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Hong Kong (CNN) -- International auction houses Sotheby's and Christie's have a history that stretches back to the 18th Century. But a little-known Chinese rival could now pose a threat to their global dominance of the sale of fine art and antiques. China Guardian said last week that it would hold its first auction out... | Chinese auction house to hold first sale outside China . Move may pose a threat to Sotheby's and Christie's market dominance . China's art market has boomed in recent years . Chinese painters now outsell Warhol and Picasso at auction . | 3870e2db28eff18250f79d35419864e5b421f94e |
(CNN) -- A Lance Armstrong representative tried to make a donation of about $250,000 to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency before the agency launched the investigation that led to the cyclist being stripped of his Tour de France titles, the chief of the USADA said. "I was stunned," Travis Tygart, the head of the anti-doping a... | NEW: Armstrong's attorney says the cyclist never tried to make such a donation . USADA chief says donation offer was a conflict of interest . Lance Armstrong has agreed to 90-minute interview, Oprah Winfrey's network announces . Release says Armstrong is expected to talk about doping allegations . | 9c0fd3b8601f8fb871dee86c22ba57130a1904fd |
London (CNN) -- Thousands of members of the British Armed Forces took part in a parade and flypast at Windsor Castle Saturday as part of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne. World War II era Spitfires and Lancaster bombers, helicopters and Tornado fighters were among the 78 aircraft to soar... | 78 aircraft take part in a dramatic flypast above Windsor Castle . Some 2,500 members of the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force march past the Queen . The Queen is taking part in celebrations to mark her 60 years on the throne . | 2f648b11bf27675f1ecb145f68d6ea7ff269ea4b |
(CNN) -- Like so many U.S. service members before them, the bodies of Sgt. Phillip Jenkins and Pvt. James McClamrock returned late Thursday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, the most recent deaths of the war in Iraq. But in some ways, the differences in their deaths couldn't be more striking than the 4,400 that came... | U.S. combat operations in Iraq ended September 1 . Two American soldiers die after combat role ends . U.S. troops are scheduled to leave Iraq by the end of 2011 . | 15d466aabf34fdf67404734f396a2e9578bf1cd2 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The former judge who last year lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a dry cleaners over a missing pair of pants wants his job back. Roy Pearson sued the owners of this dry cleaning business for $54 million over a missing pair of pants. Roy Pearson was not reappointed after his term expired as ... | Roy Pearson accuses the city government of an "unlawful demotion" and termination . He sought $54 million from a small family-owned dry cleaners over lost trousers . A judge found in favor of the dry cleaners . Pearson was taken off the bench in May 2007 . | 419306a72fc4d6c93b8676e94a1ff02d1cfde3b2 |
(CNN) -- Murder charges against two Maryland doctors over abortions they performed on late-term fetuses have been dropped, prosecutors said Wednesday. "We have exercised our discretion to dismiss them at this point," said Cecil County State's Attorney Ellis Rollins. The doctors, Steven Brigham and Nicola Riley, had fac... | Murder charges are dropped against two doctors over late-term abortions they performed . The doctors, Steven Brigham and Nicola Riley, had each faced various counts of murder . Maryland is one of 38 states with fetal homicide laws . | 8419e72b5e69305710ec6793da5bd033e1f8989a |
Houston, Texas (CNN) -- Stephen and Sara Stone say they never thought their six-month marriage would be tested so soon. But on April 20, a day before her husband was scheduled to come home from a three-week stint on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, Sara Stone found herself waiting to hear whether he was dea... | Stephen Stone was to come home from oil rig April 21 . Sinking was an early test for young marriage . Wife saw rig burning in TV but didn't hear from husband for a day . "Amazing" husband saved wedding ring, she says . | a88b5e5a4fd903a29c5997cc0c631e900d7345f4 |
(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo missed an early penalty as Manchester United earned a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal at Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium on Wednesday night. Cristiano Ronaldo sent his penalty attempt wide as United failed to take an early lead at the Nou Camp. The Portugal winger, th... | Manchester United earn 0-0 draw away to Barcelona in first leg of semifinal . United's top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo misses penalty in the third minute . Barca dominated Champions League tie but could not breach United's defense . Goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar made several saves but not seriously tested . | dc7f4527bf654918c7a4bb19179949ecd5982c0f |
(EW.com) -- FX has greenlit a single-camera pilot called "The Comedians" that will star Billy Crystal as a veteran joke-teller who is paired with a younger and edgier performer for a late-night sketch show. The pilot, which will begin shooting this summer, is based on a Swedish format of the same name from Stockholm-ba... | FX has greenlit a comedy pilot that will star Billy Crystal . He'll play a veteran comic who's paired with a younger, edgier performer on a sketch show . The pilot is expected to begin production this summer . | 8eb9f955bfb292890bad35539515f357b5dafdcf |
Washington (CNN) -- Before President Obama says a word during his Tuesday Oval Office address, the backdrop will make a statement for him: that he is the decider. Obama is set to give his second Oval Office address, a speech meant to mark the end of combat missions in Iraq. But besides the remarks he will make, the set... | Obama to give Oval Office address on end of combat mission in Iraq . Presidents don't give speeches from the Oval Office casually, says historian . Obama's other Oval Office address was two months ago . | 165174328054a88c7491df0305f0fa8b87be6525 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Throughout her career, singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper has promoted gay and lesbian rights. She has a personal connection to this cause -- her sister is a lesbian -- but she also believes it's a matter of fairness. Cyndi Lauper worked with Cathy Nelson of the Human Rights Campaign to raise awareness ... | Lauper and Cathy Nelson campaigned together for gay and lesbian rights . Nelson helped the Human Rights Campaign go from 12,000 members to 725,000 . Lauper and Nelson lobbied to expand federal hate crimes laws . | 9ceb48023251e01ca8811be976c60f5740b3c3dc |
(CNN) -- CNN is among a handful of news outlets partnering with Facebook on a feature that will help share data about what users are talking about on the social network. On Monday, the site rolled out two new tools. The first, Public Feed API, lets users display a real-time feed of public posts that contain a certain w... | Facebook rolls out tool to help media outlets crunch its data . CNN among first few to access Public Feed API, Keywords Insight API . The tools can show how popular certain topics are on Facebook . | 57a3612499bceacb5e30f0d50407dbb5359f2324 |
(CNN) -- When it comes to football players, there are very few who can be held up as respectable role models. All too often, players are criticized for their off-field behaviour, alleged racist remarks, outbursts on Twitter and end up gracing the front pages of newspapers for all the wrong reasons. Balotelli on the bri... | Angel Rangel, the Swansea City player, makes trip to homeless shelter . Spaniard took food to those at local homeless shelter following tweet appeal . Rangel promises to cook his famous Spanish Omelette next time . | 96d6ad02dd5ad872c811fef73a9419639d343448 |
(CNN) -- On Labor Day, we celebrate the American worker. And more than four years since the Great Recession ended in June 2009, the unemployment rate is 7.4%, a big improvement from the high of 10% in the fall of 2009. Unfortunately, the rate is hugely misleading: Most of that improvement was for all the wrong reasons.... | Heidi Shierholz: Jobless rate improvement has been caused by all the wrong reasons . She says rate down because workers have dropped out or are not entering labor force . Shierholz: Demand for goods, services hasn't gone up enough for businesses to hire more . She says restore state, local public services: Priority has... | 623ccc4ab8229f4c516867b39c0bcac99a409552 |
Cancun, Mexico (CNN) -- Delegates at the United Nations climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, approved an agreement early Saturday, despite objections from Bolivia and with praise from the United States government. On Saturday, the White House said President Barack Obama congratulated Mexican President Felipe Ca... | NEW: U.S. President Barack Obama praises conclusion of the Cancun climate conference . Bolivia claims rich nations "bullied" other countries into accepting the deal . The UN's chief negotiator says the deal "reignited" hope in talks . The agreement includes plans for a fund to help developing nations . | e5d77384313f1bae2c19046d9ab9c1c9f1a34f7c |
New York (CNN) -- A New York man accused of drugging, smothering and dismembering an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial, attorneys revealed in court Thursday. Prosecutors say Levi Aron abducted the boy, Leiby Kletzky, from his Brooklyn neighborhood on July 11. The accused then too... | Levi Aron has been accused of drugging, smothering and dismembering Brooklyn boy . Aron has pleaded not guilty to charges in 8-year-old's death . Suspect has been found mentally competent to stand trial, attorneys say . Suspect and victim are members of a close-knit Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn . | 670fe570e0036b602ee42db69e7adc4093eae6a6 |
Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to take place near Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday outside an event where former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to appear. Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for "... | Protests are expected at a Vancouver event with Bush and Clinton . Amnesty International wants Bush arrested for war crimes . The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is ready for clashes . The ex-presidents plan to speak at an economic summit . | 97cce02b17aac2eecd6b147185da1cb1b6bdec53 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Four thousand women are running for office in Iraq's provincial elections Saturday, and many of them will be guaranteed seats under an electoral quota system. Iraqi women show off their ink-stained fingers after voting Saturday in Baghdad. Regardless of the votes their candidates receive, partie... | Female candidates seek to change women's status in Iraqi society . Many will be guaranteed seats under electoral quota system . Candidate says she's running to challenge fundamentalist beliefs about women . | 7b3ed9ee9b007c19bb3c8f67b052871025a43d57 |
(CNN) -- The Turkish and Egyptian governments engaged in a round of tit-for-tat diplomacy Saturday, with Egypt first expelling Ankara's ambassador and Turkey reciprocating. Cairo blamed its decision to declare Turkish Ambassador Huseyin Avni Botsali "persona non grata" -- or unwelcome -- on Ankara's interference in its... | Egypt asked Turkey's ambassador to leave Saturday . Turkish media said Egypt attributed the move to Ankara's interference in its affairs . The Turkish government later declared Egypt's former ambassador unwelcome . The move follows a worsening in relations since the ousting of President Mohamed Morsy . | dbdcdbd0ac8066dc1862845f94b6607d8a912366 |
Editor's note: Peter Bregman is chief executive of Bregman Partners Inc., a global management consulting firm, and the author of "Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change". He writes a weekly column, How We Work, for HarvardBusiness.org. Peter Bregman says Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett shared their humanity ... | Bregman: Deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett touched many deeply . He says we identify with the vulnerability of people with fame and talent . Bregman: As we grieve, we're reminded of a part of our lives that is gone forever . | a6b0aadd852293f3e2431d2f18bc09310bd5c59f |
(CNN) -- Sebastien Loeb claimed his sixth Monte Carlo Rally crown as his quest for a ninth-straight world rally title got off to the perfect start. The Frenchman completed the formalities Sunday after virtually securing the crown with a dominant performance through Saturday's night stages. Loeb, who drives for the Citr... | Citroen's Sebastien Loeb claims his sixth Monte Carlo Rally crown . Eight-time World Rally Champion is fastest in Sunday's final stage . Dnaiel Sordo is second for Mini while Petter Solberg was third for Ford . | 0ef19601ae425f65954f6f8d9e9c97a677e48fd6 |
(CNN) -- No, there may not be an NBA season this year. But there is another installment of "NBA 2K," the top-rated basketball video game for 11 years running. This year's version, "NBA 2K12," will let you end the debate about what historical team is the greatest by offering 15 classic teams and players to battle on the... | "NBA2K12," the top-rated pro-basketball video game, goes on sale Tuesday . Game's My Player mode lets you create your own basketball player and guide his career . NBA Commissioner David Stern announces each draft pick, including your player . Game announcers do a good job of mixing your player's performance into their ... | 3027711aa395a019aa1f210ad8cbb626bc236780 |
Washington (CNN) -- A hoax mayday call that launched a massive search off the coast of New Jersey last week may be linked to a similar call made last month nearly 1,500 miles away off Texas, authorities said Wednesday. At a news conference in New York, Coast Guard investigators said that in both cases the callers repor... | The Coast Guard received apparent false mayday calls off New Jersey and Texas . A Houston reporter alerted the agency to similarities in the calls . The Coast Guard is relying on the media and tips from the public to find the callers . | bff22547712d5fcc70c6abac22255bd0c21ff483 |
Chicago (CNN) -- A day after 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was laid to rest -- and 11 days after she was shot to death on the streets of Chicago -- police are questioning two people in relation to her slaying, a police spokeswoman said. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called Hadiya's family on Sunday morning to tell them abo... | Chicago's mayor told Hadiya Pendleton's family about two being questioned, police say . The honor student was killed one week after she performed at President Obama's inauguration . Her funeral was held Saturday, with first lady Michelle Obama among the attendees . | 4b34e8f4d0de2e8ff6a137353121c217f91ea303 |
New York (CNN) -- Rapper Lil Wayne will go directly to jail after he is sentenced by a Manhattan judge Tuesday afternoon for a gun conviction, according to a person familiar with the case. Dwayne Carter, as he is known legally, pleaded guilty to felony gun charges in a deal with prosecutors October 2009. He is expecte... | Rapper Dwayne Carter will be sentenced for a gun conviction . Carter's sentencing was postponed so he could get dental work . Work includes removal of diamond-encrusted braces . | 68802505e98963618255d6b867ac79fb396721a2 |
(CNN) -- The principal of a small private school in Memphis, Tennessee, was found dead in a classroom Wednesday, Memphis police said. Suzette York, 49, was lying in a pool of blood at Memphis Junior Academy, according to the city fire department. Police have detained a 17-year-old student in connection with the death, ... | Suzette York, 49, was found dead in a classroom Wednesday . The cause of York's death is unknown; police detain a 17-year-old student . Officers responded to a call at Memphis Junior Academy around 11:15 a.m. | a7ec3e6629087bad58a5379aa5278890bdeb29df |
(TIME.com) -- A filmmaker with multiple sclerosis hopes an app he developed will help fellow wheelchair users make cities like New York more accessible. For most people, meeting friends for dinner at a new restaurant, jumping into a taxi or going out for a shopping trip shouldn't require too much advanced planning. Jus... | Steps, narrow doorways and cracked sidewalks can make travel difficult in cities . Frustrated by his inability to move around, Jason DaSilva developed AXS Map . The crowdsourcing platform allows people to rate businesses for accessibility . | 49e35dab61bd5ac4bd8481c37883ae755f06dbb9 |
Editor's note: Business Insider is contributing a series of columns to CNN.com that challenge commonly held beliefs about the tech world. (Business Insider) -- Here's the truth about AT&T's wireless network: On the whole, despite what you've heard, it's not actually that bad. It's just bad for the wrong people in the w... | Cities such as New York and San Francisco can strain wireless networks . They have a large concentration of iPhone owners who love to complain in the press . PC World: Test shows AT&T's network almost always faster than competitors . Spokesman: AT&T adding more bandwidth to support faster speeds . | 3870538c9f749bfa5a22a6fb6302296d02ddb60d |
(CNN) -- The arrest of a Connecticut town's finance director -- who is accused of embezzling $2.3 million while financially supporting his mistress in Florida -- has left the small community in financial crisis. Henry L. Centrella Jr., 59, was arrested in August on five counts of first-degree larceny after several mont... | Henry L. Centrella Jr., 59, was arrested in August on five counts of first-degree larceny . Investigation has found that more than $2 million has been misappropriated . Winchester, Connecticut, has been left scrambling for a way to pay its bills . | 23728b36b1a9cdbdb168fbd7aae685016c6e076e |
New York (CNN) -- A 47-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the death of a 73-year-old woman who was set on fire in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building, telling police the woman owed him $2,000, New York police said. Jerome Isaac faces charges of first-degree and second-degree murder, along with arson, polic... | NEW: "This is as bad as it gets," police official says . NEW: Jerome Isaac came to police station "reeking of gasoline," police say . The suspect says the victim owed him $2,000 . The victim is identified as Deloris Gillespie, 73 . | ad5e7ec46c1d56e4668008cfa8a7959bd6b827aa |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- New technology devised by a Connecticut firm, The Green Revolution Inc is turning sessions at the gym into clean renewable electricity. The Green Revolution device snaps on to the front of all major brands of indoor cycling equipment. It's a workout that hopes to work out some of our energy pro... | New machine generates electricity from cycling workouts in the gym . The Green Revolution snaps on to all major brands of indoor cycling equipment . Potential for 36,000 health clubs in U.S. to be fitted with energy saving device . | 79b20d297c093f862597c0989e961af3746d4df8 |
Tokyo (CNN) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan invoked his country's recovery from World War II on Tuesday as he sought to turn the nation's attention to the arduous task of rebuilding. Yet the challenges awaiting Japan remained on full display the day he spoke: The country rated the crisis at a nuclear plant stricke... | The Japanese prime minister urged Japan to focus on rebuilding . Nearly 28,000 people are dead or missing since a massive earthquake last month . Fresh round of earthquakes rumbled Tuesday across an already battered landscape . | a95dbe18164d6b44e7b53391f52c8546fa7c9295 |
Paris, France (CNN) -- French police are searching the home of the daughter of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, a spokeswoman from the prosecutor's office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre told CNN Wednesday. Bettencourt's daughter, Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, went to court last month accusing a photographer of bil... | Police are searching the home of Liliane Bettencourt's daughter . Bettencourt is the L'Oreal heiress and France's richest woman . Police questioned Bettencourt on Monday . | 665d4bea88c3d94ad351d32a294a9a0345fd738e |
Madrid (CNN) -- A gang that smuggled Chinese citizens into the United States and Europe, sometimes forcing them to work as prostitutes, has been busted with 75 arrests in Spain and France, authorities announced Saturday. The trafficking ring was based in -- and directed from -- China, but its two suspected leaders in E... | Smugglers charged up to $66,000 to bring migrants into Europe and the U.S., police say . Spanish police arrested two suspects they called the ringleaders and 49 others . Another 24 were arrested in France after a two-year probe . | 16e668d8691266f204c37a194783883ac2fb4c42 |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A helicopter crashed into an oil drilling platform off the coast of Dubai, killing all seven people on board, officials said Thursday. The helicopter which crashed was a Bell 212, the same model as pictured above. Among the victims were an American and a Briton, said Hanan Moussa of... | Helicopter crashes into an oil drilling platform off Dubai, killing seven people . Victims were: American, British, Indian, Pakistani, Filipino and Venezuelan . Bell 212 helicopter crashed on the deck of the oil rig . | 4b89e8a6a25de61d21a1fed20fb911cd4b1e4b47 |
(CNN) -- Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon was undergoing surgery for a heart attack Monday, two days after taking office, a hospital director said at a news conference. Garzon underwent a cardiac catheterization procedure early Monday that showed he had several blocked arteries and needed heart surgery, said Ca... | Heart surgery was being performed Monday morning . An exam revealed several blocked arteries, a hospital director said . The surgery was not expected to disrupt a high-level Colombia-Venezuela meeting Tuesday . Angelino Garzon was sworn into office on Saturday . | df856bca1fd498ff736e297e6cd4d4d510f5d684 |
(CNN) -- A Chicago, Illinois, couple, their real estate agent and a real estate broker face charges of violating the federal Fair Housing Act for refusing to sell a $1.8 million home to black radio personality and comedian George Willborn, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said. The five-bedroom, 8,0... | Chicago couple accused of refusing to sign sales contract . George Willborn and wife offered $1.7 million . Agent says seller told him he would prefer not to sell to African-Americans . | d7cee916e31af8022660864de3d4b58fbf9f7e7a |
(CNN) -- "Borderlands 2" wants to raise the stakes and improve upon its signature art style and outlandish weapons while broadening the story on the planet of Pandora. At a hands-on demo, a pre-alpha build of the new title showed off two classes of characters -- one new and one familiar. It also demonstrated how the de... | The art style remains the same, with familiar hand-painted looks and dark outlines . The action takes place five years after the conclusion of "Borderlands" Gamers will have to wait until September 18 to get their hands on "Borderlands 2" | 08f350ba60a7454bd9a572ce49839359eebe6b41 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- An American Airlines Boeing 757 made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport an hour after taking off because the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit, a fire department official said. Inflatable chutes extend from a jet that made an emergency landing Tuesday in Los Angel... | Honolulu-bound American jet lands at Los Angeles International Airport . Pilot requests emergency landing after smoke in cabin reported, official says . Passengers slide down inflatable chutes to get out of cabin; minor injuries reported . | bc69d883d88d09888054ac9a1b4ebd29626b7871 |
(CNN) -- An Irish woman and a Scottish woman accused of trying to smuggle 25 pounds of cocaine from Peru to Europe pleaded guilty to the charges, the court handling the case said. Michaella McCollum, 20, from Ireland, was arrested alongside Melissa Reid, 19, from Scotland, by Peruvian national police at Jorge Chavez In... | Attorney for Michaella McCollum say she accepted drug trafficking charges in Peru . Sentencing for McCollum and another woman set for next week . Fellow defendant Melissa Reid also pleaded guilty, court says . The two women arrested as they tried to board a flight carrying 25 pounds of cocaine . | 50c0199e649d3087c21c35b433c72aca049fff15 |
(CNN) -- The world's best female golfer, Lorena Ochoa of Mexico, has exclusively revealed to CNN that a meeting with Tiger Woods in her youth inspired her to become the player she is today. Tiger Woods and Lorena Ochoa pose at the Golf Writer's Association of America Awards in 2007. The pair first met at Tory Pines whe... | Lorena Ochoa and Tiger Woods first met at the Junior World Championships . Ochoa has won 26 LPGA titles since turning professional . The Mexican started playing the game aged five . | 64ba7ac2c779383fd3e0ba0ca2b645ab1de67458 |
(EW.com ) -- After two seasons of in-depth interviews with the likes of David Letterman, George Will, and David Simon of "The Wire," Alec Baldwin will retire his "Here's The Thing" podcast on WNYC in October, just as he launches his new talkshow on MSNBC. The Hollywood Reporter claimed that Baldwin was open to continui... | Alec Baldwin will end his podcast in October . It's the same month he begins his MSNBC talk show . The podcast will end with an appearance from Jerry Seinfeld . | bfa90aab0c34779ee9d3d628b8b4dd137af26ddd |
(CNN) -- The notion of postcard-perfect villages steeped in old-world charm has inspired centuries of travelers to fan out across Europe, seeking its secluded hamlets. As a result, the continent's scenic spots rarely remain hidden for long. It doesn't take much to make a charming village feel uncomfortably popular. Con... | Tellaro occupies the easternmost tip of the Golfo dei Poeti . Bibury's row of 17th century cottages may be the Cotswold village's most scenic area . French and German influences mix in the well-preserved Alsatian village of Colmar . | 470c38b4b8a6803888b7d00475d19bb0fd922df1 |
(CNN) -- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Carnival Corporation surrounding the events that crippled the cruise ship Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico. Filing on behalf of other passengers, Matt and Melissa Crusan of Oklahoma alleged in their lawsuit that "Carnival knew or should have known that the vessel Triu... | NEW: "Sewage and/or human waste sloshed around the vessel," suit says . Class-action lawsuit alleges Carnival should have known "mechanical and/or engine issues" Conditions created "a severe risk of injury, illness and/or disease," suit alleges . | 8c41090825c31eb00ad23087095fa01e3ca7fca3 |
(CNN) -- Defending champion Serena Williams breezed past Germany's Angelique Kerber in her opening match at the WTA Championships in Istanbul's Sinan Erdem Dome on Tuesday. The world No.1 needed just 65 minutes to overpower the World No.9 winning 6-3, 6-1 as she looks to seal a fourth WTA Championships crown and an inc... | Serena Williams starts defense of WTA Championship title with win over Angelique Kerber . World No.2 Victoria Azarenka also a winner on Tuesday beating Sara Errani 7-6, 6-2 . Stanislas Wawrinka crashes out of home ATP Tour 500 event in Basel, Switzerland . | 606f532bd6371681f124478b274ccaa4b99b653b |
(CNN) -- A century after her childhood inspiration Jim Thorpe won two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics, synchronized swimmer Mary Killman will be competing in her first Games in London this year. Like the legendary athlete, Killman comes from a part Native American background in Oklahoma, and is a registered membe... | Mary Killman will be competing in her first Olympics in London . The 21-year-old will be youngest member of the U.S. Synchronized Swimming team . Killman inspired by exploits of Olympic legend Jim Thorpe, also a Native American . She is a proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation . | 539237e6c5463799c945278989f3f3da9d32f73b |
Washington (CNN) -- If you're on your way to some of the nation's airports this holiday season and have a feeling there are fewer people schlepping their suitcases and looking for long-term parking spaces, it's not your imagination. The estimate for the upcoming winter holiday travel period predicts there will be fewer... | A projected 43.3 million air travelers will fly on U.S. carriers . That's a 1% drop from the same period last year . On the busiest days, flights will be filled to at least 85% capacity . | d01ec9f49353c8a88e59a2ff6a35b137bb6f51f2 |
Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- One week after a tornado devastated the lives and landscape of Moore, much of the city seems frozen in time. But despite the staggering wreckage that still litters the ground, the road to recovery is well under way. Here's the latest on the Oklahoma tornado aftermath. Oklahoma tornado: In conte... | NEW: A man finds $2,000 buried in the rubble of his destroyed home . A huge public memorial Sunday "was probably the start of healing for the community" Moore's public schools suffered $45 million in damage . Obama visits disaster-stricken areas and calls for donations to the American Red Cross . | b6f7601a5b1550f5760e1d508a851ae950ff8af4 |
(CNN) -- On the afternoon last week when the Rod Blagojevich jury rendered its verdict, you just know that someone, in some entertainment-industry high-rise office suite somewhere, was seeing the invisible lightbulb click on: . Eureka! The next big reality-show idea. No, not a show about Blagojevich. That's not thinkin... | Bob Greene says Blagojevich jury verdict likely led to some exec's Eureka moment . Why not a reality show about a deliberating jury?, he speculates . He says in a tell-all culture, with cash-strapped courts, someone, somewhere is bound to allow it . Greene: Dramatic possibilities endless, as are potential abuses. But ... | 7470a2cecf2c11b5fe081dd0e20715db4a432591 |
London (CNN) -- They are a formidable new force in the tech world -- tween developers with world-class coding skills and firsthand insights into the games kids really want to play. At the forefront of this wave of young developing talent are a couple of entrepreneurial Irish boys who have emerged from the CoderDojo, a ... | Developers as young as 12 are having success developing game apps . Many prodigious developers come out of the CoderDojo, a free coding club for kids . Started in Ireland two years ago, the non-profit has since spread to 22 countries . Two entrepreneurial Irish boys are the club's most high-profile success stories . | 982bdcfc90e8188b08dab4c4d8fca2cfa983e6a2 |
Las Vegas (CNN) -- The makers of Gorilla Glass, the glass that's used in touchscreen gadgets such as iPhones, iPads and more than 500 other models of electronic gadgets, has officially unveiled a thinner and more touch-sensitive version of their product. When it comes to innovation in electronic gadgets, a new kind of ... | Corning unveils a new, thinner form of its popular Gorilla Glass at CES . The original Gorilla Glass is used in more than 500 models of touchscreen gadgets . New glass more responsive but not less resistant to breakage than current Gorilla Glass . | 4a0caecbc2bdd104e56828bc68a8244f1b3743f6 |
(CNN) -- There's a lot that will happen in 2013 with respect to health care, but the truth of the matter is that most of it will be in preparation for 2014. That's the year the Affordable Care Act really kicks into effect. Here are my guesses for what to watch in 2013: . 1. The Medicaid expansion . Much of this year's ... | Aaron Carroll: Next year will be in preparation for 2014 when Affordable Care Act kicks in . Carroll: Most states will probably commit to participating in the Medicaid expansion . He says forming health insurance exchanges will take a lot of work to get ready . Carroll: Expect the costs of health care to continue getti... | 95105d82183eb77b5b05f0c8c8ff6c077cf5e6df |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- It was an understated gesture, but one that reverberated around the footballing world. Seville forward Frederic Kanoute reveals a pro-Gaza T-shirt after scoring against Deportivio La Coruna. When Frederic Kanoute scored for Seville against Deportivo La Coruna last week in the Copa del Rey he sl... | Seville striker Kanoute launches pro-Gaza T-shirt protest after scoring a goal. Kanoute is booked and fined $4,000, but some players and fans back him . Should footballers mix sport and politics? Have your say. | fa091e2cce74ae82713b5fa362b1efbd4dc78c70 |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- For all the talk in diplomatic circles this week of finding peace for Libya, one thing remained clear Saturday: The war is raging unabated in Misrata. In the city under siege from Moammar Gadhafi's forces and mostly inaccessible for journalists, other than those on government-organized tours, re... | NEW:Hundreds in Tripoli rally for Gadhafi, some vowing to act as 'human shields' Witness: Gadhafi's forces are using explosives that can kill indiscriminately . A hail of rockets attack Misrata again Saturday . Transitional council leader says the rebels need weapons . | b2b1a167098ebb7471dd08c9c663e50f984cb6f9 |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Haitian police shot and killed a man they suspected of stealing rice in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince on Thursday, leaving his body on the sidewalk for hours as his family mourned. The dead man's mother identified him as Gentile Cherie, a 20-year-old carpenter. A companion with him wa... | Dead man's mother identified him as Gentile Cherie, a 20-year-old carpenter . Companion with him was wounded, and third man nearby says hit by stray bullet . A CNN crew spotted police stopping the two men Thursday afternoon . CNN crew heard 4 gunshots while getting out of the car, saw 2 men on ground, shot in back . | dbe0fe9c7d659029685178dcc6ef3fc19496026d |
(CNN) -- As the players run on to the court, the excitement begins to build in the arena full of fiercely loyal basketball fans. It's a small arena with capacity for only 1,200 people, not counting standing-room-only tickets. As the members of the team are introduced, fans jump up to cheer them on, clapping and chant... | Basketball draws excitement south of the border . Teams in Mexican leagues are allowed 3 foreigners on the roster . Season lasts 4 months; some players also belong to European teams . | 56af6abbeda1134fe4bd2689a5063600ffc8800c |
Baghdad (CNN) -- A car bomb exploded outside a Catholic church in central Kirkuk, Iraq, early Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, authorities said. The attack took place in Kirkuk's Shatterlo neighborhood around 5:30 a.m. (10:30 p.m. Monday ET), according to a police official who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymit... | A car bomb targets a church in central Kirkuk . At least 20 people are wounded . A church attack in October killed 70 people . Religious minorities -- non-Muslims -- make up less than 5% of Iraq's population . | 120ad07018029b0df1e9b5d72751c8225022f2d8 |
Prague, Czech Republic (CNN) -- Presidents and princes paid their final respects Friday to Vaclav Havel, the former Czech president, writer and dissident who helped bring down his country's Communist regime and end the Cold War. Dignitaries inside Prague Castle's towering St. Vitus Cathedal included former President Bi... | World leaders attend the funeral of Vaclav Havel, who helped end communism in Czechoslovakia . Thousands of Czechs waited for hours in cold weather to pay their last respects . Havel became one of the world's most famous dissidents in the 1970s . "Truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred," Havel insisted . | 3dd8671f1f56f8b2bba0215cdfe995823f2a5383 |
(CNN) -- In the four weeks since his daughter cut her leg in the Tallapoosa River, Andy Copeland has experienced several low points. But nothing was as desperate as a moment in the surgical waiting room on May 4. A doctor called from the operating room at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Georgia, where his daughter... | Parents of Aimee Copeland have coped with uncertainties of daughter's illness . They believe prayer has had benefits in Aimee's recovery . Father said the most important thing is to look forward, rather than back . | 1be11519172f81b5448ce09f3a8f5d7d571d3bb0 |
London (CNN) -- The British government will deploy an extra 1,200 troops for Olympics security, Sports Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced Tuesday. The 1,200 military personnel come on top of 3,500 already called up specially this month after security contractor G4S said it would not be able to supply the number of guards ... | NEW: The new deployment means 18,200 troops will guard the Olympics . The government was already deploying 3,500 military personnel to cover shortfalls . Security contractor G4S has said it can't supply the number of guards it promised . British lawmakers forced the G4S chief to concede security was a "shambles" | 66655027c94c35c03f95b9424bdc06bdd1249ecd |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Attackers in Pakistan have hit another convoy carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan, killing one person, authorities said. The attack, which occurred Monday, was the fourth attack in as many days on convoys carrying fuel to support the NATO forces. Gunmen fired on a convoy of oil tan... | Attack on convoys carrying fuel for NATO troops was fourth in four days . One person was killed in the attack Monday, police said . The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for two earlier convoy attacks . Pakistani Taliban: "U.S. and NATO forces are killing innocent Pakistanis" | 06ead0e3ccecd623b5739f95b432e40dae2235a4 |
Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Day two of Barcelona's mobile extravaganza brings an app to control your car, a phone that becomes a laptop and better call quality for the older generation. Stuff Magazine brings us the lowdown. A phone that's also a tablet . Asus has been giving demos of its long-awaited Padfone -- the Russi... | Stuff magazine rounds up highlights of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . High speed tablets and hybrid padphones among newest gadgets . Samsung and Toyota reveal a phone-controlled car . | bf2a03693b8d04ba3e0fdfcb027259efedb9ce25 |
(CNN) -- A worker at the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, shot himself in the head Thursday, the U.S. Marshals Service said. The man walked into the chief clerk's office at the Hugo Black U.S. Federal Courthouse "mumbling about a will. He then put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger," CNN affiliate WBMA ... | NEW: The man could bring a gun inside because he was a court employee, an official says . The employee shot himself in the head, the U.S. Marshals Service says . The shooter -- described only as a "middle aged white male" -- was taken to a hospital . | 6f317b24e68cdd55dd44e7b8c7a73107ee8584a5 |
(CNN) -- Davis Cup champions Serbia have progressed to the quarterfinals of the men's team tournament after a comfortable 4-1 win over India in Novi Sad. World No. 18 Viktor Troicki sealed victory for the Serbs in front of their partisan home supporters with a 6-4 6-2 7-5 success over India's highest-ranked singles pla... | Reigning Davis Cup champions Serbia progress to the quarterfinals of the competition . Serbia complete a 4-1 victory over India by winning both reverse singles in Novi Sad . Croatia, USA, Germany, Spain and Argentina are also through to the last eight . Kazakhstan provide the shock of the first round with a 3-2 win ove... | 631d4b63b7dc1e5c5025ee9a3271c501b02f1fba |
Editor's note: Ivan Watson is CNN's correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey. The Bamiyan Valley is a visually and archaeologically stunning part of Afghanistan. The region hopes to build its tourism industry. (CNN) -- Thursday is "Chinese night" at the Hotel Silk Road in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province. Hungry guests si... | Bamiyan is one of the safest parts of Afghanistan . Since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, hotels have opened in the region . Colossal Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban once towered over the valley . Stunning terrain and a cave network of monasteries draw tourists . | d37d3511f9eb287b2d9734eb6d9c722bd3b5f07e |
(CNN) -- A fourth person has died, a day after a lumber plant employee shot several people at his company's factory near Lucerne, Switzerland. The shooter killed himself and two other people Wednesday, and one of seven other people wounded in the incident died Thursday morning, according to Lucerne county police spokes... | NEW: A fourth person has died as a result of a shooting at a Swiss wood company . NEW: The weapon used was not military-issued, and it's unclear if it was legally owned . NEW: Gunfire wounded six other people at the factory . The company, which makes wood products, employs 350 people at the crime scene . | 9c1186e72eda385b38aaca9747614fa02099dfd1 |
(CNN) -- Around the world, city-defining skyscrapers are pushing the limits of technology and engineering. The best part -- many of them are home to luxury hotels, giving travelers the chance to check in, look down and soak up the cities below. The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong . Sitting atop the 488-meter International Comm... | The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong holds Guinness Record for world's highest hotel suite . Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago can give views to Lake Michigan on a good day . Q1 Resort and Spa is tallest building in Southern Hemisphere . | 440b3b06bad053b6474268325a9e05a44f93bf20 |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney traded accusations on tax policy Thursday, with both claiming at campaign stops in battleground states that the other's strategies have failed. Romney used a rally in Golden, Colorado, to unveil a simplified campaign message called for by some Republi... | NEW: Mitt Romney appears on stage with some potential VP nominees . Romney lays out a five-point plan for the country . President Obama ridicules what he calls Republican "tax cut fairy dust" Both candidates campaign Thursday in battleground states . | 097d5f1ea7d423d67aa983e655ab6a5f04a8cee4 |
(CNN) -- One suspect has been charged and police are hunting for another in connection with the killing of University of North Carolina student Eve Carson, police said Wednesday. Demario James Atwater, 21, was arrested early Wednesday at a residence in Durham, North Carolina. Authorities were watching the home after re... | Demario James Atwater, 21, charged with first-degree murder . Police are also seeking Lawrence Alvin Lovett Jr., 17 . Eve Carson was the popular student body president at the university . Police had released photos of person using victim's ATM card . | 4ad70f84c363e5b594da00983e2b40600f12ca54 |
OSWIECIM, Poland (CNN) -- Israel's vice prime minister compared Iran to Nazi Germany on Tuesday at the site of one of World War II's most notorious death camps. Israel's vice prime minister Silvan Shalom said Tuesday "Israel can never live with" a nuclear Iran. The Islamic republic's alleged efforts to acquire nuclear ... | Iran's nuclear effort compared to Nazi Germany's killing of Jews . Israel's vice prime minister speaks on Holocaust remembrance day . Iran denies nuclear program has military purposes . | 151041c0510b69237193908decf5f51d76de139c |
(CNN) -- The president of Florida A&M University said the college is canceling its summer band camp program and suspending all clubs as the school continues to deal with the fallout from the suspected hazing death of a marching band student. "Our top priority is the health, safety and well being of students," said FAMU... | 'Our top priority is ... health, safety," university president says . The action comes after the November hazing death of Robert Champion . Also four students were arrested in an unrelated band hazing incident . The college is looking into how best to address hazing problems . | d946bbe264817dd6fd048135ff9febe9e54aeeee |
London, England (CNN) -- If you've been in London for the queen's Diamond Jubilee, you'll almost certainly have seen the city's "other royals": the Pearly Kings and Queens of London. "We'll all be out in full-swing where we're needed," Vanessa Vallely, the pearly queen of the City of London told CNN before the celebrat... | The Pearly kings and queens are a recognizable London institution . Distinguished by pearl buttons sewed on to clothing, group raises money for charity . As well as fundraising they act as role models and ambassadors in London areas . | 44e99e644efccf58f2596b554f06135ebd8450dd |
London, England (CNN) -- Britain's advertising watchdog has censured an Italian ice cream manufacturer over an advertisement depicting a heavily pregnant nun that appeared ahead of a papal visit to the UK. The ad featuring the strapline "immaculately conceived" over an image of the expectant sister spooning from a tub ... | Britian's advertising watchdog says ad featuring a pregnant nun could cause offense . Ice cream company behind ad says it is being censored because of papal visit . Antonio Federici says it will retaliate with billboard ads on the pope's route . | 9028976a76567d9e08e861675bc9f01709cd5833 |
(CNN) -- How do you know if your YouTube video is funny? Google says you can start by counting the "LOLs." Always fond of an ambitious algorithm, Google, which owns the Web's top video-sharing site, has set out to try to determine scientifically which videos are the funniest, and what makes them so. There's a certain i... | Google has created an algorithm that scores videos based on user feedback, other info . Users can vote on YouTube's top finishers in a "Comedy Slam" Researcher: "Humor preference is subjective, perhaps even more so than musical taste" | 34a4b2b37a818db48607a29217c21b4d2a55baf2 |
(CNN) -- Wayne Rooney's second-half hat-trick helped Manchester United move seven points clear in the English Premier League on Saturday as title rivals Arsenal and Chelsea were both held to draws. United trailed 2-0 after only 25 minutes against relegation-threatened West Ham, but Rooney scored three goals in 14 minut... | Leaders Manchester United come from two goals down to beat struggling West Ham . Wayne Rooney nets his fourth Premier League treble after passing 100-goal milestone . Champions Chelsea held 1-1 with Stoke ahead of European clash with United . Second-placed Arsenal seven points adrift after drawing 0-0 with 10-man Black... | fcb1e2d3a5795e3ae4674a271f18e439dc8f1223 |
(CNN) -- It will be former world No. 1 against former world No. 1 when Maria Sharapova lines up against Caroline Wozniacki in the women's final at Indian Wells on Sunday -- a tale of two careers that have headed in opposite directions. While Sharapova completed her recovery from longterm injury problems by completing h... | Maria Sharapova will play fellow former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in final . Sharapova defeats fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko in semis to reach title match again . Wozniacki, the 2011 winner, reaches final at Indian Wells for third time in four years . Rafael Nadal reaches final of men's event after beating Tomas ... | f2e985de1a32bd7bd50fcf80b0e4e1a9c67939d3 |
(CNN) -- Husband-and-wife stars of the popular reality TV show "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a slew of federal fraud charges. Their trial has been scheduled for October 8. Attorneys for Teresa Giudice, 41, and Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, 43, spoke Wednesday afternoon before the couple ... | Teresa and Joe Giudice are accused of 39 counts including mail and wire fraud . Their trial is set for October 8 . Their show's network had no comment . | a61ee7a4aa533fcbe00c3e00e7ae5f9cae950f29 |
Below is an excerpt from CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta's new book, "Cheating Death: The Doctors and Medical Miracles that Are Saving Life Against All Odds" published by Wellness Central, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing. The following is from Chapter Two: A Heart-Stopping Moment: . "Cheating D... | While driving home, Mike Mertz went into cardiac arrest and crashed his car . UPS driver Corey Ash saw the accident, pulled Mertz out and began CPR . CPR without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation may have saved Mertz life . Pushing the heart and circulating the blood can make a tremendous difference . | 020af9a92c53cd8fb2c444262addaf770c0d3bb9 |
(CNN) -- NATO helicopters opened fire on a Pakistani checkpoint early Saturday, killing 26 soldiers, a provincial governor said. At least 14 soldiers were wounded in the attack in the Mohmand Agency area, said Syed Masood Kausar, governor of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Mohmand Agency is one of seven distr... | NEW: Pakistani politicians react angrily to the deaths . Pakistan's prime minister calls an emergency meeting of services chiefs . Pakistan closed NATO supply routes across the border to Afghanistan . The attack is likely to damage strained relations between Pakistan and the U.S. | 28056c8dfe6821dc62a24f37f628c0d8787f56b8 |
(CNN) -- The reaction to the death of 23-year-old baseball player Christopher Lane has been swift and far-reaching, stretching from America's heartland to his home in Australia. Lane was gunned down in Duncan, Oklahoma, while he was out jogging last week. Three teenagers have been charged as adults in his killing. In A... | Christopher Lane gunned down in Duncan, Oklahoma, while he was out jogging last week . Three teenagers have been charged as adults in the killing of Lane who was Australian . "Chris exemplified what a student-athlete is all about," says school president . | 0e29ff26a3cca8bb82bef8769618640ed0391a1c |
(CNN) -- Actor John Forsythe has died at the age of 92, his publicist said Friday. He died Thursday in Santa Ynez, California, from complications from pneumonia after a year-long struggle with cancer, according to a statement from his publicist. "Thankfully, he died as he lived his life -- with dignity and grace," the... | Forsythe known as voice of Charlie in the TV show and movies "Charlie's Angels" He won two Golden Globe Awards for role in 1980s TV show "Dynasty" He died Thursday in Santa Ynez, California, from complications from pneumonia . Had been struggling with cancer, according to a statement from the publicist . | b0dfe3fee33ba55b55d2f3b21d16fb68f1ac8d3a |
(CNN) -- For the second time, an international tribunal has acquitted a former Kosovo prime minister and two others of abusing and killing Serbs, raising fears that the Thursday ruling could further strain tense relations between the two countries. The judges ruled there was no evidence that Ramush Haradinaj, who was a... | NEW: Amnesty International: "Is anybody ever going to be brought to justice?" Ramush Haradinaj was indicted on charges of abusing and killing detainees . A trial court acquitted Haradinaj and two others in 2008 . Prosecutors appealed, and the appeals chamber reinstated six counts against the three men . | 1f30aff9ba173dc8d3a426895a0edb7831d3e8e3 |
(CNN) -- Self-help author and speaker James Arthur Ray announced Thursday that he is postponing all of his scheduled events through the end of the year after the deaths of three people in a sweat lodge session he led. "In the days following the terrible accident, I struggled to respond in the right way," Ray wrote on h... | Three people died after spending time in Arizona sweat lodge this month . James Ray: "I must dedicate all of my ... energies to helping bring some sort of closure" He is postponing all scheduled events through end of the year . Law enforcement officials say homicide investigation has begun . | b52d26756526b30511d47e382f2cc55d8feb03a1 |
(CNN) -- Recently, one of the hottest trending articles on BuzzFeed was a picture collection of "The 18 Worst Things For Left-Handed People." I clicked on this story with the index finger of my dominant right hand. It was quite easy. I would do it again. The collection was cleverly put together by BuzzFeed editor Katie... | "Apparently This Matters" is a skewed look at trending social-media topics . Jarrett Bellini contemplates a BuzzFeed article on the 18 worst things for left-handers . A minority in a right-handed world, lefties seem only to have advantages in sports, he says . He supports left-handed pride but declares July 27 National... | 9695b6854f71ef22acbc782c922f9baeb1adc233 |
(CNN) -- The case against Joran Van der Sloot, who is suspected of killing a woman in a Peruvian hotel, was headed to the prosecutor's office on Wednesday. Van der Sloot and his new private defense attorney were in court on Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. The hearing was held behind closed doors at the Castro Castro... | NEW: The prosecutor has the case; it could be two months before formal charges are filed . Van der Sloot is suspected of killing Stephany Flores in a Peruvian hotel . Ricardo Flores says the last hearing was the first time he saw Van der Sloot face-to-face . Van der Sloot was once the main suspect in the Natalee Hollow... | 260fb18fb4121c123bc7f7534fa3afb9283e2a50 |
New York (CNN) -- A New York hardware clerk who pleaded guilty to abducting, smothering and dismembering an 8-year-old boy was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years to life behind bars on charges of second degree murder and kidnapping in the second degree. As part of a plea deal, Levi Aron will be eligible for parole after 4... | NEW: His attorney, Howard Greenberg, said he asked for protective custody for Aron . A judge accepted a plea deal earlier this month . The city's chief medical examiner said the boy died after being drugged and then smothered . | 226ca55ada0a85970d3920c247e3e39345f274b8 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The sponsor of a proposal to rein in aggressive celebrity photographers is meeting resistance from Los Angeles' top cop, who says the law is not needed when celebrities just behave. Photographers swarm a car carrying Britney Spears after a Los Angeles court appearance in October 2007. C... | Councilman wants to require photographers to keep distance from celebrities . Critics say 'Britney Law' would be difficult to enforce . Police chief says law would be unnecessary if celebs behaved themselves . | 562e106f1e332659f41eedce3a841d417144940f |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Authorities are looking for art thieves who made off with a collection of Andy Warhol paintings from a private residence last week, police in Los Angeles, California, said Friday. Three of the Andy Warhol works stolen from a private collection: Chris Evert, Muhammad Ali and Pele. The st... | Thieves made off with 11 Andy Warhol pieces from a private residence last week . Multimillion-dollar collection had been displayed in businessman's dining room . One of the works was a portrait of the businessman, Richard Weisman . $1 million reward offered for information leading to art's recovery . | b18b9d21951ba487dc856d849788dc1691254e02 |
(CNN) -- A high-speed passenger train left its tracks on the outskirts of Split, Croatia, Friday, killing at least six people and injuring 45, according to Croatian police. The high-speed train derailed on the outskirts of Split, Croatia, about noon on Friday. The train was on its way from the Croatian capital, Zagreb,... | High-speed passenger train leaves its tracks on the outskirts of Split, Croatia . At least six people killed and 45 injured, according to police . The train was on its way from the Croatian capital, Zagreb, to Split . | 48b4d06249e9350966909cf2a88fed2777023fc8 |
(EW.com) -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced key dates for next year's 85th annual Academy Awards. Nominations will be announced on January 10, 2013, five days earlier than had been previously planned. That means highly anticipated Oscar nominations will be revealed days before the comparativel... | Oscar nominations will be announced on January 10, 2013 . Nominations will now be announced days before the Golden Globe Awards . The Academy also noted that this is the first time its members will be able to vote electronically . | 35f0360097d0055d06af20915b95866389515609 |
(CNN) -- No amount of money can make up for the loss of a loved one. But it does more for the survivors than just kind words, said the attorney handling compensation to victims after the Aurora, Colorado massacre. Families of those killed and some of the victims wounded in a shooting spree at a movie theater in Aurora ... | Feinberg has handled 9/11, Sandusky, BP oil spill and VT massacre compensations . Donors provided the charitable fund with over $5 million for Aurora's victims . Families of the deceased and victims with debilitating damage will receive $220,000 . The shooter allegedly killed 12 and injured 58 on July 20 during a Batma... | 328904e2d744b4f288be5c385d897364ac1b0b21 |
(CNN) -- As Asiana Airlines Flight 214 flew into San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, the Boeing 777's 291 passengers didn't know that the man at the controls had never landed this kind of plane at this airport before. Could that have contributed to the crash, which resulted in the deaths of two teenage pas... | Veteran at controls of Flight 214 had flown that type of plane only nine times before, airline says . 777 veteran pilot says learning how to fly different airliners is not a big deal . Ex-DOT official: It's "Highly significant" that pilot had never flown 777 into San Francisco . Federal crash investigators haven't rule... | f75744a838c9e8de9b96efd6f10f77d75e863464 |
(CNN) -- The wedding photo shows the happy couple poised to kiss, ready to begin an adventure that has now taken them to the U.S. Supreme Court. For Karane and Jamelle Thomas-Williams, this is a fight for recognition by the federal government of their legal same-sex union, part of a landmark constitutional appeal over ... | Court to rule on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) It defines marriage as between one man, one woman . Same-sex couples not able to receive federal perks for married . Debate is over role of federal government in the issue . | f2f297485561389664ae8c4fad8050e2556f6bb1 |
Washington (CNN) -- Almost two-thirds of Iowa's Republican political pros predict that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win the state's caucuses on Tuesday, but his campaign's margin for error over Texas Rep. Ron Paul is slim. As the candidates dashed around the state making their closing arguments to a volat... | CNN surveyed 64 Iowa GOP political insiders days before the historic caucuses . Two-thirds say that Mitt Romney will win on Tuesday . Insiders also feel Ron Paul will finish in second place . | 787b20bedbb27d8b22a123c69cc5c5b349d83162 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- An ill-tempered CONCACAF Gold Cup match between Mexico and Panama recently saw three players and Mexico coach Javier Aguirre sent off amid violent scenes in Houston, Texas. Newcastle teammates Lee Bowyer (left) and Kieron Dyer turn against one-another. The 1-1 draw, which saw the referee add on... | Football Fanzone presents a rundown of 11 infamous pitch punch-ups . The tension of competition has even seen teammates turn against one-another . Let us know what you think by commenting in the Sound Off box . | e662e20c81ed9d6a5cffab75be2e2417f06b3468 |
(CNN) -- The leadership of North Korea appeared to pass to a third generation of the Kim family Monday after the weekend death of Kim Jong Il, who ruled the reclusive Stalinist state since 1994. The man known as the "dear leader" died of a heart attack Saturday at age 69, state news outlets announced Monday. The ruling... | NEW: The United States "stands ready to help the North Korean people," Clinton says . Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack while on a train, KCNA says . The ruling Workers' Party dubs his son Kim Jong Un "the great successor" The U.S. sees no sign of movement across the DMZ, general says . | 911597eecfe5d00d39de94f17c2a8400fcb4b994 |
Melbourne, Australia (CNN) -- Even a new, high-profile coach couldn't help Roger Federer figure out Rafael Nadal. Federer hadn't beaten Nadal in seven years in a grand slam -- and on a chilly night in Melbourne the world No. 1 kept the streak alive, improving his record over the Swiss to 23-10 overall as he advanced to... | Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in straight sets to reach Australian Open final . World No. 1 will play Federer's fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in Sunday's decider . Top seed Nadal has won each of his past five matches against Federer . Nadal improves his record against 17-time grand slam champion to 23-10 . | dac979a060f7fac7a74ea16fb8e606534e0be8be |
New York (CNN) -- A dolphin stranded in Brooklyn's highly polluted Gowanus Canal on Friday has died, according to the Riverhead Foundation. Emergency personnel gathered in New York Friday alongside the canal, which borders Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood, in an effort to rescue the marine mammal, which inadvertently h... | NEW: Despite rescue efforts, dolphin dies . The dolphin was stranded in Brooklyn's heavily polluted Gowanus Canal . Emergency personnel gathered Friday alongside the canal . Rescuers had hoped to wait until high tide to determine whether dolphin could free itself . | a59bb826eb1f963db11fc26674f30b6c844099e8 |
(CNN) -- Tearful relatives sent messages of love and concern Wednesday night to a 12-year-old girl who authorities believe was abducted by the boyfriend of her dead mother. Virginia police said earlier that someone may be helping Jeffrey Scott Easley, 32, subject of a felony abduction warrant in the case of Brittany Ma... | NEW: Relatives plead for girl to come home . Police release photos of a blue tent, tattoos . A felony abduction warrant is issued for Jeffrey Scott Easley . The death of the girl's mother is considered a homicide . | 197c10335cb38737231064699a0ef48221685491 |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama's surprise decision to seek congressional approval for a strike in Syria was a gamble that will likely succeed and over time may be judged deft. But the way he got there has also raised troubling questions about his leadership in foreign affairs. History strongly favors congressional bac... | Gergen, Zuckerman: Obama asking Congress' OK on Syria, a gamble that will likely succeed . But they say the move follows an uneven strategy on Syria that has hurt his support . They say it also realigns Obama with his own position before the invasion of Iraq . Writers: U.S. needs long-term strategy on Middle East to sh... | b3e802274b2f92b260c3ac79639ea065cd849071 |
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