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• Jurors start deliberating George Zimmerman case
• Hundreds of new charges filed in Ohio kidnap case
• Final arguments wrap up in Zimmerman trial
• Dreamliner issues reported at 2 UK airports
• Ousted president's backers protest in Egypt
• Prosecution gives rebuttal in Zimmerman trial
• Thomson: Tech issue on Boeing 787 from Manchester
• Prosecution finishes rebuttal in Zimmerman trial
• Packed train derails near Paris, 7 believed dead
• Immigration mired, early Term II wins elude Obama
• Cutting of fuselage may be to blame for smoke
• Defense begins closings in George Zimmerman trial
• Snowden wants Russia asylum, lawmaker says
• Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano resigning
• Homeland Security secretary resigning
• Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia
• Smoke billows from Asiana wreckage overnight
• Live video: Malala celebrates 16th birthday with UN address
• Al-Qaida linked gunmen kill Syrian rebel commander
• 2 rights officials in Russia plan to meet Snowden
• Malala Yousafzai to address the U.N.
• Zimmerman team to give closing arguments
• Outline emerges of Asiana 214's last moments
• Fugitive Snowden says U.S. preventing his asylum
• Republicans to tackle cuts in food stamp program

Jurors start deliberating George Zimmerman case Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:41 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A jury began deliberating George Zimmerman's fate Friday after hearing dueling portraits of the neighborhood watch captain: a wannabe cop who took the law into his own hands or a well-meaning volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin because he feared for his life.

Hundreds of new charges filed in Ohio kidnap case Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:41 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The man accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade was charged Friday with hundreds of additional counts covering the entire time period of the alleged imprisonment.

Final arguments wrap up in Zimmerman trial Posted: 12 Jul 2013 11:50 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's lawyers put a concrete slab and two life-size cardboard cutouts in front of the jury box Friday in one last attempt to convince the panel the neighborhood watch volunteer shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense.

Dreamliner issues reported at 2 UK airports Posted: 12 Jul 2013 11:34 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Two Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes ran into trouble in England on Friday, with a fire on one temporarily shutting down Heathrow Airport and an unspecified technical issue forcing another to turn back to Manchester Airport.

Ousted president's backers protest in Egypt Posted: 12 Jul 2013 11:20 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood massed in main squares in several cities on Friday, waving pictures of Mohammed Morsi and chanting that the head of the military is a "traitor," stepping up denunciations of the army over its removal of the country's first freely elected president.

Prosecution gives rebuttal in Zimmerman trial Posted: 12 Jul 2013 11:20 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's attorney told jurors Friday in closing arguments that they have proven the neighborhood watch volunteer's "pure, unadulterated innocence" of second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Thomson: Tech issue on Boeing 787 from Manchester Posted: 12 Jul 2013 10:48 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Thomson Airways says one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes travelling from England to the U.S. had to turn back after experiencing a technical issue.

Prosecution finishes rebuttal in Zimmerman trial Posted: 12 Jul 2013 10:28 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A prosecutor in George Zimmerman's murder trial has ended his rebuttal, saying the neighborhood watch volunteer told a series of lies in his statements about shooting Trayvon Martin.

Packed train derails near Paris, 7 believed dead Posted: 12 Jul 2013 10:05 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — France's interior minister says at least 7 people are believed dead and several injured after a packed passenger train derailed outside Paris.

Immigration mired, early Term II wins elude Obama Posted: 12 Jul 2013 09:41 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The uncertainty over immigration overhaul in the U.S. House has dimmed the White House's hopes for a summertime achievement and left President Barack Obama still in search of a marquee legislative accomplishment to mark his second term.

Cutting of fuselage may be to blame for smoke Posted: 12 Jul 2013 09:33 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heat and friction generated while crews were cutting the fuselage of Asiana Flight 214 might be to blame for smoke seen from the wreckage.

Defense begins closings in George Zimmerman trial Posted: 12 Jul 2013 09:33 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's defense attorney began his final arguments Friday, telling jurors he will show them the neighborhood watch volunteer's "pure, unadulterated innocence" of second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Snowden wants Russia asylum, lawmaker says Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT A report says NSA leaker is willing to stop sharing information.

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano resigning Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who led the burgeoning Department of Homeland Security through a host of policy changes in the post 9/11 era, is resigning to head the University of California system.

Homeland Security secretary resigning Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning to take a senior posting in the University of California system.

Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT A human rights official tweeted an update on the NSA leaker.

Smoke billows from Asiana wreckage overnight Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crews removing the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport have encountered smoke.

Live video: Malala celebrates 16th birthday with UN address Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls, will celebrate her 16th birthday on Friday addressing the United Nations.

Al-Qaida linked gunmen kill Syrian rebel commander Posted: 12 Jul 2013 05:43 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a rebel commander in a coastal province in northwestern Syria, an activist group said Friday, a sign of increased tensions and infighting among opposition groups battling the Damascus regime.

2 rights officials in Russia plan to meet Snowden Posted: 12 Jul 2013 04:57 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Two prominent Russian human rights officials say they plan to meet on Friday with Edward Snowden, the leaker of U.S. National Security Agency secrets, after receiving an invitation calling them to Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport.

Malala Yousafzai to address the U.N. Posted: 12 Jul 2013 04:41 AM PDT The Pakistani schoolgirl was shot in the head for defying the Taliban.

Zimmerman team to give closing arguments Posted: 12 Jul 2013 02:53 AM PDT When jurors begin deliberating, they will be able to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.

Outline emerges of Asiana 214's last moments Posted: 12 Jul 2013 01:52 AM PDT Nearly a week after the crash, investigators have pieced together an outline of what went wrong.

Fugitive Snowden says U.S. preventing his asylum Posted: 12 Jul 2013 01:52 AM PDT Former intelligence agency contractor Edward Snowden said U.S. officials are waging a campaign to prevent him from taking up offers of asylum.

Republicans to tackle cuts in food stamp program Posted: 12 Jul 2013 12:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House approval of a scaled-back farm bill is setting up what could be an even bigger fight over food stamps and the role of domestic food aid in the United States.

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