Bring That Week Back: April 19
Police handcuff a 6-year-old, Tupac's back, plus more.
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Original Lawyers for Trayvon Martin's Shooter and Judge Withdraw From Case - In a dramatic turn of events last week in the Trayvon Martin case, lawyers for George Zimmerman, the shooter of the 17-year-old high school student, withdrew from the case, saying they lost contact with him. Later in the week, Zimmerman was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder. On Wednesday, the judge presiding over the shooting case removed herself citing a conflict of interest as her husband works with an Orlando attorney, Mark NeJeme, who was first approached by Zimmerman’s family to represent the 28-year-old shooter. A bond hearing for Zimmerman is scheduled for Friday, April 20.(Photo: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Feds Charge Ephren Taylor in Ponzi Scheme - The man who billed himself as the youngest-ever Black CEO of a publicly traded company was charged Thursday with running a Ponzi scheme by federal authorities. Ephren Taylor, the former CEO of City Capital Corp., was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of operating a scheme to swindle more than $11 million from parishioners at predominately African-American churches. The complaint seeks financial penalties and other relief.(Photo: Citi Capital Corp)
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The Late-Manning Marable Wins History Pulitzer - The recently deceased Manning Marable won the Pulitzer Prize for history Monday. He was honored for his Malcolm X book, Malcom X: A Life of Reinvention, which he worked on for decades but did not live to see published. For the first time in 35 years, a fiction prize was not given.(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Police Handcuff Georgia Kindergartner After Tantrum Fit - Police in Georgia handcuffed 6-year-old Salecia Johnson after she threw a tantrum. The kindergartner reportedly tore items off the walls and threw furniture in her school located in the central Georgia city of Milledgeville. The police chief is making no apologies, which has instigated outrage from the girl’s parents and education advocates.(Photo: AP Photo/WMAZ-13 TV)
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Fallout After Secret Service Scandal in Colombia - Three U.S. Secret Service members have left the agency following an alleged prostitution scandal in Colombia. On Monday, the agency said it had stripped 11 agents tied to the scandal of their "top secret" clearance, and seized their official identification and firearms. The U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations some of its agents brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms in Cartagena, Colombia, ahead of President Obama’s arrival for an economic summit. The incident came to light when one of the prostitutes complained she was not paid the amount she wanted.(Photo: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Is Tupac Back? - News of the virtual resurrection of late-rap legend Tupac “2Pac” Shakur shook fans last week. The rapper made an appearance as a lifelike hologram image during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s headlining Coachella performance.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Florida All-White Juries Convict Blacks More Than Whites - According to a Duke University study released last week, when juries are selected from all-white jury pools in Florida, Black defendants are convicted 16 percent more than white defendants.(Photo: Fred Prouser-Pool/Getty Images)
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker Saves Woman From Fire - Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker became a Twitter hero as news spread that he rescued a neighbor from the smoke-filled second-floor bedroom of her burning home. The woman was injured, and the mayor had a burned hand. Booker said he was terrified, but was just being a friendly neighbbor.(Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans)