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Opening statements began on Monday morning in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial. More than a year after the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin sparked controversy across the country, prosecution and defense lawyers will finally get to outline their cases to a Florida jury. The proceedings have now begun, following nine days of jury selection, in hopes of finding objective candidates.

16-year-old Michael Pilato has been convicted of killing his father and two brothers by setting the family's Webster, New York home on fire. A jury ruled that Pilato was guilty of arson and multiple counts of murder, concluding that he intended to kill his relatives on December 7, 2011 at 1 a.m. when he used gasoline to set fire to the home, which is located just northeast of Rochester

On July 17, 1996, a Paris bound TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed into the waters off Long Island, New York, killing all 230 people on board. After a four-year investigation, the National Transportation Security Board concluded the plane was destroyed by a center fuel tank explosion likely caused by a spark from faulty wiring.