George Zimmerman, charged in the slaying of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, goes before a Florida judge Friday morning to request bond as he awaits trial.
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Zimmerman to seek freedom amid fears for his safety
Federal authorities announced Monday night that they are opening a full-scale criminal investigation into the slaying of an unarmed black Florida teenager whose death provoked an outcry from African American leaders and sparked calls for gun-control reforms in Florida. Read full article > >
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Trayvon Martin’s death to be subject of federal investigation by Justice Department and FBI
Prince George’s County homicide detectives charged an Oxon Hill man Tuesday in the slaying of Alexandria activist Lenny Harris — taking an important step, they hope, toward unraveling the mystery that began when Harris suddenly vanished in September only to turn up dead at the bottom of a well in Fort Washington last week. Read full article > >
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Man charged in Va. activist Lenny Harris’s death
A 21-year-old woman was fatally stabbed and the father of her child was critically wounded Thursday night in Temple Hills, said police and the woman’s mother. The incident occurred about 11 p.m. in the 3500 block of Leslie Avenue — a cul-de-sac of split-level, single-family homes off Temple Hill Road, police said. In a news alert hours after the slaying, police said the incident was the “result of a domestic dispute.” On Friday afternoon, officers backed off that description, saying they needed to talk to the injured man, who was hospitalized. Read full article > >
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Woman killed, man critically hurt in Temple Hills stabbing
The government’s efforts to bury history have instead provoked memories of the Gukurahundi, Zimbabwe’s name for the slaying and torture of thousands of civilians.
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Art Exhibit Stirs Up the Ghosts of Zimbabwe’s Past
With days left in his term in office, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is mulling whether to issue a posthumous pardon to Billy the Kid in the slaying of a sheriff.
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Will ‘Billy the Kid’ get posthumous pardon?
Trayvon Martin’s death to be subject of federal investigation by Justice Department and FBI
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
