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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.

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.

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.

Chic Clicks: Victoria Beckham’s First Store!; Adele’s Mag Cover Falls Flat

Chic Clicks: Victoria Beckham’s First Store!; Adele’s Mag Cover Falls Flat

Rob Kim/Getty Victoria Beckham has plans to open a brick and mortar store (possibly in London), plus get into e-commerce. Hope your credit card is ready for a workout. [ Fashionista ] Adele can sell millions of records, but apparently not British fashion magazines [ The Cut ] Supermodel  Coco Rocha styled 10 fun summer outfits as Target’s guest editor [ Fabsugar ] Jeremy Scott designed  Nicki Minaj ‘s tour costumes and—no shocker here—they’re eye-popping [ MTV Style ] Snow White and the Huntsman inspires a Deborah Lippman nail polish set with two shades fit for a warrior princess [ SheFinds ]

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.

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.

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.

Anna Kendrick’s Big Style Splurge? New Sheets!

Anna Kendrick’s Big Style Splurge? New Sheets!

Landov Anna Kendrick has several hit films under her belt ( Twilight, anyone?) and she’s an Academy Award nominee, so hey, she’s allowed to treat herself. But she’s not buying expensive cars or going on lavish trips: her most recent splurge was on nice sheets. “I just got some bedding from Restoration Hardware that I’d been eyeing for years,” the What to Expect When You’re Expecting actress tells PEOPLE.

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.

Questions about Clinton

Questions about Clinton

Experts on foreign policy pose three caveats on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Summer forecast sparks concern over fires, water shortages

Summer forecast sparks concern over fires, water shortages

About three-fourths of the nation — from the Southwest to the Mid-Atlantic — faces elevated odds of above-average temperatures this summer.

Oilers aren’t renewing coach Renney’s contract

Oilers aren’t renewing coach Renney’s contract

GM Steve Tambellini schedules news conference to announce coaching move.

What will Hillary Clinton’s diplomatic legacy be?

What will Hillary Clinton’s diplomatic legacy be?

As her tenure winds down, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s diplomatic approach is seen as innovative, indefatigable but ultimately indentured.

Billionaire behind super PAC concerned about deficit

Billionaire behind super PAC concerned about deficit

Joe Ricketts, the billionaire behind a super PAC opposed to President Obama, says he’s concerned with the ballooning federal deficit.

House panel calls for serious cuts to propaganda spending

House panel calls for serious cuts to propaganda spending

House panel calls for significant cuts to the Pentagon’s propaganda spending and more oversight.

Hundreds flee raging wildfires in Colo, Ariz.

Hundreds flee raging wildfires in Colo, Ariz.

Officials have ordered evacuations for residents of 65 homes in Colorado, while more than 300 people have evacuated due to an Ariz. fire.