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Judge Steps Down in Trayvon Martin Shooting Case - The judge presiding over the shooting case of Trayvon Martin removed herself from the case Wednesday because of a possible conflict of interest. Florida Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler's husband works with Mark NeJeme, the Orlando attorney first approached by Zimmerman’s family to represent the 28-year-old. (Photo: Tom Benitez/The Orlando Sentinel-Pool/Getty Images)

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America's New Year's Host Dick Clark Dead at 82 - Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on American Bandstand, and later produced and hosted a vast range of programming from game shows to the New Year's Eve countdown from Times Square, died Wednesday. He was 82.\r(Photo: AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik, File)

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George Zimmerman Tells Trayvon's Parents He Is Sorry for Their Loss; He Is Released From Jail - George Zimmerman, the shooter of Trayvon Martin, apologized to Trayvon's family Friday during his bond hearing. Shackled and wearing a suit, Zimmerman took the stand and told Trayvon's family that he is "sorry for the loss of your son." He was released on a $150,000 bail on Monday, and Zimmerman's first formal arraignment hearing will be May 29.(Photo: AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)

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Trial of Jennifer Hudson’s Family Members' Murders Begins - Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson broke down in tears Monday while testifying at the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a jealous rage over her sister four years ago. Hudson was the first witness called after prosecutors and attorneys for William Balfour finished their opening statements. If convicted of at least two of the murder counts, the 30-year-old accused killer Balfour would face a mandatory life sentence. The trial could last up to a month.\r(Photo: AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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Trailer Companies to Pay $14.8M in FEMA Settlement to Gulf Residents - Nearly two dozen companies that manufactured government-issued trailers for storm victims after Hurricane Katrina have agreed to pay $14.8 million in a proposed class-action settlement of claims that the temporary shelters exposed occupants to hazardous fumes.\r(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Oprah Winfrey to Deliver Spelman’s Commencement Address - Media mogul and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey will deliver the 2012 commencement address at Spelman College on Sunday, May 20, it was announced last week. The former talk-show host will address the class of approximately 550 students. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Essence Magazine Removes White Editor After Racially Offensive Facebook Posts - Michael Bullerdick, hired last summer as Essence magazine’s managing editor has been fired. A spokeswoman made the announcement Friday after right-wing material from the journalist’s Facebook page was brought to editors’ attention by screen shots captured by a reader and shared on Journal-isms, a Maynard Institute for Journalism Education publication.\r(Photo: Essence Magazine)

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“Stand Your Ground” Causes Controversy Again in Florida Courtroom - Florida’s Stand Your Ground law can keep a shooter out of jail, and it can also put someone behind bars, as a case involving a Florida mother shows. According to the “official” blog site for Marissa Alexander, on Aug. 1, 2010, the 31-year-old mother of three was in a fight with her husband who had every intention of killing her, Alexander says. The couple had been in previous fights, and because of that, she obtained a concealed weapon permit to keep her safe. She fired a single shot to scare her husband off and now faces a 20-year prison sentence.\r(Photo: Marissa Alexander)

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Olympic Committee’s First Black Chairman Dead At 93 - LeRoy Walker, the first African-American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first Black man to coach an American Olympic team, died Monday. He was 93.\r(Photo: John Gichigi /Allsport)

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Family Rape Charge Surfaces About Etan Patz's Suspected Kidnapper - The African-American man suspected of kidnapping 6-year-old Etan Patz isn’t being supported by his family. Othniel Miller’s niece is accusing her uncle, now 75, of raping her as a child. On May 25, 1979, Patz disappeared in his New York Soho neighborhood, and the case remains unsolved.\r(Photo: AP Photo/Stanley K. Patz, File)