George Zimmerman was released on bail from a jail in Florida around midnight Sunday as he awaits trial on charges of second-degree murder for the shooting of Trayvon Martin.

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George Zimmerman Released After Posting Bail in Trayvon Martin Case

Florida's governor on Thursday will name a task force charged to examine the state's gun laws in the aftermath of the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin.

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Martin kin reject Zimmerman meeting

The 17-member panel will focus on the Stand Your Ground measure, which has been cited as a defense in the shooting of the unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.

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Florida Gun Law Task Force Is Named

The first round of the Trayvon Martin saga is finally over. George Zimmerman is behind bars 45 days after the shooting of an unarmed African American teenager — an act that snowballed into a national soul searching crisis that evoked strong and poignant questions about race and racism in America.

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Existential Threats And the Case of Trayvon Martin

Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, criticized the news media’s focus on the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.

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N.R.A. Criticizes Trayvon Martin Media Coverage

Three men are remanded in custody when they appear in court over the drive-by shooting of a teenager in south London.

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Men remanded over drive-by death

George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin's shooting death, will ask to get out of jail on bail until the charges against him are resolved, his attorney said today.

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Bond to be sought in Martin case

The lawyer may ask a judge today to let his client post bond. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the controversial shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

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George Zimmerman’s attorney to ask for bail

A friend of murdered gangland figure Kevin Carroll arrived at the scene of his shooting before police, a court has heard.

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Gerbil pal arrived before police

An invite to a 1968 mega-concert helped Jim Cummins land a gig shooting hundreds of album covers, back when covers were a big deal, and record companies spared no expense.

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Lens Blog: Jim Cummins: Album Covers From the Golden Age of Music

The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin shooting, who said she would release new information by Friday, is facing an exercise unlikely to satisfy everyone.

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Tough Choice Looms in Trayvon Martin Killing

The right-wing extremist who confessed to killing 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage in Norway is not criminally insane, a psychiatric assessment found Tuesday, contradicting an earlier examination.

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Norway Killer Found Sane in New Examination

The 13-year-old grandson of Spain’s King Juan Carlos is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the foot.

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Spain king’s grandson shoots foot

Jake England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 33, make their first court appearance on charges of three counts of murder and two counts of shooting with intent to kill.

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Hate charges mulled in Tulsa shootings

Prosecutors will not hold a hearing to determine if a Florida neighbourhood watchman should be tried for shooting Trayvon Martin.

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No grand jury in Florida shooting