Twitter Rundown for Friday, March 23, 2012
Sharp Rise In Self-Defense Claims With ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law In Florida
As prosecutors weigh whether to arrest and charge George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who claims he killed an unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin last month in self-defense, Zimmerman is invoking Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law.
Schools Abandon Textbooks To Go All iPad
Apple says schools in more than 600 districts have bought iPads for all of their students. We meet one principal who decided to stop buying textbooks and use the devices instead.
Does French Gunman Represent New ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist Threat?
Journalist Chris Dickey writes that the gunman in Toulouse, France may be one of a new breed of al Qaeda-inspired lone wolves, who are “not always so lonely.”
China Warns Olympic Athletes About Banned Substances In Restaurant Meat
China is urging Olympic marathoners to raise their own chickens, instead of eating meat that could contain a performance-enhancing drug.
For Returning ‘Mad Men,’ The Times They Are A Changing
Those scotch-swigging, cigarette-smoking Madison Avenue executives will return to the AMC cable channel on Sunday with a season opener set during the tumult of the ’60s.
President Obama delivers the commencement address this weekend at Morehouse College, the all-male historically black college. The school’s president discusses recent controversies and challenges.
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Failures in mental health care mean that often the only way to get help for a loved one is to call the police. We speak with a journalist about the tragic consequences for her family.
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