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(CNN) -- Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb century as Sri Lanka forced their way back on the second day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad. Dilshan smashed 112 and featured in solid partnerships with fellow-opener Tharanga Paranavitana (35) and captain Kumar Sangakkara (31) as Sri Lanka completed a ... | Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scores a superb century for Sri Lanka against India . The ton helps Sri Lanka force their way back on the second day of the first Test . Sri Lanka end the day on 275 for three, 151 in deficit of India's first innings total in Ahmedabad . | 22ace687ea53d8512c907f32b52ff2c7f93a0ab2 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- This week the who's who of the United Arab Emirates rubbed shoulders at a Gala dinner. Business people talked deals, swapped business cards and rubbed shoulders with government elite -- in China. Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed al Maktoum with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao . The Chinese government invi... | Dubai's ruler met Chinese president, Hu Jintao this week during an official visit . The two countries -- both booming -- hope to strengthen business ties . U.A.E. telecommunications firm Etisalat signed a deal with Huawei Technologies . The Chinese conducted seminars on doing business in China for executives . | 5028cb6c9b7d6ecf09fb9a1cf896cf2ea8bed0ce |
(CNN) -- Kevin Chapman, the college graduate student who led the team that recently unearthed Civil War artifacts at the site of a Confederate prison in Georgia, recalls two visitors who came one day to watch one of the digs. Doug Carter of Fayetteville, Georgia, and Nina Raeth of North Augusta, South Carolina, travele... | Doug Carter and Nina Raeth have become friends after meeting at site of Camp Lawton . Graduate student Kevin Chapman led the archaeological team in the field . He says artifacts provide insight to Civil War prisoners' life and circumstances . | cb5783c9cc345b6dddcdf2b25344997ab3cc0159 |
(CNN) -- Manager Ozzie Guillen was back in the dugout Tuesday night after serving a five-game suspension imposed by the Miami Marlins for his comments praising former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and angering the city's sizable Cuban-American population. "It's been a tough couple of days, you know what I mean?" Guillen, i... | "It's been a tough couple of days," Miami manager Ozzie Guillen tells reporters . Guillen had been suspended by the Marlins for comments he made praising Fidel Castro . Anti-Castro sentiment is strong in Miami's Cuban-American population . At gametime, fans seem more focused on baseball, not controversy . | 0b4552e922d90a415c66da031820ff3a8814e08f |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. has restored Fulbright scholarships to seven Gaza-based students, saying it erred last week when it rescinded the awards because of travel restrictions that Israel imposes on the Palestinian territory. Student Hadeel Abukwaik, 23, says she hopes to have an exit visa to leave Gaza for the U.... | NEW: State Department says U.S. erred when it rescinded scholarships . U.S. tells students it is trying to persuade Israel to let them leave Gaza . U.S. cited Israeli travel restrictions on territory when it rescinded awards last week . Israeli spokesman indicates his country would be willing to grant visas . | 803c0dc8b3d2eb528fd084b613dfc29d98151d72 |
(CNN) -- Paula Creamer defied the odds to win her first major trophy at the 65th U.S. Women's Open on Sunday after recovering from a career-threatening thumb injury. The 23-year-old American thought she would never play golf again after aggravating her injured left thumb while playing in the season-ending LPGA Champion... | Paula Creamer battled through the pain to win the 65th U.S. Women's Open . The 23-year-old played a final round of 69 to win her first major trophy by four strokes . The American went into her fourth tournament since having surgery only 60 percent fit . Creamer follows 2007 champion Cristie Kerr as the second American ... | efab6f851a0ea0a7e008c56622eb557d07112c4d |
(CNN) -- This is not a great week to be a government employee, but one movie theater chain is trying to ease the pain. AMC has announced that its theaters are offering free small popcorns to those employed by the government, regardless of whether a movie ticket is also purchased. Instead, the individual needs to simply... | Movie chain AMC is offering free small popcorns to government workers . A movie ticket does not need to be purchased to receive the offer . The discount will stand 'until good common sense is restored in Washington' | 34d76e1d31d7e6e63577ae237446f0a4dad1826d |
Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration released two documents on Friday describing the scope of National Security Agency data collection programs, a bid to quiet criticism they violate privacy rights. An NSA memorandum describes the beginnings of the agency's collection of so-called telephone metadata of nearly e... | Two documents describe scope of NSA data collection programs . Their release is part of pledge by Obama adminstration to be transparent . Critics have argued that the data collection violates privacy rights . | 21f7427ef830af7ad971aeda415ce5f9c51e495f |
(CNN) -- On Wednesday night, an estimated 50 million Americans will watch the first presidential debate live, as President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney face off for 90 minutes in Denver. The odds are that many of those watching will have more than their TVs on as they do so: Millions are also likely to be g... | Wednesday's presidential debate will feature limited online interaction . Commission on Presidential Debates created "The Voice Of ..." for viewers . Tool lets users "share their voice" but not with candidates . | 4c092fa11cd9f3a56657bf194def93cd18e78c19 |
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The phrase "normal is an allusion" is written upside down on the front door. Colorful Harajuku Tutu skirts, a Japanese fashion staple, and salvaged denim fills the funky space inside the store called Fearless Weirdos. Mickey and Minnie Mouse cardigans hang from recycled hangers and umbrellas i... | Japanese street fashion can be found in a boutique in Atlanta, Georgia . What can you buy? Minnie Mouse cardigans mix with colorful tutus and salvaged denim . Owner Alva Glass likes to pair pieces together that are not made to match . Glass wants to appeal to "youthful creatives" who are looking for something different... | 7c815134bdbe3fd4af3718f6c8226936f6704419 |
(CNN) -- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central coastal area of Chile on Sunday, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of Temuco, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injury. The quake, which stuck around 5:20 p.m. (3:20 p.m. ET), was felt as far away as Santiago,... | NEW: The 7.1-magnitude quake cuts some telephone and electricity lines . It is felt as far as Santiago, 370 miles away . There are no immediate reports of major damage . | d5cadb775a3ac780e0a714d6b358adfef07c37de |
Port Victoria, Seychelles (CNN) -- The cruise ship Costa Allegra, disabled two days ago by an engine room fire, is due to arrive in the Seychelles Thursday, Costa Cruises said Wednesday. Passengers and crew will be put on planes and sent home almost immediately, the Indian Ocean nation's tourism chief said. Costa Cruis... | The Costa Allegra is being towed and should arrive Thursday, its owner says . Passengers and crew are using mineral water for washing, Costa says . An engine room fire on Monday left the cruise liner without propulsion . Its fleet mate, the Costa Concordia, shipwrecked last month, killing at least 21 . | c140ab91f13bb54818d220e665114ace58c9bd35 |
(ESSENCE) -- ESSENCE.com correspondent Roland S. Martin talks with Marlon Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson and a member of the Jackson 5, about the death of his younger brother, the "King of Pop." Marlon Jackson smiles for photographers at the 8th Annual BMI Urban Awards in September 2008. Roland S. Martin: Marlon, ... | Marlon learned about brother's death through Michael's manager . He says responders found Michael not breathing, "couldn't bring him around" Marlon hasn't seen Michael in a month, says he "looked good" "He has left a legacy and it's going to be forever," he says . | 1280706b013262fa699a38ba138cdde56d802d80 |
(CNN) -- Tired of seeing developed nations take the lion's share of profits from his countrymen's coffee crop, Ugandan businessman Andrew Rugasira decided back in 2003 that it was time for a new business arrangement. Uganda is Africa's second-biggest exporter of coffee beans, currently producing around 3.4 million bags... | Ugandan businessman Andrew Rugasira is the founder of Good African Coffee . The company roasts, packs and markets coffee for local and international supermarkets . It splits profits 50:50 with its network of thousands of farmers . Rugasira's message is that the future of Africa lies in trade, not aid . | c8cc9337681678a824b829d6c35e5032e4cfa8f0 |
Minamisanriku, Japan (CNN) -- As some in Japan officially kicked off their first work week Monday since its epic earthquake and tsunami, others -- especially in the country's northeast -- grieved the loss of loved ones, kept fleeting hopes that missing could be found alive and tried to come to grips with a disaster tha... | The official death toll is 1,598, though fears are it will rise much higher . Citing the prime minister, Kyodo says over 15,000 have been rescued . In Minamisanriku, up to 9,500 people are unaccounted for . | 87e8f412a6aa41d7ae54f8791d2d5ccc65bc2a8d |
New York (CNN) -- Broadway's bright glow will dim for a moment on Wednesday in memory of the late Marvin Hamlisch, a prolific American composer who died this week after a more than four-decade long career that spanned film, music, television and theater. Manhattan's 40 Broadway theaters are expected to turn down their ... | NEW: Broadway's lights will dim on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in tribute to Hamlisch . On Broadway, he wrote music for the Pulitzer Prize-winning show "A Chorus Line" Hamlisch died Monday in his home in Los Angeles, his agent said . "Music is truly an international language," Hamlisch said . | 2deedccc40c8ffd775aee7a9f7169845c6fe7768 |
New York (CNN) -- Diplomacy hasn't worked. Sanctions have achieved little. Relations between Iran and the United States are, at best, chilly. So why not try music? On Saturday night, for the first time, Iranians were the headline performers at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall. A father and son from Iran led America... | Hafez Nazeri and his father Shahrem play hybrid of Iranian and Western music . They played for enthusiastic crowd at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night . Son says he wants to show "another dimension of Iran ... to the Western people" Nazeris' music based on 13th-century Persian poet and philosopher Rumi . | d34fdcfb2b9eef771eaafa41c4835d11267fafb0 |
(CNN) -- A brazen, daylight suicide bombing on the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia's capital has killed at least 21 people, mostly peacekeepers, the mission said Friday. The attack came days after U.S. special forces killed Saleh ali Saleh Nabhan, pictured, in southern Somalia. Suicide bombers, disguise... | Seventeen soldiers, four civilians killed in attack on African Union base . Bombing was carried out by militants driving vehicles bearing U.N. logos . Al-Shabaab, the Islamist militia with ties to al Qaeda, claimed responsibility . Strike came days after U.S. special forces killed a senior al Qaeda operative . | ebb977d8a16fa217410aebc20608e4c387c46462 |
(CNN) -- Fidel Castro will continue to have a hand in shaping Cuba's future, but his brother and successor will remain in firm control of the government, Castro's daughter said Monday. Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro, has long opposed her father's regime. "He is still behind the scenes, but Raúl is making the... | Raúl Castro will seek more commerce with U.S., Fidel Castro's daughter says . Fidel Castro still involved in Cuba's future, his daughter says . Younger Castro brother chosen Sunday to be Cuba's new president . | 613377c6f568f9ff1317defac849b94454380d81 |
(CNN) -- A California wildfire grew modestly to 769 acres and destroyed 22 structures, including the fire chief's home, in the pristine coastal mountain region known as Big Sur, authorities said Wednesday. The 879 personnel fighting the fire reported "good progress" in bringing the blaze under 20% control, up from 5% t... | A wildfire in Big Sur is brought under 20% control, up from 5% the day before . Firefighters report "good progress" in their efforts to put out the 769-acre blaze . The fire chief's home is among the 22 structures destroyed . | fe9a53858737cf1c0541d4fb42af020b1114a93d |
(CNN) -- By now the story has become familiar, though it's no less gut-wrenching: A grown man is accused of hurling a racial insult at a crying toddler on an Atlanta-bound flight and then slapping the child when he won't quiet down. Joe Rickey Hundley of Idaho has been charged with assaulting 19-month-old Jonah Bennett... | Joe Rickey Hundley is accused of slapping 19-month-old Jonah Bennett on a flight . Hudley was charged with assault after incident, in which he allegedly used racial slur . Many CNN commenters wondered whether the child would be traumatized . Experts say a one-time incident of this nature is not likely to have lasting e... | 32026a651a6987d23d1c36fa6f380fe903c11d7d |
(CNN) -- As Ashton Kutcher becomes the first to collect 1 million followers on Twitter and Oprah Winfrey sends out her first tweet, tech observers are debating: Does Friday mark a new peak for the microblogging service? Or the beginning of its demise? Ashton Kutcher told Larry King Friday that the battle was about prov... | NEW: Ashton Kutcher: "It's really about everyday people having a voice" NEW: Kutcher: I realized I could use Twitter to "effectively change the world" Oprah Winfrey, Ashton Kutcher taking Twitter's popularity to new heights . Kutcher beat CNN early Friday in a race for 1 million followers on the site . | ae01a3678305013fd85b1f29d9fd66c70e0d4e3a |
(CNN) -- Rescue workers have pulled a body from underneath the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Cologne, Germany, police spokeswoman Astrid Gelss told CNN. The remains of Cologne's archive building following the collapse on Tuesday afternoon. The apartment building collapsed together with two other buildings... | Rescue workers pull body from rubble of collapsed building . One person still missing after building collapsed in Cologne . Authorities haven't yet determined what brought down the structure . | 5786f889045fe69f5acc89049bd897b415ba0100 |
(CNN) -- Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, a family spokesman said Saturday. "My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time," the entertainer said in a statement through spokesman Alan N... | "My family and I are devastated and in deep shock," singer says in brief statement . Michael Blosil was 18 years old, one of Osmond's eight children . Death is under investigation, coroner's office official says . | 2543ccf1e995104ecc1b3fcffaa5966e6db6df5d |
(CNN) -- Retrospectives of Sally Ride's life over the next few days are likely to include the words "ground-breaking," "trailblazer," "inspiration" and "mentor." And rightly so. She epitomized these words and so many more. To me, she was also a classmate, a crewmate, a collaborator and a friend. Sally and I first cross... | Former astronaut Kathy Sullivan was Sally Ride's classmate, colleague and crewmate . Sullivan says Ride loved pranks, was master of the clever, perfectly timed retort . Ride will be remembered for her contributions to science and spaceflight, she says . But Ride's best legacy, she writes, is her work inspiring young pe... | 774425d9fd42f3a24922d2989091cf02829a15c2 |
(CNN) -- The Kills celebrated the 10th anniversary of their first live gig with a concert/blowout party in New York this past weekend. Other rockers might not remember the exact date of their first gig, but it's easy for singer Alison Mosshart to recall: She has the date tattooed on her hand. You probably haven't heard... | The Kills are Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince . The pair are known for both their music and personal lives . They also produce artwork and photos for their CD jackets . | 6a9ea05834624d8492181dfdc1dcf6c5208fa3e0 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Officials wielding infrared thermometers are becoming more difficult to avoid at entry points from mainland China as Hong Kong strengthens its defenses against the H7N9 strain of bird flu. Extra measures are being taken this week during an expected surge in visitors across the border for the three-da... | Hong Kong officials step up testing at entry points from mainland China . Millions of Chinese expected to travel to Hong Kong for Labor Day break . Infrared thermometers are used to detect higher temperatures in tourists . Number of infection cases in China is 124, including one in Taiwan . | 0b5070d6b0a6ba5fc0e3aab8d02b61715760ec7c |
(CNN) -- The score was tied. The game was in overtime. The mood, electric. Number 35 came charging up to the net and hit a last-moment winning layup for his undefeated Fennville High School Blackhawks to end the regular season Thursday night with a perfect 20 wins. The other players hoisted their star, 16-year-old Wes ... | Wes Leonard was a star athlete and a popular student . He scored the winning points to lift Fennville High School to a perfect season . He collapsed on the court after the game . A small Michigan town is in shock . | 3a6d0d414e2a57b67bb1561d1aaee86f041aa49f |
(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona won a nine-goal thriller, 5-4 against Deportivo La Coruna at the Estadio Municipal de Riazor on Saturday and go three clear at the top of La Liga. Tito Vilanova's side looked to have the game wrapped up as early as the 18th minute when Lionel Messi scored Barca's th... | Messi hat-trick inspires Barcelona to 5-4 win over Deportivo La Coruna . Real Madrid continue recent good form with 2-0 win against Celta Vigo . Malaga maintain grip on third coming from a goal down to beat Real Valladolid 2-1 . Juventus beat Napoli to go three clear at top of table; AC Milan slump to 3-2 defeat at Laz... | 87c23363f9f15baa7380b6bc95fcd9968c13d3f7 |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Ahead of a landmark vote in Libya, an international monitor warned that Moammar Gadhafi's successors risk repeating the ousted dictator's mistakes unless electoral winners make rule of law a top priority. Many months after the February 17 uprising that rid Libya of Gadhafi and his autocratic rul... | Amnesty International warns Libya's leaders risk repeating Moammar Gadhafi's mistakes . Ahead of Saturday's election, the rights group publishes a scathing report . It focuses on armed militias that it says are operating above the law . Some detainees are victims of revenge, the report says . | e065dcc7fef7bdcfdf1583e8242325fc9e062cf5 |
(CNN) -- In days of yore, comedian Steve Martin said he used to try out jokes in clubs and adjust them based on an audience's feedback. "Today, the process is faster. It's your brain, a button, then millions of reactions," he said on his website. Martin was writing Monday to explain himself after sending a tweet that, ... | The comedian lands in hot water after inviting people to ask him questions on Twitter . He posts a response that appeared to some to be insulting African-Americans . "It's your brain, a button, then millions of reactions," he writes . | 24283f50f5301a4feaf01ee5814b45c959a3f636 |
(CNN) -- Big-spending English club Manchester City moved a step closer to meeting European football's financial fairplay requirements on Friday despite posting a loss of almost $160 million for last season. City's deficit of £97.9 million ($158 million) for 2011-12's Premier League-winning campaign was just under half ... | English champion Manchester City posts loss of $158 million for 2011-12 season . Its revenues rose to a record $374 million after winning title and playing in Champions League . Owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed injected $273 million to keep the club debt free . City paid more than $325 million in player wages -- the firs... | fe176e0789f46b70d6f68769e494d0bfe77f1a27 |
(CNN) -- Debra Guenterberg doesn't have to go to a horror movie to get spooked. She says she's been living a nightmare for the past 13 years. The Wisconsin woman says she's been stalked by two phantoms. Two men stole her name and her husband's Social Security number. They used the information to obtain credit cards, bu... | The toll of identity theft includes financial and emotional costs . An estimated 9.1 million Americans have had identities stolen, according to a 2008 survey . Security experts: Recovery takes months, if not years . The Internet has made identity theft easier and more widespread . | f5c4b71c9b30eee9af6a1b6edf5a0831ca60ef47 |
(CNN) -- When Iranian director Asghar Farhadi accepted his Golden Globe for best foreign film last month, he spoke a few words of thanks, paused and announced he wanted to say something about his people. Two nations held their breath. "They are a peace-loving people," Farhadi said, and then was gone. Brief though it wa... | John Anderson says Iranian film "A Separation" successful because themes not foreign . The film tells story of woman determined to leave Tehran but is thwarted by rigid system . He says the irrational paranoia that drives Iranian regime has echoes in right-wing U.S. politcs . Anderson: At a time of saber-rattling betwe... | 0bd415a2ad3729a4a31c3a53e62e04617458464c |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Monday appeared to call out Mitt Romney over what he said about going after Osama bin Laden on the campaign trail four years ago, as opposed to on the eve of the first anniversary of the raid that killed the terrorist leader. Asked about Romney's comments earlier in the day... | Obama seems to call out Romney on what he has said about bin Laden . Romney was reacting to Obama ad questioning his resolve on bin Laden . Obama says Ronald Reagan wouldn't have made it out of 2012 GOP primaries . Romney campaigns with another potential vice presidential candidate in New Hampshire . | 481fe308bcdf825a3615f01f8ea1bd5f07676f9f |
(CNN) -- Barcelona took a big step towards setting up a semifinal showdown with Spanish rivals Real Madrid by beating Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Ukrainian champions are unbeaten at home in more than two years ahead of next week's return leg, but the 2009 titleholders took control of ... | Barcelona crush Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 in home leg of European quarterfinal . Spanish champions in control of tie ahead of next week's second leg in Ukraine . Pep Guardiola's team seeking to set up semifinal against rivals Real Madrid . Brazil's Daniel Alves scores one goal and sets up two at the Camp Nou . | feae4496d68eb0c22555c746ef0e8760e109eeb8 |
(CNN) -- Just one week ago Republicans were united, railing against the man-made evil known as Obamacare. They hated it so much, they said, they would tie the funding of the government to the defunding of the dread program. Sure, they had tried more than 40 times to get rid of the plan before, but they had never done t... | Gloria Borger: Republicans have quietly abandoned strategy to defund Obamacare . She says they secretly knew it was hopeless but felt forced into it by Ted Cruz, others . Borger says shutdown news overshadowed sputtering start to Obamacare . She says Boehner is back to where he wanted to be: urging spending cuts for de... | 192d0440d7d518351b744864df8e0ac1a020afe6 |
(CNN) -- Florida A&M University band director Julian White, who had been under pressure to step aside after the hazing-related death of a band member, is retiring, his attorney announced Thursday. White, 71, is stepping down just days after 13 people were charged in connection with the November 2011 hazing death of FAM... | FAMU's band director steps down after 40 years . Board of trustees plan to meet next week to discuss band's fate . FAMU drum major Robert Champion died after a November hazing incident . Thirteen people have been charged in his death . | 05fcb178cc2791ed5d66932956921062fb5d89cc |
(CNN) -- The past three weeks of U.N. Security Council meetings have culminated in the sanctioning of the three men accused of being part of the M23, a rebel group accused of recruiting child soldiers to commit massacres and rapes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two of the men were hit with sanctions on Friday... | The sanctions include travel bans and freezing assets . The three are believed to be part of the leadership of the M23 rebel group . The sanctions come as a new cycle of unrest continues in the DRC . | 9810ba97036188ee7519dcdaf8640e3cff95ae01 |
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN -- Relations between Arab nations and the United States hinge on American leaders living up to their rhetoric about commitment to lasting peace in the Mideast, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal told CNN Saturday. Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal talks with CNN's Nic Robertson about U.S. relations with... | Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal says U.S.-Arab relations hinge on U.S. role in peace . Says U.S. lost Arab support by backing Israel in Gaza "catastrophe" "Israel is radioactive in region ... Anyone it touches becomes heroic, legitimate" Al-Faisal believes U.S. and Israel should negotiate with Hamas . | ebcf0eda18a95d0bab184a4949f4b45cf1072225 |
(CNN) -- Every dog has his day, but Sir Lancelot -- or at least his carbon copy -- has a second one. Edgar and Nina Otto show off 10-week-old Lancey, a clone of "the most human of any dog we've ever had." A Boca Raton, Florida, couple paid a California firm $155,000 to clone their beloved Labrador retriever, who died f... | Couple won auction to clone family dog, biotech company says . Lancey is world's first commercially cloned dog, company says . DNA of deceased dog sent to S. Korea, and cloned puppy born November 18 . Humane Society says it's against commercial cloning of animals . | d43fb2b8f2a2c85e4cce3e32c94cf81aeba8c9be |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate approved a controversial nuclear deal with India on Wednesday, clearing the way for the United States to export nuclear know-how to India after a ban lasting decades. President Bush, who supports the deal, meets with India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week. Sen. Chris Dodd, a Connec... | Deal could let U.S. businesses earn billions building plants in India . President Bush backs the deal; he's expected to sign it into law . U.S. banned nuclear trade with India in 1974 . Sen. Harkin, bill opponent: We're rewarding India for flouting nonproliferation pact . | 323d3a9650eef560ebc28eae746e84b624891856 |
CALAIS, France (CNN) -- French authorities on Tuesday dismantled a makeshift camp dubbed "the Jungle," which housed illegal migrants fleeing dangerous homelands to seek a more prosperous life in Europe. After being forced from their makeshift home, occupants of "the Jungle" were driven away in buses for processing. Fre... | French police arrest 276 migrants at "Jungle" camp, 125 were minors . Migrants had been living in makeshift tents made from cardboard, plastic sheeting . Refugee advocates circled the migrants, trying to keep police at bay . The French government has not said where the migrants would be relocated . | a18844ade4fc2128967069bb862cfbe14042cde2 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Senate's top Democrat said Tuesday he will force a vote this week on whether to open debate on tougher gun laws, increasing pressure on legislators from both parties negotiating a possible compromise on a package that some Republicans have threatened to filibuster. A GOP filibuster would mean Se... | NEW: Key senator says agreement close on bipartisan proposal . Some GOP senators oppose a threatened filibuster by their colleagues . Sen. Reid still hopes for a compromise on a package of gun laws . The issue has become a major focus of President Obama's second term . | 5d00e740f931f3be249dd947dd76885957a6c28a |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Move over Susan Boyle. A week after the Scottish woman became a global sensation following a barnstorming audition on "Britain's Got Talent," a 12-year-old Welsh boy with a Motown voice has been hailed for his "life-changing" performance on the TV show after earning a standing ovation from Simo... | 12-year-old Welsh boy shines on "Britain's Got Talent" with Motown voice . Shaheen Jafargholi earned standing ovation from judge Simon Cowell . Cowell had earlier halted Jafargholi's audition and got him to change songs . Show has become a global hit following Susan Boyle's performance last week . | 7a7c6449157e710392b4100eec1981468546d65b |
(CNN) -- As Co-Chairman of Universal Pictures, Donna Langley is one of an elite club: A female movie mogul in Hollywood. And holding one of the most sought-after jobs in the industry comes with responsibility, in Langley's eyes. Part of her role, she says, is mentoring the next generation of young women who've set thei... | Donna Langley is Co-Chairman of Universal Pictures . She works on Universal's business and production strategies . Driving force behind a slate of films that led to studio's two most profitable years at the global box office . Langley received the 2010 Crystal Award for Excellence in Film . | edddd449391636a5c8efb1451dbc59cdf7044bf2 |
(CNN) -- It has all the right ingredients for a tense situation: Scorching hot weather. Relentless humidity. Sidewalks, subways and hotels packed to capacity. Long lines. Nerds and jocks. But instead of being a pressure cooker, downtown Atlanta, Georgia, is serving up a huge party. Labor Day weekend finds the city of ... | What happens when nerds and jocks share Atlanta for Labor Day weekend? Fairy wings and vampire fangs or football jerseys and face paint, everyone is in costume . DragonCon and the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game offer events across downtown Atlanta . Over 100,000 nerds and jocks could be in downtown Atlanta at the same time t... | 57194802dd8c35937c26b41804ba8b89f0caff32 |
(CNN) -- Sebastian Vettel has dominated Formula One for the past three years and looks set to win a fourth straight drivers' championship -- but that could all change in 2014 when the winds of change are unleashed on the sport. Vettel's Red Bull has been the standout car, with the German consistently faster than his ri... | Formula One will introduce a whole host of new regulations for 2014 season . Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is poised to win a fourth consecutive drivers' title . McLaren believes changes in rules means teams will face adaptation problems . | 392402c53f020cf8a5c87d15700b5552a41a3485 |
(CNN) -- I am a movie critic. But because I am not employed by a newspaper, or a television station, Web magazine, ad agency or any institution that contributes to or profits from the media carnival that has become the Academy Awards, I can admit without fear of repercussion that the Oscars leave me colder than an arct... | Film critic Molly Haskell doesn't work for an outlet and can admit the Oscars leave her cold . Haskell: Academy rarely honors truly great or difficult films; makes obvious choices . She says Oscars and fashion coverage blots out all other news and goes on for months . Haskell: Films from early part of year ignored and ... | f026bca53e9ef86e5d155750adec287d5f26fcba |
(CNN) -- A teen bull rider was kicked at least once in the chest after she was thrown and later died, Florida authorities said Saturday. Brooke Ann Coats, 16, died from injuries Friday evening at Tampa General Hospital, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Coats was able to walk out of the ring after ... | Bull rider dies after incident near Tampa, Florida . Girl, 16, was kicked at least one in the chest . | b24c0ca37aa64ec16e9f2fb94756c47ad5ffd8ca |
(CNN) -- Seeing lightness and color are the simplest sensations the brain has. And yet even at this most basic level we never see the light that falls onto our eyes (called the retinal image) or even the real-world source of that image. Rather, neuroscience research tells us that we only ever see what proved useful to ... | R. Beau Lotto: We only ever see what proved useful to see in the past . But when seeing, we can be aware of one reality and an opposite reality, he says . Lotto: To literally "see yourself see" is the principal act of consciousness . Lotto's talk first of weekly series on CNN.com: Ted Talk Tuesdays . | 9f160481c62920c0d012ffd4c0c95686326635b1 |
(CNN) -- The public has been shaking its collective head since rumors of a Rihanna-Chris Brown collaboration began circulating on the Internet last week. Once the artists' respective remixes, "Birthday Cake" and "Turn Up the Music," featuring each other, hit the Web on Monday, that head-shaking turned into full-blown o... | The artists' remixes, "Birthday Cake" and "Turn Up the Music," hit the Web on Monday . Response to partnership has been negative, but remixes are doing well . Brown pleaded guilty in June 2009 to assaulting his then-girlfriend . | 5ec541a132bc12f3ea8b22f7058e4bae3b24b297 |
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The rift between Russia and Western powers over Georgia burst back into full view on the U.N. Security Council when Russia vetoed a resolution that would have extended the U.N. observer mission in Georgia. The observer force had been in existence since 1993, but Russia claims that the mission wa... | Russia: "The U.N. mission's previous mandate has actually ceased to exist" Russia considers South Ossetia and Abkhazia independent nations from Georgia . Only Nicaragua supports that position . | 9497fe2ae2fb5db38341dee493aaf5087d323ef2 |
(CNN) -- David Villa joined Lionel Messi at the top of the Spanish goalscoring charts, hitting his 13th and 14th goals of the season as Valencia moved three points behind second-placed Real Madrid after a 4-1 derby win over 10-man Villarreal. Argentine Ever Banega opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Villa conver... | David Villa goes joint top of the Spanish scoring charts with two goals against Villarreal . The double helps Valencia defeat their 10-man opponents 4-1 to close gap on second-placed Real Madrid . Real Mallorca moved up to fourth, recording a ninth successive home win with a 2-0 victory over Deportivo La Coruna . | 9d24f068c50baf23a2f553771188185a44780fb9 |
(CNN) -- The morning started off as just another day. The alarm clock announced the start of the day at 4 a.m., well before the sun would begin to peer over the eastern horizon. I had merely 75 minutes to get myself and two young boys ready and out the door for what would soon become a roller-coaster of a day. I don't ... | Staff Sgt. Jason Thompson was awarded a trip to Tony Stewart's racing camp . All the proceeds from the camp benefit the Speedway Children's Charities . Thompson has two boys with special needs and serves in the U.S. Army . Thompson: As a single parent, I understand the importance of a helping hand . | 255cd3daefed3a93943cfa5cc75942d628a9fe69 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- British man Gary McKinnon appeared in court Tuesday to try to prevent his extradition to the United States, where he is wanted for allegedly hacking into U.S. government computers at the Pentagon and NASA. Briton Gary McKinnon is accused of carrying out the biggest ever U.S. military hacking op... | Briton in court in bid to prevent extradition to U.S. for allegedly hacking computers . Gary McKinnon admits intentionally gaining access to government systems . Briton accused of carrying out biggest ever U.S. military computer hacking . He says he was researching whether U.S. was covering up existence of UFOs . | 40e6e53f2c29c1cfc5945015b49ef7e8998f2c2d |
MEXICO CITY (CNN) -- The death toll in a plane crash that claimed the life of Mexico's interior minister and two other high-ranking officials has risen to 13, Mexico City prosecutor Miguel Angel Mancera said Wednesday, according to Mexico's state-run Notimex news agency. The scene of Tuesday night's plane crash in Mexi... | NEW: U.S. agency sends investigative team to help . Death toll in Mexican plane crash rises to 13, report says . Mexico's interior minister and two high-ranking officials among those killed . Interior minister is country's second most-powerful post . | 5bdc149939290629bcf86aa6e414543bda79e01b |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- An Iraqi soldier fatally shot two American soldiers and wounded three others on Saturday, the U.S. military said. A man lies in a hospital after a roadside bombing near Kirkurk on Saturday. Three Iraqis were killed. The shooter was killed when U.S. soldiers returned fire, Maj. Derrick Cheng told... | NEW: U.S. military: Gunman who killed 2 U.S. troops, wounded 3 was Iraqi soldier . Iraqi officials say shooter was soldier-in-training who opened fire at a training facility . Shootings underscore the dangers for U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces in Mosul . Iranian forces attacked Kurdish village in Iraq; 3 civilia... | c7331ce7b4ab666af1a3f9779e6a5222e5632416 |
PAU, France (CNN) -- Take a pen, start with the nib at the bottom left corner of the page. Gently drag the pen diagonally from bottom left to top right and you have a quick and easy graphic representation of the price differential between the standard BMW 3-series and its habañero cousin the M3 coupe over the last four... | Fourth generation BMW M3 coupe . Power from 420bhp V8 engine . Target market 31-50 year old males in multi-automobile households . | 53566679e856bdc6be42a6f60240e381f80262fb |
London (CNN) -- Britain's Royal Mail has added nearly 14,000 extra rounds for its postal deliverers, hoping to clear a huge holiday backlog caused by winter weather woes. The service said it planned to complete 7,000 extra delivery routes Sunday, bringing packages, cards and letters to a million homes and addresses in ... | Royal Mail adds nearly 14,000 extra rounds for postal deliveries . Its director says the UK is experiencing the worst December weather in 30 years . Royal Mail is trying to catch up on the delivery backlog . | eea24b22ed5db65b44682f41b7e6373c9c500913 |
(CNN) -- There are years of shockers. There are years of groundbreakers. And then there are years of "meh." 2012 was one big stream of meh. "Meh," as defined by The New York Times Magazine (which features a weekly "Meh List"), describes "all those things in life that exist at the top of the fat middle of the bell curve... | Year's entertainment events seldom stood out . Many seemed to repeat themselves: Lindsay Lohan's issues, new boy bands . Year was marked by tragic deaths, including that of Whitney Houston . But in general, pop culture recycled so fast the new quickly became old . | 31cf6a6905a757135469195d78690000f0400d94 |
(CNN) -- During the past few months, I have gently suggested to my patients that they receive the flu vaccine. Many said yes, but some declined. Today, as I look up Google's national flu trend map, I see nearly the entire country painted in an alarming red, signifying "intense" flu activity. According to the Centers fo... | Kevin Pho: Nearly every state has "intense" flu activity . Pho: More patients need to be protected by getting flu shots earlier in the season . He says one reason the flu is so prevalent is that a main strain is associated with severe illness . Pho: Read the headlines and learn from the current flu crisis . | 071231d3806a45fc2ef7310cc9d4f146e585578d |
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Three weeks after BP plugged its crippled Macondo oil well in the Gulf of Mexico with cement and mud from above, crews are "fishing" for pieces of drill pipe that need to be removed from inside the well's blowout preventer before crews can move on to the "bottom kill" -- the permanent fi... | NEW: Florida calls off state of emergency for several peninsula coastal counties . Crews in the Gulf are trying to remove three pieces of drill pipe from the sunken well . The work was delayed by a chemical buildup that jammed the entryway to the well . Once the drill pipe is removed, crew can move on to a permanent sh... | e71813893d6f20f343951133bdc40a14fc99c037 |
(EW.com) -- Downton Abbey has an official return date: Season 4 of the period drama will premiere on Jan. 5, 2014. The series will then run for eight straight weeks, until Feb. 23. Season 3 broke ratings records for PBS, becoming its highest-rated drama in history. Next season will air in Britain in the fall before com... | "Downton Abbey" will return in January 2014 . The new season will run for eight weeks . There will be several new characters . | 61cb1ac6f0875050180264a6bb62f9dd3f0e6b08 |
(CNN) -- Werder Bremen continued their continued their domination of SV Hamburg with a 2-0 win which dents their northern neighbors' hopes of Champions League football next season. A dejected Paolo Guerrero and Ivica Olic walk off after Hamburg's defeat. The defeat leaves Martin Jol's men sixth in the Bundesliga, five... | Werder Bremen beat SV Hamburg 2-0 with Hugo Almeira scoring twice . Hamburg stay in sixth as defeat wrecks Bundesliga title chances . Borussia Moenchengladbach beat Schalke 1-0 to boost survival hopes . | 928170fbe5dbd54aa971231554c1d65010565d07 |
(CNN) -- The annals of late-night television talk shows are full of failure. George Lopez says he believes late-night talk is ready for more diversity. Joey Bishop, Dick Cavett and Pat Sajak all tried to challenge the legendary Johnny Carson's supremacy; all fell short. Joan Rivers lasted less than eight months as host... | George Lopez beginning late-night talk show in November . Comedian believes it's time for more diversity in late-night concept . Lopez was star of "George Lopez Show," active in Barack Obama's campaign . He says he's not using a sidekick, but will look more toward audience interaction . | b9f7ea2947ae0f5d05fdea0b4d27bb73a7f4bcfc |
(CNN) -- Americans shouldn't expect to see the 62,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan come home any time soon, no matter who is declared the victor in the country's presidential election. U.S. Marines patrol near Herat, Afghanistan, in July. In fact, the Pentagon is planning to add 6,000 troops by the end of the year. Ballo... | NEW: President Obama says U.S. goal remains defeating al Qaeda, its allies . U.S. policy to stay course in Afghanistan no matter who wins voting, experts say . Pentagon boosting troops in country, where U.S. is spending $4 billion a month . Some want U.S. to keep nation stable; others say terrorists will just find othe... | 61b4f5e59c2de9ec6b3395db033cab6b636f7044 |
(CNN) -- France has too many foreigners and is not integrating them properly, President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview on French television. "Today we have a problem," Sarkozy said Tuesday night on France 2 TV. "Our system of integration is working worse and worse because we have too many foreigners on our territ... | NEW: France has an influx of about 130,000 people a year . France is not integrating immigrants well, President Sarkozy says . He is running for a second term in office and facing a strong challenge . He says he cannot imagine his rival Francois Hollande as president . | 1358dfc92a7443fc1914a5d0e7386568f0467e04 |
(RS.com) -- Parkinson's disease has changed a lot about Michael J. Fox's life -- but it's not all been for the worse, the actor tells senior writer Brian Hiatt in interviews for Rolling Stone's latest cover story. Fox, who's returning to TV on NBC's "The Michael J. Fox show," says that in many ways, his acting has impr... | Michael J. Fox returns to TV this fall on NBC . The actor believes that Parkinson's has helped his acting . He used to get really nervous, but now he doesn't worry . | f04ce912e703fe1866cf9742151a213690584fd2 |
(CNN) -- Toyota has reached a settlement with two families over product liability claims following a crash that killed four family members, a spokesman for the automaker said. California Highway Patrolman Mark Saylor; his wife, Cleofe Lastrella; a 13-year-old daughter, Mahala; and Saylor's brother-in-law, Chris Lastrel... | NEW: Attorney: Toyota does not admit liability . Four family members were killed in a Lexus crash last year . 911 call: "There's no brakes" Investigation: An accelerator pedal probably became stuck on a floor mat . | 83b020bfbf4909a76441686972917afb1bd465ed |
(CNN) -- Imagine that you have made it to the United States from a country where economic opportunities are absent. You've found work in a laundry, a restaurant kitchen, a nursing home, or on a construction site. The pay is low by U.S. standards, but you save enough to send some every month to your family back home. Ev... | Writers: On May Day, we celebrate workers and press for fair, humane conditions . They say immigration reform must include labor protections for all working in U.S. Writers: Employers exploit workers without papers, which affects whole labor market . They say provisions like W visa give a path to citizenship and abilit... | e5c0a06f9194ca8bf689390f982f6b7d3aa7427a |
(CNN) -- China's economic growth rose in the fourth quarter of 2012, helping the world's most populous nation end the year with a growth rate of 7.8%, according to figures released Friday from the National Bureau of Statistics. Last quarter, China's economy grew at a pace of 7.9%, slightly better than analyst expectati... | China's economy grew 7.9% in the fourth quarter, slightly better than expectations . The world's second largest economy grew 7.8% for the year in 2012 . Fourth quarter growth rate bucked seven straight quarters of declines . | f3252f0a6d9e83ffd29f47726019495b3192e3e3 |
(CNN) -- As reports of swine flu continue to rise in the United States and around the world, the average American is probably asking, "How should I protect myself?" U.S. health officials stress the importance of frequent hand washing during outbreaks of illness. Health officials' advice is to follow common-sense precau... | Take standard flu season precautions to avoid infection, CDC advises . Chief risk factor is traveling to areas where swine flu has been identified . No vaccine for new strain exists but antiviral drugs can shorten duration . | b55875833b2ed6760997be0d331b1dbaaa782f79 |
(CNN) -- Reptiles are the biggest thing on Vogue UK's website right now, but not as boots or bags. With a few keyboard strokes, visitors to the site can watch a parade of dinosaurs in quirky hats flashing across the page. Trust me and try it: Go to the site and type this: up, up, down, down, left, right, left right, b ... | Keyboard code unleashes parade of stylish dinosaurs on Conde Nast UK websites . Dinosaurs are Konami codes, an 'old cheat-sequence' often used as memes . Conde Nast says dinosaurs are "intended," not result of a computer hack . | ef4e54f6d1a76bd9e416a51c8a5d96069ca70909 |
(CNN) -- Young Messiah, the "happiest baby in the world," according to his mother, is blissfully unaware that a judge ruled that his birth name promises to offend many in his Tennessee community. His mother, Jaleesa Martin, and father, Jawaan McCullough, who are not married, couldn't agree on a last name for their baby... | Baby Messiah's parents could not agree on his last name, so they ended up in court . The judge objected to his first name, saying it is "a title that is held only by Jesus Christ" The stunned mother has appealed the Tennessee judge's ruling . | 49c69284f825afe0f9096cad527ea4d9fc38297d |
(CNN) -- The number of people killed by a typhoon that slammed into Taiwan and China earlier this month continues to rise, Taiwan announced Thursday. Tsai Sung Yu holds photos of his mother, brother, sister-in-law and niece who were all killed in the mudslides. At least 543 people are now known to have died when Typhoo... | At least 543 people are now known to have died when Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan . At least 117 people are still missing, and at least 46 people were injured . Emergency services have also found 60 human limbs . Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou apologizes for the slow response to the typhoon . | 2b0e7fb9384b149eb49ec5003f5fcfcab09fcda3 |
(CNN) -- A car with a body inside believed to be that of missing teacher Terrilynn Monette was found Saturday in a bayou in New Orleans, authorities said. The car and body were found in Bayou St. John by a diver with the Slidell Police Department, who volunteered to dive the waterways in the search for Monette, Detecti... | NEW: Police have told Terrilynn Monette's mother they found the car and a body, she says . A police diver has found a car with a body inside believed to be Monette, police say . Monette, 26, was last seen March 2 leaving a New Orleans bar . She was celebrating with friends a "Teacher of the Year" nomination . | de7eba005841b4ee45b297dffbdb1f5ab517f5ea |
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Environmentally friendly engineering is really right up Chicago's alley -- in a city project called Green Alleys. Chicago workers resurface alleys with permeable concrete that cleans rainwater before it runs into Lake Michigan. The program aims to stop polluted rainwater in the city's alleywa... | Chicago covers alleys with special concrete that cleans polluted rain runoff . Microbes in concrete eat pollutants such as fertilizer and oil . Solution avoids having to rebuild city's massive alley system . Unique concrete also helps to keep city cooler on sunny days . | 87e1c277a8be33bc008933f88031ffd3442050ba |
(CNN) -- In a special report for CNN's Eye on Russia week, Moscow Correspondent Matthew Chance travels across the vast country from the northern port of Murmansk in the Arctic to the southern city of Sochi on the Black Sea. Here Chance recalls some highlights from his epic journey. Matthew Chance undergoes cosmonaut tr... | Moscow Correspondent Matthew Chance travels across Russia by train . Chance's journey begins in Murmansk in Arctic, ends in Sochi on Black Sea . Chance meets Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev, samples cosmonaut training . | 737be3eca2fe188014ca04c21017ebc037b3ceea |
(CNN) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that requires the state to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states while such marriages were legal in California. California will recognize same-sex marriages from a period of time before Proposition 8 was enacted. Same-sex marriages p... | Bill requires California to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states . State will recognize marriages performed between June 16 and November 5, 2008 . Ending date marks when Proposition 8 was enacted . State will recognize such marriages as "unions;" bill angers those who voted for ban . | 37a5704523aaaed6ed7069590cb541d67834ed8b |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The State Department on Monday continued to publicly downplay the threat North Korea presents to the United States with spokesman P.J. Crowley telling reporters North Korea "represents an infinitesimal threat to the United States directly." A North Korean soldier looks at the South Korean side of t... | State Department spokesman: Recent actions "potentially destabilizing" to region . Secretary of State Clinton: North Korea has "constant demand for attention" That is why U.S. had low-key reaction to missile tests, Clinton says . | a0492e3fad5d799453941ccd111e35016d4b39a5 |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Are you one of the seemingly few Americans in the market for a car? There are more of you out there than you might think. Clark Howard: Before jumping at all the new car deals, think about the bigger picture of car ownership costs. CNW Marketing Research, a respected automotive marketing resea... | Four million used cars reportedly purchased in the U.S. during May . Average new car is $1,700 cheaper than during the last quarter of 2008, data shows . Clark Howard: Arrange financing first to see how much car you can afford . AAA reports the annual cost of owning and operating a car is $9,369 . | 6e74dd788f48d4634e3e4d6184653ecbbdcb1f1a |
(CNN) -- South Korea's In-Kyung Kim had the Kraft Nabisco golf tournament at Mission Hills in California all but won on the final hole Sunday -- all she needed to do was tap in for par from about a foot out and she was virtually guaranteed the win. But her putt rimmed out for a bogey forcing a sudden death playoff that... | In-Kyung Kim misses tournament-winning birdie at women's opening major . South Korean's one-foot putt rims out for a bogey to force a playoff . Yoo Sun-young easily wins Sunday's playoff to claim her first major title . World No. 1 Yani Tseng, of Taiwan, finishes one shot behind leaders . | 3626300b365b6f908ec9bdfe12dda973cf96f4c2 |
(CNN) -- Three American college students were being held Tuesday, possibly in a Cairo courthouse, accused of lobbing Molotov cocktails during the unrest gripping Tahrir Square, authorities and family members said. The news came as a blow to their families in the United States, especially after seeing a video aired on E... | NEW: The college students will be questioned on Wednesday, an Egyptian official says . They are accused of lobbing Molotov cocktails during the unrest in Tahrir Square . The students were spending the semester in Cairo as part of a study-abroad program . The U.S. State Department expects to have access to them on Wedne... | eb15af45448dc187d15136215caf5ae0500eb671 |
(CNN) -- Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were former Navy SEAL commandos working as diplomatic security officers. Sean Smith was a computer expert with an online alter-ego legendary in the gaming world. The three men and U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens died in the assault on the American consulate in the Libyan city of Ben... | NEW: Tyrone Woods' friends and family called him "Rone," Clinton says . Security officer Glen Doherty was searching for anti-aircraft missiles, source says: . Computer expert Sean Smith was renowned in a gamer's universe . Both died in Benghazi with Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya . | a3e35a9b13683718c781e4e9542394b609841220 |
(CNN) -- A California sex offender suspected of abducting a girl in 1991 and keeping her captive for 18 years is suffering from "serious mental illness," defense attorneys say in court papers. "It appears that Phillip Garrido has been hearing [the] voices of angels for years," said documents filed Wednesday in El Dorad... | Defense says Phillip Garrido is mentally ill, hears angels' voices . Court papers filed in response to allegation that he still is trying to manipulate victim . Garrido is accused of abducting Jaycee Dugard, holding her for 18 years . Dugard, abducted at age 11, was freed last summer . | ed37b7d7969a3b1c9b1e30fbc954e5e91445abf2 |
(CNN) -- The census is inherently political, even if most people don't see it that way. Every 10 years, new census data is used to reapportion congressional seats across the country, while all states must use the census to redraw congressional districts. These processes don't get much attention, but the stakes are high... | The census's influence doesn't stop with redistricting . Hispanic population is exploding, but GOP has seen Hispanic support slip since 2004 . The battleground states are moving south and west . New electoral math makes it harder for a Democrat to win the presidency . | 86f3316eab20427c89316e65ca45721d2eb2c6af |
(CNN) -- At two goals to the good against Chelsea in their FA Cup quarterfinal it looked as if Manchester United were going to bury any lingering demons after their demoralizing Champions League exit to Real Madrid. Strikes from Mexican forward Javier Hernandez and England international Wayne Rooney inside the ten open... | Chelsea fight back from 2-0 down to draw with Manchester United in FA Cup last eight . Goals from Eden Hazard and Ramires bring Chelsea back from the brink . Winner of the replay will face Manchester City in the semifinal at Wembley . Liverpool come back from 2-1 down to beat Tottenham in the Premier League . | 6076434e707db639f7de793897d8bc7a07d15843 |
Washington (CNN) -- A top Senate Democrat has offered a pair of amendments to an immigration reform bill bolstering rights for same-sex couples, a politically risky move that threatens to shatter Republican support for the sweeping legislation. Vermont Sen. Patrick's Leahy's amendments would recognize same-sex marriage... | Amendments to immigration legislation would bolster rights for same-sex couples . Politically risky move threatens to undercut Republican support for larger bill . Legislation would create a 13-year path to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants . Backers of the bill have been hoping to win as many as 70 votes in... | 6b4497824290f1a45d077cf638cc003b0ee87f3e |
(CNN) -- A liberal Democratic congressman who came under fire for a lewd photo that briefly appeared on his Twitter account over the weekend told CNN Wednesday that he did not post the image. Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner spoke to CNN's Wolf Blitzer a day after a contentious exchange with reporters in which he refused... | NEW: Twitter e-mails members of Congress about account security . Weiner says he did not post a lewd photo and has hired a firm to investigate . On Tuesday he had a heated exchange with reporters . A conservative blogger who broke the story wants an investigation . | ca33bb2998f4e35cedbb8e0164bda6ebe53289a9 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Samar Saed Abdullah's entire body trembles as she speaks about her impending execution. She thinks of the gallows room, the noose around her neck and that moment when she will take her final breath. Samar Saed Abdullah is sentenced to die by hanging in connection with the killing of three relati... | Woman sobs about impending execution: "I can't think of anything else" Samar Saed Abdullah, 27, was convicted as accessory to murder of 3 relatives . She says police coerced and tortured her into confessing . Ministry of Justice maintains that judicial system is "fair and just" | 1915c9eb1b7b1ba748827b821561b1eaa97948b8 |
(CNN) -- Two bodies have been found by investigators probing the disappearance of a Tennessee mother and her three daughters, with authorities pleading Saturday for help in finding their suspected abductor -- a man they described as likely "armed and dangerous." The FBI, in a press release Saturday, did not say whose b... | NEW: The bodies were found in Mississippi but haven't been identified, the FBI says . NEW: The FBI says the alleged abductor "should be considered armed and dangerous" 3 sisters and their mother were reported missing April 27 in Tennessee, authorities say . Authorities issued an Amber Alert for the children and sought ... | 20598ca9911c012ba3e720668b8943fc7eb914f2 |
(Mental Floss) -- Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to seek out covert items at fast food chains around the country. Be warned, this mission includes very real dangers such as hardening arteries and skyrocketing cholesterol. We've compiled a list to get you started. 1. If you're at Starbucks and in need of j... | Some fast food outlets have not-on-menu items you can get if you ask for them . Fatburger's Hypocrite is bacon-topped veggie burger; Popeye's offers naked chicken . Some Subways will still make the popular pizza sub from the 1990s . Wendy's offers the Meat Cube; McDonald's has a Neapolitan milkshake . | b1df0d3677e52b29f2065c806e05598c91655bc8 |
(CNN) -- The man accused in Tuesday's shooting at Purdue University was found sitting in a hallway, bloody and with his hands behind his head, authorities said in documents filed Thursday supporting a murder charge. Cody Cousins, 23, is accused of killing teaching assistant Andrew Boldt in front of several people in th... | Purdue shooting suspect found waiting in hallway, hands behind head, police say . Cody Cousins is accused of stabbing, shooting Andrew Boldt . He was formally charged on Thursday . Authorities haven't released a motive . | 2b3056c25e570615de5168afa2fba43242cac883 |
(CNN) -- Elvis Presley. Marilyn Monroe. Jim Morrison. Officials won't say where Michael Jackson was buried, but family gathered at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Their graves are public shrines for fans and followers. Countless people from all over the world make pilgrimages to their burial sites, hoping to draw close to ... | Celebrities' graves become public shrines for fans and followers . Grave hunters say people will try visit Michael Jackson's burial site . Forest Lawn Memorial Park employees won't say whether Jackson's body is there . Funeral company has stringent security patrols. | 2a764c9cedf31a6bab72bff074f22cb1a98d6fb6 |
(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain on Tuesday proposed lifting the ban on offshore drilling as part of his plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil and help combat rising gas prices. Sen. John McCain says it's time for the federal government "to put our own reserves to use." "The stakes are high for our citizens and for our eco... | President Bush plans to ask Congress to lift offshore drilling ban Wednesday . McCain says he opposes ban; states should decide . Current law bans drilling in most of the United States' coastal waters . McCain would consider incentives for states that allow coastal exploration . | 96acdf79b891d1cecec948f33e41fbddb2275e4a |
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A Chinese factory that makes iPhones said Wednesday that it has suspended several staffers after an employee committed suicide, apparently under duress when a prototype went missing. Foxconn manufactures the popular iPhone for U.S.-based Apple in China. Sun Danyong, 25, jumped off the 12th floor... | Sun Danyong, 25, jumped off the 12th floor of building in southern city of Shenzhen . Recent graduate sent 16 model phones to Apple, but only 15 were received . Apple China said it was awaiting the results of an investigation . | b1c20b5cc792f9a0131cf10e5af26ad8f73b4813 |
Washington (CNN) -- As President Obama announced the first national HIV/AIDS strategy earlier this week, outside the gates of the White House, 3 percent of the District of Columbia's population continues to live with the disease. HIV/AIDS rates in the district are "on par with Uganda and some parts of Kenya" where the ... | 3 percent of D.C. residents live with HIV/AIDS, according to study released in 2009 . Experts estimate a third to half of D.C. residents with the disease don't know . Rates in D.C. African-American community disproportionately higher, says expert . | ebe1e95e03e0eb93b3bc78d7f7b87920aee4a1a9 |
(CNN) -- A movie about literary merit, artistic ambition, authenticity and conscience, set in New York's publishing world, featuring stories within stories and propelled by an unreliable narrator. It may sound like smart, upscale filmmaking, but I'm afraid "The Words" turns into a punishing sentence. Resembling nothing... | Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid and Jeremy Irons play writers . Critic says the film has "unusually high proportion of unconvincing performances" Film's women are either doe-eyed with admiration or walking out the door . | 2067998f8f2da57df563f724b7cce52b666b55cd |
(CNN) -- Bayern Munich will take a three-point lead into Germany's winter break after Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund and Schalke both won on Saturday to stay in contention. Bayern had moved six points clear with Friday's 3-0 win over Cologne, despite Franck Ribery's red card, but Dortmund followed suit by crush... | Borussia Dortmund and Schalke keep pressure on Bayern Munich with victories . Champions Dortmund win 4-1 against Freiburg, who drop to bottom of table . Raul scores hat-trick as third-placed Schalke crush Werder Bremen in late match . Bayer Leverkusen lose ground on leaders after losing 3-0 against Nuremberg . | e0017b711cfeb97555466f8036bf60893db9fbcc |
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