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(CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is responding well to treatment for bipolar depression, the Mayo Clinic said Monday. The Rochester, Minn.-based clinic said Jackson is regaining his strength but offered no further information on his condition. In early July, the congressman's office announced he was "receiving inte... | Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is undergoing treatment at the Mayo Clinic . Jackson's wife recently said he was suffering from depression . Jackson has not been on Capitol Hill since May . | 62a72071d5f6b8b5a54d0278f7a506fbc5230996 |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- The Obama administration's first high-level direct talks with North Korea yielded no promise by Pyongyang to return to six-party negotiations aimed at ending its nuclear program, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday nonetheless called the meeting "quite positive." In Washingto... | NEW: Hillary Clinton describes North Korean talks as "very useful" Envoy Stephen Bosworth is first Obama administration official to hold direct talks with North . North Korea abandoned six-party talks in April after criticism over nuclear tests . U.S. says it's unclear if North will return to six-party talks . | 7865ccc78793a5c202d4329640422d8b2ca6329d |
Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- The Boxee Box, a cubelike device that shares Internet content with your TV, won the annual "Last Gadget Standing" competition Saturday at the International Consumer Electronics Show. The box narrowly beat out Plastic Logic's Que e-reader and the Intel Reader, a device that scans printed text ... | Boxee Box plugs into your TV and allows you to search and store Web content . "Last Gadget Standing" pits 10 products against each other in "American Idol"-like competition . Boxee beat out Plastic Logic Que e-reader, Intel Reader and seven other finalists . SHOW WX Pico Projector, a portable projector the size of a ce... | 96acc0313f0366c6eaf02e68fef444debf1ee89d |
(CNN) -- Zambia coach Herve Renard has dedicated the country's first Africa Cup of Nations title to former player Kalusha Bwalya, who escaped a plane crash that killed the squad of 1993. Bwalya, regarded as one of Zambia's greatest players, is also head of the country's soccer federation. He was in the Gabonese capital... | Africa Cup of Nations champions Zambia dedicate victory to former player Kalusha Bwalya . Bwalya escaped 1993 plane crash that killed 30 people including 18 Zambian players . Zambia beat Ivory Coast in penalty shootout to claim first ever Cup of Nations title Sunday . | 51ce09bfb256ad9ac38a8e071f36b0097f6fa68c |
Washington (CNN) -- A top Republican leader agreed Thursday with President Barack Obama and Democrats that extending the payroll tax cut would help the economy, but the parties remained divided over how to pay for the move. Later Thursday, the Senate blocked competing Democratic and Republican proposals from moving for... | NEW: The Senate blocks Democratic, Republican plans on a payroll tax cut extension . NEW: President Obama says Republicans voted for higher taxes on the middle class . House Speaker Boehner concedes the payroll tax cut helps the economy . Republicans differ with Democrats on how to pay for a one-year extension . | 87c642ca161492185a75440e01cf29e2c5ca90a5 |
(CNN) -- The Cleveland man accused of keeping three women captive in his home for a decade learned Wednesday the prosecution is seeking more indictments in the case. Shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, Ariel Castro, 52, kept his head down for the eight-minute hearing, often closing his eyes and speaking onl... | Ariel Castro keeps his head down, eyes closed through most of hearing . Judge sets tentative trial date for August 4; next hearing for June 26 . Prosecutor: More evidence headed to grand jury, more indictments possible . Castro faces 329 counts, including aggravated murder, rape and kidnapping . | 8b1a9377aba0e33a462fc5dea4262b414e986729 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Natasha Richardson, the Tony Award-winning stage actress and member of the famed Redgrave acting clan, died Wednesday from injuries suffered in a ski accident. She was 45. Comedian Joan Rivers says actress Natasha Richardson had "such a family." On Wednesday night's "Larry King Live," c... | Joan Rivers says Natasha Richardson and her family sailed in Caribbean together . Stage actress and husband Liam Neeson were "totally devoted," Rivers recalls . Rivers says life can be taken in a flash: "You walk out of your house and it's over" | 8d047167e1811f774065b22b834d09609cde9567 |
(CNN) -- Zach Sobiech is dying with grace, love, joy and optimism -- the kind that somehow makes us all feel more alive. When he was 14, Zach was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that mostly strikes children. His prognosis wasn't great. Last May, with no more treatment options, he was given just a yea... | Zach Sobiech was diagnosed at 14 with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer . Last May, Zach was given a year to live after doctors ran out of treatment options . Zach's song "Clouds" went viral on YouTube; now celebs have posted a response . | 7d583da22809b4e8d917e28b35ce4af46fa11fd6 |
(CNN) -- Don't count Carlos Danger out of the New York mayoral race just yet. He's still a contender. That's Anthony Weiner, for anyone who slept through the news that more X-rated photos and text messages apparently sent (under that nom de plume) by Weiner to a then-22-year-old woman have surfaced. The raunchy message... | Roxanne Jones: Don't count out "Carlos Danger" yet; Weiner should still run for mayor . Calls for him to quit may not take into account Americans' growing tendency to "sext," she says . She says if Spitzer can run with his sex scandal, why not Weiner? Voters should decide . Jones: Maybe it's time to accept that flawed ... | f2f1f5ad101cf33313f066b4c530be6612245042 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Alex Trebek, the long-time host of the popular television quiz show "Jeopardy," suffered a minor heart attack at his home Monday night. Alex Trebek has hosted "Jeopardy!" for 23 years. Trebek, 67, was recovering at a local hospital, and it was not clear when he would be released, a repr... | Alex Trebek suffered heart attack at home Monday . Trebek has hosted "Jeopardy!" for 23 years . Trebek is recovering at L.A. hospital . | 879e68a2b78b3cf3f5c2581bbf6093871143ed7b |
Washington (CNN) -- Flight attendants who have OSHA protections on the ground -- but lose them the minute they board a plane -- may soon retain those protections in the sky. In a move that may also benefit airline passengers, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration anno... | Currently flight attendants are not covered by OSHA regulations on planes . The proposed change would extend OSHA's jurisdiction . "This is a validation that the aircraft cabin is our workplace," a fight attendant says . An industry trade group calls the change unnecessary . | c4bd83b3c98bb6ecd6bf25698ef2511774442d4d |
(CNN) -- Russia's anti-gay laws are "no problem whatsoever," according to a leading Olympic official. Lamine Diack, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, has called for Russian law to be respected ahead of his sport's world championships, which begin in Moscow on Saturday. Russian Preside... | IAAF president Lamine Diack has "no problem whatsoever" with Russia's anti-gay law . Diack was speaking in Moscow ahead of the World Athletics Championships . U.S. President Barack Obama has criticized the laws as against the spirit of the Olympics . A 320,000-signature strong petition protesting the law was handed to ... | 6208118b824ce0d3f2128044538071e34e41e0a9 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- In Pakistan's combustible Swat Valley, some girls refuse to wear uniforms so they can make it to school without being harmed. Shiza Shahid, left, a 20-year-old Stanford University student, is helping to teach young girls in Pakistan. Other girls hide textbooks in their shawls to escape har... | Schoolgirls victims of fighting between Pakistani soldiers and Taliban in Swat Valley . A retreat in Islamabad gives 26 girls a safe haven to learn . A student from Stanford University is helping lead the retreat . | 87d867a0b99fca009a0e59a5c173d11961d39895 |
(CNN) -- Emblazoned on a long, tall, concrete barrier in the midst of a rocky Middle Eastern landscape is this spray-painted message: "Mirror, mirror on the wall. When will this senseless object fall?" Messages of peace, marriage proposals and jokes are among the most popular graffiti requests. It's one of more than 90... | Web site takes orders for graffiti messages to be sprayed on Israeli barrier . Security barrier separates Israel from Palestinian West Bank . Messages of peace, marriage proposals, jokes among most popular slogans . Activists says spray-painting is a form of peaceful protest for Palestinians . | 6daa999618faa462470bbc60c380539524b7ebbd |
New Orleans (CNN) -- A titanic courtroom showdown with billions of dollars in the balance opened in New Orleans on Monday, with oil giant BP arguing it shouldn't face the government's steepest penalties for the 2010 Gulf oil spill. BP already pleaded guilty to criminal charges and agreed to a record-setting $4 billion ... | NEW: The Gulf oil spill was "a multiparty event," BP lawyer argues . Billions of dollars are at stake as a judge weighs negligence and financial penalties . BP is fighting to limit fines, while the company's critics hope to see a landmark punishment . A judge will weigh whether BP was grossly negligent and determine ho... | c12d47630071fbbaa5b10507aa97f02c58aa37c7 |
London, England (CNN) -- Like many people, widow Penny Lally plans to be buried alongside her family. But in her case, that includes a menagerie of family pets. Her husband, John, who died of cancer three years ago at the age of 64, is already buried with their horse Super Sam, Blot the cat, Muppet the dog, and even Br... | People and their pets can be laid to rest together at cemetery in England . Owner: More than 30 people already buried with pets; 100 more plots reserved . Future customer: "I'm so sick of people saying that 'it was just a dog or a cat'" Anthropologist: Very old practice fell out when Christianity became institutionaliz... | 25f5e4039d9abdc01a47e83dc31ead85ef6f8492 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Military officials Tuesday identified two sailors involved in a firefight in eastern Afghanistan last week that left one of them dead and the other in the hands of the Taliban. Afghan and coalition forces recovered the remains of Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley, 30, of Wheatridge, Col... | NEW: Family of missing sailor asks for privacy . NEW: Remains of one sailor are found on Sunday . American sailors went missing last week in eastern Afghanistan . The Taliban says it killed one American during a firefight and is holding the other . | 70151b465fc086fe9e30db76589e91ab5b9c3097 |
(CNN) -- Eight people were injured when a public bus crashed into a central Massachusetts home Monday evening, including a mother and her three children who were inside at the time. All were taken to the hospital for minor injuries, according to Chief Stephen Coleman of the Auburn Fire Department. Coleman told CNN that... | Eight people suffer minor injuries when a bus drives into a house . A mother and three children in the house were among those hurt . The house sustained major damage, Massachusetts State Police say . | 0d36a171b35efbe5caa2473a3ab8736bdc7bdbe1 |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida teenager attacked and set on fire last month, allegedly by five teenage friends, was undergoing skin graft surgery Friday, the first procedure in his recovery, a hospital spokeswoman said. Michael Brewer, who suffered burns over 65 percent of his body, will have his own skin ... | Hospital spokeswoman says Michael Brewer having own skin put onto burned areas . Brewer, 15, in guarded condition, will go back to intensive care after procedure . More surgeries to come; October 12 attack left burns over 65 percent of his body . 3 of the 5 teens accused of setting Brewer on fire plead not guilty to at... | 08634ffe6dbb22e99d6317225a410a4391cdba8d |
(CNN) -- To the devout, the concept of becoming "Muslim for a month" -- or any other religion, for that matter -- could verge on the sacrilegious. "It's a provocative title, 'Muslim for a Month,' so we were bracing ourselves for (criticism)," said Ben Bowler, who runs cultural exchange programs with that name. The tour... | 'Muslim for a Month' is a tour giving non-Muslims an inside look at Islam . Participants live, pray and fast as Muslims in Turkish homes and mosques . The aim is to encourage global understanding and a deeper spiritual outlook . Some travel agents have been wary of the tours, say organizers . | 3e651947f8a56799a8fb205653060b3c72a9018b |
(CNN) -- Tottenham was made to endure a frustrating night at White Hart Lane after being held to a goalless draw by Lazio. In front of watching UEFA President Michel Platini, Tottenham had three 'goals' disallowed by Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategen during an enthralling contest. Clint Dempsey, Jermain Defoe and Steven ... | Tottenham held 0-0 at White Hart Lane by Lazio . Spurs boss Andre Villas--Boas yet to win a home game . Liverpool come from behind to win 5-3 at Young Boys . Atletico Madrid begin title defense with victory . | 761381645444c718d1c18d51964e8368ad87d212 |
(CNN) -- The Polish president on Saturday signed his country's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, aimed at streamlining the workings of the European Union. Polish President Lech Kaczynski holds the EU's Lisbon Treaty in Warsaw on October 10. President Lech Kaczynski's approval of the treaty leaves the Czech Republic a... | Treaty undergoing review in a Czech court to determine its compatiblity . Czech president raises fears over property claims relating to World War II . Swedish presidency of EU calls on Czech Republic to clarify ratification comments . Only Czech Republic left to sign treaty that would reform the European Union . | d55c463ba6d313cb99329adc7637e861e60d1438 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government announced Friday that more than 4,000 former Gurkha soldiers are entitled to settle in Britain, but Gurkha supporters quickly denounced the measure as meaningless. Former Gurkha solider Tulbahadur Pun was awarded Britain's highest honor for bravery, the Victoria Cross. Su... | British government unveils moves to let more former Gurkha troops live in the UK . Gurkhas are part of British armed forces made up of Nepalese fighters . Campaigners say qualifying criteria mean most will not be able to settle in UK . First Gurkha units formed in 1815 and they fought in every campaign since . | 79e7420684c3a1e592d59de954b89349fa8ec6fd |
(CNN) -- Just how controversial is Rihanna's new album? That depends on how worked up you get about rhyme schemes like this: ''Your love is infectious/Let's make out in this Lexus.'' 'Sons of Anarchy': See new EW cover! She might've stirred up headlines when she invited her ex Chris Brown to sing that line on ''Nobody'... | Rihanna stirred up headlines when she invited Chris Brown to sing on "Nobody's Business" "Nobody's Business" borrows its '80s R&B sound from Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" The album is less defiant than its title suggests, with many lovely moments by the piano . | de820e8f732550bcaef6e37af371d67dc1daf49c |
(CNN) -- Authorities blocked U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at Nashville International Airport on Monday after the Kentucky Republican refused a pat-down at a security checkpoint, his spokeswoman said. Paul told CNN that he went through a scanner at the airport and set off an alarm. He wanted to go through the body scan again ins... | NEW: Sen. Rand Paul says the scanner didn't go off the second time he went through . NEW: "Is it too much to ask to have a little dignity when you travel?" he says . Paul refuses a pat-down at a security checkpoint in Nashville after setting off an alarm . The TSA says those who set off alarms "cannot be granted access... | 7b3309daa28c9b0da4ad7768710a2c72253422c9 |
(CNN) -- Ecological and conservation groups are praising a move by the Environmental Protection Agency to impose new restrictions on rat poisons to help reduce the threat of accidental exposure to children and wildlife. The rules say only farmers, livestock owners and certified rodent control employees can buy rat pois... | EPA says new regulations will reduce rat poison exposure to children, wildlife . Environmental groups laud efforts to keep rat poison off consumer market . New restrictions prohibit sale of loose pellets, bulk bags for personal use . Bait blocks for rats that are used in the wild can attract endangered species . | 4640d2f968f31bcf384d8253e055611b10f4a38b |
(CNN) -- Barack Obama's two daughters had another reason to high-five their dad's election to the presidency Tuesday night: they're getting a puppy. President Bush's dog Barney walks in the White House Rose Garden in 2007. "Sasha and Malia," Obama said in his victory speech at Chicago's Grant Park, "I love you both so... | President-elect Obama promises his daughters a puppy . White House has a history of president pets -- from dogs to tiger cubs . President Bush had three dogs and cat, President Clinton a dog and cat . | 3775c657b14066afbac3670c6c97ee6ed5fd5b6a |
Bellevue, Washington (CNN) -- Just a year before turning 40, Judy Haley was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer that required an immediate mastectomy. The procedure and the treatments that followed left her fatigued, nauseated and in so much pain that she couldn't pick up her 1-year-old daughter or do si... | The Pink Daisy Project supports breast cancer patients under 45 . It was started in 2008 by Debbie Cantwell, a young breast cancer survivor . Cantwell said younger patients often find it harder to cope with the stress and lifestyle change . Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . | e77a2b2148375b2de1589028ba99344595530fad |
(CNN) -- Caroline Wozniacki has regained the women's world number one ranking from Belgium's Kim Clijsters, after beating Shahar Peer to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday. The Dane eased past the ninth seed 6-2 6-4, and will now replace Australian Open champion Clijsters when the new WTA ... | Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki is set to replace Kim Clijsters as world No. 1 . Wozniacki reclaims top spot after reaching the last four of tournament in Dubai . Clijsters has been there for only a week after reaching final of Paris event . Top seed Robin Soderling reaches semifinals of the men's Marseille Open . | 26b431adf72c1a69c19ffd5fa52fb5db21763185 |
(CNN) -- The posts show how quickly life can change. "Everyones dressing up as Batman, im going dressed as Bruce Wayne... Albeit a short stubby unsexy Bruce Wayne #CouldntFindBatmanMaskInTime," wrote one Twitter user, identified online as Zach Eastman. "Going to see the final batman tonight! So EXCITED!!!" wrote anothe... | Shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, leaves 12 dead . Eyewitness reports unfold online in real time . People also turn to the Internet on Friday to grieve for victims . The event highlights a shift in the way society gathers and processes news . | 1bc8a516f0d715d358e204f2a75ffe095cd54fc9 |
(CNN) -- As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Charlotte, North Carolina, here's some trivia on memorable Democratic convention moments, as well as some fun facts about the oldest and youngest headliners and African American candidates. Memorable Democratic convention speeches . • In her keynote 1988 s... | Memorable moment: future Texas governor Ann Richards said Bush '41' was born with a "silver foot in his mouth" DNC: Barack Obama was the last African American to deliver a keynote address in 2004 . RNC: John Lynch was the last African American to keynote a Republican convention in 1884 . In 1992, then-candidate Bill Cl... | e054bde1ad6559327b124f8b99c7c69681805199 |
(CNN) -- Special operations troops at a small military outpost in Afghanistan gave alcohol and steroid-like drugs to a U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, the soldier's lawyer said Thursday. Attorney John Henry Browne said the special operations troops "pumped" Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with the su... | Special ops troops gave alcohol and steroids to soldier accused of killing Afghans, lawyer says . Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is a "broken man," his lawyer says . He is accused of killing 16 and wounding six Afghans . Attorneys have said he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder . | f39ce4c9e70a0096e320bb902b9469eeed5e0b0f |
SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- Conditions that created what California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dubbed "the perfect storm for fire" eased Wednesday, helping firefighters gain ground against devastating Southern California wildfires. A plane drops fire retardant on the fourth day of a wildfire pushed by winds through ... | Local and federal officials probe suspected arson, offer $70,000 reward . Wind speeds drop, humidity increases after Santa Ana winds change direction . President Bush signs major disaster declaration for Southern California . Home losses will likely top $1 billion in San Diego County, official says . | 4812698545d6a4c2243db340fad08d0b3b7fbe0b |
(CNN) -- It was a strange sight indeed -- one large aircraft carrying another large aircraft strapped on top. But that's exactly what skyward-looking folks in Washington saw Tuesday as Space Shuttle Discovery, atop a Boeing 747, made an inspiring pass over the capital in its final flight. It makes you wonder: How can t... | Shuttle Discovery hitches ride atop a Boeing 747 to Washington . The load is not as taxing on the specially outfitted 747 as you might first think . A regular 747 carrying a full complement of passengers is much heavier . | 4bafc0a70a2a6403c4dc66ff505404f731250579 |
(CNN) -- Some of the world's top tennis stars will have the honor of carrying their countries' flags at Friday's opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, but one of the sport's biggest names is taking a back seat. Not due to injury, like Beijing 2008 singles champion Rafael Nadal -- who has had to relinquish his ... | Stanislas Wawrinka will carry Switzerland's Olympic flag for London 2012 . Fellow gold medalist Roger Federer declined role for opening ceremony . They won gold together as a doubles pairing at Beijing Games in 2008 . Wawrinka has spent most of his tennis career in shadow of his friend Federer . | 527f9ad022dbf08942eebefa37f08de25fe54801 |
(CNN) -- Brazil has formalized its offer of asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning, Brazilian state-run media said Tuesday. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had made a previous offer for asylum, raising Ashtiani's hopes for survival. B... | NEW: "I was asking to reconsider the hypothesis," says Brazil's foreign minister . "The United States is deeply concerned" about the case, Clinton says . Iran says Lula lacks enough information about the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani . Brazilian President Lula: "We would receive her with arms wide open" | cb1e5139666f85112085b2dc4f0608df726678a1 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Subtlety may not be in Kevin Smith's vocabulary, but a lot of off-color words are. They're sprinkled liberally throughout the writer-director's new movie, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." Kevin Smith can't understand why the word "porno" is still a hot button for some people. The comedy st... | Kevin Smith is a fan of being bluntly honest . Writer-director can't understand why some words, profanity bother people . New movie "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" has rough language but sweet side . | b414366d7e9a533ec14b07b6b49518fe1e898bda |
(CNN) -- A fast-moving brush fire burning just south of Reno, Nevada, on Thursday prompted evacuations, closed a major highway and led the governor of Nevada to declare a state of emergency. The more than 3,000-acre fire began burning around 1 p.m. Thursday in North Washoe Valley, according to a press release from coun... | Fire affects 3,000 acres in North Washoe Valley . At least 10,000 people have been evacuated, officials say . There has been no containment of the fire, official says . | 0b35b8df4fb055e27f21c3fc102f56202e779341 |
Ashkelon, Israel (CNN) -- It's become a daily routine for Israelis living near Gaza: a casual conversation interrupted by an air-raid siren, then a furious rush to find cover, and finally -- if all goes well -- a flash in the sky indicating an incoming rocket has been intercepted. While Israelis are protected by the re... | Israel-Gaza conflict has created widespread fear across the Jewish state . Israeli family in Ashkelon has moved three kids into grandparents' apartment . Rocket fire can be seen, heard as far away as Jerusalem, Tel Aviv . 'Iron Dome' shield has busted half of incoming rockets so far . | 7f914558a0cd430b1ef7f46d62351f99d0ef05b9 |
(CNN) -- Typhoon Morakot dumped heavy rain on Taiwan early Saturday and threatened to further soak the recently drought-stricken island. A man fights against strong winds in Hsintien, Taipei county, Taiwan, on Friday. As of 3 a.m. local time, the storm's eye was over the northern part of the island, CNN forecaster Kev... | Island gets more than 39 inches of rain; 47 inches more possible . Airlines cancel flights; schools, government offices, stock exchange closed . More than 900 people evacuated from resort of Nanji Island off east China . | e63bc2948fdb1719ec35ab2645514b11c4aaaa09 |
(InStyle.com) -- The holiday season is also the engagement season! A gorgeous cushion-cut stunner by Daniel K. Yes, you read that right. It's been said that nearly 40 percent of all marriage proposals occur between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day. If you're one of the lucky ladies hoping for a ring this season (or one... | Think of the flirty, flashy Princess cut as the "Yeah, baby!" stone . The name for the Marquise cut comes from 18th-century Versailles . A rose-cut diamond is domed and covered with facets . The round diamond is the most popular shape for engagement rings . | 0d853d8890a72927b3790e4e84bc566029ed7172 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Academy Award-winning actress Tatum O'Neal was released after an arraignment at a Manhattan courtroom Monday after her weekend arrest for buying crack cocaine. No bail was set, and none was requested by the prosecutor. The 44-year-old actress, who penned a 2004 memoir about her long road to sobriety,... | NEW: Tatum O'Neal arraigned Monday, released . O'Neal arrested Sunday after she was seen making a purchase from drug dealer . Investigators charged her with criminal possession of a controlled substance . | 62239ade18bca3c1c29015bb1daef12bf196503d |
Washington (CNN) -- At its essence, the presidential inaugural symbolizes American democracy's peaceful transition or extension of power. Every four years, the winner of the preceding November election swears to defend the Constitution. Cannons boom and bands play. It all unfolds outside in public, usually before a mas... | George Washington's first inauguration took place on April 30, 1789, and not in the city named for him . As allowed by the Constitution, only two presidents chose to "affirm" rather than swear their oaths . Obama will be sworn-in twice; once on Sunday in private and again on Monday in public . Inaugurations were predom... | d6e5ff9ab6e6095148a4370b53394accdb8e9513 |
(CNN) -- If the U.S. election race conjures up images of mud flying through the air for many Japanese, campaigning politicians in the Land of the Rising Sun evoke visions of a more white-gloved affair. Japan's politics are as Machiavellian as anyone else's behind closed doors, but their public campaigns are demure comp... | While Japanese campaigns are more civilized, the Japanese enjoy the more boisterous U.S. election race . The Japanese city of Obama formed the "Obama for Obama" group in 2008 . Religion isn't as loud a voice in Japanese politics as it is in America, reports Barron . | 074a9f0f9137346949589b46ebf46d316bee913b |
(CNN) -- Singer-impressionist-comedian Danny Gans died early Friday at his Las Vegas, Nevada, home, according to the hotel where he was based. Danny Gans was one of Las Vegas' top entertainers and recently moved to the Encore Theatre. Gans, 52, was voted Las Vegas "Entertainer of the Year" for 11 of the 13 years he was... | NEW: "One show [Vegas visitors] had to see was Danny Gans," said Robin Leach . Danny Gans was Las Vegas singer-impressionist-comedian . Gans was named Vegas "Entertainer of the Year" 11 times . Gans had own theater at Mirage, later moved to Encore . | 7784d054106e0333f638e033bc123e53766e88f8 |
PARIS, France (CNN) -- Friends and relatives of the 216 passengers and 12 crew members on Air France Flight 447 are coming to terms with the news that wreckage from the flight was found in the Atlantic Ocean. Eithne Walls, who danced with Riverdance on Broadway, was aboard Air France flight 447. Among those on board w... | Member of Brazil's former royal family among 216 passengers on missing plane . One-time performer with Riverdance troupe, British schoolboy also aboard . Air France flight disappeared over Atlantic after taking off from Brazil . Majority of the presumed dead came from Brazil, France and Germany . | 38faba9f673aa5dde55760e0c77d1b347885ae54 |
(CNN) -- Italian newspapers, an archbishop and civil liberties campaigners expressed shock and revulsion on Monday after photographs were published of sunbathers apparently enjoying a day at the beach just meters from where the bodies of two drowned Roma girls were laid out on the sand. Photographs of the dead Roma gir... | Italian outrage over photos of sunbathers at a beach where two Roma girls drowned . Photos showed girls' bodies lying on sand covered in beach towels . Newspapers report beach goers eating lunch, sun bathing as bodies carried away . Incident occurred amid heightened tensions between authorities, Roma minority . | a93225ce80ed55f9ccb1cc4e882531cc0395faf6 |
Washington (CNN) -- You may drive a hybrid car, eat organic food, use "green" beauty products and design your home according to the latest environmentally friendly standards. But if you haven't considered "greening your love life, you are still a total environmental disaster," according to Stefanie Iris Weiss, author o... | Author Stefanie Iris Weiss wants you to make your love life green . She says couples should go for a bike ride and leave their car at home . She suggests older men eat oysters instead of taking Viagra . | c029d90f3441e2df1391897f48ecc70db4a906af |
(CNN) -- The stepfather of a missing Maryland boy was charged Thursday with first-degree murder after the boy's mother was found dead, police said. Curtis Lopez, 45, was arrested Thursday morning in Charlotte, North Carolina, after a warrant was issued, said Chief Tom Manger of the Montgomery County, Maryland, police. ... | NEW: Police charge boy's stepfather with murder of his mother . Amber Alert has been issued for William McQuain, 11 . The sixth-grader was last seen at school September 30 . His mother was found dead in the home Wednesday, police say . | 902fa682702254b0c4ae6932b9947afa598f0e1c |
Editor's note: Jameel Jaffer and Amrit Singh are attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and co-authors of "Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond". Jaffer is counsel to the plaintiffs in ACLU v. Department of Defense, a lawsuit that has forced the release of m... | ACLU lawyers: We filed Freedom of Information request for abuse records . They say courts have ruled that government can't withhold the photos . Lawyers: Release of photos would show extent of prisoner abuse . They say government shouldn't stop release because of possible negative reaction . | 1937667ed80ea8f30b5da75ffa142792b996c7d7 |
(CNN) -- The United States' top male tennis player John Isner will miss the Australian Open with a knee injury. Isner crashed out in the second round of the Sydney International warm-up event -- where he was top seed -- to fellow American Ryan Harrison and complained of a recurrence of the injury which kept him out the... | U.S. No. 1 John Isner will miss the Australian Open due to a bruised bone in knee . World No. 13 complained of the injury after his loss to Ryan Harrison in Sydney . Compatriot Harrison beaten in quarterfinals by Julien Benneteau on Thursday . World No. 35 Benneteau will now be seeded for Melbourne grand slam in Isner'... | 9ac871245ddcfd7e0428bb78b670ad31bb1211ed |
Washington (CNN) -- Firings and charges against Justice Department officials who oversaw the agency's flawed gun-running operation are likely to come in the next six months, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. Holder was speaking before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the controversial st... | NEW: Slain agent's family filed a $25 million wrongful death claim . Attorney General Eric Holder says consequences for the operation are near . Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is demanding documents from the Justice Department . Issa has threatened Holder with contempt if a deadline for the documents is not met . | 247a03222b6ebdfae9df6e3de91431e99423815a |
(CNN) -- Explorer Dennis Schmitt found an island nearly two years ago near Greenland. Fishermen pass by Greenland's Ilulissat fjord in this September 2004 picture. Such a discovery would usually elicit curiosity, even wonder perhaps, but it evoked mixed feelings for the explorer. The island was once thought to be a pen... | Earth has warmed one degree in past 100 years . Majority of scientists say greenhouse gases are causing temperatures to rise . Some critics say planets often in periods of warming or cooling . | 33530f97118cc905b05cb920671492c7bfdf3a3b |
(Ars Technica) -- Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft will cease development of its family of Zune-branded music players due to weak demand and a desire to focus on its smartphone platform. Zune will live on as a software and services platform, according to Bloomberg's source. Windows Phone 7 embeds the Zune player f... | Microsoft will cease development of its family of Zune-branded music players . It is due to weak demand and a desire to focus on its smartphone platform . Since their introduction in 2006, the Zune players always played second to Apple's iPod line . | 4a63705f2d16d21a9e32e3e5a706453012389b8b |
(CNN) -- A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador late Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported . The epicenter of the quake was about 177 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of the capital, San Salvador, and took place nearly 33 miles underground. Some minor shaking was reported. There w... | NEW: A small wave of about 10 centimeters (4 inches) was recorded at Acajutla, El Salvador . The earthquake took place nearly 53 kilometers (33 miles) underground . There were reports of minor shaking, but no damage or injuries . The region is prone to earthquakes . | dd6b1e303aa31fdfcd7f8b7b290bcb07aac5fbe3 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration is putting the final touches on a security assistance package totaling as much as $2 billion over five years to help Pakistan fight extremists on its border with Afghanistan, senior U.S. officials and diplomatic sources tell CNN. The aid is expected to be announced later thi... | The aid package could total as much as $2 billion . An announcement is expected when Pakistani officials are in Washington this week . The aid is to help Pakistan fight extremists on its border with Afghanistan . A senior official: "There is an expectation with that capacity comes a greater effort" | 69683492116d6059097db5f0f0f92fc874a28978 |
(CNN) -- For desperately ill patients with serious, life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections, access to new antibiotics is a matter of life and death. All across America, people are dying from bacterial infections that we used to be able to cure with antibiotics. Just this March, the Centers for Disease Control... | Obama administration is considering streamlining the approval process for antibiotics . Helen Boucher: For patients with life-threatening infections, access to new antibiotics is vital . She says by limiting their use to the sickest of the sick, we can minimize risks of new drugs . Boucher: We need to encourage more co... | 55062aa72c3729d842a0608d218252fa90e482be |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors began deliberations Thursday in the Michael Jackson wrongful-death trial, potentially bringing the contentious case to a close after five months of testimony and three days of closing arguments. The 12 jurors spent two hours in the jury room Thursday afternoon before ending their day; they w... | NEW: The jury will resume deliberations Friday . AEG Live's Marvin Putnam asked jurors to find Michael Jackson responsible for his death . Family lawyer: "How dare they accept no responsibility and blame it all on Michael" The Jacksons are asking for $1 billion to $2 billion in damages from AEG Live . | d54ee0993478d2e0a5c40094421d08ac1c2ad93e |
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- At a debate in front of thousands of labor union activists Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama's Democratic presidential rivals blasted him for his remarks about Pakistan. Last Wednesday, the Illinois senator said that if it were necessary to root out terrorists, he would send U.S. forces into Pakist... | Sen. Hillary Clinton booed when she criticizes Sen. Barack Obama at debate . Clinton, Sen. Chris Dodd slam Obama's stance on Pakistan . Obama: U.S. should go into Pakistan if intelligence warrants it . Debate sponsored by AFL-CIO drew thousands of labor activists . | 751e8f720d24c57e79cf63d9a3f72cd80c5d9619 |
(CNN) -- In some ways, a catastrophe of this magnitude could not have happened in a worse place. Or at a worse time of year. We're hearing a lot about the economic dislocation of thousands of Gulf fishers and their families -- and rightly so. But the oil disaster is a much larger calamity than the Gulf itself. It's not... | Gulf is huge area that is crucial for migrating species, says Carl Safina . Because many breed in or travel through Gulf, impact of oil spill will be spread out, he says . Safina: Endangered species such as Kemp's ridley turtle breed only in Gulf . He says, "a healthy environment is priceless beyond reckoning" | 46731355f9f50b2af3ec8ce04dd12afeb759f795 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's opposition presidential candidate accused the incumbent of intimidation, as early returns reported by state-run TV SLRC showed President Mahinda Rajapaksa leading the race. Candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka accused Rajapaksa of intimidation during the country's first peacetime presid... | NEW: Early returns show Rajapaksa leading, state-run TV SLRC reports . Fonseka accuses Rajapaksa of intimidation . Politicians vow to block Fonseka, saying he is not registered to vote . Presidential election is first since government forces put down 26-year insurgency . | f4e3433306f6e707c28baaf70c9d416287d8f41d |
(CNN) -- Below is a list of murder victims whom authorities linked to a string of killings in the Atlanta, Georgia, area from 1979 to 1981. A jury found Wayne Williams guilty of murdering: . Nathaniel Cater, 28 Jimmy Ray Payne, 21 . Police attributed these deaths to Williams (closed cases): . Alfred Evans, 13 Yusef Bel... | One of the 30 victims disappeared and a body was never found . Wayne Willliams was convicted in two murders; five cases remain open . Police blamed 22 murders on Williams, but he was never charged in connection with them . Return to interactive victims' map . | 46a4a9a64439356d10b21f49c1a74f1c0a24cf17 |
Queens, New York (CNN) -- Kellie Phelan doesn't mince words when she looks back at herself five years ago. "I was basically a crackhead," Phelan said. "I literally was getting arrested every other week. I got pregnant by a drug dealer. ... I was seven months pregnant, and I was still smoking crack." When she finally ga... | For 25 years, Sister Teresa Fitzgerald has been reaching out to mothers behind bars . Her nonprofit helps the women turn their lives around after their release . Fitzgerald: "If you don't get the support and tools, you can't give it to your child" Do you know a hero? Nominations for 2012 CNN Heroes close August 31 . | 9915bd4daa82c00d194344d6c1e6c71351087843 |
(CNN) -- One person was killed and as many as two dozen were injured Thursday when a commercial bus crashed into an overpass pillar on a southern Illinois interstate, authorities said. The Megabus coach line said there was one fatality, a woman, among the 81 ticketed passengers aboard its Chicago-to-St. Louis bus. The ... | NEW: The victim is a 25-year-old woman from India . The bus driver suffered nonlife-threatening injuries . The Megabus coach crashed near Litchfield, Illinois . The cause of the crash is under investigation, police say . | 60de6ce86311b76087af0a1f06d9fab070b15d32 |
(CNN) -- Serena Williams could have been banned from her home U.S. Open after Sunday's final outburst, but the three-time champion has escaped with a $2,000 fine from the United States Tennis Association. The American, on a two-year probation after a similar attack on a match official at the same tournament in 2009, ve... | Serena Williams fined $2,000 for verbally abusing a match umpire in U.S. Open final . American could have been banned due to a suspended punishment from 2009 . Tournament officials rule that Williams' outburst did not amount to a major offense . The 29-year-old was beaten by Australia's Sam Stosur, who won her first gr... | 47ca99b3e3ca4e398e7bbde9d75ee41d84635da0 |
(CNN) -- Attention, holiday shoppers: Put away your wallets and credit cards. If you're looking for a gift that will please someone close to you, there's one that won't cost you a cent, and that you won't find on any store shelf. This thought occurred the other day when, on a visit to the west coast of Florida, I was w... | Bob Greene: In 1940's, Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers gave personal gift to Frank Sinatra . He says it was song "Nancy With the Laughing Face" for Sinatra's daughter. He prized it . Greene: Mulling a good holiday gift? Consider homemade: letters, a photo album . Greene: Nancy Sinatra said her dad moved by gift his whol... | ea005413e1658d3e568c7d8c6724b23100956c85 |
(CNN) -- In Sao Paulo's affluent Butanta neighborhood, a green haven in the heart of the notoriously polluted megalopolis, Guilherme Amaral Nunes, 25, and partner Luiz Ramirez, 51, enjoy a brief respite from the limelight. While trying to seem tranquil while playing with their "children," two rescued dogs and a cat, ex... | Nearly two weeks ago, Brazil's highest court overwhelmingly voted to allow gay marriage . Judges to decide on case-by-case basis . Homophobia still rampant, kills 260 a year, a study says . Conservative lawmakers lash out against anti-homophobia kits to be distributed in public schools . | fae1af51eb7f812718c332770c5c44d0c419ca76 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (CNN) -- The death toll from flooding and mudslides in Brazil continued to climb Thursday, with official reports of at least 154 fatalities. Thousands of people have been left homeless, said the government-run Agencia Brasil news service. The Rio de Janeiro mayor's office placed that figure at 5,... | Death toll climbs to more than 150; thousands left homeless . Mayor: Record-breaking 11.3 inches (288 millimeters) of rain fell in Rio Tuesday . 200 could be trapped following another mudslide, Brazilian media reports . | 44ec86364a3a2cb84f23893bea1e778d588f4a03 |
(Health.com) -- People who take vitamin E supplements regularly for years -- whether they are smokers or nonsmokers -- may lower their risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the lung condition that is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis and is o... | Vittamin E can cut chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk in smokers and nonsmokers . COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis; often, but not always, caused by smoking . Several studies have shown that vitamins A, C, E and D may help improve lung health . | 14b6c7c6e9971f9f7d7f0663a294dcb93cbc1dd0 |
(CNN) -- Inter Milan's new coach Leonardo has revealed how he consulted with former Nerazzurri boss Jose Mourinho before deciding to take on the job. The Brazilian has spent much of his playing and coaching career at city rivals AC Milan but after his chat with Mourinho was convinced he was ready to take over from the... | Leonardo reveals he took advice from Jose Mourinho before taking Inter job . Leonardo took charge after Rafael Benitez was sacked in the week before Christmas . Mourinho led Inter to a historic treble last season before going to Real Madrid . | 71b649a78a58c4be6adbea7071a1bdaeef1412ba |
(CNN) -- After nearly five years as Homeland Security Secretary, former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano surprised the nation and many of her friends with last week's announcement that she was being nominated for appointment as the 20th president of the University of California. But no one who knows her (I have, personall... | Doug Wilson: People who know Janet Napolitano not surprised she's to head UC system . It's another "first woman" nod for her. She was first UC Santa Clara valedictorian, first AZ governor . He says as governor, DHS chief brought organizational fiefdoms to common cause . Wilson: She expertly handled emergency response, ... | 0890d34d8e62d927b23e120d99cc20d887fa605d |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The most lucrative match in world football took place at Wembley Stadium on Monday -- with Burnley defeating Sheffield United 1-0 to collect a prize which is estimated to be worth nearly $100 million -- more than any Superbowl or World Cup final. $100m smiles? Hull City players celebrate after ... | English football's Championship play-off final is the richest game of any sport . Winning the match is worth nearly $100 million to victorious club Burnley . Losers Sheffield United receive only profits from the gate-takings at Wembley . | 3006c0c4b617fa32a32a4006e6dad998d04d3ece |
(CNN) -- Honda has expanded an airbag recall worldwide, covering 2001 and 2002 Accord, Civic, Odyssey, CR-V, and selected 2002 Acura TL vehicles, the automaker said. The recall also includes the Honda Pilot and Acura CL in the United States, and the Honda Inspire, Saber and Lagreat in Japan for the same model years. On... | Honda has expanded an airbag recall worldwide to more than half a million vehicles . The global airbag-related recall now covers 514,000 vehicles . Last month, Honda announced a separate recall of 646,000 for power window problems . | 931a61b01ad797f7b7b7b6c98e6a0c09f6426261 |
(CNN) -- A centuries-old copy of a 500-year-old map that christened the New World as "America" has been discovered at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich -- folded and wedged inside of an old book, according to a release on the university's website. The original map, created in 1507 by cartographer Martin Waldseemü... | The original map was created in 1507 by a German cartographer . It was the first world map to recognize the new-found American landmass . A centuries-old copy of that map was found at a German university . | 5377ff9727c27a2c2f1a7a711a5213c52eea351c |
(CNN) -- Britain will have four representatives on the Formula One grid next season after Marussia F1 announced they have signed Max Chilton for the 2013 campaign. The 21-year-old has completed just two F1 tests for the team and was their reserve driver for the final six races of 2012. Chilton's deal with Marussia mean... | Briton driver Max Chilton selected to drive for Marussia in the 2013 Formula One season . Chilton's deal means there will be four British drivers on the F1 grid in 2013 . The 21-year-old has only had two F1 test drives and moves from GP2 series . Chilton joins Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Paul Di Resta in the spor... | d5815ea0382e816e6b80795bebfcfb61a4cb5a45 |
(CNN) -- At least 40 bodies -- all of them wearing uniforms identifying them as army officers -- have been found in a mass grave inside the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles paramilitary in the capital, Dhaka, authorities said Friday. Bangladeshi army soldiers gather near the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka... | Mass grave found with bodies of at least 40 Bangladesh army officers . At least 62 officers found dead since mutiny by paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles . Rifles laid down arms Thursday after PM agreed to offer them amnesty . | f83175664116f1983935569716bb1c348192a5aa |
New York (CNN) -- Lawyers for ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by his accuser in a now-dismissed sexual assault case Monday, arguing his job gave him immunity from civil cases. As head of the IMF, Strauss-Kahn had the same protections as diplomats, his attor... | Ex-IMF chief says he had immunity similar to diplomats . His lawyers have asked a New York judge to dismiss his accuser's lawsuit . Criminal charges against Strauss-Kahn were dropped in August . | 699149f6bf91a3a6ec9a1a3d64574a03acd1de56 |
(CNN) -- Football's lawmakers have taken the historic step of unanimously approving goal-line technology systems for use in the sport. World soccer's global governing body FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB) made the announcement following a meeting in Zurich on Thursday. FIFA intend for goal-l... | Goal-line technology approved for use in football on Thursday . Global governing body FIFA and IFAB unanimously agree on decision . FIFA intends for goal-line technology to be used at December's Club World Cup . Two systems, Hawk-Eye and GoalRef, approved by soccer's lawmakers . | e9557aabf0a9ae8621b33431282be8ed7a5967fa |
(CNN) -- Militants who control parts of Somalia's capital city are beating women in broad daylight for violating their radical brand of Islamic law, according to local officials and witnesses in Mogadishu. "Just today, Al-Shabaab dispatched men with whips to the streets around Bakara market and they are flogging any wo... | Militant group Al-Shabaab imposes strict interpretation of law in areas it controls . Women violate law by not wearing socks, headscarves and by wearing bras . "Al-Shabaab dispatched men with whips to the streets," witness says . Al-Shabaab is considered a terrorist organization by the United States . | 244b2d12f92f4081549ec1a9a81f03684a3f4294 |
(CNN) -- File this under the "wouldn't it be cool if ...?" category. IBM is developing a computer system that could theoretically customize healthy recipes based on your personal taste buds. An outline of the project was presented as part of the company's annual 5 in 5 list -- five inventions that could change the worl... | IBM is developing computer system to analyze food based on molecules . The system could potentially create personalized, healthy recipes . "At the end of the day, taste is about chemistry," an IBM innovation expert says . | 9bcd765c3ca7ed29282e617453ce07788b89448f |
(CNN) -- Authorities imposed curfews and limited access to city centers across Iraq as thousands of protesters demanded economic progress and an end to corruption, police said. Demonstrators were reported to be gathering in Baghdad, Basra, Nineveh, Anbar and Salaheddin. The developments follow weeks of demonstrations a... | Demonstrators gather in Iraqi cities after Friday prayers . Authorities impose curfews to limit access to city centers . At least 13 people died in protests a week ago . | 77fbd6a06df658b9d47022d18dd3e37d61777073 |
(CNN) -- It was supposed to be the Copa del Rey semifinal showdown between Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and his Barcelona nemesis Lionel Messi. But the two superstars, who have scored 77 goals between them in all competitions this season, were overshadowed by a man making his very first start in a Clasico matchup in... | Real Madrid and Barcelona draw 1-1 in first leg of Copa del Rey semifinal . Raphael Varane heads 81st minute equalizer to cancel out Cesc Fabregas' opener . Two teams will meet again at Camp Nou for second leg on February 26 . Manchester United extends lead at top of English Premier League . | b50b48092d2a1f830628531f4a773c19b0d5fe25 |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Palestinian leaders privately agreed to accept a very limited return of the 6 million Palestinian refugees and their descendants to previous homes in what is now Israel, leaked documents showed Tuesday. The leaked documents dealing with the sensitive issue of the "right of return" for Palestinian ref... | New documents show Palestinian leaders agreed to accept a "symbolic" return of Palestinian refugees to Israel . The "right of return" is a very sensitive issue for Palestinians . The leaked documents, which have prompted outrage, cover negotiations over a number of years . | 9cc7255af1b4e665176543af75cb19120a2b7745 |
Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- If Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are staying up late worrying about whether they can win the election, they should ponder another, ultimately more important, question: Will their campaign rhetoric make it impossible for them to be effective if elected president? The decisions that each man... | Julian Zelizer: Rhetoric by Obama, Romney on campaign trail could be risky . He says the positions they take could weaken their eventual time in the White House . Next president will face major challenges at home and overseas, he says . Zelizer: Promises to left or right could make governing very difficult . | 508e6e8e6c0a30aa64128cf8e764316615601385 |
(CNN) -- The good news is that you'll still be allowed to look out the window. The melancholy news is that you probably won't want to. Both Amtrak and Greyhound are in the midst of aggressive programs to install and expand free Wi-Fi service on their trains and buses. According to figures provided by officials of both ... | Bob Greene says Amtrak and Greyhound are bringing Wi-FI to their 50 million passengers . Trains and buses need a way to compete with planes; Wi-Fi may be an answer, writes Greene . Trains and buses were a way to experience "America's backyard," writes Greene . He says we have become oblivious to our surroundings due to... | bc227646d6b21567023402baf0e0a68a175b737e |
(CNN) -- Jose Mourinho has admitted that he is likely to take over at Real Madrid, in an attempt to become the first coach in history to win the Champions League with three different clubs. In the aftermath of Inter Milan's 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Saturday, Mourinho made a point of going over to the Inter fa... | Jose Mourinho admits he is set to leave Inter Milan to take over at Real Madrid . Mourinho was speaking after Inter beat Bayern Munich 2-0 to win the Champions League . The Portuguese wants to win the Champions League with three different clubs . | f948e91c2eb8a13b838b5c568b513cc5bfae4169 |
(CNN) -- One of two convicted murderers who allegedly used forged documents to walk out of Franklin Correctional Institution in North Carrabelle, south of Tallahassee, was ordered Wednesday held without bond on an escape charge and sent back to the prison. Wearing a dark jumpsuit, Charles Walker nodded several times in... | NEW: Charles Walker ordered held without bond and sent back to prison . Walker and Joseph Jenkins used forged documents to walk out of prison, authorities say . They were serving time for having committed murders years ago in Orange County, California . | d20cf8b5e4c24e240c93540145a2dbbfa795eaa5 |
(CNN) -- A Philadelphia judge sentenced a faith healing couple to up to seven years in state prison Wednesday for failing to seek medical care for their 7-month-old son, who died last year. Catherine and Herbert Schaible turned to prayer rather than medicine to treat their son Brandon, who died in April from bacterial ... | Catherine and Herbert Schaible turned to prayer rather than medicine to treat their son . The 7-month-old died from untreated bacterial pneumonia last year . Another son also died from untreated bacterial pneumonia in 2009 . | 4ffd2ca6a740359e9a2e06de1e67e77c6946c43c |
(CNN) -- Powered by the same energy produced by a toaster, this weekend 39 solar-powered cars are preparing to race across the Australian outback reaching speeds in excess of 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) along the way. Setting off from Darwin on Saturday, many of the cars taking part in the biennial, 3,0... | Solar-powered car race from Darwin to Adelaide . Aim is to highlight the ultimate in renewable energy-efficiency . Teams from 21 countries compeiting in the 11th competition . Cars will reach speeds over 100kmph using same power that runs a toaster . | 48fa42189cd6b1ba707a80b6a0bc6c94afe151c6 |
(CNN) -- The father of the woman who was dragged away by officials loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi after telling journalists that some of his troops had beaten and raped her said Monday that his daughter is in Qatar. Eman al-Obeidy, who garnered worldwide attention for her vocal allegations against Gadhafi's reg... | Eman al-Obeidy accused Libyan security forces of rape in March . She crossed into Tunisia on Thursday, she tells CNN . She is hoping for protection from a Western government . Her father says she is now in Qatar, declining to provide more detail . | 5a139868c3e87d1ccc787d22d8a9846c49a9a746 |
(CNN Student News) -- March 23, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . To what extent should news organizations consider audience interest when selecting stories for broadcast? Explain. * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your an... | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . Write your answers in the space provided . Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | 488d1a5a00410c9f9ba9957b3a0909465f9c175b |
Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com. Salt Lake City, Utah, ranks 21st with an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent. Job seekers with no ties to any particular location often seek jobs in big cities like New ... | Bismarck, North Dakota, registers lowest unemployment rate in Sept. 2008 . Most of the lowest unemployment rates were found in west, midwest . Jobless rates were higher in 92 percent of U.S. cities surveyed this Sept. Only 25 areas reported lower rates while six areas had no change . | 8912d5e19ee288ef1c117c1b1ad97a146e6bc777 |
San Francisco (CNN) -- The America's Cup, the most prestigious yachting race in the world and its oldest at 162 years, will seemingly join the aviation age this weekend when a new design of boat sails as fast as 52 mph. The sight of these modern catamarans -- whose mainsail is even called a "wing" -- has been described... | The America's Cup will feature a new design of boat, a catamaran with hydrofoils . The boat can sail 52 mph, "an unheard of" speed in sailboat racing . But fewer teams are entering the race because it's now so expensive . Race organizers defend their strategy to seek new audiences for the race . | 24615a8dfb3d9796c850bb76674c6b6208c5bd5c |
(CNN) -- The campus of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, was locked down for several hours Sunday morning after a former student shot two people in a dormitory and then shot himself, university and police officials said. A former Hampton University student allegedly shot two people and himself, locking down the ... | Alleged shooter, a former student, entered Harkness Hall shortly before 1 a.m. Alleged shooter gained entry by following a pizza deliveryman . Alleged shooter shot deliveryman, dorm night manager and self . Hampton city police said they had the shooter in custody . | 2745f93afca3edf25dd9ccfd094eef06298f62cb |
(CNN) -- Costa Rica's first female candidate held a two-to-one lead in the country's presidential election, as the second-place candidate, Otton Solis of the Citizen's Action Party, conceded defeat. If the PLN -- the Spanish acronym for the ruling National Liberation Party party -- wins, Laura Chinchilla would become t... | NEW: Solis bows out with 23.3 percent of the vote so far . NEW: Polls show Chinchilla with 47.3 percent of vote, with a quarter of sites reporting . Chinchilla represents ruling National Liberation Party . If no one takes 40 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be necessary . | f2bda43b846dd7a472bebe083584a5defb20e0b4 |
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been fined $70 for allegedly rear-ending an automobile in a minor four-car collision, a United States Park Police spokesman confirmed Wednesday. Scalia was not injured in the accident, which occurred Tuesday when the 75-year-old high court justice's car ... | Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is fined $70 after a traffic accident . Scalia found at fault in four-car collision . No one was injured . | a4011cad35fd472f9353fbf52ff70069a73c7ea4 |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Lets face it: All the information around cholesterol makes it something of a confusing topic. Not only do we make our own cholesterol, but we also must have it to produce other important body assets, such as cell membranes and certain types of hormones. "Good" cholesterol vs. "bad" cholesterol... | Heart association: Almost half U.S. adult females suffer from high cholesterol . Mild cholesterol problems can usually be controlled through diet and exercise . People who have genetic predispositions to higher cholesterol may also need meds . | dba45f939932914ae372765dcbd76608034fa9ee |
(CNN) -- A day on ... not a day off. These words are written on posters that fill the gymnasium of the King Center in Atlanta. They sit beside the image of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and are meant to inspire others to devote themselves to their "beloved communities" on the upcoming holiday. Young leaders from acro... | Arts organizations gathered in Atlanta to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Teen leader Chaz Wright encourages others to make the King holiday a day of service . For more ways to change the world, visit www.serve.gov/mlkday . | e742d946d058bb7e5ebe8618d5e13aa78279348e |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Jyoti is the Hindi word for light. It's something Pranav Mehta has never had to live without. And he is lucky. Near where he lives in Gujarat, one of the most prosperous states in India, thousands of rural villages lack electricity or struggle with an intermittent supply at best. Massive solar ... | Concept to beam solar power from satellites gains new global momentum . Massive satellites would beam solar energy back to ground-based receivers . Pentagon study says could be used for military operations, developing nations . | 5d38cbbd31c624779fb06e60c04331c884cbf671 |
(Sunset) -- The first thing Laura Slipak says when I drag my stressed self into the chill lobby of the Mod Resort, her Austin Powers-chic hotel in Palm Desert: "Oh, dear." The mood is mod and the art is amazing. And you don't even need a car to enjoy it. The second thing she says: "I think someone needs a Mod-tini." Ye... | Palm Desert is a pedestrian- and biker-friendly town . The Living Desert museum holds a collection of California landscape paintings . Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is known for its fresh fish and its vodka bar . | 23a51888c1fb23167edf711914de35256af12501 |
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