| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Man who shot teen takes the stand | | A man accused of gunning down Renisha McBride, an unarmed young woman, took the stand in his own defense. Theodore Wafer, 55, told jurors he feared for his life. |
| Israel pulls out of Gaza during cease-fire | | The truce that both sides agreed to, set for 72 hours, has begun. Israel's military says it is withdrawing from Gaza during the truce and will maintain "defensive positions" outside of Gaza. |
| Report: Blood alcohol level 2x limit | | A 19-year-old Detroit woman who was shot and killed on the front porch of a Michigan home had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit for drivers in the state, according to a toxicology report released Thursday. |
| Gun-control advocate James Brady dies | | James Brady, a former White House press secretary who was severely wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and later became a prominent gun-control advocate, has died. |
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