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Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- The alleged leader of a regional branch of the Los Zetas drug cartel was arrested by the Mexican Army Wednesday, Mexico's state news agency Notimex reported. Hector Raul Luna Luna, known by the alias "El Tori" was arrested during a "precision operation" by the personnel of the Seventh Milit... | Regional leader of Los Zetas arrested in Monterrey, Mexico . Hector Raul Luna Luna was caught in a "precision operation," Luna confessed to grenade attack in U.S. consulate, military says . Various weapons and drugs seized . | 9e431e58f5e5f1471bc6d29761dc4b1ca8dd65e8 |
Washington (CNN) -- The company that made 44,000 helmets recalled by the Army has stopped all helmet manufacturing. Federal Prison Industries, the company that made the potentially defective combat helmets, was subcontracted to make the helmets by ArmorSource, the company named in the recall. Federal Prison Industries,... | Federal Prison Industries uses prisoners in some of its work . Helmets fail to meet Army standards during tests . Justice Department investigating company, which has other defense contracts . Company, managed by Prisons Bureau, says it will waive preferential treatment . | defc361eedbb7e607e09e936aa07d83c02721c1d |
Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- North Korea requested permission from Iraq this week to fly a plane through its airspace to Syria, an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told CNN on Friday. Al-Maliki rejected the request out of suspicion the plane would be carrying weapons, said adviser Ali al-Mousawi. The prime mi... | NEW: Two members of an opposition group - and a friend - disappear in Syria . At least 117 people are killed across the country Friday, another opposition group says . U.N. refugee agency says it is making progress relocating Syrian refugees in Lebanon . In an interview, Syrian leader is critical of opposition supporte... | 8ee018f8f437d9fabe3334ec7957244136a9cad8 |
(CNN) -- Gasoline prices set a record for the 16th consecutive day Wednesday. A gallon of gas cost an average of $3.62, according to AAA, and much more in some markets. Shell Oil Co. President John Hofmeister says a boost in U.S. production would startle the world market. All three presidential candidates have weighed ... | U.S. should produce 2 million to 3 million more barrels a day, says John Hofmeister . Plenty of oil waiting to be drilled by unconventional means, he says . Shell's $7.8 billion profit not excessive, company president says . Executive says he can't predict how high price of oil will go . | 47fe0e2bba8206014fb53a7d5247efd1e316e087 |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama faces a long list of issues when he steps to the podium in the White House East Room on Friday for a news conference. The last time he took questions from reporters was June 30, during his trip to Africa. Since then, the White House has embarked on a campaign-style tour pushin... | Long list of questions Obama could be asked -- from terror threats to U.S.-Russia relations, to the economy . Obama's last news conference was in June during Africa trip; last at White House was in April . Since last news conference, Russia has taken in NSA leaker and terror threat has been elevated . | a6a8c69ba4ad3894d3c98ae918ce65b31c1c1723 |
(CNN) -- It's been one year since Fort Bragg soldier Kelli Bordeaux went missing, and there's now a reward being offered for information that could help authorities solve the mystery, according to police in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The military is offering $25,000 for information that could help explain what happe... | A Fayetteville, North Carolina, police detective says military is offering a $25,000 reward . In April 2012, Kelli Bordeaux disappeared after leaving a Fayetteville bar . Last April, police and the military searched near the bar, where she was last seen . | 487936d05496a90b37541ef2c08c1fc1702bf091 |
(CNN) -- Ralph Verdi has been working for nearly 30 hours. You won't hear him complain. He says yes and no ma'am when a reporter stops him to ask him a question, even though he's helping lead the rescue effort of three New Jersey towns that are drowning. Verdi works for the police in Little Ferry, a town of about 10,00... | NEW: President Obama is set to tour damaged areas of New Jersey on Wednesday . NEW: Houses end up in the middle of highway; rail cars float on turnpike . NEW: Some flood victims were barefoot; mothers carried diaper bags and babies as they fled . The affected area is in Bergen County near New York City . | 6c99216a846a898f0783900ddd7879990bb7b927 |
Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- The number of properties lacking running water in Northern Ireland has dwindled to fewer than 1,000, state-funded water company Northern Ireland Water said Sunday. As of Saturday, the number was about 2,600, the company said. About 45,000 properties may still have limited water suppli... | 799 customers remain without water, state-funded company says . Northern Ireland Water has drawn criticism for its handling of the crisis . More disruptions expected Sunday night as reservoirs are filled . | a291758301a8c301df198eb8bf707843929a4d17 |
(Financial Times) -- Sony reported its first full-year net profit in five years on Thursday and said it expected earnings to grow by a further 16 per cent this year, helped by restructuring efforts and a weaker yen. The Japanese electronics and entertainment group said net profit for the year that ended in March totall... | Sony helped in the final quarter by a currency market that knocked almost 20 per cent off the yen's . Sony has for some time relied on profits from its banking and insurance operations in Japan . The company has struggled to compete against South Korean and Taiwanese producers . | 4408c9ade05e9d71764daef1f408d4ee1bde4ae3 |
Remedios, Cuba (CNN) -- For 200 years, folks in Remedios, a small town in the Cuban countryside, have shared the legendary tale of Father Francisco Vigil de Quiñones. As the story goes, Father Vigil was annoyed that so few of his parishioners were attending his church's Christmas Eve midnight Mass. So the Catholic prie... | Huge 200 year-old Christmas Eve fireworks fest ignites joy in Remedios, Cuba . Originally, event attracted worshippers, but now church closes for safety . "We're afraid that rockets will fly into the church and kill someone." Someone gets burned every year, say locals, but there are few serious injuries . | df1b2cc3b90992a32c66b067248812dfe72295db |
(CNN) -- It all started with a New Year's Eve party. The cushy gig probably sounded irresistible to singing sensations like Beyoncé, Usher and Mariah Carey: a private concert in the luxurious Caribbean island of St. Barts to ring in a new year before a group of dignitaries who were big fans. But that was before everyth... | Several pop stars have come under fire for performing for the family of Libyan dictator . CEO of agency says due diligence must be performed before stars head overseas . Marketing expert says fans feel drawn into politics if they support a star caught in scandal . | 932e827acbab9546742131c9c020243cc0cf0da4 |
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader on Friday rejected opposition claims that last week's presidential elections were rigged, describing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's win as "definitive" and demanding an end to days of protests. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first address since the June 12 presidential ele... | Iran's supreme leader rejects claims of ballot rigging in presidential vote . Ayatollah Khamenei delivers first speech since election outcome sparked unrest . He criticizes protests, says those who caused violence would be held accountable . He also criticizes international media for how they have portrayed the electio... | 184ffd19ddbc103f5a9a454770c9ffce4bd86219 |
(CNN) -- While America slept -- or at least while the left ate their organic ostrich burgers, drank their jackfruit-guava-flavored vitamin water and tweeted "cleverly" about Marco Rubio's "Watergate" -- Canada was preparing to counter a growing threat to the nation. Patriotic members of the Canadian Parliament stood up... | Canadian politicians said Canada will not tolerate an influx of zombies . Dean Obeidallah: America needs to wake up and get ready for the growing zombie threat . Zombies far outlive humans, so they will be a great drain on Medicare, he writes . He says we can't allow zombie amnesty and give zombies an easier path to ci... | 17ba0139eadf17bd1f6927f2f9030b60a11c36ca |
(CNN) -- Funk fans started each Chuck Brown concert with a chant, "Wind me up, Chuck." From there they would be treated to guitar riffs, driving percussion and other rhythm instruments that left them dancing to the beat. Brown, who died Wednesday at 75, was the "Godfather of Go-Go," a genre blending funk, jazz and soul... | Manager speaks about Brown's influence . Performer Chuck Brown dies at 75 . He was especially popular in Washington, D.C. "Go-Go" is a form of funk and soul . | 3f0fd57909bca69c60a5dbf82cc4a61921b11652 |
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Anti-government rage erupted in central Beirut Sunday as protesters clashed with security forces after a funeral for the nation's intelligence chief. A mob pushed toward the prime minister's office, hurling sticks, stones and flags and calling for his dismissal. Gunfire could be heard as police... | NEW: Clashes erupt in Tripoli between supporters, opponents of Syria's government . Protester: "We don't want our prime minister to be our leader" The violence comes after a series of political speeches at Wissam al-Hassan's funeral . Many anti-Syrian politicians in Lebanon blamed Syria for the assassination . | 64c4a1fda05e5c0aaec37b56d446466a471bbadf |
(CNN) -- Victoria Pendleton rounded off another night of triumph for hosts Great Britain in the Olympic Velodrome with a storming ride to take gold in the women's keirin Friday. Pendleton suffered bitter disappointment on the first night of finals when she and partner Jess Varnish were disqualified in the women's team ... | Britain win two gold medals on second night of competition in track cycling . Victoria Pendleton takes women's keirin after disappointment of team sprint . GB men's team pursuit squad break world record to beat Australia in final . GB women's team pursuit squad beat their own world mark in qualifying . | db4c1b86d2da79fdd140371ef6a14033acf65fba |
(CNN) -- If Barack Obama had previewed his inaugural speech before the November election, would he have been able to give it in January? Apparently, our president did not think so. From the first days of his re-election campaign until as recently as a month ago, President Obama described himself "a pretty practical guy... | Alex Castellanos: After election, President Obama revealed his liberal core . He says post-partisanship and Clinton-style moderation are out . Obama won't make serious concessions on entitlements, can't win over House, he says . Castellanos: Obama will declare moral victory, but Democrats will lose ground politically . | 2d340f579a17d4315546cae044efa16cc01cfef1 |
New York (CNN) -- Technology and globalization are putting the jobs of millions in America's middle class at risk, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. In a cover story for Time called "How to Restore the American Dream," Zakaria writes, "We have just gone through the worst recession since the Great Depression. The light at th... | Fareed Zakaria: Technology, globalization threatening middle-class jobs . Zakaria says companies have become so much more efficient due to computer technology . World market has grown, with many willing to work for far less than those in the U.S., he says . Zakaria: America's middle class must become more highly educat... | d39efce20fa25cb4df8b495d3a88ac0336ab9eaa |
(CNN) -- The family of a woman whose naked and bound body was found hanging in a Southern California mansion two years ago has filed a federal lawsuit accusing three people of plotting her death. The San Diego County medical examiner ruled that Rebecca Zahau committed suicide, but a lawsuit filed Friday by her mother a... | The San Diego County medical examiner ruled Rebecca Zahau's death a suicide . Zahau's family did a private investigation after officials wouldn't press criminal charges . Lawsuit accuses boyfriend's brother, ex-wife and ex-wife's twin of plotting her death . Zahau died two days after her boyfriend's son suffered a fata... | 51d09f572d23b50c2f161f4acdf51994f98de6be |
(CNN) -- When Maria Sharapova underwent shoulder surgery five years ago, many thought her tennis career wouldn't last. But there is now a good chance the four-time grand slam winner will play into her 30s before fully turning her attention to her numerous business interests. "I think she's going to play another four to... | Having overcome a shoulder injury, Maria Sharapova plans on playing for 4-5 more years . She won her first major post-surgery at last year's French Open to complete her collection . Russian says she enjoyed proving her doubters wrong by returning from injury . She competes on tour while balancing business interests, in... | ffd4b9ef7e44f935817c7c7341bf6e3d0265a017 |
(CNN) -- Sizing up the magnitude of Mexico's obesity problem is as simple as visiting a clothing manufacturer. At Arush, a clothing factory in Mexico City, the changing demand has modified production. Buyers, including Mexican giant retailers like Soriana and Liverpool, are increasingly asking for "large" and "extra la... | Diabetes is the No. 1 killer in Mexico, health agency says . Nearly 70% of the population is overweight or obese . Mexicans drink more than 42 gallons of soft drinks per person each year . | 1c2ef8a83982c994c0826671665e83ae105b61fa |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- A Pakistani man using "colonel" as a title is one of about three dozen people wanted over November's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, but his connections with the Pakistani army have not been established, Indian prosecutors say. Police patrol in New Delhi last year following warnings of possible a... | Pakistani man using "colonel" as a title is wanted over Mumbai attacks . Indian prosecutors say man's connections with Pakistani army not established . Authorities say only surviving suspect faces charges, including murder . Indian forces killed 9 suspects; over 160 people died in November attacks . | dba5ee6b3bb4b9e8f456752f04973df3094d15dc |
(CNN Student News) -- May 18, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . What do you think that viewers learn from stories about graduates who have overcome adversity? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the space pro... | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . Write your answers in the space provided . Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | 0df2a53dfe6c8330c1f0f48778f94277cc785e95 |
(CNN) -- Goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo scored two first half goals in quick succession to power Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Malaga in the Bernabeu, but also earned his second red card of the season. Ronaldo's strikes all but sealed victory for Real by halftime, but he blotted his copybook with a flying elbow earnin... | Real Madrid beat Malaga 2-0 in the Bernabeu to cut Barcelona's lead to five points . Cristiano Ronaldo scores both goals but is sent off in the second half . Third-placed Valencia held goalless by Tenerife . | 7a7520302e6e58aef97454e2bb1fd3dd7ddf1a11 |
(CNN) -- Lower Saxony, the state hardest hit by Germany's tainted egg scandal, has lifted a quarantine on 3,000 poultry and hog farms after tests proved negative for increased dioxin levels, officials said Monday. The state may lift the quarantine on more farms once additional test results come in Monday, said the stat... | NEW: Germany publishes initiative for animal feed safety . Lower Saxony says it may lift the quarantine on more farms . Denmark thinks some contaminated feed may have been given to hens there . A German official says a company knew its fatty acid was contaminated with dioxin . | 076f0fd9400cf4059262d57404de7eac1bc7ef10 |
(CNN) -- The United States is vacating an air base in Pakistan at Islamabad's request following a NATO attack that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter told Pakistan's Waqt TV on Monday that the United States is leaving Shamsi Air Base in Balochistan Province southwest of Quet... | NEW: Pakistan's prime minister says he wants good relations with the United States . The U.S. is vacating Shamsi Air Base, which is used by unmanned combat vehicles . The impact of vacating the air base is likely to be minimal, experts say . Pakistan told the U.S. to leave the base after an airstrike killed 24 Pakistan... | 0b84d59af80862f46fbcf868acd57eeb0b41e36f |
Baghdad (CNN) -- A series of bomb attacks throughout Iraq left 35 people dead and scores injured, officials with Iraq's Interior Ministry and police said Sunday. At least 28 people were killed in a suicide bombing attack in a Sunni mosque in the Ghazaliya neighborhood in western Baghdad late Sunday, an Interior Ministr... | At least 28 die in a suicide attack on a Sunni mosque; victims include a member of Parliament . Others are killed or wounded in separate attacks in Mosul and Fallujah . A al Qaeda-affiliated group promised attacks during month of Ramadan . | d9524470833bffa6a3799101f82df4a6b3e0f2fe |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Three weeks after an apparent misunderstanding sparked a confrontation, deadly Hindu-Christian riots continue unabated in the remote east Indian state of Orissa. Police officers chase away a protester in Mangalore, India, Monday. By Tuesday, about 20 deaths had been reported, said Praveen Kuma... | Orissa state has historically been a tinderbox of Hindu-Christian tensions . Violence spread to southern India with churches attacked in Karnataka state . Latest casualty was a policeman who died after a Hindu mob torched a police station . Attack came 2 days after police fired on a crowd to prevent it attacking Christ... | a1841cf61c53937fffc54c0e81d8f7cfcad2f0c2 |
(CNN) -- Police in the Philippines have arrested former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on corruption charges, the state news agency reported Thursday. Arroyo is at a hospital in Quezon City, police said. On Thursday, officers went to her room, where she was hooked up to an IV to treat hypertension and dehydration. P... | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was arrested at a hospital where she is being treated for hypertension . She'll remain in the hospital because her health won't allow her to be moved, official says . She's accused of fraudulently transferring money from a charity . | d07c7f88a684cff1a9fc91b6decc61de2dd9acd6 |
(CNN) -- A man wearing an Afghan military uniform attacked members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, an ISAF spokesman said. The gunman was killed and there were no ISAF casualties, the spokesman said. So-called "green on blue" attacks killed dozens of coalition tr... | A man in an Afghan uniform attacked ISAF members . The gunman was killed . There were no ISAF casualties . | e2507678ad709ecc996d8e609ab5eae92bb6ca93 |
(CNN) -- In the age of short attention spans and mass media hopping from one story to the next, it is fairly remarkable that the shooting death of Trayvon Martin one year ago Tuesday continues to resonate among the consciousness of many Americans. Most of this is because a dedicated group of activists, bloggers, social... | Roland Martin: Trayvon Martin's death still resonates among many a year after his death . Martin: Florida and other states have been prompted to revisit Stand Your Ground laws . He says Trayvon's death also awakened the inner fighting spirit of young people and blacks . Martin: Collective protests for Trayvon have made... | 555760e09ec7cc5601a7ae39b12ea792667abf59 |
(CNN) -- Despite a thrilling victory at the British Grand Prix that saw Mark Webber close the gap on world championship leader Fernando Alonso, Red Bull insist they are in no rush to offer him a new contract. The Australian chalked up his second victory of the season at Silverstone, hunting down the Ferrari of Alonso a... | Red Bull say they are in no rush to discuss a new contract for Mark Webber . The Australian driver won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday . Webber has been linked with a move to Ferrari to replace Felipe Massa . The 35-year-old is second in the drivers' championship behind Fernando Alonso . | e8738bbb62dd185490103179dfb63601c46a348e |
(CNN) -- A small plane went down short of an airport in rural Alabama, killing a couple and five of their children, authorities said. "It's going to take a long time (to investigate) since the wreckage is so deep in the woods," Nick Worrell of the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday night. The NTSB and the... | NEW: NTSB: The investigation will take a "long time" due to the location of the wreck . A small plane experienced engine trouble near Demopolis, Alabama . FAA official: All seven family members on board died . The Cessna aircraft crashed about 2 miles short of a runway . | 7ebebec179da53acdc8eef6b8a03830a259a848c |
(CNN) -- Now is not the time to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the U.S. armed forces, Sen. John McCain said at a hearing Thursday. "At this time, we should be inherently cautious about making any changes that would affect our military, and what changes we ... | NEW: Troops' opinions on policy should have been solicited, Sen. John McCain says . Defense Secretary Robert Gates: Change should come from Congress, not the courts . Joint Chiefs chairman: Military will deal with whatever fallout results from the change . | a9e4d8ab96dfd53125ff56c81c1d6d1d4606ca13 |
(CNN) -- Last year on December 1 -- World AIDS Day -- President Barack Obama said that creating an "AIDS-free generation" around the world was finally within our grasp. This World AIDS Day, let's help him achieve that goal. And let's start in the United States. While the AIDS research and activist communities continue ... | We continue to struggle with an unabated HIV epidemic in the United States . Communities of color are disproportionately affected by the virus . We must fight the disease -- not the people who have it, say amfAR representatives . | 99b0e25257446a320d38f7a58f099e07d50e59d5 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan elders will decide whether any U.S. military who stay in the country after 2014 will be granted immunity from prosecution, President Hamid Karzai told reporters Monday in his palace. "The issue of granting immunity to American soldiers is not a decision that could be made by Afghan go... | The Loya Jirga, a gathering of elders, will decide on immunity, Afghan President Karzai says . Karzai says he thinks the Loya Jirga "is always reasonable" and will grant immunity . Karzai says he is confident that Afghan troops can provide security after NATO leaves . | 70d3117432d28d3b875dff457a2b03e81b5416ec |
London, England (CNN) -- Pat Croce is a man on a mission -- a mission to find his all time favorite pirate. The highly successful businessman, who rose from being a trainer in the locker room to president of one of the most storied franchises of the NBA, is on a quest to find the body of English explorer Sir Francis Dr... | English explorer Sir Francis Drake was buried at sea 400 years ago . Businessman Pat Croce is on a mission to find his coffin . Croce says he's found the wreckage of two ships scuttled near where Drake was buried . | 22881a87610fba217dce193a44767536f07c044e |
(CNN) -- Ireland's economic problems were expected to dominate Wednesday's regular meeting of European Union economic and finance ministers in Brussels, Belgium. Irish leaders have said their treasury is funded through the first half of 2011, but there are still fears its financial sector could collapse under the weigh... | Finance and economic ministers are meeting in Brussels . Ireland's financial sector is at risk of collapse because of massive debt . External support to bail out Ireland is one option being considered . | 2e228e3d003bf6e653b0ada66e362e565e02c63e |
Rome (CNN) -- An Italian woman kidnapped in southern Algeria over a year ago has been freed, Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said Tuesday. Terzi said he had just told the family of Maria Sandra Mariani of her release. "I join in their great joy and relief for this wonderful news," he said in a written statement. ... | NEW: The freed hostage is expected back in Italy on Wednesday -- media reports . The tourist was kidnapped in Algeria in February 2011 . Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb seized her near the Niger border . | 7467f4fb87119cfccc7deea9c0cff3862a95fc55 |
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Concerned about ongoing violence, Nigerian election officials Thursday delayed gubernatorial elections in two states. Voters in Kaduna and Bauchi states will now go to the polls on April 28, said Attahiru M. Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Elections will continue... | NEW: Electoral commission postpones voting in two states . The president tells protesters to avoid violence . "There are ... no grievances that our laws and courts cannot address," he says . Protesters in the mostly Muslim north charge the vote is rigged after Jonathan's election . | 81417a7dca09c4f86eec535f21bf8e83605e4ba8 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Suspected Taliban militants have executed a 7-year-old boy, accusing him of spying for the government, officials in southern Afghanistan said Thursday. The execution took place Tuesday in the Sangin district of Helmand province, said Dawoud Ahmadi -- the provincial governor's spokesman. In t... | NEW: Afghan president calls execution a 'crime against humanity,' if true . Boy was accused of spying for the government . Official: Other such executions have taken place in the province . | f014020acfc4b59e8c6fd59a04ac813e37aba347 |
(CNN) -- "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain . Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner, whose expeditions h... | Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner has inspired others to seek adventure . Psychologist Dr. James Thompson says adventurers tend to be more extroverted . Women in their 40s are leading the charge towards adventure . Insurers say "Nifty Fifties" are seeking adventures once the kids have left home . | 2c3f99bf9c252840f82a9e6a46a75bb76a26e31e |
(CNN) -- A second person who had been taken hostage at a rural Louisiana bank this week has died, a hospital official said Thursday. Laden McDaniel, a woman who police said was among three Tensas State Bank employees taken hostage on Tuesday, died at Rapides Regional Medical Center, according to Sarah Clancy of the Ale... | Laden McDaniel is the second of the bank hostages to die . Police identify the dead hostage-taker as Fuaed Abdo Ahmed . Police: Ahmed shot both hostages as police stormed the building they were in . One hostage was freed earlier in the evening . | 01ef8de26071b7a6ca02da9cd1513276febe5102 |
(CNN) -- North Korea's newly launched satellite marks a "big deal" for Pyongyang, the crossing of a major threshold and a public relations win for the secretive country's new leader, Kim Jong Un, experts say. The success, after years of failed attempts, triggered worries among world leaders about nuclear weapons, Iran ... | White House warns "there will be consequences" New sanctions are unlikely, an analyst who served on a U.N. panel says . Iran says it is happy for North Korea; China expresses regret about the launch . Panetta cites "threat from North Korea," calls the launch "clear provocation" | 95c462dac7219668b6d5c93be0dbc96e7711da93 |
(CNN) -- I've been teaching English in college for 40 years, and I've never met a single professor who likes grading. "Hate" is too strong a word for what they feel. But nobody likes it. The fun stuff is talking to students, holding classroom discussions, thinking about your subject in complex ways and trying to convey... | Jay Parini: Professors are not crazy about grading papers, but new software can do it for them . Parini says teachers learn a lot about students from grading papers . He says computers can't work with students one-on-one to correct writing habits, errors . Parini: Computers vs. teachers is, as Twain said, difference be... | 69f9b7685c528eb1fa0d7af45237e34996b564ff |
London (CNN) -- Sub-zero temperatures continued to keep eastern Europe in their grip Wednesday, leading to the deaths of 31 people in Ukraine so far, emergency officials there said. For several days, unusually cold weather and snow have slammed Eastern Europe, as well as other parts of Europe and central and western Tu... | The heart of the cold air is centered over Eastern Europe, a CNN meteorologist says . More than 30 people have died as a result of the cold in Ukraine, officials say . Even colder weather and heavy snow are forecast later this week for some areas . The icy conditions are spreading westward across Europe . | 22e2928c89cc83547a15415dde1a764bf7e1b4a9 |
(CNN) -- DNA has linked the slayings of three women, Philadelphia police said Tuesday night in announcing they are looking for a serial killer. Authorities are offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in recent homicides and assaults on women. "We now know that th... | NEW: DNA links three killings, police say . Authorities are offering a $30,000 reward in recent homicides and assaults . Police are investigating three killings, three assaults they believe are connected . All six victims were choked, police say; survivors gave similar descriptions . | 0dabfb749507ecfae4d6cdf99f9dbb46374f72fb |
(PEOPLE.com) -- Get ready to feel old. Jonathan Lipnicki, the inquisitive tyke who charmed Tom Cruise's "Jerry Maguire" with his oversized glasses and musings on bees' ability to smell fear in the 1997 film, turned 21 Saturday. The actor is celebrating the milestone birthday in Las Vegas with his parents, his sister, a... | Lipnicki is celebrating the milestone birthday in Las Vegas . The party continued Saturday with a cake and dinner at Lavo . Lipnicki has spent a bulk of his time studying and fiercely working out . | c7147ba3242871a59b80860245ab60c3d04c5ecb |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Democratic-led Congress yielded to President Bush on Saturday and approved legislation to temporarily expand government's power to conduct electronic surveillance without a court order in tracking foreign suspects. President Bush demanded Congress expand his surveillance authority before lea... | Secret court ruling prompted push for updating the program . President Bush had urged the House to pass the bill without delay . Measure expands government's power to eavesdrop on foreign suspects . | 4df7a53f5e24347a53d5bf3b8c92bef21561f2c4 |
(CNN) -- The cigarette companies -- and, boy, it's hard to say this -- may turn out to be right. Not "right" in the sense we usually think of the word. The death, suffering and heartache that cigarettes have brought to millions of families is no longer in serious dispute. But in the courts right now, it is beginning to... | Bob Greene: Cigarette companies fighting a government mandate; they may be right . They say requiring them to show graphic warnings on packs hurts free speech . Whatever you think about scourge of cigarettes, their argument is compelling, he says . Greene: Cigarette companies have long pushed a dangerous product. Do th... | 8992121255e7311bfa8aa92e4940074339fab02f |
(CNN) -- German driver Nick Heidfeld has replaced Pedro de la Rosa at Formula One team Sauber for the rest of the season. The 33-year-old, who drove for Sauber from 2001-03 and again from 2006-09, will take over from the Spaniard for the next race in Singapore and the four following races. "I'm looking forward like cra... | Nick Heidfeld joins Sauber for the rest of the 2011 Formula One season . Heidfeld replaces Pedro de la Rosa, who is 'surprised' by the decision . Heidfeld began season as test driver for Mercedes before joining Pirelli . | d1356db557d5ecd227a5c8aa69ebe7d8a0694da3 |
(CNN) -- For most Americans, the budget debate in Washington is reaching dog-whistle pitch, a tone that only partisans can hear. Which, as far as I am concerned, is a mercy. Paul Ryan offered his budget on Tuesday. Let's do give him props for making the effort and all. The vast majority of his colleagues are potted pla... | David Rothkopf: Many are oblivious to D.C.'s budget debate; that's just as well . He says Ryan's budget re-offer neglects math; Murray's also falls short; Obama's up next . He says they are all unworkable; we should be talking about investment, not spending . Rothkopf: Growth, including federal programs that work, is o... | 102b8aa53d65b3229eb804c39c788cb020375a29 |
(CNN) -- The City of Brotherly Love isn't exactly embracing the news that one-time quarterback phenom and convicted dogfighter Michael Vick is joining their Philadelphia Eagles. Former Atlanta Falcon Michael Vick, right, was known more for his elusiveness than his throwing prowess. Vick's agent announced Thursday that ... | Michael Vick signs deal with Philadelphia Eagles, could play in October . Craigslist ticket seller says he, son don't want to see "Vick in an Eagles jersey" Several Eagles fans tell CNN affiliates they are excited by prospect of Vick's arrival . Animal lovers still reluctant to give Vick a chance after almost two years... | cbbc3fc4617ce9d1923bda797ea69513ed8cd22a |
(CNN) -- Joss Whedon's name has been flung around the movie stratosphere with Thor-worthy momentum since his superhero blockbuster "The Avengers" staked a claim on the box office this summer. But the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly" creator still feels relatively nervous, modest, yenta-ish and excited ... | "Much Ado About Nothing" premieres Saturday Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars "Angel" and "Firefly" alumni . Whedon mused about the connections between Shakespeare and "The Avengers," | 1dfe0fa3be3306967a2cf907a6369ac5e129e700 |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama passed his recent physical in excellent condition, according to White House physician Dr. Jeff Kuhlman. The physical -- the president's first since February 2010 -- was conducted last week. It included testing for colon and prostate cancer and diabetes -- all of which were negative -- as... | The president passes his physical in "excellent health" At age 50, Obama continues to have uncorrected 20/20 vision . Obama is "tobacco free," the White House doctor says . | ef380091069943612f5d03d059bed5462c8c2e25 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Legendary hairstylist Vidal Sassoon died of "apparent natural causes" at his Los Angeles home Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles police spokesman said. He was 84. Police were called to Sassoon's Bel Air home on Mulholland Drive at 10:30 a.m., spokesman Kevin Maiberger said. "When officers arrived, th... | NEW: Sassoon once said his goal was to create "a cutting art form" He went from London orphanage to celebrity stylist and beauty mogul . Sassoon developed a hair care line, hair care tools and chain of salons . He is credited with revolutionizing women's hair in the 1960s . | 9ba030efa44c7720a6b3134b82fdc5380a76374c |
Washington (CNN) -- The government wasted billions of dollars this year by allowing questionable tax breaks and paying for unnecessary programs even as the economy faltered, a Republican senator charged in a report released Monday. In his "Wastebook 2012" report, Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma pointed to 100 items includi... | NEW: Obama shares "Coburn's commitment to cutting out waste," a spokeswoman says . GOP senator reports on 100 items he calls government waste . Sen. Tom Coburn says taxpayers could have saved $18.9 billion . Coburn puts much of the blame for the wasteful spending on Congress . | 30407e23302a6f2f046cf2c26cf6bb57691df98b |
(CNN) -- A 36-inch underground natural gas pipeline exploded into flames Monday in Johnson County, Texas, killing one and injuring at least five people before officials were able to shut the flow of gas, officials said. Cleburne Fire Chief Clint Ishmael said all 13 workers on the crew at the site when the blast took pl... | NEW: 1 dead in gas pipeline blast . Johnson County blaze is out . 36-inch underground natural gas pipeline exploded . Crews working on the line ruptured it, official says . | e41ff4e0a69438899fd2653850629be096816f66 |
(CNN) -- Venus Williams' latest tennis outfit -- a revealing black-lace corset dress with bright red straps -- has caused controversy since she wore it for her first round match at the French Open. But this is not the first time the wardrobe choices of Venus and her younger sister Serena have come under the spotlight. ... | CNN looks at the fashion highs and lows of the Williams sisters . Venus Williams' latest tennis outfit has caused controversy since she wore it for her first round match at the French Open . Venus wears a revealing black-lace corset dress with bright red straps and skin-colored shorts underneath . Not the first time th... | 3841a1a086c1126535adb14804d6e3d69aac10b6 |
(CNN) -- The Pentagon says it's "ready to go" if it gets orders to carry out a military strike in response to Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people. Most people know Syria's civil war has been raging for more than two years. But the situation is so complicated that it's hard for even the bigg... | Unrest in Syria started after children were arrested for anti-government graffiti . Outrage over arrests spiraled into protests that fueled an opposition movement . The White House has said chemical weapons are a game changer . Russia is standing by Syria, its longtime ally . | 0984c583436436794de3081fa7d395fe1034d6f9 |
(CNN) -- Songwriter and record producer Jerry Leiber, who penned hits for Elvis Presley, Ben E. King and the Coasters, died in a Los Angeles hospital Monday. He was 78. Leiber paired with Mike Stoller in 1950, when both were 17 years old, to form one of the most prolific songwriting teams of the day. Their hits were ju... | Jerry Leiber wrote some of the top hit songs in the '50s and '60s . He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 . He joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two years later . Leiber met his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, in 1950 . | da872d83021686f4444f7b8d153edfa48b414fd4 |
(CNN) -- Kieren Keke remembers growing up on the Pacific island of Nauru, the world's smallest independent republic. "The weather patterns were predictable," he says. "There was a wet season and a dry season, an annual cycle. When there was drought, it was limited." "Now it's different," he tells CNN. "There's no predi... | Lands in the Alliance of Small Island States are disappearing amid rising sea levels . The Alliance is pressing for action at the current Climate Change conference . The warming climate also produces more extreme storms and affects fishing . Alliance members do not sound optimistic about the conference . | ad07a4f3811abb56f5066b6ba20f67bdc8b55068 |
Washington (CNN) -- Spirit Airlines says a pilot who clipped the tail of another aircraft on New Year's Eve was not warned about the presence of the other plane. The accident happened after Spirit Flight 403 arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida with 167 passengers onboard. The wingtip o... | Spirit says pilot not advised about presence of other aircraft . Airbus A320's wingtip clips the tail of a parked plane in South Florida . Accident occurred at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport . | ad8c02cff763127c787f6e5e56507a839fe4110d |
New York (CNN) -- It was a busy night for New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi -- not only did he lead his team to the World Series championship, but on his way home, he also helped the victim of a car accident get out of harm's way. According to Jason Zillo, spokesman for the Yankees, Girardi was heading home after hi... | On way home from World Series win, Joe Girardi stops to help motorist . Girardi comes upon wrecked car on highway outside New York . He makes sure driver is safe, gets her out of harm's way . "She had no idea who I was," Girardi says in radio interview . | 20d3de3ebde40e4b9be370bf70d94fabb3b7ea6a |
(CNN) -- An American woman teaching English in Japan has been found dead, her family said Monday. Taylor Anderson, 24, had been missing since the tsunami struck earlier this month. She'd been teaching in Ishinomaki, Japan for the last three years, according to her parents. Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi Prefecture, was h... | Taylor Anderson, 24, had been teaching English in Ishinomaki, Japan . The oldest of three children, she was a Virginia native . Fellow teachers say Anderson likely tried to bike home after the quake . Her family asks people to pray for the missing and for the people of Japan . | e270a9079c469c2a9e5f62de9a14487690903cf4 |
Editor's note: CNN contributor Bob Greene is a best-selling author whose new book is "Late Edition: A Love Story." Bob Greene says discussion of ballplayer Ted Williams' corpse is a shameful way to remember the superstar. (CNN) -- "I was scared," Ted Williams said. He was talking about his lifelong fear of not being go... | Bob Greene: Discussion about Ted Williams' remains is distasteful . He recalls superstar player as a man who always strove to do his best . Williams was baseball's last .400 hitter and a veteran of two wars . | dce41205657433f9929b7e2b21cfe55e780c28eb |
(CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has stopped well short of agreeing to a continued freeze on building Israeli settlements in the disputed West Bank territory, indicated Sunday he might be willing to compromise. The settlements issue is a major sticking point between Israel and the Palestinian Aut... | Netanyahu under pressure to extend 10-month moratorium on building in West Bank . The settlements issue has emerged as a major sticking point in peace negotiations . Abbas and Netanyahu are scheduled for a meeting Tuesday in Egypt . | e5c36c9563e1b94555c684dea0b3c6dbb820b113 |
(WIRED) -- Gadget fans may be focused on the CES trade show this week, but there's something else notable going on today: It's the iPhone's fifth birthday. Five years ago today, Apple unveiled the original iPhone to the world. It wasn't a tightly kept secret, shrouded in mystery and speculation like more recent Apple a... | The original iPhone launched on AT&T with a handful of Apple-created apps . Apple's second generation iPhone debuted in the summer of 2008 . The iPhone 3GS was primarily an incremental improvement over the 3G . | 535985a3e4c348a59f091cab7dba4d7e2e628659 |
NEW DELHI (CNN) -- Suraj Suroj uses his motorcycle for all of his family's transportation needs. In his case, that means transporting himself, his wife and his two sons to and from work and school. Typically, all four of them squeeze onto the motorbike together on the crowded streets of Delhi, India. Suraj Suroj and hi... | Tata Motors to begin delivery of the Nano in July . Industry experts say motor is surprisingly good, environmentalists disagree . Car is billed as the world's cheapest, costing $2,000 . | b157f75850536034f9199a1daf27e69f37a6dee0 |
(CNN) -- Two men held in the Netherlands may have been trying to test U.S. airport security by putting bottles with electronic devices attached in checked baggage, a U.S. law enforcement source said Monday. The men were taken into custody after landing in Amsterdam on a flight from Chicago, Illinois, Dutch prosecutors ... | NEW: Men in custody may have been testing security . NEW: The items included bottles with phones or watches attached . Arrests follow Chicago-to-Amsterdam flight . Dutch investigators keep lid on details . | 1bc6a17bbe518ac3e53230baab95fbb69d3b97f6 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- "There's no doubt" that the deadly attack on India's financial capital last month was planned inside Pakistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN on Sunday. People in New Delhi, India, take part in a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Mumbai attacks on Sunday. Her comments to CNN's "... | Condoleezza Rice: "No doubt" Pakistani territory used by "probably non-state actors" Rice: Pakistan is obligated to root out terrorists within its borders . India has alleged Pakistan-based Islamic militant group linked to Mumbai attacks . | 90ba568443486427c40cb12268d3e14629ded9f4 |
(CNN) -- The driver who collided with a vehicle driven by Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will be cited for failure to stop at a red light, police said Friday. Michael Phelps' black Cadillac Escalade collided with another vehicle at an intersection, police say. But the gold medal winner will also be cited -- for failure... | Michael Phelps will be cited for failure to present a valid driver's license . Olympic champ driving one of 2 vehicles in Baltimore crash . Female driver of 2nd vehicle taken to a hospital as a precaution, police say . Crash is under investigation, police spokesman says . | 58808eaaf62840d39b7bdde98d8e5c8801453ec3 |
(CNN) -- Four white doves were released Wednesday after funeral services for an Indiana woman and her three children, dead in what police describe as a murder-suicide. Investigators believe Amanda Bennett, 30, shot her three children -- 14-year-old Jasmine Abbott, 9-year-old Katelynn Bennett and 4-year-old Ryan Bennett... | NEW: Thousands attend services for mother, three children . NEW: Neighbor, children's grandmother call Amanda Bennett good mother . Family spokesman says they are grateful for support . Police say Amanda Bennett killed her three children, then herself . | bad969f49a9e69e979479a7dec7b1322e41a605a |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- In Beijing in August, Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie will once again find himself staring down the 10,000 meters of rubberized track that curls between him and a third gold medal in the Olympic event. Gebrselassie goes on a training run with companions at home in Addis Ababa. He won gold i... | Marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie is one of Ethopia's most celebrated athletes . He's aiming to break the world marathon record he set in Berlin in 2007 this year . He's contesting the 10,000 meters in Beijing Olympics but doesn't expect to win . Gebrselassie: "If I won bronze, fine. Even if I don't compete, I don't m... | f081cbdf1c80be90540efb8f2cf0186fc162cff1 |
(Financial Times) -- Eurozone finance ministers are eyeing a plan that would rapidly cut Greece's debt mountain in the early part of the next decade in an attempt to secure International Monetary Fund approval for an extended bailout for Athens. Policy makers gathering in Brussels on Tuesday are inching towards a provi... | Eurozone eyeing a plan that would rapidly cut Greece's debt mountain early next decade . The deal would involve a political fix to reset Athens' long-term debt target to after 2020 . Deal involves Greece missing its maximum debt target of 120% of GDP by 2020 . The IMF regards that benchmark of "debt sustainability" as ... | 9aa107416133ecd9ce0bff9dae4241072250e2b8 |
(CNN) -- Typhoon Sanba was aiming squarely at South Korea early Sunday after passing over the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to regional forecasters. It made landfall in northeastern Okinawa around 6:30 a.m. Sunday (5:30 p.m. ET Saturday) with an eye that was nearly half the island's length. There were no immedi... | NEW: Typhoon Sanba is on track to hit South Korea . It made landfall in Okinawa earlier SundayThe eye of the storm is nearly half the island's length . The eye of the storm was nearly half the island's length . Sanba has the same intensity as a Category 3 hurricane . | 5642b15b0cf4e22a4538197dbe40b427aa26d26e |
(CNN) -- The European Union will launch its first naval operation Tuesday, protecting vessels from pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia, EU policy chief Javier Solana announced Monday. A French army helicopter taking off from French frigate Nivose, on patrol in the Gulf of Aden. EU foreign ministers approved the mi... | EU force will take over the role of escorting U.N. World Food Program vessels . Role includes "protection of vulnerable vessels cruising off the Somali coast" Pirates have attacked almost 100 vessels off Somalia's coast this year . Warships from U.S., India, Russia and Malaysia also patrol region . | c1cf140092b42c4330e68b018898b8a1014145e6 |
(CNN) -- Google's infant social network experienced a recent growth spurt. Google+ has more than 90 million registered users, Google CEO Larry Page said during the company's earnings presentation on Thursday. That more than doubles the 40 million that Google reported in October. "We're very excited about the growth we'... | Google says 60% of Google+ members visit its products every day . Google says 80% of Google+ members visit its products every week . It took Facebook four years to reach 90 million . | ea54db638fc5d28d4153cc69dbc67ef6282774d2 |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A vicious turf war between drug cartels and Mexican authorities that has left as many as 4,300 dead so far this year may have caused a breach in the internal security systems of Interpol, the international police organization. A member of the Federal Investigative Agency participates in an ... | NEW: Interpol sending team to Mexico to check if sensitive info compromised . Ricardo Gutierrez Vargas detained under Mexico's "Operation Cleanup" Gutierrez Vargas is head of Interpol operation in Mexico . Previous "Cleanup" arrests have involved charges of selling info to drug cartels . | badde2735ab20e9a3c62675b3cfa88d2556954d6 |
(CNN) -- Sony is reducing the price of the PlayStation 3 game console, hoping to help the 5-year-old system reach a larger audience, the company said on Tuesday. The base model now costs $250, and another system with twice the storage space is $300. Sony cut $50 from each, which is nearly the price of a new game. "Whil... | Sony cut the PlayStation 3 to a base price of $250 . Analysts see the move as a normal part of a game console's life cycle . Nintendo has already announced its next home game console, called the Wii U . | 07554dab02f056aba8cbf35c992592bd9d745c1d |
(CNN) -- Sandwiched between Hong Kong and Shenzhen -- two of the world's busiest metropolises -- lies a Cold War-era anomaly: a 26 square kilometer green zone that is home to isolated villages, fishponds and flocks of migratory birds. Little more than 50m to the north, beyond the mesh fence and barbed wire that mark th... | Hong Kong's border with China includes a 26sq km land zone, the Frontier Closed Area . The Cold War-era zone has been largely untouched by humans since the 1950s . The Hong Kong government has recently opened up a portion of the closed area to the public . Conservationists fear developers could encroach on the zone whi... | 61634007002d8dfd83e4940981dfd390c96ca04a |
(InStyle.com) -- Daring in her fashion choices and her roles -- this summer she plays Agent 99 in "Get Smart" -- Anne Hathaway is the perfect candidate to answer questions about developing your own unique personal style. Anne Hathaway wears a Valentino satin coat and La Crasia leather gloves at an InStyle photoshoot. C... | Anne Hathaway plays Agent 99 in the movie "Get Smart" The actress says she's more conservative than most in her style . Audrey Hepburn and Gwen Stefani are among her style icons . Hathaway started working out three months before filming the movie . | 6c318c458b20a253cf9ca12adcf69105916a6239 |
(CNN) -- Let's understand what all the fuss is about with the Obama administration's ill-conceived "Fast and Furious" operation -- or rather what it should be about. It's not about assigning blame, or playing "gotcha," or covering up mistakes. It's not about Republican critics forcing top administration officials to re... | Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Dead Mexicans are real scandal in Fast and Furious gun operation . He says ATF let guns "walk" into Mexico to track cartels and they turned up at crime scenes . He says attorney general seems to be skirting responsibility for misbegotten scheme . Navarrette: Rep. Darrell Issa right to investigate ... | 3a74f67f3a6db80df343916e93adc51cb456076f |
(CNN) -- More than 20% of patients who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator -- a high-tech device that produces electrical impulses to regulate heartbeats and prevent life-threatening arrhythmias -- in recent years were not good candidates to receive the device, a new study suggests. Researchers at Duke U... | A federal health agency has a set of guidelines for evaluating implant candidates . Duke University study: More than 20% of implant recipients weren't good candidates . Among those patients, the risk of dying in the hospital was significantly higher . Findings will have "major implications," the president of a cardiolo... | 561601956bc4af4f78c19734e74ff02cb53dd738 |
(CNN) -- After less than a week at sea, the Vendee Globe single-handed round the world yacht race has lived up to its moniker as "the world's toughest race" -- with nearly a quarter of the field crashing out in the first few days. Earlier this week, 20 sailors set off from Las Sables d'Olonne in France to begin the 38,... | Vendee Globe around the world yacht race sets sail from Les Sables d'Olonne, France . 20 sailors in 18m yachts single-handedly race around world in 90 days . One of the toughest sporting competitions, just half have ever finished . Five days in to race and already four sailors have pulled out . | 54f9733940a009f05c7503aa03c4afa8da186d08 |
(CNN) -- Women were dismissed from the military for being gay at a greater rate than men last year, according to new statistics obtained by a California research group. Women were dismissed from the military for being gay at a greater rate than men last year. All the services kicked out a disproportionate number of wo... | New statistics obtained by a California research group, the Palm Center . Services kicked out disproportionate number of women under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" In the Air Force, a majority of those removed for being gay were women . | 18820f6e4313015bce803fcdbaa977dd16e1a1a6 |
(CNN) -- A man was fatally wounded when his 4-year-old son fired a gun he found while they were visiting a residence in Prescott Valley, Arizona, officials said. Justin Stanfield Thomas, 35, and his son made an unannounced trip Friday to the home of an unidentified former roommate, police said. Thomas had previously li... | Father, boy were visiting Prescott Valley, Arizona . Former roommate did not know they were coming . Boy, 4, picked up handgun, opened fire . Dad is fatally wounded in accident . | db83d0c4fae579987ffef5cab58f14642fe11c39 |
(CNN) -- Summer offers lots of things to do outdoors, which is good for the many television viewers who complain about the quality of programming then. Showtime's "Nurse Jackie" is one of the cable series providing a lift for summertime television viewing. It's not that there aren't things to watch. On network televisi... | Summer seen as wasteland on broadcast TV for some critics and bloggers . Networks often run repeats and launch reality shows during summertime . Cable stations offer destination viewing for new, hot shows . Blogger says "you are really scraping the bottom of the barrel" for shows . | 0f7c9c5482aa0760c6f3200e89ecd9b4134c16fc |
(CNN) -- It's fitting that Warren Buffett would be making political headlines the same month that reviews started tumbling in for the new book "Leak: Why Mark Felt Became Deep Throat". Both Buffett and Felt are cautionary examples of what happens when journalists drop their skepticism to embrace a source who says what ... | NJ Gov. Christie says Buffett "should just write a check and shut up" about tax rates . Matt Welch says the media tends to view Buffett as a selfless sage on policy matters . He says the billionaire has a vested interest in many of the actions government takes . | 34db56381a9894ddcbd26a36dd5ea1e4464cafd0 |
(CNN) -- Bode Miller fulfilled his Olympic dream at last with a gold medal in the men's super-combined at Whistler Creekside on Sunday. The flamboyant U.S star has been in superb form at the Vancouver Winter Games and his victory completes a full set of medals, after he claimed silver in the super-G and bronze in the ... | Bode Miller claims his first Olympic gold medal by winning super-combined in Vancouver . Miller produces a superb slalom run to edge out Ivica Kostelic of Croatia by 0.33 seconds . Miller has already won silver and bronze in earlier events at the Winter Games . Swiss Michael Schmid wins first Olympic gold in new discip... | e0e7bc9df810515f2cc00df2ebd85c00c0fb0aa9 |
(CNN) -- How could they not have known they were asking for trouble? In the past few years, Rep. Mark Souder of Indiana had an affair with the staff member who had helped him produce a video promoting sexual abstinence. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford flew to Argentina for an extramarital tryst, instructing his staff ... | Stephanie Coontz: Male politicians repeatedly step into illicit sex situations. Why? She says at one time they were encouraged. Now infidelity scorned, but old habits persist . She says in an unequal history, men learned to expect adoration; women to admire men's power . Coontz: Retro pattern persists, draws men to you... | 03f0404b587974c7a88faa0b278004f16ce6fbbd |
(CNN) -- Twitter says it has more than 100 million active users -- a pretty impressive chunk of the online population who are, if nothing else, checking in to see what other people are sharing. With that many folks on the six-year-old microblogging site, Twitter is always good for a few surprises. Sure, you already kno... | Twitter is home to some surprising tweeters . Dalai Lama, the Pope both have accounts on the micro-blogging site . About 60 years after breaking into comedy, Don Rickles tweets regularly . Jordan's Queen Rania shares personal and social-change messages . | 6d0e9f8ae001a5e968f060422f33e9985da5ffc8 |
Douglas Khayat is a psychologist for the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders//Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), working in Complexo do Alemao, one of the poorest and most violent favelas in Rio de Janeiro. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- An estimated 150,000 people live in Complexo do Alema... | Dr. Douglas Khayat describes life in one of Brazil's most violent favelas . Psychologists have so far given 2,000 consultations for traumatized locals . Doctors Without Borders provide the only medical/psychiatric help in the region . | cba185c08af507014d135dad92583e641560def0 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The days are getting shorter, the nights colder, but that doesn't mean that your electricity bill needs to go through the roof. In a unique experiment, the residents of Britain's Scilly Isles are hoping to show that reducing your electricity consumption doesn't have to be difficult. The Isles o... | UK's Scilly Isles take part in a day-long experiment monitoring electricity consumption . Islanders being encouraged to switch off all non-essential electrical appliances . E-Day is the culmination of a four-day long Earth Summit on the islands . | d85b6f625e9e57efaa1e3c21e626dd25e3414758 |
(CNN) -- The captain of an Italian cruise ship foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Saturday by ordering his security crew to fire back, Italy's ANSA news agency reported. Six armed pirates in a speedboat attacked the ship, which had about 1,500 people onboard, ANSA said. They fled after the security... | Six armed pirates attacked cruise ship Melody in a speedboat . Captain of cruise ship ordered security crew to fire back . Cruise ship was on its way back to Italy when attack took place . | a5a13f0e9f2039fca26d86f44105c30d42e99e06 |
(CNN) -- On April 15, the Boston Red Sox won an early-season game at Fenway Park in dramatic, walk-off fashion in the bottom of the ninth inning. About 30 minutes later, that win -- and baseball in general -- ceased to matter; the Boston Marathon -- a sports-crazed city's most exalted annual sporting event -- had just ... | Jane Richard lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombings . Her brother Martin, 8, was killed in the April attacks . The 7-year-old sang the national anthem at Sunday's Red Sox game . | 1260650c5eff9ee3aca1857f34c6ac14bd36d7fe |
Sumatra, Indonesia (CNN) -- A loud crack echoes throughout the canopy as two young orangutans come tumbling down, grasping at branches along the way to break their fall. They recover and sheepishly scamper back up. This is lesson one of jungle school here in the forests of central Sumatra, one of the few places where o... | Peter Pratje says orangutans in Sumatra are threatened by pulp and paper companies . He's working to introduce orangutans back into the wild . "The orangutan is an extremely vulnerable species," Pratje says . | 5745554de7fa271f401900b135126d671620c833 |
(CNN) -- A November 10 execution date was set Wednesday for John Allen Muhammad, convicted in a series of sniper-style shootings that terrorized the Washington area in 2002. John Allen Muhammad, pictured in 2004, was convicted in the 2002 murder of Dean Harold Meyers. Prince William County, Virginia, Circuit Judge Mar... | Defense lawyer: Judge sets November 10 execution date for John Allen Muhammad . Attorney says he'll file appeal for convicted sniper with U.S. Supreme Court in October . Muhammad and protege Lee Boyd Malvo killed 10 people in 2002, police say . Muhammad faces execution in Virginia death, also convicted in Maryland kill... | d8c18c0c6b75d42ef61b5beaf08ed71c1515a2c6 |
(CNN) -- Cycling legend Lance Armstrong -- a survivor of testicular cancer -- and girlfriend Anna Hansen are expecting a baby, CNN learned on Tuesday through his charitable organization. Cyclist Lance Armstrong has announced he will come out of retirement and race once again in the Tour de France. The baby is due in J... | Seven-times Tour de France winner Armstrong is a survivor of testicular cancer . The 37-year-old Texan already has three children from his marriage . "This is a hopeful thing for all testicular cancer survivors," says Sanjay Gupta . | 8c4c31f80c012df12f86f9d848885914f7f3c5e9 |
(CNN) -- Northwest Airlines violated more than 1,000 Federal Aviation Administration safety directives, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel has found, substantiating complaints of an FAA whistleblower. Northwest, now merged with Delta Airlines, engaged in "systemic non-compliance with FAA Airworthiness Directives," the ... | A federal investigation finds Northwest Airlines violated FAA safety directives . The investigation by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel corroborates a whistleblower . The whistleblower alleged the carrier did not have adequate policies and procedures . | c287d66e76814acbdde7943da4d5952eb0ab6c4a |
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