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Charlottesville, Virginia (CNN) -- A former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend contributed to her death, but did not kill her and had no intent to do so, his attorney argued Saturday. The defense and prosecution have rested in the murder trial of George Huguely, which is... | NEW: George Huguely was "stupid, drunk -- but not calculating," the attorney argues . NEW: A witness questions the nature of injuries that led to 22-year-old Yeardley Love's death . NEW: A prosecutor asks jurors to hold Huguely "responsible for what he did" NEW: Both sides have rested; the trial is set to resume on Wed... | 599595c67d624f995971575600050f64c54e2b39 |
SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- Predicting the path of a swine flu outbreak is next to impossible, public health officials say. But Dr. Ira Longini has spent more than three decades trying to do just that. Dr. Ira Longini studies simulations of hypothetical influenzas and how they would spread. And Longini says the appare... | Researcher studies how a potential flu outbreak could spread . Authorities taking vital steps to keep outbreak from spreading, he explains . Still, worst of swine flu outbreak may be yet to come, health officials warn . Researcher hopes data will show why outbreak so much deadlier in Mexico . | 1019066942464c49aaf820c1f6f496b30a96d409 |
(CNN) -- South Africa declared national days of mourning Saturday to honor Albertina Sisulu, an icon of the anti-apartheid movement who died this week. Sisulu was 92. The president said flags would fly at half-mast and mourning would last until her burial, which will take place with military honors. Funeral plans for S... | Albertina Sisulu and her husband played a pivotal role in the fight to end apartheid . President Jacob Zuma declares days of national mourning . He says flags would fly at half-mast until the day of burial . | cc520e91382d76f649c98dfeb0d3295f71aa696c |
(CNN) -- For most of my life, I've had a relationship with Iran, mostly good, but which included a long period in which Iran hurt me and other foreign service officers greatly. I was the press attaché at the United States Embassy in Teheran in 1979, and one of 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days during the Iranian ... | Barry Rosen, a former hostage in Iran, says war of words is turning into threat of war . He says despite saber-rattling and comments by GOP candidates, war not inevitable . He says regime flailing due to internal tensions, hard-hit economy, upcoming elections . Rosen: Intermediaries like Qatar could provide structure f... | 3e15764218cd095520694d94b5b272d25b45d5ad |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea is urging its people to show allegiance to the death for new leader Kim Jong Un. State media KCNA published North Korea's annual New Year's Day message, saying, "The entire army should place absolute trust in and follow Kim Jong Un and become human rifles and bombs to defend him ... | North Korean media publish annual New Year's message . New leader deserves "absolute trust," editorial says . It says 2012 will usher prosperity . | 835e8c77d65c842db62185679f1c2270338006e3 |
(CNN) -- Newburgh, New York, was a main military headquarters for George Washington during the American Revolution. More recently, authorities say, it was the birthplace of a foiled terrorist plot. If Mayor Nick Valentine gets his way, the town of 30,000 will host the terror trial of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shei... | Newburgh, New York, is being considered as a potential site for 9/11 trial . "We've got nothing to lose," says Mayor Nick Valentine . County official: "I don't want to be known as the terrorist capital of the world" Newburgh made headlines last summer after authorities say they foiled a terror plot . | 6d71b9e40f7ff65144ee082485b1aac25b4e508b |
(CookingLight.com) -- That bling-worthy lunch tote may pull in the compliments, but sometimes it's hard to feel the love about what's inside, particularly if it's last night's leftovers. Feeling the urge to dine out instead? We've canvassed nutrition numbers at top-selling restaurant chains to zero in on the healthiest... | Go for a McDonald's Hamburger at 250 calories, 9 grams of fat . Our top salad pick is Atlanta Bread Company's Salsa Fresca Salmon Salad . Wendy's Grilled Chicken Go Wrap is one of the few that's not as high in sodium . | 724595d8f27cb09cb03dce95e9a2ac0534220df3 |
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Ali Abdullah Saleh is no longer Yemen's president, but he is still wielding political clout as the head of the ruling party. Saleh has threatened to withdraw all members of his party from the national government and warned the prime minister he could face imprisonment. Protesters took to the stree... | Ali Abdullah Saleh still heads the ruling GPC party . The new PM condemned the old regime's attacks against young people . There have been tensions between Saleh and the new president . | 107dab6207405e668d1fcb278586b099ead748ac |
(CNN) -- Real Madrid sealed a record-extending 32nd La Liga title after Wednesday's 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao maintained an unassailable seven-point lead over arch rivals and defending Spanish champions Barcelona with two matches to play. Goals from Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up the clin... | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to clinch La Liga title . Lionel Messi sets scoring record in earlier Barcelona win over Malaga . Ajax clinch Dutch title with 2-0 win over VVV Venlo . Juventus lead cut to one point in Serie A with 1-1 draw against Lecce . | 4f4f31b7171a639950b22aab6cc24fa92fbe60d0 |
(CNN) -- An attorney for a 14-year-old Australian, accused of marijuana possession in Indonesia, is hoping to avoid a prison sentence for his client and have the boy released to undergo drug rehabilitation. The teen, whose name has not been publicly released, could face a minimum of four years in prison, according to B... | The teen's attorneys are trying to help him avoid prison . He was arrested last week, police say . Australian officials say they're working to get the boy home . | abd47eafcdcbb2303a048eced2f4ebf8ac7e4409 |
(CNN) -- English Premier League leaders Manchester United crashed to their second defeat in a week as Dirk Kuyt's first-ever Liverpool hat-trick earned them a comfortable 3-1 victory at Anfield. United had lost just once this season prior to last Tuesday's visit to Chelsea, but a 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge followed ... | Dirk Kuyt's first-ever Liverpool hat-trick sees his team beat Manchester United 3-1 . United lead the Premier League table by three points but Arsenal have a game in hand . The defeat is United's second in a week following their 2-1 reverse at Chelsea . Wolverhampton score a late equalizer to draw a thrilling game with... | c443e9959f36b6536f8fcfac25bc01fe86c01836 |
Tachikawa, Japan (CNN) -- U.S. and Japanese authorities were investigating two small explosions Thursday outside an American air base near Tokyo, officials said. Investigators found two metal tubes and a simple timing device, which U.S. authorities described as an "improvised launch device," near the Yokota Air Base. "... | Investigators found an "improvised launch device" outside of Yokota Air Base, officials say . Residents report hearing two small cannon-type bangs at about 11 p.m. local time . No injuries or points of impact have been reported, authorities said . | 2aaa8d03cd52f50ed7bd9fb0fab824db8906a678 |
(CNN) -- Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel has said that he likes the Shanghai circuit, despite a disappointing performance in last year's Chinese Grand Prix. Vettel started last year's race in pole position, but eventually finished down in sixth place. However, he is confident he can handle the track better th... | Sebastian Vettel is looking to make it three wins in a row in China this weekend . Vettel said he likes the Shanghai circuit despite finishing only sixth last year . 2010 winner Jenson Button believes McLaren can push Red Bull all the way in China . | b6c37ae870d8469bcc1d01bc99c6551f777ac5f0 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra "love nest," where her romance with Richard Burton started, was trashed while it was on loan for filming of Lindsay Lohan's "Liz & Dick," the owner of the dressing room trailer said. Fox Studios spent more than $75,000 in 1963, about a half million in today's dollars, t... | In 1963, Fox Studios spent more than $75,000 on the dressing room . Liz Taylor fan Angel Alger bought the lavishly-decorated trailer for $50,000 in June . Alger estimates $100,000 in damage to the trailer during filming of Lindsay Lohan's movie . "This has nothing to do with Lindsay," Lohan's spokesman says . | e8223656480f78d1eb079ba35df130ce3d8222ba |
(CNN) -- On his latest, Future History, Derulo makes several attempts at home-run club records and huge ballads. He swings hard, but often misses -- perhaps his biggest problem is that he's not rooted in any genre outside of people-pleasing pop; lead single ''Don't Wanna Go Home,'' built heavily on multiple samples, is... | Jason Derulo swings hard, but often misses . It's when he scales back on the synths, as on ''That's My Shhh,'' that he thrills . Perhaps his biggest problem is that he's not rooted in any genre outside of people-pleasing pop . | 4cc6357471bd8026f1a1c65bea7219c70c06836f |
(CNN) -- Motorsport's governing body the FIA has told Red Bull to modify the floor of its controversial Formula One car ahead of this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. Australian Mark Webber drove the RB8 to victory at last month's Monaco Grand Prix, but rival teams questioned the legality of a hole in the car's floor loc... | The FIA tells Red Bull to change the hotly-disputed floor of the team's car . The RB8 has an isolated hole on its floor, which is against F1 regulations . Red Bull lead the Formula One constructors' championship after six races . Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are joint second in drivers' standings . | 6bac7971f0fe689de5520d047459412c3e1f7890 |
(CNN) -- This year's session, with fiscal cliff negotiations and lively nomination controversies, is anything but lame. But it's still a lame-duck Congress. Just how did a meeting of one Congress that occurs after a new one is elected but not yet sworn-in get that name? We're slow roasting the answers to those question... | 1830s - The term "lame duck" arrives in the United States . 1998 - The House votes to impeach President Bill Clinton during a lame-duck session . 2 - The number of times a lame duck House chose the president and vice president in disputed elections . 1982 - The lame duck session in which the House votes to give members... | 843973d15aa9a9ccb75f96d5f92955b79bdeb3de |
(CNN) -- The surgeon who operated Wednesday on cyclist Lance Armstrong after he fractured his collarbone declared the procedure a success, but one that will require two to three months of healing. Lance Armstrong's doctor says he used a plate and 12 inch-long screws to stabilize the fractured bone. "Surgery was tough, ... | Multiple breaks in collarbone "made treatment more challenging," doctor says . After wound heals, Armstrong will use exercise bike to train lower body . Doctor noncommittal on when Armstrong can return to racing . Armstrong fractures collarbone in crash at race that was to mark second comeback . | 4275a3a8c3ba82c93592018e945ceeea916ae4e7 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Three Chinese nationals accused of importing thousands of counterfeit luxury handbags in the United States have been arrested in the past two days, federal authorities announced Thursday. Shoppers sort through counterfeit brand name luxury bags and wallets on a Hong Kong street. "This was a sophisti... | Authorities call it one of the largest counterfeit operations ever discovered . Official: Scheme profited "off the backs of legitimate companies" Counterfeit operation allegedly involved 300,000 high-end bags and wallets . The alleged leaders are three Chinese citizens living in New York . | beed1717b0db010fcf22ab9b38c8955f81790c9b |
SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- You must know what's really driving the immigration debate. It's the culture, stupid. Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Some opponents of immigration, even the legal kind, fear changes in local culture. Immigration restrictionists -- and by that, I mean those who want to limit all immigration, even t... | Navarrette: Opponents see Hispanic immigrants as weakening U.S. identity . One town demanded all library books be in English, Navarrette says . Hispanics the latest to find themselves at center of culture war . | 56d7d67bb0fc32ee71cc006b915244776d883661 |
(CNN) -- Three years after the killing of Mexican journalist Armando Rodriguez, his colleagues said they are more determined than ever to write about the nation's drug cartels despite the risks. "Those who ordered the killing of Armando were wrong because those who are left are more seasoned and we are working," said L... | Since 2000, 74 journalists have been killed in Mexico -- 14 since 2010 . Mexican journalist Armando Rodriguez dies in 2008 . There are questions about the investigation of his death . Other journalists pledge to continue to report about drug cartels . | b47075d19a9b045bc3098eea69f3afffca97e0b2 |
(CNN) -- A federal judge has allowed Arizona to enforce the most controversial part of its politically charged immigration law, the so-called "show me your papers" provision. In an order on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton upheld the section allowing authorities, while enforcing other laws, to question the imm... | Ruling is latest in two-year legal battle over tough immigration law . Hot-button immigration issue is key in presidential campaign . Unclear when Arizona will begin enforcing provision of law backed by court . | f2e348a1cb9867ab3d8040f57be3c56ad153a068 |
Cairo (CNN) -- Egyptian security forces arrested Mohamed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader, at a residential apartment in Cairo on Tuesday, state-run Nile TV reported. He was arrested in the Nasr City section of the capital without any resistance, Nile TV said, citing Gen. Abdel Fattah Othman, an Interio... | Mohamed Badie is arrested at an apartment in the Nasr City section of Cairo . 25 soldiers die in an attack in the Sinai Peninsula; 3-day mourning period declared . At least 37 Muslim Brotherhood prisoners reportedly killed in jailbreak attempt . Former President Hosni Mubarak is acquitted in one of many cases against h... | a53b705ac45bfcf189264aa08f7e18563c1d87db |
(EW.com) -- Most of the muckraking Hollywood movies we think of as classic tend to sketch their dramas inside very clean and satisfying moral lines. "Norma Rae" was about a feisty union organizer fighting for basic workers' rights, "All the President's Men" was about two fearless newspaper reporters bringing down a cor... | "Won't Back Down" is about the quasi-disaster that is today's American public education system . Gyllenhaal brings a bit too much movie-star-as-working-class-mom radiance to her role . In a brilliantly felt and thought-out performance, Viola Davis plays veteran teacher Nona . | 5536ed35c03405f0880c2080b4b4c064451afd65 |
(CNN) -- They're calling it the "Crews missile." Fired from the keyboard of 67-year-old Nick Crews, the missive blew the lid off his dysfunctional family. In an e-mail titled "Dear All Three," published in U.K. newspaper The Telegraph, Crews excoriates his three grown children for their professional and personal failur... | Father Nick Crews wrote a scathing e-mail to his children about their failings . When the e-mail became public, many people praised Crews for his bravery and honesty . Others said he was too harsh and a parent should never speak to children so viciously . CNN's Ronni Berke said that though the letter was harsh, parents... | 3e2035a3de7e703d56ca79a43999cb9d0f4ae9f8 |
(CNN) -- A 25-year-old woman who was injured in last week's stampede at the Love Parade music festival in Duisburg, Germany, died Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 21, prosecutors there said. The deadly crush happened Saturday in an underpass between the main event site and an expansion area. Witnesses told CNN aff... | Twenty-one people have died in the tragedy . More than 40 remain in hospitals . The German chancellor wants a thorough investigation . | cb64e795e1c533e80cf11a7d36f2ee7b38ff8888 |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- An Israeli soldier faces a manslaughter charge in the death of a Palestinian waving a white flag during a three-week incursion into Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday. The criminal indictment is one of three legal actions taken by the Israeli military for incidents that occurred during Operation... | Evidence indicates that a Palestinian waving white flag was shot and killed . A battalion commander was indicted in a separate incident . Israeli Defense Forces looked into more than 150 incidents involving rules of engagement . A U.N.-backed report urged probes into possible crimes against humanity . | 1419116815f94109ec064cbef8354f33c42e1a53 |
(CNN) -- Family members of the deposed Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali are reportedly in Canada, a development now being denounced by some in the Tunisian community there. French-language media in Canada first reported that as many as 10 members of the Ben Ali family arrived in Montreal by private jet on Thu... | Canadian media report Tunisian ex-president's family in town . Some relatives have legal residency status . Canadian officials say Ben Ali, family are not welcome . | 4b63873b601167e6bddb32efb194a9a5eaf8a7d3 |
(CNN) -- Now would be an appropriate time to cue up that GIF of Dawson bawling his eyes out. The last few years have been a nostalgic whirlwind with Angela Chase on "Homeland," Zack Morris on "Franklin and Bash," and Felicity Porter on the new FX drama "The Americans." Even Cory and Topanga are coming back to us. But f... | ABC has pulled James Van Der Beek's "Apartment 23" from the schedule . On "Apartment 23," Van Der Beek is in on the joke, poking fun at himself . The show takes advantage of his roots, reminding fans of how obsessed they were . He'll next reprise his role as Simon in an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" | e593b8e0f162a348d3378bd1cdde854b3ec7b0e6 |
(Mashable) -- Kimmel used Wednesday's episode of his Jimmy Kimmel Live show to declare November 17, 2010 National UnFriend Day [NUD] -- a new holiday he hopes will inspire Facebook users to unfriend the social networking contacts that aren't real friends. Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel believes Facebook is che... | November 17 declared National UnFriend Day on Jimmy Kimmel Live show . Kimmel believes Facebook is cheapening the meaning of friendship . Admittedly, Facebook friending does seem to be out of control . | bd5e96550664574a100a773a16edbb1ba7c97e71 |
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (CNN) -- The "Bridge to Nowhere" may have been shelved. But the "Road to Nowhere" is alive and well. Gov. Sarah Palin let the "Road to Nowhere" go ahead because the contract had been signed. The proposed $400 million span that would have connected the coastal city of Ketchikan to its airport on Gravin... | Road on Alaskan island was built with some of $223 million in taxpayer money . Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein calls the road a waste of money . Road was supposed to be access connector to the failed 'Bridge to Nowhere' 'Bridge to Nowhere' has become symbol of excessive spending . | 0bd1417dd5c70fbdaf1e77bef75e29beaafcb5c3 |
Tokyo (CNN) -- The words "Ganbaro Nippon" -- "Be strong, Japan" -- shine down on the nation's capital nightly from the soaring steel of the landmark Tokyo Tower. But a society known worldwide for its culture of stoicism has been knocked a bit off balance by the one-two punch of a massive earthquake and a nuclear disast... | The mental health impact of twin disasters is "uncharted territory," psychologist says . Many quake survivors show signs of post-traumatic stress, one doctor tells CNN . Japan has a long history of pulling together after disasters . "We need a clear scenario to recover," a Tokyo commuter says . | fadfd14248c272d5017b074c67b30c223f4c4ec3 |
Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) -- A former Marine Corps reservist pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting at the Pentagon and other military-related buildings and to trying to desecrate graves at Arlington National Cemetery containing the remains of veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yonathan Melaku entered a guilty ... | Yonathan Melaku pleads guilty to charges including damaging U.S. property . He was accused of shooting at the Pentagon and other military-related buildings . He agrees to a sentence of 25 years in prison; sentencing will be in April . | 66e82dd20d195824e07398e964589e5a3667cf6b |
Washington (CNN) -- Texas GOP upstart Ted Cruz claimed victory Tuesday with a familiar tea party rallying cry. "Millions of Texans and Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty and to restore the Constitution," he told supporters. Cruz claims victory in Texas runoff . A 41-year-old, first-time c... | Tea party favorite Ted Cruz won the Texas GOP Senate primary runoff Tuesday . Democratic Senate leaders: More tea party senators could cause more gridlock . On top of new fiscally conservative senators, several moderates are retiring . DeMint: More fiscal conservatives would force Democrats' hand . | 559bbf4bf81e7a22eee9a01d597f85a4cd529d79 |
(CNN) -- Two New Jersey state troopers who led an unauthorized high-speed escort of a caravan of sports cars last year agreed Monday to resign, according to the New Jersey attorney general's office. Sgt. 1st Class Nadir Nassry, 47, who led the March 30, 2012, caravan of exotic cars down a state highway to Atlantic City... | The caravan included Porsches, Lamborghinis and Ferraris . Speeds reportedly topped 100 mph . Two New Jersey troopers who provided an unauthorized escort for the caravan agree to resign . "They are justly paying a high price for their poor judgment," says NJ attorney general . | 24617324c7dc534dcaec37399ba0ae67c21f2482 |
(CNN) -- There are two different races happening at the Golden Globes this year -- one for movies, which is neck-and-neck with the Academy Awards -- and one for television, which lags behind the Emmys. So while the Golden Globes can act in some ways as a salve for Oscar snubs and a predictor of Oscar wins, it doesn't h... | The Golden Globes are Sunday . There's lots of speculation as to who will win in the TV categories . The Hollywood Foreign Press Association doesn't mind rewarding the Brits . | f645100a258b2def61b46add15df02720af48748 |
(CNN) -- A federal judge has denied a request to move the trial of Brian David Mitchell, who is accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart in 2002, but may revisit the issue depending on the results of potential juror questionnaires. Mitchell's defense attorneys had argued that he should receive a trial outside the state of... | Brian David Mitchell's attorneys say the trial should be moved . Mitchell is set to stand trial November 1 . A judge ruled earlier this year that Mitchell is competent to stand trial . His wife is cooperating with authorities . | f627b1b8a545d6478b0c0c64b38a169cc62ce78c |
(CNN) -- When "La Bamba" hit movie screens in 1987, audiences flocked to see the true story of singer Ritchie Valens, who died as a teen in an airplane crash almost three decades earlier. "La Bamba" starred Lou Diamond Phillips as singer Ritchie Valens. It's one of 40 films featured in the festival. But it was memorabl... | Turner Classic Movies begins month-long Latino Images in Film festival . Event features 40 films that show how Latinos have been depicted on the big screen . Discussion tackles controversial practice of white actors playing Latino characters . Scholar: Films show how Hollywood tried to figure out where Latinos fit in c... | 13e0c7a486863c55d5a0b93c06c2667200766949 |
Chicago (CNN) -- Three men charged with conspiring to commit domestic terrorism during the NATO summit were plotting to attack President Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and police stations, authorities said Saturday. A police investigation that began early this month revealed that the th... | Defense says 3 suspects are Occupy protesters, but police say they're "Black Bloc" anarchists . Three suspects allegedly stockpiled Molotov cocktails and planned attacks on police . Defense team calls the allegations "propaganda" and says police infiltrated a peaceful group . Judge sets bails for each of the three susp... | 95e19259e747a745803ca14d2ebf310a71f9acbd |
(CNN Student News) -- January 26, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Houston, Texas • Egypt • Moscow, Russia . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Political protests in Egypt, the aftermath of an attack... | Explore some of the history behind the State of the Union . Learn about the reasons behind political protests in Egypt . Find out which pop star is raising awareness about diabetes . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | cf1383a2b4a632371f2037577b52d52109bd89f3 |
Rome (CNN) -- Italian Supreme Court judges have heard the arguments, now they must decide whether to order American Amanda Knox to stand trial for a second time in the death of her former roommate. The judges concluded a hearing into the question early Monday afternoon, and were expected to announce their decision soon... | A decision on retrying Amanda Knox is expected soon . HLN analyst: Even if the Italian court orders a retrial, the U.S. could refuse to extradite Knox . Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were cleared of murdering a British student . Sollecito's father says his son has been trying to rebuild a normal life . | eb1fb2263f128e0ae527ad5ca73e5e9091ee199d |
(CNN) -- For the wife of at least one survivor of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, April 20, 2010 is the day she lost her husband. Meccah Boynton-Brown says although her husband Doug made it off the ill-fated rig, he will never be the same. "There were more than 11 lives lost that day. Yes, there are 11 people that will... | "I am married to a different person now," says survivor's wife . Rig survivors battling PTSD, traumatic brain injury, depression and anxiety . Transocean does not specifically dispute their claims of injuries . | c105a89b24e9eea446701a1af2779f6120a9d830 |
Dakar, Senegal (CNN) -- Jazz, soul and a blend of rock and roll combine to make Senegalese music sound quite familiar, while the sound of the sabar, a traditional Senegalese drum, keeps the music true to its West African roots. I'm listening to the mbalax style of music for my latest "Inside Africa" assignment: to expe... | Mbalax, combining jazz, soul, and rock with traditional beats, is the dance music of Senegal . The godfather of the scene is the 82-year-old drummer Doudou N'Diaye Rose . His instrument is the sabar, the traditional drum played with the hand and a stick . Younger generations are fusing the sound with new influences to ... | ce89098ad6b688dbd8ca4c952c979f7708e7a24c |
(CNN) -- Ted Turner appeared Tuesday on CNN, the network he founded, to talk about last week's election results, his business ventures, and his relationship with ex-wife Jane Fonda. CNN founder Ted Turner tells the network he's "encouraged" by the results of last week's election. Turner is promoting a new autobiography... | Ted Turner says he's "encouraged" by election of Barack Obama as president . The CNN founder expects tough economic times ahead . Turner: Reconciliation with ex-wife Jane Fonda unlikely, "but you never know" Time Warner didn't do enough "due diligence" before merging with AOL, Turner says . | 1c886637c5be85807b2397bb5a20dd017234e25f |
Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Senior police officers failed to pursue extensive intelligence that indicated a Catholic priest was involved in one of Northern Ireland's worst terrorist attacks, an independent report concluded Tuesday. Nine people died and 30 were wounded July 31, 1972, when three bombs went off in ... | The bombing in Claudy killed nine people and wounded 30 . No one was ever charged in the case . There have long been suspicions that a priest was involved . | ed5c118ad12a3b6e047585395e3c363317697ec0 |
Herat, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Saturday across Afghanistan, the fifth day of demonstrations over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base, officials said. Four civilians were killed and 50 injured amid protests near the United Nations office in Kunduz, said Saad Mokhtar, head of the ... | Four civilians are killed and 50 people are injured in Kunduz, a health official says . Police: At least 15 are injured in Laghman protests . The protests start after NATO troops burn Qurans at Bagram Airfield . Taliban says Saturday's killing of two U.S. military officers is linked to burning . | 3285b7ee62b5fcba5a94f23a2bfd4a46d9cbf8cd |
Tokyo (CNN) -- A safety panel convenes in Japan Tuesday to examine whether two vaccines widely used around the world contributed to the deaths of five children in the past month. Japan's health ministry ordered doctors to stop immunizing infants with the vaccines while authorities investigate Pfizer's Prevenar vaccine ... | Pfizer's Prevenar and Sanofi Pasteur's ActHIB are suspended in Japan . Authorities are investigating whether the vaccines played a role in five recent deaths . Both companies maintain that their vaccines are safe . A pediatrician says doctors are concerned that authorities are overreacting . | e28ef8978690cac1ea61c9f51424906bfdc6e179 |
Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- Oil from a small leak in Brazilian waters -- the second in less than two months -- has reached the shores of Rio de Janeiro state, environmental authorities said. The oil was discovered on Bonfim Beach during a flyover Sunday, according to the state environmental secretariat. The oil is belie... | The oil is on a beach in Rio de Janeiro state . The spill is from a Japanese-operated oil rig . Brazil plans to develop more offshore oil platforms . It wants to be the world's third largest oil producer by 2020 . | acdcfa48bab3000f847f6f2a1121fecc5e3ae0d6 |
(CNN) -- The LPGA have confirmed that 25-year-old golfer Erica Blasberg has been found dead. Blasberg has played on the LPGA Tour since 2004, and had recently participated in her first event of 2010 in Mexico where she tied for 44th in the Tres Marias Championship. A native of California, Blasberg turned professional i... | LPGA Tour golfer Erica Blasberg has been found dead . 25-year-old Blasberg joined the LPGA Tour in 2005 . Blasberg's agent says he is "devastated" by the news . | a3cdbc7eb9e6b2610d60ad9e56220ef6f3ad60f9 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The 16 Afghans killed in a shooting spree in early March were buried without autopsies, in accordance with the Islamic tradition of a quick burial. Any effort to do disinter the bodies and do an autopsy would probably be resisted by the Afghan villagers. But that could present one of many challenges... | Victims of the shooting in Afghanistan were buried without autopsies . Islamic tradition calls for a quick burial . That lack of pathology evidence is just one of the many hurdles prosecutors will face . "I think the chances that he will walk are not bad," says one former military prosecutor . | 677402eb3bfb1105416b7337476ed346efdf7b6b |
(CNN) -- Tokyo was known as Edo until 1868, but it's hard to imagine that this high-rise, high-tech metropolis could possibly have existed in a time before electricity and concrete. Tokyo isn't just a futuristic city; it's the place that has shaped our vision of what the future will look like. In Tokyo, the future is a... | Known as Edo until 1868, Tokyo has been shaped by a history of disasters . There's a sci-fi familiarity to areas like Shibuya, Shinjuku and Akihabara . There are still traces of traditional Tokyo, such as at the Meiji Jingu Shrine . | fd3dcfb56acc49b4c5879e0664fbeeb4080580cd |
(CNN) -- The announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came as a bolt from the blue to the world but not a moment too soon for many Catholics. The Catholic Church has continued to march backwards under Pope Benedict, seeming at times to be in a state of perpetual denial, whether the issue be that of child ab... | Catholic Church continued march backwards under Benedict, writes Paul Donovan . Donovan: Church must reform in order to stay relevant in 21st century . Church must be more democratic, more transparent, consider role of women . | 9dae4eb22f44446be1b415f77a9f0df0030c1d72 |
(CNN) -- Armed militants took over three police camps Saturday in northern Kenya, a siege that prompted a significant response by local and national authorities, a Kenyan agency said. The attack was centered in the village of Lorokon in Turkana County, which borders Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north and a sl... | The militia take over camps in Lorokon in northern Kenya's Turkana county . Authorities trying to defeat them meet "heavy resistance," a national agency says . The area has been site of a border dispute between the Turkana, Pokot peoples . | e6e336c5f6c64381feddd728bf1f4d5ff5d21b1c |
(CNN) -- India is looking to Pakistan for answers after online threats and text messages sparked mass panic among migrant workers and students who hail from the country's northeast. Indian Home Minister Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde said in a statement issued Monday that "elements based in Pakistan" had used social media to... | Indian minister blames "elements in Pakistan" for circulating false stories . Government blocks 245 web pages for hosting harmful content . Threatening texts, rumors prompted thousands to flee several Indian cities . | f59451d52a88bdfb57eda5bf071b2b6875c06e79 |
(CNN) -- North Carolina is so important to the re-election chances of Barack Obama that he picked Charlotte as the host city for the Democratic nominating convention. On May 8, all his careful plans came crashing down when 61% of voters in a North Carolina referendum adopted a constitutional amendment defining marriage... | North Carolina voted to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman . Brian Brown: Obama's stance on same-sex marriage will make sure he is a one-term president . Obama has taken on a cause that has never been supported in a state referendum, he says . Brown: The president's stance gives hundreds of thousands... | bd91f867d7c1d42d6cc787b5a279ae5f7331c092 |
(CNN) -- Neighbors expressed shock as details emerged Wednesday in the case of a 17-year-old Missouri boy found handcuffed to a stainless steel support pole in his family's basement. He had been there since September, police say. Friends and neighbors said the Kansas City teen was mentally challenged, and they were hea... | The 17-year-old Kansas City boy was mentally challenged, neighbors say . Friends reported alleged abuse at the boy's family home . The boy was handcuffed in the basement, freed for only three bathroom breaks a day . The boy was treated at a hospital and placed in county custody, authorities say . | 46c3c39277adcf0cf85869275fa21a7da0c17fc5 |
London (CNN) -- There was a time in the 1960s and 70s when Jimmy Savile seemed to be everywhere in Britain. The BBC television personality with his trademark white-blonde hair was the face of "Top of the Pops" and "Jim'll Fix It." Families would sit down with their children to watch Jimmy Savile in their homes. So when... | Jimmy Savile was a hugely popular television and radio host in the UK . Since his death in 2011, he has been accused of dozens of counts of child abuse . Kevin Cook says he was abused by Savile when he appeared on his show in 1974 . The allegations are the subject of investigations by the police and the BBC . | 8b76a641d869b3ff35ac1f2818a783ad1f846cbd |
(CNN) -- Spring is in the air, and now, on the ground. CNN talked to garden experts to get the scoop on this year's best destinations to view beautiful, budding flowers. Missouri Botanical Garden's Orchid Show When: Through March 27 Where: St. Louis Cost: $4 to $8 . For an unforgettable display of orchids, the Missouri... | The Chicago Botanic Garden is said to have the best display gardens in the Midwest . The Dallas Arboretum is home to more than 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs . Philadelphia has the largest indoor flower show in the world . The Atlanta Botanical Garden promises 100,000 new bulbs . | c99b533f6e64f60cc37c919b863c6b816c19bdad |
(CNN) -- Libya's justice minister condemned the kidnapping of five Egyptian diplomats, and urged their captors to release them. Minister Salah al-Marghani said the envoys are guests of Libya and have nothing to do with the recent arrest in Egypt of the head of the Libyan state-funded militia group Libyan Revolutionary ... | NEW: Libyan minister calls for release of abducted Egyptian diplomats . NEW: Minister Salah al-Marghani said the diplomats are guests of Libya . Egyptian embassy in Tripoli evacuated . Diplomats nabbed Friday . | b592cad3f82b39b387003e66a093c9272e64f83a |
(CNN) -- It's been framed as a debate between Web freedom and the freedom from stumbling upon potentially offensive content. In recent weeks, several companies have been forced to grapple with sexually explicit images appearing in their popular mobile apps. Such images, a small fraction of the apps' user-generated cont... | Controversy over adult content on mobile apps highlights control over free speech . Apple has banned some apps from its store because of sexual images . Tech titans may have more power over Internet free speech than some governments . Apple promises a mobile experience free from porn and other irritants . | 88ec42d7e373cc5d5de377fd134d4f731eeeb468 |
(CNN) -- The week of hellish Thanksgiving travel is almost upon us, when news crews will descend upon airports everywhere for their epic updates from the front line: "Breaking, breaking! The airport is really crowded, you guys!" Those reporters are correct: Before we can lapse into that tryptophan-laced food coma with ... | Last year, 42.5 million Americans went 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving . When driving, try to "unjack" your electronics. No texting! Be courteous with your electronic use when flying, and respect those around you . | 952cdee0f26c1613c4a7cb9dff5566b31c351c33 |
London (CNN) -- A violin played by the Titanic's bandleader as the ship sank sold at auction Saturday for more than $1.7 million, a UK-based auction house said. The price -- 1.1 million British pounds, when adding the buyer's premium and tax -- is by far the highest ever fetched for memorabilia tied to the sunken passe... | NEW: "I can't think of anything else more iconic" off Titanic, collector says . A violin played the Titanic's bandleader was auctioned in the UK . It fetched 1.1 million British pounds, about $1.7 million, at auction, officials say . The violin is believed to have been played by William Hartley as the ship sank . | 606fa7413293f9874d51a6c72082c91f88e10b35 |
(CNN) -- New Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish's first taste of European football ended in a goalless draw with Sparta Prague in the Europa League. The Scot led the club to three titles and two FA Cups in his first stint as manager between 1985-91 but never competed in Europe due to a ban on English clubs. But his Europ... | English club Liverpool held to goalless club by Sparta Prague in Europa League . Ajax take commanding 3-0 lead against Anderlecht in Belgium . Bayer Leverkusen thrash FC Metalist Kharkiv 4-0 in Ukraine . Oscar Cardozo and Franco Jara score as Benfica beat Stuttgart 2-1 . | 0ea46f4ec04715d2abe78905386cdfaded9b7c58 |
(CNN) -- A convicted murderer who was pardoned this month in a controversial move by outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, has been found in Wyoming, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced Monday. Joseph Ozment was served with papers at a hotel in Laramie, Wyoming, where he had been staying under another na... | NEW: Mississippi AG Jim Hood slams then-Gov. Haley Barbour . Joseph Ozment pleaded guilty to the 1992 murder of Rick Montgomery . He was released from prison after a pardon from Barbour . Ozment was served with papers at a Laramie, Wyoming, hotel . | 9bd223df89fffe4bdc5feba45082b736b33be75a |
London, England (CNN) -- Shares in Rolls-Royce rose Monday after the company announced that it had made progress in understanding the cause of a Qantas mid-air engine blow-out. The shares rose by 2.62 percent -- they had been 14 percent down from Thursday after the Australian carrier revealed early Monday that oil leak... | Rolls-Royce says Qantas "incident specific to the Trent 900 engine" Oil leaks found in Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on three Qantas Airbus A380s . CEO: Alan Joyce told reporters the leaks were "beyond normal tolerances" Rolls-Royce share value dropped by 10 percent since Qantas initial reported problem . | 465c991940baa398f0bd671d3274d525fb83b77b |
(CNN) -- Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj arrived home in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum early Friday after nearly six years in the U.S. Navy prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj at a hospital in Khartoum after his release from Guantanamo Bay. "I was so happy that I cried," al-Hajj ... | Sami al-Hajj arrives home in Sudan and is taken to hospital, network says . Pakistani intelligence officers captured him in Afghanistan in December 2001 . Al-Hajj was transferred to U.S. custody and held without charges or trial . Al-Jazeera said he was on an assignment when he was apprehended . | 2351f51a7274592ae2348aaee8264dcbc916338b |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities arrested Vicente Carrillo Leyva, a leader of the Carrillo Fuentes drug cartel, officials announced Thursday. Vicente Carrillo Leyva is escorted by police at a news conference in Mexico City on Thursday. Carrillo Leyva was arrested as he exercised in a park in a residenti... | Vicente Carrillo Leyva, 32, arrested in Mexico City, officials say . He was living under fake name; was found through his wife, who used her own name . This is the fourth arrest of major drug cartel suspect in recent weeks . Authorities in U.S. and Mexico blame drug cartels for surge in violence near border . | a8b5a38f4561131a1c591fbe1b700a6f88e61a69 |
(CNN) -- Great Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team has won an appeal against a decision by its own federation to exclude them from the London 2012 Olympics. British Gymnastics ruled that the team had missed an agreed qualifying standard at the Olympic test event in North Greenwich area January. But the team appealed to ... | Great Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team win crucial appeal . Team can now compete in the 2012 London Olympics . British Gymnastics had ruled they missed qualification target . Independent arbitrator overturns that decision . | 08efd9d2c745064b9addd0c497cc18eb30b3c96d |
New York (CNN) -- Judson Box has never known exactly how his son, Gary, died on September 11, 2001. But an unexpected find nine years later has given him a glimpse into his son's final hours. Gary, then 35, had been working as a firefighter in Brooklyn for roughly five years when the terrorists attacked. He did not spe... | Gary Box died on 9/11 without speaking to family; his remains were not recovered . Visit to Tribute Center prompts family to look for photos of him from that day . Search yields picture of the firefighter running through a tunnel toward attacks . Box's father meets Danish businessman who took picture: "I think I told h... | 15a8d0b15cf8543cff8a2cd8ab02f144b9c63ee2 |
(CNN) -- A couple of years ago I started a program to try to get rock-star tech and design people to take a year off and work in the one environment that represents pretty much everything they're supposed to hate -- government. It's called Code for America, and it's a little bit like a Peace Corps for geeks. We select ... | Jennifer Pahlka: A new generation has the potential to reinvent government . Her program puts software experts in city halls, leading to a flurry of innovation . She says projects that would have taken years and millions can be done cheaply in months . Pahlka: To overhaul government, electing leaders isn't enough; bure... | e177d8559c82a2fa062119b996d4cf76aceed425 |
Washington (CNN) -- The United States has seen no unexpected moves by the North Korean military since the announcement of Kim Jong Il's death, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday. Gen. Martin Dempsey said the United States is remaining "vigilant" in the wake of the death of the North Korean leader. In... | No sign of movement of troops or weapons, general says . U.S. defense secretary speaks with South Korean counterpart . U.S. troops in South Korea not on special alert, officials say . North Korea conducts missile test launch; West not alarmed . | edaa63f94ccceccb53c0ba6c5551a399d709b836 |
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Regrowing a fingertip cut off in an accident sounds like something from a futuristic movie. But with innovative technology developed by the U.S. Army, such regrowth is possible today. This remotely controlled robot, called BEAR, could help remove injured soldiers from battlefields. This resear... | Cutting-edge technology on display at U.S. Army Science Convention . Some of greatest minds in science gathered at four-day conference in Florida . Regenerative-medicine research could help injured soldiers regrow tissue and bone . Remotely controlled robots could help remove wounded from combat zones . | 6fec9d43e7ee01339cca4ea1d8ae7e1268704e32 |
(CNN) -- We tend to think of the 2008 financial crisis as the atom bomb that smashed the American economy, and from which we have yet to recover. But what if our economic woes started far earlier than that? The recession officially began in December 2007, and some scholars, including Jeremy Nalewaik of the Federal Rese... | Reihan Salam: We think of the 2008 crash as the bomb that caused today's economic woes . He says evidence is building that U.S. economy was troubled years before that . Experts say the housing boom hid the dire effects of manufacturing layoffs, he says . Salam: The power of the outsourcing issue flows from sharp declin... | 52b85e76c1407279fea8df654546c6328c0dc724 |
Toronto, Ontario (CNN) -- Police fired tear gas outside a prisoner processing center Sunday in Toronto where groups of people gathered to protest the arrest of G-20 demonstrators, a security spokeswoman said. A total of 604 people have been arrested since the protests broke out June 18, said Constable Tim Garland of th... | NEW: At least 253 people arrested Sunday . NEW: Canadian PM: We deplore actions of thugs . Protests erupt in Toronto as G-20 leaders meet . Police have arrested more than 600 protesters since mid-June . | e8823c4169e644d64c5fbafddb3cead0fdc484ae |
(CNN) -- Veteran American Paul Goydos has become just the fourth player in PGA Tour history to break the 60-shot barrier after carding a remarkable 12-under-par 59 in the opening round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday. Goydos follows in the footsteps of Al Geiberger (1977), Chip Beck (1991) and David Duval (1999) ... | Veteran American Paul Goydos cards a 12-under-par 59 in the John Deere Classic . The 46-year-old becomes the fourth player to achieve the feat in PGA Tour history . The Californian is the first player to break the milestone on a par-71 course . Irishman Darren Clarke cards a six-under-par 65 to lead the Scottish Open a... | 837a1d718c6c244ad2bf6ccfd87944a9efdcb86b |
(CNN) -- The words "kindergarten graduation" usually evoke images of tearful parents taking pictures of cute kids in pint-sized graduation caps and gowns. But for students and parents at Michael R. White Elementary School in Cleveland, "kindergarten graduation" might now conjure images of "aggravated rioting." This, af... | Fight breaks out at Cleveland kindergarten graduation . Adults join in after two teen girls go at it . Eight people arrested . | 64d0e306acbc3a35d7c4b52fef7182faf3cbb129 |
(CNN) -- Spanish club Villarreal will wait until the end of this season to appoint a permanent new manager after deciding to give reserve coach Juan Carlos Garrido the reins on a short-term basis. The 40-year-old takes over from Ernesto Valverde, who was relieved of his duties following Sunday night's 2-0 home defeat b... | Villarreal appoint reserve coach Juan Carlos Garrido as manager until end of season . Spanish club sacked Ernesto Valverde following Sunday night's 1-1 draw with Almeria . Struggling Real Valladolid dismiss manager Jose Luis Mendilibar due to poor results . The 48-year-old is replaced by reserve-team coach Onesimo Sanc... | b9053b62cdd76674360221a6c20ad9a2802a3abb |
(CNN) -- Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for former Dallas Cowboys player Terrell Owens after he failed to show up for a child support hearing last month. The free-agent wide receiver tried to reschedule the October 24 hearing in order to attend an NFL workout to help secure a contract, his spokeswoman said S... | The free-agent wide receiver tries to reschedule the October 24 hearing . Owens did not have representation at the time, a spokeswoman says . Owens played for various teams, including the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles . | afe3ad09d1b71c6ef3989fdc1ef60f24fb17d1b9 |
(LifeWire) -- Like 20- or 30-something singles, older men and women are dating and embracing their sexuality. But many older singles -- some of whom have already been down the aisle -- aren't looking to exchange their single status for a band of gold. Some older Americans are looking for companionship rather than marr... | Some Americans over 50 prefer dating to marriage . Census: Third are divorced, widowed, separated or never married . Survey: Many older people are sexually active . | e58e699b6cce40b2c84f3c0ac09fabca8b3b2c69 |
(The Frisky) -- Surprise! Before she became Rachel Green, Jennifer Aniston was apparently being courted to be a cast member on "Saturday Night Live." On "Oprah," Adam Sandler -- Jennifer's co-star in "Just Go With It" -- recalls hoping that he would be spending every Saturday night with Jennifer. "We wanted Aniston to ... | Aniston was considered for Roxie Hart in "Chicago" and Rose in "Titanic" Al PAcino was the originally slated to play Han Solo in "Star Wars" Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down "Clueless" because of "All My Children" | b4a344d13c4afd5ef346b246948e125c5fd5336f |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's upcoming Christmas message will say Jesus would be a defender of the oppressed if he were alive today. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will deliver his Christmas message on Channel 4. "Jesus the Son of Mary is the standard-bearer of justice, of love... | Iranian President Ahmadinejad to deliver Christmas message on British TV . Ahmadinejad: If Jesus was alive he would defend oppressed, fight injustice . Channel 4 has broadcast alternative to queen's traditional message since 1993 . Network: Relations between West, Iran central role to world affairs in 2009 . | fe327480643035439b85eecac79380c3ffe8de93 |
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Before a cheering crowd at a town hall meeting in New Orleans, President Obama fired back at critics who accuse him of accomplishing little in his nine months in office, saying "I'm just getting started." President Obama speaks at a town hall meeting at the University of New Orleans on T... | NEW: "I never thought any of this was going to be easy," he says at university . President not visiting other Gulf Coast areas damaged by Katrina in 2005 . Some local Republicans have decried Obama's visit as too short . But White House cites other visits by him, senior officials since storm . | 4c7194406223a0020f44aa0c63c3f5d47937c88b |
Almaty, Kazakhstan (CNN) -- Representatives from six world powers and Iran wrapped up an inconclusive day at the negotiating table Friday in Kazakhstan after attempting to break the deadlock over Iran's controversial nuclear program. When negotiators from the six-nation diplomatic bloc last sat down with Iran's envoy i... | NEW: "We remain a long way apart on the substance," a Western diplomat says . Iran lays out its own proposal to envoys from six world powers at Almaty talks . Negotiators have been waiting to hear Iran's response to a proposal from February . World powers suspect Iran's nuclear program includes covert development of we... | 2dccb709e2ae6804c0fd2c6e2a6a81820f719b2d |
(CNN) -- Some heartburn medications could increase the risk of hip, wrist and spine fractures in high doses or with long-term use, the Food and Drug Administration warned. Such so-called proton pump inhibitors are used for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, stomach and small intestine ulcers and inflamma... | Some heartburn, ulcer medications carry risk of fractures, FDA warns . Increased risk comes with high doses, long-term use . Warning includes both prescription and over-the-counter medications . Drugs include some forms of popular medications Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid, Protonix . | c98e004c47c4e1b758ea6cd56c0d7b6d2c67823e |
(CareerBuilder.com) -- Their jobs may not be the most common in the world, but they are certainly some of the most interesting. Meet 10 people with unusual positions that might make the rest of the workforce a wee bit envious: . 1. Chocolatier . What kid doesn't wish he could grow up to work in a candy factory? As chie... | Edward Hamilton is a professional rum drinker and advises companies . Jim Zielinski is paid to dream up greens and sand traps for virtual golf courses . Karen Hoxmeier scouts out good deals for a living . | 848d5015b27cdabd16b52cfea10c79567310a40c |
(CNN) -- Children's lives are at risk in swimming pools across the country as government agencies waffle on how to enforce a new federal law, child safety advocates say. A child's stomach shows the injuries of being sucked into a drain in a swimming pool. The law requires new drain covers on pool filtration systems. Th... | New federal law requires drain covers that prevent children from being sucked in . Some states say they don't have authority to enforce law, allow pools to stay open . Many operators say pool covers are on back order, waiting to receive them . Law named after Virginia Graeme Baker, 7, who died after hot tub incident . | 34ba6dc78418147182a880670fb3f5488d66b4b0 |
(CNN) -- The recent financial troubles in Cyprus have attracted a range of alarming headlines around the world, but we must be careful to avoid panic and reckless measures that would exacerbate the crisis. For in reality, Cyprus -- one of the smallest economies in the eurozone -- has a manageable fiscal deficit, low de... | Those of us who supported the EU integration movement are disappointed, writes Pissarides . Pissarides says Russians have been investing money into Cyprus from the early 1990s . Pissarides: "I have never come across anything non-compliant with European rules" in Cyprus . | f95ddc2fd505c57a343958fd7a1e7eb24ab99252 |
(CNN) -- Police in British Columbia have filed charges against a motorcyclist who allegedly videotaped himself reaching speeds of at least 186 mph on a busy Canadian highway. Through tips from the public, the Saanich Police Department, on Vancouver Island, identified the rider as 25-year-old Randy George Scott of Victo... | Motorcyclist taped self zipping between heavy traffic on Vancouver Island . The man, identified as Randy George Scott, 25, of Victoria, is still at large . The video allegedly shows rider hitting a top speed of 186 mph (299 kph) Officer: "That is a very dramatic example of some obviously dangerous driving" | 273fd1b95541d598142329457be6c93c7860eedb |
(CNN) -- The daughter of deposed Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi asked international prosecutors to begin investigating her father's and brother's deaths as possible war crimes in a letter submitted Wednesday to the United Nations Security Council. Aisha Gadhafi, who fled to Algeria in August 2011, asked International... | She asked prosecutors to begin investigating her father's and brother's deaths . Aisha Gadhafi, who fled to Algeria in August 2011, asked last year to open an investigation . She is a former U.N. goodwill ambassador, as well as a lawyer . | cdbe10b12fc51e5421a4697edf106699146451c0 |
(CNN) -- Hoboken, New Jersey, Mayor Dawn Zimmer is again embroiled in a controversy over redevelopment in her community. The first one helped get her elected mayor. The second has added fuel to the fire of scandal consuming the administration of Gov. Chris Christie, a possible presidential candidate. The stakes are hig... | Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer's at the center of political controversy again . Zimmer claims Christie administration conditioned Sandy aid on support for project . Republicans say Zimmer is playing partisan politics, betraying Christie . Zimmer says she's just fighting for her water-logged town . | 44253cfe3a8084620b2baa5acea01aee4e3f8b58 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suicide attack at the offices of the World Food Program in Islamabad killed five employees and wounded several others Monday, an agency official said. Pakistani police commandos stand in front of a U.N. office after a suicide blast in Islamabad on Monday. Four Pakistanis and an Iraqi nati... | Four Pakistanis and an Iraqi were killed, officials say . Suicide bomber, who was in his 20s, also died in the attack . Offices in Pakistani capital belonged to U.N. World Food Program . | 9a36601e6c07ff0a1e61aa14b324fea25f6dfc0b |
San Diego (CNN) -- Eulalia Barrientos spent the last four months in a detention cell in New Jersey. After being apprehended by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in June, the illegal immigrant was just steps away from being deported back to her native Guatemala. Then, this week, suddenly, the cell doors sw... | An illegal immigrant mother threatened with deportation was released . Ruben Navarrette says her lawyer cited new administration memo on her behalf . He says the memo isn't being enforced and may be a ploy to get Latino votes . Administration has deported more than a million people since Obama took office . | b57cec4e4fb3c859d142d857cc4f11cec0cc472b |
(CNN) -- Film composer John Barry has died after an award-winning career spent writing the score for many movies, including 11 James Bond films, a friend said. Barry won Academy Awards for his work on "Dances with Wolves" in 1990 and "Out of Africa" in 1985. He also won for "The Lion in Winter" in 1968 and "Born Free" ... | Barry worked on the score to 11 James Bond films . He won several Academy Awards . | 1dd2c1671ceb3c43c1b2cabbf5dc05620a4a28a9 |
(CNN) -- The General Services Administration -- already under scrutiny for excessive spending -- spent $7.7 million over the past four years to transport hundreds of employees who work full-time from their homes to various government conferences and meetings across the country, according to records released this week b... | General Services Administration is under scrutiny for its lavish spending . The issue came to light after report found it spent $823,000 on Las Vegas conference . Congress is investigating its spending practices . GSA says recent clampdown on travel, conferences has saved $11 million . | 2c8607e11211197a3a77d9f174245e5f940283d0 |
(CNN) -- World number one Roger Federer has expressed concern over plans to move the French Open from Roland Garros to the suburbs of Paris. Officals are looking into the possibility of shifting the clay court grand slam to one of three possible sites outside the city if they are unable to agree plans to expand Roland ... | Federer queries plans to move French Open away from Paris home at Roland Garros . French Open has been player at Roland Garros since event began in 1928 . Officials are examining three possible sites in the suburbs of the capital . | 3c162c40a5576647b28913825871d44bbf764ae7 |
(CNN) -- It's happened to all of us: You print something from the Web, and all you get is a sheet of paper with nothing but a URL or something equally useless. New software is designed to prevent printing blank pages from the Web, its inventor says. This printing pain in the neck happened to Hayden Hamilton so much tha... | Software prevents computers from printing unnecessary pages from Internet . It might save millions of trees, millions of pounds of pollution, creator says . At 6½ cents a page, one user saved enough to pay for software in one day . World Bank member and Fortune 500 companies are also testing it . | a930782bf71d347076a79c03685e0653ab1f28fc |
(CNN) -- Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of eight, Sarah Chang has grown through the weight of expectation to become one of the world's great violinists. Now aged 31, Chang was born in Philadelphia to a composer and music teacher of Korean descent. She first dabbled with the piano at the age o... | American violinist Sarah Chang flew to Buenos Aires to immerse herself in tango . Chang collaborated with local ensemble to create fusion of musical styles . She says that the process has given her new sense of intimacy with audience . | 959740a291d7a5a435b5f21ef013008884d92a8b |
(CNN) -- A security camera video of a toddler being run over twice on a street in China has swept across the Web in recent days and has drawn a chorus of horrified denunciations. How, we wonder, could so many passers-by have so callously ignored the girl's plight? As humans, we are horrified when we learn that a person... | Joachim Krueger says video of a toddler run over twice in China has shocked, horrified many . He says we wonder why it took so long for someone to help and ask are people in China callous? He says what researchers call "volunteers dilemma" not unique to China; cites NY case . Krueger: "Bystander effect" sometimes less ... | d6a4383563dba77480bc436ec15f82a9b56a7a68 |
(CNN) -- Manchester City capped off a memorable week by booking its place in the FA Cup final for the second time in three seasons. City, which defeated fierce rival Manchester United at Old Trafford last Monday, claimed a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Wembley Sunday to set up a final tie with Wigan Athletic. City last won t... | Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup semifinal at Wembley . Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero on target for City, who will face Wigan in final . Manchester United moves 15 points clear at top of Premier League . Robin van Persie scores for first time in 10 games during 2-0 win . | 1cef35a32c927fbaf70263424348bfe7b879e10e |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- China executed at least 470 people last year -- more than any other country in the world, according to an annual report on the death penalty by the human rights group Amnesty International. A woman is shown being taken to her execution in Beijing, China, in 2001. The group said that five countr... | China executed at least 470 people in the last year, says human rights group . Iran had second-highest level of executions in 2007, Amnesty says . United States recorded fifth-highest number of executions, report finds . | b542255aba4cf869cf513e08a84b429b8bc0abf2 |
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