Shooter of black Florida teen Trayvon Martin appears in court

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - George Zimmerman made his first courtroom appearance since he was charged with the fatal shooting more than six weeks ago of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, as a judge agreed to seal some records in the highly-charged case. Zimmerman, his head shaved and wearing a close-clipped goatee, was dressed in a dark gray prison-issued jumpsuit and looked intently at the judge throughout the hearing, which marked the beginning of a judicial process to determine whether the killing of Martin constitutes murder. ...

Shooter of black Florida teen Trayvon Martin faces court hearing

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - George Zimmerman will make his first public appearance since the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin more than six weeks ago when he appears in a Florida courtroom on Thursday to face charges of second-degree murder. Zimmerman will appear in person at a 1:30 p.m. EDT hearing in a courtroom at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, officials said, marking the beginning of a judicial process to determine whether the killing of Martin in a quiet gated community constitutes murder. ...

Hannity contacted by shooter in Martin case

Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity has become the second cable news host whose involvement in the Trayvon Martin shooting case has gone beyond merely talking about it on the air.