Judge rules against Zimmerman on evidence

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• Judge rules against Zimmerman on evidence
• Bombing suspect heads to 1st public court hearing
• SF probe brings questions over auto speed controls
• NY judge: Apple conspired to raise e-book prices
• High-tech gadgets monitor seniors' safety at home
• South Africa: Mandela noted Bard's words on death
• South Africa: Mandela responding to treatment
• Zimmerman hasn't made up mind on testifying
• Rail chief blames employee in Quebec train crash
• Syrians struggle to find festive mood this Ramadan
• Expert: Zimmerman was in worse shape than Martin
• Ind. prof: Film shows FDR in concealed wheelchair
• Many Muslims start Ramadan fast amid turmoil

Judge rules against Zimmerman on evidence Posted: 10 Jul 2013 11:09 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge ruled Wednesday that Trayvon Martin's cellphone text messages about fighting and a defense animation depicting the struggle between Martin and George Zimmerman won't be introduced as evidence at Zimmerman's trial. Defense attorneys had wanted to use those pieces of evidence as they conclude their presentation.

Bombing suspect heads to 1st public court hearing Posted: 10 Jul 2013 11:09 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing will watch as the young man who could face the death penalty for the attack appears in court for the first time since he was found bleeding and hiding in a boat in a suburb days after the April 15 explosion.

SF probe brings questions over auto speed controls Posted: 10 Jul 2013 06:25 AM PDT SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators are trying to understand whether automated cockpit equipment Asiana flight 214's pilots said they were relying on to control the airliner's speed may have contributed to the plane's dangerously low and slow approach just before it crashed.

NY judge: Apple conspired to raise e-book prices Posted: 10 Jul 2013 08:48 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Inc. broke antitrust laws and conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing "compelling evidence" from the words of the late Steve Jobs.

High-tech gadgets monitor seniors' safety at home Posted: 10 Jul 2013 08:21 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall.

South Africa: Mandela noted Bard's words on death Posted: 10 Jul 2013 09:12 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Facing death without fear appealed to Nelson Mandela, then a prisoner on Robben Island during white rule in South Africa.

South Africa: Mandela responding to treatment Posted: 10 Jul 2013 11:05 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old's condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa's president said Wednesday.

Zimmerman hasn't made up mind on testifying Posted: 10 Jul 2013 10:59 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman hasn't made up his mind on whether he will testify at his second-degree murder trial.

Rail chief blames employee in Quebec train crash Posted: 10 Jul 2013 11:02 AM PDT LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (AP) — The president and CEO of the railway's parent company says an employee failed to properly set the brakes of the train that crashed into a town in Quebec, killing at least 15 people.

Syrians struggle to find festive mood this Ramadan Posted: 10 Jul 2013 10:45 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling to find the usually festive mood and holiday warmth as the country's bloody conflict rages for a third year.

Expert: Zimmerman was in worse shape than Martin Posted: 10 Jul 2013 10:30 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge ruled Wednesday that Trayvon Martin's cellphone text messages about fighting and a defense animation depicting the struggle between Martin and George Zimmerman won't be introduced as evidence at Zimmerman's trial. Defense attorneys had wanted to use those pieces of evidence as they conclude their presentation.

Ind. prof: Film shows FDR in concealed wheelchair Posted: 10 Jul 2013 06:07 AM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A professor at an Indiana college says he has found film footage showing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt being pushed in his wheelchair, depicting a secret that was hidden from the public until after his death.

Many Muslims start Ramadan fast amid turmoil Posted: 10 Jul 2013 05:51 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria's civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid.

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