James Gandolfini, best known for his role on the HBO's "The Sopranos" portraying an anxiety-ridden mob boss died Wednesday while on vacation in Italy. He was 51. His managers indicated it was possibly a heart attack, but the exact cause of death was not known.
New Jersey officials said that police officers shot a suspect after a routine traffic stop turned violent in Carneys Point, New Jersey at about 1. A.M. early Wednesday morning.
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.
Round two of jury selection for George Zimmerman's trial began on Wednesday, with attorneys questioning a group of 40 potential jurors in the hope of finding a panel to try the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. For the first time since the trial began, Zimmerman's parents and sister were present in the courtroom.
