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One gray spring afternoon last year, thousands of people descended on Manhattan's Union Square for a rally to call for the arrest of George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. It had been several weeks since Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old, was killed by Zimmerman, then 28, who identifies himself as Hispanic, after a confrontation one Sunday night in a gated housing community where both Zimmerman and Martin's father resided.

The Boeing 777 that crash landed in San Francisco has one of the best safety records in the industry. In addition to the plane's solid reputation, many other factors helped save lives in Saturday's crash -- from fire rescue training to aircraft design.

One of the worst civilian aviation accidents in the state in at least 25 years killed all 10 people aboard an air taxi in Alaska on Sunday, the Anchorage Daily News writes.

Boeing's 777 has one of the industry's best safety records. One of those planes crash-landed in San Francisco on Saturday, killing two people and injuring scores more. In addition to the plane's solid reputation, many other factors helped save lives — from fire and rescue training to aircraft design.

An investigation has begun into Saturday's crash-landing of a South Korean airliner at San Francisco's airport, which left two passengers dead and dozens more injured. Two teenage girls from China were killed, the airline says.

DUI arrests were down statewide and locally early in the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to the CHP.

Foreign policy clashes and the U.S. raid on Osama bin Laden's compound have left Pakistan mistrustful of the United States. And the U.S. harbors its own suspicions about Pakistan's government and military. NPR's Steve Inskeep and Asma Khalid say the mistrust was palpable on a May reporting trip.

It's much better to prevent illness than to treat it: less time, less money, less suffering. But prevention is a surprisingly hard sell with doctors and the public. That's true even though preventable chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease are the most common causes of disability and premature death in the U.S.

State and local authorities are cracking down on irresponsible partiers this holiday weekend.

Decorated Navy pilot Richard Noble, 63, and Coast Guard veteran Martin Rothwell, 54, were both killed Saturday afternoon when their glider crashed soon after lifting off from the Jacumba Airport in southeast San Diego County.