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U.S. Top News: Mystery girl to testify in Trayvon Martin murder case

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06/25/2013

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Mystery girl to testify in Trayvon Martin murder case

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the Florida murder trial of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman will reveal a star witness for the first time on Tuesday, the girl Trayvon Martin was talking with in the last minutes of his life.

Oklahoma set to execute man for killing girlfriend's mother

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A man convicted of raping and stabbing to death his live-in girlfriend's mother was due to be executed on Tuesday, more than a week after the governor rejected a parole board recommendation to reduce his sentence to life in prison.

Trial date in Colorado movie theater massacre in doubt

DENVER (Reuters) - The former graduate student charged with killing 12 Colorado moviegoers last summer was due back in court on Tuesday for a hearing in which the judge may push back the trial date to allow more time to conduct a psychiatric exam of the accused gunman.

Russia, China reject U.S. pressure over Snowden

MOSCOW (Reuters) - China and Russia rejected U.S. accusations they helped a former U.S. spy agency contractor escape prosecution in the United States, deepening a rift between powers whose cooperation may be essential in settling global conflicts including the Syrian war.

'Whitey' Bulger trial focuses on his possible role as FBI snitch

BOSTON (Reuters) - The trial of accused Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, in which more than 20 witnesses have been called in the first two weeks, could take a new turn on Tuesday as defense lawyers challenge assertions that he was an FBI informant.

Massachusetts voters to pick U.S. Senator to replace John Kerry

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts voters go to the polls on Tuesday to choose between a Republican newcomer and a veteran Democratic Congressman hoping to preserve the majority his party holds in the U.S. Senate.

Boy Scouts, Mormon Church sued in Idaho pedophile case

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Four men sued the Boy Scouts of America and its largest sponsor, the Mormon Church, on Monday accusing both organizations of failing to protect them from sexual abuse by adult volunteers when they were children at scouting activities in Idaho.

U.S. spends big on education, but results lag many nations: OECD

(Reuters) - The United States is one of the world's biggest spenders when it comes to education, but with much of the money flowing to the wealthiest students, the country is losing ground to other nations from pre-school through college, according to a report released on Tuesday on educational progress around the world.

Charter schools offer scant edge over neighborhood schools: study

(Reuters) - Charter schools across the United States have improved in recent years, but on average, they still offer little advantage over traditional public education, according to a new study released on Tuesday.

Same-sex couples wait - and hope - for U.S. high court marriage ruling

(Reuters) - The Reverend Paul Mowry, a minister at the Sausalito Presbyterian Church near San Francisco, awoke at 6:30 a.m. Monday, hoping it would be the day the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that would allow him to marry Joe Silverman, his companion of 27 years.