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(CNN) -- After the tea party's poor showing in the 2012 elections, many in the political world declared the movement dead. After all, it had lost one-sixth of its members in Congress and at least two Senate seats by running questionable candidates. Plus, the tea party didn't get its way on the debt ceiling, and the Pau... | Christopher Parker: Recent administration controversies have boosted tea party in polls . He says to maintain support, tea party must make dust-up last till 2014 elections . It could return to issues that fire base: immigration, opposition to same-sex marriage, he says . Parker: Stopping same-sex marriage, boosting bor... | bfea8002648f09883b13c90df8b48f27ede6bb83 |
(CNN) -- Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska has erupted again, shooting ash as high as 45,000 feet in the air on Saturday, experts said. A series of eruptions has been rattling Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano since Sunday. The eruption occurred at about 1:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. ET), the U.S. Geological Survey told CN... | NEW: Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska erupted again on Saturday . NEW: Eruption sent ash as high as 45,000 feet in the air, experts said . NEW: FAA says ash falling around Anchorage resulted in closure of the airport . Mount Redoubt has been erupting since March 22 . | 3ae90745918e22a3c619bbdbc00f9ca90408d938 |
Washington (CNN) -- CNN has reported President Obama has personally met with four leading candidates for the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy. The president is expected to announce his nominee in coming days so the Senate can complete the confirmation process in time for the new Supreme Court session in the fall. Justice... | Elena Kagan known as a political pragmatist, but lacks judicial record . Confirmation battle for Diane Wood might be tough . Merrick Garland viewed as a liberal moderate . Sidney Thomas' Western roots would add regional diversity to the court . | ab3b983aec43643056b735ba1d2d354342fc63f5 |
(CNN) -- "If you build it, they will come." A very overused, but very apt quote for my take on Sochi following my first visit to the Russian host city of next year's Winter Olympics. The Sochi 2014 organizers have taken Kevin Costner's Field of Dreams quote literally, except their film has a soundtrack of constant dril... | The Russian city of Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympics in February . Hundreds of works still working on construction ahead of the Games . Organizers confident that all work will be ready on time . Snow storage operation underway to ensure alpine events will be fully prepared . | 4fe2f0fcddb30544dfd7f4be2043cb81bcb934c3 |
(CNN) -- Five years from now, there's an excellent chance you won't have the same health insurance you have (or don't have) right now. That's because members of Congress are gearing up to reform the U.S. health care system, and unlike in 1993 when then-first lady Hillary Clinton tried her hand at changing the medical s... | President Obama says health care reform is a priority; other stakeholders on board . U.S. spends 52 percent more per person than the next most costly nation . Obama wants government-sponsored health insurance program . Republicans think plan is costly, will make health insurance more expensive . | c398f7844f6876a87fb27dde8568d19c41e2d42e |
(CNN) -- Rafael Benitez made a winning start to his career as Inter Milan coach as the European champions beat last season's domestic rivals Roma 3-1 in the Italian Super Cup at the San Siro on Saturday. Benitez, who replace treble winner Jose Mourinho after leaving English club Liverpool, saw his new team maintain the... | Inter Milan win fourth trophy this year with 3-1 win over Roma in Italian Super Cup . European champions come from behind with two goals from striker Samuel Eto'o . Italian rivals Juventus sign Serbia winger Milos Krasic from Russian club CSKA Moscow . Juve also agree season-long loan for Liverpool's Italy midfielder A... | 2ae67ca6e235d1739f935379c922055368c9d6df |
(CNN) -- Inter Milan are through to the semifinals of the Champions League after Wesley Sneijder's first-half free-kick gave them a 1-0 victory at CSKA Moscow, for a 2-0 aggregate win. Dutchman Sneidjer scored the only goal of the game in the sixth minute when his low-free-kick deceived goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev after h... | Italian champions Inter Milan through to the semifinals of the Champions League . Wesley Sneijder scores the only goal as Inter defeat CSKA Moscow 1-0 . The 2-0 aggregate victory means Inter reach the last four for first time since 2003 . | 7fb5f53e09871ffa955f8145d835630422ed73fe |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the demilitarized zone that splits the Korean Peninsula in two for the first time on Sunday. His planned visit to the heavily fortified border is part of a three-day trip to South Korea to participate in a summit meeting about nuclear security in ... | NEW: U.S. fighter jet crashes in South Korea; pilot safely ejects . President Obama visits South Korea next week for a nuclear security summit . While there, he plans to make his first visit to the demilitarized zone . North Korea's announcement of a satellite launch has increased tensions in the region . | c3596f5cea5d1c03e810cbeb857f500dcb49f710 |
(CNN) -- Nine men have been charged with hazing for their alleged part in an initiation rite into a University of Florida fraternity earlier this year. The defendants, between the ages of 21 and 26, are accused of "endangering the mental or physical health or safety" of five pledges to the Alpha Phi Alpha chapter, acco... | NEW: The misdemeanor charges are punishable by up to one year in prison . Nine men, ages 21 to 26, are charged with hazing, a court document shows . They are accused of "striking" Alpha Phi Alpha pledges with paddles and their hands . The University of Florida and national fraternity have acted against the chapter . | fcf1ee444209d518368ba5854812bd1d06905468 |
(CNN) -- A suspect fired his gun inside the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque Tuesday, but no one was injured, the university and police said. Police identified the apparent gunman as Cesar Dominguez-Garcia, 21. Witnesses told officers that a female patient was with her child when the woman's boyfriend e... | NEW: Police identify the suspect as Cesar Dominguez-Garcia, 21 . The lockdown is lifted after the suspect leaves the hospital . Police say the search continues . No one is reported injured . | b689dbcf6fac0c45cad6336120b32956ef662829 |
(CNN) -- Every day, thousands of children are living and working on the streets of Vietnam's cities. Michael Brosowski is trying to give many of them a chance at a brighter future. Through Brosowski's Blue Dragon Children's Foundation, more than 350 Vietnamese children have been given safe shelter and enrolled in schoo... | CNN Hero Michael Brosowski is helping Vietnam's street children turn their lives around . Many of them are runaways who feel unwanted at home, Brosowski says . Among the dangers they face are gangs, drugs and child traffickers . | bc7edf3808975b5736837741512937570938d726 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter charges and other crimes stemming from a shooting incident in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqis dead. Former Blackwater Worldwide security Donald Ball, center, leaves court after his arraignment Tuesday. ... | Five guards facing 14 counts of manslaughter, other charges . Charges stem from shooting in Baghdad square that left 17 Iraqis dead . Attorneys say men were defending themselves on a battlefield . Case is the first prosecution of non-Defense Department contractors . | ed7433b1481fe88a1df5f877475ae03706ae4c45 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a joint resolution Tuesday supporting the limited use of U.S. military force in Libya for one year -- a move sought by the Obama administration as it works to win clear congressional backing of the controversial North African mission. The resolution, whi... | NEW: The Foreign Relations Committee backs limited U.S. military action in Libya . State Department legal adviser says the Libya mission is limited in scope, exposure of forces . Key Republicans argue Obama has improperly circumvented the 1973 War Powers Resolution . It requires the president to get congressional appro... | e54c56b85ad35009271550be266c53398370ca9e |
(CNN) -- Manchester United were dealt a serious blow Tuesday as captain and key central defender Nemanja Vidic was ruled out for at least two months with a knee problem. The Serbian star missed the final five months of last season after rupturing his cruciate ligament and a fresh problem has emerged on the same knee. "... | Nemanja Vidic ruled out for two months with fresh knee injury . Leaves Manchester United short of defensive options . John Terry plays in Chelsea's English League Cup rout of Wolves . EPL champions Manchester City beaten by Aston Villa . | 11e2b47ca7b46efa8215777b7b4836b4f23ca71d |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Families of three U.S. hikers detained by Iran submitted a 2,500-signature petition to Tehran's U.N. mission Thursday, appealing for their release "as soon as possible." An undated family photo shows Sarah Shourd, one of three U.S. hikers detained in Iran since July 31. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and J... | Families submit petitions with 2,500 signatures to Iran's U.N. mission . Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were detained July 31 . Petition seeks "compassion in this unfortunate case" Signatures gathered at freethehikers.org and at vigils . | 472ec76d65b643256aaa45462bcc192c914e703b |
(CNN) -- Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled this year, threatening to make international trade more expensive and offering terrorists a new source of income, says a report released Wednesday. A photo from the destroyer USS Howard shows Somali pirates in small boats hijacking the MV Faina last week. A... | Sixty ships had been attacked by pirates in 2008, according to institute report . Pirates want $20 million to release Ukrainian ship captured off Somalia . Institute says piracy has halted flow of much-needed food into Somalia . | cb6af6431637b5806e1a6772e3375c5dbbdd9282 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The United Nations finds a tiny glimmer of good news in Afghanistan in a new report out Wednesday, saying that violence against civilians fell in the first half of the year. But even with attacks down 15% compared with the first six months of 2011, violence is taking a "devastating toll on c... | NEW: The Taliban rejects the report, saying it is trying not to target civilians . It's the first time in five years there has been a fall in violence against civilians . The drop brings the level down only to what it was two years ago . Attacks still take a "devastating toll on civilians," the U.N. mission in Afghanis... | f224e146cab16fb840f03ae09f82c691431f6f93 |
(CNN) -- A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed a female Canadian soldier and wounded four other troops, the Canadian military said Tuesday. Trooper Karine Blais, 21, is the second Canadian female soldier to die in Afghanistan. Trooper Karine Blais was killed Monday when the troops' armored vehicle struck the ... | Female soldier killed, four other troops wounded in roadside bombing . Karine Blais, 21, is second Canadian female soldier killed in Afghanistan . There have been 117 Canadian troop deaths in the Afghan war . | eb0443895ed7a25fca949f9fbc4bf9f0af839875 |
(CNN) -- Slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac continues to drench the central Gulf Coast region. Heading into Thursday, thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were under states of emergency. Get the latest Isaac updates on CNN.com's live blog . A summary of the latest situations in each state: . Louisian... | Louisiana: 56 parishes under state of emergency . Florida: People are ordered to evacuate parts of downtown Pensacola . Mississippi: There are reports of flooding in Hancock and Harrison counties . Alabama: Authorities warm of strong winds, high water and storm surges . | 7762c33ce0b60d1125243ce31f38e893e779be0d |
London (CNN) -- British Muslim groups voiced their horror and condemnation Thursday over the slaying of a soldier in a London street by attackers who said they were acting to avenge Muslim deaths overseas. But Muslim commentators also suggested there is more that the country's leaders can do to address issues within th... | Muslim Council of Britain condemns "a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam" "What we don't need are knee-jerk reactions," says commentator Mohammed Ansar . "A lot of Muslim leaders have had their heads in the sand," says analyst Shiraz Maher . A suspect in Wednesday's Woolwich killing claimed to be acting to a... | 7edd15e8985c5cc487d94c3bb2f55d0c473c3fdd |
(CNN) -- For four days, an American sea captain and four Somali pirates rode the waves of the Indian Ocean in an enclosed lifeboat, far out of sight of most of the world. Capt. Richard Phillips, right, stands with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Frank Castellano after Phillips' rescue Sunday. But for those four days, they were on the ... | Captain's family had been "going through hell," head of maritime academy says . Capt. Richard Phillips, rescued from pirates Sunday, had been trained at academy . "I was pretty sure he would be OK," academy leader says . Wife talked to, laughed with Phillips on phone after rescue, spokeswoman says . | 73e38eb2d1de6fafc488fb9a0ea6a7af1120c5d6 |
(CNN) -- The cricket player who helped spark apartheid-era South Africa's sporting isolation has died at the age of 80. Basil D'Oliveira, a "colored" man of Indian-Portuguese heritage from Cape Town, was barred from playing first-class cricket in his home country. He caused a political storm when he was selected by his... | Basil D'Oliveira dies aged 80 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease . Born in South Africa, he emigrated to England in 1960 to escape apartheid . His selection for a tour of his homeland caused an international incident . South Africa's national sports teams were banned from competition soon after . | 1b3f3590fde861e984c4b3827a15dae8a36c0288 |
(CNN) -- The estranged wife of former football star Deion Sanders was released from custody Tuesday in suburban Dallas and said she hasn't been given a "fair shake" over allegations that she attacked him. Pilar Sanders was arrested on domestic violence-related charges Monday night, hours after Sanders sent a series of ... | NEW: Pilar Sanders barred from couple's home for 61 days . "There are two sides to every story," her attorney says . The football star alleges that his wife attacked him . "I'm sad my boys witnessed this mess," Sanders tweets . | 8278100e57ce63728df109f76b9888e7a918ad90 |
(Mental Floss) -- 1. Applebee's . The world's largest casual dining chain celebrated 30 years of eatin' good in the neighborhood in 2010. The original Applebee's, which was named T.J. Applebee's Rx for Edibles & Elixirs, opened in Atlanta in 1980. The founders of the original restaurant, including Bill and T.J. Palmer,... | The creators of California Pizza Kitchen were inspired by Wolfgang Puck's Spago . Denny's introduced its signature Grand Slam breakfast in Atlanta in 1977 . TGI Friday's began as a popular singles bar . The original Waffle House opened on Labor Day 1955 . | f70579c8d3af1c7353111d3a5f93b634ca9afbe8 |
(CNN) -- Finnish authorities arrested a man Friday after he fired six shots through a school classroom door and shot an office worker in the hand in two separate incidents, police said. No one was injured in the school shooting, police said. The man first entered an office building in the Tampere area, in southern Finl... | The suspect first shot a man in the hand in an office building, Finnish police say . He then entered a school, where he fired through a classroom door . No one was injured in the classroom shooting, police say . The man is being questioned in Tampere, in southern Finland . | d4cd166ca1e8d1e6b90ed7159e9a11d2c7d9bb2a |
(CNN) -- An outbreak of the deadly ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has prompted neighboring Angola to close its border with that country, Angola's state news agency reported Tuesday. Angolan Health Minister Jose Van-Dunem announced the "suspension of migratory movements" at the country's north-eastern ... | Democratic Republic of Congo has reported intermittent cases of ebola since 1976 . World Health Organization reports 41 suspected cases, 13 deaths, since Nov. 27 . As a result of the outbreak, neighboring Angola has closed its northeastern border . | 9208db1530b0a817780a31bfb2d4f4617600c687 |
(EW.com) -- Jessica Chastain is having a moment. Not only did the red-headed Oscar nominee win a Golden Globe last weekend for her work in "Zero Dark Thirty," which forced her to take a night off from her Broadway run — yes she's starring in Broadway's "The Heiress" during the thick of awards season — but she's now... | "Mama" crushed the competition over the three-day weekend with $28.1 million . "Zero Dark Thirty" fell only 28 percent in its sophomore weekend of wide release . "Silver Linings Playbook" performed very nicely in its nationwide expansion . | f826afd658b992e6219eb953a1afff8d716ddfdc |
(CNN) -- While there's plenty to be said in favor of the new, sometimes the best things stem from a solid original foundation. Industrial structures like warehouses and factories are finding new incarnations as luxury hotels, challenging designers to get creative with old bones and drawing in guests who seek a sense of... | Industrial structures like warehouses and factories are becoming luxury hotels . New York's Refinery Hotel started out as a millinery factory . In Amsterdam, the Sir Albert is housed in a 19th-century diamond factory . | d665f6d960c34ee1feab97a9aaa1739dba7101e0 |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The scene was horrific, the stench unmistakable. Sadly, it was nothing new here. But because it unfolded so many days after the earthquake that took at least 112,000 lives, it was shocking. Three bodies trapped in a crushed taxi. A man, two women. Set ablaze. Even for those who have witn... | Three bodies trapped in a crushed taxi set ablaze in Port-au-Prince's central plaza . Odor had been unbearable; bodies had been decomposing since January 12 earthquake . Disposal trucks never arrived to take bodies away, bystanders say . | 357c6e390fb6a6f40b21ac2f4c50aa8174d8f184 |
(CNN) -- Baseball's League Championship Series' start Friday with the New York Yankees taking on the Texas Rangers for the American League title. The winner will go to the World Series against the victor in the National League Championship series between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants. The Phillies-... | Ron Darling says it's amazing how well so many pitchers have performed in playoffs . He says Rangers' celebration after winning division series was special moment . Rangers celebrated with ginger ale so star Josh Hamilton, a recovering addict, could join . Darling says players who can hit but not field well will have a... | cb53da77f7cc405c29ba50c33f53e7223c45b094 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The office of the wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair refused to comment Thursday on UK media reports that she has swine flu. Cherie Blair, wife of former British premier Tony Blair, is reportedly suffering from swine flu. A spokeswoman for Cherie Blair told CNN: "This is a private... | Reports: Wife of ex British PM Tony Blair has suspected swine flu . Cherie Blair was prescribed Tamiflu and told to rest, British media says . She had been due to pick up an honorary degree Thursday . Britain's swine flu cases rising dramatically . | 4d29280c81594248a9840dfc5b7f63e8270b5124 |
(CNN) -- Roger Federer takes on Robin Soderling, who knocked out tournament favorite Rafael Nadal in a fourth-round stunner, in the men's final of the French Open on Sunday. Roger Federer screams in joy after beating Juan Martin del Potro to reach the French Open final. A victory in Roland Garros would give Federer 14 ... | A French Open win would give Federer 14 Grand Slams . That would tie his career wins to American Pete Sampras . Federer has a 9-0 record over the Swede going into the final . Soderling topples favorite Rafael Nadal in a fourth-round stunner . | c67341c765cacc6879276b7054ed461694733077 |
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she took on the "complicated and difficult" task of trying to restart talks on Israeli-Palestinian peace during her talks with Egypt's leaders. Egypt is "an essential partner" in that effort, she said. "President Obama, special envoy [George] ... | Hillary Clinton: Egypt "essential partner" in helping restart Mideast talks . Clinton meets with Egyptians after angering Palestinians with praise for Israel . Egyptians reportedly tell Clinton her comments perceived as "a sort of backtracking" Clinton says U.S. position hasn't changed on Israeli settlement constructio... | 2154e7ef61175b7e193d7eeb44776c6095baf9f6 |
(CNN) -- Heavy fighting between Islamist militants and government forces in Somalia's capital has left 18 people dead and dozens wounded, medical officials said Sunday. "The fighting is huge and is marked by heavy exchange of artillery," said Ali Musa, a head of a Mogadishu ambulance service. Of the 36 reported wounded... | NEW: AMISOM says 5 of 6 slain rebels were non-Somalis . Ambulance crews report "huge" battles in Mogadishu . Peacekeepers claim success in battling Islamist militants . | 606bd67b36b4b2b1678ba123597557369b7ac812 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A blast hit near a building housing Pakistan's intelligence service, ISI, in the eastern city of Multan on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others, police said. The explosion took place at a security checkpoint, said Jamshed Akram of the city police. Four soldiers and fou... | NEW: Four soldiers, four children among the dead, a doctor says . Attack comes a day after three deadly attacks in Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta . Lahore attack targeted crowded market, killing 54 and wounding more than 150 . | 8fc4d637121a31d4205bef26e4452ae8da832587 |
(CNN) -- A virulent strain of E. coli that has killed 18 people in Europe has not affected produce in the United States, according to food safety and health officials who conceded Friday there's much to learn about the organism. Even as efforts continue to determine what caused the outbreak, cucumbers, tomatoes and let... | Illnesses are traced to northern Germany . Three people have been hospitalized in the U.S. after visiting the region . Certain produce from Spain and Germany will be tested before going into U.S. stores . | 406c3000015955a3563096900b80544460b4ee4e |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Police who are investigating a major wildfire in northern Israel have detained a 14-year-old boy who admitted smoking a water pipe in the woods near his village, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. The wildfire killed at least 42 people and forced the evacuation of thousands of others before it wa... | NEW: Israeli policewoman dies, bringing death toll to 42 . A 14-year-old boy admits to throwing pipe coals into the woods . The wildfire forces the evacuation of some 17,000 people . The Israeli government approves funding for victims . | 04dc1fc653f383b642471e2b8adc2dc9d66084f9 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Singer Chris Brown earned a glowing probation report six months after he was sentenced to "labor-oriented service" for assaulting his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna, the judge said Thursday. Brown, 20, sat silently in court Thursday afternoon as Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia ... | Brown has done 6 months of sentence for beating girlfriend Rihanna . Judge reads reports that he is doing well on "labor-oriented service" Brown also "participating and doing a very good job" in domestic violence counseling . | 5587f58526fbcd378078c72ef66ce8036c590762 |
(CNN) -- Somali pirates demanded a $7 million ransom for a British couple kidnapped aboard their yacht last week, a British agency said Friday. The British government says it won't pay. "The government will not make substantive concessions for hostage takers, including the payments of ransom," the British Foreign and C... | NEW: British government says it won't pay ransom . Pirates move kidnapped British couple to hijacked Spanish ship . Pirate source says ship has more men and weapons on board . British couple left Seychelles for Tanzania on October 21 . | fcf45dfa92c23ca104f81efb95d0c02aaec2dce2 |
Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- Her family calls her the Mitt Stabilizer. Ann Romney, who is someone who is known to be able to calm her husband down when needed, is taking center stage in trying to paint a more personal picture of her husband of 43 years. "Whenever Mitt might start, you know, winding up and getting really -- ... | The Romneys met as high schoolers; their relationship has withstood the test of time . Their shared faith and friendship has helped keep the marriage strong . Ann's struggles with MS, family's adjustment to campaigning are challenging . | 85c0815a9f1ef1de4e5bfa31ded44ea971df494c |
(CNN) -- As activists reported intense gunfire, mounting deaths and mass detentions Monday in Syria, regional leaders stepped up their criticism of the escalating violence. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain said they were recalling their ambassadors from Syria to discuss the situation. Officials announced the diplomatic... | NEW: U.S. State Department spokesman: Syrian president "has fewer and fewer friends" Bahrain recalls its ambassador to Syria for consultations amid mounting violence . Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are also recalling their ambassadors for discussions . Saudi Arabia's king says there is "no justification for the bloodshed" in... | eec46ed2fcb04edc17dc8e418e42adbd555614b2 |
Washington (CNN) -- In what have become known as the "Jesus pencil" and "candy cane" cases, the Supreme Court refused Monday to consider appeals from the families of elementary school students over distribution of religious-themed gifts on campus. At issue was whether school officials can be sued for violating the Firs... | Texas school officials stopped distribution by students of religious-themed gifts on campus . Parents of the students said the school officials violated their children's constitutional rights . An appeals court ruled in favor of the school officials . The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider appeals on behalf of th... | b7717789b1703bfa04d9742dbf8702ff0af2327c |
(CNN) -- Talk about being a victim of your own success. Among several new initiatives announced by Marvel Entertainment at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival was a two-day giveaway of 700 issues of classic Marvel No. 1 issues via their app. The adventures, new and old, of the X-Men, Spider-Man and the Avengers... | As part of SXSW, Marvel offered 700 No. 1 issues free for digital download . Servers crashed; readers were unable to download their free issues . Comixology's CEO announced it is "pausing the promotion for the time being" | defd5f3f1dc014999cc045eb07fadad4b9eba548 |
Salado, Texas (CNN) -- Dan Wallrath spent 30 years as a homebuilder in Texas, but it wasn't until 2005 that he found his life's work. After helping renovate the home of a young Marine who had been severely wounded in Iraq, Wallrath realized there were thousands of other injured war veterans who needed a hand. So he dec... | Dan Wallrath and his group, Operation Finally Home, build houses for injured U.S. veterans . For his efforts, Wallrath was named a top 10 CNN Hero in November . The exposure has helped Wallrath help more troops and their families . He just partnered with "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to help a victim of the Fort Hoo... | d94f43ab583e104063c2fd66e20cf9e093b9efb2 |
(CNN) -- Agnieszka Radwanska faces a nervous wait to see if she will make the WTA Tour Championships after losing to Czech Lucie Safarova in the second round of the Kremlin Cup Wednesday. Victory for the pole would have seen her qualify as the eighth and final player, but Safarova battled to a 6-4 4-6 6-4 win in Moscow... | Agnieszka Radwanska crashes out of Kremlin Cup to Lucie Safarova . Pole Radwanksa misses chance to seal spot in WTA Championsips . Marion Bartoli can claim final place if she wins Kremlin Cup . Defending men's champion Viktor Troicki eases to opening victory over Pere Riba . | 373af2684ba5aa4faddcf09950172945245909b9 |
(CNN) -- For Liz McCartney, selection as one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2008 could not have come at a better time. Anderson Cooper will host "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," to air on Thanksgiving at 9 p.m. ET. "With the recent storms in Texas and southwest Louisiana, we have experienced a sudden drop in volunteers,... | The public will select "Hero of the Year" in an online poll at CNN.com/Heroes . Distinguished panel of world leaders and luminaries chose Top 10 finalists . "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" to be hosted by Anderson Cooper . To air Thanksgiving, November 27, 9 p.m. ET ( November 28, 0200 GMT) | d5b120b4d0469c55310419f5da5cba8f93dfda0f |
(CNN) -- Narain Karthikeyan says India is brimming with excitement on the eve of the country's first ever Formula One grand prix. The Buddh International Circuit, 50km outside the capital New Delhi, is set to welcome the world's fastest drivers at the weekend as it makes its Formula One debut and Karthikeyan thinks the... | Narain Karthikeyan says the Indian Grand Prix is huge for his country . Indian Formula One driver says the race can boost the sport's popularity . Sunday's Indian Grand Prix is the first to be held in the country . Karthikeyan calls it a historic moment for himself and for India . | e908f2e14af7af5340c83726f333bacfd4838aba |
(CNN) -- Two issues -- security and immigration -- often get too much attention when it comes to talking about the U.S.-Mexico relationship, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday. Now, Obama said, it's time to forge deeper economic connections to create more jobs and more trade on both sides of the border. "That's ... | A new high-level group to discuss economic cooperation will convene in the fall . Obama says ties between the U.S. and Mexico go beyond security and immigration . Mexico's president says his administration is committed to fighting organized crime . The U.S. president will travel to Costa Rica on Friday to meet with Cen... | fbca9bf96c440bbfab59de6bd5f6d06ed609ed99 |
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran announced Wednesday that it successfully tested another "Sajil" missile, a surface-to-surface missile with a range that makes it capable of reaching parts of Europe. Image purportedly shows the test launch of Iran's new Sajil surface-to-surface missile. A similar test was carried out in Nove... | Iran says it fired a Sajil missile, which uses solid fuel and travels long distances . Missiles have range that can reach Russia, Greece and southern Italy, Iran says . U.S. official: Iran looking to increase sophistication of its missile program . Israel: "It is now clear that the Iranians are playing with fire" | dcd7d1d8af314e76b99ec913a56224fae58a082c |
Beijing (CNN) -- Apple halted sales of its iPhone 4S in Beijing and Shanghai on Friday after scuffles broke out over a delayed launch of the device, sending a shopper hurling eggs at one of its stores in the capital. Hundreds of devout fans -- along with scalpers -- braved subfreezing temperatures and camped out overni... | An Apple store in a trendy Beijing district fails to open amid unruly crowds . Friday is the date of the introduction of the iPhone 4S in mainland China . Apple says it won't sell the new model in Beijing and Shanghai retail stores for now . The police clear away crowds of disgruntled consumers . | 311e7a36d16a852e65fac3ff80424cbe6280f99d |
(CNN) -- Lizzie Armitstead won the first medal of the London Games for the hosts but had to settle for silver behind Dutchwoman Marianne Vos in cycling's women's road race Sunday. Vos proved the stronger in the sprint for the line on The Mall to win her second Olympic gold medal after claiming the track points title in... | Marianne Vos of the Netherlands wins women's road race . She outsprints Lizzie Armitstead of Britain to take gold . Armitstead winning first medal of London Games for hosts . Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia claims bronze medal . | 9ec85fac2e250f9b901a1e65bd10913f7ff3f3a7 |
(CNN) -- Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury after illegally buying one of the kidneys of a teenage boy, who used the money at least in part for an iPhone and an iPad, according to state media. The five, including a surgeon, removed the organ in April 2011 from the 17-year-old high s... | A surgeon removed the organ in April 2011 from a high school student, Xinhua says . The boy is now suffering from renal insufficiency, it says . The surgeon, from a provincial hospital, received nearly $35,000 in the deal, it says . The boy was given about $3,500, the news agency reports . | 01db4a175750fe003b18e49edf897978868cb562 |
Moscow (CNN) -- A friend of mine who grew up in a small Soviet town realized he was gay by age 15. He did not know the word but he could no longer deny that he was sexually attracted to boys, not girls. He had no idea what it meant and felt rather lost. So, he went to see a kind, elderly doctor and hesitantly asked the... | Tanya Lokshina's friend told of being gay youth in Soviet town. Doctor told him to keep it quiet . But she says in modern Russia being gay did not mean being closeted until new law passed . Law bans promoting gay relationships; this flouts charter of Olympics, she says . Lokshina: Putin denies discrimination, but messa... | 0b9175ced91a038282be6ccbfc28384f370da410 |
Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- Seen from the perspective of 2012, the stunning Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman" offers a powerful reminder that economic policy and family values go hand-in-hand. Although many current politicians like to separate these two issues, the economic foundation of the family is centra... | Julian Zelizer: Too often family values are viewed as separate from economics . He says 'Death of a Salesman' shows how families can be undermined by money woes . Some politicians argue that family values are about sexuality and pop culture, Zelizer says . He says government must preserve programs that support families... | 9e76a87d963660cab6e33d1f588cd0c0724c184e |
(CNN) -- With the holy month of Ramadan approaching, lawyers for four Guantanamo Bay captives are trying to end forced-feeding at the U.S. detention facility in Cuba. Shaker Aamer, Ahmed Belbacha, Nabil Hadjarab and Abu Wa'el Dhiab seek a speedy hearing to have their complaint heard because Ramadan begins on the evenin... | Lawyers for four detainees at Guantanamo Bay file a federal lawsuit . They ask for a speedy hearing as Islam's fasting month of Ramadan approaches . They seek an end to the forced feedings of captives who are on hunger strikes . | 8edc50f8a0a7d47617dc861cf43e71544201bdda |
(CNN) -- The mayor of Gary, Indiana, and Michael Jackson's father, Joe, on Wednesday will announce "a major move forward" to bring a museum and performance arts center bearing the singer's name to the city. Mayor Rudy Clay has said the project has the potential to bring 500,000 to 750,000 visitors to Gary and an annual... | Joe Jackson and Gary, Indiana, mayor pushing for Jackson tourist site . Idea calls for museum and performing arts center . Michael Jackson and siblings were born in Gary, moved to Los Angeles . | 3666f90c41e7c7f184b5d237fa84fc0705af20ec |
(CNN) -- A man shot this month when a gunman opened fire inside a busy Toronto shopping mall died as a result of his injuries Monday, raising the death toll from that shooting to two, police said. The name of the second victim, a 22-year-old man, cannot be released because of a court-ordered publication ban, Toronto po... | A 22-year-old man dies as a result of his injuries, police say . Christopher Husbands is accused of opening fire in a busy Toronto mall this month . He was supposed to be under house arrest at the time of the shooting . | 23a67ca5371caaa76399dc15b469f6524241c6f4 |
(CNN) -- Two French advisers helping the Somali government with security were kidnapped in Mogadishu on Tuesday morning, according to the French Foreign Ministry. Young al-Shabaab militants with a heavy machine gun in Mogadishu on July 13. The two French citizens were on an official mission in the Somali capital when ... | Officials: Two French citizens were on an official mission in the Somali capital . Eyewitnesses said a group of gunmen stormed into Mogadishu's Sahafi hotel . Witnesses say they were taken to Bakara market, a stronghold for militants . | 27710d7684c4e1a35d190f184ce63b95bf3dbd21 |
Washington (CNN) -- Three Somali men pleaded guilty on Friday to piracy and hostage-taking charges involving the yacht Quest, a February hijacking that ended with the death of four American citizens. Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali, Mohamud Salad Ali and Ali Abdi Mohamed -- all in their 30s -- entered guilty pleas in federal cou... | The hijacking of the yacht Quest in February ended with four deaths . The piracy and hostage-taking charges carry mandatory life sentences . The three Somali men deny any role in the deaths . | 6bfddbfabec4e6320fa4fd4df185cb62d090d59b |
(CNN) -- As a young freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela stepped out of a farmhouse hideout in South Africa, took 20 strides and dug a hole on the sprawling land. He leaned over, put in a semiautomatic pistol and 200 rounds of ammunition, and carefully put a khaki uniform over them. After covering them with heaps of soil, h... | He buries the gun before he is thrown into prison in 1962 . The Makarov pistol was a gift to him by an Ethiopian colonel . It's worth about $3 million, according to a museum official . Group hires military experts to try and pinpoint its exact location . | d004298cc7d2526cf71512f90f5b987e0a86d18b |
(CNN) -- Five-time winner Roger Federer opened his U.S. Open account Monday with a straight sets win over Santiago Giraldo in New York. Despite surrendering his serve three times, the 30-year-old Swiss enjoyed a relatively comfortable match against the Colombian, ranked 54 in the world, winning 6-4 6-3 6-2 on the Arthu... | Roger Federer beats Santiago Giraldo 6-4 6-3 6-2 in first round of U.S. Open . The 30-year old Swiss finishes with 36 winners and 35 unforced errors . Other noted winners include Mardy Fish, Marin Cilic, Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet . | 310fc5db86da44433cda3948a4e44aa1a749fb53 |
(CNN) -- Eddie Murphy announced Wednesday he would not host next year's Academy Awards, one day after colleague and show producer Brett Ratner quit over an anti-gay remark he made over the weekend. "I appreciate how Eddie feels about losing his creative partner, Brett Ratner, and we all wish him well," said Tom Sherak,... | Eddie Murphy decides not to host the 84th Academy Awards . Brett Ratner, who worked with Murphy on a recent film, made a demeaning remark . "Rehearsing is for f*gs," New York Magazine's Vulture Blog quoted Ratner as saying . | 42ae2354add968eaa66d43457c312c37573f339d |
(CNN Student News) -- October 30, 2013 . How did President Vladimir Putin respond to concerns about a controversial Russian law's possible impact on the 2014 Winter Olympics? Why is a U.S. senator planning to block White House nominations? Which continents are connected by a new, undersea railway tunnel? Get all the an... | This page includes the show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and Maps . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions . At the bottom of the page, please share your fe... | 69e73721d89446fecda699d9f24d0781cc490747 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan has arrested a suspected al Qaeda militant who intelligence officials say is tied to the London subway bombings in 2005, authorities there said Thursday. The double-decker bus damaged by a bomb in central London on July 7, 2005. Zabih al-Taifi was arrested in a village near Peshawa... | Officials say arrested al Qaeda militant has ties to 2005 London subway bombings . 52 killed, 900 wounded from bombs on 3 subway trains and a bus on July 7, 2005 . Zabih al-Taifi arrested in village near Peshawar in ongoing security operations . | fc12c6bd96d11b968e31c04d3f6691366a817d4b |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The co-author of a study on propofol addiction funded by AEG Live and used in their defense in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial lost his medical license for writing illegal drug prescriptions, according to testimony. Dr. Torin Finver was hired to help with the AEG Live study after he lost h... | NEW: Co-author of AEG Live propofol study was hired after losing pizza parlor job . NEW: Study co-author was "destitute, dead broke," AEG Live expert testifies . AEG Live funded the expert's propofol research paper . The wrongful death case is nearing an end after four months . | 058f4eda4ffd45a354fed0d226b81b0536798862 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration could be in violation of the War Powers Resolution if it fails to get congressional authorization by Sunday for U.S. participation in the Libya military mission, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday. In a letter to President Barack Obama that his aides made public, Boehne... | NEW: McCain says White House will provide information on Libya mission . The House speaker sets a Friday deadline for President Obama's response . A House resolution passed June 3 asked for more details on the mission . The White House has said it is complying with the War Powers Resolution . | 7ef810a5575cc50335f3b2ecb7d513198ab3588e |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- Once upon a time -- oh, let's just call it North America in the mid-'90s, shall we? -- Weezer and Alanis Morissette were an inescapable part of the cultural landscape, churning out buoyant rock-radio hits (Weezer), wordy, eccentric anthems (Alanis), and MTV-friendly videos (both) with impressi... | Breakup with actor fiance Ryan Reynolds part of "Flavors of Entanglement" Alanis Morissette's most affecting moment on the album is sparest . Morissette partners with producer, co-writer Guy Sigsworth . | cccd7fe3f31bcc30d56abb14091dbcc2ab3c0432 |
(CNN) -- Incumbent leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika has won a third term in office after a landslide victory in Algeria's presidential election, media reports said Friday. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arrives to cast his vote at a school in Algiers. Bouteflika's victory came despite calls from his political oppon... | Bouteflika, 72, win third term comfortably with 90 percent of vote . Lawmakers abolished constitutional term limits last year . Political opponents claim vote was a charade . Algeria is fighting an Islamic insurgency and an ailing economy . | e1b93d30e5f50cc0b0f781f232e36969a48aeec2 |
(CNN) -- After years plagued by injuries and scandal, Tiger Woods pulled away from his competition Sunday to capture his first PGA Tour win since September 2009. Months after capturing the BMW Championship, Woods became a tabloid fixture for his affairs with several women that led to the end of his marriage. His golf g... | NEW: Woods writes on Twitter, "Heading home now and I can't stop smiling" He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida, by five strokes . It's the golfer's first PGA Tour victory since September 2009 . Arnold Palmer didn't congratulate Woods due to a blood pressure problem . | 6043bb6737528f8e4269b8e869fb0fa1f9b6ecd8 |
(CNN) -- Are Democrats beginning to reconsider their vote in the 2008 Democratic primary? With the nation's economy -- and arguably its politics -- in shambles, it is not very surprising to find in a recent Bloomberg poll that 34% of respondents think it would have been better for the country if Hillary Clinton hadn't ... | Paul Sracic: Are Democrats now reconsidering their vote in the 2008 Democratic primary? Hillary Clinton's favorability rating is now sky-high at 69%, Sracic says . Prospects for many Democratic elected officials in 2012 are now rather dismal, he says . Still, only Mitt Romney appears to be a significant challenge to Ob... | 46527ec702a55e077cee90d288fe0e7bbeb13685 |
(CNN) -- A federal grand jury indicted a man arrested last week in connection with a mysterious case of exposure to the deadly biological agent ricin, prosecutors said. Authorities found ricin, weapons and an anarchist manual in Roger Von Bergendorff's Nevada hotel room. Roger Von Bergendorff, 57, was indicted on charg... | Roger Von Bergendorff indicted on ricin possession charges . Bergendorff had been hospitalized with suspected ricin poisoning . Authorities found ricin, guns in Bergendorff's Nevada hotel room . Thomas Tholen, Bergendorff's cousin, also faces charges . | a86bc16fad35d84e988af4cc64bf14877337d47e |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Kabul's police chief and chief of criminal investigations have submitted their resignations to the Afghan Interior Ministry, but the ministry ordered them to complete their probe into Friday's suicide attacks first, a ministry spokesman told CNN. The ministry has not yet approved the resign... | Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahman, investigations chief Abdul Ghafar Sayed Zada quit . Both to continue investigation into Friday's deadly blasts that targeted foreigners . Taliban claimed responsibility for attacks near the Safi Landmark Hotel in Kabul . | 2ca5989f075a1dd481b0f5b623eec76c3238f9de |
Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) -- I'm an attorney and I represent incarcerated people, both in my home state of Alabama and across the United States. I spend every day with people who are poor, disadvantaged, condemned and marginalized. I am persuaded that we can and should do better to create more hopeful and encouraging s... | Bryan Stevenson: The number of Americans in prisons has grown tremendously . He says mass incarceration is an injustice that stains America . Stevenson says justice system incarcerates minor criminals, locks up children for life . He says America will be judged for its compassion for poor and condemned . | c976d7fa40aebfd010cdd619130bc8781fc104fd |
(CNN) -- If laughter is the best medicine then few are more qualified to offer a prescription than Riaad Moosa. The South African comic-turned-movie-actor is a fully trained doctor, but it's his Indian heritage and Muslim faith that provide the basis for his stand-up material. "I'm a comedian who happens to be Muslim [... | Riaad Moosa is a comedian, movie star and a qualified doctor . He uses his religious identity to poke fun at Islamic stereotypes . Moosa believes Islam is a religion that is open to comedy . His latest movie tells the story of a Muslim comedian challenging his community's expectations . | 44f66173916eeb15e4455f24d158f58cd55f066b |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- A motorcycle bomb killed 20 people and injured 117 others south of Baghdad on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said. The bombing in the holy city of Karbala was one of four attacks targeting Shiite pilgrims as they headed toward the shrine of Imam Hussein on Wednesday morning, a ministry official... | Bombers target Shiite pilgrims in the holy city of Karbala . Twenty people killed, more than 100 injured in a motorbike blast . Attack was one of four carried out Wednesday . Three people died and 23 were injured in the other attacks . | 7dd67d7b1bbd42c54b12ae904d49a5a4bce02df3 |
(CNN) -- When the MotoGP season began, not many would have picked Marc Marquez to win the individual title. He was a rookie making the transition from Moto2 and replacing one of the sport's greats, Casey Stoner, at Honda. He also had to contend with reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo and perennial contender Dani Ped... | With four races remaining, Marc Marquez leads the MotoGP standings by 39 points . Marquez won the Aragon Grand Prix on Sunday after catching Jorge Lorenzo . Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa made contact and Pedrosa later crashed . The next three races are in Malaysia, Australia and Japan before the Valencia finale . | 666acc0856ddc3d09a0ac121083a3b8fb41cf4f8 |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel declared a Friday test of its Arrow weapon system a "major milestone" in the development of a system to defend against medium range missiles that could be fired from countries like Iran. In a statement the Israeli Defense Ministry said the test "provides confidence in operational Israeli capab... | Israel declares test a "major milestone" in development of anti-missile system . Arrow could protect Israel from medium range missiles fired from countries like Iran . The U.S. participated in the test described as "target-only tracking" | cf88657d3a40b96629fce83d7cd55ca6d207be16 |
(CNN) -- Police have ratcheted up charges against the girlfriend of an Alabama father, days after searchers found fragmented remains they say are of the second of the man's young children, tossed along the side of a remote highway. Mobile, Alabama, police spokesman Christopher Levy said Monday that Heather Keaton would... | NEW: John DeBlase maintains his innocence in his children's deaths, his lawyer says . Heather Keaton is being charged Monday with two counts of abuse of a corpse . Alabama police say they believe the remains of both children have been found . The case opened in November, though the children hadn't been seen for months ... | 322bd81114e0dc12d02a548b6bfea4b5301fdc18 |
(CNN) -- The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to tighten sanctions on Iran on Monday, three days after a dispute over whether to include the threat of American force stalled the legislation. The new sanctions would target Iran's oil and banking industries, as well as other sectors. The measure passed the Senate on a voice... | NEW: "Iranians need to know we mean business," Sen. Harry Reid says . The new sanctions would take aim at Iran's oil and banking industries . A dispute over including a threat of U.S. force stalled the bill last week . Iran says its nuclear work is peaceful; new talks are scheduled for Wednesday . | b68481cdf817c20e8f18e0a06b7bdaaa1d5d371b |
DEKALB, Illinois (CNN) -- Eric Mace says he thought he was giving his daughter good advice by asking her to sit up front in class. Ryanne Mace was 19 when she was killed last year in a shooting rampage at Northern Illinois University. "I'd like you to sit in the front row of every class that you're in and constantly dr... | Steven Kazmierczak carried out shooting spree at Northern Illinois February 14, 2008 . Father of Ryanne Mace told his daughter to always sit on the front row of class . "There's always an ache, loneliness and a longing," says Ryanne Mace's mother . Parents want to know more details about the shooting and the killer . | 0ada64f40ebeba9e675cbd37ad110e643d48e74a |
(CNN) -- Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey said Thursday that three Occupy Denver activists have been charged with felonies -- including inciting a riot and second-degree assault on an officer. While Occupy Wall Street protests began in New York two months ago, the movement has spread to several other cities -- ... | Denver's district attorney says 3 will face felony charges related to 2 incidents . The charges including inciting a riot and assaulting a police officer . One had accused police of "attacking us" during demonstrations . | b0616d81ad05a39f7c6befca3baaeb70878b9e41 |
New York (CNN) -- A New York judge Friday postponed a decision on a proposed $657 million settlement for people who became ill after working on the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The settlement, announced Thursday, would cover about 10,000 plaintiffs, said Marc Bern, one of the lawyers repres... | NEW: . WTC Captive Insurance Co. announced settlements with more than 10,000 plaintiffs . WTC Captive provides coverage to the city and its debris-removal contractors . Settlement would provide system to pay for compensation of injury claims . | beb65b8103bfb7ca229752a8ccfba077a41a5039 |
(CNN) -- Around 4:30 a.m. the first beams of summer sunlight finish crossing the Bay of Fundy and arrive at West Quoddy Head in Lubec, Maine, the easternmost point of the continental United States. It takes about seven minutes for the same rays to travel about 65 miles as the crow flies down the rocky coast and start f... | Acadia was the first national park east of the Mississippi River . Its 47,000 acres spread from the Schoodic Peninsula to many islands . Cadillac Mountain is the tallest peak on the Atlantic Coast . More than 300 bird species can be seen at Acadia National Park . | ccfe174c62abfb57712d6ef92f17a5b6fda5dc15 |
(CNN) -- A new peace conference aimed at ending Syria's civil war convenes Wednesday in Switzerland, where the international community hopes to apply a tourniquet to the Middle East's worst open wound. Here's a quick thumbnail guide to the conference: . What's at stake in Geneva? Ending a war that has killed more than ... | What's at stake? Ending a bloodbath in Syria and capping a spread of violence to neighbors . What's on the agenda? A cease-fire and establishing a transitional government . What's the outlook? It's poor; President Bashar al-Assad intends to cling to power . | f1b2d1a4e5a93cfaf932eefd7c23fdefacc9bc59 |
(CNN) -- Victoria Azarenka has been forced to withdraw from the Dubai Open for the second successive year after suffering an injured heel. Azarenka, who surrendered the World No.1 spot Monday to Serena Williams, was hoping to build on her title win at the Qatar Open where she defeated the U.S. star. The Belorussian wou... | Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Dubai Open with injury . The Qatar Open winner has been suffering with a heel problem . Serena Williams the overwhelming favorite to win $2 million tournament . | 7d640e2e73af77b1e4d44a6d25c89f9ecc17e00e |
(CNN) -- Self-help guru James Ray was arrested Wednesday after a grand jury indictment charging him with three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three participants at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he organized last year. Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh said Ray was arrested at his attorney's office in Presco... | Self-help guru James Ray was arrested Wednesday after a grand jury indictment . He's charged with manslaughter in deaths of three at Arizona sweat lodge ceremony . As many as 65 people spent as long as two hours inside the sweat lodge . Ray's attorney says charges are unjust and Ray would be exonerated in court. | d37dfd6d68fb44eda8b1262411dea5529083a391 |
Tokyo (CNN) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday described as "dangerous" and "regrettable" the actions of a Chinese navy ship that Tokyo says put a radar-lock on a Japanese vessel last week. His comments come amid severely strained relations between the two Asian powers over a set of disputed islands in ... | China rejects complaints about its navy patrols by Japan . Japan had accused China of using radar to track a Japanese ship and helicopter . Taiwan, China and Japan are disputing a group of islands . China says it is patrolling its waters near the islands . | 3e7cb77a11fca947ee034e45599b54193290e852 |
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Christina Aguilar sits in a converted storage room of a Las Vegas medical center, the best hope for underinsured cancer patients to get the treatment they need. Christina Aguilar, 28, is being treated for advanced-stage ovarian cancer in Nevada. Drip by drip, Aguilar, 28, watches as chemo ent... | Dr. Nick Spirtos of Nevada treats cancer patients pro bono after state funds slashed . Christina Aguilar, 28, is getting treated for ovarian cancer . If Aguilar went untreated, "her cancer would progress and she'd pass away" | de64dde4a07f7ae03716c5f3eb1ce0083e30bbc5 |
Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Not content with revolutionizing smart phones, mobile apps now appear to be in the driving seat of the auto industry as manufacturers increasingly surrender control of their vehicles to technology. Signs of the increasing dominance of the app came on Monday with Ford's decision to launch its n... | Ford chooses to launch compact car at mobile phone event rather than a motor show . B-Max features Ford's latest voice-activated technology . Ford says it wants to work with app developers in shaping its future vehicles . | 0119b8517cfe7ae6fdc40631c9cbaea617453bce |
(CNN) -- ZipRealty is a full-service residential real estate brokerage firm which uses the Internet, proprietary technology and employee real estate agents to provide home buyers and sellers with value-added online service. ZipRealty's Web site provides users with access to comprehensive home listings data. ZipRealty's... | ZipRealty uses Internet, proprietary technology, employee real estate agents . Web site provides users with home listings, market and neighborhood info . ZipRealty completed its initial public offering on November 10, 2004 . | 67ab697c3e2d707e3b7d070199b065b1541c8925 |
(CNN) -- Entering this season Petra Kvitova had reached the quarterfinals at every grand slam except for the U.S. Open. She memorably won Wimbledon in 2011 to open her account at majors, sweeping past Maria Sharapova in the final, and achieved semifinals at the Australian Open and French Open last year. Her drought, ho... | Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, won three games in the third round . Kvitova has been suffering from a virus and said her body wouldn't let her "fight" Ana Ivanovic rallied from a set down to beat young American Christina McHale . Men's favorite Rafael Nadal wins in straight sets to reach the men's fourth r... | d2841d14f37624cf3412478f91788679e86de84c |
(CNN) -- Shark attacks on humans were at the lowest levels in half a decade last year, and a Florida researcher says hard economic times may be to blame. Fewer people in the water means less chance for sharks to attack, ichthyologist George Burgess says. Sharks attacked 59 people in 2008, the lowest number of attacks s... | Sharks attacked 59 people worldwide in 2008, Florida researcher reports . Four people killed by sharks last year . Economic downturn means fewer people hitting beaches, researcher says . Surfers account for 57 percent of shark attacks . | 72f0c366e1f31b292d8fb0e9d8b9b1291955ce59 |
(CNN) -- Worries about high tides overwhelming parts of Thailand in recent days have morphed into fears about water- and insect-borne diseases in the flood-ravaged country. Bangkok's central business district has avoided major flooding so far, but outlying areas are chest- or waist-deep in water. "The water in those pa... | 2 million people are affected by the flooding, a U.S. diplomat to Thailand says . Bangkok resident: Water in outlying areas has "sewage, garbage and dead animals" Relief agency: Places outside Bangkok cut off from supplies endure a humanitarian crisis . Charities working in the country warn about diarrhea, dengue fever... | b4d20d40976032793cd9f24a41d526ef3d6fd766 |
(CNN) -- Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who had a storied career in professional football as a coach, commissioner and owner, died Saturday, the team said. He was 82. In a brief post on their website, the Raiders said a statement would be issued later in the day. The cause of death was not immediately released. Much o... | Al Davis was "a true legend," NFL commissioner says . Al Davis was the owner of the Oakland Raiders . He had a six-decade career in professional football . The cause of death was not immediately known . | f27ee0ca2728db04f5e0fb8f79f8544caab884e6 |
(CNN) -- The United States offers millions for information leading to the capture of the world's most wanted terrorists. A Somali militant group has purportedly countered with an offer of camels for U.S. officials. Al-Shabaab has placed a bounty of 10 camels for President Barack Obama and two camels for information on ... | The militant Al-Shabaab jeered a U.S. reward offered for seven of its key members . A man purporting to one of those wanted by the United States makes a counter offer . He offers 10 camels as a reward for information on the whereabouts of President Obama . Hillary Clinton's bounty is two camels . | 18e12be4a217873936ad9555d3bca2b9309780fd |
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Consumers in Beijing's malls and shops are shunning the milk and poultry sections -- for good reasons. Poultry products, including eggs, may be contaminated with melamine through animal food. They are shocked and scared by the news headlines: some food produced in China is tainted with melamine.... | Chinese premier Wen Jiabao says China will try to win back consumers . Melamine is said to have been added to animal food products . Report: Adding melamine to feed started in aquatic farming 5 years ago . Some grocery shoppers say to eat fewer eggs and more bean-products . | 02d9e932600aaab304c025f704b20f0863c5329c |
(CNN) -- Coast Guard aircraft have found no sign of a spill from a Royal Dutch Shell oil drilling barge that ran aground off a southern Alaska island during a fierce winter storm, authorities reported Tuesday. The 266-foot Kulluk "is sound. There is no sign of a breach of the hull. There is no sign of a release of any ... | NEW: Alaska official says the state is looking for signs of environmental damage . The grounded drilling barge Kulluk shows no sign of leaking fuel, the Coast Guard says . A tug had to set the rig free during a severe storm Monday . The rig's crew of 18 evacuated on Saturday . | 0c6acf49a30c2532f722c102916489e2cee534c6 |
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how an international flight into Atlanta's major airport landed on a taxiway instead of a runway early Monday. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said Delta Flight 60, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International A... | Plane landed on taxiway instead of runway Monday morning, FAA says . No other plane was on the taxiway; aircraft wasn't damaged . The taxiway is parallel to a runway, but they're marked differently . | b05f4536c1b43f71ae1471f5732a3726c4e1eca2 |
(CNN) -- On the morning of August 5, my uncle, Satwant Singh Kaleka, and five other innocent people were gunned down in our place of worship, the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The tragedy left us wondering what it will take to stem the growing tide of hate crimes and violence plaguing our nation. The Senate is h... | Kanwardeep Kaleka: Sikh community optimistic about hearing on domestic terrorism . Kaleka's uncle was killed in the Sikh temple massacre carried out by American . Kaleka: Homegrown terror groups are growing fast and present a real threat . The government must make it a priority to fight terrorism at home, he writes . | 0dcd897288d51b24736e342ed48ded0dcbcc7316 |
(CNN) -- Circles Robinson is a 55-year-old American who has lived in Havana with his family since 2001. He works revising English translations for official Cuban media online publications and in his spare time he writes his own blog and manages the Havana Times Web site. Circles Robinson: "There are fantastic cultural ... | Circles Robinson is an American who has lived in Havana since 2001 . "Havana is the only capital city I've seen that I would want to live in," he says . He says the Malecon seawall is a great place to "think, relax and observe" You can hear authentic Cuban music at "penas" -- intimate music sessions . | 7759ef54bda5f80423f964b21561aecf0f461311 |
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