Protest

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers donned hoodies Thursday to protest the killing of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teenager who was shot to death last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- College students around Florida rallied Monday to demand the arrest of a white neighborhood watch captain who shot an unarmed black teen last month, though authorities may be hamstrung by a state law that allows people to defend themselves with deadly force.

WASHINGTON -- George Clooney and his father were arrested Friday during a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy, and the actor said he has asked President Barack Obama to engage China on stopping a humanitarian crisis in northern Africa.

SYRACUSE — After some public uproar over changes to the West Davis Corridor, the Utah Department of Transportation says its new route will have fewer impacts and will cost less money than the old one.

But a group of Syracuse residents says a number of human impacts aren’t being considered.

LAYTON — Residents on Weaver Lane do not want two more houses on their street. They let the city council know their concerns Thursday night and also mixed in a few threats of what would happen if the council didn’t see things their way.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- More than 2,000 angry Afghans rallied Tuesday against the inadvertent burning of Qurans and other Islamic religious materials during trash disposal at an American air base. They demanded to meet the country's president over the issue and threatened to demonstrate again if their demand was not met.

TACOMA, Wash. — Westboro Baptist Church may not be coming for the Powell boys’ service after all. A Tweet sent from leader Fred Phelps Jr’s Twitter account says "Washington trip now cancelled."