Zimmerman has claimed that he fatally shot 17-year-old Martin last year in self-defense as Trayvon Martin was banging his head into the concrete sidewalk behind the townhomes in a gated community. But under prosecution questioning, Jonathan Good said he never saw anyone being attacked that way during the fight between Zimmerman and Martin. - Physician [...]
White-throated needletail was seen flying in the sky, exciting onlookers, who then saw the rare beauty killed when it flew into a wind turbine. IT'S ONE of those stories people like me, who are bird enthusiasts (though not experts), long to read, the story of a sighting of a very rare bird. The [...]
"We beat stupidity celebration cones," followed by three emoticons and the hashtags, "#zimmerman #defense #dadkilledit." IT WAS the photo that was more talked about than any other so far. The offensive ice cream shot of George Zimmerman's lawyer Don West. The Daily Beast grabbed a shot of it, shown above, before it could [...]
Senator Wendy Davis "Rick Perry's statement is without dignity and tarnishes the high office he holds. They are small words that reflect a dark and negative point of view. Our governor should reflect our Texas values. Sadly, Gov. Perry fails that test." - Senator Wendy Davis THERE ARE quite a few politicians in [...]
The fallout continues for Paula Deen. In a brief statement Friday, Ballantine Books announced it had canceled publication of "Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up. Sears Holdings Corp and J.C. Penney Co. [announced] Friday that they're cutting ties with Deen... - CBS News [update] THE EMOTIONAL apology on the [...]
The Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), filed by Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) in the Senate and by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) in the House, would completely repeal DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). The Supreme Court decisions were a big step in that direction, but not complete. From The New Civil Rights Movement, Jean Ann Esselink [...]
Dan Cathy, president of Chick-fil-A, tweeted his sadness about the Supreme Court decisions regarding DOMA and Prop 8, but then rather quickly deleted it. That seems a fair representation of Cathy's efforts to somehow balance an anti-LGBT "“ at least related to marriage equality "“ while also, as a spokesperson put it, provide "genuine hospitality [...]