Florida Releases Trayvon Martin Investigation Documents
Authorities in Florida have released nearly 200 pages of documents and other items from the investigation of the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer.
The documents released Thursday include the autopsy report on 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, photographs of Trayvon's killer, George Zimmerman, in the hours shortly after the shooting, and video of Martin at a convenience store moments before the fatal shooting on February 26.
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After hosting the G8 summit at Camp David on Saturday, President Barack Obama will host the NATO summit, beginning Sunday in Chicago. Mr. Obama is preparing for the NATO gathering, which has Afghanistan at the top of the agenda.
The United States last hosted a NATO summit in 1999 - two years before the al-Qaida terrorist attacks on the United States that sparked the first use of the common defense provision in the NATO Charter.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has expanded ...
European Economy, African Food Security to Top G8 Summit
WHITE HOUSE - Europe’s economic crisis is expected to dominate the discussions when the Group of Eight nations hold their economic summit near Washington on Friday and Saturday. Food security in Africa will also be high on the agenda.
The meeting at the Camp David presidential retreat will be the first G8 summit to include France’s new president, Francois Hollande.
The French leader was elected on a promise to help move Europe toward a pro-growth economic plan, and away ...
US Boosts Funding for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ Defense System
The United States has fulfilled Israel's request for another $70 million to pay for Iron Dome, a missile defense system aimed at protecting Israelis from rockets fired by militants in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak came to the Pentagon Thursday, the latest of several visits in recent months to ask for additional funding for the surface-to-air missile system that already has stopped several militant rocket attacks on southern Israel.
In a statement, U.S. ...
France’s New Leader Faces First Test Overseas
PARIS, France - France's new president, Francois Hollande, is heading to the United States (Friday) just days after taking office. The G8 and NATO summits will offer a glimpse of France's foreign policy under its new leader.
Francois Hollande took office this week, promising to unify France and help fix its economic problems. His gender-balanced leftist Cabinet sat down to work on Thursday, but President Hollande's first actions are taking place overseas - not at home.
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NATO Members to Discuss Burden Sharing
WASHINGTON -- Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations meet in Chicago this weekend to address two major challenges -- how to dial down their involvement in Afghanistan and, perhaps more vexing, how to maintain military readiness in the face of sharp budget restrictions.
The heads of state and government from the 28 NATO nations want to make sure the alliance continues to develop and maintain military capabilities needed to fulfill all possible future ...
US Military Role Deepens in Yemen
The United States is expanding its military role in Yemen. Yemeni officials say U.S. forces assisted Yemeni troops in launching a wide air and land offensive against militant groups in the south of the country.
The United States has a long history of advising and assisting Yemen in that country's fight against the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula group.
That cooperation was suspended during Yemen's recent political turmoil, in which violent protests led to the ...
Last Dance for Queen of Disco; Donna Summer Succumbs to Cancer
She was known as the Queen of Disco and, for many, her iconic songs came to represent the best of the 1970s Disco era. Donna Summer died Thursday after a quiet battle with cancer.
Donna Summer was "Hot Stuff" for multiple generations of music fans - her hit songs resonating with music lovers long after they topped the music charts.
But as hot as she was, she said for a long time she was never really comfortable with her celebrity.
"Whenever success comes it ...
Godfather of Go-Go Music Dies
The so-called “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown died Wednesday (5/16) after suffering from pneumonia at a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 75. Brown was a music legend among fans in the nation’s capital.
Singer and guitarist Chuck Brown, along with his band The Soul Searchers, pioneered Washington’s Go-Go movement in the 1970s. They turned it into a citywide phenomenon by blending funk with R&B, Latin, soul and dance hall music. ...
Lutheran Organization Seeks Help From Former Refugees
LONG BEACH, CALFORNIA - In the 1970s and 1980s, tens of thousands of Cambodians immigrated to the United States. Many of those were helped by religious organizations, including the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. Today’s immigrants come largely from other parts of the world, but many of their needs are the same. And now the Lutheran refugee service is looking for help from refugees it once aided.
Sovannarorth Sok came to America as a refugee. Today, she ...