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United Nations (CNN) -- Six months after an earthquake devastated Haiti, a United Nations representative on the ground there says many challenges still lie ahead in the aftermath of the "worst living disaster." Nigel Fisher, the deputy special representative for the stabilization mission in Haiti, told the U.N. press v... | U.N. rep in Haiti says progress has been made but many problems still ahead . U.N. says 1,300 camping sites, 11,000 latrines built . Rep cites access to clean water and medical facilities as preventing disease outbreaks . | be982dfeb6d400f185f05d993787bf7d9885bc97 |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to draw a distinction between himself and GOP challenger Mitt Romney on contraceptives. He boasted that Obama's Affordable Care Act gives insured women free contraception coverage, and said Romney thinks employers should decide whether women can get contraception through... | Obama touts mandate for free contraception coverage for women . President alleges Romney wants employers to decide who gets contraception through insurance . Romney says characterization is incorrect . Romney opposes mandate, saying it infringes on religious liberty, even with adjustments for some groups . | efa64c81aa009ed5ba0ed443c7ac3b12cf12480d |
(CNN) -- As if the heavy snow, ice and high winds from a major winter storm weren't enough, temperatures plummeted in the upper Midwest and elsewhere Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The storm brought blizzard conditions to some areas as gusty winds and blowing snow created whiteout conditions across much ... | NEW: Gusty winds and snow created whiteout conditions across upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions . NEW: About 3,000 University of Wisconsin students descend on field for snowball fight, campus police say . Schools were also closed across Iowa and parts of Minnesota . | 62281ac85e21b0498d6746e4cdca927ccfd65847 |
(CNN) -- "Multiple people" were injured after a small plane crashed into an Orlando area Publix supermarket Monday evening, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said. "All customers were evacuated safely and all Publix associates are accounted for," Publix spokesman Dwaine Stevens said. The store remained closed late Mo... | Police say there are "multiple" injuries in DeLand, Florida, crash . Publix spokesperson says all customers were evacuated safely . Two burn victims were being treated at the scene, TV station says . | eece39656a0be5a5facc9404796368e1dec9c6fd |
(CNN) -- Watching the Charlotte Bobcats stumble around the court this year may make the casual fan wonder who is running this beleaguered organization. Ah ... er, it's Michael Jordan. MJ. His Airness. After Thursday's 104-84 loss to the New York Knicks, Jordan is now the owner of the worst team in NBA history. It's a f... | The Charlotte Bobcats ended the season with a 7-59 record . That record is the worst in NBA history . "I've come to accept I'll be scrutinized more than any other owner," Jordan tells a newspaper . | 219ec50f180a31a20fad06048c42c78e6ba02ec2 |
(Departures.com) -- Sumptuous restaurant meals are one of the decadent pleasures of traveling. But there are times -- say, after a long day of exploring or business meetings -- when the idea of eating dinner in a bathrobe seems equally compelling. Happily, now that many of the world's top hotels offer five-star room se... | New York's Chambers Hotel offers in-room cuisine from superstar chef David Chang . At Le Taha'a resort in French Polynesia, breakfast is likely to arrive by canoe . Guests can enjoy chef Lydia Shire's New England style dishes at Liberty Hotel in Boston . | a90264ca0c887efdcd1b32c50dff323358e4e3ff |
Doha, Qatar (CNN) -- A California couple accused in Qatar of deliberately starving their 8-year-old adopted daughter to death appeared in court Tuesday. The hearing was the first for Matthew and Grace Huang since they were released from custody last month on bail. They have been ordered to remain in Doha. The couple de... | Grace and Matthew Huang deny murdering their adopted daughter, Gloria . The prosecution accused the couple of deliberately starving Gloria to death . The defense argues that other medical conditions may have caused her death . Another hearing in the case is scheduled for February . | a58c23acda5aaaa6b8497c63a898c0544420a6b8 |
(CNN) -- To get through the long, tedious hours sitting in the fossil archives at the University of California-Berkeley, Jason Head would listen to the hypnotic sounds of The Doors. So when he happened upon one of the biggest lizards that ever walked on land, he found it fitting to name it after the band's frontman, Ji... | Lizard's size confirms elevated global temperature during Paleocene greenhouse period . The cold-blooded animals depend on warmth from their surroundings to heat their bodies . Man-made global warming in the 21st century pushing temperatures back up in that direction . | d46c10788c1c341a454f5739f14d1a7fe7054dfb |
(CNN) -- A lot gets carried in a plane's cargo hold, but US Airways is still against people, especially those still on the clock. A baggage handler at Reagan National Airport in Washington was found locked in a US Airways plane's cargo hold before takeoff Monday, said Laura J. Brown with the Federal Aviation Administra... | US Airways worker is trapped in plane's cargo hold in Washington . He is discovered and freed before plane takes off . Republic Airlines Flight 3336 not delayed by incident . | 806dba88acebbd48b23bfb5fdb9c5a9e17192c83 |
(CNN) -- Sudan on Wednesday blamed Israel for an airstrike that killed two people near the coastal city of Port Sudan. "This is foreign aggression," Foreign Minister Ali Ahmad Karti said. "We know that it was an Israeli strike." Karti said Sudan will be lodging a complaint with the U.N. Security Council. It wasn't clea... | NEW: Foreign Minister says one of the dead was a Sudanese citizen . NEW: Sudan says it will file a complaint with the U.N. Security Council . Israel had no comment, but has implicated Sudan in weapons smuggling . | fcb1862d8237252e97a5e6682cfa8d7efb8bbdb4 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- World War II didn't just divide the world. It also divided four brothers. Ken (left) and Harry Akune served in the U.S. military during World War II. Not long after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Harry and Ken Akune were sent to live in an internment camp in Amache, Colorado. When... | Two Akune brothers fought for U.S., two for Japan in World War II . U.S. brothers had been in internment camp; served as interpreters . Japanese brothers drafted as teens; one was spotter for kamikaze pilots . Brothers reunited after end of war; all ended up living in U.S. | 394b24c04d15fdf65b951d043cd5c6ad882975bf |
(CNN) -- Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona was taken to an area hospital after his vehicle and a bus collided, but he is fine, the state-run Telam news agency reported Monday. Maradona was traveling with his girlfriend in Ezeiza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, when the accident happened, Telam said. Both were t... | Diego Maradona was taken to a hospital, report says . He is not thought to have sustained serious injuries . | 35743a1d352a95cfb6df564371918e8a8b7496ec |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- From bedroom creators to big studios, hand-drawn to CGI, animation has charmed and entertained children -- and, increasingly, adults -- for many years. The Screening Room went to Annecy in France to discover the secrets of success in animated films... Annecy has hailed animators like director T... | The International Animated Film Festival in Annecy is the Cannes of animation . Festival highlights the best in animation, from student work to studio shorts . Experts say the future of animation is on mobile devices . | 06a2c3475ec2077a99483c735cd8aee2384af699 |
(CNN) -- In his second inaugural address last month, President Barack Obama forcefully articulated a case for confronting the climate crisis. In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, I encourage him to lay out a plan on it. I realize Congress can be an obstacle. A few years ago, the right and left discussed how bes... | Van Jones: President Obama should lay out a plan on climate crisis in his SOTU speech . Jones: Obama should push for a bilateral agreement with China to reduce carbon pollution . He says the administration should support the EPA to set stronger air pollution standards . Jones: This president's legacy will be measured b... | 978d9da6f40670209d9b0533522a9a8ca3b7e18d |
(CNN) -- Brett Ratner has resigned as a producer of this year's Academy Awards show for an anti-gay remark he made over the weekend, the movie director said Tuesday in an open letter to his colleagues. "Over the last few days, I've gotten a well-deserved earful from many of the people I admire most in this industry exp... | Brett Ratner has resigned as producer of the 84th annual Academy Awards show . In a statement Tuesday, Ratner says he apologizes "publicly and unreservedly" Ratner made a demeaning remark during a Q&A session about his movie "Tower Heist" "Rehearsing is for f*gs," New York Magazine's Vulture Blog quoted Ratner as sayin... | a21a4e2d72b5ee1883175e1c78d7948bd156c624 |
(CNN) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' directive overruling the Food and Drug Administration's decision to make emergency contraception available over the counter for all women, including girls under 17, was not only unprecedented, it was substantively without merit. After a thorough and months... | Sharon Camp: Secretary Sebelius' overrule of FDA on emergency contraception wrong . She says FDA study was thorough, found over-the-counter sale of Plan-B safe . She says Sebelius incorrectly invoked girls of 11 using it; less than 1% have intercourse . Camp: Half of U.S. pregnancies (and 82% of teens) are unplanned. R... | 89fe790a8de1ed9f2db657af189674d8eefe04cd |
(CNN) -- Snapchat will add new privacy features after a hack last week that exposed millions of phone numbers and user names from the popular photo- and video-sharing app. The company said in a blog post it will be updating the app to allow users to opt out of a "Find Friends" feature that uses their mobile phone numbe... | Snapchat will let users opt out of "Find Friends" after last week's hack . Hacker's say they matched 4.6 million user names with phone numbers . Move was meant to urge Snapchat to improve security . | 70c65326a901eb062bd1e678bc5aa2419142deb3 |
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Yemen's embattled president was on his way to the United States for medical treatment Monday, officials said. President Ali Abdullah Saleh left Yemen on Sunday and stopped in Oman before continuing Monday on a trip to the United States, Yemeni government sources said. The purpose of Saleh's U.S. t... | NEW: Protesters continue demonstrations in Yemen's capital . Yemeni government sources say President Ali Abdullah Saleh left Oman Monday . He is scheduled to return to Yemen in February, the embassy says . The State Department says Saleh can come to the U.S. for medical treatment . | 7e0718e062705df97c80991e896d3058dc2fdea5 |
(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored his 91st and final goal of 2012 on Saturday as Barcelona enjoyed a comfortable 3-1 win over Real Valladolid at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla. The Argentine forward's 60th minute goal -- courtesy of his trusty left boot -- doubled the league leaders' lead after Xavi had opened the scoring two mi... | Lionel Messi ends 2012 in style with his 91st goal of the year as Barcelona beat Valladolid 3-1 . Barcelona announce Tito Vilanova has been released from hospital following cancer surgery . Real Madrid crash to a 3-2 defeat at Malaga; Mallorca out of bottom three after 2-1 win at Real Betis . | 0ea787291a4831d752b362900d565ffe04f3a90a |
(CNN) -- Moored on the waters of San Francisco Bay, just east of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge, is -- well, a mystery. Atop a barge docked at Treasure Island, site of a former Navy base, is a four-story structure made from shipping containers. The purpose of the structure remains unknown, but the safe money says ... | "Mystery barge" on San Francisco Bay may be a Google project . Barge holds mysterious four-story structure . Speculation centers on data center, possible marketing center for Google Glass . Google has not responded to requests for comment . | b6ff2310707c4ef8b5354c1bf1e3ebb9304458ca |
(CNN) -- Farrah Fawcett, the blonde-maned actress whose best-selling poster and "Charlie's Angels" stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, died Thursday. She was 62. Farrah Fawcett rose to fame in the 1970s, thanks to a best-selling poster and the hit show "Charlie Angels." Fawcett's death was confi... | Farrah Fawcett was known for iconic 1970s poster, role in "Charlie's Angels" Actress was hailed for performance in TV movie "The Burning Bed" Fawcett had cancer and made TV documentary about her battle . | f3b9cfcd66633395bfea5437a04d875c4c30dd25 |
(CNN) -- Valentino Rossi revealed he is still fighting pain ahead of the U.S. Grand Prix, as MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo set the pace in qualifying at Laguna Seca. World champion Rossi will start on the second row of the grid on Sunday after finishing sixth fastest, in what will be just his second race bac... | World champion Valentino Rossi qualifies sixth for Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix . Italian struggling with shoulder problem in second race back after breaking his leg . MotoGP leader Jorge Lorenzo claims fifth consecutive pole position this season . Spaniard edges out 2007 world champion Casey Stoner with fast penultimate l... | 64fb659a113b6d8252a349f607cd483d571ef5d4 |
(CNN) -- New photographs released by NASA have captured images of a vast stellar formation resembling a human hand reaching across space. NASA's Chandra Observatory captured this hand-shaped image of an X-ray nebula. The image, taken by NASA's space-based Chandra Observatory telescope, shows an X-ray nebula 150 light y... | Image taken by NASA's space-based Chandra Observatory telescope . Formation is 150 light years across, 1,700 years old . Photo shows what appears to be ghostly blue fingers reaching across Galaxy . | 89e609f83926fa5175964fabd08a1840c0d93948 |
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's highest court Friday ordered President Robert Mugabe to ensure the African country holds elections by the end of July. Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku said that out of a nine-judge panel only two had dissented to the ruling he delivered. Opinion: Africa's rocky road to democracy .... | Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku sets a July 31 deadline for elections . President Robert Mugabe would have had until October 31 to hold elections . A former journalist had asked the court to order Mugabe to call for elections by end of June . | d415369b9d03eff8d56e53fc5d74cc8e1f6cc208 |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- CNN takes an in-depth look at South Korea, including how the nation is working to become a brand leader on an international scale and on how the nation is recovering from the global economic recession. Included in the coverage are looks at architecture, cars, cuisine and the business climate... | CNN's "Eye on South Korea" programming focuses on East Asian nation . Issues covered range from business to lifestyle topics . South Korean first lady provides personal look at nation's cuisine . | d5af4486de75debda564e485eec5d8750ca06314 |
(CNN) -- I come from a family with diverse religious traditions: Baptist, Methodist, Apostolic, Buddhist and nondenominational. My mother was a spiritual seeker, and when she became Catholic, I was baptized into the Catholic faith as a young child. Growing up, I attended a parish with Irish, Polish and black Catholics,... | C. Vanessa White was baptized a Catholic as a young child . She says growing up she saw spiritual gifts of black Catholics were often diminished . She says she works to help blacks see their story as a part of the Catholic Church . | ed73e66cebd8bac567334f2db2b176cfa61e5fe0 |
David C. Novak became chairman of the board at Yum! Brands on January 1, 2001, and chief executive officer on January 1, 2000. Yum! Brands's CEO, David Novak talks to CNN's Maggie Lake in The Boardroom. He also serves as president of Yum, a position he has held since October 21, 1997. Mr. Novak previously served as Gro... | David Novak was made CEO of Yum! Brands in January 2000 . He is a director of Global financial services firm J.P. Morgan Chase . A keen golfer, Novak has teed off with Tiger Woods . | 64c3f4b04f8ba41618bde6de0226b7f202396024 |
(CNN) -- Honduras' de facto president said Thursday that he is willing to resign and let ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya back into the country, as long as Zelaya gives up his quest for leadership. Ousted Honduras leader Jose Manuel Zelaya may be allowed to return to his country under certain conditions. The new pro... | Honduras interim leader agrees to step down if former president will not seek post . Jose Manuel Zelaya was removed from office in June, sought to change constitution . U.S. considers cutting off aid to Central American country . | 57f5322f2f26b2255da22ea925ee9bff7604a129 |
(CNN) -- Did a retired firefighter fall off an Amtrak train as it sped toward Chicago? That is what authorities are wondering as they continue their search for Charlie Dowd, 69, who has been missing since Friday. The retired San Francisco firefighter went missing while traveling to visit family, Amtrak police said. Dow... | Charlie Dowd was on his way from San Francisco last week . He was not on the train when it arrived in Chicago . Police found his phone, luggage and medication on board . His family says he was seen looking disoriented near the door of the train . | 2d1db7e5434838a289d499efe49c39ddb720417a |
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- The owner of Luscious Garage is wondering whether the electric wall outlet will be the "gas tank" of the future. A Toyota Prius hybrid, owned by Luscious Garage, has been converted to run on electricity. Drivers of gas-sipping hybrid vehicles are increasingly interested in converting... | San Francisco garage converts hybrid vehicles to plug-in electric power . For $7,500, Luscious Garage converts Prius, Mariner, Escape models . How will battery-powered vehicles change the nation's fuel infrastructure? Electric cars don't pollute, but much U.S. electricity comes from fossil fuels . | 0bf85772019a74bb211a227b53f691b754891407 |
LONDON (CNN) -- Iran offered to stop attacking coalition troops in Iraq nearly four years ago in an attempt to get the West to accept Tehran's nuclear program, a British diplomat told the BBC in an interview aired Saturday. John Sawers, British ambassador to the U.N., told BBC of Iran approaching Western nations with o... | Iran approached diplomats with offer nearly four years ago, BBC told . Diplomat: Iran offered to stand down in Iraq if West would accept its nuke program . Iran denies involvement in fighting in Iraq, says allegations are "baseless" Despite strained relations, Obama administration has hinted at direct talks . | 45f0a79c5f6213d8b8fb7ba700478834f51b811d |
(CNN) -- The night that ended with Cherish Perrywinkle's disappearance started with a generous offer at the dollar store. Investigators said a man met the 8-year-old's mother at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, Friday evening. He told her that the family looked like they were down on their luck and that he wa... | Donald James Smith has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and murder charges . Smith had promised to buy the girl's family clothes and hamburgers, a sheriff's official says . Cherish Lilly Perrywinkle's mother reported that she was missing from a Walmart . | bd87a286a36ab081f55c5d840d3d99c0de78230a |
(CNN) -- When an earthquake threatens to turn part of an ocean into fast-moving walls of water, tsunami warning scientists can do nothing for the first five minutes except wait for information. But within the next five minutes, they have to decide whether to issue a warning of danger. Brian Shiro has been a geophysicis... | Time is always crucial when you work as a tsunami warning scientist . A warning can be issued anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes after a threat is identified . At the Pacific warning center, workers live on site for two days to monitor data . After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, warning centers operate around the clock . | 3deecee02dba9cb11c3dda429f4f3181696915f1 |
Tokyo (CNN) -- Representatives of South Korea, Japan and the United States will meet "in the near future" to discuss North Korea, a U.S. State Department official told reporters Friday in Tokyo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "I think we've agreed that we'll be holding a meeting in the near future," said Kurt M. Ca... | Talks to be held 'in the near future,' State Department official says . South Korea, Japan and the United States are to participate . | e29b22982a7435687ea13eed002951521e705b11 |
(CNN) -- NASA scientists say new data provided by twin spacecraft analyzing the sun will help them more accurately predict how so-called solar tsunamis wreak havoc on our planet. NASA says new data on so-called solar tsunamis will help predict how they will affect our planet. The tsunamis -- powerful explosions known a... | NASA says new data will enable scientists to map solar tsunamis in 3D . Solar ejections can wreak havoc on Earth, causing power and radio blackouts . New data could help predict what effects the phenomena will have, NASA says . | 94918fc7bfb14fd5cacfb38dc88bb3d68ee2b3f3 |
Singapore (CNN) -- In a case that brought to light issues of unfair pay and poor living conditions among foreign workers in Singapore, a court sentenced four Chinese nationals to several weeks in prison for instigating an "illegal" strike in late November. The four, who had pleaded guilty, were led from court in handcu... | Four Chinese nationals are sentenced in Singapore to several weeks in prison . They were protesting low wages and poor living conditions . They did not follow Singapore's law requiring a 14-day notice before a strike . | 6b897b1c46ff5583e5f9738d762be7201533d99b |
Walnut Creek, California (CNN) -- Dueling rallies took place Monday involving a former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed passenger. Several hundred people gathered in this suburban community, some 25 miles northeast of San Francisc... | NEW: Police Lt. says crowds were vocal but orderly . No arrests as opposing groups demonstrate over transit killing . Groups demonstrate about a transit officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man . Officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of Oscar Grant . | 19e23eedf120d7cb1d326118ce46e1785c07d76d |
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama told CNN's Larry King on Thursday that he is furious about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but his job is to fix things instead of just yelling at people. In a White House interview for the 25th anniversary of "Larry King Live" on CNN, Obama called the oil spill an unprecedented crisis... | President Obama says he's furious about the Gulf oil spill, but his job is to fix it, not vent . Obama calls the crisis unprecedented, but says it could have been worse . Despite challenges, Obama calls being president "the best job on Earth" Obama was interviewed by CNN's Larry King for the 25th anniversary of "Larry ... | edcacf92208ef10dba50c6d656d27eb891471c4c |
(CNN) -- Christopher Martin-Jenkins, whose commentary for BBC Radio's Test Match Special for more than four decades made him one of cricket's most respected journalists, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 67. His death on New Year's Day comes three days after the passing of another cricket great: former England captain Ton... | Martin-Jenkins' death comes three days after passing of cricket great Tony Greig . He was cricket correspondent for BBC, Daily Telegraph, The Times and editor of The Cricketer . He was president of Marylebone Cricket Club from 2010-2011 . Martin-Jenkins is being remembered as "the very best" in cricket journalism . | 5ecc8a7ee52ed1d40fb51dc24ec72cc384020d2c |
New Delhi (CNN) -- "Slumdog Millionaire" child star Rubina Ali says her home was gutted by a fire that tore through her Mumbai slum. "There was fire everywhere, there was so much chaos, my house was completely burned down, the whole slum was burned down," Rubina told CNN on Sunday. The 12-year old said she was watching... | Rubina Ali, 12, says she lost her movie awards . She played the young Latika in "Slumdog Millionaire" She and her family are moving into a new home provided by a trust . | a58fe6b86c21a901c8df39afb5958836166993f0 |
(CNN) -- Hollywood pulled off another blockbuster as a star-studded guest list delivered $15 million into the campaign coffers of President Barack Obama Thursday night. Interactive: Which celebs are donating? The fundraiser at the home of actor and activist George Clooney in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles ... | Obama: 2012 campaign will be tougher than four years ago . The president says: "2008, in some ways, was lightning in a bottle" A California fundraiser delivers $15 million . Mitt Romney and Obama are in a virtual tie, a recent poll shows . | cb9d5330a4d8378bcdb54320596b4a227a75d3e0 |
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Australia's new prime minister assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that his country's troops intend to be in Afghanistan "for the long haul." French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. Kevin Rudd and French President Nicola... | French and Australian leaders arrive in Afghanistan . Both leaders expected to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai . Both will visit with their respective country's troops . | 0620ff5fa324a35b4be54bbd2de49b42bdd0d7c0 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal officials will travel to Standish, Michigan, on Thursday to tour a state prison that could be used to house terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. government officials said Wednesday. The prison in Standish, Michigan, is slated for closure but would stay open if Guantanamo de... | Michigan prison seen as place where Guantanamo detainees could be relocated . Official: No decision on where to move Gitmo detainees has been made . Mayor of Standish, Michigan: Move would keep prison open, keep jobs in area . President Obama aims to close Guantanamo detention center in January . | 7ca50eb942dab3192920db028bea21c0fe47e310 |
(CNN) -- If you're confused about whether the Iran deal is an awe-inspiring breakthrough or a cataclysmic disaster, let me help you: The answer is it depends. It depends on what happens in the coming six months. And not just six months from now, but what happens between now and then: a period during which Iran and the ... | Frida Ghitis: Whether Iran deal a breakthrough or disaster depends on next 6 months . She says if deal is extended beyond then, it will trigger chain of events Obama won't want . She says Arab Persian Gulf nations threatened by prospect of Iran nukes . Ghitis: If U.S. can bring deal to a final resolution, it can forest... | c4ff646fe0a450e9e697a7c389a1c2d4d4f4a09b |
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Even though Hurricane Alex was headed away from the site of the massive BP oil spill Wednesday, it was affecting containment and collection efforts on multiple fronts, Coast Guard officials said. Alex, upgraded from a tropical storm late Tuesday, was causing heavy seas throughout the Gul... | NEW: Hurricane Alex hits shore in Mexico, 100 miles south of Texas border . CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers says winds to push oil ashore for next three days . Heavy seas affect cleanup and containment on several fronts . Zukunft: Skimming task forces returned to shore . | b74ac21357a0f3baa2a4b1e95bbde900efff9680 |
Juba, Sudan (CNN) -- The president of Sudan will visit South Sudan when it marks its independence from the north on Saturday, a government official said Thursday. President Omar al-Bashir will make the trip as an expression of hope for "brotherly relations" between his government based in the north and South Sudan, his... | President Omar al-Bashir will visit South Sudan when it marks its independence . South Sudan is to become the world's newest country on Saturday . | 41c016eb9281358106f1daf1befac72c2656dd21 |
(Coastal Living) -- New Orleans without music? That's like Venice without canals -- and just as hard to imagine. Music weaves New Orleans' past with its present, and the infinite jazz variations -- from the ethereal warble of classic Dixieland to the tuba-powered street funk of brass bands -- serve as a soundtrack to t... | Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro is a good spot for classic, straight-ahead jazz . Tipitina's is a spacious, two-level club that attracts local and touring musicians . Donna's Bar and Grill showcases a revolving cast of local greats . | 45d907378dd9b4d5b8b73243be6fb2f3f9a705bb |
(CNN) -- A Georgia judge signed off Friday on the prosecution's request to drop all murder charges against Andrea Sneiderman, whom authorities have said conspired with her boss to have her husband killed. Prosecutors said the murder charges against Sneiderman were "unjust and unethical" because they weren't positive th... | Malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault charges are dropped . Andrea Sneiderman was accused of plotting to have her husband killed . She still faces other charges, including perjury and lying to law enforcement . Jury selection in her trial is set for next week . | 6e1ac3b93fe835a9730356fbe5c7373d000e6243 |
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Last week during the day, some kids in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, were playing soccer in a park when a car slowed down, guys got out and executed a 13-year-old boy. And then they drove away, unmolested in a city with 11,000 army and police officers. The Mexican government repeatedly states that 90... | Charles Bowden: 5,000 killed in Juarez in 27 months, one of most violent cities on Earth . Bowden: Innocents die in crossfire among cartels, army, police . He says drug trade is a source of money for the Mexican economy . Bowden: U.S. must face NAFTA's failures and the lethal results of "war on drugs" | c6e05fc1d842a23a050f1fb424a01970657108bf |
(CNN) -- Nintendo announced a November release date for its next-generation Wii U on Thursday while looking to shore up two key constituencies -- those still puzzling over the console's "second screen" controller and hardcore gamers who still view the Wii as geared toward families and kids. The Wii U will launch in the... | Nintendo announces launch date, price for Wii U console . Wii U launches November 18; $299 for basic package and $349 for deluxe . Console features handheld gamepad with 6.2-inch touchscreen . "Hardcore" games like "Mass Effect," "Call of Duty" and "Bayonetta" planned . | 14ec5c67c7a34c11fc0f91e47e45e3bf3a8e69f2 |
(CNN) -- Pass the stuffing, and the popcorn. Over Thanksgiving weekend, movie theaters sold an estimated $295 million worth of tickets, breaking the record of $273 million set in 2009. Knowing that there were going to be several hot movies in theaters and that people love to take pictures of their ticket stubs, we aske... | Theaters broke Thanksgiving weekend box office records . We asked Instagram users to combine photos of tickets with reviews via #stubreview hashtag . "Breaking Dawn," "Skyfall," "Lincoln" remained popular . What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below or post a video on CNN iReport . | 6d50b65864a98f26afdcd8cda4894b2517163aa6 |
Editor's Note: Voting is under way for the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. The winner will be announced at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," which airs Thanksgiving night, November 25, at 8 p.m. ET. See the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010 and and cast your vote. Selena Gomez came of age in the spotlight, and now the young actres... | Actress and singer Selena Gomez is also UNICEF's youngest goodwill ambassador . She is also the spokeswoman for the organization's Trick-or-Treat campaign . Gomez on visiting Ghana: 'It makes you more aware of how fortunate you are' | 2e7119c909254795243c93d01eaca400828c92e0 |
(CNN) -- But Kellie Pickler was so popular! In the end, though, the allure of the pixie-haired hoofer wasn't enough: Tuesday's two-hour finale of "Dancing with the Stars" only earned a 2.6 rating/7 share in adults 18-49, down 21% from last year's spring results (3.3/9 on May 22, 2012) to become the lowest-rated finale ... | Tuesday night's show become the lowest-rated finale in the franchise's history . NBC's "The Voice" was down 11 percent versus last week . Fox came in third with a two-hour installment of "So You Think You Can Dance" | 10c4d623e4f52829844aeba3876477e87a986597 |
(CNN) -- The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), a body which represents soccer players in England and Wales, has sent ex-professionals a guide on how to handle mental health issues following the death of Wales manager Gary Speed. Speed, who made over 500 appearances in the English Premier League during a 22-y... | The PFA have sent 50,000 members advice on coping with mental illness . The decision comes in the wake of Wales' manager Gary Speed's recent death . It is unclear whether Speed was experiencing depression or any mental illness . The guide was issued to current professional players in July . | ad59830b6c60cff8a6d821353838617fe1a4b2cb |
(CNN) -- A woman in rural Papua New Guinea was bound and gagged, tied to a log and set ablaze on a pile of tires this week, possibly because villagers suspected her of being a witch, police said Thursday. Her death adds to a growing list of men and women who have been accused of sorcery and then tortured or killed in t... | Woman suspected to be witch in Papua New Guinea burned alive . Death adds to growing list of people accused of sorcery tortured or killed . Victims are often scapegoats for someone else's unexplained death . | e3fd7eeef7e764e9683e3ce8db42afb0267f3908 |
(CNN) -- The 34-year-old dental hygienist from Stamford, Connecticut, had just rammed her black luxury car through barricades and into police cruisers near the U.S. Capitol, one of Washington's securest areas. In the car with Miriam Carey was her 1-year-old daughter. Police say Carey then sped down Pennsylvania Avenue ... | NEW: Capitol police adopted policy to shoot bomb suspects in 2004 . NEW: Since 9/11, authorities have reconsidered use-of-force rules for terror suspects . CNN legal analyst: Police should have "taken a breath" if she got out of the car unarmed, analyst says . Law enforcement analyst: Officers had no choice but to shoo... | 4404891f37e6eca336448c7871304c2a069b8ff1 |
(CNN) -- The Texas prosecutor shot to death in broad daylight outside a courthouse had feared for his life and carried a gun to work, according to a Dallas attorney describing herself as his friend. Colleen A. Dunbar told CNN that she spoke with Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse on January 24, and h... | Slain Texas prosecutor began carrying a gun to work daily, friend says . Mark Hasse used a different courthouse exit every day, the attorney tells CNN . Prosecutor didn't explain why he was fearful, she says . Sheriff's chief deputy says he hadn't heard of fears and the gun carrying . | 4f0e100c3db35ed12054c76505d92663767f2a14 |
(CNN) -- He's been decorated with awards and called one of the world's most influential people. He's addressed packed auditoriums and waved to crowds who line streets just to catch a passing glimpse of him. He's shaken the hands of countless global dignitaries and earned a fan base following on Facebook that might riva... | The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has broad base of fans in America . His sense of peace inspires; 56 percent of Americans view him favorably, poll shows . He fills symbolic placeholder left by Gandhi and MLK, Tibet House executive says . Buddhism helps him avoid trappings of fame, by not allowing ego to take o... | 4677d3a8272235fd561ab1cbe6a0695d5a4a16f2 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The driver responsible for a head-on collision that killed eight people -- including herself and four children -- on the Taconic State Parkway north of New York City last week was drunk and impaired by marijuana, authorities said. One of the vehicles in the three-vehicle wreck was heading the wrong di... | Minivan driver, four children, three other adults killed in July 26 crash . Driver of minivan had blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, authorities say . Police: Minivan was going wrong way in Taconic State Parkway wreck . | 9bc7ae90a0e864be2e54a36a8d77c46d6675054f |
(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is set to arrive in Iran on Monday to discuss the expansion of relations between the two countries, according to Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency. Chavez will stay for two days in Tehran, and will be accompanied by a Venezuelan delegation, Fars said. He will meet with Irani... | Hugo Chavez is expected to arrive in Tehran, Iran, on Monday for a two-day trip . He and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will talk about expanding relations . | 9f477e2878124010286353170c0e756cafc4c751 |
Washington (CNN) -- History shows that second terms in the White House can be much tougher than first ones, and that is proving true so far for President Barack Obama. Less than five months in, Obama and his administration appear knocked off balance by a barrage of controversies and criticisms exacerbating the bitter p... | NEW: The ACLU says it filed a lawsuit against NSA domestic surveillance . President Obama slammed by controversies, criticism from the right and left . The bitter political divide of his first term remains, and may be getting worse . History shows that second terms can be tougher for presidents . | 3a7eda2d2b4483dd57c97d18c0ef4bc383d3977f |
(CNN) -- Director Chen Kaige's films often examine the close ties of love, passion and friendship, but his own relationship with his artist and filmmaker father is one that has informed much of his life and colored his work. Chen Kaige captures the pains and passions of relationships on the silver screen. As a 14-year-... | Chinese director Chen Kaige found international fame with 'Farewell My Concubine' Made a brief foray into filmmaking in Hollywood before returning to China . Personal experience during Cultural Revolution had large impact . | d2d0913f87fdcc234f7f663700306a1fd1f97c86 |
(CNN) -- An injury-time goal from substitute Nilmar secured Villarreal a 3-2 at Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their last-16 Europa League tie on Thursday. The Spanish team twice came from behind to level the game before snatching victory just before the final whistle, four minutes into time added on. Czech inte... | Villarreal beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in first leg of Europa League last-16 tie . Goal from striker Nilmar in 94th minute secures victory for the La Liga side . Liverpool lose their first-leg encounter away at Braga 1-0 after giving away a penalty . Porto beat CSKA Moscow 1-0, while Rangers draw 0-0 at PSV Eindhoven . | 861c7e5628d13344e84cbb0a0c905bd4ef928736 |
(CNN) -- Upon arrival at Kotoka International airport in Ghana's capital city Accra, you are immediately greeted by a sign that says "Akwaaba," which means "Welcome" -- and this is exactly how you will feel when visiting this beautiful West African country. A success story of African development, democracy and stabilit... | Ghana is a country rich in history, culture and natural beauty . Mole National Park is home to more than 93 species of mammal . Elmina Castle is the oldest remaining slave castle in Africa . Osu, in Accra, offers visitors a vibrant nightlife . | bb0d84be16b267fd6a11faf000c1ae86180d9721 |
(Mental Floss) -- The men's NCAA Division I hoops championship game is tonight, and we can't tell you whether UConn or Butler is going to win. We can predict two things, though. The winning team will cut down the nets. And CBS will show a highlight montage set to the song "One Shining Moment." Let's take a look at the ... | N.C. State coach Everett Case wanted a souvenir when he cut nets down in 1947 . Players hoisted their coach onto their shoulders as he did his snipping. David Barrett composed "One Shining Moment" in 1986 after failing to woo a woman . Teddy Pendergrass, Luther Vandross and Jennifer Hudson have sang the lyrics . | e17d9897bfa3b5a0dbeb76b921e26f1eae890e06 |
(CNN) -- All the world's a stage, Shakespeare wrote long before television came into view. Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes, Andy Warhol added a few centuries later. Which leads us inexorably to Michaele and Tareq Salahi's exuberant Facebook posting: "Honored to be at the White House for the state dinner in honor... | Reality shows are a low-cost form of entertainment for TV networks, says Ed Bark . He says the shows encourage people to do attention-getting stunts . Bark says the White House gate crashers topped "Jon & Kate" and the "balloon boy" story . TV has created a "bottomless pit" of venues for abnormal behavior, Bark says . | 4a6c276c28e645d09fb4ccee682d90273ca53ae6 |
(CNN) -- Some 20,000 text messages, 25 photographs including nudes, and alleged secret meetings have prompted prosecutors to rescind a plea offer and request that bond be revoked for Florida teen Kaitlyn Hunt, charged with felonies in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl, according to court papers. Hunt, who t... | Kaitlyn Hunt faces felony charges from her relationship with a female classmate . Hunt was 18, the girl was 14 when the girl's parents went to authorities . Prosecutors say Hunt violated a no-contact order with texts, meetings with the girl . A plea offer has been rescinded and her bond should be revoked, prosecutors s... | 67cd523fc4bf92101c38727de6c3c02fdaa445d2 |
London (CNN) -- Since the financial crisis hit in 2007 the gap between rich and the poor has grown, unemployment has soared to record levels and Europe's young risk becoming a lost generation. Ahead of the OECD Forum in Paris next week, CNN is hosting a tweet chat Monday May 27 between 12pm and 12:30pm BST to debate ho... | Since the financial crisis hit in 2007 the gap between the rich and the poor has grown . CNN is hosting a tweet chat from 12-12:30pm BST Monday May 27, to debate inequality . CNN is being joined by OECD youth reps to discuss who's at fault, how it can be fixed . Join the tweet chat using the hashtag #inequalityCNN and ... | 7955f3af458367808a26e8951a2877124d19ab13 |
New York (CNN) -- By the time he turned 16, Sam Rawls had already seen lifetimes worth of trouble. He was heavily into drug use, sometimes had a violent temper and committed burglary and eventually spent three months in a court-ordered detention and rehabilitation facility in Waco, Texas, said Denise Martin, Rawls' mot... | Teen had used drugs, spent time in detention center, his mom says . But he "wanted to get better" before disappearing in 1988, she says . San Antonio, Texas, police look at case once a year, but have no good leads . | 52e5db51af670a2d193c6b5efbe66bb885ee77f6 |
(CNN) -- A U.N. resolution justifies the targeting of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, a senior NATO military official with operational knowledge of the Libya mission told CNN Thursday. The resolution applies to Gadhafi because, as head of the military, he is part of the control and command structure and therefore a legi... | NATO spokeswoman says the alliance is not specifically targeting Gadhafi . U.N. resolution applies to Gadhafi in his capacity as head of military, official says . NATO last weekend employed helicopters against Gadhafi's military assets . Bombing began March 31 under a U.N. mandate to protect civilians during the fighti... | 13045d5d2b4a8f2c595977657f0a6edc20a7fb83 |
(CNN) -- A New York teenager with a 7,000-a-month texting habit now has a lot more to text about. Brianna Hendrickson, 13, of Brooklyn won this year's LG U.S. National Texting Championship by accurately typing the phrase "Old McDonald had a farm, Ei, ei, oh! And on this farm he had a champ. W/a txtr here, and BFF the... | Brianna Hendrickson, 13, of Brooklyn wins the texting title . She can win more money for herself and charity during another challenge . Contestants' accuracy, speed and dexterity are tested . | 07d6d9f0bad57da2ab99fdee4c65e6f6627eebcc |
Bowie, Maryland (CNN) -- President Barack Obama interrupted a campaign speech twice on Thursday to seek help for people in the audience who collapsed. "I think we might have had somebody faint down here, so if we got the paramedics," Obama said about halfway through his remarks under bright afternoon sunshine at Bowie ... | NEW: Fire official says most of the ill were senior citizens . The president interrupts his speech to seek help for the stricken . Authorities report more cases of sickness at site of the speech . Obama was campaigning for Maryland's Democratic governor . | 42cf52524afd5f0affd27d76e4a9c7ad59544815 |
(CNN) -- It's nicknamed "The Kingdom in the Sky" -- where blue, chilly skies linger over barren mountains, lush green mountains, snow-covered mountains. This is truly a kingdom of mountains -- the southern African country of Lesotho. But the breathtakingly beautiful landscapes are a tough place to live and some remote ... | In Lesotho, around a third of school-age boys work as herd boys . Boys as young as five can spend a year away from their families . Lesotho's Prince Seeiso and Britain's Prince Harry started charity Sentebale to help them . | fb01b7c2e5685b795ed58572a3a93ca6b5d49429 |
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- International flights to the Indonesian island of Bali were canceled Friday because of volcanic ash, according to a transportation official. Mount Bromo in East Java has been erupting since late last year. Although the threat level was downgraded recently, it continues to spew out ash column... | An ash cloud has affected flights to the Indonesian island of Bali . Several airlines have canceled international flights . | afd5d270e70fe39ea7e07b5469267a6985c9b2c7 |
Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- The younger son of political activist Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Myanmar on Tuesday for a long-awaited visit with his mother, from whom he'd been separated for a decade. Kim Aris arrived about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at the international airport in Yangon, the former national capital, which also is ... | They'd been separated for a decade . Suu Kyi was released from house arrest on November 13 . The political activist has spent most of the past 20 years under house arrest or in prison . The son had waited in Bangkok, in limbo for weeks, for a Myanmar visa . | f6915c1bbcdffd1639163135aee51d0879a6b539 |
(CNN) -- The Syrian cab driver tolerated beatings, arrests and daily indignities during the country's 16 months of turmoil. But after a rocket struck his house in the Daraa province city of Herak last week, the man and his family finally had enough. The 29-year-old Sunni man, his wife, two young daughters and other rel... | There's a "direct correlation" between fighting and refugee flight . Children's safety is a top factor in deciding to leave the country . Iraq's PM asks Iraqi refugees in Syria to return home . | 9e7f841feb0972f855e59a21992987a29437c962 |
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (CNN) -- Violence including clashes between police and drug gangs in the slums of Rio de Janeiro has killed 23 people since Sunday, with 188 people arrested or detained so far, military police said Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether all the dead were gang members or whether civilians ... | NEW: 188 people have been arrested or detained, military police say . Some Rio de Janeiro schools are closed as police focus on the main drug-dealing area . The violence involving drug gangs started with a transfer of prisoners, an official says . Two rival drug gangs collaborated to launch the attacks, the official sa... | 7e9d939b9b8f0f782b93b785a16bc6e59aa8ac9f |
San Diego (CNN) -- Some people see a silver lining and go looking for a cloud. They just can't feel good about the world they live in, even when they're presented with a feel-good story. Instead of rejoicing in a positive development, they're critical and cynical and mean. You'll find these folks in both political part... | Ruben Navarrette: Some look for gloom even in feel-good stories, like that of Josh Romney's tweet . Romney tweeted picture of himself, saying he was first on scene of crash, helped victims . He was slammed online for "humblebragging"; Navarrette: Really? Helping a bad thing? Navarrette: He sounds like a class act -- mo... | 190ac9eb4834dcea302011bdd5938abac3d2f130 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly 6.2 million students in the United States between the ages of 16 and 24 in 2007 dropped out of high school, fueling what a report released Tuesday called "a persistent high school dropout crisis." A new report on high school dropouts in the United States calls for a national re-enrollment st... | Newly released study examines rates of high school dropouts . Study finds African-American and Latino youths prevalent among dropouts . Urban League head: crisis hitting "America's communities of color" Report also emphasizes importance of obtaining high school diploma . | 8aee84e8031743f40b24f2b10050922dcd870fa1 |
(CNN) -- Shots were fired Sunday near a motorcade carrying the presidents of Georgia and Poland, but the motorcade was not hit and there were no injuries, according to the Interior Ministry of Georgia. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, shown in France on November 13, called the incident a provocation. The minist... | NEW: Russian peacekeepers, South Ossetia deny involvement in shooting . Leaders' motorcade was not hit, and there were no injuries, Interior officials say . Ministry: Motorcade was passing a checkpoint near Georgia's South Ossetia . The shots were fired from Russian-controlled territory, ministry officials say . | 1225d808239ca4be4b010d1b7a5c517340e69a3f |
(CNN) -- The widely anticipated "Mass Effect 3" will be the culmination of a story spanning a galaxy and eight years of development and drawing millions of fans around the world. In the third and final installment of the series, set for release Tuesday, protagonist Commander Shepard returns for a battle to retake Earth... | In "Mass Effect 3," Commander John Shepard is in a battle to retake Earth from the Reapers . Third installment in series has more than 40,000 lines of dialogue . New players are brought up to speed through some introductory missions . | 0ae9a98265905048c44275607043b74c73e195f1 |
(CNN) -- The football world hadn't seen anything quite like it before. On Tuesday night the Turkish giants of Fenerbahce took on Manisaspor in Istanbul in what should have been an empty stadium. A pitch invasion by Fenerbahce's notoriously boisterous fans during a friendly in July had forced the Turkish Football Federa... | As many as 43,000 mostly female fans watch Fenerbahce play Manisaspor in Istanbul . Male fans had been banned because of a pitch invasion last July . Turkish football has been mired in a match fixing scandal . Club vice-president Ali Koc tells CNN's Pedro Pinto the match was "historic" | eaa9bb88bfd76c184edd62ec840b6a619e7cdce4 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The plastic surgeon who operated on hip-hop star Kanye West's mother the day before she died abruptly walked off the set of CNN's "Larry King Live" Tuesday, saying he was honoring a request from her family. "I think I'm taking up your air time," Dr. Jan Adams tells CNN's Larry King befo... | Dr. Jan Adams says family of Kanye West's mother "asked me not to go on" Adams says he does not want to speak, removes his earpiece and leaves the set . Donda West died November 10, a day after cosmetic surgery . Preliminary reports: West may have died from complications from the surgery . | 32eba890fecfde97d14ad42d9ce57aae1223c55a |
(CNN) -- It's become as much an integral part of the annual golfing calendar as any tournament. Every year in the week of the Players tournament at TPC Sawgrass, a select few are inducted to World Golf's Hall of Fame (WGHOF). But the 2013 ceremony on May 6 is not without a degree of controversy -- thanks to the caustic... | Golf picks its Hall of Fame inductees annually . Announcement made at PGA Tour's Players tournament at Sawgrass . Colin Montgomerie and Fred Couples picked in the player category for 2013 . Choices have prompting stinging criticism from former great Ray Floyd . | 625935f7a1a6202ce540b554ad51c4e9bda25c60 |
(CNN) -- A 23-year-old man accused of killing four people during a New York stabbing and carjacking spree was indicted Friday, prosecutors said. Maksim Gelman has been charged with murder in the second degree, attempted murder in the second degree, robbery and assault, according to a Kings County District Attorney stat... | Maksim Gelman was indicted on murder, robbery and assault charges . Gelman is accused of killing four people . If convicted, he could face life behind bars . | 4562283a8992e5630dc11151d7ca902e6f550988 |
(CNN) -- Undefeated wonder horse Black Caviar maintained her perfect record with a convincing win on Saturday in a race named after her -- the Black Caviar Lightening Stakes at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. The six-year-old superstar, who has now won all 23 of her races, had been on the brink of retirement after ... | Wonder horse Black Caviar returns to action after injury layoff . Undefeated mare wins by two-and-a-half-lengths to record 23rd victory . | 95270adbe7ba776854d718d6bfc6810c0ca30d4e |
(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao has told CNN even he was surprised at how quickly his fight against Great Britain's Ricky Hatton came to an end. Manny Pacquiao throws a left hand on his way to a devastating victory over Ricky Hatton. Pacquiao, often considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, cemented his reputatio... | Manny Pacquiao knocks out Ricky Hatton in second round at the MGM Grand . Victory cements Pacquiao's reputation as best pound-for-pound boxer in world . The Filipino adds the light-welterweight title to his collection of championships . | 7773bdc6bcdca92ecfab25e4128dbf88c3fae557 |
Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Fidel Castro has never been accused of wanting for opinions, but the former Cuban leader's Tuesday commentary stumped many of his fellow citizens. The subject was not the bloodshed in Syria or the economic crisis in Europe, but yoga. Yoga? "Yoga does things with the human body that defy the imagin... | Since his illness, Castro has written regular "Reflection" newspaper commentaries . His topics have ranged from former leaders to plants . Tuesday's topic: Yoga . "Yoga does things with the human body that defy the imagination," Castro wrote . | 17283e60cfbcd76106e100e3958327209ca1bc5c |
(CNN) -- Pele has denied saying that Manchester City striker Robinho had taken drugs. Pele's alleged quotes about striker Robinho (above) have caused a sensation in Brazil. The Brazilian legend was quoted as saying that Robinho and former world footballer of the year Ronaldo used recreational drugs at a private party i... | Pele has denied saying that Manchester City striker Robinho had taken drugs . Brazilian legend was quoted as saying Robinho used drugs at a private party . However Pele claims that his recent quotes were distorted and misrepresented . | 601d1062dbde028eaea2ce7b8a0b62155490d996 |
(CNN) -- For millennia, cultures throughout the world have observed the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, as a sacred event. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on December 21 or 22, when the sun appears at its southernmost point in the sky. Ancient peoples whose survival depended on a p... | Cultures around the world celebrate the winter solstice . Fire, dance and prayer usher in beginning of longer days . Check out Vancouver's lantern festival or celebrate Maya culture in Mexico . | 26961d4db0afb196f3c91ef13a276cf1761d5ffa |
(CNN) -- Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Portugal's crucial final World Cup qualifier against Malta on Wednesday with an ankle injury and could be sidelined for up to a month. Cristiano Ronaldo holds his ankle before going off in Portugal's win over Hungary. Ronaldo played with the injury in P... | Cristiano Ronaldo to miss Portugal's final World Cup qualifying match . Real Madrid say Ronaldo could be sidelined for a month with ankle injury . Swedish coach Lars Lagerback stakes future on World Cup qualification . Wayne Rooney ruled out of England's final qualifier against Belarus . | ebe80da2434e0040a10d841bc8ae6015250dfccd |
(CNN Student News) -- May 11, 2009 . Quick Guide . Russia Victory Day - Discover how an anniversary is connected to a show of Russia's military might. Charging for Content? - Debate whether there's a future in charging readers to view news content online. Final Visit - Depart the Earth's surface for a maintenance miss... | Discover how an anniversary is connected to a show of Russia's military might . Debate whether there's a future in charging readers to view news content online . Depart the Earth's surface for a maintenance mission needed in outer space . | 815eec4729339dc3d8813e1a0a805d8a3c934532 |
(CNN) -- She said she was a scapegoat. She said she was just following orders. She said she was demoted unfairly. Retired Army Col. Janis Karpinski was one of two officers punished over Abu Ghraib. Now, retired Army Col. Janis Karpinski can say: I told you so. Karpinski was one of two officers punished over the aggress... | Retired Army Col. Janis Karpinski was punished over Abu Ghraib interrogations . Abu Ghraib photos showed naked prisoners and prisoners with dogs . Memos from Bush administration reccommended such tactics . Karpinski says she and other disciplined soldiers were treated unfairly . | 7b304cc9dfe5c3c26c79281c2a5a7afdf0352e0e |
(CNN) -- Twelve Lebanese soldiers have been killed in the southern city of Sidon since Sunday, in fighting with armed followers of Lebanese Sunni hardline cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir, according to the Lebanese state news agency. Despite the casualties, the National News Agency reported that the Lebanese army had tighte... | Lebanese state news agency: Government troops surround Sunni cleric's compound . Civil war violence from Syria spills over to Lebanon . | a9a49bad90653cc1134d90f722e8395654cca993 |
(CNN) -- Charges against actress Lindsay Lohan in an alleged Manhattan nightclub fight "are not ready to proceed at this time," her attorney said Monday after a hearing at New York criminal court. Lohan did not attend the hearing because there was nothing for her to plead to, said her attorney, Mark Heller. "It's my op... | NEW: There was nothing for her to plead to, her attorney said after a court hearing . NEW: Lohan didn't attend the hearing . She is accused of punching a woman at the Avenue Lounge in Manhattan, New York . | dd5e66ac5affcc8be9da3797034739c6210a5cba |
HOLLYWOOD, Florida (CNN) -- For nearly three decades, John Walsh's black leather jackets and swagger have made him a crime-fighting cultural icon. But when he returned this week to the Hollywood police station, he was once again the father of a murdered child. John and Reve Walsh turned their grief into activism on beh... | Murder of Adam Walsh, parents' response, changed law enforcement . Adam, 6, was abducted and murdered in July 1981 . Police closed case Tuesday, named deceased drifter Ottis Toole . Boy's father, John Walsh, became activist for crime victims . | c046d65bfbc7392d7349ef85974f266b1f5d6865 |
(WIRED) -- Apple's decision to not include a camera in the new iPod Touch is somewhat surprising. After all, there is already a perfect camera for the job, and it sits inside the iPhone. By not adding a camera to its iPod Touch, Apple may boost sales of its iPod Nano. That Apple included a video camera inside the iPod ... | Apple upgraded its iPod Nano with a video camera, not its iPod Touch . Nano's video camera is a direct challenge to Flip's tiny, no-zoom camcorder . Nano has an FM radio with live pausing, rewinding and ability to tag tracks in iTunes . Perhaps Apple is putting the Touch on a two-year update plan like the iPhone . | 43c1d2363ec97b39d658539806bdef6d2d148201 |
RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- The harsh reality of life and death in Gaza is a common theme for Palestinian filmmakers. A still from "Fatenah," the first commerical animation to come out of the Palestinian Territories. But it was the 2004 death of a young Palestinian woman -- not at the hands of a militant attack or an ... | Young Palestinian's death from breast cancer inspires first commercial animation . "Fatenah" is based on life of Gaza seamstress who died of the disease aged 28 . It took doctors six months to diagnose cancer; they told her to loosen her bra . Filmmakers hope it will help break down barriers around subject taboo in the... | 342f61d68c403f19b66b652ee62140e4a1d5f5dd |
(CNN) -- The coffin of former Czech President Vaclav Havel went on display in St. Anna's Church in central Prague Monday for people to pay their respects, the Czech News Agency reported. Havel died Sunday at the age of 75, and his funeral has been scheduled for Friday, the Czech president's office said. Admirers poured... | Former dissident and playwright Vaclav Havel's funeral will be Friday . Admirers poured into the streets of Prague with candles and flowers . "Truth and love triumph over lies and hatred," Havel insisted . He was a deeply serious thinker with a puckish sense of humor . | 672b8e6d3ae1bff91edfc580f3fc73b121510712 |
(CNN Student News) -- April 27, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Liberia & Sierra Leone . Netherlands . California . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is p... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | 9ec26636034aecea8377f0bc1d99a32a471ba20a |
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