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New York (CNN) -- An unlicensed counselor in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community was sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison after repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl in his care. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Ingram handed Nechemya Weberman a 103-year-sentence without the prospect o... | "We honestly and truly believe that this was a setup," defense attorney says . Nechemya Weberman, 54, had been found guilty on all 59 counts he was facing . The abuse began in 2007, when the girl's parents hired the unlicensed counselor . The case came to light when four men were accused of trying to bribe the victim . | d0f0302e72d04d5ede8680f5ab9b10b6e6bbee87 |
(CNN Student News) -- January 18, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Tucson, Arizona • Tunisia • Athens, Georgia . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN Student News! We're b... | Learn about a possible seating change for the State of the Union address . Hear how some Americans honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Consider the challenges facing a scholarship program in the state of Georgia . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | 9b6ebc506ee0ac0157a30ab0ee870aad672b0b63 |
(CNN) -- Hashim Amla became the first South African to score a triple century in Test cricket as his side dominated No.1 ranked England at The Oval Sunday. Amla was 311 not out as South Africa declared on a massive 637 for two wickets before taking four cheap England wickets by the close of the fourth day. It left Engl... | Hashim Amla hits undefeated triple century in first Test against England . First time South African to achieve the feat in Tests . No.1 ranked England in trouble at end of fourth day . They trail by 150 runs with only six wickets left . | 92dd01495a2c9134d630762cff15e14f2327975c |
(CNN) -- A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Southern California on Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake was downgraded from an earlier magnitude of 5.1. The temblor was centered 18 miles west-southwest of El Centro, California, just no... | Temblor was centered 18 miles west-southwest of El Centro, California . Quake was downgraded from an earlier magnitude of 5.1 . Quake was within the aftershock zone of an April 4 earthquake . | 2e1b2734e63d6517efbf190330aeaeba23e26183 |
(CNN) -- A Christan pastor in Iran has been sentenced to death for allegedly renouncing his Muslim religion and another faces a possible indictment on the same charge of apostasy, according to a prominent activist group working for human rights in Iran. Youcef Nadarkhani, a 32-year-old member of the Church of Iran mini... | The pastor facing death is from Rasht in northern Iran . Another pastor faces possible indictment for apostasy . Christians are feeling the heat in other parts of the Muslim world . | e4f3d4da6b62bb2ed544ccf9ef4766d160349ec7 |
(CNN Student News) -- August 21, 2013 . On this page you will find today's show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, Maps pertaining to today's show, and a place for you to leave feedback. TRANSCRIPT . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between th... | This page includes the show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and Maps . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions . At the bottom of the page, please share your fe... | b4d060c736662e81e47fff7985fe2f963839d572 |
(CNN) -- Days of sipping umbrella drinks have given way to the stench of backed-up sewage, stuffy cabins without power and limited food. The Carnival Triumph engine fire shows that the best-laid cruise plans can veer terribly off course. Sometimes it's rough waters forcing the ship's captain to change or skip a port of... | Emergency systems aren't designed to support 4,000 people for five days . A cruise line's ticket contract protects the company from much liability . Passengers may have a legal case against Carnival, maritime attorney says . | 22f7fafde94796d6c49fc3c8c80743bcb2e0ba46 |
(CNN) -- This week, President Obama announced policy measures to enhance the surveillance of oil futures markets. The president stressed that the new measures would not bring down gasoline prices overnight, but implied that they would lower gas prices in the long run because more oversight would deter market manipulati... | Obama announced proposal to increase surveillance of oil futures markets . Lutz Kilian: Rise in oil prices -- and gas prices -- is not caused by market manipulation . Kilian: Obama's premise is wrong; swings in oil prices caused by global business cycle . Kilian: Unpleasant truth is that high prices at the pump are not... | 36710ec26c7bb92699572a6b25ca175649d52e1b |
(CNN Student News) -- November 26, 2013 . CNN Student News' last program before Thanksgiving explains why travelers might want to pack patience before heading out: A stretch of winter weather is threatening transportation across the U.S. We also cover stories involving Christianity and Judaism, and we cook up a by-the-... | This page includes the show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and Maps . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions . At the bottom of the page, please share your fe... | bd120b9d3cff5c8db31ee898fe198cf9c737e987 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's estate never gave an expert it hired permission to help AEG Live defend against the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and children, the estate's top lawyer said Thursday. The revelation raised questioned about the testimony of entertainment industry consultant Eric ... | AEG Live's consultant testifies Michael Jackson's estate waived its conflict of interest . A Jackson estate lawyer contradicts testimony of consultant Eric Briggs . The IRS is challenging Briggs' valuation of Jackson's share of huge music catalog . Briggs calls assertions of Jackson's potential earnings "speculative" | fa7afc48b97a4e3a03847fc344601a42ff77a995 |
(CNN) -- It's been sort of a rough week for Google+. Fresh on the heels of reports that activity on Google's social network -- the tech giant's effort to cut into Facebook's empire -- has dropped sharply since its public rollout, a Google engineer accidentally shared a memo calling the site "a knee-jerk reaction" and a... | Google Plus, struggling to catch on as a Facebook competitor, is having a rough week . Analytics firm says usage of the network has dropped 60% since it became public . A Google engineer accidentally shared a post calling Google+ "a study in short-term thinking" Company's top brass has also taken hits for not publicly ... | 1ad936c29551827384dba9cbb08c310bf24dcac1 |
London (CNN) -- A year ago, Gisella Asante and her daughter Jan Asante found themselves standing in tears in the middle of broken glass, scattered clothes hangers, bits of wedding dresses and burnt pieces of fabric. Their small shop in south London had been targeted by a mob of looters during the city's worst riots in ... | "Gisella's" boutique in London was destroyed by looters in last year's riots . Having lost everything, the owners Gisella and Jan Asante thought of giving up . A year later, their boutique is back on its feet and thriving . The pair's dress designs are inspired by their African heritage . | fa602b3bd036eb53b945e198edf8b87dcd7d1fff |
(CNN) -- Adidas, the brand loved for its sports gear, might be expanding into fashion but it won't desert its fitness loving fans, the chief executive says. Adidas is now working with top designers, such as Stella McCartney, to create a distinctive genre of sportswear and lifestyle fashion products. But while ceo Herbe... | Adidas is now working with top designers, such as Stella McCartney . But its main priority will always be sportswear . Adidas has navigated the worst of Europe's economic difficulties due to its strong brand . | 7daa41e6437aab1cf51fd4e3148bc840f6c33ad9 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter got her wish when a Los Angeles judge appointed a conservator to oversee the 95-year-old actress's finances and medical care Wednesday. Judge asked to intervene in Zsa Zsa Gabor's care . But the man named temporary conservator is Gabor's ninth husband, Prince Frederic von A... | Francesca Hilton is happy with conservator arrangement for her mom, lawyer says . Gabor's ninth husband must share financial and medical info with daughter . Hilton can visit her ailing mother once a week, the judge orders . Prince Frederic von Anhalt and Hilton have feuded over Gabor for years . | b748bf49f93844d811158b5876ce1164d5451ba2 |
(CNN) -- Mark (John Hawkes) is a 36-year-old virgin and impatient to do something about it. But he's also a good Catholic, which complicates matters. And then there's his domestic situation: he spends most of the day horizontal, in the iron lung, a cylinder that looks a bit like a torpedo tube, that helps him breathe. ... | Mark (John Hawkes) is a 36-year-old virgin and impatient to do something about it . It's a cliché that actors playing disabled always win accolades, but these are demanding roles . "Sessions" is a different kind of love story, breaking taboos with sensitivity and humor . | b5f9cc8755b12edd4a75c893dfe90157f73911a7 |
(CNN) -- Former President George W. Bush joined a chorus of U.S. officials calling any leaks of sensitive government information "very damaging," telling a forum at Facebook headquarters that Wikileaks' recent release of 250,000 documents may significantly hurt Washington's image abroad. "It's going to be very hard to ... | Former President George W. Bush spoke Monday at Facebook HQ in California . He says the Wikileaks release will make it "very hard to keep the trust of foreign leaders" Bush says he has "no desire to generate publicity," adding he's "had enough of fame" His memoir, "Decision Points," has been a best-seller since its rel... | 678ce5ce7f37b16cc7759e5a9364cd479b5555a1 |
(CNN Student News) -- August 30, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • New Orleans, Louisiana • North Korea • Washington, D.C. Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi everyone. I'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN... | Compare New Orleans today with how it looked after Hurricane Katrina hit . Learn about two rallies that took place in Washington, D.C. this weekend . Consider a connection between the economic recession and the U.S. birth rate . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | 92a83e725440d6458383c2fcfaf2379458100331 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The winner of the French Open title on Sunday will get a first prize less in U.S. dollars than that of Rafael Nadal's in 2008. Should Roger Federer win the French Open his prize will be less in U.S. dollars than what Rafael Nadal won in 2008 . Although organizers increased the winner's prize at... | Relative value of French Open prize is affected by volatile exchange rates . Exchange rates have had an impact on the value of all the Grand Slams . Sport business expert says exchange rates "a real issue" for organizers . | e4849ea7b5d6adfaac10674a0fda9c4f93c4c530 |
Sydney, Australia (CNN) -- This week's burst of catastrophic bushfires in Australia continues a run of extreme weather events that, aside from the toll in human suffering, is pushing up the cost of doing business in the Australian agricultural sector. Australia is one of the world's most efficient food producers, parti... | Extreme weather pushing up cost of doing business in the Australian agricultural sector . Primary food producers have had to run a gauntlet of climatic extremes . Australia's $2 billion-a-year wine industry is one area at risk from bushfires . But volatile weather events threaten food security well beyond Australia . | 9f7d778524e843b81a4c752ef77171c086d7b53a |
(CNN) -- As I type this week's column, I look out of my office window and stare at a depressing sight. A heavy blanket of smog and dust hangs over the sky. Buildings nearby are barely visible. Air is barely breathable. I checked the website of the China National Environmental Monitoring Center. It rated Beijing's air q... | China rated Beijing air 'slightly polluted' that U.S. standards rated 'hazardous' this week . Beijing officials use equipment from the U.S. to monitor air quality, but standard is lower . Public complaints over Beijing's worsening air quality on microblogs are common . Government has put environmental protection as a p... | 5edaa49d26daa272315273bb5de471ed1b0edb93 |
DECATUR, Georgia (CNN) -- Fourth-grade teacher Elisabeth Beckwith wants her students at Fernbank Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia, to pay attention to a lesson on Greek mythology. Fourth-graders at Fernbank Elementary in Decatur, Georgia, practice the "dromedary delight." Instead of staring at the board in the fro... | Suburban Atlanta elementary offers yoga in class . Teacher links mythology characters, symbols to yoga positions . Students also use deep breathing, yoga basics to cope with pre-test stress . | 97943cec19275fe340947b9dbbf1f8eee3dfcaa8 |
(CNN) -- A man convicted of murdering three men who answered a Craigslist ad to work on an Ohio cattle farm was sentenced to death Thursday morning, Summit County Court Bailiff Brian Scheetz said. A judge in Summit County accepted a jury's recommendation that Richard James Beasley should die for the crimes. Ralph Geige... | Judge accepts jury's recommendation of death for James Beasley . Beasley is convicted of murdering three men who answered Craigslist ads . In March, a jury convicted Beasley on murder, kidnapping and robbery charges . | 2eeb740caf57305020f469040988acc79f6df582 |
Editor's note: This is part of a series of reports CNN.com is featuring from an upcoming, six-hour television event, "God's Warriors," hosted by CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour. Madeleine Albright: "In order to effectively conduct foreign policy today, you have to understand the role of God an... | Albright served as U.S. secretary of state under former President Clinton . She wrote about the relationship between politics and religion in her 2006 book . "Religion is instrumental in shaping ideas and policies," she says . | 4874590078f92cab6f42ffa34eedeafbc05808a0 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose artwork is shown in museums around the world, is taking a different direction with his latest project -- a heavy metal album. Ai wrote and sang each of the nine tracks on the debut album, which is called "Divina Commedia" after a poem by Italian poet Dante, a... | Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to debut a heavy metal album . Nine tracks on the album focus on Chinese politics . Decision to branch out into music came from his 2011 detention . Elton John encouraged him to complete the album . | 968f8dedefcfe0887f52625e31f0f24c124198d5 |
(CNN) -- Bahrain has foiled a foreign plot to destabilize it, the country's king said Sunday. King Hamad said the plot had been in the making for more than two decades -- but did not name a country that he believed was trying to carry it out. Bahrain's Sunni Muslim monarchy has long suspected Iran of attempting to fome... | Bahrain denies accusations it has been singling out doctors for arrest . King Hamad does not say which country he accuses of fomenting unrest . Bahrain's Sunni monarchy has long suspected Iran of inciting its Shiite majority . | 48242528eecb03374cbde44e450f3bae52dba31d |
(CNN) -- The Wu-Tang Clan -- the New York hip-hop supergroup that spawned millions of album sales, nine solo acts and a few acting careers -- almost never was. If RZA, left, had been jailed or Method Man killed, Wu-Tang may have never formed, RZA says. Method Man, the group's most recognizable voice, was nearly killed... | Wu-Tang producer: Attempted murder conviction also could have derailed band . Rapper/producer/actor RZA talks of forming Wu-Tang Clan in upcoming memoir . RZA: Ol' Dirty Bastard made son watch him do drugs before 2004 fatal overdose . Book cites lessons from Christianity, Islam, numerology, kung fu, chess . | 677112677907410588ed78384ec10353a21de83d |
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- An Iranian court has delayed the final verdict of a 43-year-old woman sentenced to death by stoning, a human rights group said Sunday, two days after the country announced she will not be executed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The International Committee Against Stoning did not say how ... | Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani faces a death sentence in Iran for adultery . She was sentenced to be stoned to death . Last month, an Iranian official said the government is reviewing her sentence . A human rights group says her final verdict now is expected on August 21 . | ed689b7c72f946f87adb4a0a7793e168eb83d8cf |
(CNN) -- Twenty-five years after the hit single "West End Girls," can the Pet Shop Boys pull off songs that make you want to dance like it's 1984, but still reflect a social consciousness of 2009? Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, shown at the BRIT Awards in February, are releasing their 10th studio album. The answer is the... | The Pet Shop Boys' new album comes out in the United States on April 21 . "Yes" has two distinct parts: the upbeat introduction and the more mysterious end . Singer Neil Tennant says he never sang any harmonies in the 1980s . Tennant and Lowe did not meet in a pet shop, but in an electronics shop . | 85a69fd42374a9d11ae708c6fec8c5d015650855 |
(CNN) -- Melissa Earll owns stacks of classic comic books, baseball cards that include a young Hank Aaron and Whitey Ford and other collectibles she wants to sell. But she can't do so on eBay, she says. According to Earll, the popular auction site can't confirm her as a seller because she's deaf. "eBay keeps me from ta... | Deaf woman: eBay won't let me sell items because I'm deaf . Auction site's verification system requires sellers to retrieve a phone password . A federal judge has thrown out the case; woman says she's appealing . eBay says it stands ready to help users, including sellers, with disabilities . | 761f2250197d121af85d33c02aeab3aa8c283b31 |
(CNN) -- England opener Alastair Cook just missed out on reaching a remarkable triple- hundred as the hosts continued to turn the screw in the third cricket Test against India at Edgbaston on Friday. Cook scored a career-best 294 as England racked-up a massive first innings total of 710-7 declared on day three, an unbe... | Alastair Cook scores 294 as England dominate third Test against India . Cook's highest-ever Test score helps England reach 710-7 declared . It is England's third-highest ever Test score and their best since 1938 . In reply, India have reached 35-1, needing 451 runs to make England bat again . | 183e3d317a2ab58345e3cf878a35d8c2c0fb1bd5 |
(CNN) -- Facebook users who haven't yet discovered the joys of FarmVille or plugged in to the sounds of Spotify will be getting an easier way to find apps that run on the site. On Thursday, the site unveiled Facebook App Center, a clearinghouse for social apps that sounds a lot like Apple's online store. And while most... | Facebook rolls out App Center . Center will rank apps on user feedback and other quality measures . It will also introduce paid apps for Facebook . Center will work on Android and Apple devices as well as the Web . | a12f33558102729acf8e6fba31abe84e9fb825c4 |
KAMPALA, Uganda (CNN) -- A fight between Ugandan and Libyan presidential guards sparked chaos during a ceremony attended by the heads of state from 11 African nations on Wednesday. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attend the opening of the mosque. Several of the guards to the visiting... | Ugandan officer reports tensions with Libyan leader's guards during visit . Leaders gathered for opening of massive mosque in Kampala, Uganda . About a dozen presidential guards seen bleeding from compound fractures . | d9ec8c3e50de1d5af4524c26c6819e17b64090aa |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Corporate lobbyists may have to jockey for attention alongside smaller, grassroots organizations under new ethics rules issued by President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, one analyst says. President-elect Obama's rules will mean nonprofits will have an easier time being heard, an analyst says... | Analyst: Corporate lobbyists will not be only ones heard by Obama's transition staff . Transition team's ethics rules will give nonprofits stronger voice, analyst says . One of the rules: Federal lobbyists can't contribute to transition effort . Transition co-chairman: Ethics rules strictest "of any transition team in ... | adac148e9705804ca4df37debf651523b70cf0ef |
(CNN) -- As a young boy, I loved watching the Atlanta Braves. I can recall countless historic moments over the course of their 47-year history in the city. It was in Atlanta that the Braves won an unprecedented 14 division championships from 1991 to 2005. It was in Atlanta that Hall of Famer Hank Aaron hit his record-b... | Atlanta was hoping to keep the Braves downtown as Turner Field lease nears expiration . Kasim Reed: But Cobb County made an offer Braves couldn't refuse . Reed: Turner Field needs up to $250 million in repairs; money could go to city infrastructure . Reed: Atlanta is backing a new Falcons stadium, but it's getting fund... | 32570cf6df608ef36e346be0fc919932aa243221 |
(CNN) -- Extreme fire weather across much of the Western United States on Wednesday continued to fuel dozens of wildfires, endangering several communities and threatening to drive more people from their homes. At least 70 large fires were burning across 13 states west of the Mississippi River, according to the National... | NEW: California issues burning ban . 70 large fires are burning west of the Mississippi River . More acreage has burned so far than last year at this time, national fire officials say . An Idaho fire could force more evacuations . | 68fa7b707cf7f743b0040938fe3a27ad89f32e5c |
(CNN) -- It's being presented as the future of cinema and a movie-going revolution. Specs appeal: 3D is on its way to being free of 3D glasses as the format is rapidly advancing. While literally adding a new dimension to cinema-goers' experience, 3D is also being touted as a means to help filmmakers reach new creative ... | Digital tech impetus behind 3D films; studios still working out how best to use . Format could lead to new creative boom in Hollywood, say analysts . Movie industry suggests 3D films are much harder to pirate . Advocates estimate tipping point of 5,000 3D theatres in U.S. in two years . | 130ebddd2c7a65f57657e0586d4a5f60b53f4fdf |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama blamed the fiscal cliff standoff in Congress for the contraction in the U.S. economy at the end of 2012 and weighed in on the safety of football in a pre-Super Bowl interview Sunday. During the roughly eight-minute live session with CBS host Scott Pelley, Obama said new concerns about lo... | Obama says the fourth-quarter economic dip was "self-inflicted" "Washington cannot continually operate under a cloud of crisis," he tells CBS . In the pre-Super Bowl interview, Obama says he wants to make football safer . | 600b619001a9d840f5bb5ee3362787ee38df26fd |
(CNN) -- French champions Marseille have moved quickly to boost their forward options by winning the race to sign highly-rated striker Loic Remy from Nice. The 23-year-old had been one of the most sought-after players in Europe after scoring 26 goals in 68 games in the past two Ligue 1 seasons. The former Lyon player p... | Young France international striker Loic Remy joins French champions Marseille . The 23-year-old had been targeted by several English clubs after starring for Nice . Spanish side Sevilla tell Arsenal to improve bid for France defender Sebastien Squillaci . Croatia international Nikica Jelavic is poised to join Scottish ... | 56d8b07977b2c210c05fd614e8a87e4d14554e24 |
(CNN) -- HBO and the "Game of Thrones" producers have apologized for comments made on the season one DVD about a prosthetic head that looks suspiciously like our nation's 43rd President. In the commentary, show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss admit that George W. Bush's likeness appears in a scene in which King J... | "Game of Thrones" creators admit that George W. Bush's likeness appears in a scene . HBO statement: "We were deeply dismayed to see this and find it unacceptable" Company says it will be removed from future DVDs . | 68e9ecfed1fc60b0547dabf1bfe456fd79f50c08 |
(CNN) -- Walking a mile in someone else's shoes might be challenging, but it's probably not as emotionally taxing as spending every moment with that person for eight straight days. Filmmaker Andrew Jenks, 24, discovered this when he set out to star in, direct and produce his latest project, MTV's "World of Jenks." The ... | Docu-series "World of Jenks" will premiere on Monday at 10 p.m., ET . Jenks starred in, directed and produced "Andrew Jenks, Room 355" "I consider myself more of a director than anything," Jenks says . | c3cc15f14ed945cbc2b6d6dea3fcd7d6388edb82 |
New York (CNN) -- Staring down a smoking homemade bomb and dismantling it is dangerous enough. Doing it with news cameras rolling on a busy Saturday night in the middle of Times Square is something Det. Patrick LaScala of the New York Police Department swears never entered his mind. Until the following day. "You're hom... | CNN visits the bomb squad that handled the recent Times Square incident . Det. Greg Abbate: "There's a very strong bond between us" Despite the dangers, squad members eager to be the one to suit up when a call comes in . | 1af136d27058853fa4e6f80ac9bbc27b06c2d41f |
Washington (CNN) -- Nearly seven decades after the attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of Japanese-American World War II veterans were honored Wednesday at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held at the U.S Capitol. In a rare moment of unity, Democratic and Republican Senators and members of the House of Representatives... | More than 20,000 Japanese-Americans served in World War II . They were honored in an event Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol . Rep. Adam Schiff: The event "demonstrates the greatest of America" Sen. Daniel Inouye: Recognition "a long journey, but a glorious one" | 6560f1a479aa3cc5153a026f42c39831072d267d |
Al-Zarqa, Jordan (CNN) -- Several civilians and scores of police officers were injured Friday when pro-monarchy supporters clashed with hard-line Islamic activists in this city a half hour northeast of the capital. The confrontation between government loyalists with dozens of Salafi jihadists -- followers of a strict i... | NEW: Several civilians and scores of police officers hurt in al-Zarqa . Hundreds march in Amman and other cities across Jordan . Protesters call for government, constitutional reforms . No violence reported during demonstrations in capital . | 0b4141b3d8df066e6374b02568fae58d5177164c |
(CNN) -- I once met a mother who named her newborn daughter Kia Sophia. Yes, like the car. Apparently she had one and liked it so much that she wanted to be reminded of it each time she said her baby's name. As we stood there, I could tell this was something she was very proud of, and so I tried my best not to look emb... | LZ Granderson: Parents are entitled to name their children as they choose . A magistrate renamed a child whose mother had named "Messiah" Granderson says the ruling will be overturned on appeal and was a waste of tax dollars . LZ: Parents should think about consequences of names they choose . | ed17cf02b02a0af56b063a430d69d6e95d9474f5 |
(CNN) -- Unsolicited text messages from scammers, companies and political campaigns are illegal and annoying. But at least now they're easier to report. Recently all of the major North American wireless carriers have deployed a centralized spam-reporting service backed by GSMA, a global association of wireless carriers... | North American wireless carriers have deployed a new spam-reporting service . Service generates a data feed of spam reports that carriers can integrate into security . Organizations that disobey shortcode rules can find their shortcode lease revoked . The service doesn't tell you if any action was taken against the spa... | 86138b9d046e984ad0bfd5b36cea5c7a162783ef |
Baghdad (CNN) -- Three security contractors, two of them American veterans and one from Fiji, have been freed in Iraq almost three weeks after they were detained by the Iraqi Army, U.S. Rep. Peter King said Wednesday. The men, who were working for a security firm, were arrested by Iraqi Army forces in Mahmudiyah on Dec... | NEW: Rep. Peter King got involved after the wife of one of the men appealed for help . The three contractors were detained in central Iraq on December 9 . Two of them are U.S. citizens and military veterans, the third is from Fiji . | 8921943c2d9632422b632d98284ca98b14e11cf1 |
Washington (CNN) -- In a classic "Saturday Night Live" sketch, Christopher Walken plays a music producer with just one message for his bands: "More cowbell! I gotta have more cowbell!" Sometimes you wonder if Walken is producing this year's election, too. In Mitt Romney, the GOP has nominated its least ideological cand... | David Frum: Conservatives have pushed for a more ideological approach to the campaign . He says that in Paul Ryan, conservatives get their wish but it may come back to haunt them . By picking a running mate with a plan to change Medicare, Romney gives Obama an issue . Frum: Ryan's long-term fiscal fix does nothing to d... | 413fd1527efa600c4fb4dc0ed0ae31be3ac367ca |
(CNN) -- The family of Sarah Murnaghan, the 10-year-old girl whose quest for a lung transplant prompted a change in national transplant policy, said Thursday her first biopsy shows no rejection of her donor lungs. Sarah, who was born with cystic fibrosis, had the lung transplant June 12 and is still unable to talk beca... | A biopsy shows no rejection of Sarah Murnaghan's donor lungs . A new video from the family shows Sarah waving, mouthing "hi" The 10-year-old with cystic fibrosis received new lungs last month . Her family won a change in national lung transplant policy . | d5137a9977fb6ce9912962f21201c21d14098d23 |
(CNN) -- For the fourth weekend in a row, The Hunger Games easily led the domestic box office, holding off three new wide releases from the top spot. Lionsgate's $90 million blockbuster adaptation earned $21.5 million over the Friday-to-Sunday period, marking a slim 32 percent drop from last weekend. All told, The Hung... | 'Hunger Games' has dominated the box office since its release . The film beat out new releases 'The Three Stooges' and 'The Cabin in the Woods' 'Titanic 3D' came in fourth place . | 076763a34d181cbb907b3bfd307a922c7edddd07 |
(CNN) -- President Obama's address to Congress was full of lofty promises to make unprecedented investments in government programs, even as he aims to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. President Obama on Tuesday outlined an ambitious agenda to help revive the economy. But it takes more than a propos... | President Obama promises to halve deficit by 2013 . Experts support Obama's proposals, but want details on the action plan . Obama sets high goals for economy, energy, education, health care . CNN contributor Roland Martin likens Obama to Kanye West . | 94d6a496404c16cafed244b60fdda2c14b552244 |
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A 92-year-old woman with cocaine strapped to her body flew all the way from Brazil to Spain before police arrested her, in a wheelchair, at Madrid's airport. A Civil Guard spokeswoman says the 92-year old was apprehended at Madrid's Barajas Airport. They found 4.3 kilos, or nearly 9.5 pounds, of ... | Two women, both from Uruguay, arrested after arriving in Madrid on flight from Brazil . Judge arraigns two women, one a 92-year old wheelchair user, on drug charges . Spokeswoman: "It's practically impossible" wheelchair user would be tried . | 6f3e12375fc400cf9dc3ad77b8191226e740e293 |
Moneygall, Ireland (CNN) -- "You discover a lot about yourself when you're running for president," Barack Obama said on the campaign trail in 2008. "It was brought to my attention last year that my great-great-great-grandfather on my mother's side hailed from a small village in County Offaly." Two years into his presid... | Obama visits village in Ireland where his great-great-great-grandfather hailed from . The village has spruced itself up in preparation for the visit . The trip is sure to go down well with 40-million with Irish roots living in the U.S. | 56467cf38add43fd44250a74cb5e50fea5a73fea |
(CNN) -- A Pennsylvania wildlife officer investigating possible poaching was killed during an exchange of gunfire after making a traffic stop late Thursday, authorities said. David L. Grove, 31, was fatally shot in Freedom Township near Gettysburg, according to State Police Commissioner Col. Frank Pawlowski. Authoritie... | Pennsylvania game warden fatally wounded . Suspect sustained gunshot wound and is in police custody . David Grove is the first game commission officer killed in the line of duty since 1915 . | 3b11b18179b2ac8338f79282b7956361f642c492 |
(CNN) -- Utility companies will return Sunday to restore power in parts of Rayne, Louisiana, after a tornado pummelled the region, killing at least one person. A Louisiana mother who died sheltering her child during the tornado was identified early Sunday as Jalisa Granger, a sheriff's office official said. The 21-yea... | Jalisa Granger, 21, dies when a tree hits her house in Louisiana, the sheriff's office says . After steady rain Saturday, sun and warmth are forecast Sunday in New Orleans . Flood warnings are in effect for towns along several rivers, including the Mississippi . The tornado had winds as strong as 135 mph and damaged a ... | 665e3133218086d35ba05eb8b5bbc8232bcc855a |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama has accomplished some extraordinary things but can he really shoot down a fighter jet? The F-22 Raptor is the most expensive jet fighter ever built. The plane is the F-22 Raptor, a supersonic stealth marvel that looks like it's flown straight out of a Hollywood action film. It is being b... | U.S. President Obama faces battle with Congress over new F-22 Raptor . Obama, Defense Secretary Gates don't want any more of the $350M fighter jets . Many in Congress see F-22 as way of protecting defense industry jobs . Obama has threatened to veto legislation ordering more fighter jets . | d35d8eff30bfd67177012dd06ec7dac1abad9611 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- A police officer in Los Angeles who claimed he was shot while patrolling near a high school has now been arrested for making up the story, authorities said. Officer Jeff Stenroos of the Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department had said he was shot in the chest on January 19 in the west... | The officer says he was checking on a man who was peering into vehicles . Police release a sketch of the gunman, locks down schools and offers a reward . The officer is later arrested for filing a false police report . Police: Investigation "refutes Stenroos' initial account" | 69d3472d2923ae3007765b58b5aa22731cbb8922 |
(CNN) -- One of the world's largest pulp and paper companies is destroying Indonesia's rainforests and taking away the habitat of rare animals, environmental group Greenpeace charged Tuesday. The Greenpeace report accuses Asia Pulp and Paper of "relentlessly trashing rainforests, driving species extinction and, if left... | Asia Pulp and Paper accused of destroying rainforests and habitat . APP says Greenpeace should do better research . Indonesia is one of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases due to deforestation . | c327a45bce74b6e46e2b8e26c7c358dc5d211133 |
(CNN) -- Pro Football Hall of Famer George Blanda, who racked up more than 2,000 points in a record 26-year career, has died at age 83, the Oakland Raiders announced Monday. A quarterback who doubled as a placekicker, Blanda retired in 1975 at age 48. During stints with the Raiders, the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Colts a... | Blanda spent 26 seasons in pro football . He racked up more than 27,000 passing yards and 236 touchdowns . | cfea107c85240b47359104065b5ce2a51fa852e3 |
(CNN) -- Besides charting the nature of space and time and penning the bestseller "A Brief History of Time," Stephen Hawking has another distinction: He beat the life-expectancy odds for people with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Stephen Hawking, shown in Pasadena, California, in March, is hospitalized but said to... | Stephen Hawking is a rare case of someone who has survived decades with ALS . ALS affects 350,000 people worldwide and as many as 30,000 people in the U.S. Symptoms vary from person to person; some lose their speech but others do not . Clinical trials are in progress for a variety of treatments . | 1cbd686f1b936be5d67565a7cb88e292601cc1bf |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan faces new criminal charges in California, filed just hours after the actress was arrested in New York in connection with an alleged early morning fight at a nightclub. Lohan's latest legal troubles could send her back to jail because she is on probation for a necklace theft conviction... | NEW: She's "a victim of someone trying to capture their 15 minutes of fame," lawyer says . Santa Monica prosecutor accuses Lohan of lying to police after wreck . L.A. prosecutor may decide soon on whether to try to revoke probation . Lohan is arrested at a Manhattan nightclub after an alleged fight early Thursday . | edee736e95cd966bb7cd2318ad01c29c1585fef3 |
(CNN) -- Braga will face Portuguese rivals Porto in the Europa League final in Dublin on May 18, after beating Benfica 1-0 to scrape through on the away goals rule. Meanwhile, Porto comfortably secured their place in the final 7-4 on aggregate, despite losing 3-2 at Villarreal in the second leg of their semifinal encou... | Portuguese rivals Porto and Braga will face each other in the Europa League final . Braga beat Benfica 1-0 to reach the final in Dublin on the away goals rule . Porto were beaten 3-2 at Villarreal but eased into the final 7-4 on aggregate . | 8c32a3250a1086f4748c1cf55ecf18c03c7ad8ab |
(CNN) -- We have many heroes: historic figures who battled for freedom, a man who jumps on the railway tracks to save someone from certain death, a whistle-blower who identifies corruption in government or industry. While these forms of heroism focus on a willingness to take risks in the service of other people or nobl... | Zeno Franco: Sometimes we pick heroes who, like Armstrong, transcend physical limitations . But heroism a paradox: It's private, but it acquires the heroic label as a public activity, he says . At the same time humans hunger for heroic exemplars of heroism, while negating real heroism . Franco: If we revel in Armstrong... | 6129cf4bee0d39e58b951c6815c355288d264528 |
(EW.com) -- In light of "Community's" return tomorrow night, the rocky relationship between the show and one of its stars, Chevy Chase (who has since left the show) became the topic of discussion for Joel McHale and Howard Stern on Stern's Sirius/XM radio show. McHale said that Chase had no desire to be involved in the... | McHale said that Chase had no desire to be involved with "Community" Tensions boiled over last year, after months of reports that Chase had acted out on set . McHale told Howard Stern that Chase did use the 'n'-word on set . | 03b7a92c45f0c2252791a2dc284779d1772b99c9 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The family of a British soldier serving in Afghanistan has been forced from their home after a poisonous spider hitched a ride back with him and apparently killed their pet dog. The camel spider's bite is not deadly to humans but can kill small animals. Lorraine Griffiths and her three children... | UK family forced from home as poisonous insect hitches in from Afghanistan . Camel spider believed to have stowed away in soldier's luggage . Family blames creature for death of pet dog Cassie . | c74e983d24450ed9c4ba3a97e345bba707d26853 |
(CNN) -- A grand jury in Texas declined to indict the driver of a parade float involved in a deadly accident with a train during a November 15 parade, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Four people were killed when the flatbed truck driven by Dale Andrew Hayden was struck by a train during a parade to honor the military. Mid... | NEW: Victims' attorney says trruck driver not at fault . No charges will be filed against driver of truck that was struck by train . Four veterans were killed on November 15 in the parade accident . NTSB has said warning system worked as it should . | 08d80d5ed4b9a271987774b0bc6862e67818712c |
Houston, Texas (CNN) -- John Phillip Hernandez and a friend walked into the Collector's Firearms gun store in Houston, Texas, to buy a cache of weapons. Hernandez was wearing sunglasses and a dark T-shirt with the words "I Am the Scene" scrawled across the front. It was April 28, 2007. Collector's Firearms was one of t... | Guns smuggled to Mexico after sale in Houston-area gun stores . At least 55 killings linked to gun trafficking scheme . Twelve people have pleaded guilty for their roles in the gun scheme . This story is part of the American Morning series "The Gun Trail" | fb16e57bb8dfb21c3c316749b6da1b73ff7dc225 |
(OPRAH.com) -- What do you most want to know about your mom but would never ask? When psychoanalyst Joyce McFadden posed this question to hundreds of women in an online survey that began in 2006, she was surprised by their answers: Half of the respondents wanted to know more about their mothers' sexuality. The queries ... | Joyce McFadden asked women what they want to know about their moms but won't ask . Half of the respondents wanted to know more about their mothers' sexuality . McFadden: We study our mothers all the time as we grapple with our own identity . One risk: You may learn things that you're not prepared to know . | 4e9e95fb66c14b00c67e6dda55ae06e84dfbcfb3 |
(CNN) -- The saga of Trayvon Martin continued to energize thousands around the country Monday, spurring demonstrations across the United States and even turning what had been a regularly scheduled city commission meeting into a hot-ticket event. Exactly one month ago, the 17-year-old was shot dead in Sanford, Florida, ... | Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot dead 1 month ago in Sanford, Florida . Across the country, many are demanding the man who shot him be arrested . Martin's parents attended three events Monday in central Florida . Rallies are held nationwide, from San Francisco to Atlanta . | b2d6ea3ad91ef43d3ecf59a007508ee0cc8d15eb |
(CNN) -- World champion Thor Hushovd continued his superb Tour de France by powering to victory in Friday's 152.5km 13th stage of the race from Pau to Lourdes. Norwegian Hushovd, who wore the leader's yellow jersey for seven days earlier in the race, was one of 10 riders who broke clear of the peloton after 57km, as th... | Norway's Thor Hushovd claims victory in the 13th stage of the Tour de France . Hushovd is the first world champion to win a stage since Oscar Freire in 2002 . There is no change in the overall classification with Thomas Voeckler in yellow . | e0a00eb7bc1693d8036484a851a2d06036307c1a |
(CNN) -- Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi helped himself to a double as Villarreal secured their first Spanish Primera Liga win of the season with a 4-0 thumping of Espanyol on Sunday. The 23-year-old opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and added his second goal from the penalty spot. Midfielder Borja Valero and Brazil... | Villarreal secure their first Spanish Primera Liga win of the season on Sunday . They thrash Espanyol 10-man 4-0 with Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi scoring twice . Real Zaragoza are beaten 5-3 at home by Malaga who are 5-0 up after 34 minutes . On Saturday, champions Barcelona were stunned 2-0 by promoted Hercules . | e1579b29e25d84fe10f36ccc5b3316a86c56994f |
(CNN) -- Houston Rockets team physician Tom Clanton has said the foot injury currently sidelining Chinese center Yao Ming could threaten the seven-foot-six-inch player's career. Yao Ming's entire basketball future could be in danger due to his persistent foot injury. "At this point, the injury has the potential for hi... | Houston Rockets physician says Yao Ming injury could "threaten his career" Yao fractured his left foot playing for Houston against the L.A. Lakers in May . The 28-year-old was flag-bearer for China at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games . Yao has been perennial All-Star selection since he moved to the U.S. in 2002 . | fc55d34559f1a128145e6cee20396b5bebabd0c6 |
(CNN) -- Between GPS devices on your car's dashboard and digital maps of almost any locale in the world on your smartphone or laptop, it's hard to get lost these days. Each orange Tele Atlas mapping van has six cameras, two side-sweeping lasers and a GPS on its roof. We may take these 21st-century services for granted.... | CNN goes behind-the-scenes at Tele Atlas, which does digital mapping . The company crisscrosses the globe in vans with cameras, lasers and GPS . Tele Atlas creates "base maps" for Google, MapQuest and others . Next step will be to combine lasers and camera images to make detailed 3-D maps . | 7cd38151780a6f1f751db15e17482a2321b3095b |
(CNN) -- Mars rover Curiosity beamed back a sweeping color panorama of the planet's surface Thursday, showing the rocky, reddish desert surrounding it and the mountain it will explore in the coming months. The 360-degree view captures the landscape of Gale Crater, where Curiosity touched down early Monday, and the foot... | A 360-degree color panorama of Gale Crater includes Mount Sharp . The peak is the Mars rover Curiosity's prime target . The rover performed "flawlessly" on its third day on Mars, controllers say . | 6db18acfe1eb262ec75ed5c1333699c2dea4bfd1 |
(CNN) -- The crack of the bat and a bellowed "Play ball!" are annual rites of spring. In the video game world, "MLB12: The Show" (Sony) and "Major League Baseball 2K12" (2K Games) have also both arrived in time for opening day, ready to crack the starting line-ups of gamers everywhere. Each franchise has been around fo... | "MLB12: The Show" and "Major League Baseball 2K12" arrive just in time for opening day . "The Show" offers realistic visuals and smooth controls for a true "ballpark" feel . "2K12" has superior broadcasters, but some glitches and less realism . The Perfect Game Challenge for "2K12" is back with a new twist . | bd427b0ba78cedd6768f9ed3c9626889a202c01c |
(CNN) -- Pakistan cricketers have been told they will not be allowed to appear in the highly-lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) this coming season because of fears over security. Danish Kaneria, in action against India last December, was hoping to play in the Indian Premier League. Stars from Australia, New Zealand,... | Pakistan cricketers miss IPL season over security fears . Pakistan players not competing on government advice . England stars making debuts in the league starting in April . | a87478d9bcc94a9489803511ce1dfa9c6f244474 |
(CNN) -- Carly and her mom are friends on Facebook, but that doesn't mean they share everything. The 17-year-old from Marin County, California, has refined her Facebook privacy settings so that her mother can't see all the posts that fill her Timeline. Her father, meanwhile, never checks the social network. "Right now,... | Teens and their parents are grappling with how to navigate shared online spaces like Facebook . Facebook is the most popular site among the 81% of teens and 72% of U.S. adults on social media . Some teens seek out corners of social media where they can chat more privately with friends . Parents are grappling with how t... | 812adabb811c528c76915f0bca37893565cae365 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The future of Manchester United's on-loan Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is causing quite a stir at the champion English club. Should they sign him? The future of Carlos Tevez at Manchester United is uncertain. Facing the question of whether to sign Tevez on a permanent basis, Manchester United... | Carlos Tevez' loan deal at Manchester United ends at the close of the season . Tevez says he has not been offered contract and does not feel 'wanted' Tevez is a favorite of many United fans who hope to see him signed . | 6eef8d53f8ec7f0c73807196c67cdac82b77ec8d |
(CNN) -- A 16-year-old boy was charged late Sunday in connection with a shooting at the Bryant Park skating rink that wounded two people, New York City police said. Corey Dunton was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon, and will be charged as an ... | NEW: Police charge suspect with attempted murder . The incident began over an argument about a coat, police say . Two people are injured; the shooting occurred at Bryant Park . One person is in police custody in connection with the shooting . | cf6ad1c6ab3c1f32c09e7ed3d38f87c5a1fd598a |
Washington (CNN) -- When the National Rifle Association decided to keep track of those House members on both sides of the aisle who voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress last week, it was also sending a message to a number of embattled Democratic congressmen seeking re-election in conservat... | Analysis: 21 Democrats voted to hold Holder in contempt; 19 received NRA contributions . Democrats in competitive districts may be trying to show independence, expert says . Votes against party lines can be heartfelt but are mostly for political survival, expert says . NEW: Democrats launch campaign against House Repub... | c08ae74815f2a8f73c1782a292d156db35d90912 |
(CNN) -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland on a decades-old arrest warrant stemming from a sex charge in California, Swiss police said Sunday. Roman Polanski attends a film premiere in Paris, France, in June 2009. Polanski, 76, was taken into custody trying to enter Switzerland on ... | In 1977 director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl . He has lived in France for decades to avoid arrest if he enters the U.S. Oscar winner was arrested en route to Zurich Film Festival, which was honoring him . Polanski won Oscar for best director for "The Pianist;" did not collect it ... | 5ae2a2c5d0b8fccb06a45b04abb98edc7bb31de9 |
(CNN) -- She's been compared to the Dalai Lama, the Chinese Tibetan Buddhist leader, but the name Rebiya Kadeer doesn't ring a bell to many people outside of China. Rebiya Kadeer has been dubbed "the Mother of All Uyghurs." Nevertheless, the world-famous man and the relatively obscure woman share similarities that chim... | Rebiya Kadeer emerges as leader of minority Uyghur Muslims in China . Chinese government reviles Kadeer, blames her for stoking unrest . Kadeer mirrors the non-violent sentiment espoused by the Dalai Lama . This is a "very dark time for the Uyghur people," Kadeer says . | ff08d1046a93f12db1ae579585f0f01f91d685f6 |
(CNN) -- It is the strange "tail" of Graeme Swann, his cat and a brush with the law that has made the England cricket team "paws" for thought before trash talking each other on Twitter. Swann, the world's top ranked spin bowler, appeared in court earlier this week charged with a drink-driving offence and it is the deta... | England cricketers joke around on Twitter at bowler Graeme Swann's expense . Swann appeared in court on a drink driving charge this week . Spinner claimed he had been to get a screwdriver to rescue his cat who was trapped . England struggle on opening day of third Test with Pakistan . | cbffb7c43fecbf9bdf2e6cb1729ad7a986b288d8 |
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (CNN) -- In one of Mexico's most violent cities, it was a startling scene: clinics closed, with no doctors to treat patients. Doctors in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, said Monday that they would stop working for 24 hours to demand that the government do more to deal with the violence ravaging their city.... | Doctors say they are increasingly the victims of violence . One says they want to deny treatment to criminals . A group demands that more federal agents investigate unsolved crimes . The protest occurs in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas . | 692371564defa7ccc334b67e672c120a00c8cdc5 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush vetoed an expansion of the federally funded, state-run health insurance program for poor children for a second time Wednesday, telling Congress the bill "moves our country's health care system in the wrong direction." In his veto message, President Bush calls on Congress to extend fun... | President Bush: Measure is "essentially identical" to the proposal he vetoed before . Bill would have expanded the State Children's Health Insurance Program . Bush: Measure "moves our country's health care system in the wrong direction" Program covers 6 million children whose parents don't qualify for Medicaid . | 0c67e8d5a91f3c7d9c53e29b8d0a25cf8db21b54 |
(CNN) -- The recent closure of 32 privately owned radio stations and a proposed law to punish "media crimes" are signs that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is moving to quash criticism of his government, according to a recent U.S. intelligence report. A group of pro-Hugo Chavez rioters beats Venezuelan journalists in ... | 32 radio stations closed; law proposed to punish "media crimes" Chavez government moving "to silence critics," U.S. intelligence report says . Chavez, Venezuelan media have had a turbulent relationship . Venezuela denies that media crimes law, radio stations closures are related . | 3ed08103f24b901c20433a6f1f9b26781ce044aa |
(CNN) -- Close your eyes for a moment and imagine your life five years from now. What sort of scenarios pop into your mind? How do you see yourself standing professionally? What is the quality of your personal life and relationships? Though each of us may define "happiness" in different ways, it remains the case that w... | People tend not to anticipate the future perils that face them, Tali Sharot says . People are pessimistic about the world but are optimistic about their lives, she says . Sharot: Seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses is good for people's mental state . Believing that a goal is within reach motivates us to act to... | 53008c2a644de1dd9c7edce26cc618ae8396a6a6 |
(CNN) -- [Breaking news update 2:20 a.m. ET ] The hostage standoff in St. Joseph, Louisiana, has ended with the hostage taker dead, police said. The two hostages were getting medical treatment. [Original story ] One bank employee was freed, while two of her colleagues remained held at gunpoint Tuesday night inside a ru... | NEW: Authorities interview the freed female hostage, state police leader says . NEW: The remaining hostages, the suspect will get "food and provisions" A man armed with a handgun takes hostages inside a Louisiana bank . The suspect's family owns a nearby convenience store, state police leader says . | 33ed0dc4d2798c4c7db157a8339345fd43c1175c |
Salt Lake City (CNN) -- Jurors on Friday reached a verdict in the trial of Brian David Mitchell, accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in 2002, a court spokesman said. The jurors -- who began deliberating Thursday -- were to decide whether Mitchell, 57, was legally insane when he snatched Smart at knifepoin... | Jurors reach a verdict in Elizabeth Smart case . Defense and prosecution have rested their cases in the trial of Brian David Mitchell . Jury will decide if Mitchell's mental problems kept him from knowing right from wrong . Defense said Mitchell is so delusional that he could not understand his actions . | ccfa785236cff83547bace352640078d51593419 |
(CareerBuilder.com) -- When it comes to employee/boss relationships, John Ewert -- vice president at DRIVEN Public Relations in Temecula, California -- believes he has a fantastic one. "For starters, I think the most important thing that makes the relationship between me and my boss so great is respect," Ewert says. "W... | Marni Bobich, team manager from Administaff recommends periodically requesting face-time . Experts agree that you should always go to your boss is when there is a potential problem . Refrain from talking about your boss behind his back . Remember that bosses like a pleasant atmosphere as much as any employee . | 26d81e5288597ade01711b0af00719bbec47e119 |
(CNN) -- A man police wanted to question in the abduction of a 4-year-old Missouri girl shot himself as investigators approached him, authorities in St. Louis reported Wednesday. The girl, Alisa Maier, was found alive Tuesday night in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, about 70 miles south of her Mississippi River hometow... | Man is wanted for questioning in abduction of 4-year-old . Man in critical condition Wednesday night, Missouri State Patrol says . A tip led police to town north of St. Louis . Family "ecstatic" over girl's safe return . | d37157a07b39ed94fb9de52f31325aabdc1d33a3 |
Atlanta (CNN) -- Once upon a time, in a dark corner of CNN's Atlanta headquarters, there was a messy pile of VHS tapes covered in remnants of packing tape. It was January 2005, shortly after an earthquake had triggered a massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean. CNN, along with many news organizations, had put out a call fo... | CNN's citizen journalism initiative, iReport, is 5 years old . The first iReport on TV was a hot squirrel . Since then, iReport has been integral to most major news stories of the past 5 years . Our prediction for what's next? Collaboration is the future . | c8cfbdf8c45adb7d6860603cad9b4e337eb0975d |
Dhibet, Tunisia (CNN) -- The border crossing at Dhibet in southern Tunisia is not much to look at. A small police post, another for the Garde Nationale, a customs shed -- and beyond that 200 meters of no-man's land. In between here and the Libyan border, a dog -- presumably of dual nationality -- lies in the sunshine. ... | At a lonely crossing on the Tunisia-Libyan border, all is quiet . Like much of Libya, the fate of this area is far from decided . | d5d4341549b6552a879ff657649a92eaa9abd081 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- George Lucas didn't get to be a billionaire by delegating. George Lucas says he was "completely surprised" by "Star Wars in Concert." Holding fast to his vision -- and his marketing rights -- for the "Star Wars" empire has made it the biggest franchise in history, and made Lucas one of ... | "Star Wars in Concert' features John Williams' music and scenes from films . George Lucas supported idea, though he's quick to give credit to others . Effect of the arrangement? "It's very powerful," says Lucas . "Star Wars" remains a tremendously successful franchise . | bb7b8b00673879bf81abad1539b96fa1f20f7f02 |
JIANGYOU, China (CNN) -- A Chinese police officer is being hailed as a hero after taking it upon herself to breast-feed several infants who were separated from their mothers or orphaned by China's devastating earthquake. Police officer Jiang Xiaojuan, 29, was feeding nine babies at one point. Officer Jiang Xiaojuan, 29... | New mother feeds babies separated from parents by disaster . She's proclaimed as hero, but says it's "not worth mentioning" Newspaper headline hails her as "China's Mother No. 1" | 9b864132a70faf72a8899eee03e8a4ef4e4fa4d0 |
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Something in the lakes around Orlando, Florida, has claimed the lives of three boys this summer. Will Sellars' family says he died after being exposed to a deadly amoeba on a Florida lake. "This thing is just there. It's lurking like some deadly thing in the water which can take our children's... | 3 boys die from deadly amoeba in Orlando-area lakes this summer . Bathers warned to stay out of water warmer than 80 degrees Fahrenheit . Officials: Flu-like symptoms after swimming in a lake should spark alarm . | bab1ca7739272259388feb1dd64f5d79f76e8f77 |
(CNN) -- Two teenage girls from Great Britain will fly home Thursday after spending a year behind bars in Ghana for drug-smuggling, the British High Commission in the west African country said. The girls were stopped by customs officials at Accra trying to smuggle drugs back to Britain. Ghanaian police arrested the tee... | British teens jailed in Ghana on drugs charges, due to fly home to UK Thursday . Pair, both 16 at time of arrest last July, sentenced to nine months in prison . UK legal aid group says girls had been targeted, were "pawns in a larger operation" | 6f7232b29d1533cb737774bcf598685ba4fe5d68 |
(CNN) -- Simba Makoni, the former Zimbabwean finance minister and presidential candidate in the country's last elections, describes himself as "an eternal optimist." "I believe those of us who don't see a half-empty glass but a half-full glass will prevail over those of us who want to keep us stuck in the past," he sai... | Simba Makoni is a Zimbabwean politician who ran for president in 2008 . He says the country's unity government has not met people's expectations . Zimbabwe is expected to hold elections in next 12 months . Makoni says the "future of Zimbabwe is bright" | c9409c60e2986c55fdad01fd495277604f25a66f |
(CNN) -- Evidence is mounting that it is possible to control the virus that causes AIDS with early treatment, so further therapy is not immediately needed. A recent study in the journal PLOS Pathogens reports that 14 patients with HIV, who received antiretroviral treatment within 10 weeks of infection, had their viral ... | 14 patients treated early don't need HIV therapy anymore . It's possible the disease will return, but chances are low . The study shows the importance of early screening and treatment . The results give researchers more hope that a vaccine is possible . | c6a2f1e5734e70b6a6b8f4ccf59b12aa043a34a7 |
(CNN) -- The hijacking of a container ship in the Indian Ocean Friday afternoon is evidence of a "constantly expanding area of pirate activity" off the Africa coast, military officials said. At least five pirates, using two small boats and a rocket-propelled grenade, boarded the MV Panama, a Liberian-flagged vessel ope... | 5 pirates board the MV Panama Friday off Tanzania . Naval officials called it an "extreme southerly attack" Fate of the 23 crew members is unknown . | 608898b0ab802f59e94496e3256fd30d268b1042 |
(CNN) -- A Philadelphia-area day care center said Thursday that members of a private swim club made racist comments about the center's children, and the club then canceled their swimming privileges. Some kids from the Creative Steps Day Care center say club members made racial remarks. The Creative Steps Day Care child... | NEW: Club says facility could not accommodate the number of children . Stepdad filing complaint with state Human Relations Commission . Day care center made deal to use private club's pool . Kids say members made racist comments; center's check is returned . | fc3e9e4990fd412a3341c2ca3b1bc802e4a7d053 |
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