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2610fb729a608ac5f3c0f8418cddfafc73bdf3b8 | BOISE, Idaho (CNN) -- "First, please let me apologize to my family, friends, staff and fellow Idahoans for the cloud placed over Idaho. I did nothing wrong at the Minneapolis airport. I regret my decision to plead guilty and the sadness that decision has brought to my wife, family, friends, staff, and fellow Idahoans. ... | Idaho senator apologizes to state, family, friends .
Senator says he did no wrong, but pleaded guilty without seeking counsel .
Senator says he has retained a lawyer to examine the matter . |
26119856ca6aaac1606b41a31176aad1ce585cce | Britain's leading examining board has been accused of 'justifying' antisemitism in schools after GCSE pupils were asked in an exam to explain 'why some people are prejudiced against Jews'. More than a thousand religious studies students sat the test last Thursday, which was set by one of the three major English exam bo... | Jewish community leaders condemn question for 'justifying' anti-semitism in schools .
Education Secretary Michael Gove brands question 'bizarre' and 'insensitive'
One former examiner defends question as 'legitimate' |
261428951243298d00ebc007f7f4cdd066866dfd | (CNN Student News) -- June 3, 2011 . Download a PDF map related to today's show: . • Massachusetts . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hey! I'm Carl Azuz, and you're watching CNN Student News! This is our last show of t... | Hear about the impact of deadly tornadoes that hit Massachusetts .
Find out why U.S. nutrition guidelines are getting a new icon .
Look back at some of the biggest stories from this school year .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
2614fc51ccb25a3e0962115e4e8ff22083b24de6 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 13:26 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:37 EST, 15 January 2014 . A young woman accused of killing her sister in a car crash wept in court today as she described how their brother had died serving in Afghanistan just months earlier. Rosie-Ann Stone, 21, allegedly caused the ... | Rosie-Ann Stone, 20, is accused of causing death of her sister Jennie, 28 .
Their cars were in queue behind slow-moving lorry on the A165 near Hull .
Today, Stone wept in court as she described death of their soldier brother .
Private Gregg Stone was killed while serving in Afghanistan in June 2012 .
Stone also spoke o... |
2616c2020d1ca9d3a2c52aa5d8493ff621c47e60 | A mother killed her 'evil' daughter after being turned against her by a lesbian lover who had assumed a bizarre set of male alter egos, a court heard. Polly Chowdhury, 35, is accused of murdering Ayesha Ali - who was found at her Essex home with more than 50 injuries - together with her lover Kiki Muddar after being ca... | Court heard Kiki Muddar, 43, manipulated friend Polly Chowdhury, 35 .
Muddar 'created web of aliases including spiritual Muslim "Skyman"'
One character then 'turned Chowdhury against daughter Ayesha Ali, 8'
Texts were sent in block capitals including: 'Your daughter will pay'
Ayesa was found dead with 50 injuries inclu... |
2616fa27c59ea12b4e560fea49d368e87ada8580 | Aboard the Tea Party Express (CNN) -- From the stage, Deborah Johns is the angry conscience of the tea party movement. A protester uses a Nazi swastika to make a point at a Tea Party Express stop in Dallas, Texas. "Question everything your government is doing," she tells a crowd of about 100 from the bus's stage in the... | Tea Party Express bus tour concludes Saturday at U.S. Capitol .
Fury at Obama, government in general apparent at rallies along route .
Two operatives organize tour, seek ways to turn passion into action .
Clear leader, moderated message eventually will emerge, organizer says . |
26170bebcbb3e88b0af0f759b63fe46a89182814 | Shocking footage has emerged of a daring train surfer clutching on to the outside of a moving train. The daredevil dangles from the back of the vehicle as it hurtles full-speed across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. A video set to air on Nine News this Monday night shows in full a person crouching at the back of a ye... | The video shows an unidentified male clutching to the back of a train .
The CityRail vehicle is hurtling across the Sydney Harbour Bridge .
In a full piece to air on Nine News they report this is a 'new craze' |
26172d4d80951da373fce56194b062bff3433c8a | Washington (CNN) -- Missouri's tight restrictions on protests and picketing outside military funerals were tossed out by a federal judge Monday, over free speech concerns. A small Kansas church had brought suit over its claimed right to loudly march outside the burials and memorial services of those killed in overseas ... | Federal judge tosses out Missouri ban on protests and picketing at military funerals .
The law was passed in response to a protest by Westboro Baptist Church .
The church members say they believe U.S. troop deaths are God's punishment . |
261833dd7a993537db4e3a44fdb56aa53d4c2bf1 | By . Gerri Peev and Matt Chorley . PUBLISHED: . 21:31 EST, 28 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:08 EST, 29 July 2013 . A Cabinet minister’s proposal to allow shoppers to park for 15 minutes on double yellow lines has been dismissed by a Coalition junior minister as ‘dangerous and unworkable’. Communities Secretary Eric Pic... | Traffic wardens would not issue fines to drivers making short trips .
Eric Pickles wants to encourage more trade to struggling town centres .
AA says many 'historic' double yellow lines could be removed altogether . |
2618ccf6f0640587448c264c635c420415600665 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:13 EST, 17 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:09 EST, 17 March 2014 . A schoolgirl has spoken of how she has been bombarded with death threats for the last 18 months over her friendship with an X Factor star. Chloe Allan, 15, began messaging singer Sam Callahan before he appeared ... | Chloe Allan began messaging singer before he appeared on show last year .
She has since been sent thousands of messages from online trolls .
Her mother Julie has vowed to do 'whatever it takes' to unmask the trolls . |
2619060c52b313b1529aaccfa69baeaf20819ae7 | LONDON, England -- In his autobiography, Eric Clapton admits that he enjoys nothing more than sitting in a deck chair on a white sandy beach watching his children playing in the sea. Private getaway: Eric Clapton enjoys spending time relaxing on his superyacht Va Bene. It's the perfect antidote to a punishing tour sche... | Eric Clapton owns the 48 meter superyacht Va Bene .
Bernie Ecclestone had owned the vessel before Clapton bought it .
Clapton enjoys spending time on the boat to get away from his work . |
26191727e23a19430e49e3cb4ea2c6076a9d6bf4 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 14:56 EST, 1 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:45 EST, 1 January 2014 . Dave Martin, a longtime Associated Press photographer based in Montgomery, Alabama, died after collapsing on the Georgia Dome field after the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Tuesday night. Martin, 59, ran onto the field imme... | Dave Martin, 59, suffered an apparent heart attack at the game in Atlanta, Georgia .
'Dave Martin was an excellent .
photojournalist, a consummate and dedicated professional and a wonderful .
person,' said AP Vice President . |
26192b4768689829b9661e8fb40dca4964e7f3ab | By . Jenny Hope and Louise Eccles . PUBLISHED: . 18:01 EST, 17 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:41 EST, 18 June 2013 . Little ground breaker: Heath Kidd is the first baby to be born using a new IVF treatment . He's only seven weeks old, but little Heath Kidd is already a pioneer. His birth – the result of a groundbreaking... | New IVF technique using naturally occurring hormone kisspeptin .
Heath Kidd, seven weeks, is first child born as result of new treatment .
Kisspeptin safer for mothers and avoids some risks of traditional IVF . |
2619a648cde2b1073fd111055ccd4b49977b3ba1 | By . Martin Robinson . Probe: Tory MP Nadine Dorries's travel and accommodation expenses are to be probed by The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority . Controversial Tory politician Nadine Dorries is being investigated over her MP's expenses. The Tory, who is MP for Mid-Bedfordshire, is being probed for claims... | Watchdog Ipsa has 'reason to believe' Ms Dorries 'may have been paid travel and .
accommodation costs she was not entitled to'
In 2010 she paid back £1,000 after previous investigation .
MP denies any wrongdoing and vows to 'go after' 'asleep on the job' Ipsa . |
2619de95bb223c91827921b3b5cf27251fefb442 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:44 EST, 19 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:47 EST, 19 November 2013 . A woman who accidentally backed over and killed her long-term girlfriend in their driveway after a row has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Angelia Hanson, 30, from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, pleade... | Angelia Hanson 'floored it' after an argument with her girlfriend Jody Lane and did not realize the woman was behind her .
She only realized she had hit her after dragging her several feet .
She was given the maximum penalty for involuntary manslaughter because her history of arrests 'showed a pattern of reckless behav... |
261a18add11711faeedd1326e694512527026b74 | By . Julian Gavaghan . PUBLISHED: . 11:14 EST, 19 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:31 EST, 19 April 2012 . A couple were banned from owning animals for eight years today - after they admitted keeping 56 dogs in the back garden of their semi-detatched home. Shocked animal welfare officers found 69 animals - including 56 d... | James and Nicola Hood, who also kept six birds, three cats and four chinchillas in filthy conditions, were banned from keeping animals . |
261b03687b5711871fa598ffe8693557241e1854 | PENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) -- Detectives are questioning two people in connection with the killing of a Gulf Coast couple known for adopting special-needs children, the Escambia County sheriff said Saturday. Police were questioning two people Saturday, one of them the owner of a red van seen driving from the home. Inves... | Two people are being questioned and a third is being sought .
Red van, caught on surveillance cameras leaving the home, has been found .
Byrd and Melanie Billings were found dead in their home Thursday .
Eight children found in the home are being taken care of in undisclosed location . |
261bbbc78cd8728221bc65600e719972322efff8 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 04:48 EST, 3 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:22 EST, 3 October 2013 . The wife of a biker who was severely injured by a Range Rover that was trying to escape a swarm of motorcyclists has held a candle-lit silent vigil outside the hospital where he is being kept. Dayana Mieses ha... | Edwin Mieses Jr, 26, was hit by the vehicle after a group of 20-30 bikers swarmed the Range Rover in New York City on Sunday .
Mieses suffered spine damage and will not be able to walk again .
Family hold vigil outside holiday for 'paralyzed' biker .
SUV driver Alexian Lien feared for his family's safety and forced his... |
261c439efe60af5db578d41b9cf27426647ad3dc | By . Helen Collis . PUBLISHED: . 09:01 EST, 31 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:49 EST, 31 July 2013 . A three-year-old girl has been killed and 17 injured after a main water pipe ruptured releasing a powerful torrent. The little girl drowned and her home was destroyed when the pipe exploded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The... | Main water pipe exploded in Rio de Janeiro's western Campo Grande district .
One child died, 17 injured and many homes destroyed by the powerful surge . |
261df717b227f7e35acffaa101d036607cd50348 | By . Daniel Martin . Outdoor weddings could be legalised under plans to allow non-religious groups to carry out marriage ceremonies. Couples would be able to tie the knot in the open air under a proposed law change to allow humanists to conduct marriages. The controversial policy could lead to green campaigners or even... | Couples would be able to tie the knot in the open air under a proposed law change to allow humanists to conduct marriages .
The law currently states most weddings in England and Wales must take place in a building .
Ministry of Justice said that, if humanist weddings are allowed, all restrictions on .
where they can ta... |
261e6cb6317385ebe0c30eb254871f31f0d7af1b | By . David Kent . Nigel de Jong insists there will be no repeat of his infamous 'kung-fu' challenge against Xabi Alonso when the pair meet again at the World Cup on Friday. Holland play Spain in the opening game of Group B in Salvador’s Arena Fonte Nova and the midfield duo are likely to feature on the same pitch for t... | De Jong caught Spain's Xabi Alonso with a high challenge during the 2010 World Cup final .
The Dutchman says his side's game with Spain in Brazil will be clean .
Holland also face Chile and Australia in Group B . |
261eeec8598202090b7d67ea7d4c283f32cb8159 | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 14:14 EST, 14 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:49 EST, 15 January 2013 . A farmer who claimed he could not walk 30ft and illegally pocketed £100,000 in benefits was caught on camera herding cattle and climbing fences. David Millward, 55, was secretly filmed by the Department of Work and Pe... | David Millward was secretly filmed carrying bags of feed and climbing fences .
He pocketed £75,532 income support, £24,692 disability living allowance .
Investigations revealed he was working as a self-employed livestock trader .
He pleaded guilty to two offences of cheating and was remanded with bail . |
26217fdb986fe8e216492d3aebc7eb8a473af83a | (CNN) -- Stepping into the New York office of fashion mogul Tory Burch, one can't help but notice the positive energy in the room. Elegant yet cozy, substantial yet relaxed, the space brims with creative spirit. Credit can be given to any number of factors, from the artfully layered furnishings to the welcoming persona... | Fashion mogul Tory Burch enjoys a harmonious working environment .
She worked with a feng shui master to achieve the right flow .
Details of Burch's retail spaces are echoed in the company's offices .
'The Little Prince' is a favorite book of hers and it is displayed prominently . |
26225518de7db46b4cfdc91c72d170a818686d07 | Rail passengers told last night how they feared a Hillsborough-style disaster when thousands were trapped inside a station as travel chaos hit Britain – and the severe weather added to the Christmas misery for millions. The mayhem across the rail network was caused by overrunning engineering works at some of the countr... | Rail passengers said how they feared Hillsborough-style disaster .
Travel chaos hit Britain with busy crowds at Finsbury Park station .
Travellers had been diverted there from much larger King's Cross .
News on King's Cross services being affected came late on Boxing Day .
Gave furious passengers little time to change ... |
262259028da8114d2bdfb0958cc7629e10bfd068 | Cherie Blair has bought yet another block of flats – just weeks after snapping up ten apartments in Manchester. She and eldest son Euan have purchased 14 apartments in nearby Stockport – dramatically increasing the family’s property empire to 31 homes. The total would have been 32, but earlier this month Mrs Blair, 60,... | Cherie Blair and eldest son Euan have bought 14 apartments in Stockport .
This has increased the family's property empire to 31 homes .
Last month they splashed out £650,000 on ten-flat block in Manchester . |
26232ae78e360b51cd32b9ca2df785fc6e875109 | By . Lizzie Edmonds . PUBLISHED: . 10:44 EST, 5 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:58 EST, 15 October 2013 . Pippa Middleton donned a traditional Austrian dirndl complete with 'bust-boosting blouse and a pinny' for her latest travel writing venture about an Alpine festival. The outdoorsy 30-year-old was certainly dressed... | Pippa's column for Daily Telegraph sees her dressed in traditional dirndl .
Visited the Jahrmarkt festival in Kitzbühel, Austria, for latest travel feature .
Is pictured enjoying the sites and posing by a stall full of sweet treats .
'I was easily lured by the prospect of dancing in a dirndl and sampling every wurst im... |
2624555ec92afa9ab7aef4f818fbe74ab08098d8 | A Stillwater, Minnesota, restaurant is under fire after it passed on a recent minimum wage hike by adding part of the extra 75 cents an hour to customers' checks. The state ordered a mandatory wage increase effective August 1, but Oasis Cafe owner Craig Beemer reacted by adding a 35 cent 'minimum wage fee' directly to ... | Minnesota ordered a mandatory minimum wage increase effective August 1 .
But Oasis Cafe owner Craig Beemer reacted by adding a 35 cent 'minimum wage fee' directly to diners' tabs .
Members of the community were outraged and took to Facebook to voice their fury .
However, the Stillwater cafe claims they were only being ... |
2625012cb7a3e92c942aec424579f0bd7bd675f4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:37 EST, 5 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:39 EST, 5 February 2013 . Attack: Nathaniel A Dickherber, 24, has been charged with sex assault after allegedly performing oral sex on a fellow party guest in Missouri . A man has been charged with sexual assault after he was caught ... | Nathaniel A. Dickherber told police he 'blacked out' and did not remember what happened following party in Robertsville, Missouri . |
262562b8b6dfd2000d2bbbc89647d976780ec7f1 | By . Rob Cooper . Last updated at 1:57 AM on 10th November 2011 . Schools across the country will shut as head teachers strike for the first time in their history, it was confirmed yesterday. Further misery for parents came after the National Association of Head Teachers voted for strike action over cuts to their pens... | Thousands of schools likely to shut on November 30 .
First time in head teachers union's history they have voted to strike .
Three quarters of National Association of Head Teachers members backed action . |
2626acfd6edbbc9e72da173c4ebecc43d02b5403 | Charlotte Parker, 32, a married teaching assistant, sent thousands of lewd texts to a schoolboy . A married teaching assistant sent thousands of lewd texts after starting a two-year affair with a schoolboy, 14, and threatened suicide when his parents found out. Charlotte Parker, 32, admitted engaging in sexual activity... | Charlotte Parker, 32, admitted engaging in sexual activity with a pupil .
Victim was 14 and a pupil at Hylands Academy in Chelmsford, Essex .
Court heard he sent Christmas card to her before starting two-year affair .
Around 3,000 WhatsApp messages were shared in less than a month .
Victim aware she was married and tho... |
2626d5fb3c84757e5d5a6ee732ae1b6ec5ff6260 | Washington (CNN) -- A faulty pipe, flawed operations, and inadequate government oversight led to the 2010 Northern California natural gas explosion that killed eight people, federal officials said Tuesday. During a public board meeting, National Transportation Safety Board investigators delivered their final report on ... | An NTSB report is critical of pipeline owner PG&E and government regulators .
PG&E "exploited weaknesses in a lax system of oversight," the NTSB chief says .
The San Bruno explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes .
PG&E says it has taken "multiple steps" to improve safety since the blast . |
2626feedec72289ef6c22de6c3ba1b84df466090 | * I spoke to Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra about their Manchester United futures... but dressing-room was out of bounds . * I tried to convince David Moyes to keep Mike Phelan as Manchester United assistant manager . * I had nothing to do with David Moyes' sacking - I found out by reading the paper . *Louis van Gaal i... | Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge at Manchester United for 26 years .
Arsene Wenger is currently the longest serving Premier League manager .
Ferguson has expressed doubts that Wenger will surpass his reign .
But the Scot has admitted he was happy to see Wenger win the FA Cup .
Ferguson has updated his autobiography, rel... |
26270ec88d6364684044f6e3d6113e0985257504 | (CNN) -- Smartphones are powerful tools, and with the right apps and accessories, they can become even more so. A California-based tech company has launched a tool that turns a regular iPhone 4 or 4S into a powerful biometrics scanning tool. AOptix has unveiled its app and a wrap-around device for turning the smartphon... | California tech company launches biometric app and scanning tool for iPhone .
The AOptix Stratus is packed with technology which can scan face, iris, fingerprint and voice.
Developers hope police, border agencies and airport customs authorities could all benefit from the technology . |
26278ebbdd2a809c5abae8f3d60912d03451d6ff | By . Jill Reilly . and Eliza Wilson . He infuriated his Chinese and South Korean fans after attending a controversial Japanese shrine. And Justin Bieber went into damage control on Wedneday, sharing a photo on Instagram which showed him visiting children at an orphanage. 'Visited a Japanese orphanage.. Love these kids!... | Shrine commemorates Japan's war dead, including war criminals .
The 20-year-old is on holiday in Japan with his mother .
Justin said he was 'extremely sorry' and 'misled'
The move angered many of his Chinese and South Koreans fans . |
262796ca2e17c0a55c2f700065aa10bf1cecbfcd | By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 12:09 EST, 27 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:20 EST, 27 January 2014 . David Beckham shows off his culinary skills in a new advert for Sainsbury's in which he promotes the return of their Active Kids scheme. MailOnline has been given an exclusive preview of the advert, which you can ... | Supermarket relaunch Active Kids scheme this week .
This time vouchers can also be exchanged for cookery equipment .
Aims to help children eat healthily .
David Beckham and Ellie Simmonds are brand ambassadors . |
2627d895b1e5143f4f21debc5c26bd379abbda6d | By . Laura Clark . PUBLISHED: . 18:10 EST, 14 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:18 EST, 15 August 2012 . Universities are closing courses to Britons while offering places in clearing to overseas students who pay tuition fees of up to £20,000 a year. Edinburgh, Manchester and Cardiff are among those taking advantage of ru... | Edinburgh, Manchester and Cardiff are .
among those taking advantage . |
2627f5d0dcdff1f6e6d87937c5131607eead4d11 | The cookie diet is being endorsed by a U.K. doctor who is suggesting it is prescribed by the NHS . A British doctor is calling on the NHS to prescribe a radical new diet for obese children - which encourages youngsters to eat nine biscuits a day. Currently three in 10 children in the UK aged between two and 15 are over... | Currently three in 10 children in the U.K. aged two to 15 are overweight .
Many are in severe danger of developing heart disease through overeating .
Healthy biscuits - as well as fruit and vegetables - could replace snacks .
U.K. doctor has endorsed the controversial U.S. diet . |
2627fa061a52e954e0501e28f816d6fafcf73db3 | By . James Nye . and David Mccormack . The Atlanta teen initially denied a place on the nation's heart transplant waiting list because of the vague reason of 'non-compliance', has finally received a new heart. Diagnosed with an enlarged heart and given six months to live, Anthony Stokes, 15, and his family had labeled... | Anthony Stokes, 15, successfully underwent heart transplant surgery on Tuesday evening .
Had been diagnosed with an enlarged heart last month and given just six months to live .
Doctors at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta had initially refused to put him on the transplant waiting list .
His family and civil rights grou... |
262804445231dd4363837a432cf1ab634d867772 | BIG BOOTS TO FILL . Brazil will never be able to replace Neymar, but Oscar and Willian can give it a good go. Jose Mourinho has championed Oscar in that role behind the striker, so much so that he sold Juan Mata to play him there. Neymar has thrived in that position but Oscar can, too. He is a complete footballer and i... | Oscar will play in his favoured role against Germany with Neymar injured .
Willian will give Brazil energy to trouble German midfield .
Brazil must not play with too much passion against efficient Germany .
Germany have gone back to basics with Phillip Lahm at full back and Bastian Schweinsteiger in midfield .
Marcelo ... |
262846680f0d1863d959f1a8d6da33f0dc3b3c6b | A historic house Sarasota, Florida, is up for sale for $1 – and the owners say even that’s negotiable. But there is a major catch. The new owner will have to move the house to another location. Scroll down for video . What a steal: This four-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot home in Sarasota's most historic neighborhood has b... | The four-bedroom, three-bath, 2,300-square-foot house in Pomelo Park section of Sarasota, Florida, was built in 1920s .
A couple from Atlanta bought the property in June for $605,000 sight unseen, but concluded that it was too old-fashioned for them .
It features hardwood floors, a formal dining room and a sun deck wit... |
26285927f49e823a62964857e9d0e29b3423cc15 | For hotel cities looking to expand, space is always a problem. However, one resort in Austria got around that issue but lifting its new penthouse onto its roof with a crane. The LoftCube room, which weighs 12 tonnes, sits 65ft in the air on top of Hotel Daniel, in the southern city of Graz. Up and away! The 12-tonne al... | The new LoftCube, created by Berlin designer Werner Aisslinger, boasts 360-degree views of the city of Graz .
Five-star 44-square-metre room, complete with a home cinema, has been placed on stilts to simulate 'floating on air'
Room also features a specially made extra-large double bed, designer furniture, and a rainfal... |
2629576592ab189d7dea5a72ea8f59ba833e716c | (CNN) -- A number of establishment Republicans are privately blasting former Rep. J.C. Watts and his comments about considering a run for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee. They call him arrogant for even suggesting he could do the job, and some have said the talk is more about his ego than a vision... | Former Rep. J.C. Watts might run for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee .
Some establishment Republicans are blasting him, says Roland Martin .
But if the GOP wants any kind of future, it should listen to Watts very closely, Martin says .
It's time for the GOP to "sit back, shut up and take notes," s... |
2629d0252018de843b97d48eaecc7f2551437533 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:45 EST, 14 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:47 EST, 14 December 2013 . An eight-year-old girl will spend her first Christmas alone after her single mother and younger sister were killed in a horrific car crash on Tuesday morning. Jillian Sedivec, 28, and Savanah Wilson, four,... | Single mother Jillian Sedivec, 28, and her daughter, four-year-old Savanah Wilson, killed in Tuesday morning collision .
Their vehicle slammed into a stopped semi-truck in Oceanside, California .
Memorial fund set up for Sedivec's eight-year-old daughter, Cydney, who has been orphaned .
Family is caring for her . |
262b755eef649c5df2370e65e8d7cd924d58600f | (CNN) -- Spanish motorcycling star Dani Pedrosa has had successful surgery to remove a titanium plate from his shoulder, it was announced on Wednesday. The Honda rider, second in last year's MotoGP world championship, had the plate inserted last October after suffering a double fracture to his collarbone in the Japanes... | Honda Repsol rider Dani Pedrosa has successful surgery to remove metal plate .
Pedrosa had the plate inserted after suffering a shoulder injury at 2010 Japanese Grand Prix .
The Spaniard is currently second in the MotoGP standings after two races . |
262c004698fc65c3726cd7ba8f7386009bb8a22f | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 06:01 EST, 15 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:25 EST, 15 May 2013 . These pictures may leave fans of the giant rubber duck spotted floating off Hong Kong feeling a little flat. The 16.5-metre-high yellow duck, which has been bobbing merrily in Victoria Harbour for almost a fortnight, la... | Giant rubber duck lying deflated on surface of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong .
Enormous inflatable made its debut in Hong Kong earlier this month .
Officials assured fans of the rubber duck it will return after a 'freshen up' |
262c5bf1649faf4a0c71e13f95eeac8aec677aca | Manchester City touched down in London after catching a private jet ahead of the Community Shield final against Arsenal. Manuel Pellegrini's side go into the clash as heavy favourites at Wembley to compete for the first piece of silverware this season. Frank Lampard is already showing his commitment to his new club by ... | Manuel Pellegrini's side looking to add more silverware .
Premier League champions are favourites against the Gunners .
Frank Lampard travels down despite not playing in Community Shield .
Samir Nasri set to play after upsetting Arsenal supporters . |
262dc186912220727985a8a3a30b8cdceec1ab05 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:08 EST, 6 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:09 EST, 6 July 2012 . A BT worker strangled a married colleague during a lunch break and then killed himself after she refused to start an intimate relationship with him, an inquest heard today. Darren Hunt, 43, killed fellow IT professi... | Darren Hunt, 43, killed Beverley Farrow, 31, after she refused to have affair .
Police broke in and found pair dead after her husband reported her missing .
Both worked at BT's research HQ in Martlesham, near Ipswich, Suffolk . |
262dfa0db2fa21ab7470429e675ad84bae200805 | (CNN) -- Football's ruling body is investigating reports that North Korea's national team and head coach were humiliated by government officials following a disastrous showing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The North Koreans, playing at the tournament for the first time since 1966, suffered an embarrassing 7-0 ... | FIFA contacts North Korean FA to investigate reports of government interference .
Players reportedly faced six-hour critique in auditorium on return from World Cup .
Coach said to have been sentenced to hard labor after team lost all three matches .
FIFA has strict rules about no government interference with its member... |
2631158df821085d6c28802a6ac111bf789d4726 | A mother and her son both suffer from a devastating allergy to the sun which means any exposure to it causes them agonising pain. Claire Turner, 50, and son Sam, 13, have a rare medical condition called erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) - a condition which causes the skin becomes incredibly sensitive to natural light... | Claire and Sam Turner have a condition that makes their skin very sensitive .
Being exposed to sun or light, their skin can feel as if it's on fire .
If they go outside during the day they have to cover all of their skin .
They have to wear long sleeves, gloves and to tie scarves around their faces .
Sam is even sensit... |
26313fefea9b1912cf57204e6c3d5172360fa9b7 | The heat inside the small medical clinic is stifling. An occasional breeze from an open window provides the only relief. A dozen lethargic children, their ribs exposed and twig-like arms outstretched, lay on beds covered by mosquito nets. I accompany Keita Cheick Oumar, a doctor with the International Rescue Committee ... | More than 300,000 people have fled northern Mali in search of food or safety after drought and rebel uprising .
Secular rebels in north Mali broke away from the capital, Bamako, in March but have lost the territory to militant Islamist groups .
The International Rescue Committee is fighting to control malnutrition in t... |
26318d8a73a7fa728f94dcdf530e575f3e3a7bd0 | Manchester United stars slammed the substitution of Angel di Maria during a fiery dressing-room inquest after their shocking 5-3 defeat at Leicester. Di Maria, who had scored an early contender for Barclays Premier League goal of the season to put United 2-0 up, was substituted when the score was 3-3. During scenes des... | Angel di Maria was replaced with Manchester United level at 3-3 .
Juan Mata came off the bench but United went on to lose 5-3 to Leicester .
A United player said afterwards: 'Why the f*** did we substitute Di Maria?'
The Argentine had earlier scored a brilliant goal to make it 2-0 .
United spent £156million in the summ... |
263250368a49df322aa08eaf60a9f5de27c8ee73 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 13:46 EST, 23 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:50 EST, 24 January 2013 . Detectives have launched an investigation after an eight-week-old baby died at home. Police officers and paramedics rushed to the house in Malvern, Worcestershire, at 8.50am. But despite the baby being airlifted to... | Six police .
cars, two ambulances and an air ambulance rushed to a house in Malvern this morning .
The baby was airlifted to Worcester Royal Infirmary but later was pronounced dead . |
26328dbe7f1973cf3c812545f5cd30a0a70fd53d | A Chicago-born man kidnapped as a toddler and taken to Mexico by his father more than three decades ago is hoping to be reunited with his mother after he was was caught sneaking back across the border last month. Mother Kathy Amaya, who lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, said today she has been waiting to see her son, Dav... | David Amaya Barrick thought his mother had abandoned him .
Kathy Amaya has spent the last 30 years looking for her son after her husband abducted him as a toddler .
The pair have still not been reunited but did have an emotional phone call .
Raising the funds to go and see his mom in Wisconsin . |
263406a5edc6f65bdb2339a836865796ea9c0108 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 09:07 EST, 7 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:44 EST, 7 November 2012 . Greek police fired water cannons and fought running battles with protesters hurling petrol bombs outside its parliament today, during the biggest rally in over a year against spending cuts the country must approve t... | Violence erupted in Athens as lawmakers neared a vote on unpopular budget cuts and labour reforms .
Nearly 100,000 protestors had gathered outside the Greek parliament for the biggest anti-austerity rally in over a year .
Police responded with tear gas and water cannons when a handful of protestors tried to break throu... |
26347ce9ac3b9ae723981621a8e7dfb231a44a53 | By . Andy Dolan . It is one of the great old names on the British High Street with a history spanning more than 160 years. But department store House of Fraser could be set to fall in to Chinese hands, with a conglomerate from the Far Eastern superpower yesterday said to have tabled a £450million bid for the chain. Nan... | Nanjing-based Sanpower is in advanced talks over a surprise swoop .
House of Fraser also considers a .
separate plan for a summer flotation .
Firm opened its first .
store selling cloth and fabric in Glasgow in 1869 . |
2635a2ebf069c17ae005084b7ff66a255ffd3e23 | Jonathan Firth, 33, (pictured today) who groomed a 16-year-old pupil by sending her naked pictures on Snapchat before taking her virginity, has been jailed . A secondary school teacher who groomed a 16-year-old pupil by sending her naked pictures on Snapchat before taking her virginity has been jailed. Bradford Crown C... | Jonathan Firth took the girl to cafes and sent her naked pictures of himself .
He inviting her to his parents house, where they eventually had sex .
Firth, who was in a long-term relationship, has been jailed for 21 months . |
2636e41755762ebc19023ebece73e7d933e35748 | A one-eyed man has been arrested for the shooting murder of a one-eyed rapper and a young woman at an Alabama nightclub. Jason Quan McWilliams, 25, is being held by police on suspicion of killing 22-year-old Glenn Thomas, known on stage as Doe B, and college student Kimberle Johnson, who was celebrating her 21st birthd... | Kimberle Johnson, 21, was shot dead early Saturday morning along with rapper Glenn 'Doe B' Thomas .
Jason Quan McWilliams, 25, has been arrested on suspicion of the murders .
Madison Thomas, 3, held a candle during vigil outside the nightclub .
Mourners gather to pay tribute to the two victims of the shooting .
Ms John... |
26373b7564cae2b43781d53eb328f8f61e062595 | (CNN) -- At age 59, Denzel Washington may have something new: a franchise. The two-time Oscar winner added to his string of successes this weekend with "The Equalizer," which had no equal at the box office, opening with an estimated $35 million in ticket sales. It's the 15th time in 15 years that a Washington film has ... | Denzel Washington's "The Equalizer" makes an estimated $35 million .
"The Maze Runner," last week's box office victor, comes in second .
Liam Neeson's "A Walk Among the Tombstones" drops from 2nd to 7th . |
263789b27ce53dd3864254f48477a1de13f89316 | By . David Gardner In Los Angeles . Last updated at 12:21 PM on 4th November 2011 . Conrad Murray's criminally negligent care of Michael Jackson robbed the King of Pop's three children of their father, a court heard today. 'For Michael's children, this case will go on forever, because they do not have a father,' prosec... | Meanwhile defence lawyer questioned whether the trial would exist if the victim had not been Michael Jackson .
Jury begins deliberations on Friday morning . |
2637f6c8db3faf1dcebfb1df049495022fee55d8 | The ex-police officer who bungled the Madeleine McCann investigation made a fortune by spinning a web of lies about the case, a court heard today. Goncalo Amaral, 56, earned at least £344,000 from his book and TV documentary about Madeleine's disappearance, it was said. Amaral wrote 'distortions', 'fallacies', 'supposi... | Ex officer 'earned £344k' from book and TV show about the Madeleine case .
Goncalo Amaral, 56, wrote 'lies' about the case, a Lisbon court heard .
McCanns are suing Mr Amaral for £1m over his book The Truth Of The Lie . |
2639c29ff7e022eb2014eaad58d3d3d6fb7b8843 | By . Claire Bates . UPDATED: . 06:11 EST, 28 December 2011 . Hospital patients in Wales are to be served healthy food that meets mandatory nutritional standards next year - but England will not follow suit, campaigners said today. NHS patients in Wales will receive meals that limits the amount of saturated fat and salt... | Welsh patients will receive at least seven drinks a day and have snacks available 24 hours a day .
English hospitals do not have to meet even minimum standards . |
263b276b946595ac5c15095b6a5cdbec288d9fba | Editor's note: This is an excerpt from CNN Contributor Bob Greene's new book, "Late Edition: A Love Story," a memoir of his time working at an Ohio newspaper in the 1960s. The localness of what we did down at the paper defined everything. Even as a kid brand-new to the staff and brand-new to the newspaper business, hir... | Bob Greene's new memoir is titled "Late Edition: A Love Story"
The book chronicles his tenure at an Ohio newspaper in the 1960s .
Author recalls lesson in etiquette from Ohio State University's football coach . |
263c5968606c404fa06121a1656ac09e555b478c | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 18:47 EST, 25 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 22:39 EST, 25 June 2013 . The sister of Josh Powell has published a book where she writes about her suspicions over his involvement in his wife Susan's disappearance. Susan Cox Powell, a married mother of two young sons, vanished from her suburb... | Jennifer Graves suspects her brother Josh was involved in Susan Cox Powell's disappearance in December 2009 .
Josh Powell set fire to his home, killing himself and his two sons in 2012 . |
263c7572293933257104934467eee77b80f7e8bd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:54 EST, 26 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:31 EST, 27 May 2013 . Thousands of patients are dying due to a lack of doctors in England's worst hospitals, according to a new study. Hospitals currently being investigated for having high death rates employ far fewer doctors per patien... | Research carried out by Plymouth University looked at staffing levels in 14 hospital trusts .
Study found on average troubled hospitals have 17 per cent fewer doctors per 100 beds .
They also have five per cent fewer nurses and 22 per cent fewer cleaners . |
263cf05c5bda81597b885331f52610cb10b72e2a | Having come within a whisker of recording a shock victory over New Zealand, England were back in training on Wednesday looking towards going one better than their heroic failure at Eden Park. Stuart Lancaster's team were under strength in their 20-15 defeat at the hands of the All Blacks, who only stole victory thanks ... | Stuart Lancaster's team train for final time before squad announced at 11.15pm BST .
Second test of three-match series to be played in Dunedin .
Danny Care and Billy Twelvetrees back from injury .
England narrowly lost first test 20-15 despite having depleted side .
Players from Northampton and Saracens were unavailabl... |
263d0d5091cc3f3f24616f442602db9e92d66cc2 | (CNN) -- Suddenly, Europe is talking about growth and not just austerity. The French and the Greeks have followed voters in a series of other European countries in rejecting a pro-austerity government. The Greeks just denied their ruling parties a majority vote in the parliamentary elections, throwing into question the... | French and Greeks reject their pro-austerity governments in elections .
Kent Hughes: America has a large stake in European prosperity .
He says that short-term austerity policies do not revive economic growth .
Hughes: Traders will benefit from market volatility, long-term investors will do fine . |
263fc172b766e8af8759756e7c1c1c3a788b67a8 | Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's cancerous tumor has shrunk in half thanks to chemotherapy treatments, his brother revealed Tuesday. Doug Ford said the malignant growth in his abdomen — which doctors had initially said was 4.7 inches by 4.7 inches in size — is now down to 2.4 inches by 2.4 inches. Mr Ford says his ex-ma... | Doug Ford said the growth in Rob Ford's abdomen is now down to 2.4 inches by 2.4 inches .
The former mayor of Toronto will be spending the holidays at home after wrapping up Round 5 of chemo this week .
He will undergo 25 days of radiation treatment early next year, and if all goes well, doctors will perform surgery to... |
264101067de43e6de29d9eabbf1d4d5c61d8f07f | Authorities have reportedly stopped almost a dozen terror suspects in airports during the past month in a huge national security operation. Seven people of interest were detained at Sydney Airport, and a further four at Melbourne Airport between August 15 and September 1. Some suspects were discovered to have in their ... | Seven people of interest were detained at Sydney Airport and a further four at Melbourne Airport between August 15 and September 1 .
Some suspects had images of beheadings while others were found with Islamist propaganda .
A further six people missed their flights after being stopped to be searched by authorities betwe... |
2642217c664c2c7b31b797b1f4a71fc647d6ddd1 | While opposition leader Bill Shorten continues to criticise the Abbott government's policies, he was unable to reveal how his party plans on dealing with Australia's economic challenges. Mr Shorten declined to go into specifics, in an interview on Wednesday night with Leigh Sales on ABC's 7.30 program, saying he couldn... | Opposition leader Bill Shorten was unable to reveal how his party was going to deal with Australia's economic challenges .
He told Leigh Sales on ABC's 7.30 program he will unveil his party's policies next year .
Mr Shorten was quick to criticise the Abbott government's wrongdoings . |
2642359b8730e04512b488d8fcb353cb6e66209b | An incredible video has emerged of an ox being rescued from a manhole in China's Jiangxi Province. A local farmer identified as Mr Deng found the ox stuck down the manhole a day after it went missing from his farm. As soon as he recognised it, he crawled into the opening in the ground to attempt to corral the animal w... | Ox was rescued after falling into a manhole in Jiangxi Province .
Owner recognised the animal that went missing from his farm .
Construction workers assisted firefighters to rescue the animal . |
26440375e5854faafc4bd9c1cf40cc38ff1f2b5b | Maura Murray, 72, now lives with 20 per cent kidney function . When you go to hospital for surgery, your main concern is that the procedure is a success and fixes the problem. A . secondary concern might be worries about catching a hospital superbug - . but that fear may be misplaced, because you are actually much more... | You are more likely to get acute kidney injury (AKI) than hospital superbug .
Maura Murray, 72, form Surrey developed AKI in April 2012 .
She was recovering in hospital after surgery for a broken thigh bone .
Began shaking uncontrollably when she got home, something called a 'rigor'
Doctor insisted that the symptom was... |
2644433272fe7e0e2c0780110426e9c0d6d2777b | (CNN) -- Elmo and Gordon want you to wash your hands so you don't catch the flu. Smokey Bear, the Ad Council's most famous icon, has moved from 1940s posters to his own Facebook page. The "Sesame Street" stalwarts star in a series of public service announcements to teach children healthy habits in the face of the H1N1 ... | Elmo and Gordon of "Sesame Street" join long line of public service spot stars .
Charitable arm of advertising industry adapts to changing times, tech .
Media evolve from WWII posters to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube .
Creative minds that make best commercials also create service spots . |
26446b613d2e6073037765aad03eee657184f64a | By . Shari Miller . PUBLISHED: . 05:21 EST, 6 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:51 EST, 6 January 2013 . Flying British: Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner has decided to hire a luxury jet from Chapman Freeborn . Just days after her latest attack on British sovereignty of the Falklands, Argentina's President Cristi... | President Cristina Kirchner will spend £622,000 on a Bombardier Global Express jet from company Chapman Freeborn .
The £30million luxury plane has a stateroom with a bed, wi-fi and staff .
Her own Boeing 757 has grounded over fears it will be confiscated as part of Argentina's debt row .
Country defaulted in 2001 with ... |
26456c2f364449758bf0c4e4b8eb4b7120fa6c2c | Senior Nationalists have drawn up plans to demand a £30billion 'divorce settlement' from the UK if Scotland votes Yes to independence. They want talks to begin 'within days' of a Yes vote, expecting Westminster to agree to what would be the most expensive break-up of any country in the history of international relation... | Nationalists have drawn up detailed plans to claim a share of UK assets .
They believe that Scotland is owed £30billion in proportion to population .
List of British Government assets includes embassies, military bases, the British Museum and Channel Tunnel .
Process set to begin next Monday in the event of a Yes vote ... |
264590677a8fb07f547795cbc978728b7039c195 | A smirking thug who ran up and kicked his victim's head 'like taking a penalty kick' at a music festival has been jailed. Leon Wong, 32, was caught on mobile phone footage running at victim Jordan Holmes and kicking him in the face at the Parklife Weekender in Heaton Park, Manchester, in June. He had already punched M... | Leon Wong, 32, caught on mobile phone kicking Jordan Holmes in the face .
He also attacked Mr Holmes's friend at Parklife festival in Manchester .
Court told he then fled the scene, and asked a stranger to drive him away .
But driver then contacted police after an unrelated murder appeal .
Wong jailed for 18 months aft... |
26461ec8ec4fbce0899faa7db4943296bbb8f54f | By . Harry Mount . British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher still has no monument in her home town . Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the death of the most influential peacetime Prime Minister in British history. Take a walk through Margaret Thatcher’s hometown, though, and you could be forgiven for thinking she ha... | HARRY MOUNT on the fight for a monument to the Iron Lady in Grantham .
You can donate towards the Margaret Thatcher statue at margaretthatcherstatue.org . |
2646c97a4c3526d23abaec9f2a73bffb067fc9cc | New York (CNN) -- Controversial fashion designer John Galliano -- fired and convicted over anti-Semitic comments in 2011 -- is heading to a New York design classroom this spring. The former chief designer for Christian Dior will teach a three-day master class at Parsons The New School for Design. The class will give Pa... | Fashion designer John Galliano will teach at Parsons The New School for Design .
Former chief designer for Christian Dior was convicted in France for anti-Semitic remarks .
Galliano attended drug and alcohol rehab, apologized for comments .
"We should just move on," says Anti-Defamation League's national director . |
264720535e1d9b58d075d6b5bd64527d36249352 | By . Paul Bentley . PUBLISHED: . 05:46 EST, 1 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:40 EST, 5 May 2012 . A young mother was killed by a party drug while marking the death hours earlier of a friend who had taken the same substance. Lynette Nock, 28, collapsed in front of friends she had invited to her house after the death of Ca... | Carl Fearon died at his flat after allegedly taking the drug the night before .
Mother-of-one Lynette Nock died during memorial party for him at her flat later the same day .
GBL is a Class C drug used in cleaning products, solvents .
and paints .
It can damage the kidneys, liver and stomach lining and lead to psychosi... |
2647ceb497b6aee109da3e26fc9a6230fc25bee7 | Serena Williams was inspired by older sister Venus' progression to the fourth round of the Australian Open as she fought back from a set down against Elina Svitolina. Williams, who had to save three set points in the opening set against Vera Zvonareva in the previous round, fell behind this time to her Ukrainian oppone... | Serena Williams lost the first set to Elina Svitolina in the third round match .
But the world No 1 recovered to fight her way into the last 16 .
Williams revealed she had been inspired by her sister Venus' victory . |
2647db701c0c8ac37ca38abdddc5a6e3fa4b9077 | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 09:48 EST, 23 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:39 EST, 24 December 2013 . A Texas teen was kicked out of high school three years ago after telling officials she was raped and police declined to press charges. Rachel Bradshaw-Bean, now 20, was raped by a classmate in the band room at Hen... | Rachel Bradshaw-Bean, now 20, says she was raped three-years-ago at Henderson High School, in East Texas .
She told the band director, he dismissed the allegations .
School officials eventually took action - but only to punish her after police declined to press charges .
Ms Bradshaw-Bean chose to speak out now after a ... |
2648356d87512f2126284b5a586cf9a5680f510f | (CNN) -- Rory McIlroy is well versed to talk about the pressures the modern day sport star faces. As a former world No.1 golfer and one half of a sporting super couple -- with tennis ace Caroline Wozniacki -- the Northern Irishman knows all about living in the full glare of the media spotlight. So perhaps it is not sur... | Rory McIlroy says pressure in sports is leading to increase in stress-relates illnesses .
England cricketer Jonathan Trott left the Ashes series this week citing a stress-related illness .
McIlroy says it shows the mental toll sport can take on athletes .
The Northern Irishman was speaking ahead of this week's Australi... |
2648456b4dff329351580f40b0eb6073fc5cf16f | Europe's golfers this morning gave a tempered response to Phil Mickelson's mini-salvo about Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell 'litigating' against each other. Martin Kaymer questioned whether the American's pointed observation was necessary but said that, more than anything, he found Mickelson's comments amusing. As par... | Rory McIlroy is suing his former management company, in which Graeme McDowell is a shareholder, as well as a client .
Phil Mickelson commented about the matter on Tuesday, but Team Europe have shrugged it off .
Ian Poulter claims there is no animosity between the pair .
Martin Kaymer and Justin Rose insist the atmosphe... |
26488842ab255e4efd180caed2f6420b8a0c3fef | A 'callous and contemptuous' paediatrician who ran an unregistered mobile circumcision service has been struck off after he carried out a string of bungled and unhygienic procedures - including one while a baby boy was screaming in agony because the anaesthetic had worn off. Dr Mohammed Siddiqui, 49, of Southampton, ca... | Dr Mohammed Siddiqui was NHS paediatrician at Southampton Hospital .
He ran an unregistered mobile circumcision service for cash as a sideline .
Siddiqui botched procedures, leaving babies in agony and needing surgery .
He failed to respect hygiene and had a 'reckless regard' for their safety .
Medical Practitioners Tr... |
2648fa06714cd7010b6333b9a1713522bec0f2c6 | CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Thursday in Cairo amid escalating cross-border violence between Israel and Hamas. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni meets Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. The session follows the end of a tenu... | Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hold talks .
Meeting follows end of cease-fire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza .
Israel: Hamas militants fired 65-plus rockets into southern Israel on Wednesday .
Israeli prime minister has threatened to respond to ongoing attacks . |
2648fe25762f2b081c0ca355bf755863c7bc6802 | San Diego (CNN) -- Smartphones have made it more difficult to separate work from personal lives. Corporate managers tend to embrace smartphones because they make workers constantly accessible, but the devices have proved to be a headache for the departments concerned with keeping data secure. Devices that transmit and ... | Software makers are looking to solve security issues in Android .
AT&T Toggle creates two modes on a phone, for work and personal use .
LG is developing its own solution to this problem . |
264995bb34c55d5b3a071a0298e3593e05032f23 | By . Caroline Mcguire for MailOnline . An ex-gang member who was expelled from school for attempting to kill a fellow pupil has spoken out about the dangers of teen violence and warned that parents need to start taking more responsibility for their children's behaviour. Tracey Miller, 36, spent much of her teens livin... | Tracey Miller, 36, first owned a knife at the age of 13 .
By 15 years old, she was sleeping with a gun next to her bed .
She changed her ways after being shot during the Brixton Riots in 1995 . |
2649f3571c5cb7926eb27e02cc7eb0a92897c09d | (CNN) -- A South Florida teenager accused of killing and mutilating 19 cats excitedly described to police how he dissected cats in class, and where to find cats for experimentation, according to police. Tyler Weinman laughed when police told him they had information he was the cat killer, an arrest document said. When ... | Police: Tyler Weinman described research he did on finding cats to dissect .
Affidavit: 18-year-old laughed when police asked him about being the cat killer .
Weinman is charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty and is on house arrest . |
2649f8710f2c8b148205d2d84e23ad58d67612d5 | A self-described Miami ‘party princess’ has been hit with four felony charges after allegedly striking and killing a well-known Miami chef. Karlie Tomica, 20, who styled herself as . a ‘Miami Beach Party Princess Livin’ the Dream’ on her Twitter page, . was charged with DUI manslaughter, leaving the scene of an acciden... | Karlie Tomica, 20, reportedly heading home from work at high-end bar .
Allegedly struck executive chef Stefano Riccioletti early Monday morning and immediately fled scene .
Police claim she had bits of 'brain' in her hair when they found her .
Good Samaritan who witnessed alleged crime followed Tomica to her apartment ... |
264a5b6f66b9b951151a47ce4070809e1a5d1b2a | Posing with her hand on her swollen stomach, Lyn Perrett joked about being nine months pregnant. But the 53-year-old's smile masked her concern. She had been through the menopause, and was suffering pains in her stomach. Concerned, Mrs Perrett, from Solihull in the West Midlands, visited her doctor, and was diagnosed w... | Lyn Perrett started to experience pain when her stomach bloated last year .
In January 2013 doctors diagnosed her with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
She tried various treatments, cutting out wheat and dairy, taking medication and even resorted to colonic irrigation to try and soothe her symptoms .
But within a month M... |
264b5c12171d752b4dc5e03bce3ab66bc4175b2e | KINGLAKE, Australia (CNN) -- Two men, who were arrested Thursday in connection with the deadly wildfires that have swept through southeastern Australia, were released without being charged, police said. Bushfires have destroyed huge tracts of the Australian countryside. Victoria state police had told CNN that the two -... | NEW: Released men had been behaving suspiciously .
NEW: Authorities say death toll may have jumped from 181 to around 300 .
NEW: About 35 separate fires continued burning Thursday morning .
Arson thought responsible for the destruction in the towns of Marysville and Kinglake . |
264bdd296d51572b9e0b25b2e6d04317398b18d0 | Atlanta (CNN)From bad to worse. The boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who is fighting for her life at an Atlanta hospital, unleashed against her family Monday on Twitter, defending his actions and accusing her father of wanting her money. Brown is the daughter of R&B singer Bobby Brown and the late star Whitney Housto... | Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, remains in a medically induced coma .
She was found unresponsive in a bathtub at her home in Roswell, Georgia . |
264c2aff49e843a05d3ba3253fe4e8defc5656bc | (CNN) -- Parts of the Eastern United States on Friday fended off freezing rain and snow as a powerful winter storm lumbered through the Great Lakes, driving thunderstorms eastward. The National Weather Service predicted the storm would affect the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and the Northeast, with blizzard conditions in... | NEW: Low visibility causes ground delays at three New York-area airports .
NEW: Possible tornadoes touch down in Georgia, Maryland .
NEW: High winds strike parts of the Southeast, mid-Atlantic .
Storm is expected to affect the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast . |
264c9a9e101bc65e8fb5e1b76e51e5653d6e1d15 | Hunt workers have been caught on video allegedly feeding foxes offal and eggs in a bid to boost the population. Members of the North Cotswold Hunt in Gloucestershire were allegedly filmed dumping dozens of dead chickens, eggs and rats into a rural valley in a bid to 'fatten up' animals before hunting. After feeding the... | Vehicles traced back to hunt's kennels visited the site in Gloucestershire .
Men dropped off dead chickens and eggs to feed thriving fox population .
Footage showed animals being coaxed out of setts before hounds released .
North Cotswold Hunt denies acting in contradiction of Hunting Act 2004 .
It is illegal to drive ... |
264df421ed8ec5d89a20c9a55d4db4aad14fbef1 | Washington (CNN) -- Don't expect a chest bump on election night this year in Maine. Independent governor candidate Eliot Cutler denied a close relationship between himself and the Republican incumbent, Paul LePage, during their final debate Tuesday night. "I would not suggest -- and I think he would agree, that we don'... | Independent Eliot Cutler hasn't cracked 20 percent in recent polls for the governor's race.
Democrats say Cutler is siphoning off votes from Dem. candidate Rep. Mike Michaud.
Cutler said there's no 'bromance' between him and Republican Gov. Paul LePage. |
264e6285453d651a86d1c5a4bbd69f3f0d72e380 | Chic in a double-breasted black coat, Sophie Wessex cut a solemn figure as she watched the Remembrance Sunday ceremony unfold from her vantage point on a Whitehall balcony. Like the Duchess of Cambridge, the Countess wore a £1,625 Alexander McQueen coat with a delicate, jewelled poppy and a feathered cocktail hat, lea... | The Countess of Wessex might be approaching 50 but she's now more stylish than ever before .
Shares a penchant for Alexander McQueen and Emilia Wickstead with the Duchess of Cambridge .
Tailored coat-dresses, flattering shifts and pretty shades of royal blue and cream now staples .
Stylist Stephanie Hirschmiller descri... |
264edacc237c9ba5b1823f9915f195328ff5e0ca | Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told a cheering crowd of conservatives Saturday night that the next U.S. president should shutter the much-maligned Internal Revenue Service and turn the agency's 110,000 employees loose to police the U.S.-Mexico border. 'That's slightly tongue-in-cheek,' he said in Denver at the Western ... | Texas GOP senator ripped into Barack Obama's stewardship of the U.S.-Mexico border and said the next president should shutter the IRS .
Called for the abolition of Obamacare and Common Core school standards, saying 'education is too important to be left to bureaucrats in Washington'
Blamed Obama for incentivizing Centr... |
264f7d0aebac87055ba56186b6479eb914a1181a | By . Leon Watson . A former police officer accused of being a serial rapist is paraded before a baying crowd of several thousand onlookers. This is the latest show trial in China, where the mass public courts associated with its hardline regimes of the past have been reinstated. Ai Kung, 30, was the suspect who was dul... | Trials designed to show determination to crack down on crime .
The latest was held in western China's western Shaanxi province .
Court fitted with loudspeakers so the audience could hear the evidence .
Suspect Ai Kung, 30, was duly convicted of rape in front of baying crowd . |
264f939cec3eb68cc3b4d6946b9e52fab5febb30 | By . James Nye . and Daily Mail Reporter . Fort Hood shooter Spc. Ivan Lopez wanted to transfer units because he was being bullied, claims a senior US official working with the investigation. In an effort to discover why Lopez opened fire on his fellow soldiers on Wednesday, killing three before turning the gun on him... | Spc. Lopez felt some people in his unit at Fort Hood were not treating him well, an official has said .
Another official claimed that Lopez had asked for a transfer from Texas because of this .
Lopez killed three people and injured 16 before taking his own life on Wednesday .
The shooting spree lasted eight-minutes, co... |
264fee5e58cce6deef05503450586a7dfe0fb9f9 | (CNN) -- Six years have passed since the final episode of "The Sopranos" aired, but the location of that last shoot, Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery, still boasts the connection to the show. The Bloomfield, New Jersey, ice cream parlor still draws visitors who want to see the place where the fictional Tony Soprano ma... | The Sopranos was shot in many New Jersey locations .
Fans still visit some of the places where the show was filmed .
One owner recalls the graciousness of the late James Gandolfini . |
26507198a31ec8dff5c0dcdc36c1c8b56020cd9d | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 18:45 EST, 15 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:12 EST, 17 May 2013 . Waitress CeCe Bruce started her breakfast shift at the Steak 'n Shake with a bigger smile than usual after a customer left her a tip for nearly $500 tip for a $5 order. The waitress, who fits in her full-time job at the... | Indianapolis waitress shocked at generosity of regular customer .
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