The workshop, open to women and LGBTQ/gender nonconforming people, will take place on July 25, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Prosecutors in Loudoun County are still deciding whether to press charges against a homeowner who shot and killed a teen who mistakenly entered his home early Sunday morning.

“The defense team has coordinated with the Sanford Police Department to ensure Mr. Zimmerman’s security when he turns himself in before today’s 2:30 PM deadline.”

The autopsy report shows that Trayvon Martin had “traces of THC – an ingredient found in marijuana – in [his] blood plus a positive test for cannabinoids in his urine.”

George Zimmerman, at a bond hearing last month (AP) A medical report compiled by George Zimmerman’s physician says that Zimmerman “was diagnosed with a “closed fracture” of his nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury the day after” he fatally shot Trayvon Martin. On February 26, the unarmed 17-year-old was walking home in a Sanford, Fla. gated community after buying iced tea…

The black high heel Vanessa Schutz is holding suddenly looks pretty menacing. “Temple! Throat!” she shouts, aiming at the air. “Good! What are some other things we have in the office that you could use if you had to?” instructor Lauren Taylor asks the circle of 11 other women on a recent Monday night in Chinatown. They are starting session three of eight classes on rape-prevention with Defend Yourself, Taylor’s self-defense group. They are full…