A closer look at the witness statements and audio testimony taken in the immediate aftermath Trayvon Martin’s death provides the first insight into George Zimmerman’s behavior after he shot the unarmed teen. A man listed as witness 13 was one of the first people to approach Zimmerman minutes after the shooting. He saw him bleeding [...]

Alaska News Features Alaskans can catch a glimpse of a partial solar eclipse on Sunday afternoon. That’s when the moon will pass in front of the Sun and cast a shadow across the home planet’s surface on a trajectory that begins in Asia and crosses the ocean into North America. “Something strange is about to [...]

But for the first two hours of regular trading, nothing happened to the share price. “Unchanged,” read the screens on Nasdaq’s exchange and on cable channels that had prepared special segments. When trading finally began at 11:30, applause broke out at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The stock shot up. Then chaos ensued. Traders [...]

The trove of information released in the Trayvon Martin case provides support both to George Zimmerman’s defenders and accusers. By Kyle Hightower and Mike Schneider, The Associated Press / May 17, 2012 George Zimmerman appears at a bond hearing in Sanford, Fla., last month. Zimmerman saw a doctor the day after his encounter with Trayvon Zimmerman. [...]

President Obama begins four days of intense international diplomacy Friday by welcoming seven of the world’s most powerful leaders to join him at Camp David. The gathering of the Group of 8 — the U.S., Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and Russia — represents the largest such event ever held at the presidential [...]

–EU trade chief says EU, ECB drawing up contingency plans in case of Greek exit –De Gucht urges Greece to stick to path of reforms and remain in Euro –No risk of contagion to rest of the Euro-zone if Greece leaves, De Gucht says (Adds spokeswoman denying plans under way, recasts to conform) BRUSSELS (Dow [...]

As the song hit, the women’s liberation movement and ideas of female sexuality were expanding; X-rated movie houses were screening underground hit films such as  “Deep Throat” and “Behind the Green Door,” and in the discotheques and loft parties in New York City, a gay night-life culture was pushing the envelope too. Summer won five [...]

(CNN) — Trayvon Martin had traces of drugs in his system when he was fatally shot earlier this year by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, according to autopsy results released Thursday. In a 911 call just before the shooting, Zimmerman had speculated that the teen looked like he was “up to no good or he’s [...]

When the social media company’s stock starts trading Friday under the symbol FB, buyer demand is expected to explode. At its initial offering price of $38 a share, the 8-year-old upstart is worth $104 billion. That’s more than such giants as Disney and Kraft. The riches that will flow to the company and its early [...]

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