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Mother-in-law tells police George Zimmerman stole furniture, TV

Lake Mary Police said they responded to a report of property theft from a home where George Zimmerman has been living, Thursday. According to police, the mother of George Zimmerman's wife, Shellie Zimmerman, owns the Lake Mary house and filed the complaint. Police said in the complaint she said that ...

A Florida appeals court is ordering a new trial for a woman sentenced to 20 years to prison after she fired a warning shot in a wall during a dispute with her husband.

Fla. woman who fired gun at husband gets new trial

A Florida woman serving 20 years in prison for firing a shot at her estranged husband during an argument will get a new trial, though she will not be able to invoke a "stand your ground" defense, an appeals court ruled Thursday. The case of Marissa Alexander, a Jacksonville mother ...

Once again, Zimmerman pulled over in traffic stop

George Zimmerman has been pulled over in a traffic stop for the third time since his acquittal in July of any crimes for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Squad car video broadcast Thursday by Orlando television station WOFL (http://bit.ly/1eKpoTf ) shows Zimmerman being pulled over last month by a state trooper ...

Wife says George Zimmerman has changed since trial

Shellie Zimmerman said Thursday that she hasn't been able to find her estranged husband to serve him divorce papers and that she doesn't know what he's capable of because he has changed since he was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Shellie Zimmerman said on NBC's "Today" Show ...

‘Fringe Florida’ a rollicking tour of extreme lifestyles

Florida is directly south of Georgia, and we may want it to stay that way. I got out in 1978 and thought I was safe, but Lynn Waddell’s “Fringe Florida” has come up to get me. A first-rate freelance journalist — Waddell helped cover the George Zimmerman trial for The ...

This publicity photo released by NBC shows, from left, Danny Pino as Detective Nick Amaro, Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins, and Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson, in “Poisoned Motive,” episode 1422, from season 14, in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” The NBC crime drama returns for its 15th season on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/NBC, Michael Parmelee)

'Law & Order: SVU' returns with cliffhanger

NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will be paying tribute to its ripped-from-the-headlines heritage this season, the drama's executive producer said. The show returns for its 15th year at 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday, picking up on last season's cliffhanger finale that had New York City police Detective Olivia Benson ...

Civil rights leader Joseph Lowery, shown recently in his Atlanta home, will celebrate his 92nd birthday in October. The oil painting behind him includes his image along with that of his friend, the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, and the first African-America president, Barack Obama. Its inscription says “to be a witness.”

Lowery prepared to mark a birthday as others celebrate his legacy

Two Sundays from now, the Rev. Joseph Lowery will gather with admirers and well-wishers to celebrate his 92nd birthday. To some, his age renders him just an old man, but nary a day passes when Lowery isn’t busy preaching and prodding America toward her best self. Still, he admits time ...

Damaged iPad leaves Zimmerman probe in limbo

The iPad George Zimmerman's estranged wife says he smashed is in bad shape, making it difficult for law enforcement analysts to obtain video that may have captured a domestic dispute between the former couple at a Florida home. As a result, police in Lake Mary, Fla., say their investigation of ...

In this still image made from dash-cam video provided by the Lake Mary (Fla.) Police, George Zimmerman is detained by officers on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Police in central Florida have been focusing on a broken iPad in their investigation of a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife Shellie this week. Shellie Zimmerman called 911, saying her estranged husband was in his truck and threatening her and her father with a gun. She also said her husband punched her father in the nose. Hours later, she told police she hadn't seen a gun. (AP Photo/Lake Mary (Fla.) Police)

Zimmerman probe on hold until evidence surfaces

The investigation of a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife is on hold because there is no clear evidence to charge anyone and neither side wants to press the case, a police spokesman said Wednesday. That could change if new evidence surfaces or technicians are able to ...

The Vent for Thursday

Remember when we were told we get to keep our insurance ? Now ask the millions who have been told by their employers they will no longer cover them. After listening to McCain, I’m sorry we do not have a mandatory retirement age for senators. Low motivation isn’t limited to ...

iPad video becomes key in George Zimmerman case

Police investigating a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife said Tuesday they were confident they would be able to get video from her broken iPad, and the evidence will help them determine if charges should be filed. Police believe the mobile device captured video of Monday's dispute ...

Medical examiner in Zimmerman case fired

An attorney for the medical examiner in the George Zimmerman case whose testimony was challenged at length by defense attorneys says his client plans to sue for wrongful termination after he was fired recently. According to a letter released by Volusia County officials on Tuesday, Shiping Bao was fired from ...

Dashcam video shows officers, guns drawn, order George Zimmerman to ground

Video obtained by Eyewitness News shows police officers arriving and ordering George Zimmerman to the ground while guns were drawn on him following a domestic altercation with his wife, Shellie. The incident unfolded Monday at Shellie Zimmerman's parents' house on Sprucewood Road in Lake Mary. Zach Hudson of the Lake Mary ...

Dashcam video: Cops, guns drawn, order George Zimmerman to ground

Video obtained by Florida TV station WFTV shows police officers arriving and ordering George Zimmerman to the ground while guns were drawn on him following a domestic altercation with his wife, Shellie. The incident unfolded Monday at Shellie Zimmerman's parents' house in Lake Mary, Fla. Zach Hudson of the Lake Mary ...

NAACP launching search for new leader

The next president of the nation's largest and oldest civil rights group needs to be energetic, charismatic and willing to make a personal sacrifice, NAACP leaders say. The group's board is beginning its search for a successor to outgoing President and CEO Benjamin Jealous, who announced this week that he ...

George Zimmerman leaves court with his family after Zimmerman's not guilty verdict was read in Seminole Circuit Court in Sanford, Fla. on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Jurors found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)

Zimmerman's wife won't press charges despite call

The sobbing wife of George Zimmerman called 911 on Monday to report that her estranged husband was threatening her with a gun and had punched her father in the nose, but hours later she decided not to press charges against the man acquitted of all charges for fatally shooting Trayvon ...

NAACP preparing committee to search for new CEO

Leaders of the nation's largest civil rights group pledged to continue fighting for voting rights, health care, a higher minimum wage and immigration reform, even as the NAACP begins searching for a new president and CEO. After suffering turbulent leadership changes and scandals in the past, NAACP board members said ...

In this June 24, 2013 file photo, George Zimmerman, left, arrives in Seminole circuit court, with his wife Shellie, in Sanford, Fla. Shellie Zimmerman called police on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, saying her husband threatened her and her dad with a gun. Zimmerman was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool, File)

Zimmerman lawyer says no gun threat against wife

George Zimmerman's attorney says his client never threatened his estranged wife and her father with a gun even though Shellie Zimmerman reported that in a 911 call. Mark O'Mara says that the dispute between George and Shellie Zimmerman at her father's house was the result of heightened emotions from their ...

Dallas holocaust center exhibit looks at lynching

A case of misguided justice that happened 100 years ago in Georgia comes alive in a new exhibit that opened Monday at the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance. The exhibit "Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited" tells the story of Frank, a superintendent in a pencil factory ...

NAACP President Ben Jealous to step down this year

NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous, who is credited with boosting finances at the nation's largest civil rights organization and helping to stabilize it, said Sunday that he plans to step down at the end of the year. The Baltimore-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said that ...

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