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(Health.com) -- A class of injectable drugs used to treat autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis doesn't raise the risk of serious infection when compared with more conventional treatments, according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research, which was funded by the F... | The research contradicts numerous earlier studies that did find an increased risk . Felson, however, says the new findings aren't sufficient to quell the concerns . Previous studies have found that TNF inhibitors as much as double the risk . | 235d4531fb6f3fe52d6a96a0e02ed0dc633c18d1 |
Riverside, California (CNN) -- Authorities said Wednesday they are reasonably sure that the body found inside the burned cabin near Big Bear Lake, California, is that of Christopher Dorner, the rogue ex-cop who had been pursuing a vendetta against his fellow officers. "We believe that this investigation is over, at thi... | Slain officer's widow thanks mourners: "A lot of people loved Mike" Villaraigosa says police have a "reasonable belief" that Dorner died in a mountain standoff . Authorities have not conclusively identified the body found near Big Bear Lake . | e9f2ec8afbfb27bd823ab4df70a3e2148253684d |
Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraq's vice president arrived in Qatar Sunday to meet with leaders of the Gulf nation, despite an Iraqi government order banning him from international travel. The visit of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, who has been living in Kurdistan since Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant for him on terr... | The Iraqi vice president is scheduled to meet with top Qatari leaders . Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi is wanted on terrorism charges in Iraq; he denies the charges . Iraq's prime minister says no Arab countries should host the wanted vice president . Al-Hashimi's office says he will visit other countries, then return... | 27258f275479847fcd795639afd39bfdecbefd4d |
Washington (CNN) -- Comedian Bill Cosby received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Monday after refusing to accept the award twice in the past. Cosby, known for his clean acts that do not include profanity, declined the previous prizes because he was turned off by language used at the first Mark Twain Prize c... | Mark Twain Prize is awarded to performers who use comedy to influence society . Bill Cosby refused award twice because poor language was used to honor Richard Pryor . Past recipients include George Carlin, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg . | 7ebbb77b027f088f933b1a262d59dd480c7ab4b3 |
(CNN) -- Speculation among political "analysts" has recently heated up around the idea that newly minted Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts might pose a real challenge to Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. Never mind that Warren has zero executive experience, has been in Washington for... | David Rothkopf: Pundits cook up buzz that Elizabeth Warren may run against Hillary Clinton in 2016 . He says there's zero evidence; it's just product of commentariat's need for news . He says 2016 guessing even has Time magazine, Palin weighing in on Chris Christie's prospects . Rothkopf: We know little about 2016 -- s... | 82b34c12bff0e53f0944f07719a9234132c09546 |
(CNN) -- The latest in a string of suspicious fires early Thursday destroyed a home in Detroit's internationally known Heidelberg Project, an installation that transformed decaying homes into works of art. The blaze engulfed "The Penny House," a small home adorned with images of pennies, around 3 a.m., fire officials s... | Fire destroys fourth house in internationally known Detroit art installation . "The Penny House" was leveled in latest fire at Heidelberg Project . "Something is definitely going on there," says senior fire chief . | bab726a7a1ebddf2e37d0aa5f61756a9ac25747e |
(CNN) -- Researchers managed to create embryonic stem cells through cloning, a breakthrough in the field that was announced May 15 in the journal Cell. That study is now being called into question -- but not necessarily on scientific grounds. It appears that the study authors, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov at Oregon Healt... | A study about cloning stem cells contained errors in its presentation of graphics . The journal Cell says these errors don't impact the scientific findings . Cell and the researchers want to publish a correction . | 13e074165b731151e2388b15d0fd2adf397cd3c2 |
New York (CNN) -- The first time I held a premature baby was nearly two decades ago during medical school. The baby weighed just 3 pounds, and I remember being so afraid I might drop her. While I stared into her eyes, it gave me goose bumps. The parents hadn't yet given her a name because they worried she wouldn't surv... | Transporting premature babies can be anxiety-provoking, Gupta says . Their medical needs make them especially fragile . Emma was among patients evacuated from NYU Langone Medical Center . Gupta says meeting Emma, who is stable, gave him goose bumps . | 5bb6ea197cc7ee4b8ed2ce73f288520513964118 |
(CNN) -- A massive dock, possibly debris from the March 2011 tsunami that struck Japan, has washed ashore in Washington state's Olympic National Park. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted the dock Tuesday along a remote section of the park's coast, the Washington State Marine Debris Task Force said. Authorities were t... | Dock lands on Olympic National Park beach in Washington state . Park Service closes beach as crews try to reach remote site . Large dock from Japan also washed up in Oregon this year . | ea171bf7637a5151992612be7ed20cde4b428d70 |
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- Somalia's parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to approve Abdi Farah Shirdon as the country's new prime minister Wednesday. Shirdon, who was the president's nominee, received 215 out of 275 votes. His appointment comes as the nation works to set up an effective central government fol... | Abdi Farah Shirdon receives 215 out of 275 votes from parliament . His appointment follows that of a new president last month . Somalia is setting up an effective central government following decades of civil war . Shirdon says his government will do more to ensure security and to combat terrorism . | 8a3ac97c3396f460c7744388da619916abba7757 |
(CNN) -- Once Usain Bolt got out of the starting blocks, no one was going to beat him at the world championships. Two years ago at the worlds, the Jamaican false started in the 100-meter final and was disqualified. His countryman and training partner, Yohan Blake, took advantage to claim gold in Daegu, South Korea. The... | Usain Bolt wins the 100 meters at the world championships in a time of 9.77 seconds . Bolt reclaims the world title after being disqualified from the 2011 final due to a false start . American Justin Gatlin took the silver and Jamaica's Nesta Carter claimed bronze . | a92f15a67da0705098c419ca79b73cc64266d335 |
(CNN) -- James Holmes was in "the throes of a psychotic episode when he committed acts that resulted in the tragic loss of life" at a Colorado movie theater a year ago, his attorneys said in a court filing. It is the first time the defense has admitted that Holmes killed 12 people in the mass shooting, The Denver Post ... | In a court filing, Holmes admits to the mass shooting for the first time . He is the suspect in last year's shooting spree at a movie theater in Colorado . Court document says he was having "a psychotic episode" at the time of the shooting . | a830f25c417e4742b908b023b0f735c30c4a13e0 |
(CNN) -- Guinea-Bissau will hold a runoff presidential election Sunday, five months after the leader of the West African nation was assassinated by a group of soldiers. Supporters of former president and current candidate Malam Sanha rally in Bissau. The race is between two former heads of state, Kumba Yala and Malam S... | West African state holds elections five months after president assassinated . Runnoff candidates Kumba Yala, Malam Sanha are both former heads of state . U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon urges Bissau-Guineans to vote peacefully . Guinea-Bissau has suffered succession of coups since independence from Portugal . | 819f6f6648c1a08f6527fd8261b364bd1cae51f2 |
(CNN) -- If Barack Obama could make three wishes, he would probably ask for the crisis in Syria to go away. That would help him receive another wish: Getting reelected as president of the United States. Unfortunately for Obama, and tragically for the people in Syria, history has brought the American presidential campai... | Frida Ghitis: Obama tries to keep the crisis in Syria from interfering with reelection . Ghitis: Carnage in Syria could go on longer than in a nonelection year . She says electoral considerations are often a major factor in U.S. foreign policy . Ghitis: Tragedy in Syria isn't waiting till November; Obama should take ac... | d1c5d1d634e56aee757b3bff64f34a0ab7ee8af6 |
Berlin (CNN) -- Germany's electoral map has many colors in comparison to the red and blue of America, yet on both sides of the Atlantic, battleground state elections can portend change on the national level. Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany's most populous state, go to the polls this Sunday, and what the... | Sudha David-Wilp says the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) vote can portend national change . Brussels will be watching because Germany is the power broker with the EU, she says . David-Wilp: The appearance of new parties could herald instability within Germany . She adds that the NRW vote will have an impact on Germany's ... | c63a2279351bcfd8eb924481409b183387d85f14 |
(CNN) -- More than 1,300 Palestinians died and about 5,400 others were wounded during Israel's three-week offensive in Gaza, the Web site of the Palestinian Authority's Central Bureau of Statistics said Monday. A Palestinian man Monday prays in the rubble of his home, destroyed during Israel's offensive in Gaza. Louay... | Israeli offensive caused $1.9 billion in economic destruction in Gaza, official says . It could take a year for Gaza's economy to recover, Palestinian agency says . U.N. official: 159 children among 1,300 people killed in Gaza during offensive . | f3211169c2ce0164dcec9cf0032a08ed11edc1d9 |
Editor's Note: Tess Malone is a writer for the The GW Hatchet, the leading news source for George Washington University. This article was brought to CNN.com by UWIRE, the leading provider of student-generated content. UWIRE aims to identify and promote the brightest young content creators and deliver their work to a la... | College student: I miss my dog more than I miss my parents . Missing a pet while at school is topic for six groups on Facebook . Members post pictures, funny stories about their dogs . | e5dcd8a1bb9bd3dc254e8b55c9185c53c2a09b00 |
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Toyota announced Thursday it was testing all its SUVs after it suspended worldwide sales of the Lexus GX 460 because of a reported risk of rollover. The carmaker does not plan to suspend the sales of other vehicles it's testing, said Ririko Takeuchi, a spokeswoman. But it will suspend Lexus GX 460... | NEW: Toyota tests all SUVs . Toyota: Suspension of Lexus GX 460 expands to the Middle East and Russia . Consumer Reports magazine cites turnover risk in warning not to buy SUV . Magazine: Concern magnified because Lexus GX 460 has high center of gravity . | 4de76f2c6070c4c1ea3b78498cda643644c38795 |
(CNN) -- Ricky Ponting looks set to lead Australia into the Boxing Day Test against England at the MCG despite a broken finger. Ponting came through a batting practice session in Melbourne on Friday, spending about half an hour in the indoor nets before venturing outside to further test the injury. The 36-year-old suf... | Australian captain Ricky Ponting comes unscathed through practice session on Friday . Ponting broke the little finger in his left hand during third Test win in Perth . James Anderson looks set to take his place in England team . Test record crowd of 91,000 expected at MCG on Boxing Day . | 47a9081a413524d7e0587c2f8887f3ba6c6d39c3 |
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Hurricane Gustav didn't pack the wallop of Katrina three years earlier, officials said Monday, but they urged almost 2 million evacuees to stay away from the Gulf Coast for another day. A man walks past a storefront that collapsed as Hurricane Gustav passed through Lafayette, Louisiana, ... | NEW: Gustav downgraded to tropical storm . NEW: About 2 million evacuees urged to stay away while damaged assessed . 800,000 lose electricity, may take weeks to restore, Louisiana governor says . Watch breaking hurricane news live on CNN.com . | 9a3addb5cfa20aabf64893627e20dcdb79e9c427 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- NATO's goal of ending combat operations in Afghanistan and leaving security in local hands by the end of 2014 is realistic, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday on his second visit to the nation in 2010. "It's challenging, but it is achievable," Cameron said. "What I see is actu... | NEW: Cameron says a WikiLeaks reference to a lack of troops in the past is trueAfghan president Hamid Karzai expresses his gratitude for Britain's support . British troops could start heading home by the end of 2011 . NATO's goal is to turn over security operations in Afghanistan before 2015 . | 732820ad3fd3a8672944975cce0610933c47f849 |
(CNN) -- Five members of Liverpool's backroom staff have followed manager Rafael Benitez in committing their long-term futures to the Premier League title challengers. Rafael Benitez's backroom staff have followed his example in signing new contracts with Liverpool. Benitez signed a new contract with the club last week... | Five members of Liverpool's backroom staff sign new contracts with the club . The news follows the decision of manager Rafael Benitez to finally agree terms . The signings are a further boost as Liverpool chase Europe and domestic glory . | 1bdad35e60f6f82b81a15fa6ac3d3b17605e69a0 |
(CNN) -- Unseeded Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai produced one of the shocks of the year on Sunday by defeating favorite Venus Williams in straight sets to win the final of the Madrid Open. The 23-year-old Rezai -- who had only claimed WTA Tour titles at Strasbourg and Bali prior to Madrid -- continued her remarkable week wi... | Unseeded Aravane Rezai claims victory in the Madrid Open final on Sunday . Rezai secures a stunning straight sets win over favorite Venus Williams . The success gives the 23-year-old Frenchwoman just the third title of her career . | 04aa6e1b9827905ea264feb710ec2a3f9749ceea |
(CNN) -- History is against Kevin Krigger. A black jockey hasn't won America's most prestigious race -- the Kentucky Derby -- for over a century. But in Krigger's mind, history has already been rewritten -- we just don't know it yet. "I know I'm going to win. Why? Because I'm riding Goldencents," he told CNN in his lil... | America's most prestigious horse race -- the Kentucky Derby -- is run Saturday . Kevin Krigger is adamant he will be first black jockey in 111 years to win . African American riders used to dominate the sport, winning 15 of first 28 Derbies . Confident Krigger says success will have nothing to do with skin color . | 448909b529a43fe7c2a9fbf520347c22ec96c85f |
(CNN) -- The French National Assembly has just done a huge favor to those elements in the Muslim world that thrive on anti-Westernism. By voting to ban the veil in public places -- a move that brings a draft bill closer to becoming law -- it has transformed a minor social irritant for a section of the French public int... | Mohammed Ayoob says French plan to ban veils is gift to those that push anti-Westernism . It makes European human rights advocacy hollow by using it in this case for racism, he says . Ban is sign that Europe trying to protect "Christendom" from Muslims . Ayoob: Veil-ban is not about women as objects, but about irration... | f6e668e08712f31aa402b0f575c07e6ef0b7e179 |
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- India's federal police have arrested two senior officials involved in organizing last year's troubled Commonwealth Games in New Delhi for suspected corruption. Investigators have taken into custody Lalit Bhanot, former secretary-general of the organizing committee of the October 2010 event. Al... | NEW: Singh reiterates that those found guilty will be punished . Four other organizing committee members were arrested earlier . Authorities are investigating massive corruption in the conduct of the Games . A series of other scandals have put Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the defensive . | 5a0e95be77d28314357700e735e4b5199a73286c |
(CNN) -- An Ohio firefighter faces jail time and may lose his job for shooting his two dogs to death rather than pay to board them while he went on a cruise. Columbus, Ohio, firefighter David Santuomo shot his two dogs in his home's basement, prosecutors say. Columbus firefighter David P. Santuomo, 43, took Sloopy and ... | Columbus, Ohio, firefighter ties his two dogs in basement, shoots them . David Santuomo dumped carcasses in firehouse trash bin . He gets 90-day jail sentence, to be served 10 days at a time . Fire division discipline could range from verbal reprimand to discharge . | 78e15a1c0cf3f1195499781d41dd5a116ea6e04f |
(CNN) -- The golf community is rallying around Jason Day after it emerged the Australian lost eight members of his family during the devastation wreaked by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Day, whose mother moved from the Philippines to Australia over 30 years ago, is reported to have lost his grandmother, his uncle ... | Golfer Jason Day lost eight relatives during Typhoon Haiyan . Day reportedly lost his grandmother, his uncle and six cousins during the typhoon . The Australian's mother emigrated from the Philippines over 30 years ago . Authorities say typhoon has so far claimed 3,976 lives . | d2bf3f2a3b8086411b01141147a4eb4ce402f32a |
Bayelsa, Nigeria (CNN) -- The stars of African cinema graced the red carpet at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), in Nigeria, showcasing the films that could make waves on the global festival circuit. The African movie industry gathered in Yenagoa, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, for the fifth annual "Afric... | African Movie Academy Awards are the "African Oscars" The awards have helped promote African movies overseas . Best Picture winner "The Figurine" has played at international festivals . Nigeria's "Nollywood" produces more movies than Hollywood . | a7d635c3a929ad4db9d16ab62532dea9f8f20e44 |
(CNN Student News) -- October 19, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . What factors contribute to the popularity of video games, music and movies? How might advertisements and media coverage influence this popularity? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week ... | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . Write your answers in the space provided . Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | 1f7274dd9ac70f4d12b7426396eb0e328326d5b1 |
(CNN) -- The family of a Rutgers University student who committed suicide after a sexual encounter was broadcast online has consented to the use of his name on a piece of anti-harassment legislation. The family of Tyler Clementi will allow Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-New Jersey, to use his name in the proposed federal leg... | The family of Tyler Clementi consented to the use of his name on the legislation . The legislation seeks to stop harassment at colleges . Clementi committed suicide in September . | 1b7dcda25d9905fe688fc9f715c9936a06905536 |
(CNN) -- Facebook announced on Monday it is rolling out a new feature so users can reply directly to comments left on their page. Finally. Followings months of testing, the social network aims to make navigating through conversation threads easier with the new Replies feature. This means that, instead of having to leav... | Facebook is rolling out a new feature so users can reply directly to comments left on their page . The Reply feature aims to make navigating through conversation threads easier . For now, threaded replies only apply to Facebook pages, not profiles . | a68fae5f4f59a4f1e562650055575bfd09705a52 |
Denver (CNN) -- A small group of New Year's Eve revelers here ditched the traditional champagne toast, lighting up joints instead at a newly opened marijuana club. The members-only Club 64 is the first of its kind to open in Colorado since November when voters approved Amendment 64, which legalized possession of small ... | Colorado's first marijuana club opened on New Year's Eve in Denver . Club 64 is open only to members, and does not sell pot . Some marijuana advocates say the club violates the intent of Amendment 64 . That amendment legalized recreational marijuana use in Colorado . | e4748346ed7f579a9bc48e9e2406d7fe7848c18a |
(CNN) -- Actress Gina Gershon is demanding a retraction from Vanity Fair after the magazine reported "high-end Hollywood dinner-party gossip" that former President Clinton "has been seen visiting" her in California. Actress Gina Gershon "is extremely offended" by the Vanity Fair article, her lawyers say. The lengthy ar... | Gina Gershon accuses Vanity Fair reporter of "irresponsible journalism," lying . Magazine stands by article and refuses to run a correction . Former president called reporter "a scumbag" but later apologized . | 566680adb117f339bb4006ba0c7de16a8f3011ac |
(CNN) -- Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest brought on by a pancreatic tumor, a public health official said Monday. Jobs died at 3 p.m. Wednesday at home in Palo Alto, California, said Amy Cornell of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. His death was announced Wednesday by Apple, the Sil... | NEW: Apple employees will celebrate Steve Jobs' life on Oct. 19 . Jobs died Wednesday . He co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak . Jobs had battled cancer for years . | df046429aa9bcb0f5b5c0eefbdaee4c0be1adea1 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- When emergency crews scramble to a celebrity's home and it turns out to be a false alarm, journalists don't usually write about it. Cher made the most of a false alarm, offering admiration for emergency personnel who came to her house. When the celebrity is Cher and her publicist issues... | Security crews at Cher's house set off false alarm . Emergency vehicles zoomed over, though for naught . Cheeky comment from Cher's publicist: "Many cute firemen and paramedics" | ca7f03c0e4357baf5847d7f6e49aa40fe3f4a7ab |
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- If you're trying to find a job these days, it might help to get rid of your cigarette habit. A hospital in the Atlanta suburbs is the latest employer nationwide that is refusing to hire smokers. Gwinnett Medical Center instituted the policy July 1, but other hospitals, including Cleveland Medi... | Georgia hospital starts screening smokers out of the hiring process . Drug testing of potential employees for nicotine is increasing . Experts say the ban is common in the health care industry . Thirty states have laws against "lifestyle discrimination" | b79e901c281b4a3fe80b21aabd952397f4fe0417 |
(CNN) -- Juventus returned to the top of Italy's Serie A on goal difference on Monday after coming from behind to draw 1-1 at Roma, whose captain Francesco Totti missed a penalty. The Turin club joined Udinese on 30 points after 14 rounds and remained unbeaten in the league this season thanks to a second-half equalizer... | Roma captain Francesco Totti misses a second-half penalty in draw with Juventus . Unbeaten Juve came from a goal down to equalize in the Italian capital . Turin side return to top spot in Serie A on goal difference above Udinese . Roma remain in mid-table, 12 points adrift of the leading clubs . | 69ee8c0c8f503ecc512c4a1651fa6762f98ac24c |
(CNN) -- The gunman who killed two others before police ended his life in a shootout near Texas A&M University had been battling mental health issues on and off for years, his mother said. Police say Thomas Caffall, known to his family as "Tres," killed a constable and a bystander and injured four others Monday before ... | NEW: The gunman apologized as he lay dying, a medic and witness says . Police: Thomas Caffall was the gunman who killed two and injured four . He was fatally shot by police in College Station, Texas . Among the victims was Brian Bachmann, a highly regarded law enforcement officer . | 315bbb012af330a433150d240f0320c9335a96f3 |
(CNN) -- Two years after his wife of 34 years died in a fire, an Iowa man continues to maintain the blaze was started by a faulty cruise control switch under the hood of her 1996 Ford F-150 pickup -- while it was parked in the garage attached to his home. Ford says a faulty cruise control switch did not start the blaze... | Earl Mohlis says faulty cruise control switch caused fire that killed his wife . Ford denies the switch started the blaze; company settled Mohlis' lawsuit . Ford has recalled more than 10 million vehicles in past decade . CNN in 2005 began airing investigative reports on sudden fires in Ford vehicles . | e7dfe57127b72956ad4174e6ed8a65c939982f50 |
(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic confirmed his status as World No.1 and denied Roger Federer a seventh title at the ATP World Tour Finals with a straight sets victory over his Swiss opponent at the O2 Arena Monday. The Serbian closed out victory after two hours 14 minutes of enthralling tennis, thumping his chest in trademark s... | Novak Djokovic wins ATP World Tour Finals in London . Serbian beats Roger Federer 7-6 7-5 at the O2 Arena . World No.1 retrieves breaks of service in both sets . Denies Federer a seventh title in the end of season showpiece . | 6102e69af94ba3e91b62a2392b300efcfa97905e |
(CNN) -- "Alien oceans could be detected by telescope," headlines a Web report about an article in The Astrophysical Journal Letters by Tyler Robinson and colleagues at NASA. The report projects that the $6.5 billion James Webb Space Telescope will be capable of such an impressive feat when it is launched some time aft... | Kevin Ulmer: Billions are being spent for space telescopes that explore the universe . He says a more urgent need is to understand how increasing carbon dioxide affects oceans . Scientists are developing a system to begin monitoring health of the oceans . Ulmer says more funding for the project is vital to understand t... | 25278367acb2aa2ac9e3b39c300fb2ce10d1557c |
London (CNN) -- A 22-year-old man appeared in court Thursday after he was charged with murder in the death of British soldier Lee Rigby in London last week. Flanked by two police officers, Michael Adebowale spoke to confirm his name, his address and that he was aware of the charges against him. Adebowale is also charge... | Michael Adebowale will have a bail hearing Monday, the court says . He appears, flanked by police officers, at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London . He's charged with murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, police say . A 28-year-old suspect remains under arrest at a London hospital . | fc5f71296ec2b12ebc3959219555e7568d8500b6 |
(CNN) -- As far as former world champion Mario Andretti is concerned the key to a successful rekindling of Formula One's American dream is a buzzword that has been flying around Washington faster than a Ferrari in recent weeks: stability. Days after the country entrusted Barack Obama to edge the United States towards e... | Formula One returns to the U.S. for the first time since 2007 this weekend . Former world champ Mario Andretti says stability is key to latest F1 venture . Purpose-built track in Austin has a ten-year contract to stage F1 races . Jackie Stewart says U.S. can comfortably support two F1 races every season . | b536e6020c245c7b51bd4a1ae3ccd90d7b109ec8 |
(CNN) -- Professed "Jersey girl" Christeena Hockin-Minopetros began collecting sea glass from the New Jersey shore when she was 5. She recalls that when she was younger, before the glass became scarce, you could walk home with a bucketful after a day at the beach. Now, 10 months after Hurricane Sandy hammered the Atlan... | Sea glass, scarce before Hurricane Sandy, makes resurgence in New Jersey . In southern part of state, Cape May "diamonds" from Delaware River wash up . Governor says all beaches, boardwalks open after 10 months of repair . | 051290bd52161035410817e8b160282413f50c46 |
Big Bear Lake, California (CNN) -- The Los Angeles Police Department will reopen its investigation into the firing of an officer that prompted alleged revenge attacks as the hunt for the man accused of killing three people widened in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains. Christopher Jordan Dorner declared war... | "I do this not to appease a murderer. I do it to reassure the public," the chief says . In his manifesto, Dorner claims racism in the police department cost him his job . The search for Dorner in the San Bernardino Mountains entered its fourth day . Border agents are searching cars crossing into Mexico for signs of Dor... | 8cb943f58e0f3aabed6f2e9a23be004447ab5d3e |
(CNN) -- They are the little known Moroccan champions who have decimated the dream of Brazilian great Ronaldinho. Raja Casablanca, playing in FIFA's Club World Cup by virtue of Morocco being hosts, will now face European Champions Bayern Munich on Saturday in a bid to be crowned the globe's finest club team. They beat ... | Moroccan champions Raja Casablanca deafeat Brazil's Atletico Mineiro 3-1 . Raja will now face Bayern Munich in FIFA Club World Cup final on Saturday . Brazil World Cup winner Ronaldinho denied despite scoring in the semifinal . Bayern Munich gunning for a fifth trophy of 2013 in the final in Morocco . | 6312c11333f6457c603d529dac989817d40c33a8 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Grammy-winning and multiplatinum-selling rapper Lil Wayne suffered a seizure and "is recovering," his record label's publicist said Friday. The New Orleans artist arguably occupies the highest rungs of the hip-hop world, but he shares them with fellow rapper Drake, who hails from Toronto. Drake app... | NEW: Fellow rapper Drake and other friends set up vigil outside his room . "I'm good everybody," Lil Wayne writes on Twitter . Lil Wayne suffers a seizure and "is recovering," his record label's publicist says . Lil Wayne is a Grammy-winning and multiplatinum selling artist . | b8343b80fdabfe9f09528b00a1854a5d36aafc28 |
(CNN) -- In focus -- Stranded in Dubai . The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland is causing havoc in Europe with growing repercussions further afield. Of course, there are a lot worse places to get stuck than Dubai. The local airlines are financially well off, and they are doing everything money can buy to keep their stran... | The volcanic ash from Iceland is causing havoc in Europe -- and further afield . Dubai airlines are financially well off and do their best to keep stranded passengers happy . Stranded passengers in Dubai go shopping, skiing, or poolside . Plus, Hamid Al Zayani, Managing Director, Midal Cables . | a4f132e3f1a0b47377f4b53215a13de4fe06b300 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- School teachers should be held accountable for the performance of their students, the Conference of Mayors said Tuesday, according to the group's leader. "The Conference of Mayors unanimously supports student growth over time as a measurement in teachers," said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigos... | Conference of Mayors "unanimously supports" weighing student growth . Issues in New York, L.A. are likened to those in Chicago, where teachers are striking . "The public wants to see more accountability," Villaraigosa says . | 31e2be04a762b2ede5680432ddc1a5e4715e48fe |
(CNN) -- Does our government trust us? If our government trusts us, why does it take people like Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning to reveal the actions our government is taking in our name? Government should be able to withhold information in certain situations if disclosure truly compromises ongoing intelligence ope... | Dean Obeidallah: Why does it take Edward Snowden to reveal actions of our government? Obeidallah: Programs that violate our Constitution, laws and principles break down society . He says government should be able to withhold information in certain risky situations . Obeidallah: Trust us and be more transparent, or insp... | fdbced26372759724a8ab66cc28e98a2b3d9aaa8 |
Washington (CNN) -- Thousands of Department of Justice employees can breathe a little easier after learning they won't be furloughed due to forced budget cuts, but that assurance is good only until October 1, when a new fiscal year begins for the federal government. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a memo to departmen... | Attorney General Eric Holder says funds have been moved to keep workers on the job . But forced budget cuts may affect workers when the new fiscal year begins in October . Holder says the cuts will still affect the Justice Department in other ways . | 879d6dda26ec2e9f0a02ee64b578759d0f71ca18 |
(CNN) -- At least 53 people were killed and eight others injured in a reported grenade attack Thursday at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico, the capital of Nuevo Leon, Red Cross officials said. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET) at the Casino Royale when two people aboard a vehicle arrived, and one ... | NEW: Officials say the death toll in grenade attack is up to 53 . President Felipe Calderon responds to attack via his Twitter account . Grenade attack reported at a casino in Monterrey, in northeastern Mexico . Up to 30 people thought trapped in the casino because of debris . | d2e543404a35d0a9680cc257923a08e78bd76a51 |
(CNN) -- In case you think your weekends are filling up now that spring is here, consider the humdinger of a three-day stretch Louisville coach Rick Pitino might face in Atlanta starting April 6. Saturday: Coach a team in the Final Four for the seventh time, tying North Carolina coach Roy Williams for the fourth most i... | Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has 660 college-level victories and 192 with the NBA . Pitino's top-seeded Cardinals play 12th-seeded Oregon Friday in the Sweet 16 . Pitino, 60, on his 34-year career: "I want to coach until 70 and beyond" Louisville is on a 12-game winning streak . | c50c4cda3205a52e47694331fbfd7b17e4dc72ca |
(CNET) -- Just how reliant are you on the Internet? More women would give up sex rather than go without Internet access, according to a new survey. Nearly half of the women questioned by Harris Interactive said they'd be willing to forgo sex for two weeks, rather than give up their Internet access, according to a study... | Survey: Nearly half of women would forgo sex rather than give up Internet access . More women than men would be willing to give up sex, the survey found . The survey, commissioned by Intel, queried 2,119 adults in the U.S. last month . Most adults also would forgo two weeks of TV over one week of Internet use . | 2cc37be8499a73aa8d41ce3c6e7a0d4173e28122 |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) -- An elementary school teacher was arrested for punching an 8-year-old student in the face this month, Fort Lauderdale police said Tuesday. David Adam Grant is accused of striking an 8-year-old student at a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, school. David Adam Grant, 36, an art teacher at Sunlan... | Fort Lauderdale art teacher said to strike 8-year-old in the face . Man turned himself in to police Tuesday . Sunland Elementary teacher faces child abuse charges, police say . | 78369580451f780dfc8543dd9bd842691ddaed92 |
(Mashable) -- The $1 billion photo-sharing app Instagram -- once named "app of the year" by Apple -- has now "jumped the shark," according to Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller. And not only is Schiller trashing the service (in a brief message to Apple enthusiast Clayton Braasch), he has also deleted his Instagram a... | Five million users signed up in the first five days of Instagram launching on Android . Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller didn't like the app going to Android, deleted his account . Schiller: I really liked that the app was a small community of early adopters . | d20e7dc5bb0d524efff538f32ec0634a51d66f47 |
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Security forces in Iran on Thursday confronted thousands of protesting Iranians across the city, first at a cemetery and later at a prayer venue and near a government building, witnesses and news reports said. Mourners gather around the grave of Neda Agh-Soltan in Beheshte Zahra Cemetery. Clashes ... | Security forces confront protesters across Tehran . Some 3,000 mourners gather at the grave site of Neda Agha-Soltan . Agha-Soltan, 26, was shot in street protests after election on June 20 . Security forces rough up, beat some mourners, witnesses say . | 6539b48134d16d6fae3034ce41a395fd8991a42f |
(CNN) -- She was a call girl working the streets of Sin City. He's a guitarist in a heavy metal band. They found commonality in their Christian faith and Friday evening, the two were married in a Las Vegas, Nevada, ceremony broadcast live via the Web. Its Web site says Hookers for Jesus "addresses the realities of huma... | The bride: Annie Lobért, a former prostitute and founder of Hookers for Jesus . The groom: Musician Oz Fox, longtime member of the Christian band Stryper . Couple wed in South Las Vegas in front of an applauding crowd and a Web audience . Lobért's mission: To save the souls of women who sell their bodies . | 6c753fff4e97b22c00c043292b19978c58403b2c |
Rome (CNN) -- At least 16 people died, one was missing and 350 were injured after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook northern Italy Tuesday, Italian authorities said. The earthquake, which forced thousands of people from their homes, came nine days after a 6.0-magnitude quake struck the same region, killing seven people.... | At least 16 people are dead, Italy's civil protection agency says . Some 14,000 people have been displaced by the quakes, the agency says . Dozens of aftershocks are reported, several of more than 5.0 magnitude . The quake struck the same region where seven people were killed nine days ago . | 4b935a7190a688d0c390b422167a77b841b3102f |
World-renowned chef, author and Emmy winning television personality Anthony Bourdain visits Peru in the next episode of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," airing Sunday, June 2, at 9 p.m. ET. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. | Eatocracy: Peruvian food, from guinea pigs to pisco sours . 10 things to know before visiting Peru . Eatocracy: Peruvian food is having a moment . | dc0817a4049e3a619f32ebe00bfd8b62a5a2c3b8 |
(CNN) -- A group claiming to be the Indonesian arm of the al Qaeda terrorist network is purportedly taking responsibility for a pair of deadly bombs that exploded within minutes of each other at two luxury hotels in Jakarta. The JW Marriott in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was bombed July 17, is guarded Wednesday. The July... | Group claiming to be "al Qaeda in Indonesia" purportedly claims responsibility . Bombs at two Jakarta hotels killed nine people, including two presumed bombers . "American lackeys and stooges" were targets, statement says . | c2bebc1f68dbb1736f9c76268ab125a912b4081b |
London (CNN) -- Fabrice Muamba, the soccer player who collapsed during a game Saturday, may never return to professional football, according to a London heart specialist. In an interview with CNN affiliate ITN, consultant cardiologist Dr. Iqbal Malik, from Hammersmith Hospital, said it was "very much in doubt" that he ... | Fabrice Muamba collapsed during a football match Saturday evening . Heart specialist Dr. Iqbal Malik says his professional career has to be in "much doubt" Dr. Malik says he received crucial treatment in the first few minutes . | 427711eb12c55c06e635a760d35bffed855b5d7e |
(CNN) -- Spain will add the World Cup to their European title by beating the Netherlands in Sunday's final, according to Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff. The 63-year-old was the leading figure in Holland's revolutionary "total football" approach in the 1970s, when he also starred for Spanish giants Barcelona for fiv... | Spain favorites to beat Netherlands in Sunday's World Cup final, says Johan Cruyff . Dutch legend is also popular in Spain after his time with Barcelona as player and coach . Cruyff says Spain now have a strong team, not a collection of individuals as before . Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta says European champions mus... | 7879407cd63be334369d4843635a991db173c04d |
(CNN) -- Egypt's administrative court said Tuesday that it has lifted a three-month state of emergency in the country, though the nation's military and police said they're still enforcing it because they'd yet to receive the court's ruling, state-run media reported. Because of the security forces' stance, it wasn't imm... | Court announces lifting of emergency rules two days earlier than expected . Military, police say they still haven't received court's order . Military says it's still enforcing curfews . Emergency rules began three months ago after deadly clashes in Cairo . | 52fa7ff22c13dc516d24549696401ea0efc0deab |
(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova headed the pack as four of the top 10 seeds at the Western and Southern Open advanced to the third round of the Cincinnati event with wins on Tuesday. Fourth seed Sharapova, a beaten finalist at the Lindner Family Tennis Center last year, secured her place in the third round with a 6-1 6-3 vict... | Four top 10 seeds advanced at the Western and Southern Open on Tuesday . Maria Sharapova, Li Na, Petra Kvitova and Marion Bartoli are all into the third round . American Serena Williams won her first round match, beating Lucie Hradecka . | 5771a537365183a704daae2b8c4d5c04ee206270 |
(CNN) -- Dider Drogba scored the only goal of the game against Sudan as much-fancied Ivory Coast got their Africa Cup of Nations campaign off to a winning start. Drogba, who currently plays for English Premier League club Chelsea, grabbed the winner just before half time but Ivory Coast, nicknamed The Elephants, strugg... | Didier Drogba seals victory for Ivory Coast as they win their African Cup of Nations opener . Chelsea striker's goal helps his country to edge past Sudan 1-0 in Group B clash . Angola beat Burkino Faso 2-1 thanks to a 68th minute winner from Manucho . | b8adbb3abc60165834780f217d25e4221e2e8ef8 |
(CNN) -- When you mix the neon-lit, art-deco splendor of Miami beach with one of the world's most bankable art fairs, throw in a horde of fashion designers and a seemingly unending list of parties, you'd be hard-pressed to stop the celebrities from showing up. Still, this year's Art Basel Miami Beach, which wrapped las... | Celebrities have become major art collectors . Kanye West and Eva Longoria attended parties at Art Basel Miami Beach . Art advisers can negotiate deals on behalf of their celebrity clients . | 2d076331d8cac77f0dff951cabf2e362aa45b45b |
(CNN) -- With all of the recent deadly storms in the news, it may seem has though this year as been more active than a normal year. Since September 1 we have seen eight tropical cyclones, five of which became typhoons, two reaching Super Typhoon status, the strongest classification of tropical cyclones in the Western P... | Spate of deadly storms have hit East Asia in recent weeks . Statistics show number of storms in Western Pacific in 2009 is below average . El Nino phenomenon likely culprit behind recent spate of Asia-Pacific storms . | 9f31767eb4f641940ea29960cff93657e9a1396b |
(CNN) -- It may seem like a stretch to use sensitive crooner Josh Groban and "rock" in the same sentence, but with his new album "All That Echoes" (out this week), there might be more of a connection than one would think. In an interview last month with Billboard, Groban revealed his influences this time around include... | Josh Groban talks about some of his musical influences . His first concert in the third grade was a New Kids on the Block Christmas show . Groban is slated to appear in an upcoming comedy, "Coffee Town" | dce1e8d3d9a524f5547cdda8a7013f47fd7f3bb5 |
(CNN) -- Three siblings caught after allegedly firing at Colorado police during a high-speed chase appeared in court Monday, facing a ballooning list of charges against them. Lee Grace Dougherty faces 29 charges, while her brothers Dylan Stanley Dougherty and Ryan Edward Dougherty face 23 and 24 charges respectively, a... | A sister and two brothers face 29, 24 and 23 charges respectively in a Colorado court . They are also charged in another Colorado county and are wanted in Florida and Georgia . Police say they shot at officers with an AK-47 during a high-speed chase this month . | bb2ae2631493a965dcbefbad0761be6437951ac6 |
(CNN) -- Former world No. 1s Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki lit up the court at the Miami Masters on Thursday, but the lights went out on Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli in the other women's semifinal. On an eventful day at the U.S. hard-court event, four-time grand slam winner Sharapova and the in-form ... | Maria Sharapova beats Caroline Wozniacki to reach her fourth Miami Masters final . Agnieszka Radwanka defeats Marion Bartoli in match interrupted by light failures . World No. 1 Novak Djokovic reaches men's semifinals after beating David Ferrer . Djokovic's last four opponent will be Juan Monaco, who beat U.S. No. 1 Ma... | e333a2b80521d2be1fd3ef7e72eb5b4e1cb0f1d1 |
(CNN) -- One of the most infamous defendants in U.S. trials of recent years took two big steps Friday toward clearing her name, and she vowed to "keep fighting." Florida's 5th District Court of Appeal threw out two of Casey Anthony's four convictions of lying to authorities as they investigated the disappearance of Ant... | An appeals court invalidates two of Casey Anthony's convictions, upholds two others . She was convicted of four counts of lying to authorities during an investigation . The investigation was into the disappearance of Anthony's 2-year-old daughter, Caylee . Anthony's attorney said his client wants to "keep fighting" aft... | 3c4738811b3ce6b5f169daf491395558d5cf5616 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A series of major international sporting events, a weak currency and its perennially sunny perch on the tip of South Africa are making Cape Town one of the hottest sailing destinations of 2009. Lucky strike: The port city of Cape Town is set to benefit from several major sporting events . The I... | MainSail's 'Port of the Month' is Cape Town, South Africa . The area is one of South Africa's most popular tourist destinations . Cape Town is set to benefit from major international sporting events . The port is the country's second biggest and hosts major yacht races . | 01ace4f8c335b9e2fb528d34bd26fedd85130bea |
London (CNN) -- When Hosni Mubarak's decades-long rule came to an end in February, Cairo's Tahrir Square was a scene of jubilation, as hundreds of thousands of people celebrated the fall of a man many had feared for years. Today the square is once again a focal point for unrest and anger at the Egyptian regime, and the... | Nine months after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is once again the scene of protests . Activists are calling for an end to the military's hold on power . Demonstrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square have been met with violence; at least 27 people killed, hundreds wounded . | 91207937e6f3290dab41749fd7da1b9efb6cdfbe |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis has lost her appeal to clarify Britain's laws on assisted suicide, a charity working with the woman said Thursday. Debbie Purdy and husband Omar Puente pictured outside the High Court in October 2008. But the woman did get a strong hint that ... | UK court rejects appeal calling for clarification of laws on assisted suicide . But verdict hints anyone helping another go elsewhere to die wouldn't be prosecuted . MS sufferer Debbie Purdy wants option to travel abroad for assisted death . Parents of rugby player who died in Switzerland last year were not prosecuted ... | d3430eaecb7a2b8586c46a85413c69f8f99dba91 |
(CNN) -- Promosing Briton Amir Khan took a huge step towards a world title shot at lightweight after a fifth-round technical decision win over Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera in Manchester on Saturday. Amir Khan (right) lands another punch on Marco Antonio Barrera on his way to a points victory on Saturday. Khan, ... | Briton Amir Khan beats Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera in Manchester . Khan wins on the judges scorecards after a cut over Barrera's eye stops fight . Khan in line for a clash with WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez . | 8664ab81575040c37a630d451de8812a7550df56 |
London (CNN) -- Female drivers in Formula One are few and far between, but one woman aiming to change this is Susie Wolff. The 29-year-old is a development driver for Williams F1, where she works with engineers in a simulator and on track tests. She is about to compete in her seventh DTM racing car season for Mercedes ... | Susie Wolff was hired as a development driver for Williams F1 in April . She has raced in six DTM championships, finishing ahead of David Coulthard and Ralph Schumacher in 2010 . She is bidding to become one of only a handful of female drivers in motorsports top division . | 150bf07194320cd59f1d1a54ff6313b9fb4b9c30 |
(WIRED) -- Two cable powerhouses have announced an ambitious pilot program that aims to convince their customers that, actually, TV on the web should not be free. Jeffrey Bewkes, chairman and CEO of Time Warner, speaks at the NCTA conference in Washington. With a service called TV Everywhere, Comcast and Time Warner wi... | Comcast and Time Warner will give cable subscribers online access to tv content . Program is called TV Everywhere and will begin testing next month . TV Everywhere represents alternative -- and possible threat -- to popular Hulu model . Some of Time Warner's content will remain on Hulu.com . | 0cf3e8bd130f83305d53c4a886136e95fd4ba696 |
(CNN) -- Top seed Caroline Wozniacki wasted little time in booking her passage into the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Copenhagen Thursday. The Danish favorite beat Pauline Parmentier 6-2 6-1 in second round action as she bids for a third straight title in her home tournament. Sixth-ranked Wozniacki was tested ... | Caroline Wozniacki into quarterfinals of WTA tournament in Copenhagen . Top-seeded Dane beats Pauline Parmentier of France 6-2 6-1 . Second seed Angelique Kerber taken to three sets by Anne Keothavong . Olga Govertsova into third round of Barcelona Open . | c7f9d6686aec4c853afe7f01fe9628ba1159e3d2 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson "had a real monkey on his back" with a longtime drug addiction his family kept secret from the world, and it led to his overdose death, a lawyer for AEG Live said. The concert promoter's defense against the Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit begins Tuesday and will include test... | AEG Live will question "all of the many, many doctors" who treated Jackson, lawyer says . AEG lawyer: The Jacksons want "to blame somebody else for things that only they knew" The lawyer "badgered" Michael Jackson's mom during cross-examination, her attorney says . AEG's lawyer won't comment on questioning Katherine Ja... | 7b17f59e61abd436adba5b0ff4e549fa9f9b1e6d |
(CNN) -- A magnitude-5.9 earthquake hit central Mexico near the Pacific Coast on Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake was centered more than 200 miles from Mexico City, the USGS said, in the Mexican state of Michoacan. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in Michoacan, accordin... | There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries . It struck Mexico's Pacific Coast, in the state of Michoacan . The earthquake was felt in Mexico City . | 3dd1e7e7f95883f3240db265499662c863bb29e3 |
(CNN) -- One of the founding members of Los Zetas, a ruthless Mexican drug cartel that began as a group of army deserters hired by a drug lord, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, the federal attorney general's office said. Jaime Gonzalez Duran was in the upper echelons of the Zetas leadership and is one of the b... | Jaime Gonzalez Duran was one of the original Zetas . He was a bodyguard and hit man for the Gulf Cartel . It was the third sentence against him . | 1fcb08891936b3d1541f140da1ceba600c1c26a6 |
(CNN) -- U.S. Masters -- April 9-12, 2009 . 2007 Masters champion Zach Johnson puts the green jacket on 2008 winner Trevor Immelman. While The Open Championship at St Andrews, Scotland may rival it for history, few would argue that the U.S. Masters tournament is unrivalled in terms of beauty and exclusivity. Played at ... | U.S. Masters is always held at prestigious Augusta National, Georgia, U.S. 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage State Park's Black Course in Farmingdale, NY . Open Championship is the only major held outside the United States . U.S. PGA Championship is only major not open to amateur golfers . | 81b8500eddb666f88a4d295da8ef218f61487828 |
(CNN) -- The hospital where actor Gary Coleman died said Thursday it confirmed his former wife had legal authority to authorize his doctor to disconnect his life support last week. Coleman's parents are working with lawyers to gain custody of his body, their spokesman told CNN. Coleman divorced Shannon Price in 2008, b... | Lawyer: Gary Coleman and Shannon Price divorced in 2008 . Hospital: Coleman gave Price written authority to make medical decisions . Coleman, 42, died two days after fall at home . | dae568199e9c453a7d2af272bf26cf3915eba3f4 |
(CNN) -- May the Feathers be with you. In their relentless quest to exhaust the galaxy of new marketing opportunities, "Angry Birds" has partnered with Lucasfilm for a "Star Wars"-themed version of the blockbuster mobile game. The new game launches Thursday on most major platforms: iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, Mac... | "Angry Birds Star Wars" launches Thursday on multiple platforms . The new game features more than 80 levels . Players will get to "use the Force, wield a Lightsaber, and blast away Pigtroopers" | 8e1594f1baea24fe676e2a77e9398a282b23fdea |
(CNN) -- English Premier League giants Liverpool announced plans Monday to stay at their "spiritual home" of Anfield rather than move to a new stadium. The north-west of England club will be working with Liverpool City Council to regenerate the area around the historic ground, which would include new housing developmen... | Liverpool to stay at their historic Anfield ground . New project will see stadium capacity increased to 60,000 . 10-year-old plans for a new stadium at Stanley Park shelved . Club shares same owners as Boston Red Sox baseball team . | a5f81b3880e90b7510e19d74a19d8fcaffd1bf66 |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Two barrels filled with explosives washed up on beaches in Israel on Monday, according to Israeli authorities. Authorities disposed of both without injury. Islamic Jihad, the Fatah Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and the Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades issued a leaflet in Gaza claiming responsibility for sendin... | Authorities dispose of two barrels filled with explosives; no injuries reported . Islamic Jihad among groups claiming responsibility for barrels in Ashkelon, Ashdod . Police close the beach, nearby areas to the public . | bc8d351ba47b4f1beff971b8877527a14d404a30 |
REMOTE WEST TIMOR (CNN) -- Maria's labored breath echoes within the walls of her family's mud hut. Her tiny, bony hands open and close in slow claw-like motions. Baby Maria weighs just 10 pounds at 15 months due to malnutrition in West Timor. She's 15 months old, but weighs just 10 pounds -- one of countless children ... | Indonesia's West Timor faces crisis: 50 percent of children malnourished . Severe drought brought on by repeated drought has destroyed crops, officials say . Villager: "As a parent, I feel that I can't properly care for them" Aid groups say they're seeking international help to address the issue . | ef5920db461205ec69534a13ae069006e48f575c |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Twin car bombs exploded near three Iraqi government buildings Sunday in central Baghdad, killing at least 132 people. It was the deadliest attack in the country in more than two years. More than 500 people were wounded. The blasts had ripple effects throughout the country, triggering questions ab... | Obama condemns bombings, pledges U.S. support for Iraq election . Death toll rises to 132 in suicide bombings, officials say . Two bombs explode outside government buildings in Baghdad . In August, at least 100 killed, dozens hurt in another twin bombing . | fa0d51966604cbb206e521bf74996d2aeb9cd09c |
Vatican City (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI delivered his final public prayer ceremony Sunday to a crowd of thousands at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, amid rumors of a sex scandal brewing as he prepares to step down. "Thank you for your affection," the pope told the crowd as he appeared at the window of his apartment... | The pope says his decision was the result of a calling from God . The Italian media has been abuzz with new clergy sex allegations . The Vatican vehemently denied the allegations . Benedict has said he is stepping down because of weakness caused by aging . | 85bd9d77d133ab62a21c944d4017a77a323f1430 |
(CNN) -- Summer is the perfect time of year to dive into thrillers that will burn away the afternoon and make you forget about your job, the heat or your visiting in-laws. Two new page-turners out in July fit that description, breaking new ground in the techno-thriller genre, which draws upon themes in science fiction,... | Two new summer thrillers reimagine current affairs through a sci-fi lens . Marcus Sakey's "Brilliance" explores a world in which kids have supernatural abilities . Charlie Huston's 'Skinner" is an espionage thriller for the information age . | c21a90e72826f3b2b2d7b00e5c25ede0c95c51b1 |
(CNN) -- During a summer when temperatures flirt with never-before-seen highs, millions of Americans are streaming to water parks. Not just in sunny Florida -- but stretching from Long Island, New York, to Wisconsin, to Colorado, to Texas and California -- sprawling facilities offer a wonderful oasis from this year's b... | America's water parks offer thrills from New York to Florida to California . They're the modern equivalent of 1900s pleasure beaches, expert says . Water park trends include "bowl rides" and uphill water coasters . | b9df724f0186a67df3ee16f4ad5d00e5aa1f96b0 |
(CNN) -- World soccer's governing body FIFA has nominated the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, to be its lead anti-corruption investigator, FIFA said Tuesday. The Argentinian prosecutor is best known for pursuing war crimes charges against Libya's late Moammar Gadhafi and the preside... | FIFA nominates Luis Moreno-Ocampo to lead its anti-corruption unit . He is best known for war crimes charges against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi . Allegations of corruption rocked FIFA's governing body last year. | 5d3d737687ab1fb333707e36a6d32a4c51fb3028 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has blocked the imminent release of dozens of sex offenders who have served their federal sentences after the Obama administration claimed many of them remain "sexually dangerous." The Supreme Court has blocked the release of sex offenders after claims they remain dangerous. Chief... | As many as 77 North Carolina inmates are scheduled to be released . Obama administration claims many of them remain "sexually dangerous" The men must remain in jail for now . | 55228e3ccafd1dd142c193f6b1e1f7357beea056 |
(CNN) -- When it comes to the Academy Awards, Hollywood has some biases. The late Heath Ledger won a Golden Globe for his performance as The Joker in "The Dark Knight." Summer blockbusters get short shrift. Comedies aren't taken seriously. And animated features? They almost never get drawn. Which, on the surface, doesn... | "The Dark Knight" was year's top box office film, also critically praised . Oscar nominations tend to go to "prestige" works . One observer believes "Knight's" prospects for best picture nod are "excellent" Other strong possibilities: "Slumdog Millionaire," Mickey Rourke, Heath Ledger . | 688e5f1ad3d64961b151846a98021f552c7fd0b0 |
Peshawar (CNN) -- Taliban fighters from Pakistan say they have united with al Qaeda forces in Syria to fight the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The commander of the Pakistan Taliban, Abdul Rashid Abbasi, has told CNN that the first batch of fighters has arrived in Syria and established a command and contro... | First batch of fighters has arrived, says Pakistan Taliban commander . Next batch of 150 will arrive next week, commander says . Taliban commander: Al Qaeda in Syria will command fighters . | 0633df8d2fc4439802485e3be908da41f8dd8022 |
(CNN) -- The 2020 European Championships will be staged in cities across the continent, rather than just in one host nation, UEFA's executive committee decided on Thursday. Dubbing the tournament "A Euro for Europe", European football's governing body has ensured the competition will firmly break with tradition as it c... | 2020 European Championships to be played across continent . The move is designed to be a one-off event to coincide with tournament's 60th anniversary . UEFA stresses that financial strains for a single host nation underpin the decision . Cities will start bidding in 2013, with a decision expected in 2014 . | 808aa3ac2a11485238f7861521b28f2703bdf910 |
New Delhi (CNN) -- The victim of a brutal gang rape that sparked massive protests in India arrived in Singapore for treatment Thursday morning. "The patient condition remains extremely critical as before," said Dr. Kelvin Loh, CEO of Mount Elizabeth Hospital. "Prior to coming to Singapore, she had three abdominal surge... | NEW: "The patient condition remains extremely critical," hospital official says . NEW: Students, elderly women joined a march that was blocked from downtown New Delhi . Widespread anger about a 23-year-old woman's rape has prompted massive protests . She was hospitalized after a rape and beating on a moving bus on Dece... | b262ff72e36aa9ec93d1dd28a85fcb333afadbcb |
DULUTH, Georgia (CNN) -- Neither the on-the-field fame nor the off-the-field notoriety of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was enough to spark a bidding war for his suburban Atlanta mansion Tuesday. No one submitted the minimum $3.2 million bid for former Falcon Michael Vick's Atlanta-area mansion. The m... | No one submitted minimum $3.2 million bid for Michael Vick's mansion . Vick, former quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, is in prison . He was convicted last year in connection with dogfighting operation . Mansion in Duluth, Georgia, has eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms . | b8f7d41759dca62a512ba604969407e68e4a9ce1 |
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