Sanford, Fla., passed a vote of no confidence in its police chief Wednesday as protests of the killing of black teenager Trayvon Martin spread north to New York City, where the slain youth’s parents joined a march demanding the killer’s arrest.
A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck because he was black, and received a life prison sentence for a crime the presiding judge said left a great stain on the state.
The self-defense law, under public scrutiny following the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, allows citizens to use deadly force to protect themselves, without ever having to prove their life was actually in danger.
Former Sen. Durell Peaden and Rep. Dennis Baxley, two of the authors of Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law, are arguing that George Zimmerman, under grand jury investigation for the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, lost the right to claim self-defense the moment he began following Martin in his car, insisting that the law itself is not to blame for Martin's death.
A poll that tracks 12 purple states says voters prefer President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.
Less than three hours after a top Mitt Romney aide compared the Republican presidential hopeful to an Etch A Sketch, the internet responded with an ad, a website, and many more Twitter jokes about Romney's flip-flopping views on ultra-conservative stances.
Shaka Smart has turned down the Illinois job offer.
The Million Hoodie March will take over New York City's Union Square Wednesday night in a massive protest over the handling of the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin three weeks ago on the streets of a gated Florida community.
The popular former Florida governor and brother of ex-president George W. Bush is highly respected in the Republican Party and known for his ability to connect with Latino voters.
Tim Tebow has been traded to the Jets.
In a sign that conservatives are coalescing behind Mitt Romney, the prominent Tea Party group FreedomWorks has dropped its opposition to the former Massachusetts governor.
New Mexico residents are up in arms over a casting notice for an upcoming tourism ad that calls for Caucasian or light-skinned Hispanics only.
The autopsy for Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen shot by George Zimmerman in a case that has ignited discussions about race and justice, included a drug and alcohol test, and many want to know: Why wasn't Zimmerman subject to the same tests immediately after the February incident?
Baylor's 6-foot-8 center Brittney Griner made history on Tuesday with a dunk against Florida, the sixth dunk of her collegiate career.
The Denver Broncos had the best free agent signing in NFL history, signing former Colts QB and future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, but now the team must figure out what to do with its other quarterback. You may have heard of him.
Justin Bieber recently admitted that he will never hide his relationship with girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Unarmed black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's last telephonic conversation with his girlfriend before being shot dead by a neighborhood watch captain reveals that the shooter, George Zimmerman, had followed the boy and killed him in cold blood, the teenager's family lawyer said Tuesday.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has comfortable win over Rick Santorum in Illinois.
Mitt Romney won Illinois' Republican presidential primary and dramatically increased his chances to become his party's 2012 nominee, largely due to the support of moderate conservatives and voters who thought he was the candidate with the best chance to beat President Barack Obama in November.
Sirius XM radio talk host Joe Madison has posted an audio file of a 911 call in which George Zimmerman is heard muttering a racial slur just moments before fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.
It's been over a month since Hip-hop bad boy Chris Brown was accused of stealing fan Christal Spann's iPhone in Florida after she snapped a picture of him leaving a Miami club. He reportedly shouted B--ch you ain't going to put that on no website, as he snatched the smart-phone. Since then the rapper-singer-dancer has been able to evade police custody, even while British actor Russel Brand was arrested for the exact same crime, and now rumors are beginning to circulate that Bree...
A grand jury will investigate the shooting death of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin, state attorney Norm Wolfinger said Tuesday.
