George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who says he shot and killed Trayvon Martin in self-defense, will face second degree murder charges for his role in shooting the unarmed teenager who was walking to meet his father in Sanford, Fla.
The Boston Globe's photography critic, Mark Feeney, looked at the photo of the Miami Heat wearing hoods, which LeBron James posted on his Twitter account this week, and was struck by the emotion and stillness of the image, calling it an insight into the morality and the grief the shooting of Trayvon Martin has inspired.
Bill Lee, the Sanford police chief under fire for his department's reaction to the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin, has stepped down, temporarily he said, so as not to be a distraction as the investigation moves forward.