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(CNN) -- Slovenia edged out 10-man Algeria 1-0 in Sunday's World Cup Group C match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. A strike from Slovenian captain Robert Koren in the 79th minute found the net after the Algerian goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi made a clumsy attempt at parrying the ball away. The result put Sloveni... | Slovenia go top of Group C after 1-0 victory against Algeria . Captain Robert Koren scores winner thanks to Algerian goalkeeper mistake . Algeria reduced to 10 men when substitute Abdelkader Ghezzal sent off for two bookings . | 4099c4b8850cbd135c6b8cf5fffa98fd62a40e10 |
(CNN) -- Inter Milan have been hit with a €50,000 ($65,500) fine after their fans racially abused AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli during Sunday's derby match at the San Siro. Balotelli was making just his fourth appearance for Milan against city rivals Inter, a team with which he spent four years between 2006 and 2010... | Inter Milan fined $65,500 for racist abuse during Sunday's derby with AC Milan . Inter fans directed taunts at their former player Mario Balotelli . Fans also displayed offensive banners, used a laser pen and abused a second player . Balotelli fined for gesturing at fans as he left the pitch . | e4ec7c87108c5365fe449834f331b4995240495d |
(CNN) -- Family and friends of 16-year-old Daniel Parmertor, one of three students killed in an Ohio school shooting, said their final goodbyes Saturday as he was laid to rest. "I just can't believe what happened. He was honestly the sweetest person I've ever met. He's such a good person and I can't believe he's gone,"... | NEW: 16-year-old Daniel Parmertor is remembered as sweet, a good person . Funeral services for him were held on Saturday . Mourners carried American flags and signs with hearts . A gunman opened fire on students this week in Chardon High School's cafeteria . | 8e3205ac2a6413ed6d0a705b58114d267a61d985 |
Editor's Note: Republican strategist Alex Castellanos was a campaign consultant for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and has worked on more than half a dozen presidential campaigns. Castellanos is a partner in National Media Inc., a political and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in advertising. For a ... | Alex Castellanos: Minnesota's recount violated equal protection clause . He says Al Franken benefited from differing standards in different localities . Castellanos: Some votes were not counted, others may have been counted twice . He says trial that started Monday could invalidate Franken's lead . | c8699045d10e7012c5ab8b7a9a627c2b1636dd1e |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- Score a personal best at the box office for Quentin Tarantino this weekend. "Inglourious Basterds," his revisionist take on WWII starring Brad Pitt, grossed an estimated $37.6 million, besting the reigning box office champ "District 9," and giving beleaguered studio The Weinstein Co. a little ... | "Inglorious Basterds" bests the reigning box office champ "District 9" Warner Bros. had a much harder time with its release "Shorts" "G.I. Joe" also hung in for its third week, earning an additional $12.5 million . See which other films made the top ten list at the box office . | a11a1b02f78bd5f52c42e854f6c75a08f9161580 |
(CNN) -- Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann defended her position on gay rights, the HPV vaccine and the debt ceiling as she made her debut on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Bachmann has more usually been the butt of Leno's jokes -- a point he made as he thanked her for being a good sport. "We've don... | Bachmann continues her criticism of Rick Perry over the HPV vaccine . Leno presses Bachmann on gay marriage and the counseling clinics she runs . The presidential hopeful says her opposition to raising the debt ceiling was not political . Bachmann declines to say who her running mate would be . | ae8df12b0bb7de84c5d9c715dcccfc43e9556d51 |
(CNN) -- A police search at a Cleveland, Ohio, property where the remains of 11 women were found, as well as an adjoining property, turned up no additional human remains, authorities said Wednesday. Six members of the Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office's office were on standby Wednesday as investigators returned to the h... | NEW: Search at home and adjoining property turns up no additional bodies, police say . NEW: Investigators took items to be "examined for investigative value," police lieutenant says . Thermal imaging and radar were used during the search Wednesday . Bodies of 11 women were found at the property where Anthony Sowell, 50... | efd94b3c4916bb0d8800fa379f49cbb7548aa0b9 |
(CNN) -- The lawyer representing two Palestinian prisoners entering the 70th day of a hunger strike said his clients were nearing death and accused an Israeli high court of procrastination in delivering a ruling that could save their lives. "Their medical condition has gone from very bad to extremely worse," Jamil al-K... | Bilal Diab, 27, and Tha'er Halahlah, 33, have entered day 70 of a hunger strike . Their lawyer: Condition for both has gone "from very bad to extremely worse" Up to 2,000 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons staging a mass hunger strike . | 101ba8ef5101a8072b20f233522a8ce4a3ffd395 |
(CNN) -- Two rain-soaked practice sessions for Sunday's British Grand Prix have left Formula One teams guessing what effect recent rule changes will have on this year's world championship battle. Motorsport's ruling body, the FIA, has introduced rules banning the use of off-throttle blown diffusers, a technique used by... | F1 drivers unsure of likely effects of rule changes after wet weather hampers practice . Red Bull's Mark Webber, who won British GP in 2010, set fastest time of day in opening session . Ferrari's Felipe Massa quickest in afternoon, three seconds slower than Webber . | 760970ea4b51ce76066ad075ca52bd36e311dc23 |
Doha, Qatar (CNN) -- Bahiya Al-Hamad is a 19-year-old college student and air-rifle shooter who is about to make history for her country. When she travels to London to take part in the Olympic Games this summer, she will be part of the first group of Qatari women ever to compete at the Olympics. Qatar is one of only th... | Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Brunei are the only countries that have never sent female athletes to Olympics . Air rifle shooter Bahiya Al-Hamad, swimmer Nada Arkaji and sprinter Noor al-Malki will compete at London 2012 . "It's an accomplishment for every Qatari woman," said Al-Hamad . | d90d9ad62d59f0102415644df39d95fdc7bda189 |
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Britain's prime minister delivered a sober message Wednesday to Pakistan: Don't export terror. "We want to see a strong and a stable and a democratic Pakistan," David Cameron said in Bangalore, India, "but we cannot tolerate in any sense the idea that this country is allowed to look both ways ... | NEW: Pakistan says it too is a victim of terrorism . Cameron makes remarks in the aftermath of the Wikileaks . He says India and Britain must work closer on security . He points finger at Lashkar e-Tayyiba . | 497824ed77d85fc65f717548fd14076687b06bcd |
(EW.com) -- Sandra Bullock will talk to Matt Lauer on Tuesday morning's Today Show. Lauer will visit the actress in New Orleans, where she has been living with her son, Louis. Bullock's giving the interview for the best of reasons: to help to publicize New Orlean's Warren Easton Charter High School. She and a school bo... | Sandra Bullock will talk to Matt Lauer on Tuesday morning's Today Show . Lauer will visit the actress in New Orleans . Bullock's giving the interview to help to publicize Warren Easton Charter High School . | 7917bc2c7d5bd1ae05a025bd63ebcb2edc0671cd |
Baghdad (CNN) -- Tariq al-Hashimi, Iraq's Sunni vice president, disputes the government's charges that he organized a death squad targeting government and military officials, saying the false claims are politically motivated and he has never and will never be involved in violence. "Today it is al-Hashimi, tomorrow it w... | NEW: Al-Hashimi disputes the warrant's accusations . The Iraqi vice president to confront allegations that he organized a death squad to target government officials . The charges come amid a political crisis and sectarian tensions . | 4f513d0b3465f28227540117c0fd78f612cd5585 |
Calgary, Canada (CNN) -- Immediately before 9-11, al Qaeda was considered almost below most Americans' notice. One Washington Post/ABC News poll found that in early 2002, only 14 percent of Americans thought Islam encouraged violence. These days, the popular perception of Islam is dominated by al Qaeda and its radical... | Dr. David Liepert: Al Qaeda has come to dominate U.S., Canadian view of Islam . Liepert says 50 Islamic scholars in Canada are taking back the religion from radical Muslims . Violence and rivalries have no place in faith -- any faith, Liepert says . He says declaration repudiates anyone who seeks to use Islam for any p... | db932f4c45adb46ab5fba720189619b3f4e52ee9 |
(CNN) -- A 4-year-old Ohio girl who vanished more than three weeks ago was found alive and in good condition, halfway across the country in Southern California, authorities said. Haylee Donathan was found with her mother and her mother's boyfriend, fugitive sex offender Robbi Potter. Haylee Donathan, her mother, Candac... | Ohio girl found alive near San Diego, California, authorities say . Tip led authorities to raid communal farm . Haylee Donathan was with mother, boyfriend who's a fugitive sex offender . Haylee, mother were last seen May 28 . | 28f6df6d083aa521987ff24f21157db7f7e1d423 |
YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) -- Courts in Myanmar have sentenced a blogger, a poet and several dissidents to several years in jail for anti-regime activities, a court official told CNN Tuesday. Young people at an Internet cafe in Myanmar. The verdicts were announced Monday and Tuesday, the court official said. Blogger Nay Pho... | Myanmar court jails blogger, poet and dissidents for anti-regime activities . | ccca647f56a1f19ea4d0e04cfcae5b90f258cdf0 |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama gently sparred with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" in the final run-up to next week's midterm elections, after the comedian called his legislative progress "timid." Playing off the title of Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope," Stewart challenged the forcefulness of the presid... | President Obama appears on the show . Jon Stewart questions Obama on his successes compared to his campaign rhetoric . "The Daily Show" is taping in Washington this week . | a067c936fd522843b4dbfcb20db646aea77166be |
Editor's Note: Barry Eichengreen is George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of "Golden Fetters: the Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939." Barry Eichengreen says strong action should be taken to stop the f... | Eichengreen: Serious mistakes were made by policy makers in Depression . Today's leaders know the lessons of the Depression, he says . Still, events are rapidly overtaking the resources of the central banks, he says . Eichengreen: The problem can't wait until Inauguration Day to be solved . | 464a6206bb275a0e2114e41ab21649b10e6c8273 |
(CNN) -- Generations of standup comedians never saw this coming. John Heffron is one of an increasing number of comedians joining Twitter. To succeed in the industry these days, you don't just need to be good on stage and screen. You also have to nail the art of sending out mini-messages to Twitter "followers." But if ... | A number of comedians joining Twitter, sending out jokes . John Heffron: I try to be funny and entertaining . Heffron, Craig Shoemaker note that nuances are lost in translation . | dd16f21fae0c1559c7e317fc2fb41e25a581c398 |
On CNN's "State of the Union," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. This week, King traveled to Virginia looking at the health of the Chesapeake Bay. The crab population in the Chesapeake Bay is no longer as abundant a... | Efforts are under way to save the Chesapeake Bay's economy, environment . Waterman Don Pierce has been working the bay for 48 years . Shoreline development has outpaced conservation, restoration efforts, Pierce says . "She's dying daily," he says of Chesapeake Bay . | 497b3949ef5d58148b093d3edcbafaa5423fa4df |
(CNN) -- Golf's $10 million jackpot is well and truly up for grabs this weekend after the FedExCup series pacesetters faltered in Friday's second round. Five players are guaranteed to take home the loot if they can claim the Tour Championship's additional $1.44 million first prize on Sunday, but it was Adam Scott who m... | Adam Scott leads at the halfway stage of the Tour Championship in Atlanta . Australian shoots five-under 65 to move one clear of Korea's K.J. Choi . He also takes top spot in FedEx Cup points projections from Webb Simpson . Simpson one of five players who will claim $10 million with victory on Sunday . | de37583a132c390bbefd644124d5d8f73fdca5e2 |
(CNN) -- Paraguay will meet Uruguay in Sunday's Copa America final in Argentina after a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Venezuela. The 5-3 loss denied Venezuela the chance to reach the final of the Latin American tournament for the first time. The match itself was largely disappointing and finished goal-less, a far... | Paraguay beat Venezuela 5-3 on penalties to reach Copa America final . It was Venezuela's first-ever appearance in the last four of the competition . Venezuela, who twice hit the woodwork in extra time, play Peru for 3rd place . | d6b61a79195bec9ad02a39c5c56e61c77121ca6e |
Washington (CNN) -- The United States has spent more than $1 trillion on wars since the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, a recently released Congressional report says. Adjusting for inflation, the outlays for conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere around the world make the "war on terrorism" second only to Wor... | "War on terrorism" is second most-expensive war in U.S. history, report says . Adjusted for inflation, World War II cost more than $4 trillion . The cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq could total $2.4 trillion by 2017 . | 748d6748d8759c44cc4bde67c28ca55547dbc0c6 |
Washington (CNN) -- Small pocketknives and an array of sporting equipment -- banned from aircraft cabins in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks -- will once again be allowed in U.S. planes, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday. Knives with blades that are 2.36 inches (6 ... | The TSA will allow certain knives and sports equipment on planes . Better security, such as reinforced cockpit doors, allow for the change . A flight attendants' union says the bans should have remained . | a25dd9efd5cb1d88e4486647c2c379a19118c6ab |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Whether you're a fan of any sport, or even just a keen music follower -- you've probably visited a major stadium. The ugliest stadiums in the world? Have a look at our list and tell us what you think of the choices. Like all buildings with any form of public use, stadiums tend attract more than... | CNN has compiled a list of the world's ugliest stadiums . The stadiums come from all parts of the world -- from Britain to Bangkok . Share your thoughts on the choices and tell us if there are any we have missed . | 5e8efdc51e3c3bfdd6d485b23fcec4b683b05e06 |
(CNN) -- My job as an imam and outreach director for the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center, located minutes from the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, was created September 11, 2001, to convey a more accurate image of the American Muslim community and to create opportunities for interfaith cooperation and understanding distinc... | Imam Johari Abdul-Malik is director of outreach for a Washington Islamic Center . He compares moderate Muslims' struggles to the civil rights movement . U.S. Muslims have the right to live without the "terrorist" stigma, he says . | 7507b80559ba6f745b076350f7ac16cc5afe6d91 |
(CNN) -- Norway's Alexander Dale Oen won gold in the 100m breaststroke in an emotional day of medal winning at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai. The 26-year-old pointed to a Norwegian flag in reference to the shootings in his home country on Friday that claimed the lives of over 90 people. "It's a very special ... | Norway's Alexander Dale Oen wins gold at the FINA World Championship . The 100m breaststroke champion held back tears . The victory was good nation for a nation rocked by tragedy . U.S. and China win their first golds . | 8a3bbceca1b0a5a3c045246398fc1402e05cc544 |
(CNN) -- Music producer and promoter Don Kirshner, who found songs for The Monkees to sing and whose live TV rock show helped wean 1970s audiences off lip-synched programming, died Monday in Boca Raton, Florida, his publicist confirmed Tuesday. Kirshner, 76, died of heart failure, according to Sharon Ellman of the publ... | "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" set the standard for live TV performances . Kirshner corralled the songwriting talent for the hit '60s TV show "The Monkees" He was influential in making stars of Bobby Darin, Neil Diamond and Tony Orlando . | e2b406c300841d1e69f46d0e9950e3b8b273a2d3 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States temporarily closed its government facilities in South Africa on Tuesday after a "possible threat" to its embassy, the U.S. State Department said. The U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, is among the American facilities closed Tuesday. The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria and oth... | NEW: U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, other offices will be closed additional day . U.S. State Department spokesman calls temporary closings a precaution . Americans in South Africa told to remain "vigilant" | 60d7cb9c8567ef90df2e71cbb0a68d6908090455 |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN) -- In a dangerous escalation of border violence, South Sudan accused rival Sudan of war mongering Wednesday and said it had shot down a fighter jet sent to bomb the oil-rich Pan Akuac region. South Sudanese Chief Negotiator Pagan Amum charged that Sudan was orchestrating fresh attacks agains... | South Sudan accuses its northern neighbor of war mongering . The escalating violence casts doubt on ongoing talks . A peace plan calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities . South Sudan gained independence last year and controls 75% of the formerly united nation's oil . | 6e8899d3ce4d02bd42b82330f54fb92f2686428c |
Washington (CNN) -- Psst! Here's a truth: Politicians lie. They lie about their personal lives like Anthony Weiner did. And Eliot Spitzer. And Mark Sanford. And Bill Clinton. And John Edwards. Shall we go on? They lie about policy too. America's top spy, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper had to issue a st... | New York Democrat Anthony Weiner is the lastest politician to admit to missteps in his personal life . Eliot Spitzer in a recent interview: "I think we all know that politicians dissemble . . ." Expert: "Society socializes us to be deceptive and to tell people the kinds of things they want to hear" "If you elect these ... | 98114fbcd9d31b7864c2149cad2d5b16581ffed7 |
(CNN) -- A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee that has been weighing evidence on whether dye additives in food affect behavior in children will make its recommendation Thursday. The panel will first listen to testimony from the public and the industry. It spent Wednesday listening to testimony from doctors... | The FDA usually follows through with panel's recommendation . Testimony: Some studies show some kids show signs of hyperactivity . Testimony: European companies are dropping dyes . The United States still allows them . | b48e849a9832362ab33ee39158434bbab682e502 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Billionaire Bill Gates has urged industrialized nations to honor aid pledges to developing nations despite the recession. Bill Gates Thursday said industrialized nations need to do more to help developing countries. ONE, the advocacy group backed by Gates and rock musicians Bob Geldof Bono rele... | Gates: If people could see direct benefit to nations then aid would not drop off . Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sends billions of dollars to developing nations . Gates: China is a great example of a nation which has progressed in recent times . Quest Means Business: Monday to Friday, 1800 GMT, 2000 CET, 0300 HK . | e927f7c50fea8036e16e78cb55f64f4ef619bf16 |
(CNN) -- Hosts Angola were denied victory by an incredible Mali comeback to force a 4-4 draw in the opening match of the troubled Africa Cup of Nations in Luanda on Sunday. Angola appeared headed for an emphatic victory when they led 4-0 with only 16 minutes remaining before Mali produced one of the most remarkable re... | Hosts Angola and Mali draw 4-4 in opening match of 27th Africa Cup of Nations . Mali trailed 4-0 with 16 minutes left until mounting an incredible comeback . Seydou Keita with a double, Frederic Kanoute and Mustapha Yatabare score Mali goals . Flavio Armado with a double and penalties from Gilberto and Manucho put Ango... | 7f9d5c8d611185c6613d7be19610a466d411eb23 |
Washington (CNN) -- Asian security may figure greatly in this year's U.S. presidential election because of urgent questions about North Korea and enduring concerns over how best to manage a rising China and preserve American influence. In addition to Asia's looming role in the global economy, specific recent developmen... | Patrick Cronin: Asian security issues have barely been discussed in campaign . He says issues such as North Korea and China's growing power need discussion . Cronin: How can diminished U.S. military meet challenges in the region? He asks whether Japan, other nations, can play a larger role . | 5ae211121df337e62c1bcffb281e19aafcf49769 |
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- They could probably smell him coming for miles. Circus performers Andrea and Daniel Raffo with their son, Davian. "Breakfast, boys," Daniel Raffo proclaimed as his cats jumped with excitement in their cages. Raffo set down his wheelbarrow, filled with Grade A beef. Using a pitchfork, he fed his... | Dad is a tiger tamer, Mom hangs by her hair, and they travel with son . Life with a traveling circus includes one-room school and religious classes . Circus general manager and family travel to 36 cities each year . Parents say children learn from traveling, meeting workers from other countries . | 6c9c9fbb54ce4e1408cf9857120b230d4b0872ee |
(CNN) -- It's an annual spectacle of diplomacy, dialogue and debate: the U.N. General Assembly session. International leaders shake hands, sip tea, catch up. Sometimes resolutions are passed; many times they aren't. This week, almost 200 countries will step up to the global stage again to tell the world what they want.... | The global debate over Syria is expected to be a hot topic . Hassan Rouhani will make his first appearance as Iran's new president . Sudan's president, wanted on charges of war crimes, might make a surprise appearance . | 42f015d0da78660913decf4f3f181b7a0b025a30 |
(CNN) -- A Secret Service dog fell to its death Saturday night while doing a sweep of a multi-story parking deck near a hotel where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. The Belgian Malinois fell from the roof of the six-story deck adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans where Biden was speaking at a fundraiser fo... | The dog was sweeping a parking deck near where VP Biden was speaking . The agency calls the death a "tragic accident" The agency has been using Belgian Malinois since 1975 . | 819078a8c14c45db58d646c97f747c4d62c4464b |
(CNN) -- Six people, including one minor, were killed Sunday in a natural gas explosion at a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, authorities and state media reported. Another 15 or so were injured, according to the local attorney general's office, with the injured including employees of the hotel and tourists from Cana... | Four Canadians were killed . 2 Americans were taken to a hospital, the State Department says . At least one minor was killed in the explosion . It happened at the Grand Riviera Princess in Playa del Carmen . | f125d564fe64e7d8cd3ca0004274d478430236d8 |
(CNN) -- Five years. Sixty-two episodes. One big, presumably bloody finale. Hundreds of possible ways it could end. With "Breaking Bad" careening toward a climax Sunday night, fans of the AMC show -- newly anointed by Emmy voters as the best drama on TV -- are feverishly doing the plot-resolution math. The Internet is ... | The Internet is buzzing with predictions and crazy theories about how "Breaking Bad" will end . After five years the AMC show's final episode airs Sunday night . Creator Vince Gilligan: "We worked long and hard to ensure the last episode would satisfy an audience" | 6a8bfd9bd0b08b595c208a4e4449dab843d0716f |
(CNN) -- Flavio Briatore is free to return to Formula One in 2013 after reaching an out of court settlement with the sport's governing body, FIA. Briatore, former team principal at Renault, was originally banned for life by the FIA after allegations he was involved in a conspiracy in which Nelson Piquet Jnr deliberatel... | Flavio Briatore free to return to Formula One in 2013 after settling legal case with FIA . Briatore overturned a lifetime ban from the sport's governing body in January . Italian was former owner of Formula One team Renault . His ban was imposed after the 'crashgate' scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix . | 6150b336495670942b08739d7962623131ec8419 |
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) -- Melissa and Jackson Brandts knew right away that the photo from their recent trip to Canada was a good one. Melissa and Jackson Brandts were taking a photo of themselves when the squirrel popped up. However, it wasn't until the world -- and National Geographic -- took notice that they re... | Couple had set up camera to take their photo with mountains as backdrop . Squirrel pops up in front of camera, is snapped . Photo appears all over the Web, will be in National Geographic . On question of authenticity: "You can't make this stuff up," woman says . | b383f33b134c758b45f90a619290d70cf976d21d |
(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao became the fifth boxer to win major world titles in five different weight divisions after demolishing WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The Filipino, dubbed "Pac Man", stopped the Puerto Rican in the 12th and final round to boost his claims to be known as the... | Manny Pacquiao defeats defending champion Miguel Cotto for WBO welterweight title . The Filipino becomes only the fifth boxer to win major titles in five weight divisions . He has won in seven categories but his Ring Magazine and IBO crowns are not universally recognized . He stopped Puerto Rico's Cotto in the 12th and... | 2107c93fe8ff3435c4a67473fa0be952e44d9c26 |
(CNN) -- Colorado Springs police have arrested a man whom authorities want to question in relation to the March shooting death of prison chief Tom Clements. James Lohr, described by police as a member of a white supremacist prison gang, is an associate of Evan Ebel, the man suspected of killing Clements, Lt. Jeff Krame... | NEW: Authorities recover gun allegedly thrown from vehicle . James Lohr was arrested Friday morning . Police are investigating whether prisons' chief suspected killer conspired with others . The suspected killer, Evan Ebel, died in a shootout with Texas authorities . | 3de4aee9808b93eebe3a46307897408580efdee7 |
CANTON, Georgia (CNN) -- Meet Kaden, bomb-sniffing dog in training. Jeff Schettler coaches handlers on how to work with detection dogs, including Kaden, far right, in the field. His name, a Gaelic word meaning "little battle," is fitting for the energetic 12-pound puppy with a perky tail that curls like a cinnamon bun.... | Police dogs can nose out explosives, drugs, bodies and missing people . Kaden, at 4 months old, is training to become of the the few basenjis bomb dogs . Training usually begins in puppyhood so handlers can imprint skills . About 35,000 police dogs work in the U.S., group says . | 4366ed8cd0a6f30fad35a5a61b4a079154b1cb68 |
(CNN) -- Kimberly Bratic hauled her gear up Afghan mountains. She went into areas where Taliban lived. She grieved when fellow soldiers were blown up by a suicide bomber. She missed her family for a year, and heard the worry in her sons' voices when she got the rare chance to call home. She lay awake, thinking, "What i... | An unemployed single mom with bills to pay decides to enlist in the Army . In Afghanistan, Kimberly Bratic worked with a combat team . One of her three sons struggled with her decision to leave . She just got home to Ohio and still cannot find a job . | 39dc944e85d7ea1b2a6aee3dd4138a98ee3f46e5 |
Washington (CNN) -- Business and labor negotiators working to hammer out a deal on an immigrant guest worker program have reached broad agreement, a source familiar with the talks said Saturday, eliminating one major hurdle to legislation revamping the nation's immigration system. Business leaders and labor groups had ... | Broad agreement reached on guest worker program, source says . Sticking points include pay, numbers allowed in U.S. Other immigration reform issues said resolved . | 9037ce5a1b19a064ef900b5683a794d73905ffcc |
London, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince William is engaged to Kate Middleton, and has given her the engagement ring his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, got from his father, Prince Charles, he said Tuesday. "It's my mother's enagagment ring, so of course it's very special to me, and Kate's now very special to me... | NEW: Both the ring and Kate are "special to me," the prince says . The engagment ring his mother, Diana, wore was last seen in public in 1996 . Prince William and Kate Middleton are both 28 . The wedding is planned for the spring or summer of 2011 . | 9ac2851a12766ed7a0dc1788e703bb65e520a400 |
(CNN) -- After the gloom of December's postal strikes, Britain's Royal Mail has started the new year in the right tune with the launch of 10 stamps which feature iconic album covers. And who better than guitar shaman Jimmy Page to give it the official stamp of approval? The Led Zeppelin guitarist launched the new set o... | Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page launches 10 iconic album covers stamps for the Royal Mail . One of the 10 selected albums was Led Zeppelin's "IV" which Page helped design . Final list of 10 emerged after trawling through thousands of album covers . | a2b250ddbf9f159d6b6fbca44f59d5eadc396326 |
(CNN) -- On April 28, 2003, Apple threw open the virtual doors to its iTunes Store, and music -- all digital media, really -- hasn't been the same since. Suddenly, an industry terrified of online piracy had a legitimate place to earn money from the sale of digital music. Listeners no longer had to drive to their neighb... | Apple's iTunes Store launched April 28, 2003 . By 2010, iTunes was the largest music retailer on the planet . Despite some gripes, iTunes was a perfect fit for our instant-gratification culture . Services such as Pandora and Spotify are supplanting iTunes among young listeners . | 26011373ffaad22b9ef14352c712b0acf18fc799 |
Davos, Switzerland (CNN) -- Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has rejected suggestions that BP's new alliance with Rosneft, the Kremlin-controlled oil company, will provide scope for Russian interference in his country. "Of course we are not concerned," Aliyev told CNN's Richard Quest during an interview at the World... | Azerbaijan's president Aliyev says he is not concerned by the BP-Rosneft alliance . BP operates Azerbaijan's largest gas field, Shah Deniz . It recently became major shareholder in Russia's state oil company, Rosneft . Deal is reported to have raised fears of Russian influence in Azerbaijan via BP . | c025f59567d2626fcf0fc6567ef71b8a84e5846e |
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) -- The case of Mychal Bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate in Jena, Louisiana, will be heard in juvenile court, Louisiana's governor announced Wednesday. Mychal Bell, 17, is accused with five others of beating Justin Barker in a school fight. Gov. Kathleen Blanco sai... | Mychal Bell's case will be heard in juvenile court, Gov. Kathleen Blanco says . LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters agreed to that, she said . Bell and five other black teens are accused of beating white student Justin Barker . Beating followed white students hanging nooses from a tree on school grounds . | 11acd527344b5cd7ce41d1474142f6a885a7e9fb |
Ventura, California (CNN) -- A Southern California teen who pleaded guilty to killing a gay classmate was sentenced Monday to 21 years in prison. Brandon McInerney, 17, will serve time in a juvenile detention center until he turns 18, at which point he will be transferred to the custody of the California Department of ... | Brandon McInerney, 17, pleaded guilty to killing 15-year-old Lawrence King . The sentence includes 11 years for manslaughter and 10 for using a firearm . A jury earlier deadlocked on whether to convict McInerney of murder or manslaughter . Victim's father reads a statement in court . | c4c6bc9ed0653ec3d51d955756f7f9376fb13ede |
(CNN) -- An era in American broadcast television will end Friday as the nation finishes its delayed transition to digital TV. Without a converter box, satellite service or cable hook-up, analog TVs will deliver only static now. By 12:01 a.m. Saturday, broadcasters must have shut down their outdated analog transmitters... | By 12:01 a.m. Saturday, broadcasters must have shut down outdated transmitters . Congress voted early this year to delay the digital TV transition by four months . Haven't converted yet? Call 1-888-CALL-FCC for help . End of analog frees up that part of the broadcast spectrum for other uses . | bfda9967ba21587defb52cab8a87987f721394bd |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Tears rolled from Fernanda Romero's eyes as the Mexican soap opera actress told jurors that she really loved Kent Ross, the pizza deliveryman she married five years ago. Their marriage was real, but it soon fell apart because of his drinking and her focus on a modeling and acting career... | Fernanda Romero testifies in her own defense Tuesday . The actress tells jurors her marriage was not fake . Closing arguments are set for Wednesday . Romero is charged with paying a pizza delivery man to marry her . | 6be9eb3a5137fa33479c38ea6e4b2933fbe20e50 |
(CNN) -- There's no denying it, the holiday crush is upon us. There's the shopping to do, the cards to mail, the decorations to put up, the cooking, the crowds, the in-laws. It can be a lot. For some people, that's reason enough to pack their bags and hit the road come December. Others simply enjoy experiencing the fes... | The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, hosts a gingerbread house competition . In California wine country, Madrona Manor presents Dickens Dinners . Some hotels will supply guests with their own decorated Christmas tree . | 47ace1dbfa57d88d6d051251b7a8677efa8d0260 |
Editor's Note: Drew Westen, Ph.D., is professor of psychology and psychiatry at Emory University, founder of Westen Strategies, and author of "The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation." He has been a consultant or adviser to several candidates and organizations, including the AFL-CIO,... | Drew Westen: McCain was burdened by bad economy, Bush unpopularity . Democrats had technological edge for first time in decades, Westen says . Westen says Democrats learned you can't win with position papers, statistics . They dealt with people's fears, mostly about the economy, Westen says . | 3893e21050e1872765a6a7dd31b0d6e7584d765a |
(CNN) -- Sunday is National Grandparents Day. If you go to your local greeting card store, you can probably find plenty of cards to appreciate your grandmother, your grandfather, both your grandparents, your stepgrandparents, maybe even your two grandmothers who are a couple. What's missing? A card to thank the profess... | Ai-jen Poo: National Grandparents Day a good day to appreciate home care workers . She says elderly should be able to stay in their homes, but we underpay those who help them . She says fair pay, benefits needed as aging boomers boost demand for home care workers . Poo: More states must make laws for adequate pay, bene... | a70a1f816231934d83918fcd352772145ed96ca6 |
(CNN) -- Kenny Dalglish's name is synonymous with Liverpool, one of England's most successful football teams, but after a disappointing second spell in charge as manager he has been sacked by the club's American owners. Liverpool confirmed Wednesday Dalglish has been relieved of his duties by Fenway Sports Group, heade... | Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as manager of Premier League club Liverpool . The Scot leaves after an 18-month second spell in charge of the club . Liverpool won the League Cup this year but finished 8th in Premier League . Dalglish is a club legend having won titles as both a player and a manager . | e6707b25832ad6f5baea9da011bb54bd0bdb2c2e |
Ortley Beach, New Jersey (CNN) -- Anthony Duszczak cast an eye towards the roiling sea and shrugged. "We're staying, we're local. We'll figure it out." His dad, Wayne, feels the same. "You don't get to see many things here normally -- everything's pretty boring," he says. Not boring today, though, and it will be less s... | On New Jersey's barrier islands, most residents are leaving . A few locals remain to see out Hurricane Sandy . Rising water breaks through dunes and floods streets . | 9150171a51515457f99de0df00f329b809042c92 |
(CNN) -- Four years since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake spawned massive walls of water that swept across the Indian Ocean, leaving more than 230,000 dead according to a United Nations estimate, improvements can be seen in many of the devastated areas, humanitarian groups said. Laborers work on a construction site in a fi... | The devastation of the 2004 tsunami stretched across the Indian Ocean . Hundreds of thousands left homeless, and poor and isolated communities worse off . Humanitarian groups have helped rebuild schools, homes, and get people working . Groups say long-term improvement of water and sanitation is critical . | 2d6f5c53854701cd0e4db68352cf7b1acf676c72 |
(CNN) -- Mohammed Bin Hammam has promised to reform FIFA's corruption-tainted top echelons if he is successful in ending the 13-year reign of its president Sepp Blatter in the June 1 elections. The head of the Asian Football Confederation threw his name into the hat on Friday to end the prospect of the 75-year-old Blat... | Asian Football Confederation president decides to stand against Sepp Blatter . Mohammed Bin Hammam hopes to end Blatter's 13-year reign as president . The June 1 election sees Blatter face an opponent for the first time since 2002 . Bin Hammam vows to replace FIFA's executive committee following corruption claims . | f852aa1d8354883b688b3ec84fda31569a5c4401 |
(CNN) -- English footballer Joey Barton will have to wait until November to make his Ligue 1 debut for Marseille after the French League confirmed he must serve the remainder of his 12-game ban. Barton was handed the lengthy suspension by the English Football Association after he was red-carded in Queens Park Rangers' ... | QPR's Joey Barton must serve the remainder of his 12-game ban in France . The 30-year-old is ineligible to play in Marseille's domestic matches . English midfielder can play for his new loan club in European competition . Controversial figure has put violent past behind him to build big Twitter audience . | 6765c273e829e468a6374209dbe5249aaf4617c4 |
(CNN) -- As the district director of physical education and health literacy for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Jayne Greenberg's annual budget is $0. That's right -- $0. It's almost unbelievable when you know the statistics -- that one in six U.S. children are obese, that nearly one-third are overweight, and that th... | Active Schools Acceleration Project's Innovation Competition finalists announced . Winners' programs had to be creative, include all fitness levels . Each program each will receive $25,000 to invest in physical activity in schools . | e0bfa35fd1622a872885827a830f009033683e28 |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It's the middle of the night and Steven Ford is wide awake. Insomniac Steven Ford says he needs to find a better way to wind down after a long day on the job. "I toss and turn and watch the clock, sometimes at 3 in the morning, 2 in the morning," lamented Ford, 44, a commercial sign installer ... | Sleep problems affect more than a third of Americans in a given year, expert says . If you drink caffeine at noon, it's still in your system at 8 or 10 p.m., studies say . Avoid eating and exercising three hours before bed if you have sleep problems . Long-term sleep problems may exacerbate other chronic medical condit... | 3bc041c928f3d92a6772df8bd2bd18c83bb652a3 |
(CNN) -- Are you worried that millionaires don't have enough influence in our elections? If you can't contribute more than $123,000 to politicians, are your free speech rights harmed? At least 99% of Americans would laugh at the absurdity of these questions, but not Shaun McCutcheon, an Alabama political donor. McCutch... | Supreme Court takes on a challenge to $123,200 aggregate campaign contribution limit . Limit is the total you can give to federal candidates each two-year election cycle . Meredith McGehee: If court gets rid of limits, it invites corruption and gives advantage to the rich . Large contributions are corrupting, she says;... | 53adf2fa7b1176df89b8d21a22194c579ea4aa1a |
Joliet, Illinois (CNN) -- Attorneys for Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police officer accused of murdering his third wife, argued during opening statements Tuesday that their client spent his career protecting the public and that murder accusations are groundless. "Kathy slipped, fell, hit her head in a household... | NEW: Court is scheduled to resume Wednesday morning . NEW: Attorneys for both sides made opening statements in the former police officer's trial . NEW: The prosecution calls Mary Pontarelli, a neighbor, as its first witness . Kathleen Savio was found dead in a bathtub in 2004 . | 729553289811ef53823d2289dc1bc6cb65fa38cd |
(CNN) -- Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another surged to a surprise win Saturday at the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes, keeping its hopes for the coveted Triple Crown alive. I'll Have Another went into the race with 3-1 odds, behind Bodemeister, the favorite with odds at 2-1. Bodemeister took an early lead and... | "He just keeps proving people wrong," says jockey Mario Gutierrez . Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another blows past Bodemeister on the home stretch . The horse is just one win away from the prestigious Triple Crown . No horse has won the Triple Crown in 34 years . | fdf8b09fd1a4bc639625ac1e194bde5ddf4e6e97 |
(CNN) -- Spotify is letting bloggers and website managers embed songs from its vast music library for free. Introduced Wednesday, the Spotify Play Button is a widget that will let Web users listen to songs, playlists or entire albums without having to leave the page they're viewing. "(T)he Spotify Play Button is a simp... | Spotify's new Play Button makes it easy to embed songs on your site, blog . The free tool will be incorporated by Tumblr, the blogging platform . Music-streaming service Spotify has more than 15 million songs in its database . | 48eeb876896e6959a9f7f5350efe6a516b73787e |
(CNN) -- The Marussia Formula One team has ruled out a mechanical fault as the cause of a test crash which resulted in its female driver losing her right eye. Maria de Villota was left in a serious condition after colliding with a stationary truck during a test event at a British airfield earlier this month, and needed... | Marussia F1 team rules out car as cause of Maria De Villota's crash . De Villota lost her right eye following a crash at a test event this month . The Spaniard needed two operations after hitting a stationary truck . The 32-year-old is one of just two female drivers contracted to an F1 team . | 33e403bad79df26a1350df9ee858147ba9f7abe3 |
(CNN) -- Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak gave the Montreal crowd something to shout about by sealing a quarter-final place in the Rogers Cup tournament. It was the first time in two decades that a native had got so far in the tournament and it sets up a commentator's nightmare as she takes on similar-sounding Caroline Wozn... | Wozniak the first Canadian in 20 years to reach the quarter-final of Montreal tournament . Former world number one Wozniacki overcomes leg injury to book her place in next round . Frenchman Richard Gasquet wins over American John Isner to reach Toronto Masters final . Olympic bronze medal winner Gasquet is playing in o... | b418a638241ddcc1b22a14f06c1cec9cb7f7a579 |
(CNN) -- A European satellite has observed a rapid retreat of one of Antarctica's ice shelves, which is half the size it was 10 years ago, the European Space Agency said Thursday. The agency's Envisat satellite shows part of the Larsen Ice Shelf, which lies on a peninsula south of Chile, has decreased from 3,463 square... | The Larsen B ice shelf has decreased dramatically since March 2002 . The European Space Agency blames it on warmer temperatures . Another Larsen ice shelf disintegrated and a third is stable . | 1eec8fc8ebd091b59d7ac2acc9f1e81c83761d25 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A leading human rights official known for her expertise on the Rwandan genocide was traveling on the Newark-to-Buffalo flight that crashed into a house, killing all 49 people aboard the plane and one person on the ground. Alison Des Forges died in the crash of Flight 3407 outside Buffalo, New York, on... | Alison Des Forges, top adviser for Human Rights Watch's Africa Division, killed . Spent years in Rwanda, documented genocide, tried in vain to warn the world . Group calls her loss devastating blow to human rights activism and Rwanda . Des Forges wrote book on Rwanda, was working on report on killings in Congo . | 3a23ea58867fcd8eba3195e14d67db8944c6a3e7 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court turned aside Friday a gay rights group's request to temporarily suspend enforcement of the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military. The justices issued a brief order allowing the policy to remain in effect temporarily, until the full appeals process is ... | Obama officials want the policy repealed, but oppose a court ruling to end it . Log Cabin Republicans want enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell" suspended . The policy on gays in the military remains in effect until the appeals process is complete . A lower court has found the law unconstitutional . | 073997d5b66dbb7646aaf90e9bde481050d62a8e |
(CNN) -- In 1909, Alice Ramsey blazed a path across America's landscape and society. Millions of women have followed in her tracks, few more precisely than Emily Anderson exactly 100 years later. Anderson was the lead driver in a re-enactment last summer of Ramsey's journey, when she became the first woman to drive an ... | Emily Anderson recreates Alice Ramsey's 1909 coast-to-coast auto odyssey . Both women made the journey from NYC to San Francisco in a 1909 Maxwell DA . Passing trucks kicked up debris and wind around the open car during 30-day trip . Anderson's Maxwell suffered many breakdowns and lots of people helped along the way . | b13462839d9d51180c727554b63279c4a7a529d0 |
(CNN) -- A pro-privacy e-mail service long used by NSA leaker Edward Snowden abruptly shut down Thursday, blaming a secret U.S. court battle it has been fighting for six weeks — one that it seems to be losing so far. "I have been forced to make a difficult decision: to become complicit in crimes against the American pe... | A pro-privacy e-mail service used by NSA leaker Edward Snowden abruptly shut down Thursday . Lavabit owner says he refuses to "become complicit in crimes against the American people" Lavabit may be fighting legal requests from federal authorities investigating Snowden . | 407f0bb68b8422e57cccdcf7a9dcb0c277eae9cb |
(CNN) -- What do Conan O'Brien, Etsy.com and the Smurfs all have in common? They are part of the hottest craft trends for 2011, according to organizations like craftster.org, that track the $29.2 billion dollar craft and hobby industry in the U.S. An increase in handmade technology accessories and vintage patterns for ... | Conan O'Brien, Etsy.com part of hottest trends in crafting right now . In 2010, the U.S. craft and hobby industry was at $29.2 billion . 56% of U.S. households craft at least once a year . | 055fce9f71d006da42a9fb549df03bdb443bb814 |
WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- An anti-abortion activist suspected in the death of Kansas doctor George Tiller told CNN on Tuesday the closing of Tiller's women's clinic is "a victory for all the unborn children." Scott Roeder, charged in the death of Dr. George Tiller, spoke to CNN on Tuesday. Scott Roeder, 51, would not ad... | In jail interview with CNN, suspect Scott Roeder admits no guilt in Tiller slaying . But Roeder says if he's convicted, "motive was the defense of the unborn" Roeder is charged in death of Dr. George Tiller, who performed late-term abortions . Family is shutting Tiller's clinic permanently, lawyer says . | 6d380da8d106e55244b62443ca9dc7c962458e69 |
(CNN) -- If there's one thing Quincy Jones can't stand, it's people without a sense of history. Music producer and composer Quincy Jones says he wants to encourage arts education in the United States. Particularly musical history. "I was in Seattle about a month ago, and I asked a kid [at a local high school], 'What do... | Quincy Jones' new book is coffee-table tome showcasing life, memorabilia . At 75, Jones as active as ever: new album, restaurant among projects . Composer, producer wants to push national arts minister . | 41f989b16cb19070cdfdcf5994c2f5a62f49f2b9 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani government is under pressure to block NATO supply routes to Afghanistan this month if the United States continues its campaign of drone strikes in northwestern Pakistan. The demands from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the opposition party led by cricketer-turned-politician Im... | An opposition party calls for the routes to be blocked if drone strikes continue . Politicians in Pakistan say the killing of the Pakistani Taliban leader has hurt peace talks . "Is the U.S. a friend or foe?" asks opposition party leader Imran Khan . Pakistan closed the routes for several months after a deadly NATO air... | de481346bab0cde65cfd2dd5e6f3734c08443c4f |
(CNN) -- At least 15 people have been killed and more wounded after a weekend of heavy fighting in Somalia's capital, journalists and a hospital spokeswoman said Monday. Artillery shelling from an area controlled by the government into an insurgent stronghold killed at least 15 and wounded 60 others Sunday in northeast... | Sixty others wounded after heavy fighting in Somalia's capital, journalists say . Fighting comes after miliants tied to al Qaeda attacked areas held by Somali troops, peacekeepers . Somali officials downplay offensive, calling it "small and careless" | 94999ae65f2abc6023879a3ddc775051bab6cc33 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Cardinal Roger Mahony visited Bryan Stow Tuesday to pray for the 42-year-old, who remains in a medically induced coma nearly two weeks after he was attacked after a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, a hospital spokeswoman said. "His condition remains critical a... | Cardinal Roger Mahony visits Bryan Stow, 42, to pray for the injured father of two . Doctors want to gradually reduce the sedation keeping him in a medically induced coma . Stow, a paramedic, was attacked after a baseball game at Dodger Stadium on March 31 . Police have gotten many tips, and money has poured into funds... | d411c9ef7900e6fe34ae47938b1ba77fdfb6ab15 |
(CNN) -- No carry-on luggage? No problem. American Airlines may soon allow customers without carry-on luggage to board right after first class and elite status passengers -- and before other coach customers hauling luggage into the passenger cabin. The airline has been quietly testing the program for several weeks to p... | Passengers without carry-on luggage may board after first class and frequent fliers . American is testing the program in four airports . Other airlines already allow bag-free customers to board before those with carry-ons . | cd3cb0154836c4ab976eeb4098b79e1ce5ce3188 |
(CNN) -- The chairman of the Australian radio network at the heart of a hoax call targeting Prince William's pregnant wife has called the apparent suicide of one of the nurses duped by the prank "truly tragic." "It is too early to know the full details leading to this tragic event and we are anxious to review the resul... | 'We are anxious to review the results of an investigation," radio network chief writes . London police contact Australian authorities in relation to DJs' prank call to hospital . Hospital chairman slams "truly appalling" decision to air the prank call on 2Day FM . Nurse Jacintha Saldanha was found dead after taking the... | fb3ee801f124092dd50b3411acf176115d44ce32 |
(CNN) -- U.S. diplomats met with the Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday in another sign of thawing relations between Washington and the Southeast Asian nation. Derek Mitchell, the U.S. special envoy to Myanmar, and Luis CdeBaca, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for human trafficking, held talks with Suu... | The U.S. special envoy and ambassador for human trafficking meet with Suu Kyi . The delegation arrived in Myanmar on Monday . It has met with top government officials . | f0d8cc6cc55d413ddd1e1fb9a20e0df1f1dd24d9 |
LONDON, England -- Malaria is preventable and curable, yet every 30 seconds, a child in sub-Saharan Africa dies from the disease, according to the World Health Organization. The Roll Back Malaria partnership has pledged money for nets, anti-malarial treatments and research for a vaccine. Last year on April 25, the Worl... | As World Malaria Day approaches, many are optimistic about ending malaria deaths . In the past two years, rapid progress has been made in malaria control . Some countries like Zambia have reported a 60 percent decrease in malaria deaths . | 63ea712c6140965613b1b1aa5d22b80c9d33d997 |
School's out and the kids are playing outside. How much do you have to worry about them getting sick? Here are some concerns you may have, and some you may not know about. Don't worry about your kid getting the skin infection impetigo in a pool; it can't be spread in water. Mom worry: Can't mosquito bites be life-threa... | Children are unlikely to get West Nile virus from mosquito bites . You shouldn't be concerned about children getting impetigo from the pool . Hand, foot, and mouth disease will not leave scars . An increasing number of food-borne illnesses are caused by produce . | b987703f3bcd72e103a1da1f8d0ca97cadc364b4 |
Beijing (CNN) -- A company that Chinese authorities say is controlled by dissident artist Ai Weiwei challenged tax evasion allegations Thursday. An attorney; Ai's wife, Lu Qing; and an accountant were to represent the design firm at the hearing. Pu Zhiqiang, a famous human rights lawyer in China, told CNN that the Beij... | NEW: Ai confirms he has been extended an invitation by a Berlin university . Weiwei was released last month on bail . Chinese dissident is answering tax evasion charges . | dba1a24c75970755e8564cb723e4c8641f2ea1ec |
(CNN) -- Somebody took Jessica Heeringa from a Michigan gas station Friday night. Police seem certain of that but say they're "grasping at straws" for other evidence that might help them find the 25-year-old cashier. Norton Shores, Michigan, Police Chief Daniel Shaw said that by Tuesday morning authorities had gotten 1... | Police say there's scant evidence to go on . Blurry video shows van whose driver police are looking for . "I wish I had the technology like you see on TV," chief says . Jessica Heeringa, 25, missing since Friday night . | fae5d2f957957a020f26b1fc1fc7fccd56bd9ddd |
(CNN) -- Although somewhat unexpected, the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to succeed Benedict XVI has the air of a safe, compromise decision. At age 76, he does not have the physical vibrancy and personal dynamism that a younger man might have brought to Rome. Vatican watchers did not consider Bergoglio a f... | Kevin Clarke: The choice of Cardinal Bergoglio as pope seems to be a safe compromise . It reorients the church to Latin America, he says, but doesn't mean much doctrinal change . Clarke: The pope, a champion of the poor before, is likely to keep his focus on global poverty . Clarke: Pope Francis must confront accusatio... | a7ecfb5adcddfa86a5b755d96871a6ebe003f374 |
(CNN) -- Sevilla have sacked coach Manolo Jimenez after their disappointing home draw to bottom-club Xerez on Tuesday extended the club's winless run to seven games. Despite lying fifth in the Spanish Primera Liga table, Sevilla were knocked out of the lucrative European Champions League by Russian side CSKA Moscow las... | Sevilla sack coach Manolo Jimenez . The club's winless run extended to seven games after Tuesday's draw with Xerez . The club's sporting director Ramon Rodriguez says no replacement has been lined up . Sevilla play Villarreal on Sunday . | 3b17ce6928b019df087aa00968f33db1250bf463 |
(CNN) -- Brutal winter weather is making dire conditions even more so in parts of the Middle East, especially for thousands of Syrian refugees enduring frigid temperatures in tents. The coldest air of the season was moving in behind a heavy snowstorm that blanketed refugee camps in Turkey and Lebanon. Syria . In Syria,... | Temperatures are below the regional average for this time of year . U.N. agency: Syrian refugee children face miserable conditions, need winter clothes . Heavy snow has paralyzed Istanbul, with 39 Turkish Airlines flights canceled . | ca8eb7a8403afbbbe30bb56d3bd418216c596957 |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Two Iranians detained for years in Iraq by U.S. troops have been freed and are headed home, officials at the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad told CNN on Friday. The release comes as the mothers of three imprisoned American hikers visit their incarcerated children in Iran. The mothers have been implori... | Release comes as 3 mothers seek freedom for their adult children in Iran . One Iranian had been held 7 years, the other 2 years . Both men were on a pilgrimage to Iraqi holy cities when they were seized . | 40a1c54462f0447d9827b1794b468f7dbaaca6a0 |
(CNN) -- After hours of debate and forceful arguments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli cabinet this week approved a deal to exchange more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, many linked to some of the deadliest terror attacks on Israeli civilians in recent years, for the release of an Israeli s... | Gilad Shalit has been held captive by Hamas since the summer of 2006 . Efforts to end his captivity have become a rallying cry for thousands of Israelis . There is growing debate about the price Israel is willing to pay to free one soldier . PM Benjamin Netanyahu once held a "no-concessions" stance on such deals . | da21e087bd17f5eb87a0331a96be9b414394e28e |
(CNN) -- Three years ago, the film based on Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code" was the focus of protest and controversy, with a Vatican archbishop calling for a boycott and Catholics at many levels refuting plot points. From left, actors Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer and Ewan McGregor join director Ron Howard at the film'... | Tom Hanks stars in "Angels & Demons," a sequel to "The Da Vinci Code" Fellow cast mate Ewan McGregor says latest film is a standalone . Like earlier film, "Angels & Demons" has been attacked for mix of fact and fiction . Catholic League president: "It's all a lie" | b328f7c506b2e08cac193dee6b0ee9b27cb5fa65 |
(CNN) -- A former Massachusetts state chemist accused of misconduct in thousands of criminal cases was arraigned in two different courts Wednesday on additional charges relating to her alleged false claims about holding a master's degree in chemistry. In the morning, Annie Dookhan, 34, of Franklin, Massachusetts, plead... | Former chemist, 34, faces new charges about alleged lying about master's degree . She pleads not guilty to obstruction charges in two courtrooms Wednesday . Last month, she was indicted in a third court, in Boston, for alleged misconduct . It's possible she touched 60,000 samples involved in 34,000 drug cases . | 30b0a324f3a68983f10d739e7476ac1707186c95 |
(CNN) -- A self-described anarchist who calls himself "Cyco" got an 11-year prison sentence Tuesday for his role in a failed attempt to blow up an Ohio bridge. Authorities say the mohawk-wearing Douglas Wright was the suspected ringleader of the plot. He and co-conspirators Brandon Baxter and Connor Stevens set their s... | Brandon L. Baxter, a.k.a. "Skabby," was sentenced to more than 9 years in prison . Connor Stevens was handed an 8-year sentence . Authorities say the men set their sights on the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge . The bridge spans the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and carries a four-lane highway . | 96a73572276c48d0a9db15140e86380425c865d5 |
(CNN) -- Sunday's parliamentary election in Greece delivered a crushing blow to New Democracy and Pasok, the two dominant parties that have ruled the country for the last 37 years. In the coming weeks, expect uncertainty, shifting alliances and growing frustration as a new political landscape struggles to emerge from t... | Parliamentary election in Greece delivered a crushing blow to the two dominant political parties . Yannis Palaiologos and Theodore Pelagidis: Expect uncertainty and frustration . Palaiologos, Pelagidis: If parties fail to form coalition, businesses, economy will suffer . They say that the future of Greece depends on th... | 2b66a9d5c9bdccc6acf95844517b76326bf47bd4 |
(EW.com) -- What a crapfest! The judges DID end up using their save this week. Before Jessica Sanchez could make it through a single verse of "Nobody's Supposed to be Here," tangerine dream Jennifer Lopez had stormed the stage. "Gimme that mic!" she snapped. "Shall we dance?" she continued. "Why didn't all you b****** ... | The judges saved Jessica Sanchez . Hollie Cavanagh, Phillip Phillips, and Colton Dixon were safe . Jennifer Hudson performed "Think Like a Man" with Ne-Yo . | 6de2feb6af9c177f46c9f7c10876e4f2a7b69087 |
(CNN) -- Dates have been an integral part of the culture and identity of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since ancient times. In the past four decades, production has increased nearly a hundredfold with dates carefully harvested by hand from more than 40 million palm trees across the country. The UAE is currently the wo... | Dubai's mix of old and new shipping continues to help date trade thrive . Emirate imports 250,000 tons of dates annually from neighboring countries . Traditional wooden dhows still used to transport dates before transfer to shipping containers . | 6615bbd7bf0360ba8583c1cf58a0c5d88b3a8649 |
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