1. SNOWDEN ACCUSES THE U.S. OF HACKING CHINA

Lawyers on both sides of the George Zimmerman trial today will begin what is expected to be a weekslong process of selecting a 12-member jury in the incendiary case in Sanford, Florida.

According to a USA Today report, the Trayvon Martin murder case has ignited protests, death threats, online campaigns, and become the center of national discussion about race, gun laws and self-defense.

1. POLICE NAME SUSPECT IN SANTA MONICA SHOOTINGS

According to an NBC News report, a judge Thursday rejected a request from a lawyer for George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin last year, to shield the identities of as many as seven witnesses at Zimmerman’s upcoming trial.

A judge today accepted James' Holmes plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

1. UNIONS JOIN TURKISH PROTESTS

1. U.S. AND CHINA TO HOLD TALKS ON HACKING

1. RICIN DETECTED ON LETTERS THREATENING NYC MAYOR BLOOMBERG

1. MICHELE BACHMANN SAYS SHE WON'T SEEK RE-ELECTION

According to a CNN report, a day after a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the jury foreman described the decision process as tense and emotional.

On Thursday, jurors in the Jodi Arias trial failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether or not the convicted killer deserves life in prison or the death penalty for the 2008 murder of Travis Alexander.

1. BOY SCOUTS ADMIT GAY YOUTHS, NOT ADULTS

In a plea for her life on Tuesday, convicted murderer Jodi Arias said if she is sentenced to life instead of death, she will make a positive impact on the prison system.

The trial that has gained international attention, grabbing the top headlines daily and showing a mixture of sex, deceit and murder, is now entering the final phase.

It didn't take long for a jury on Wednesday to conclude that how Mesa resident Travis Alexander died in 2008, was indeed cruel.

The penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trail is set to resume Wednesday.

After a closed-door meeting with the judge on Thursday, the second phase of the Jodi Arias trial was abruptly canceled.

It took just over 15 hours for a 12-member jury to find accused boyfriend killer, Jodi Arias, guilty of first-degree murder.

I was disappointed in Pima County District Attorney Barbara LaWall’s lack of interest in righting a more than 40-year wrong recently.

(NAPSI)—Increasingly, developing nations in the Middle East are coming to see the emergence of stable and transparent legal institutions as a factor that goes hand in hand with economic, social and political development. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the country of Morocco.

A judge found accused Jan. 8 shooter Jared Lee Loughner competent in a hearing Tuesday, allowing him to plead guilty to 19 federal counts.

After two announcements came out last week about steps Pima County, and the State of Arizona are taking to address the mental-health crisis, I have to admit I am cautiously optimistic. Gov. Jan Brewer announced on Thursday that the state was able to settle a case that is nearly three decades old by creating a plan to address the state’s problems in terms of providing adequate services to the mentally ill.

The state’s highest court ruled Tuesday that a Marana man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her two children cannot be sentenced to death.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: