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Zimmerman held pending arraignment
SANFORD, Fla., April 12 (UPI) -- A Florida judge Thursday ordered the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin to remain jailed on murder charges.
SANFORD, Fla., March 31 (UPI) -- The city of Sanford, Fla., was the site of a massive rally Saturday with thousands of people voicing outrage over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Report: Detective wanted Zimmerman charged
SANFORD, Fla., March 27 (UPI) -- Florida prosecutors overruled a police detective's recommendation to charge George Zimmerman with manslaughter in the death Trayvon Martin, ABC News reported.
Police: Zimmerman said Martin attacked him
SANFORD, Fla., March 26 (UPI) -- The neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin said the Florida teen physically attacked him and tried to get his gun, ABC News reported.
Obama on boy's death: 'This is a tragedy'
SANFORD, Fla., March 23 (UPI) -- Calls for justice mounted Friday as thousands rallied to protest the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin, killed in a white Florida neighborhood.
Fla. police chief resigns in Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD, Fla., March 22 (UPI) -- Sanford, Fla., police chief Bill Lee Jr. Thursday stepped down "temporarily" as the outcry mounted over the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.
Winans says he'll miss 'crazy Whitney'
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Gospel singer BeBe Winans laughed through tears, and told the crowd at Whitney Houston's New Jersey funeral he will miss "crazy Whitney."
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Smiley: Cornelius was a 'cultural ambassador'
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. talk-show host Tavis Smiley is praising the late "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius for helping to preserve and promote African-American culture.
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Lil Niqo arrives at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, California
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Rapper Lil Niqo arrives at the MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on June 3, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen