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(CNN) -- New York could be the first state in the country to impose a limited ban on a controversial method of drilling for natural gas. This week, the state assembly passed a hydraulic fracturing moratorium bill, which is currently en route to New York Gov. David Paterson's desk. He will have 10 days from then to tak... | New York's state assembly passed a limited ban on hydraulic fracturing . Also known as "fracking," it's a controversial method of drilling for natural gas . The EPA is studying whether fracking contaminates ground water . | 92f992802fafff730f6fa9a543c64879da0a3cb6 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military closed its detention facility in southern Iraq on Thursday after a plane carried the last remaining prisoners to another facility in Baghdad. Iraqi detainees walk around Camp Bucca detention centre on May 20, 2008 . The United States has been releasing detainees or transferring ... | U.S. miliary closes Camp Bucca, a detention center in southern Iraq . Last remaining prisoners were transferred to another center in Baghdad . Closure is in accordance with bilateral security agreement negotiated last year . Two remaining camps set to be handed over to the Iraqis next year . | bec61396e74d7657a066d78bb7fb2feaa560b641 |
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Hidden in the alleyways behind Jakarta's fancy malls and in between the high-rise apartment buildings is what Ronny Poluan, a former film maker, calls the "real Jakarta." Ronny Poluan (in cap), who runs "Jakarta Hidden Tours," takes a group through a Jakarta slum. It is not far from the glit... | Ronny Poluan leads tours of a Jakarta slum to show visitors the 'real' capital . Tours cost about $34 -- half of that goes to Poluan, the other half to the locals . Some critics say the tours exploit the poor and teach them to rely on handouts . Tour covers a market, soy bean cake and tofu factories, meeting residents ... | 3f9cf87416c891f29568ca5488e7755c9b4bb2c9 |
(CNN) -- Tjaart van der Walt will seek to upstage two of his most illustrious golfing compatriots and win his first professional tournament at the Africa Open on Sunday. The 37-year-old goes into the final round tied for the lead with 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and one shot ahead of two-time U.S. Open ... | Tjaart van der Walt catches Louis Oosthuzen at the top of the Africa Open leaderboard . Veteran South African cards eight-under 65 to join major winner on 21 under par . Former European Tour No. 1 Retief Goosen is a shot behind going into final round . Defending champion Jonathan Byrd claims a one-shot lead at PGA Tour... | dea25fed8b95132f92a0e887edbbe04741f85ab6 |
Washington (CNN) -- Shots fired at a congressman's campaign headquarters. Windows smashed at Democratic offices across the country. A coffin placed on a lawmaker's lawn. Hate-filled voice mail messages left on members of Congress' phone lines. Those are just some of the incidents reported since the House passed histori... | GOP Rep. Cantor says Dems have inflamed violence by using threats against them . DNC spokesman denies that "Democrats are using acts of violence for political gain" House Democrats have reported threats, other incidents . "Violence and threats are unacceptable," House Minority Leader John Boehner says . | cb6a1550adea23cbe94c417f3a9f622c28c8d7bc |
(CNN) -- Think of Baghdad and for most people what comes to mind is a city of damaged buildings and concrete checkpoints. This is what Caecilia Pieri expected the first time she visited the Iraqi capital just months after the American-led invasion in 2003. Baghdad has a history dating back to ancient Mesopotamia and wa... | 20th century architecture and traditional styles produce an attractive low-rise city . Some great buildings -- and some bad ones -- were erected under Saddam Hussein . Concrete barricades, dust and neglect have damaged the architecture in recent years . | de19585bf44bb42bbc9bca5810cade5148e7d614 |
(CNN) -- Jurors spared the life of a former Canton, Ohio, police officer who killed his pregnant girlfriend and tearfully asked them for mercy. A judge then sentenced him Wednesday to 57 years to life in prison. Bobby Lee Cutts Jr. stared straight ahead as the jury announced its recommendation to spare him. Bobby Lee C... | NEW: Judge gives Bobby Cutts Jr. the maximum life sentence . Jury recommended life, with no parole eligibility for 30 years . Cutts Jr. convicted of murdering girlfriend, unborn child . He apologized for killings and asked jurors to spare his life . | ff2e335b040f81e4f81d935fdb76705e3c475b27 |
(CNN) -- Has there ever been a rivalry in a sporting team quite like the one between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber? Their fractious, not to say poisonous, relationship reached a new low on Sunday, after the three-time world champion ignored Red Bull team orders to snatch victory from Australian Webber at the Malaysi... | Sebastian Vettel defies team orders to pass and claim first win of 2013 . German apologized to teammate Mark Webber, who was leading the race . Former McLaren driver John Watson calls on Red Bull to suspend Vettel for one race . | 4325211d8027ff3d06d4eb4994977dff8fbfdaa5 |
Tokyo (CNN) -- Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have discovered a radioactive hot spot far more lethal than anything previously recorded at the damaged facility, the plant's owner reported Tuesday. The reading at the base of a ventilation tower between the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors Monday af... | NEW: The hot spot may have resulted from reactor venting, a U.S. expert says . Tokyo Electric Power Company is investigating the cause of the high radiation . These are the highest radiation levels since the early days of the disaster . A single 60-minute dose would be fatal to humans within weeks . | cd21b772ed8269e6612ea72af8a2f73fd5fe0a21 |
(CNN) -- St. Francis of Assisi, after whom Pope Francis has taken his name, captures the spirit of many Catholics because church history regards him as the pre-eminent figure passionate about imitating Christ's life. He is known also as a patron saint of Italy, the founder of the Franciscan order of the Friars Minor, a... | St. Francis of Assisi is a patron saint of Italy and founder of brown-robed Franciscans . "Who doesn't know Francis of Assisi," Vatican spokesman says . St. Francis "was also rightly spoken of as 'another Jesus Christ,'" Pope Pius XI said . He renounced the inheritance of his rich cloth merchant father . | f7c5540aad7f0a49ff49883ee918bb817d623456 |
After years of rising cholesterol levels from fatty diets and pudgy waistlines, there's finally good news, experts say. More people who are trying to lower their cholesterol are actually succeeding in getting their low-density lipoprotein, or bad cholesterol, down to healthy levels. Research suggests that decreasing LD... | Study: More heart patients are succeeding in getting cholesterol to healthy levels . In 2006-07, 73 percent of people had LDL in healthy range vs. 38 percent in 1996-97 . Likely that the newer cholesterol-lowering drugs do a better job of curbing LDL . There's still room for improvement, says one expert . | 7108388ab82572b18f2d26d173b1d44e008beac7 |
Washington (CNN) -- The retired general who took charge of relief efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina said Thursday that the U.S. military should have arrived in earthquake-devastated Haiti 24 hours earlier. "The good Samaritans who moved early on the first day are to be applauded. They made a di... | NEW: Airlines offer miles for donations, seats on planes for aid organizations . NEW: Obama says he will not put up with U.S. not doing "the very best in this time of tragedy" Haiti suspends flights into Port-au-Prince airport because ramp space is overcrowded . Several U.S. military units plan to go to Haiti, but it's... | 1905a821fef6a6cc8adc63bd64628eab3c82306b |
(Financial Times) -- BT has achieved its biggest sporting coup yet over Sky, winning the rights to show Champions League football matches in a £900 million ($1,442 million) deal. The deal, announced on Saturday, strikes at the heart of two decades of football broadcasting dominance by Sky. However, it is likely to rais... | The BT deal strikes at the heart of two decades of football broadcasting dominance by Sky . It is likely to raise questions about whether BT is paying too much . Sky was prepared to increase its payments by a greater proportion, but could not match BT . BT has pledged to make some games free even to those who do not ha... | 26d286befbb199add2a8b9f989fe249e8fa394bf |
(CNN) -- G8 summits are often fertile ground for the most grandiose of political promises. True to form, this year's one didn't disappoint: The leaders of the U.S. and the EU fired the starting gun in the race to create the biggest bilateral trade agreement the world has ever seen. Despite tensions surrounding revelati... | Worth up to around $280 billion, the agreement will cement an alliance between the two blocs . Both partners are betting it will add generously to the 13 million or so jobs that depend on transatlantic trade . But stronger U.S.-EU ties risk alienating large emerging economies that have been deliberately excluded . | 1c9d9723b499d2fedc1ad1dc80066cd46d49a92f |
(CNN) -- 1980s nostalgia is about to intensify. This week, ABC television will premiere its new show "The Goldbergs," a sitcom about a suburban middle-class family in the 1980s that loves to yell and scream. The pilot promises to bring back memories of colorful leg warmers, REO Speedwagon, Sam Goody stores, and Simon e... | Julian Zelizer: New TV show may add to nostalgia for the 1980s . He says the era was one that fundamentally shaped the world we live in today . Zelizer: From tax cuts to the 24-hour news media, the 1980s were tremendously influential . | fe2bc288de96d2bd6a2632ffaf1d83c818a117bc |
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at Israel and warned the United States against pushing for new sanctions on his country a news conference on the sidelines of an Asian security summit here Tuesday. A key item on the agenda at the summit is last week's Israeli raid on an aid ... | NEW: Draft resolution slapping tighter sanctions on Iran circulates at U.N. Russian PM Putin says Israel raid on aid flotilla is 'unacceptable' Israeli ambassador walks out on Ahmadinejad speech . Iranian president says last week's flotilla raid showed Israel's 'devilish' nature . | eae27d2a33bfcc7bc5fbfbce43bd4cad219a6c75 |
(CNN) -- Brazil has confirmed 657 fatalities caused by the H1N1 flu, the highest number of deaths in the world, the nation's Health Ministry said. Brazil registered 7,569 new cases of the virus also known as swine flu from August 25 to 29, the Health Ministry said. However, new cases of the virus had dropped in the pas... | Brazil has 7,569 new cases of the virus from August 25 to 29, Health Ministry says . However, new cases of the virus had dropped in the past three weeks . In terms of mortality rate, Argentina ranks sixth, Brazil sixth and the U.S. is 12th . | 4389b96165e23e929204738b0931dbe9f2cb8753 |
(CNN) -- Houston prosecutors will ask a court Thursday to formally exonerate a Texas man after DNA tests ruled out his guilt in a rape for which he served 17 years in prison. George Rodriguez was freed in 2004 after an appeals court found that faulty scientific evidence had been used against him in his 1987 trial. Pros... | George Rodriguez was released in 2004 but never formally cleared . Prosecutors say DNA tests rule out his participation in the 1987 rape . | a0fcef20c504b4eec834d3cce03ca4bfc42fc604 |
(CNN) -- They are the "big four" of men's tennis: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Between them they have won every grand slam title since the start of 2010, and 30 of the last 31 dating back to 2005. However, there is a groundswell of opinion that four will become two in 2013, as No. 1 Djok... | Novak Djokovic looking to defend his Australian Open title later this month . Andy Murray beat No.1 Djokovic in the final of the U.S. Open last September . Former No.1 Rafael Nadal will miss opening grand slam through injury . Roger Federer goes into his 32nd year as World No.2 behind Djokovic . | c8927b7424d71e0681875ae748f62601e154e690 |
(CNN) -- Botswana has been hailed as one of Africa's success stories and a beacon for democracy on the continent. It's home to Africa's longest continuous multi-party democracy and has remained politically stable since gaining independence in 1966. President Ian Khama took office in April 2008 promising steady progress... | Botswana's President Ian Khama talks to CNN on 'African Voices' Former military general and son of Botswana's first president . Botswana is one of Africa's success stories although HIV and Aids are rife . | 08e26f10bc604e99bbfad02a56e87cfd1e0e921e |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Like many young men, Josh Nahum loved a thrill. That's why he took up skydiving. But on Labor Day weekend in 2006, he had an accident while skydiving in Colorado, fracturing his femur and skull. Josh Nahum, right, died at 27 from a bacterial infection he got while being treated for skydiving i... | CDC: 99,000 people die annually from hospital-acquired infections . Don't forget the basics: Make people wash their hands before touching you . Staying warm before, during surgery can help fight infection; ask for extra blankets . Before surgery, if shaving is required, request clippers, not a razor, which can nick . | 5247ebc33be1ff7cbe27a2f00e5a8f21dd254e60 |
(CNN) -- The undersea gusher in the Gulf of Mexico has been brought under control, but the worst oil spill in U.S. history will continue to be felt along the Gulf Coast for some time, Obama administration officials said Sunday. "If you're sitting in Barataria Bay, it's still a disaster. If the folks have not come back ... | Former Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen: "A steady hand at the tiller" needed for cleanup . "If you're sitting in Barataria Bay, it's still a disaster," he says . Relief well expected to be complete in mid-August . Oil still washing ashore in parts of Louisiana . | e97f414a4330a0e3c07395597332efa845c0ffb5 |
(CNN) -- Lionel Messi continued his sensational scoring form with a hat-trick as Barcelona set a new Spanish record of 16 successive league victories on Saturday. The two-time world player of the year netted all three goals against Atletico Madrid to take his total to the season in all competitions to a staggering 40. ... | Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 to set new record of consecutive La Liga wins . Lionel Messi nets hat-trick as Catalans surpass Real Madrid's previous mark of 15 . Third-placed Villarreal suffer first home defeat of season against lowly Levante . Udinese move up to fifth place in Italy's Serie A, while Juventus also... | a5809be4360ca75f41fabb5057014a1bb7f48dd0 |
Beijing (CNN) -- Miami Heat superstar LeBron James on Thursday led the reigning NBA champions into the first of two pre-season matches staged in China against the Los Angeles Clippers. He lived up to the considerable hype that surrounds him. Just a few minutes into the game, James made five straight points, punctuated ... | Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers in China to play exhibition matches . NBA is still hugely popular among China's basketball-mad population . The professional U.S. league has more than 50 million followers on Weibo . China's own pro league has long contributed players to the NBA . | 97f1ad38bbb6c0c5b4b7deb4ff02004abe574171 |
(CNN) -- Authorities on Monday discovered a package in a mailroom at the University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus apparently sent by the alleged gunman responsible for the theater shooting that left 12 people dead and scores injured, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said Wednesday. It was... | "He got along well with everybody," a former grade-school classmate says . Letter inside package "talked about shooting people," CBS News reports, citing sources . School officials say the package was turned over to authorities within hours of delivery . A woman shot in the head survives, thanks in part to a brain abno... | 55ffe80c0eb76acf03cd4ced8bdde3f566db3d6f |
(PEOPLE.com) -- Rock that body, Kirstie! When Kirstie Alley cleared the 100 lb. weight-loss hurdle this summer, it was time for a big, fat celebration. "When I hit that mark, I went, 'That's it!' " Alley tells PEOPLE during her stay in a villa outside Florence, Italy. "I have more energy than I've ever had in my whole ... | "I have more energy than I've ever had in my whole life," Alley said . By dancing daily and changing to an organic diet, she's turned her life around . Alley will also star in the upcoming ABC pilot, "The Manzanis" | b59dcb7800fc391b267d04d7b159352002e073af |
London, England (CNN) -- "I had to be stitched into those pants," Olivia Newton-John recalls of the skin-tight black trousers she worn in the film "Grease". That fact will come as no surprise to the millions of people who have watched the iconic scene at the end of the smash hit film musical. "But they were quite comfo... | Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John speaks to CNN's Connect the World . Star of hit musical "Grease" a prominent campaigner for breast cancer awareness . Newton-John also a passionate advocate of rainforest protection . | 9136f6620ae82f738c1c405404e9c66834229cae |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Police say one thing was clear when authorities showed up at a house in Arizona looking for a California girl who had been missing for seven years. The family inside was hiding something. They were "evasive and untruthful," said Capt. Patrick Maxwell of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's ... | Police say the Arizona family holding the girl was "evasive and untruthful" Amber Rose Nicklas is now in the custody of California authorities . Girl's identity is confirmed through footprints and a DNA swab . The girl was abducted from California in 2003 when she was a year old . | 4664c13494de85179e1f14b04d5615f0e66e0824 |
London (CNN) -- A British businessman who is accused of having his wife killed during their honeymoon in South Africa was given two more weeks to prepare his defense against extradition, a judge ruled Thursday. Shrien Dewani's next hearing will be February 8, the judge ruled. He is free on bail until that date, when th... | Shrien Dewani is accused of staging a carjacking to have his wife killed . The killing took place in South Africa, which is seeking his extradition from the UK . He denies staging the killing . He's next due in court on February 8 . | ebbc3573f9af94c194a8b9e723605ceaf485551f |
(CNN) -- Fatma Nabil made history Sunday as she became the first veiled woman to read the news on Egyptian state television. She wore an off-white hijab, or headscarf. Veiled news anchors were not permitted to appear on state TV under the rule of Hosni Mubarak -- a longtime strongman forced from office last year. The b... | Wearing an off-white headscarf, Fatma Nabil makes history . "Finally! The revolution has reached Maspero," she says . The ban was put in place under Hosni Mubarak, who was toppled last year . | 155ec2dc0ef8cbda16010b1af4b1d900b9ed8bf2 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- When the economy gets tough, the tough come out fighting. For some businesses, that means bringing out a fighter brand -- a cut-price version of a flagship product, marketed under a new name, and intended to fight back against budget competitors. "Jetstar" is a fighter brand that worked, beatin... | Fighter brands are designed to fight back against low-priced competition . Done wrong, fighter brands can drive a company to the brink of bankruptcy . GM's "Saturn" is a fighter brand that failed, while Intel's "Celeron" succeeded . New fighter brands are likely to be launched in response to the recession . | b5cacce8d5f3e69def2268861a2f26ad07623686 |
(EW.com) -- Brendan Conlon (Joel Edgerton), a high school physics teacher, has a house the bank is about to foreclose on and a daughter with an (expensive) heart defect. He's also a former mixed-martial-arts champion, and so -- strictly for the money -- he decides to get back in the ring, even if the clawing, kicking, ... | "Warrior" is a two-track drama of fighting and redemption . It tells the parallel stories of Brendan and Tommy, and has a grainy '70s-style look . "Warrior" is at times almost gravely self-important . | cf7e820823f0af6e13f7c51f2c7d42023fb1d09f |
(CNN) -- When Se Ri Pak won the U.S. Women's Open in 1998, she could not have imagined the impact it would have on the golfing world. Then 20 years old, and the only South Korean on the LPGA Tour, Pak won a titanic 20-hole playoff to claim her second major title in her rookie season. She had won the LPGA Championship e... | Na Yeon Choi becomes fourth Korean in five years to win U.S. Women's Open . She watched Se Ri Pak win the same tournament at the same venue in 1998 . Pak congratulates Choi after finishing tied for ninth at Blackwolf Run on Sunday . Choi's compatriot Amy Yang claims second place in the major tournament . | 1546439eb9e758f7a7b914f468b86076783357df |
(CNN) -- Howard Schultz joined Starbucks in 1982. While on a business trip in Italy, he visited Milan's famous espresso bars -- impressed with their popularity and culture, he saw their potential in Seattle. From June 2000 to February 2005, Mr Schultz also held the title of chief global strategist. From the company's i... | Schultz joined the Starbucks company in 1982 . He has held a number of positions in the company including CEO and president . Schultz serves on the board of firectors of DreamWorks Animation . | 5a52594cbb62154e075cc9ce798f13ff1e9ecb63 |
Amman, Jordan (CNN) -- Opposition groups in Jordan are upset with King Abdullah II's choice for a new prime minister, saying the decision should have been made in a different way. Jameel Abu Baker, spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, said the appointment of Marouf Al Bakhit was a surprise. "The change we demanded sho... | King Abdullah II named Marouf Al Bakhit to be Jordan's prime minister Tuesday . The decision should have been made in a different way, opposition groups say . Muslim Brotherhood spokesman: Unity government should have been formed first . Al Bakhit's previous term as PM had seen election fraud, spokesman says . | 775d66f3019bed9d096ac5c0bcb597491c8a2e7d |
(CNN) -- A Southern California bank robber dubbed the "geezer bandit" has struck again, possibly knocking off his 11th bank, the FBI said. The suspect held up a Bank of America branch in Temecula on Thursday. "During (the) robbery, the robber approached the victim teller and presented a demand note for cash," a stateme... | "Geezer bandit" may have robbed up to 11 banks . Robber believed to be at least 60 years old . Robberies have taken place in Southern California . | aeeda0b5c01802d599132756f7cf7cd7a5496c74 |
(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken jabs at President Barack Obama and the concept of "American exceptionalism" in a New York Times opinion piece, leaving some people impressed and others outraged. Putin was referring to Obama's speech Tuesday night on Syria, in which he said America had an obligation t... | Putin opinion piece in New York Times takes issue with "American exceptionalism" CNN series looks at origins of the term and whether America is truly No. 1 . | 942d4c72c82e3b4b04c528398935176b7ccbe92d |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A special court set up by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that had been prosecuting alleged electoral fraud by 62 parliament members has been dissolved, a presidential spokesman announced Wednesday. Karzai said in a written statement that the country's electoral commission has final say over e... | A special court set-up to prosecute alleged electoral violations is dissolved . 4 Afghan police officers die in clashes with NATO forces, Afghan officials say . NATO "mistakenly attacked a police checkpoint," Afghan officials say . NATO is investigating . | 8084c144481415ce3cb40de29c0779e7ecc2203e |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Predatory mice are threatening the albatross population on a remote south Atlantic island and have caused the birds' worst nesting season on record, a British bird charity says. Baby albatross on a remote Atlantic island are threatened by killer house mice. The research from the Royal Society f... | Predatory mice are threatening the albatross population on a south Atlantic island . House mice not native to the island are killing and eating chicks . Mice are also threatening the native population of large finches . | 1134c1a554bd5bb4dc9c2190780c404b917a5a4e |
(CNN) -- A growing religion in southern Africa is posing a threat to the survival of wild leopards. For the Nazareth Baptist Church, also known as the Shembe, leopards are seen as a symbol of pride, beauty and wealth, while their skins are viewed as essential attire for church elders who wear them around their necks du... | Followers of the Shembe religion in southern Africa strive to wear leopard skins during church gatherings . Poachers increasingly kill leopards to profit from their use in traditional medicine and ceremonial dress . A conservationist is trying to produce a suitable fake fur in China for church members . Church elders a... | 5a81cb638d87cf505408dbd66853e4c5378c2383 |
(CNN) -- A Saudi group advocating for democratic reform in Saudi Arabia has announced the cancellation of a planned public sit-in after having been denied a permit for the event by the kingdom's Ministry of Interior. In an e-mailed statement, the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) said that the organ... | The Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association wanted to stage a public sit-in . It's the third time the group applied for and was denied a permit for peaceful assembly . There are positive signs, though, because the group can still "meet and discuss" | cb1f15b7a6c4ae45f68a06d216005efa8afdb3f6 |
(CNN) -- The Denver Broncos announced Wednesday night they had finalized a trade that sends high-profile quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets. Tebow and a seventh-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft go the Jets in exchange for picks in the fourth and sixth rounds of the draft. The Broncos said Tuesday that superstar... | NEW: "He's a great competitor," Jets official says . Tebow will hold special place in Broncos history, Elway says . Deal earlier hit snag over money, ESPN reports . The Broncos signed free agent star quarterback Peyton Manning . | 0f8e716da184af06b3d474364309a1727932414d |
(CNN) -- Apple is getting pushed around a lot these days. Digerati reaction to the iPhone 5 was "meh," response to the iPad Mini was akin to "it's about time" and we are all more excited about unicorn-like products such as an iWatch and iTV than the things you can buy right now. Apple's strength is its Achilles' heel: ... | John Abell: Reactions to iPhone 5 and iPad Mini were, for new Apple products, lukewarm . Abell: Apple a prisoner of its reputation; we expect new products in quick succession . Android-run products are threatening the once-invincible Apple iPhone, he says . Abell: Apple's being ganged up on, but it will stay strong for... | f964874bd8b332320b85f35732b65b7f1fe607ba |
State College, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Penn State students and alumni held a candlelight vigil late Sunday to honor and remember Joe Paterno, the iconic former football coach. Paterno, 85, died Sunday at a State College, Pennsylvania, hospital, according to his family. He had been suffering from lung cancer and had recen... | NEW: Student, alumni hold a candlelight vigil . Paterno's son to fans: "He felt your support in his fight" The iconic coach died Sunday at age 85 . Paterno was fired over the handling of sex abuse claims against a former assistant . | d6c3a06f62bd3fe8df000fbbe517aa7bba01c1fc |
(CNN) -- After days of insisting no formal complaints had been made about a teen gang calling themselves the "Roast Busters," New Zealand police now admit a 13-year-old girl made a rape allegation two years ago. The girl, now 15, told 3 News on Wednesday that police officers asked her to re-enact the alleged rape using... | New Zealand police backtrack on earlier claims they'd received no formal complaints about "Roast Busters" They've confirmed a 13-year-old girl made a video statement two years ago alleging she'd been raped . Officers decided at the time there was not enough evidence to file charges against the boys . Alleged ringleader... | ddf1e111f3574d61cf895ed6b0501982a79b289c |
(CNN) -- A Miami imam convicted of funneling tens of thousands of dollars to the Pakistani Taliban was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Robert Scola levied the sentence against Hafiz Khan, a U.S. citizen and Pakistani native who ran the Miami Masjid, also known as the Flager Mosque. A jury in... | Hafiz Khan was found guilty in March of supporting the Pakistani Taliban . Khan, 78, funneled money to the organization and its supporters, charges alleged . Khan was imam of the Miami Masjid, also known as the Flager Mosque. | c2eb014c45c8d5b9cd81dd1816b7964ae53c0305 |
(CNN) -- A plane carrying former President George W. Bush was diverted to Louisville on Saturday night after the pilot reported the smell of smoke. The Gulfstream IV aircraft was traveling from Philadelphia International to Dallas Love Field airports when the pilot reported the smell of smoke in the cockpit, said Holly... | The 43rd president was on a plane from Philadelphia to Dallas . The plane landed in Kentucky after the pilot reported smelling smoke . Bush arrived safely home in Dallas later in the night, his spokesman says . | 19d9e28b8d10b600da815c12460b6714661e20b5 |
Washington (CNN) -- Dressed in yellow full-body sanitation suits, members of the U.S. Park Police combed through tents in the Occupy DC camp Saturday, taking down ones violating park policies. The owners of the tossed tents and other protesters were agitated by the move, but there was little unrest at McPherson Square ... | NEW: Eight people have been arrested, including one for felony assault . An Occupy DC demonstrator failed this week in a court bid to overturn the ban . Occupy DC is part of a larger activist movement that began last year in New York . | d55e9c662ca740bbd2c8c26c2be0885c23e22633 |
(CNN) -- Former world-class boxer Emile Griffith, who won five titles during the 1960s, died Tuesday just east of New York City, the International Boxing Hall of Fame announced. He was 75. Griffith died Tuesday morning at the Nassau Extended Care Facility in Hempstead, New York. "Emile Griffith was a gifted athlete and... | Emile Griffith won welterweight and middleweight titles during his boxing career . Benny Paret died days after being pummeled in the ring by Griffith in 1962 . Griffith was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 . "He was as great a gentleman as he was a fighter," the hall's director says . | 4a173aab47c2f94ba647a7607fd7bf9afcb16294 |
Rome (CNN) -- A key religious text co-written by Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict, who stepped down earlier this year, was released by the Vatican on Friday. The encyclical, the first to be published since Francis became pope, sets out the priorities for the Roman Catholic Church. It's called "Lumen Fidei," whic... | The encyclical is the first to be released under Pope Francis . It was largely written by Pope Emeritus Benedict, before he resigned from the papacy . The 84-page text highlights the importance of faith . Faith helps man "distinguish from good and evil," Francis writes . | 4732c55b010eb6da2b0318ea456cea70a51161af |
(CNN) -- The Tennis Channel has canceled plans to broadcast a tournament in Dubai because an Israeli player was banned. Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer was denied a visa by the United Arab Emirates. Shahar Peer, the 45th-ranked women's player according to the World Tennis Association, qualified to compete in this we... | United Arab Emirates denies visa to Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer . Tennis Channel: Sport should be 'driving force for inclusion ... on and off the courts' Wall Street Journal Europe drops sponsorship of Barclays Dubai Tennis tourney . Peer thanks channel: 'I was very moved and excited to hear about your decision' | ffc02f5c6ea0a1fe0a695a042fe81cee82279a56 |
(CNN) -- A South Florida man killed his wife and son with a crossbow, drove 460 miles to try and kill his other son, and then slit his own throat. The violent, long-distance rampage took Pedro Maldonado Sr. from one end of the state to the other. While the Broward County Sheriff's Office continues to piece together a t... | Authorities say Pedro Maldonado killed his wife and son with a crossbow . He then drove 460 milles to Tallahassee in an attempt to kill his other son . Maldonado later called a friend, admitting to killing two family members . He took his life in a Lake City hotel room, authorities say . | 04b968956367706158c6c7e4a33167fc9441318c |
(CNN) -- Freezing temperatures plagued much of the nation Thursday after a major storm moved into Canada, but another storm that will dump more snow in the Sierra Nevada was brewing, forecasters said. That storm, which is expected to start overnight, should last several days and eventually make its way eastward, like i... | Major storm moves into Canada, but another one brewing over Sierra Nevada . More than 18 inches of snow have fallen in parts of the Midwest . U.S. temperatures unusually low, forecasters say; several states report storm-related deaths . | 14bee5370c14a16515c3146ea5591a240cab092d |
(CNN) -- In Roseanne Barr's third book, "Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm," the comedian candidly discusses everything from her half-Jewish, half-Mormon upbringing in Salt Lake City, to the sitcom that made her world famous, to ex-husbands and owning her very own macadamia nut farm in Hawaii. "Roseannearchy"... | Roseanne Barr's new book is "Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm" She told CNN that the lasting legacy of her sitcom lies in the show's audience . Barr's running for office "on the Solutions Party and the Green Tea Party seeking solutions" | 624a489363e43e21b0206c333e7cd7aa60e8ac13 |
Beijing (CNN) -- Explosions at three government facilities in eastern China Thursday left two people dead, including the alleged perpetrator, the country's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. At least six people were injured in the blasts, which occured within a half hour of each other, local officials told CNN. "A ... | NEW: One of the dead is believed to be the man who allegedly planted the bombs, officials say . One body was found at a government building and another person dies in the hospital . Officials did not confirm reports that the bombings were caused by an angry farmer . The blasts shattered windows at an eight-story offic... | 69202c6b952f1c956f5459255676dcb827c5d525 |
(CNN) -- Canada's rising star Milos Raonic broke more new ground when he reached the first clay quarterfinal of his short top-level career in Portugal on Thursday. The 20-year-old, seeded fifth at the Estoril Open, set up a clash with French No. 4 Gilles Simon after beating local wild-card entry Joao Sousa 6-3 6-3. Rao... | Fifth seed Milos Raonic sets up quarterfinal against French No. 4 Gilles Simon . Canadian, ranked 27th, is the second-youngest player currently in the world's top-100 . Second seed Viktor Troicki crashes out in second round of Serbia Open . Top three players eliminated in quarterfinals of women's event in Portugal . | 7e68c7bcfae1b6b93b809f5930fe59edc9f0bead |
(CNN) -- Authorities in Cleveland, Ohio, brought in cadaver dogs Wednesday to search the childhood home of a registered sex offender accused in the deaths of 11 women. "We're just trying to cover all our bases," said Scott Wilson, spokesman for the FBI, which is assisting local detectives in the case. Anthony Sowell, 5... | Police "trying to cover all our bases" at Anthony Sowell's childhood home . Sowell has been charged with killing 11 women, all found in or around current home . Sowell indicted Tuesday on 85 criminal counts, including murder, rape, kidnapping . | 8cf7023053fa7e9cf32a85657a8ba3518f5b3023 |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- In "Marley & Me," it doesn't take long to learn why Marley, an incorrigibly frisky golden Labrador retriever adopted by Florida newspaper writers John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston), is the "world's worst dog." In "Marley & Me," Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston's character... | "Marley & Me" works as both comedy about dog and profile of family . Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star in film version of memoir . High marks for Wilson, in particular, as newspaper columnist and dog owner . | 596707bc6242418cd68bd49a041d3d073548b9be |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- England doesn't yet swing in the transporting, ruefully tender coming-of-age drama "An Education." Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard star as a couple in "An Education." It's 1961, and Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a bright 16-year-old schoolgirl in a tidy London suburb, nurtures aspirations of soph... | Carey Mulligan does fine job as teen seeking greener pastures in "An Education" Film is about a girl in 1961 Britain who starts dating 30-something man . Good performances all around, especially from Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson . | 9a2c795ebe633770e296cc632b846d3100116b12 |
(CNN) -- Ricky Hatton has hung up his gloves after suffering a ninth-round knockout in his comeback fight against Vyacheslav Senchenko. The 34-year-old, who was fighting for the first time since suffering a second-round defeat by Manny Pacquiao in 2009, had hoped to relaunch his career after deciding to return to the r... | Ricky Hatton has retired from boxing for a second time . The 'Hit Man' was defeated by Vyacheslav Senchenko . Hatton had hoped to relaunch his career after three-year absence . Boxer admits: "It's the end of Ricky Hatton." | b782ab835de5ea64724db8bb68b787619b22f5b4 |
(CNN) -- Organized crime gangs are exploiting a new target for illegal profit: Medicare and Medicaid. Experienced in running drug, prostitution and gambling rings, crime groups of various ethnicities and nationalities are learning it's safer and potentially more profitable to file fraudulent claims with the federal Med... | Gangs make millions by getting ID numbers of doctors, patients . Then they file fraudulent Medicare, Medicaid claims for care that never happened . One doctor had his ID stolen, learned it was used to bill $800,000 for wheelchairs . Government to recover $4 billion this year -- but that's just 5 percent of fraud cost ... | 88042bf7c231500e145d0030cbf566be730cb64d |
(CNN) -- Golfer Rory McIlroy and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki ushered in 2014 by announcing their engagement on social media. In a sign of the times, they used their respective Twitter accounts to spread the news to their millions of followers, posting pictures of themselves with a ring. Northern Ireland's McIlroy, w... | Golfer Rory McIlroy and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki get engaged . Took to social media as New Year began to make announcement . Pair have been dating since September 2011 . Both endured difficult 2013 seasons in their respective sports . | 49ddd22eb4ce9f6986bc64d67a6c183eadbc4914 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The death of a 14-year-old girl in England after she received a vaccination for Human Papilloma virus (HPV) has prompted a widespread freeze on the country's national vaccination program. Millions of girls have received vaccinations for HPV since 2008, the virus that causes 99 percent of cervic... | Teenage girl dies after receiving Cervarix vaccination for HPV . England's national vaccination program freezes as batches are recalled . HPV is a sexually-transmitted virus that causes 99 percent of cervical cancers . Almost 1.4million girls in England have already received the vaccine . | 969eb1ea8eecdce663548cc9162c8de72107ef52 |
(InStyle.com) -- What better way to wrap up 2012 than with a look back at the year's loveliest dresses? Whether soft and sweet like Keira Knightley's pastel Erdem gown, a complete knockout like the Lanvin mini Emma Stone wore, or something in between like Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's bold and romantic Jenny Packha... | Jessica Chastain looks beautiful at "Madagascar 3's" Cannes premiere . Keira Knightley wore Erdem to the Los Angeles premiere of "Anna Karenina" Julianne Moore took a risk at the 2012 Emmy Awards . | ef4c43a3acb969f75e7e8bf7f862d2100c30ffbf |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The judge in the Lindsay Lohan case will issue an order Wednesday morning concerning the actress' stay in rehab, a court official said. Lohan entered a court-ordered substance abuse rehabilitation program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on August 2, following a 13-day stint in a Lo... | Judge Fox will hold a hearing for Lohan Wednesday morning . Lohan's lawyer and the prosecutor met privately with the judge last week . The actress entered rehab on August 2, 2010 . The previous judge ordered 90 days of rehab . | cb35d0283b6a39d3fa3160aecb00bbf0ce6dbc18 |
KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Monsoon flooding has left 50,000 people homeless in Nepal and killed at least 74 people in northern India, according to officials. Monsoon rain has bought heavy flooding to southern Nepal, pictured, and northern India. The Nepalese army Thursday used helicopters to rescue residents in southeas... | Heavy rains, flooding lash sourthern Nepal and northern India . In Nepal, flooding has forced as many as 50,000 from their homes . India officials say at least 74 people have died in the state of Uttar Pradesh . | 6bb04883f35820a450ff821eda46a4002c0fc7e9 |
(CNN) -- Two mayors and two state legislators are among 11 public officials arrested in New Jersey as part of a corruption investigation, the U.S. attorney's office in Trenton announced Thursday. Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera is among 11 officials arrested Thursday in a corruption probe. Prosecutors say the state offici... | Official sent text messages about "cake," "green broccoli," complaint says . U.S. attorney's office says officials accepted bribes of up to $17,500 . Officials allegedly accepted bribes from insurance, roofing companies . Two state legislators, Passaic mayor among those arrested . | fc350d7b2cbcfd021b25353acfad3308741ee034 |
(CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was visiting China on Friday, a South Korean official said, according to state-run Yonhap news agency. The report contradicts earlier ones that Kim's son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un, was leading the visit. It was unclear whether his son was accompanying him. According to Yonh... | An South Korean official says Kim Jong Il is in China, according to report . It is his third visit there in slightly over a year . South Koreans play close attention to the leadership's movement in North Korea . It's hard to obtain reliable information from and about North Korea . | 137387b6f1161d9edbaa762d5eb55c5acc6dbee7 |
Beijing, China (CNN) -- A court in eastern China sentenced a man to death Saturday for attacking 29 kindergarten students and three teachers with a knife, state-run media said. The Taixing Intermediate People's Court found Xu Yuyuan, 47, guilty of intentional homicide after a half-day trial, Xinhua news agency said. Xu... | Xu Yuyuan, 47, found guilty of intentional homicide over April attack . Xu attacked 29 kindergarten students and three teachers with a knife . Attack one in a spate of school attacks which have prompted outrage . | 32eaf09e4fbe23ca792f933cf76629a07ebf5d32 |
(CNN) -- One of Mexico's most-wanted fugitives, an original member of the violent Zetas drug cartel, has been arrested in southern Mexico, officials said Tuesday. Flavio Mendez Santiago, alias "El Amarillo," was arrested Monday in a federal police operation in a town north of Oaxaca, Mexico, Mexico's public security mi... | Flavio Mendez Santiago was arrested Monday night in a federal police operation . He is under investigation for attempted murder and crimes against health, officials say . Mendez was on a list of Mexico's 37 most-wanted fugitives . | ce0c4ae6591d3c97f7f90c689b7ec8b41c7cf91b |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Thirty-three people have now died from the MERS coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Friday. Three new cases, including a fatality, were recorded in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom announced this week. Another previously reported Saudi Arabian patient also died from the dis... | The WHO says 58 cases of MERS have been reported; 33 have died . Researchers have mapped the genetic characteristics of the virus . While cases are limited, MERS has killed more than half of its victims . | 1a0a0a13a46a72e00605257bbe69860f7fc4b19b |
(CNN) -- Dani Pedrosa won a thrilling last-lap duel with championship leader and fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo to claim Sunday's Czech MotoGP in Brno. Pedrosa and 2010 world champion Lorenzo swapped the lead on the 22nd lap of the 5.4-kilometer circuit before the Honda rider claimed a memorable third win of the season.... | Honda's Dani Pedrosa wins Czech MotoGP in Brno . Pedrosa cuts lead on title leader Jorge Lorenzo to 13 points . Yamaha's Lorenzo finished second after last lap duel . Cal Crutchlow of Britain on podium for first time . | 2d3ed95f76f57e178ee2b7d688632e90ca5d951c |
(CNN) -- Senegal's octogenarian incumbent president is seeking a third term Sunday, a bid that has sparked deadly protests and threatened the nation's reputation as one of the most stable democracies in Africa. The incumbent . Abdoulaye Wade, 85, came to power in 2000 after multiple unsuccessful runs. One of the contin... | Protests as Senegal's octogenarian incumbent president seeks third term . Abdoulaye Wade, 85, came to power in 2000 after multiple unsuccessful runs . Musician Youssou N'Dour is one of forces behind demonstrations . Past elections have included smooth transition of power, a rarity in Africa . | 2ac0b5a2fab40698f083f9dd06ce1af5788af9c3 |
(CNN) -- If the first presidential debate in Denver was a game changer,Tuesday night's was not. But that doesn't mean it wasn't a spirited, heavyweight bout with several consequential moments. President Obama entered the second presidential debate needing to make up serious ground after his first debate performance. He... | William Bennett: Denver debate was a game changer; Long Island one wasn't . He says the president needed to score a convincing win but fell short of that . Bennett: Obama was more energetic, but Romney showed he's a credible alternative . | 3ffc876745e448013d6043e5df022693d939d4cc |
(CNN) -- If the reports of a proposed $13 billion settlement between the Justice Department and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are correct, the public and the company's shareholders will not see justice done. While the tentative deal is being portrayed as a larger settlement, it really represents the company coming forward with ... | JP Morgan Chase is reported to be in talks with U.S. over $13 billion settlement . William Black says if reports are correct, the public and shareholders will not see justice . Reports say California criminal probe will continue, but it's not clear what may result, he says . Black: Shareholders pay bonuses to execs who... | 6721b8e560b6afdc6317a1c263ce1cbe2713562f |
Washington (CNN) -- Twelve new stars have been recently added to the CIA's Memorial Wall, which pays tribute to the 102 men and woman who lost their lives in the line of duty for the spy agency. At a ceremony Monday before the wall in the atrium of CIA headquarters, Director Leon Panetta paid tribute to the fallen offi... | Stars honor men and women of CIA killed in line of duty . Seven of 12 new stars are for those killed in December in Afghanistan . Five others are for ones who died on secret missions . "They are our heroes," says CIA Director Leon Panetta . | 9a506dc8e76133a613d2d65934b88fe5336bf567 |
(EW.com) -- Fifteen songs on one record? It's a bold move — more potential hits, but more potential misses, too. Hard-rockin' Georgia native Jason Aldean, who prides himself on not fitting in a square country box, did it on his 2010 crossover monster, "My Kinda Party," and scored three No. 1s, including the rap-laden... | Jason Aldean includes 15 songs on one record . On his fifth album, "Night Train," he aims high and wide . The Georgia native prides himself on not fitting in a square country box . | fd360c5a0c276f105df25d6ef11979a62738fbb2 |
(CNN) -- After an eight-year hiatus, Buffy is back! Not really, but for some fans of Sarah Michelle Gellar it's the closest they can get at this point. The actress made her highly anticipated return to TV on Tuesday night in The CW's "Ringer." Playing ex-stripper Bridget and her wealthy twin sister Siobhan, Gellar's ch... | Gellar plays ex-stripper Bridget and her wealthy twin sister Siobhan on "Ringer" A boating scene shared by both of Gellar's characters attracted negative criticism . "Ringer" reeled in a solid audience for The CW -- 2.7 million viewers . | f2924c3501ec7d9b73c2c99bf0798d8a89f48cb0 |
(CNN) -- Former President George W. Bush says he experienced no pleasure when he heard about the death of Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader responsible for orchestrating the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. "He was sitting in a restaurant in Dallas when the Secret Service told him that President (Bara... | George W. Bush was interviewed for a documentary airing on September 11 . Documentarian: Bush remains troubled by many of his decisions after the 9/11 attacks . Peter Schnall says Bush recalls "journeying through the fog of war" | 3700370829720cf887c63e0cdecf13ead4617ec5 |
(CNN) -- Taryn Davis was 19 when she married her high school sweetheart. "It was probably the happiest point of my life," she said. "I didn't need someone to complete my life. He made me want to be a better person." Two days after the wedding, Davis moved to Alaska to be with her husband, Michael Davis, who was station... | Taryn Davis founded the American Widow Project after her husband was killed in Iraq . The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced close to 3,000 widows . Widows can share stories on americanwidowproject.org, meet other women on getaway trips . | 7baf87a908b6f8a2e4c5ace1310af803342d0e5c |
(Entertainment Weekly) -- "The Time Traveler's Wife," adapted from the 2003 best-seller by Audrey Niffenegger, is one of those gooey romantic mind-benders, like "Ghost" (which I adored) or "The Lake House" (not so much), in which a couple must come to grips with some trippy impediment to their relationship, such as lif... | Chemistry between Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams saves "Time Traveler's Wife" Movie about man who can travel through time, hurting chances for romance . A lot is silly, just waiting for the couple to get together at the right time . | b4b68e14fd2535ca6db890c6b5a628e6b20335cb |
(CNN) -- David Baker was 10 years old when the World Cup came to the United States in 1994, and he still has the blue soccer jersey he bought back then. "That's when I 'caught soccer' and became a fan. That's when I said, 'Soccer is a great sport,'" he said. So he was devastated, he said, when the sport's governing bod... | We really wanted it for this country, fans tell CNN . Bill Clinton and Morgan Freeman made the case for the United States . World soccer's governing body chose Qatar instead to host the 2022 tournament . "I'm disappointed," U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati says . | 74d14fd44740fb9cc0e012fd6c6905ac8b6fbc22 |
(CNN) -- Rioting has flared near Belfast on Saturday after the arrests of three men in the killings of two soldiers in Northern Ireland last week, police said. Two people in masks prepare to throw petrol bombs Saturday in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Petrol bombs have been hurled at police in Lurgan, a town in County Arma... | NEW: Petrol bombs hurled at police after arrests in connection with soldiers' killings . Three arrested over slayings of two soldiers in Northern Ireland last week . Three men also being held in Monday's killing of police officer . Two republican groups have reportedly claimed responsibility for the killings . | 106c76a1c679ac9f9f954903e33683a24758336e |
Washington (CNN) -- The September 11, 2001, attacks have led to an intelligence community so large and unwieldy that it's unmanageable and inefficient -- and no one knows how much it costs, according to a two-year investigation by the Washington Post. Ahead of the publication, many in the intelligence community worried... | NEW: Acting national intelligence director insists there has been major reform . U.S. intelligence community is so big its effectiveness can't be measured, newspaper reports . More than 800,000 people have top-secret clearance . America's intelligence community lacks thorough oversight . | 441b1602eb5853d70fd0222f71e6aae77da0691e |
(CNN) -- The worst secret in boxing is out of the bag: "Sugar" Shane Mosley is the most likely opponent for Manny Pacquiao's next fight. The 39-year-old American boxer used Twitter to announce that discussions between the two camps are at an advanced stage, with confirmation expected in the next 24 hours. "Just excited... | U.S. boxer Shane Mosley reveals that he will be Manny Pacquiao's next opponent . Mosley tells former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis on Twitter that he's "excited" Mosley and Pacquiao's camps to meet in the next 24 hours to discuss terms . The Filipino is booked to fight in Las Vegas in May . | 22fcb306fca4f07de3299c1bf5675e51f4685a69 |
(CNN) -- Rescuers have found the body of a man who was one of six people aboard a small airplane that crashed Sunday evening near the northern shore of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Cessna 206 single-engine aircraft went down about a half mile off the coast of Quebradillas. The man's body was found Monda... | Coast Guard launches search missions for five still missing after plane went down . Divers find man's body near shore of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico . Search complicated by the roughness of the area, U.S. Coast Guard official says . Six onboard private plane returning to Puerto Rico from Dominican Republic . | d33bd66df24862142da64e3968774aaf1eaf496d |
(CNN) -- Khaled Abdel Nasser, son of late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and a key figure during a 1980s Egyptian revolt, is dead, a spokesman for the Egyptian general prosecutor said Sunday. He was 62. Nasser was battling liver disease and went into a coma two weeks before his death on September 15, said Adel S... | Khaled Abdel Nasser was the oldest son of President Gamal Abdel Nasser . He was accused of organizing a revolt in Egypt in the 1980s . He tried and acquitted in connection with the deaths of two Israeli diplomats in Egypt . | e0d5e79de89963fb4038d1e30923e3f65cc54e9f |
Editor's note: Madeleine K. Albright is former U.S. secretary of state. William S. Cohen is former U.S. secretary of defense. They are co-chairs of the Genocide Prevention Task Force. Madeleine K. Albright served as secretary of state under President Bill Clinton. (CNN) -- In this age of electronic media communications... | Madeleine Albright, William Cohen co-chair Genocide Prevention Task Force . The panel's final report will be released next week after a year of work . Leadership indispensable in preventing genocide, Albright and Cohen say . Also key: early warning, preventive diplomacy, military, international action, they say . | e5c056869a789aa19a3d11608d524a001eff0ec4 |
Washington (CNN) -- Hoping to quell growing concerns in Congress about enhanced security procedures for airline passengers, top administration officials who oversee airport security went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to explain the new methods and why they are needed. The closed, nearly two-hour briefing for congressional... | Session provides information for members of Congress to tell concerned constituents . The TSA is holding two such briefings to explain the new procedures . Passenger complaints raise questions that the enhanced pat down goes too far . | b7d338f3ab0544d1f469b2cfd6e58f0ec6ac8563 |
New York (CNN) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg, known in New York City for his tough regulations on everything from large sodas to smoking in Central Park, proposed a new target during his final State of the City speech Thursday: plastic foam containers. "Styrofoam increases the cost of recycling by as much as $20 per ton b... | Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban the use of plastic foam containers . Mayor: "Don't worry, the doggy bag and the coffee cup will survive just fine" It is one of many health or environmental initiatives Bloomberg has pursued . | 6f93d415bfa5dada2b1771ba3a6b1dddb13e1775 |
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- A trustee for Heath Ledger's daughter has sued an insurance company over a $10 million policy the actor took out seven months before his death in January from a drug overdose. John S. Laviolette, a Los Angeles entertainment industry attorney whom Ledger appointed custodian of the policy, alleges i... | Trustee for actor's 3-year-old daughter says insurer hasn't paid . Company investigating whether Ledger's death was suicide . If Ledger killed himself, daughter wouldn't get money . Medical examiner ruled January death an accidental overdose . | 9fcc45717f75e6af00b7ea6d7a0a6a67069bab44 |
(LifeWire) -- Shannan and Marty Boyer of Park Hills, Kentucky, faced a sudden financial quandary one evening. Their 5-year-old, Sean, had just lost his first tooth, and the Boyers realized they didn't know the Tooth Fairy's going rate. Sean Boyer was overjoyed to get $5 from the Tooth Fairy: He'd expected a quarter. "... | Parents' dilemma: Tooth Fairy's price for a tooth . Expert: Good time to teach kids about value of money . Dad: His friend got $20, I told my kid we lived in $2 franchise territory . Child takes half price to gain toothy visiting rights . | 1cd2257465cd8189a8f4e1e978719adb92a777f2 |
(CNN) -- Jenson Button has emerged a surprise contender to join Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in what would be an exciting partnership for the 2010 season. Jenson Button could join Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in an exciting partnership for the 2010 season. Button has not yet agreed a new contract with Brawn and McLaren are i... | Jenson Button has emerged as a contender to join Lewis Hamilton at McLaren . Button is out of contract with Brawn at has yet to sign a new deal with them . Team principal Martin Whitmarsh refused to rule out a move for Button . Button paid tribute to Brawn's staff at their headquarters in the United Kingdom . | deb57cc7abefbd9afdf963f28de3fca2a2c9d927 |
(CNN) -- The Chinese government is bracing itself for a rush of people wishing to marry when the summer Olympics kick off on August 8 -- because the number carries a special significance in Chinese culture, the state news agency said Sunday. A traditional Ming-style wedding is held in Nanjing, China, last December. The... | China braces for rush of weddings on opening day of Olympics . Opening day of Beijing Olympics is August 8, 2008 . The number "8" is considered by many Chinese to carry good fortune . | 066f8568d9c1c23ca3aeb23330123e7dd8967208 |
(CNN) -- Emmindingen is a small town in southwest Germany, with about 26,000 people and an enviable unemployment rate of just 2.8% . But barely 20 miles away, across the French border, the picture is very different. The Alsatian town of Selestat has a similar industrial base, but an unemployment rate of 7.4%. Among you... | Two towns either side of the French-German border have contrasting economic fortunes . French Selestat has 7.4% unemployment, compared with 2.8% in German Emmendingen . French businesses say they envy the lower tax and labor costs across the border . They fear the burden on French business will increase after the forth... | b216e06dfd24ce2b70482f3318e81074ffe2e939 |
(CNN) -- Unless governments in the Middle East stop offering "cosmetic changes" to calls for reform, they should brace themselves for another year of protests, Amnesty International warned Monday. The protests and bloodshed will continue unless governments and the international community ensure the demonstrators' deman... | Report: Protests will rage on unless demands are met . It highlights the success of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya . The report underscores need for democracy in those nations . Protesters want accountability and change, Amnesty says . | 87d1e36110e195ba39ea249281952114b4c6f8d8 |
(EW.com) -- "The Sing-Off" has found its new judge: Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel is coming to NBC's cult-favorite a cappella competition series this winter. Jewel will join Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman and Ben Folds as judges on the show, and Nick Lachey will return as host. The singer replaces exiting sing... | The singer will join as a judge . She had previously served as an adviser on "The Voice" The "Sing Off" had been shelved last year, but was revived . | 304078b2ba2d0218177e5e8eee485a66be713495 |
(CNN) -- Former world champion Nicky Hayden could miss MotoGP testing in Sepang, Malaysia, at the end of next month after suffering a heavy crash in training. The 30-year-old Ducati rider -- winner of the world championship in 2006 -- suffered a broken left shoulder blade and two fractured ribs in the incident at a pri... | American Nicky Hayden is doubtful for MotoGP testing in Malaysia at the end of January . Hayden broke his left shoulder blade and suffered two fractured ribs in a training crash . 30-year-old Ducati rider Hayden won the MotoGP world championship in 2006 . | 4b95cc22bd4cbaa8743560138a933e2613d0cb23 |
(CNN) -- World No. 1 Tiger Woods lamented a "rough day" after equaling the second-worst score of his professional career on Saturday. The American carded a seven-over-par 79 as he posted a triple bogey and two doubles in his opening nine holes at the Memorial Tournament, to be 16 shots off the lead as he struggled in t... | Tiger Woods struggles with seven-over-par 79 at PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament . World's top golfer is 24 shots off the lead following a difficult third round . He posts the worst opening nine-hole score of his professional career . Second-ranked Rory McIlroy also down the field after just making the cut . | e5f746e9ed5fa1afcad38cb0a15786b022a2257e |
(CNN) -- Among all the woes of modern air travel -- cramped seating, extra charges for baggage, outrageous prices for airport food -- perhaps nothing frays the nerves of passengers faster than air turbulence. Well, brace yourself for even bumpier skies. And costlier flights. A pair of British scientists are predicting ... | Report says passengers should brace themselves for bumpier skies and costlier flights . It says climate change will increase turbulence over the North Atlantic, a popular route . The report is based on a climate model simulations, impact of changes in carbon dioxide levels . | f73a4f4f53c281bbeeb5dac8e48323b79ee315c4 |
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