5 things you need to know on Friday

Lawmakers in Ireland overwhelmingly voted to back the nation's first bill on abortion, legalizing the practice in exceptional cases where doctors deem the woman's life at risk from her pregnancy. The move comes after decades of delay and months of argument.

A Florida jury will soon decide whether George Zimmerman is a killer who "tracked" and murdered an innocent black teenager or a conscientious citizen who fired a fatal bullet while fighting for his life.argument. Prosecutors gave their closing arguments Thursday, and the defense will present its closing Friday.

Eliot Spitzer has met the deadline to file thousands of petition signatures for his bid to revive his political career by running for New York City comptroller. Spitzer said that "over 27,000 signatures" were submitted to the city Board of Elections just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, ahead of a midnight deadline. It came just four days after the tarnished ex-governor launched his campaign. Spitzer needs 3,750 valid petition signatures to get on the Democratic primary ballot for September.

The body of slain British soldier Lee Rigby, who was hacked to death in London on May 22nd allegedly by two Islamic extremists, was brought to Northern England for his funeral.

The focus of the probe into Asiana Flight 214 switched squarely to the pilots after investigators found no evidence of mechanical problems, the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said.