piece and tow it from the disaster site.

Texas ordered to pay ex-inmate $2M over conviction

Texas ordered to pay ex-inmate $2M over conviction

Texas was ordered on Friday to pay about $2 million to a man who spent 26 years in prison for murder before his conviction was overturned.

Mary Kennedy funeral set for Saturday

Mary Kennedy funeral set for Saturday

The funeral of Mary Kennedy has been set for Saturday.

Rights group slam guest list at Queen Elizabeth’s lunch

Rights group slam guest list at Queen Elizabeth’s lunch

Rights groups have slammed a lunch being hosted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Friday for including monarchs criticized over their countries’ human rights records.

Suspected shooter arrested in Mississippi case

Suspected shooter arrested in Mississippi case

Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff’s Office said.

House preserves ‘backdoor earmark’ for Ohio nuclear facility

House preserves ‘backdoor earmark’ for Ohio nuclear facility

USEC is fighting for federal support for its American Centrifuge Project.

What happened to Trayvon Martin

What happened to Trayvon Martin

While questions still remain, what led to African-American teenager Trayvon Martin’s death on the night of February 26 became clearer on Thursday, with the release of scores of pages of investigative and medical examiner’s reports, in addition to a 7-Eleven video of shortly before the shooting as well new images of his shooter.

Blasts at Baghdad pet market kill 5

Blasts at Baghdad pet market kill 5

Three roadside bombs exploded Friday in quick succession at an outdoor pet market in Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 31 others, police officials said.

Al Qaeda berates Yemen leader

Al Qaeda berates Yemen leader

Al-Qaeda’s leader is calling for the Yemeni people to rise up against the country’s new president, portraying him as the stooge of the unpopular former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and the United States.

Tycoon gets life for smuggling

Tycoon gets life for smuggling

A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Lai Changxing, a tycoon who spent more than a decade as a fugitive in Canada, to life in prison for smuggling and bribery, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.