Afternoon Update: Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin Case to Make Announcement

If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please click here

April 11, 2012 Afternoon Update

TOP NEWS Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin Case to Make Announcement By LIZETTE ALVAREZ The special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Lede: Historian Unhappy About Zimmerman Citation Times Topics: Trayvon Martin Media Decoder U.S. Sues Apple and Publishers Over Pricing of E-Books By JULIE BOSMAN The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit charging that Apple and others colluded to raise the price of e-books in 2010. Several publishers have agreed to a settlement. Post a Comment U.S. Tightens Rules on Antibiotics Use for Livestock By GARDINER HARRIS The move by the agency is intended to slow the indiscriminate use of the drugs in agriculture, which has made them increasingly ineffective in humans. After Criticism, Device Maker Goes on Offense By BARRY MEIER and KATIE THOMAS St. Jude Medical is defending itself against reports of deaths and injuries linked to an implanted heart device made by the company. Envoy to Syria Seeks Iranian Help as Cease-fire Deadline Nears By NEIL MacFARQUHAR, RICK GLADSTONE and ALAN COWELL Kofi Annan appealed on Wednesday to President Bashar al-Assad's Iranian backers to support a peace effort. • NYTimes.com Home Page »

Multimedia Video: TimesCast | April 11, 2012 Mitt Romney's pivot to the general election | A murder sends China's leadership into political turmoil | Kraftwerk plays at the MoMA. Opinion Room for Debate Why Do Americans Balk at Euthanasia Laws? What would need to change before the United States would legalize physician-assisted suicide?

BUSINESS Nokia Lowers Estimate for First-Quarter Profit By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN The world's largest maker of cellphones by volume lowered its forecast on Wednesday as demand for its Symbian-based smartphones, which the company is phasing out, weakened sharply. DealBook Court Limits Scope of Corporate Espionage Laws in Goldman Programmer Case By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and PETER LATTMAN A federal appeals court ruled that ex-Goldman employee Sergey Aleynikov did not violate corporate espionage laws by downloading computer code from his former employer. Slowdown Forecast for Developing Asian Economies By BETTINA WASSENER The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday forecast that Asia's emerging economies would cool somewhat in 2012, but said that growth would still outpace that of the developed world. Stocks Pull Ahead By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Shares on Wall Street rallied, recouping some of their losses from Tuesday, when fears that the European debt crisis was returning sent stock markets sliding. Fed Survey Shows Improvements in U.S. Growth and Hiring By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions across the United States suggests that last month's pullback in hiring may prove to be temporary. • More Business News »

About This E-Mail You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Afternoon Update newsletter. As a member of the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change Your E-Mail | Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2012 | The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy | NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018