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1e24efea370d0fa445411667a2d0622a1b477f81 | A former paramedic who converted to Islam and joined a militant cell could be the Volgograd train station suicide bomber according to investigators. The new prime suspect has been identified as Pavel Pechyonkin, and not 26-year-old woman Oksana Aslanova as was previously believed. Police now think that Pechonkin, who l... | WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT .
At least 16 people have killed and 50 have been injured .
Officials believe bomber could now be former Russian paramedic .
A police officer and child among the dead according to local reports .
Experts claims the explosion was the equivalent of 10kg of TNT .
Attack has raised concerns over ter... |
1e2621a805af7cc256e823f030047595b0370cba | (CNN) -- Speaking is profoundly human: More of the human brain is devoted to speech than any other activity. People can have an IQ of 50, or a brain that is only one-third the normal size and have difficulties with many simple tasks, but they can speak. Humans are so tuned to words that from about the age of 18 months,... | Clifford Nass: More of our brain is devoted to speech than anything else; we love to talk .
Nass: Talking to technology in your car is not natural and it confuses your brain .
He says even with hands on wheel and eyes on road, talking to your car impairs driving .
Nass: Your brain works to fill in the blanks talking to... |
1e26b36c93517c323399058943a61e9ceab6fbbe | San Francisco (CNN) -- Faster, thinner laptops with hi-res screens. FaceTime video chatting over cellular networks. And a smarter Siri. But no upgrades to Apple TV -- at least, not yet. That, in brief, is what Apple will be rolling out to its users over the next six months. The company announced these updates, and a bu... | Apple on Monday unveiled a new MacBook Pro laptop with a high-resolution screen .
The company also announced improvements to its Siri voice "assistant"
CEO Tim Cook led the keynote at Apple's annual developers' conference .
Apple also unveiled upgraded MacBook Airs plus operating systems with new features . |
1e2706fecba89b3ad9fa1cef67cf936c8b87ed19 | (CNN) -- Airport dining doesn't have to be terminal. A new wave of airport restaurants is elevating airport cuisine above the level of greasy burgers and wilting sushi, as celebrity chefs and regional food heroes bring their magic to the one-time culinary wasteland of the airport. Many of the chefs involved are Micheli... | A new wave of restaurants is bringing upscale cuisine to airports .
Many of the chefs involved are Michelin-starred .
Some in the public sections of terminals even draw non-traveling locals .
Skytrax recently named Hong Kong airport's restaurants the world's best . |
1e274e4d068d54169663718805ea077d84fb934c | On the eve of the tenth regular season game on these shores, the NFL continues to aggressively export its product. And it is an Englishman, Mark Waller, at the heart of the sport’s international growth. Waller, the NFL’s executive vice president international, says the process is nearing critical mass. ‘I always said w... | Englishman Mark Waller heads the NFL's international strategy .
The NFL aim to have a franchise on these shores by the 2022 season .
With one game a year from 2007-2012, and two in 2013, three regular season games will be played this this year - all sell-outs .
And Waller says there will be three games next season, wit... |
1e27516a9e447e1d25a384f583476a4763dcd7b7 | If he wanted to experience that winning feeling at World Cup 2014, then Prince Harry certainly chose a good match to attend last night - by watching host nation Brazil trounce Cameroon. The prince, who is starting a week-long tour of South America, was pictured getting to his feet and celebrating the goals as he sat am... | Watched Brazil v Cameroon last night at the Estádio Nacional de Brasilia .
He travels to Belo Horizonte today for England's final World Cup match .
Prince Harry is beginning a week-long tour of Brazil and Chile .
Looked tired following a 15-hour flight but chatted happily to locals .
Toured the Rede Sarah hospital whic... |
1e27a4c5d32120b7a95c2656bb96ee367570532a | By . Rebecca English, Royal Correspondent . Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall made a surprise visit to a street party in the heart of London today to kick start the official Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The couple popped along to Piccadilly, just a short hop from their home at Clarence House, and sat down wit... | Royals sat at trestle table and ate cream tea from Union flag plates .
Charles and Camilla joined thousands of revellers in a rendition of National Anthem .
The two greeted dozens of guests before returning to Palace to prepare for flotilla . |
1e286fe67c6056640c6c5df179dcfcf68db9db7b | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 06:49 EST, 15 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:29 EST, 15 October 2013 . She is the model of the moment, with millions of girls worldwide desperate to emulate her distinct look. And now, celebrity make-up artist Lisa Eldridge has revealed exactly how to recreate Cara Delevingne's model... | Lisa Eldridge created Cara's look for W Magazine party .
Says she loves working with her because she's 'polite and intelligent'
Has created video tutorial to give step-by-step instructions . |
1e28b03e6ceae180306103c0dbffaa33a0c4ec74 | By . Madlen Davies for MailOnline . Yvonne Pickford, 55, was hit by her daughter's sledge and found lumps in her breasts which turned out to be malignant when she was checking herself for bruises . A mother-of-three discovered she had life-threatening breast cancer after being knocked over by her daughter's sledge on a... | Yvonne Pickford, 55, was skiing with her family in Valmorel, France .
Daughter Jenii sped down a hill on a sledge, crashing into her mother .
Mrs Pickford found lumps in her breasts as she checked herself for bruises .
GP confirmed lump on right breast was malignant and spreading fast .
She underwent gruelling chemothe... |
1e28d624be1e2b8b115cf031c0c709852e74e3d0 | (CNN) -- Federal officials postponed poisoning a mile-long stretch of the Rio Grande's banks this week after residents complained that doing so posed health and environmental risks on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. A Border Patrol agent moves through dense cane on the banks of the Rio Grande near Laredo, Texas, ... | Herbicide was to be sprayed on cane along 1.1-mile stretch of river .
Tall, thick Carrizo cane provides cover for illegal immigrants, Border Patrol says .
Hispanic communities near Laredo, Texas, file suit to stop spraying .
Residents want consideration of other methods to eliminate cane . |
1e291e135c7d37daf6b0dde57debde8e1b70b7bf | Frustrated residents from a public housing community have come together to protest about a number of violent tenants who repeatedly vandalise both their own and public properties. Patty McDonald, who has lived in the area of Grafton in northern New South Wales for the last 27 years, was forced to use her pension money ... | Patty McDonald, 69, was forced to use her pension money to install six security cameras around her home due to constant vandalism in her area .
A large majority of the residents of Grafton, in northern New South Wales, have had their home's broken into or their property damaged .
'If the neighbour goes out, I stay home... |
1e29e3ad18b672d0a0092483faa072d4bbc4cc69 | The David Moyes era is slowly but surely fading away and with it, so are the former Manchester United manager's players. The 2013-14 squad photograph has a few faces that are still lurking around the Old Trafford corridors - such as Marouane Fellaini and Anderson - but who's been ushered towards the exit? The team phot... | David Moyes was sacked as Manchester United manager after the Old Trafford club finished a record-breaking seventh in the Premier League .
Louis van Gaal took charge after the World Cup and has made wholesale changes to the club .
Marouane Fellaini, Anderson and Co remain, but who has been cast away from last season's ... |
1e2a2fc9e47b338c913a69b4709a84e5a4e5a9aa | (CNN) -- The Obama administration has decided to release more than $1.6 billion in aid to Pakistan, a senior administration official said. The official told CNN foreign affairs reporter Elise Labott that the decision was made because of improved relations over the past year. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who w... | U.S.-Pakistan relations strained since raid that killed Osama bin Laden .
Obama administration began withholding some aid in 2011 .
Pakistanis objected to raid and U.S. drone strikes .
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif set to visit White House on Wednesday . |
1e2a82acbc28733310694cc7e393dccd069dacd9 | Tokyo (CNN) -- Attempts by the operator of Japan's stricken nuclear power plant to deal with alarming leaks of toxic water are like a game of "whack-a-mole," the country's industry minister said this week. The time has come for the government to step in, Toshimitsu Motegi believes. Report: Fukushima's radiation damaged... | Japan's industry minister says "the government is going to step forward"
The crippled nuclear plant has been beset by a range of problems .
The most pressing one is dealing with huge volumes of radioactive water .
The Fukushima plant was the site of the worst nuclear accident since 1986 . |
1e2af1229afdd45ec009fce59165e8137305b7c8 | By . Ben Griffiths and Deborah Cicurel . PUBLISHED: . 19:02 EST, 16 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:56 EST, 17 September 2012 . More than £340million worth of songs were illegally downloaded in the UK in the first half of 2012, research revealed yesterday. Millions of Britons are breaking the law rather than paying... | Millions of Britons are breaking the law rather than paying for music . |
1e2b7d87f889ee70624331e63eaacaffef7acab2 | Boris Johnson claimed shadow chancellor Ed Balls has the look of a man undergoing an 'unexpected prostate examination' in an extraordinary speech to Tory fundraisers. The Mayor of London stunned the room of Conservative party members with the comments, which he made at a fundraiser in Nottingham, East Midlands. During ... | Boris Johnson made unusual comments at Conservative party fundraiser .
He said Ed Balls looks like a man undergoing unexpected prostate exam .
Also described Mr Balls and Ed Miliband as 'Thelma and Louise of politics' |
1e2c3b5632ab6fd4a4135ce57ae6352fe8c15c79 | A soldier who faced losing most of his pension after he was made redundant has been granted a transfer within the Army that means he will now receive his full entitlement. Sergeant Michael Anderson, 35, of the Royal Dragoon Guards, was 72 hours away from qualifying for a substantial Army pension when he was told he was... | Sgt Michael Anderson, 35, was to be made redundant just 72 hours short of the 18 years service he needed to collect his full Army pension .
Case sparked accusations that the Army was seeking to save cash by targeting soldiers close to generous lifetime payments for redundancy .
But now the MoD says Sgt Anderson has app... |
1e2d2464d9eaff11b04c71bb6b0274dfec28e6de | By . Gerard Brand . Follow @@gedbrand10 . Victor Garcia's European Championships came to an abrupt end on Tuesday in Zurich after the Spaniard clipped his knee on the final hurdle and fell heavily in the men's 3000m steeplechase heats. Garcia, who was speeding around the outside in fifth place approaching the hurdle, h... | Spaniard Victor Garcia falls on final hurdle in European Championships heat .
Garcia was in fifth place, meaning he would have qualified .
Zurich officials carted Garcia away after the nasty stumble and fall .
29-year-old fell in similar fashion at Helsinki 2012, recovering to win bronze . |
1e2d6472200bf768ee64d809ae8cb0db23284bcd | The mother of an Iranian woman facing execution for killing a man she claims drugged and tried to rape her has said she wishes she could be killed in place of her daughter. Reyhaneh Jabbari was sentenced to death by a criminal court in Tehran in 2009 after what Amnesty International called a 'deeply flawed investigatio... | Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was due to be hanged this week at an Iranian prison .
She was found guilty of murdering a government intelligence operative .
Earlier this week the former decorator was given a 10-day stay of execution .
But delay came only after she had said her 'final' goodbyes to her mother .
Now Shole Pakravan... |
1e2e085b12ea94c2f8dd9b2694efddf1bc194477 | Louis van Gaal is preparing to take over as manager at Manchester United next season - even though United say that they have yet to make a final decision. After detailed talks last week, the current Holland manager believes he has a verbal agreement to take over from David Moyes and is planning to ask Patrick Kluivert ... | Louis van Gaal preparing to take over Manchester United next season .
Holland manager believes he has verbal agreement to take over from David Moyes at Old Trafford .
Planning to ask Patrick Kluivert and Ryan Giggs to be his assistants .
Van Gaal would be happy to work with Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt and... |
1e2e410f5727615c33cb3f85017d1356dc83b73a | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Prejudice is a funny thing. I was prepared not to like BMW's M6. Not that I thought it would be a bad car -- BMW, as a rule, isn't prone to making duff automobiles -- it's just I wasn't entirely sure what it was supposed to be. An executive coupe with a 5-liter V10 engine and 500 bhp? With a pr... | 500 bhp V10-engined variant of the BMW 6-Series .
Seats four adults in comfort, while providing sports car thrills .
Surprisingly practical, but offers disappointing fuel economy and range . |
1e2e597f0b417b2bc1c5dac6aec33ba4059962e3 | By . Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 14:00 EST, 23 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:16 EST, 23 December 2013 . Chicago Bears defensive tackle Henry Melton has been arrested and charged with public intoxication and assault. The six-foot-three, 295-pound lineman allegedly punched the manager of the Chill Sports Bar and Grill ... | Henry Melton, 27, defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears, was at the Chill Bar and Grill in Grapevine, Texas .
He allegedly became belligerent and punched and bit the manager who asked him to leave .
Melton was arrested and charged with public intoxication and assault .
His manager says the pro-footballer didn't throw ... |
1e30085ad8913ec1bf9f859a25e02dbf2048f3f4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:44 EST, 6 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:44 EST, 6 December 2013 . A naked woman has been arrested at a massage parlor after police raided a Houston spa on Monday that was suspected of breaking licensing rules. Casey Wright, 37, was charged with being nude in a business and... | Casey Wright being held on $10,000 bond over claims she didn't have permit .
Second spa worker also arrested in crackdown on sexual businesses . |
1e30616a58f123acdac63ce18634dbbcb30b92dc | Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is speaking out against partisan politics in Washington - saying that the current Congress isn't 'equipped really to do anything'. Ginsburg, who was the second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, also talked about how she still experiences sexism in the chamber - and sa... | Ginsburg said one day members of Congress will once again 'want to make things work and cooperate' - despite their party loyalties .
Said she used to experience sexism in the court and that people would only listen to her ideas after a man repeated them .
But the 81-year-old says she has gotten more confident about voi... |
1e309cf727cd12e8783a9435673b98a26839bddb | (CNN) -- Human error is to blame for a mortar round explosion that killed seven U.S. Marines and injured eight other service members during a training exercise in Nevada this year, the Marines said on Wednesday. An investigation of the March 18 incident at Hawthorne Army Depot revealed that "the Marines employing one o... | In March, seven Marines died during training exercise .
Marines did not follow correct procedures, investigation finds .
No criminal charges are anticipated, the Marines said .
Earlier this month, three Marines were relieved of duty related to the incident . |
1e30e1149e8f6347058db248624e219acc5611d4 | (CNN) -- In his first address since returning to Pakistan from self-exile, former President Pervez Musharraf declared his intention to run for office, saying he defied risks to "save" the country. Musharraf landed in Karachi on Sunday after more than four years in exile. He faces criminal charges, and the Taliban have ... | NEW: Musharraf vows to remain in Pakistan .
He plans to lead his party in elections .
He's been in self-imposed exile since resigning as president in 2008 .
Pakistani authorities have vowed to arrest him on return; Taliban threaten to kill him . |
1e3134617d0fc6e1fc2b9194b0d69f0bc1569aaa | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:36 EST, 2 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:38 EST, 2 July 2012 . 'Walter Mitty': David Stanton, 67, admitted stealing nearly £250,000 from his mother-in-law . A conman who stole nearly £250,000 from his frail deaf and blind mother-in-law to fund a luxury lifestyle, was today jail... | David Stanton, 68, sold Fanny Epps' house and spent the proceeds on his luxury lifestyle .
Mrs Epps died in March 2010, aged 94 .
Stolen money should have been used to pay for her nursing home bills . |
1e314886eba775827ff6cb5d8c2d06e9885abde9 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . David Cameron today faced claims he was ‘stuck-up', after boasting he likes shopping in Waitrose because the customers are nicer. The political battle over the weekly shop erupted after the Prime Minister shared his views on ‘supermarket sociology’. After claiming there ... | Prime Minister reveals his 'supermarket sociology' theory to staff .
Claims he can shop in other stores without being pestered by people .
But Waitrose customers are more 'engaged people', Cameron claims .
Labour says the remarks are 'bizarre and empty-headed' |
1e34c79a21252e97cd6b3d750d5de31fa660767d | The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Libya on Wednesday that calls for an immediate ceasefire and includes sanctions for those involved in violence there. The Security Council's move came amid worsening conflict in Libya -- and a day after the Pentagon said it believes Egypt and the United Ara... | U.N. Security Council resolution includes sanctions for those involved in violence in Libya .
It demands an immediate ceasefire and end to fighting in Libya .
The Pentagon believes Egypt and the United Arab Emirates carried out airstrikes in Libya .
Egyptian leaders have denied the claim and a UAE minister has dismisse... |
1e38309556dde55662c6c21c4f40e210215fd577 | (CNN) -- A St. Paul, Minnesota, hospital says it is working to identify the gap in its system that allowed a stillborn baby's body to wind up at an off-site laundry service. "This was a terrible mistake and we are deeply sorry," Chris Boese, chief nursing officer for Regions Hospital, said in a statement. "We have proc... | Hospital admits mistake in sending body to laundry .
Minnesota hospital says it is deeply sorry .
Foul play is not suspected, police say . |
1e385577ee76988f90e2452d8f2f873004ad7b30 | A teenager who went out clubbing in Manchester with his mates woke up in Paris the following morning after booking a flight in the early hours. Luke Harding was getting a cab home from the Tokyo Project nightclub, nicknamed Tokes, in Oldham when he found his passport in his pocket and drunkenly decided to visit the Eif... | Luke Harding was getting a cab home when he decided to go abroad .
Booked flight from phone and woke up at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris .
19-year-old said he won't use passport as ID when he goes clubbing again . |
1e3a03ed2aa2c544b6aff7aa91815742f374127a | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 11:32 EST, 10 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:30 EST, 10 April 2013 . A midwife has apologised today for telling an Indian woman who was suffering a miscarriage that she could not have a termination in Ireland because it was a 'Catholic thing'. Ann Maria Burke admitted she made the remark... | Ann Maria Burke admitted using the words to Savita Halappanavar .
The nurse said she meant it as a kindness and not in a 'hurtful context'
Savita later died of a heart attack after suffering from septicemia and an inquest is being held into her death at University Hospital Galway .
Consultant Dr Katherine Astbury told ... |
1e3ae13b9ec9bc0a6cde2680ff6167fd3d539724 | By . Melissa Shedden . PUBLISHED: . 08:58 EST, 5 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:01 EST, 5 July 2013 . Thanks to the likes of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Millie Mackintosh, liquid detoxes, vitamin drips and juice cleanses are more popular than ever before. So it's no surprise that the health trend has trickled down to ... | Low in fat, cholesterol-free, have few calories and are rich in vitamins .
New recipes include parsnips muddled with whisky and The Belvedere Beetroot and Spice Martini . |
1e3b6e4c92f0bb123cc2e298e6967d99aa634ef7 | (CNN) -- As one woman in glittering Lycra gently bends her legs backwards over her head, another balances on top, slowly twisting her own limbs into a human pretzel. They move as one -- a fantastical insect bewitching the Las Vegas crowds in Cirque Du Soleil's legendary stage show, called simply "O." But despite their ... | Mongolia home to some of world's greatest contortionists .
Many now perform in international circuses, including Cirque du Soliel .
Youngsters train from just five years old, up to three hours a day . |
1e3bb642eb05b8f1319a55c56382426cd113dec7 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:56 EST, 10 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:08 EST, 10 July 2013 . A newspaper column lampooning Southern Baptists, calling the group 'the crazy old paranoid uncle of evangelical Christians,' is causing quite a stir in a Kentucky city and put a pastor's job in jeopardy. The... | Angela Thomas wrote a newspaper column lampooning Southern Baptists as 'the crazy old paranoid uncle of evangelical Christians'
Now a question mark hangs over her husband Bill's job as assistant pastor at the First Baptist Church in Madisonville, Kentucky .
His boss claims he has accepted Thomas' resignation, but Thoma... |
1e3cfbe9bf7af3ace4a755774a9ed8e30ca34b68 | Karl Rove's suggestion that Hillary Clinton suffers from a brain injury prompted Democrats to come to her defense. And now, her husband is speaking up, saying "she's strong and working out." Rove, the mastermind behind George W. Bush's two presidential election victories, appeared at a conference last week, where he di... | Karl Rove suggested that Hillary Clinton suffers from a brain injury .
Rove has come under fire for his comments .
Clinton suffered a blood clot in December 2012 after falling .
Bill Clinton says Hillary is strong, and is "in better shape than I am" |
1e3d66f3c322790cce0d8047990d30946c4651f7 | After learning his fight with Dereck Chisora had been postponed, Tyson Fury decided to call out another opponent. He had in mind an undefeated American heavyweight by the name of Deontay Wilder, known as the Bronze Bomber. But when he took to Twitter, Fury instead targeted Lucy Bronze, an England and Liverpool football... | Fury learned on Monday that Dereck Chisora had pulled out through injury .
The fight was scheduled to take place in Manchester on Saturday .
The winner would face Wladimir Klitschko for his world heavyweight title .
Fury is expected to fight Chisora at some point later this year instead .
He wanted another opponent and... |
1e3df1c7af137e62ad9a29d6d35d188de379adb1 | Tokyo (CNN) -- Three Chinese ships entered into waters near small islands in the East China Sea that are claimed by both countries on Friday morning and were staying despite a warning from a Japanese Coast Guard ship, the coast guard said. The move continues a dispute over the islands -- which Japan calls Senkaku and C... | 3 Chinese ships entered Japanese territorial waters, coast guard says .
Ships were staying near the disputed Senkaku Islands, despite coast guard warning .
The move continues a dispute that spans decades . |
1e3e16ab4a482b226449b5d145a3fa4028a86931 | By . Eleanor Crooks, Press Association . Andrea Petkovic reached her first Grand Slam semi-final with a thumping win over former French Open runner-up Sara Errani. Petkovic lost in qualifying last year as she battled her way back from a succession of injuries and thought about quitting the sport. The 26-year-old was a ... | Andrea Petkovic of Germany reaches semi-finals of French Open .
Petkovic saw off Sara Errani of Italy in an hour and three minutes .
Match was delayed for almost three hours by bad weather in Paris . |
1e3ea902d0fe5d42465f4a4038a5f7b592d5d50c | By . Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:06 EST, 17 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:33 EST, 17 June 2013 . The trial of a man who allegedly murdered four prostitutes in the 1970s and 1990s began today with the grim details of the slayings being relayed for an emotional jury. Joseph Naso, who is now... | 79-year-old Joseph Naso is being tried on four counts of first-degree murder .
His supposed victims died between 1977 and 1994 .
The investigation against Naso is ongoing, as they try to connect him with other cold cases . |
1e3ee0193651c54f396b628996273edde28d16b0 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 05:43 EST, 1 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:20 EST, 1 March 2013 . He was dealt a humiliating blow last week when Britain's coveted AAA credit rating was downgraded. But if George Osborne was hoping for a better performance away from the office, he'd better steer well clear of the PE... | Embarrassing video shows Chancellor being upstaged by primary pupils .
Took part in contest between MPs to perform most skips in two minutes .
Osborne managed just 48, fewer even than 65-year-old Ann Widdecombe .
David Davies tops list with 348, shamed Chris Huhne bottom with just 27 . |
1e3f368df54a6551da3a51a628dacdbb307b33b6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:40 EST, 27 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:22 EST, 28 September 2012 . Two newborn babies have died after contracting a rare killer bug which swept through a neonatal unit. The unit has now been closed and deep cleaned after staff discovered deadly bacteria at the Universit... | Two babies died and five others were left fighting for their lives after contracting Serratia Marcescens bacteria .
Unit was closed and has undergone a deep clean . |
1e40b5a0503d0575c11611285490c6149298295c | Precision Guided Firearms (PGFs) that can automatically aim at targets? Terrifyingly, there’s an app for that. Known as TagTrackXact (TTX), Texas firm TrackingPoint’s software is used to enable an advanced array of weaponry. And in a new video, one YouTube user shows how TTX lets him hit a smartphone with a rifle from ... | A new YouTube video shows off a Precision Guided Firearm (PGF)
User RatedRR shoots a smartphone with a smart rifle from 1km away .
The gun uses TrackingPoint's aiming software known as TagTrackXact .
This enables a shooter to 'paint' and hit a stationary or moving target .
The software can help people more easily becom... |
1e4137af928e50562f864af1b7b02c5f0a3c615b | (CNN) -- Oklahoma health officials said Friday they are searching for the source of a rare form of E. coli that has killed one person and sickened 116 others in the northeastern part of the state. The subtype of bacteria -- called E. coli 0111 -- is "not normally found in this form of outbreak," said Leslea Bennett-Web... | 1 person dead, 116 ill in northeastern part of the state .
Focus of investigation is restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma .
Officials say this form of E. coli is "not normally found in this form of outbreak"
Officials say outbreak appears to be abating . |
1e414c91ec98a89220d05caa4459c1b830fe1687 | (CNN) -- They will say this is about one person. It is not. They will attempt to distance themselves from the controversy. But they can't. They will even try to claim the whole conversation is a distraction from the "real issues." And yet they never shy away from using this same conversation to fire up their base, or h... | LZ Granderson: Todd Akin's "rape" comment offers glimpse into some conservatives' views .
He says Akin's views politically embarrassing, but such views voiced by others in GOP .
He says Paul Ryan's name on anti-abortion bill making odd distinction about "forcible rape"
Granderson: You can expect a GOP Congress to move ... |
1e422ce54b892010cf09e76231bb35f24024fb32 | (CNN) -- To the casual observer, Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't look like a man that feels pressure. He is the driving force behind one of the world's biggest football clubs, Real Madrid, and reached 100 goals for Los Blancos faster than any other player in the Spanish champion's 111-year history. But the Portugal star admi... | Cristiano Ronaldo says Real Madrid are under pressure to win the Champions League .
Real have won Europe's premier club competition a record nine times, but only once in last decade .
Ronaldo confident Real can defeat former club Manchester United in the round of 16 .
Portugal international says he will see out the rem... |
1e42690f431b6d4dd75c757c8cdb4d8cce7df197 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Richard Nixon Presidential Library will allow access Tuesday to about 154 hours of Nixon White House tape recordings and 30,000 pages of documents that were formerly classified. President Nixon announces the U.S. incursion into Cambodia during the Vietnam War in April 1970. Among the tapes and d... | Richard Nixon Presidential Library to open access to 154 hours of recordings .
Tapes include conversations about Watergate, Roe v. Wade, Vietnam War .
Release also includes 30,000 pages of formerly classified documents . |
1e430444160eab3498522393cc36397c07008acc | Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates has strongly criticized President Obama's passion for the nation's military - contrasting his attitude strongly with that of his predecessor President George W. Bush. In his forthcoming memoir 'Duty', Gates claims that he never once saw Obama become emotional during a Medal Of Hono... | In his new memoir 'Duty' former Defense Secretary claims to have found President Obama's 'absence of passion' for military matters a cause for concern .
Gates claims that he would regularly witness President George W. Bush become emotional at Medal of Honor ceremony's - but not Obama .
Claims that the only military iss... |
1e442440fd19b4ceee8c274f82003b0df5320804 | (CNN) -- The crane operator facing charges over a deadly building collapse was denied bail Sunday. A Philadelphia judge refused to allow Sean Benschop, 42, to leave jail. He is charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter, 13 counts of recklessly endangering another person, and one count of "risking a catastroph... | NEW: Attorney for crane operator says his client is "being made the scapegoat"
Sean Benschop was denied bail Sunday .
A law enforcement source says marijuana was found in the crane operator's blood .
6 died, 13 were injured when a building being torn down collapsed onto a thrift store . |
1e44be5af4d218652d2ce651c46b868b32447f63 | Ultimo has created a range of party-ready bras and who better to model them that lingerie-loving Abbey Clancy? The mother-of-one showcases her toned physique as she models the new range of bras. The new collection features three problem-solving products, including the low back body, the low back bra and the strapless ... | Abbey, 27, models range of 'problem-solving' bras .
Star shows off toned figure and reveals she has underwear fetish .
Her and mother were last week unveiled as faces of Avon fragrance . |
1e464ab89129d2169452399ebcc245ae40bbaf41 | MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A suspected drug cartel lieutenant was in charge of a plot to kill Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Mexican government officials said. Dimas Diaz Ramos, known as "El Dimas," is presented Monday at federal police headquarters in Mexico City. Dimas Diaz Ramos, known as "El Dimas," also is ... | Suspected drug cartel lieutenant led plot to kill Mexican president, officials say .
Dimas Diaz Ramos also accused of being top drug exporter to U.S.
Diaz among five suspects unveiled to reporters in Mexico .
Mexican President Felipe Calderon downplays any attempt on his life . |
1e48aca81e7bf6265f4d3bc7ee1eb953f4667a70 | CLICK HERE to register - FOR FREE - and starting spending your £100million now... As part of the build-up to the start of MailOnline's Fantasy Football season, we will be taking a look at players new to the Premier League with the potential to light up England's top tier over the coming campaign. BOJAN KRKIC IN A NUTSH... | Stoke bought Bojan Krkic on four-year deal from La Liga giants Barcelona .
Bojan scored three goals in three pre-season matches before Premier League debut against Aston Villa on Saturday at the Britannia Stadium .
Bojan became Barcelona's youngest player in La Liga and Champions League and their youngest-ever goalsco... |
1e48cbe16a34ca38aeba2951f8c1a1135d00c6c2 | Outspoken presenter Kirstie Allsopp took to Twitter to publicly shame a car driver who she caught littering . She is best known for giving straight-talking, no nonsense advice to property hunters on her hit TV show. But outspoken presenter Kirstie Allsopp has shown she is not afraid to speak the truth on another issue ... | Star took to Twitter to publicly shame a car driver who she caught littering .
Tweeted registration is strongly-worded message labelling driver 'to***r'
Term refers to the ‘Don’t be a T****r’ campaign used by councils to discourage littering . |
1e495349782540d85b6970a768dd55efbe195994 | Former boxer Eugene Maloney has spoken of his shock at learning his brother Frank was now a transexual called Kellie. Earlier this month the 61-year-old – who guided Lennox Lewis to the world heavyweight title – revealed he is undergoing a sex change and his ex-wife Tracey Maloney told of the breakdown of their 20-year... | Eugene Maloney learned of his brother's sex change via a newspaper .
And was so saddened by the news he cut up pictures of the two together .
Last week he was attacked by three men at a bus stop over the revelations . |
1e4af8f5439cfe774ded99743760c28fa00cdb61 | (CNN) -- Connectivity was the name of the game at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, held last week in Las Vegas -- especially when it came to health-related products. From cloud-connected scales to music-connected sex toys, these gadgets rose above the rest as those that might really help you keep your New Year's ... | Zeo Sleep System gives you concrete tips for improving your sleep routine .
Withings Wi-fi Body Scale connects with your iPhone or Android-capable phone .
OptumizeMe is an app that lets you challenge friends and family to get healthy . |
1e4b2c16c9eebc0f71958aa84d800c3de2ac580f | It's not unusual for companies to take advantage of Sydney's New Year's Eve revellers by charging inflated prices - but one Uber customer has been hit with a massive $213 fare for a ride home that should cost just $50. Uber, the app-based car service, has come under fire for charging more than three times the normal f... | Jade Wilkes ordered ride on New Year's Eve using app-based service Uber .
She was charged $213 for a 14km ride home from Sydney's CBD to Coogee .
Uber warned customers that there would be inflated rates over New Years .
The company encouraged fare-sharing and released peak time information .
Ms Wilkes claims she has si... |
1e4b90647f0bd87ab9a9fe2ccbfd478a4670c092 | Problems for Ed Miliband: The latest UK-wide polls by YouGov suggest Labour’s position in Scotland is increasingly in crisis . Ed Miliband is being warned a lack of support in Scotland and a surge by the Green Party in England and Wales could cost him the next general election. Pollsters say Scottish Nationalists are o... | Scottish Nationalists 'to seize 20 seats in Labour heartlands' in Scotland .
Greens and Ukip eating into its traditional support across rest of country .
Andy Burnham forced to insist he would not seek to replace Mr Miliband . |
1e4bc91fe132fe3fa537b9ebb03fd6042dc290d8 | Police in northern Virginia have arrested a man accused of stealing memorial signs for victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Authorities say 28-year-old Andrew Truelove was motivated by a belief that the Sandy Hook shootings were a hoax. Herndon police say one sign was stolen from Myst... | Andrew David Truelove, 28, was arrested in Herndon, Virginia, on Friday .
They found two missing memorial signs at his home .
One sign was stolen from a playground in Mantoloking, New Jersey, and the other from Mystic, Connecticut .
Truelove said to be part of a group called 'Sandy Hook truthers' who believe the massac... |
1e4cfbb7e36f4f1f0097dc754c1cf639218a029c | Paris (CNN) -- One of Paris' most upscale districts was once again the site of an armed jewelry store robbery Thursday, police said. Police said a number of luxury watches were stolen in a midday heist near Place Vendome, just blocks from the presidential palace and other important buildings. A couple, each armed with ... | A jewelry store in an upscale district of Paris was robbed .
An estimated 800,000 euros worth of luxury watches were stolen .
Another jewelry store in the area was robbed in September . |
1e4d49aa4a03ebe1a2fc2cf5f9202e4975a633a1 | By . Paul Newman . Follow @@Paul_NewmanDM . Jimmy Anderson was handed the perfect conditions to exact his revenge on an India side who are trying to get him expelled from this Investec series. But when push came to shove, a golden opportunity was wasted. Anderson was not short of motivation on the first day of the seco... | Rahane was dismissed by Anderson late in the day for 103 .
Anderson claimed 4-55 and set a number of records along the way .
He passed Fred Trueman as the highest Test wicket-taker in England .
And beat Ian Botham's mark to take the most Test wickets at Lord's .
Rahane put on 90 for the eighth-wicket with Bhuvneshwar K... |
1e4d8f865da892a86cb16f1af3c35755b44d2cca | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:24 EST, 3 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:59 EST, 4 February 2013 . A father strangled his two young sons in front of his ex-wife before shooting himself dead just days before the couple went to court over their divorce, police said. Isidro Zavala, 45, entered the family hom... | Victoria Flores Zavala, 36, discovered her estranged husband Isidro choking her two boys in her home .
Police say Isidro Zavala originally planned to kill all three but kept her alive to 'suffer the loss of them' |
1e4dcc2c7081781900034d5528bb31093aec4829 | Figure skating legend Brian Boitano has opened up about his decision to come out as gay ahead of the Sochi Olympics - as Today show host Matt Lauer told him he wasn't that surprised. The 1988 Olympic gold medalist spoke out two weeks after his announcement, which was sparked by his inclusion in the . presidential deleg... | Brian Boitano, who won a gold medal in 1988, had never publicly addressed his sexuality before his announcement last month .
It comes in response to the oppressive anti-gay laws in Russia .
He will be joining tennis legend Billie Jean King and hockey player Caitlin Cahow on the presidential delegation, both of whom are... |
1e4df738b05a98e91d6d41eef3ab575e46431223 | Leicester manager Nigel Pearson has revealed he contacted Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur after his controversial touchline antics. The Foxes boss was seen throttling McArthur, while the midfielder laid on the floor, during Palace's win on Saturday. Pearson, who escaped FA sanctions over the incident, insisted... | Nigel Pearson phoned James McArthur following his controversial antics .
Pearson appeared to put his hands round McArthurs neck on Saturday .
Leicester boss escaped an FA charge after saying his actions were in jest .
He watched his side fall to defeat against Arsenal on Tuesday night . |
1e4f21668996007ec8c733830c76765df4f7c45f | Police are unable to ‘completely eliminate’ the possibility that Boris Berezovsky was murdered, it emerged yesterday. Officers said they found the exiled Russian oligarch lying on a bathroom floor with a ‘ligature’ around his neck and similar material tied to a shower rail above him. But although there was no evidence ... | No signs of a struggle before 67-year-old's death, policeman says .
But involvement of third party 'cannot be ruled out' while tests continue .
Millionaire was found dead in Berkshire mansion by an employee . |
1e4f2990ce2ecf60be7fed1f7a37910f03518e41 | Muslims in America just lost their right to privacy. Last week, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled that blanket, suspicion-less surveillance of Muslims is permissible under the U.S. Constitution. Since September 11, 2001, the New York Police Department has used community mapping, video surveillance, photography and c... | A federal judge dismissed a suit challenging broad NYPD surveillance of Muslims .
Arjun Sethi says the ruling breaches privacy, sustains fear among many Muslims .
He says the judge erred in blaming journalists rather than police for the harm caused .
Sethi: The targeting of Muslims will be seen as a tragic infringement... |
1e50111c2a0279710c48bb68d1511a51db867c9c | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 11:41 EST, 18 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:48 EST, 18 September 2012 . Eleven NHS trusts judged to have achieved a standard of excellence would not attain the status if they applied for it today, MPs have been told. David Bennett, chief executive of regulator Monitor, said that ele... | Head of the health regulator, Monitor reveals the eleven trusts would not achieve foundation trust status if they applied today .
Level of financial difficulty means trusts are in breach of the terms of their authorisation .
If the trusts cannot afford the repayments, the bill will fall to the taxpayer . |
1e530f3722b6ed6d80c2e2d76b57b37e3e73b62f | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 11:37 EST, 9 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:44 EST, 9 January 2014 . Three lapdancers and their manager kidnapped a club boss after he failed to pay them more than £42,000, a court has been told. The women had been hired to work at a pop-up nightclub to provide entertainment for custome... | Curtis Woodman 'failed to pay three lapdancers he recruited'
Three dancers and their agent allegedly enlisted two men to drive him to a remote field and beat him up .
Mr Woodman 'refused to pay the women because they broke the rules'
He said they broke strict rules not to remove bikinis and nipple tassels' |
1e540631d18e6a0b2122ee004c8617a0c06a6db1 | While most artists would be distraught at their work being vandalised, one sculptor believes the erosion of his underwater pieces by marine life has only made them better. More than 450 figurative sculptures have been installed in the underwater museum, the Museo Subacuatico de Arte, since British sculptor Jason deCair... | British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor co-founded the Museo Subacuatico de Arte in Cancun, Mexico, in 2009 .
Over the years he has installed more than 450 works of art in the underwater museum .
Some sculptures are barely recognisable after coral, sea urchins and other marine life have made them their homes . |
1e5444bc9868f143b0a7e1f78c29ad5e684c932e | By . Jack Doyle . PUBLISHED: . 18:07 EST, 26 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:08 EST, 26 April 2013 . British taxpayers are to fund a prison building programme in poor countries such as Nigeria and Jamaica so more foreign inmates languishing in British jails can be sent home, David Cameron announced yesterday. The Prime ... | Taxpayers will fund prisons in poorer countries such as Nigeria .
The PM admitted that too many foreign prisoners remain in the UK .
The move could result in more inmates being sent home .
Number of prisoners has increased despite promises to reduce the figures . |
1e546981d0c9583e5dc9cf5b50e1ace207c3bb82 | Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence agent who was convicted of spying for Israel, could be released before the Jewish holiday of Passover as part of efforts to save Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, an Israeli official involved in the talks told CNN. Suggestions for deals for Pollard's release have bee... | Kerry is no longer traveling to the Mideast on Wednesday, source tells CNN .
Kerry says there's "no agreement" with regards to any prisoner .
Pollard is a former U.S. intelligence agent convicted of spying for Israel .
Palestinian lawmaker says no deal imminent, alleges Israeli ruse . |
1e5519a0e54853efd036f8492edfd43267f95599 | A Perth Islamic preacher has posted to Facebook in support of the Islamic State saying scholars who support an Islamic State 'are on the front lines, in the battlefields, backing their words with actions'. Mohammed Junaid Thorne, who has rejected claims that he leads an extremist youth group tied to terrorist group ISI... | Mohammed Junaid Thorne posted in support of the Islamic State .
The Islamic preacher denies claims he leads a group of young Perth men supporting an extreme form of Islam .
A recruitment video shows an Australian reverts who claims Islam saved him from drugs and crime . |
1e566796de0b018d48f2d1efe2d732f573c34403 | Jessie Frank had spent the entire day trying to get home. When a man in a collared shirt and tie placed her carry-on luggage in an overhead compartment and pointed her in the direction of her seat, she didn't give it a second thought. She assumed he must have been an off-duty pilot. "As the plane descended into Atlant... | Delta CEO gives up his seat to passenger Jessie Frank .
Grateful passenger writes 'open letter' of thanks .
Jessie Frank was trying to get home to pick daughter up from camp . |
1e56c8a4144e5a9090445388128f1b16f796d3df | She's only been officially single for a few days following her divorce, so no wonder Myleene Klass is feeling jubilant. And when the TV presenter, 35, looks as fabulous as this, it's unlikely she'll stay single for long. The mother-of-two certainly made quite an entrance as Sunday night's Oliver Awards as she walked up... | Dame Helen Mirren wins Best Actress for The Audience - her first ever Olivier Award .
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time sweeps the board with seven awards .
Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton win top acting prizes for the musical Sweeney Todd .
Hosted by Sheridan Smith and Hugh Bonneville . |
1e573506ca77564b3a2b15eab8d2f0774d4e1e65 | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 19:18 EST, 20 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:23 EST, 21 February 2013 . If you were hoping for a little respite from the cold weather, the prospects are not looking good. A cold snap will take hold of Britain over the next few days as freezing winds sweep across the nation. Strong gusts ... | Temperatures could plunge as low as -6C in some areas .
Wind chill will mean some places feel like -10C .
Snow expected over London and South-East tomorrow . |
1e57eabef52d2de87325b7309237f0d57d5bbc76 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . and Daily Mail Reporter . Reunited: Helen Smith has been reunited with her pet dog Snowy - four years after she disappeared . Helen Smith thought she would never see her pet dog Snowy again after she disappeared four years ago. The Parson Russell Terrier had been playing in her owner’s garden i... | Helen Smith's pet dog Snowy vanished from back garden in Hook in 2010 .
But 13-year-old Parson Russell Terrier is now back home - four years later .
Found wandering along Portsmouth dual carriageway, over 40 miles away .
Miss Smith said she was in 'complete shock' when Snowy was discovered .
Dog treated for infected ea... |
1e58199aa0b284b246937d2dad7a83ee3909e91b | By . Tim Shipman . PUBLISHED: . 06:57 EST, 22 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:00 EST, 23 April 2012 . A convicted fraudster who is believed to have stolen more than £60million in a number of frauds is finally facing justice after four years on the run. Michael Brown - the Liberal Democrat's largest donor - is expected t... | Michael Brown, 46, fled to Caribbean in 2008 after being convicted of fraud at Southwark Crown Court .
Arrested in Dominican Republic in January, deported to Spain and now awaiting transfer to UK .
Donated £2.4m of ill-gotten gains to Lib Dems in 2005 .
Stole up to £40m, including £8m from former Man Utd chairman Marti... |
1e587608d7dc3bbe8ef5b1a2f9adf00935316ecd | By his own exorbitantly high standards, Cristiano Ronaldo had been in something of a rut as of late. The three-time Ballon d'Or winner had failed to score in his past three games for Real Madrid and was under scrutiny from some sections of the Spanish press ahead of Los Blancos' round of 16 Champions League tie with Sc... | Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in a month against Schalke .
He had failed to find the net in his previous three appearances .
Madrid fans revealed banners to show their support for Ronaldo .
Ronaldo's attitude was criticised recently after he was seen partying .
That goal was Ronaldo's 464th for club and count... |
1e5a3fbd975b98ccdd186071235527671023f89c | Tokyo (CNN) -- The bodies of two Japanese nuclear power plant workers missing since the epic March 11 earthquake and tsunami have been found, an official with the plant's owner said Sunday. The men's remains were found in the basement of the turbine building at the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, ... | The two victims, both male, worked for Tokyo Electric and were in their 20s .
Their bodies were found in the No. 4 reactor's turbine building, a utility official says .
They had not been seen since the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami .
Their remains were found Wednesday, but it wasn't announced until Sunday ... |
1e5ae4c1e2c532c99c57416ba9d446d597c40c0b | Tottenham could be without Andros Townsend when they return to Premier League action for their clash with West Brom on Sunday. The Spurs winger started in the club's 0-0 Europa League group stage opener at Partizan Belgrade but was replaced short of the hour mark by Erik Lamela after picking up an upper leg injury. Mau... | Andros Townsend substituted with upper leg injury in Belgrade .
Tottenham fail to have a shot on target in 0-0 draw against Partizan .
Mauricio Pochettino praises Federico Fazio and Benji Stambouli who made their first starts for the club . |
1e5b40f8e504632878ecb579cd240ecc6017d3f2 | (CNN) -- Former President Alfonso Portillo of Guatemala faces money-laundering charges in the United States, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday. The indictment charges Portillo with embezzling tens of millions of dollars in public funds, "a portion of which he then laundered through bank accounts located... | Indictment unsealed Monday charges former Guatemalan president with embezzlement .
Alfonso Portillo charged in U.S. court with alleged money-laundering scheme .
As of Sunday, authorities in Guatemala had not found Portillo . |
1e5c02e5ce23651453d1022bcbefa3607f74970a | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 05:23 EST, 25 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:29 EST, 28 October 2013 . It may seem some people are just naturally better at word games than others, but it's not all down to luck - there are some tricks you can use to steal points from your opponents. According to UK Scrabble ex... | Wordplay expert Barry Grossman's book titled 101 Ways to Win at Scrabble .
He explains the best tips to exploit the words of other players'
It details the highest-scoring and rare word prefixes and suffixes .
And gives some key words that are worth remembering . |
1e5e73a1b9b061e03f12b82453f5601597ffcd1d | By . John Drayton . Jermain Defoe scored twice as Toronto FC beat Houston Dynamo 4-2 on Saturday. The England international grabbed two second-half goals, which were the winning ones, capping a comeback from 2-0 down. Brad Davis scored twice in 17 minutes to put Houston ahead, only for Jonathan Osorio and Domenic Oduro... | Jermain Defoe scored twice as Toronto FC beat Houston Dynamo 4-2 .
Thierry Henry scored as New York Red Bulls' beat Colombus Crew 4-1 .
MLS wins also for Chivas USA, Chicago Fire and LA Galaxy . |
1e601326e348945dfa5bb09a70d428ccc23cce6d | They died of infectious diseases and childbirth in medieval Edinburgh, some 600 years ago. But now some of the skeletons of almost 400 men, women and children, whose remains were unearthed in a cemetery five years ago, have been brought back to life thanks to digital faces created by forensic artists. By examining the ... | By examining skeletons, experts from .
the University of Dundee have revealed how the individuals died, as well as that they would have looked like .
The graves of 390 people were discovered in the grounds of South Leith Parish Church in 2009, near Edinburgh .
Forensic scientists used chemical analysis and cutting-edge... |
1e6024ccf46cc726bfc629649508df1d8b0e6397 | A man allegedly tried to killed his own unborn child by giving his pregnant girlfriend a poisoned drink so she would miscarry on Christmas Day. Jarod Rebuck, 25, slipped an herbal substance into a drink for the Kayla Frye after researching what would kill the unborn baby, police said. He allegedly bought a bottle of cl... | Jarod Rebuck, 25, allegedly slipped herbal supplement into drink to kill baby .
Police say he researched what would kill the fetus in advance .
But woman was suspicious and refused drink given to her on Christmas .
Police were called to house in Fishersburg, Indiana, and arrested Rebuck . |
1e6038a6b76c7ed313492621178a458705032db3 | By . Sam Parkhouse . PUBLISHED: . 16:11 EST, 13 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:11 EST, 13 July 2013 . 'Scrummy': Soprano Laura Wright has hit back at comments that classical singers are too thin . ‘Scrummy Soprano’ Laura Wright yesterday launched a war of words with Dame Kiri te Kanawa, describing her recent comments ab... | Dame Kiri Te Kanawa said young singers cared too much about appearance .
But soprano Laura Wright dismissed her comments as 'stupid' |
1e6059aee92722535714af703ae8da325b7a3f48 | (CNN)This year, high school students taking Advanced Placement U.S. history in some parts of the country are getting a lesson in current affairs. And in partisanship. The College Board, which creates standards for what knowledge students in AP classes must demonstrate to get college credit for taking the course, introd... | Several states debating new framework for AP history instruction .
Conservatives say it is biased .
College Board says framework is meant to guide curriculum . |
1e6089db3f0ccd365e93b11708a8edf9a40fb945 | Cornelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez told police he knelt on his seven-month-old son's chest before the boy died . A 23-year-old Las Vegas father told police he knelt on his seven-month-old son's chest before the boy died last week because he was angry the baby was being 'fussy' even after being fed. Cornelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez... | Cornelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 23, charged with one count of murder .
Son, Raymond suffered several injuries before his death .
Gonzalez admitted to police that he knelt on his son after he fed him .
Told mother Raymond had fallen earlier, but that he was better . |
1e609ba743ae89a10a463b4add0c61fe296f8259 | Kuwait City (CNN) -- Protesters in Kuwait clashed with security forces on Saturday, the second straight day of unrest in the tiny Persian Gulf nation. The demonstration occurred in Sulaibiya, just north of Kuwait City, witnesses and a government official said on Saturday. Hundreds of protesters calling for greater righ... | Protests are led by longtime residents who aren't citizens .
Security forces used tear gas on protesters .
The Persian Gulf country is a U.S. ally . |
1e60a1347634579c360c83e5a29cd3102e59f0a5 | By . Paul Donnelley . A small piece of metal is often the only way to identify soldiers who are killed or wounded in action, making them an integral part of their kit. It was a surprise then when gardener Barrie Jones found a GI’s dog tags in his flower bed in Swansea, South Wales. Mr Jones, 52, scraped the soil off th... | Barrie Jones, 52, was working in his garden in Swansea, South Wales .
He saw the name of Pvt Thurmond Carethers from Detroit, Michigan .
Pvt Carethers who enlisted after Pearl Harbor died more than 30 years ago . |
1e60fb9d5ec7ffa343665fbeb7866fcbfc0219bf | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 00:20 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:58 EST, 22 October 2013 . Arrested: Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz has been charged with accepting paid travel, the services of prostitutes and Lady Gaga concert tickets in a devastating bribery case for the US Navy . A high profile U.S. Navy ... | Also charged were Leonard Glenn Francis, the CEO of defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd .
And John Bertrand Beliveau II, a special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service - NCIS . |
1e6106997272dd876957128f0962ed81bfa0cf2c | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 05:48 EST, 29 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:01 EST, 29 May 2013 . From their childhood bedroom to their first day at work and even their wedding day, these identical twin sisters have shared a lifetime. So Christine and Carol Coxe, who wore matching wedding gowns to marry their husban... | Christine and Carol Coxe married their husbands on the same day in 1963 .
Inseparable sisters gave birth to their first child within a week of each other .
Couple shared their lives until Carol's husband Robert died in 2011 .
Christine and husband Ken took Carol on holiday for golden anniversary . |
1e618adab662b7ea41db345ff13637cc5e6e7696 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 03:36 EST, 4 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:06 EST, 4 April 2013 . Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Thursday sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines similar to the ones used by the man who gunned down 20 child and six educ... | Bill passes both houses in state legislature with bipartisan support .
It will be signed into law by Governor Dannel Malloy at noon today .
President Obama is campaigning for similar laws at national level . |
1e62ec9b0909a7c50ffa150790285b013edd47f5 | (CNN) -- Kia Scherr couldn't reach her husband and daughter after the terror attacks in Mumbai, India, and didn't know if they were alive. Alan Scherr, 58, died in the attack on the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai, his wife, Kia, confirms. She learned on Friday that her husband, Alan Scherr, 58, and 13-year-old daughter, Naomi,... | After anxious wait, Kia Scherr learns husband, daughter were killed in Mumbai, India .
iReporters in Mumbai describe scenes of deadly attacks .
From Pennsylvania, husband says, "I was sitting at home completely helpless"
iReport.com: Are you there? Tell your story . |
1e63531eafdb1307021ab3a3beeda4f10e16fe9b | Washington (CNN) -- After spending more than a month in a Houston hospital, former President George H.W. Bush might get to leave this week. "We are hopeful that he can be discharged this coming week, but we're still taking everything one day at a time," spokesman Jim McGrath said Saturday night. The statement came afte... | Spokesman: "We are hopeful ... but we're still taking everything one day at a time"
Bush was hospitalized November 23 for bronchitis and has had "a stubborn fever" |
1e63cc11bf9ad808fb36273705dcf9aeb6ca7539 | London (CNN) -- The British government will deploy an extra 1,200 troops for Olympics security, Sports Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced Tuesday. The 1,200 military personnel come on top of 3,500 already called up specially this month after security contractor G4S said it would not be able to supply the number of guards ... | NEW: The new deployment means 18,200 troops will guard the Olympics .
The government was already deploying 3,500 military personnel to cover shortfalls .
Security contractor G4S has said it can't supply the number of guards it promised .
British lawmakers forced the G4S chief to concede security was a "shambles" |
1e64238996c53a74c9e5fcc0b31c7cf04302f6e0 | By . Daily Mail Reporter, Associated Press and Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:30 EST, 6 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:40 EST, 7 February 2013 . Off the hook: A lawyer overseeing the federal investigation into Lance Armstrong says there are no plans to charge him over the doping scandal . The company that awarde... | He .
has also said that he will not be paying back the $12million he earned .
in bonuses during three of his seven Tour de France victories .
Shocking revelation comes as Armstrong tops list of America's most disliked athletes .
Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey last month that he had doped . |
1e6465353c60c8f70f16a9991463634945c0d95d | By . Snejana Farberov . and Reuters Reporter . A white suburban Detroit homeowner who shot dead a black 19-year-old girl on his front porch admitted to purposefully opening fire on her out of fear, but insisted that he was not aiming at her. Theodore Wafer, 55, is accused of shooting Renisha McBride in the face through... | Theodore Wafer told the court Tuesday he intended to shoot Renisha McBride, 19, on his porch last November .
The Dearborn Heights homeowner said from the stand he regretted not finding his phone to call 911 the night of the shooting .
The 55-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter and could... |
1e66292478c63524e49528d35bdf24679ae7dcb3 | Pepe divides opinion among football fans but the Portugal defender proved a Good Samaritan as he paid for nine tonnes of food to be distributed to poor families of the Las Rozas district in the Spanish capital. The 31-year-old, who comes from a working-class background in Brazil, lives in the area and ensured that the ... | Pepe oversees distribution of food packages across Las Rozas district .
The Real Madrid defender lives in the area .
Pepe has played 180 games for Los Blancos .
The Portugal centre half has been sent off 12 times in his career . |
1e664eebe527f7c98a451f654d8953162e2b61f7 | Some of the pornographic emails exchanged among Pennsylvania state government officials in a scandal that has claimed at least four jobs involved children and violent sexual acts against women, the state attorney general has revealed. Attorney General Kathleen Kane described the images 'deplorable' during an interview ... | Four staffers at the attorney general's office were fired earlier this month after they were discovered to have exchanged pornographic emails .
Images included child porn and violent sexual acts against women, state Attorney General Kathleen Kane has revealed .
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery retir... |
1e676fe79f86a4432ca58ad4db178161abd44886 | PARIS, France (CNN) -- A gunman holed up across the street from a French nursery school opened fire Friday on mothers and nannies entering the building to pick up children for lunch, slightly injuring eight adults, police said. French police at the Lyon nursery school Friday. Two of the injured were taken to a hospital... | Eight injured by gunman who opens fire at nursery school in Lyon, France .
Police said the shooter used an air rifle and was not captured .
Security cordon set up around area schools .
Mayor says he thinks pedestrians rather than the school were gunman's target . |
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