A police sergeant in Port Canaveral, Fla., has been fired after he brought targets bearing images resembling Trayvon Martin — a silhouetted figure in a hooded sweatshirt, holding a canned drink — to a police target practice session.
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Mars Rovers Go Quiet, As Sun Blocks Transmissions
Communications between the Earth and Mars are on hiatus for several weeks, thanks to interference from the sun. That means NASA’s orbiters and rovers that study Mars will be left to their own devices until radio signals can once again travel between the two planets.
Second Rape Case To Draw Social Media Buzz Will Be Reviewed
A few days after Rehtaeh Parsons’ mother turned off the hospital life support systems and allowed her daughter to die, computer activists claiming to be affiliated with the hacker group Anonymous are threatening to reveal the identities of Parsons’ alleged rapists.
Mother Of George Zimmerman Accuses Media Of ‘False Narrative’
Zimmerman was arrested on April 12, 2012, six weeks after he shot the unarmed Martin during a struggle that Zimmerman maintains was self-defense.
NHL, Players Union Launch Initiative To Battle Homophobia
The National Hockey League and its players union launched an initiative today that it hopes will stamp out homophobia from the game.
North Korea May Have A Nuclear Warhead To Put On A Missile, Says Pentagon
The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has “moderate confidence” that North Korea may have developed the technology to create nuclear weapons that are small enough to fit on a long-range missile.