Republican senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are joining Democrat senator Kirsten Gillibrand in an effort to reduce assaults by removing cases from the chain of command. This gives Gillibrand an added boost in lobbying for a vote on her proposal despite opposition from the Pentagon.
Jodi Arias and her attorneys are returning to court on Tuesday in an effort to throw out the jury's finding that made her eligible for the death penalty. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder on May 8 in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander in Mesa Arizona. About two week ago, the jury that found her guilty of killing Alexander failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether to sentence Arias to life in prison or receive the death penalty.
One of the six female jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday night said she had 'no doubt' the neighborhood watchman feared for his life before shooting and killing Trayvon Martin, she said in an interview with CNN. The woman, who was identified as Jury B37, is the fist juror to speak publicly about the case
The Apple company says it will investigate claims that 23-year-old Chinese woman Ma Ailun, a fomer flight attendant, had been electrocuted when she tried to answer a call on her iPhone, which killed her. The phone was plugged into a wall and had been charging.
