Police chief fired in wake of Martin case

Most telling ? and disquieting ? in the recent shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin is a call placed by self-proclaimed neighborhood captain George Zimmerman to police dispatch on a rainy February evening. Zimmerman, from his townhouse in a gated community in Sanford, Florida, noticed a 17 year old wearing a hoodie as he took ...

Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Deggans, TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, about how media outlets are emphasizing different aspects of the Trayvon Martin story to grab the attention of particular audiences. Martin is the Florida teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February.

Special prosecutor Angela Corey has decided against using a grand jury in the case involving the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, her office said Monday.

The movement calling for justice in the Trayvon Martin case hit Miami on Sunday, with civil rights leaders and the slain teenager's parents among those repeating their call to have the teenager's killer arrested.

When news outlets reported the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, I experienced a sad feeling of deja vu. I once counseled a traumatized 14-year-old African-American boy and his single mother after he was nearly shot by police in his living room. The boy, whom I'll call Jayson, stayed home sick from school. He ...

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MIAMI (AP) -- Websites are hawking key chains bearing Trayvon Martin's likeness. Vendors are selling T-shirts and hoodies at rallies. The case of the slain Florida teenager is quickly turning into an Internet-fueled brand....