Angela Corey, the special prosecutor appointed to the Trayvon Martin case in Florida, announced today that George Zimmerman has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow was traded to the New York Jets on Wednesday to make room for Peyton Manning, and in other NFL news, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton was suspended for a year because of the team's "bounty" practice. Click inside to watch video reports.

Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will sign with the Denver Broncos, according to multiple sources. Click inside to see a video report.

Legendary singer Etta James died Friday at the age of 73 of complications from leukemia. James was best known for her song "At Last" and won six Grammys and 17 Blues Music awards in her career. Click inside to see more.

Rick Perry dropped out of the Republican race for president on Thursday morning after polling badly in South Carolina, a state in which he had been expected to do well. Click inside for more coverage.

A Kent State University researcher was part of an international team of paleontologists that recently made a significant discovery in northern Spain. The group discovered a new family, genus and species of fossil hermit crab – one that lived 100 million years ago.

Jon Huntsman dropped out of the Republican race for president on Monday morning, and he offered his endorsement to Mitt Romney. Click inside for more coverage.

The latest Rasmussen Reports poll heading into the Iowa caucuses shows that Mitt Romney (23 percent) and Ron Paul (22 percent) are leading the field. Rick Santorum is third with 16 percent, and Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich are next with 13 percent. Click inside to see a video report on the poll.

Scott Rasmussen talks to Fox News about the latest poll numbers ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Click inside to see the video.

House Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans came to a deal late Thursday on extending the payroll tax cuts. Without a deal, Americans would have seen their take-home pay decrease on Jan. 1. Here are five things to know about what happened.

North Korea confirmed Monday (late Sunday U.S. time) that Kim Jong Il died Saturday morning. South Korea news agencies reported that Kim died of a heart attack during a trip. Kim was 69 and had ruled the country since his father's death in 1994, and his son Kim Jong Un is expected to take control. Click inside to see a full video report.

Ohio will launch a comprehensive campaign to break down silos and improve the quality of early childhood education programs after The White House announced Friday that Ohio was one of nine states chosen to receive a federal Race to the Top (RttT) – Early Learning Challenge Grant.

Rasmussen Reports says Mitt Romney leads the Republican presidential field heading into the Iowa caucuses with 23 percent support. Newt Gingrich is next at 20 percent, and Ron Paul has 18 percent. Click inside to see a video report.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich - who was found guilty of 17 charges, one of which involved him trying to sell President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat - was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Click inside to see videos from today, or check out these links of previous coverage.

Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced to the maximum amount - four years - Tuesday for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson. Murray was found guilty of that three weeks ago. Click inside to see video reports.

Provisional numbers released today by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show fewer motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving Holiday. During the reporting period, which began Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 12 a.m., and ran through Sunday, Nov. 27, at 11:59 p.m., 14 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways. This is a decrease from the past two years when 18 people lost their lives in 2010 and 20 died in 2009.  Additionally, this year’s reporting period was longer as it included the entire day before Thanksgiving while last year’s reporting began at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Thousands of Akron and Canton area residents will enjoy a good holiday meal this year thanks to Charter One and the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.
 
Through its long-running Carving Out Hunger program, the Charter One Foundation will donate $105,000 this year to food banks across Ohio. A $10,000 donation to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank was used to provide 780 holiday turkeys to Akron and Canton families in need. The donation translates to an estimated 7,500 meals. 

Today at 2 p.m. EST, the Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System test.

The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Akron Processing and Distribution Center into the Cleveland Processing and Distribution Center.

The meeting will take place at the Copley High School Auditorium 3807 Ridgewood Rd., Copley at 7 p.m. on Nov. 15.

Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop star Michael Jackson. Click inside to see video.