Republicans have been furiously attacking the LGBT community ever since President Obama announced his support of marriage equality for same-sex couples. Some Republicans have taken their criticism to the extreme. In Mississippi, GOP state Rep. Andy Gipson posted a message… Read More ›
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Four witnesses in Trayvon Martin case change their stories
Three key witnesses in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman change their accounts in ways that could damage the defendant. The fourth abandons her initial story altogether. By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner ORLANDO, Fla. — Evidence released last… Read More ›
North Carolina pastor’s anti-gay sermon spurs protest
By Steve Lyttle, McClatchy Newspapers CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina pastor’s sermon in which he called for gays and lesbians to be placed in a form of concentration camp has spurred a protest planned at the church this Sunday…. Read More ›
Registry tallies over 2,000 wrongful convictions since 1989
The national database, said to be the largest of its kind, covers the period since DNA testing came into common use. Its sponsors hope to shed light on the legal system’s failings. By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON —… Read More ›
The Most Outrageous Aspect of the Trayvon Martin Case
by Andy Ostroy So now we know, through evidence released by prosecutors this past week, that George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old superhero-wannabe who shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla,, on February 26th, had wounds on his head… Read More ›
New Trayvon Martin Evidence: 10 Things You Should Know
The most relevant new pieces of information in the trial of George Zimmerman from the the Florida special prosecutor’s new 183-page report. By Madison Gray The trove of evidence released by Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey seems to shed more… Read More ›
Trayvon Martin Witness Believes ‘He Intended for This Kid to Die’
By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and SENI TIENABESO (@senijr_abc) May 18, 2012 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… Read More ›
Why the Romney bully story matters
By Carly Rothman/The Star-Ledger It would hardly seem fair to judge a 65-year-old man for the shameful things he did in high school, as long as he also regarded them with shame. That doesn’t seem to be the case with… Read More ›
Daniel Chong, U.S. Man Left In Cell For 4 Days, Entered ‘Survival Mode’
By JULIE WATSON and KEVIN FREKING SAN DIEGO — The case of a detained college student who was forgotten in a holding cell for more than four days suggests a breakdown in procedure and oversight within the Drug Enforcement Administration,… Read More ›
Black Africans Put in Zoo, Forced to Eat Libya’s Flag: Obama and NATO’s post-Gaddafi Libya
NewsRescue- Sadly feels like we are back to the early 90′s, when the Darwin racist evolutionary theories were fresh, and Africans were kept in US zoos. Many of us remember the story of Ota Benga, the pigmy from the Bachichiri… Read More ›
Trayvon Martin hoodie gun targets reportedly sell out
Shooting targets featuring Trayvon Martin’s hooded sweatshirt were sold on a gun auction site “to make money off the controversy,” the unidentified seller told Orlando TV station WKMG. The paper targets do not show Trayvon’s face but include a box… Read More ›
Lesbian seeking marriage license arrested in NC
(AP) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A lesbian who sought a North Carolina marriage license with her partner and was rejected under a state law banning same-sex marriage was arrested with another person Thursday after they refused to leave a government office… Read More ›
New Account: Zimmerman Told Cops Trayvon’s Last Words Were ‘Okay, You Got It’
UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect the court’s decision on Friday, Apr. 20, to release Zimmerman on $150,000 bail. Last December, George Zimmerman hosted a small gathering at a clubhouse in Lake Mary, Fla. He invited family members… Read More ›
Why Conservatives Are Smearing Trayvon Martin’s Reputation
by Michelle Goldberg Conservatives are focusing on Trayvon’s tweets, appearance, school suspension over marijuana traces, and the hoodie he was wearing to blame him for his own death—and to show that his killing had nothing to do with racism. Plus… Read More ›