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06352019a19ae31e527f37f7571c6dd7f0c5da37 | NEW: "I thought I was going to die," driver says .
Man says pickup truck was folded in half; he just has cut on face .
Driver: "I probably had a 30-, 35-foot free fall"
Minnesota bridge collapsed during rush hour Wednesday . | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Drivers who were on the Minneapolis bridge when it collapsed told harrowing tales of survival. "The whole bridge from one side of the Mississippi to the other just completely gave way, fell all the way down," survivor Gary Babineau told CNN. "I probably had a 30-, 35-foot free fall. And there's... |
a1ebb8bb4d370a1fdf28769206d572be60642d70 | Parents beam with pride, can't stop from smiling from outpouring of support .
Mom: "I was so happy I didn't know what to do"
Burn center in U.S. has offered to provide treatment for reconstructive surgeries .
Dad says, "Anything for Youssif" | BAGHDAD, Iraq Dressed in a Superman shirt, 5-year-old Youssif held his sister's hand Friday, seemingly unaware that millions of people across the world have been touched by his story. Nearby, his parents talked about the new future and hope they have for their boy and the potential for recovery from his severe burns... |
f0d73bdab711763e745cdc75850861c9018f235d | Tomas Medina Caracas was a fugitive from a U.S. drug trafficking indictment .
"El Negro Acacio" allegedly helped manage extensive cocaine network .
U.S. Justice Department indicted him in 2002 .
Colombian military: He was killed in an attack on a guerrilla encampment . | BOGOTA, Colombia A key rebel commander and fugitive from a U.S. drug trafficking indictment was killed over the weekend in an air attack on a guerrilla encampment, the Colombian military said Monday. Alleged cocaine trafficker and FARC rebel Tomas Medina Caracas in an Interpol photo. Tomas Medina Caracas, known popul... |
5e22bbfc7232418b8d2dd646b952e404df5bd048 | President Bush says Tony Snow "will battle cancer and win" Job of press secretary "has been a dream for me," Snow says Snow leaving on September 14, will be succeeded by Dana Perino . | WASHINGTON White House press secretary Tony Snow, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will step down from his post September 14 and be replaced by deputy press secretary Dana Perino, the White House announced Friday. White House press secretary Tony Snow will step down from his post on September 14. President Bus... |
613d6311ec2c1985bd44707d1796d275452fe156 | Empty anti-tank weapon turns up in front of New Jersey home .
Device handed over to Army ordnance disposal unit .
Weapon not capable of being reloaded, experts say . | Police and FBI agents are investigating the discovery of an empty rocket launcher tube on the front lawn of a Jersey City, New Jersey, home, FBI spokesman Sean Quinn said. Niranjan Desai discovered the 20-year-old AT4 anti-tank rocket launcher tube, a one-time-use device, lying on her lawn Friday morning, police said... |
017d27d00eb43678c15cb4a8dd4723a035323219 | President Bush to address the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Wednesday .
Bush to say that withdrawing from Vietnam emboldened today's terrorists .
Speech will be latest White House attempt to try to reframe the debate over Iraq . | WASHINGTON As he awaits a crucial progress report on Iraq, President Bush will try to put a twist on comparisons of the war to Vietnam by invoking the historical lessons of that conflict to argue against pulling out. President Bush pauses Tuesday during a news conference at the North American Leaders summit in Canada... |
35f0e33de7923036a97ac245d899f990bda5e242 | President Bush will have a routine colonoscopy Saturday .
While he's anesthetized, his powers will be transferred to the vice president .
Bush had last colonoscopy in 2002, which found no problems . | WASHINGTON Vice President Dick Cheney will serve as acting president briefly Saturday while President Bush is anesthetized for a routine colonoscopy, White House spokesman Tony Snow said Friday. Bush is scheduled to have the medical procedure, expected to take about 2 1/2 hours, at the presidential retreat at Camp Da... |
2ad31cae96512af5105b9b23f9b681dc732b2605 | 2,000 customers without electricity, power company says .
Magnitude 4.2 quake set off home alarms, says Oakland police dispatcher .
"It was fairly mild," police say, no immediate reports of injuries, damage .
It was centered two miles east-northeast of Oakland, about 3.6 miles deep . | SAN FRANCISCO, California A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook the San Francisco area Friday at 4:42 a.m. PT (7:42 a.m. ET), the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake left about 2,000 customers without power, said David Eisenhower, a spokesman for Pacific Gas and Light. Under the USGS classification, a magnitude 4.2... |
0d43b97000ff852282c89d8d105e41495c0ee9bd | NEW: President Bush says he and first lady are deeply saddened by the tragedy .
Mine Safety and Health Administration chief: We've run out of options.
The six men have been trapped underground since August 6 .
Seven bore holes drilled into the mountain have found no signs of life . | WASHINGTON There is "no remaining hope" of finding six men trapped for almost a month in a Utah coal mine alive, a federal official said Saturday. Isaac Arellano holds a candle and sings during a fundraiser for miners Tuesday in Price, Utah. "Over the past 25 days, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has exhaus... |
2f43e9dfaa43ffbddbce339a8b6403ddce43b38a | Beckham has agreed to a five-year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy .
New contract took effect July 1, 2007 .
Former English captain to meet press, unveil new shirt number Friday .
CNN to look at Beckham as footballer, fashion icon and global phenomenon . | Football superstar, celebrity, fashion icon, multimillion-dollar heartthrob. Now, David Beckham is headed for the Hollywood Hills as he takes his game to U.S. Major League Soccer. CNN looks at how Bekham fulfilled his dream of playing for Manchester United, and his time playing for England. The world's famous footbal... |
eb68bc51ed4fc727a1af058192a3fef0916c91e7 | Colony collapse disorder has killed millions of bees .
Scientists suspect a virus may combine with other factors to collapse colonies .
Disorder first cropped up in 2004, as bees were imported from Australia .
$15 billion in U.S. crops each year dependent on bees for pollination . | A virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday. Honey bees walk on a moveable comb hive at the Bee Research Laboratory, in Beltsville, Maryland. Colony collapse disorder has killed millions of bees up ... |
ad021a7924ee57491cee8576499ac196b1afeb23 | Savers at leading UK mortgage bank lined up to empty their accounts .
Northern Rock was bailed out by the Bank of England a day earlier .
Reassurances that banks was safe have gone unheeded by many . | LONDON, England Savers at a leading UK mortgage bank lined up for a second day to empty their accounts Saturday, a day after the lender was bailed out by the Bank of England after heavily slashing profit forecasts. Fearful customers line up to withdraw cash from a Northern Rock branch in southeast London on Friday. Lo... |
08450c1bc03472825196be1acb02ac0e13bef939 | Because of troubles, Lindsay Lohan likely difficult to insure .
Lohan supposed to appear in Shirley MacLaine film "Poor Things"
Insurance rates may cost 1 to 3 percent of film's production budget . | LOS ANGELES, California "To insure or not to insure?" It isn't Shakespeare, but it is the dramatic question Hollywood filmmakers are asking about Lindsay Lohan following her legal troubles this week. Lindsay Lohan may still get work after her legal problems are settled, but the cost will be high. It is an important q... |
414a5b8ecbe189d2767c75b839775a1dcafaf4d3 | Two employees bought, sold weapons on their own, company says .
Company fired workers, turned them in to ATF, says source .
Feds investigating claims Blackwater employees made illegal arms deals .
Blackwater in spotlight after shootings last weekend that killed 20 Iraqis . | WASHINGTON Allegations that Blackwater USA whose operations were suspended after 20 Iraqi civilians were shot to death last weekend was "in any way associated or complicit in unlawful arms activities are baseless," the company asserted Saturday. Blackwater employees patrol Baghdad by air in a February 2005 photogra... |
17e43e8e7d2bbbb237df78537d108c3fa917d9fb | Several famous songs written by men for a woman .
Beethoven's "Für Elise" may have been written "for Therese"
Songwriters make up stories about who is behind "867-5309/Jenny" | 1. "Für Elise" Bob Dylan wrote "It Ain't Me, Babe" for Joan Baez. Written by: Ludwig van Beethoven . Written for: Some girl probably not named Elise. In fact, as far as most historians can tell, Beethoven didn't even know an Elise. Instead, the song was originally titled "Bagatelle in A minor" based on some handwritten... |
9e141ebc1c06d483bf85f4e5c8b3c7bc2d00ea2f | NEW: Majority Leader says a number of Dems are "revisiting their own positions"
Turkey is upset about World War I "genocide" resolution in Congress .
House resolution calls killing of Armenians "genocide"
Incirlik Air Base is key point for U.S. military supply of Iraq mission . | WASHINGTON Some Democrats appear to be wavering on a highly contentious House resolution labeling Turkey's treatment of Armenians in World War I as genocide. A KC-135 tanker lands at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey in 2003. Turkey, a longtime U.S. ally and NATO partner, was incensed by the resolution calling the... |
c9160e2f5ce386dabb10517e7a5c0933c01a9546 | Boy, 12, lost leg to car bombing in Iraq; cousin was killed by blast .
He is now heading to the United States to get a prosthetic leg .
Boy: "I want to ... meet this person that gave me my future back"
Charity director says helping the boy makes her "cry with joy" | BAGHDAD, Iraq Twelve-year-old Mohammed Rasoul, his right leg severed below the knee, maneuvers on crutches over the dirt and loose stones through the Falluja graveyard. Mohammed Rasoul sitting with his mother, Jinan Khalifa, eagerly awaits his trip to the United States. Row after row of headstones stand as the deadly... |
677375a4c69e81ab623af7c06a6b0a8d03d6350e | NEW: Chadian president wants journalists, flight crew released .
Red Cross, UNICEF, UNHCR interview children that charity tried to fly out of Chad .
Most are not from Sudan and have families, agencies say .
Six members of Zoe's Ark, 11 others under arrest in Chad . | ABECHE, Chad Most of the 103 children that a French charity attempted to take to France from Chad for adoption are neither Sudanese nor orphans, three international aid agencies reported on Thursday. Hundreds of women protest child trafficking and shout anti-French slogans Wednesday in Abeche, Chad. Six members of Zo... |
9313988d26672c576f08e130c895edf20d8aa626 | NEW: Judge signs order to exhume the body of Drew Peterson's third wife .
Peterson has said he believed his fourth wife left him for another man .
Police: Case shifts from a missing persons search to a potential homicide .
Friends and family: Stacy Peterson expressed concerns about her husband . | BOLINGBROOK, Illinois The disappearance of a suburban Chicago police sergeant's wife is now being treated as a potential homicide, and her husband is a suspect, authorities said Friday. Stacy Peterson, 23, has been missing from her suburban Chicago home since October 28. In another development, a judge signed an orde... |
b73f50e29d5b2943eb315643bef8ee4e09f5605b | NEW: President Musharraf orders troops to take a television station's equipment .
Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan says he's under house arrest .
President Musharraf says his actions are for the good of the country .
White House calls Musharraf's emergency declaration "disappointing" | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Hours after declaring a state of emergency Saturday, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ordered troops to take a television station's equipment and put a popular opposition leader under house arrest. President Pervez Musharraf explains his actions in a televised address Saturday. Musharraf also ... |
63831b842812b1a3d05b04904a10d160fe7ad2af | NEW: Accused pedophile Chester Arthur Stiles gets additional charges .
NEW: "I think he's a little out of it," his attorney says .
Suspect's ex-girlfriend: "I've had my share of nightmares"
Stiles, 37, arrested following a routine traffic stop . | With his hands and feet shackled and his face obscured by his long hair, Chester Arthur Stiles made his initial court appearance in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday morning on charges stemming from the videotaped rape of a 2-year-old girl. Chester Stiles appears Wednesday in a Las Vegas, Nevada, courtroom. Stiles, 37,... |
9f63d6256158d260c426a9336d19b760d9bc5a48 | Jordan opens school doors to all Iraqi children, regardless of refugee status .
Principal says her school is 20 percent Iraqi this year .
Education minister: Iraqi kids will be incorporated into "mainstream" life .
One student says he lost five family members in Iraq . | AMMAN, Jordan In the sunbathed schoolyard of the Shmisani Institute for Girls in Amman, Jordan, principal Sanaa Abu Harb makes an announcement over the speaker system. Iraqi students at the Shmisani school in Amman gather around a teacher. One in 5 students there is Iraqi. "All Iraqi girls come outside now. All Iraqi... |
fb6516de631cade629b797e8f40f377523c4aa0e | President Bush nominated Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales .
Mukasey is a former federal chief judge in New York .
Some Democratic senators opposed nominee due to views on waterboarding .
Human rights groups consider waterboarding a form of torture . | After weeks of controversy over Michael Mukasey's views on waterboarding, the Senate late Thursday approved the former judge's nomination for attorney general by a 53-40 vote. Waterboarding threatened to derail the approval of President Bush's nominee to lead the Justice Department. President Bush nominated Mukasey t... |
8b0a818edcbbefb79dd40a19b08119f6848083db | Jordan opens school doors to all Iraqi children, regardless of refugee status .
Principal says her school is 20 percent Iraqi this year .
Education minister: Iraqi kids will be incorporated into "mainstream" life .
One student says he lost five family members in Iraq . | AMMAN, Jordan In the sunbathed schoolyard of the Shmisani Institute for Girls in Amman, Jordan, principal Sanaa Abu Harb makes an announcement over the speaker system. Iraqi students at the Shmisani school in Amman gather around a teacher. One in 5 students there is Iraqi. "All Iraqi girls come outside now. All Iraqi... |
c44238ec87e7fc40ab7fe6e724cfcbf301e01216 | Authorities uncover a radical Islamic terror plot against the U.S. embassy in Baku .
The United States has reduced its embassy's operations .
Britain also shut its embassy in Baku to the public on Monday . | Authorities in Azerbaijan recently uncovered a radical Islamic terror plot against the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Baku, prompting the facility to close its doors to the public Monday, Azerbaijan and U.S. officials told CNN. The Bibi Heybat Mosque, just outside the capital Baku. As a precaution, Britain also shut it... |
5ebd041d89a2ba41b387c30293f0657eef746910 | Man posted photos on the Internet of himself sexually abusing underage boys .
Computer experts managed to undo digital masking to reveal the man .
Man abused 12 boys in Vietnam and Cambodia . | PARIS, France Interpol on Monday took the unprecendented step of making a global appeal for help to identify a man from digitally reconstructed photos taken from the Internet that it said showed him sexually abusing underage boys. This moving image shows how police used software to unscramble the image. (Source: Inte... |
62827a1a377491d88adcbac25ecf14a64b5f997b | Six of seven dead in fire were University of South Carolina students .
Official: Six treated at hospital and released were also USC students .
Mayor Debbie Smith said one of 13 at house is related to owner of house .
Victims' names not being released until families are notified . | Six of the seven college students killed in a massive house fire Sunday morning in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, attended the University of South Carolina, a university official said Sunday. "This is a very sad day for the University of South Carolina family," Dennis A. Pruitt, the vice president for student affa... |
d42463e1093a92ec4dbd20edd8f4bf3306f00f3f | Official: Streets bustling, workers returning, markets "back like gangbusters"
Troop surge, citizens groups, Mehdi Army cease-fire all help security situation .
Iranian weapons, fighters still posing problems in northeastern Baghdad .
Commander says more families will return when basic services fully restored . | WASHINGTON Attacks are down 75 percent in recent months in a perilous stretch of neighborhoods in northeastern Baghdad, prompting a U.S. military officer to proclaim Monday that security there is "dramatically improving." Concerned citizens have helped troops improve security in parts of Baghdad, a military official ... |
4b0eda92463958cce8c6b2537db39088e1254552 | NEW: White truck seen on Santiago Canyon Road near time fire started .
Charges filed against man who allegedly set small fire and walked off .
Catalino Pineda one of five arrested in arson investigations this week .
Arson investigations continue across multiple California counties . | Officials are searching for the driver of a white truck seen on Santiago Canyon Road on Sunday, near the time the Santiago fire started, Orange County authorities said Friday. Chief Chip Prather holds a photo of a white truck similar to the one seen on Santiago Canyon Road. "These people are not suspects at this time... |
e117408ad19cc69e15b1e21b9ae54f10c07223ce | John Lewis Partnership began as a shop on London's Oxford street in 1864 .
All 67,100 employees are partners in the organization and own shares . | The partnership started as a single shop on Oxford Street in London, opened in 1864 by John Lewis. Today the partnership is an organization with bases throughout the UK, with supermarkets and department stores, employing approximately 67,100 people. All 67,100 permanent staff are Partners who own 26 John Lewis depart... |
6c3d2feed04c75063d182103f0585c45da9aaa1b | Stiles described as "survivalist type" who carries a weapon .
Mother has cooperated with police, sheriff says .
Girl on tape, now 7, found safe with family .
Tape shows man sexually abusing the girl 4 years ago . | A girl who was shown on a videotape being sexually assaulted in Las Vegas has been found and is safe, officials in Nye County, Nevada, said Friday. Chester Arthur Stiles, 37, is being sought as a suspect, police say. "We have found the child, Madison. She's safe. The detectives say she is in good condition," Nye Coun... |
4fa1c0bd7f86368d7ae7730d95ff7e73dc9172da | Frank Lloyd Wright wanted store magnate to sleep on porch .
Salvador Dalí's stated ambitions were bigger than Napoleon's .
Ayn Rand: Laughing at yourself same as "spitting in your own face" | (Mental Floss) They say a lot of artistic expression is motivated by self-loathing. But not for these folks! Long before the Material Girl ordered papa to stop preaching, these six puffed-up virtuosos knew darn well how to strike a pose. Alfred Hitchcock didn't leave people in suspense about how he felt about actors. ... |
282f1910bd57e50d4401c695ebe75b817de68548 | Brazilian Kaka is named European player of the year .
The AC Milan player is chosen ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester Utd .
Argentine Lionel Messi of Barcelona finishes third . | PARIS, France AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka has been named European player of the year, lifting France Football's Ballon d'Or award. Kaka has already claimed all of the game's major prizes. His success comes two years after his fellow countryman, Barcelona's Ronaldinho, claimed the award . The 25-year-old Kaka ... |
af2d712599be471d1ba0b91fa18c347220ca595d | BUPA was founded in 1947 in response to plans to establish the NHS .
The company's biggest base is in the UK but has customers in three continents .
BUPA care homes cater for a number of conditions, including Parkinson's . | BUPA is an international health and care company with bases on three continents and more than eight million customers. BUPA began as The British United Provident Association in 1947 to preserve freedom of choice in health care. It believed that with a National Health Service being introduced a year later, there would... |
e3dd06d326c8d53722bdc5c8428e29c68a60d0d5 | "Heartbroken" house owner's daughter among six survivors hospitalized .
One survivor jumped out of a third-story window into a canal to escape .
University of South Carolina mourns deaths of six students . | The owner of a North Carolina beach house where seven college students died in a weekend fire said Monday that his family's "lives were just changed forever" by the tragedy. Chip Auman said his 18-year-old daughter survived the fire but was hospitalized and in stable condition because of complications from smoke inha... |
2b08ee205946dc0bb6ffe0db654cbbba1199eb28 | A Mauro Camoranesi goal earns Juventus a 1-1 draw with leaders Inter Milan .
Argentine striker Julio Cruz had given injury-hit Inter the lead in the first half .
The result maintains Inter's unbeaten record and moves them two points clear . | ROME, Italy Mauro Camoranesi scored with 13 minutes left to earn Juventus a 1-1 home draw with Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Sunday. Julio Cruz is mobbed by team-mates after giving Inter the lead in their 1-1 draw at Juventus. Camoranesi picked up a headed knock-down from substitute Vincenzo Iaquinta before seeing hi... |
20528eb48341b50c0083fcf5a9d114b39040e5c1 | David Trezeguet omitted from France squad to play Morocco and the Ukraine .
The Juventus striker last played for his country in the 1-0 defeat by Scotland .
He was dropped for the wins against Lithuania and the Faroe Islands . | LONDON, England France coach Raymond Domenech has again omitted striker David Trezeguet from his squad for this month's friendly against Morocco and the Euro 2008 qualifier against the Ukraine. Happier times: David Trezeguet celebrates after scoring for Juventus against Torino. Trezeguet has scored scored 10 goals in ... |
412630c97420afb50e5278d3406e0cf4b08d0b77 | Documents say after suicide attempt, Jeffs repeatedly banged head on cell wall .
Transcripts say Jeffs confessed to "immorality," said he is not "the prophet"
Jeffs' attorneys say he has recanted statements .
Jeffs due to be sentenced November 20 on accomplice to rape charge . | Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs tried to hang himself earlier this year while he was in jail awaiting trial, according to court documents unsealed by a Utah judge on Tuesday. Sect leader Warren Jeffs arrives in court to hear the verdict against him September 25 in St. George, Utah. Jeffs, the leader and so-called... |
3aa0ef8cac31a60076c43a9484792b59372edb64 | Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa steers Bahrain's economic growth .
Says Bahrain's strength is its "human capital" in the finance sector .
Calls on world to unite to resolve nuclear dispute with Iran . | This week MME speaks to the man charged with boosting growth in the Kingdom of Bahrain: Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa. Sheikh Mohammed is concerned the nuclear dispute with Iran is deterring potential investors . As chief executive of the Economic Development Board, one of Sheikh Mohammed's main tasks is to ensu... |
c3acabb0c18cc7615eb3796406500fba1b148d3d | Bush says most of Congress "acting like a teenager with a new credit card"
Bill would have funded agencies, but also a prison museum, sailing school .
House panel chairman: Bush's veto "not responsible and not credible"
Democrats to schedule override vote, but Bush GOP allies confident about veto . | NEW ALBANY, Indiana President Bush vetoed a $600 billion spending bill Tuesday, accusing Democratic leaders of wasting money and plotting tax increases, then took his budget fight with Congress on the road. Congress should cut spending "and send me a responsible measure that I can sign into law," President Bush said.... |
1c1acc74329fe61636f900df9dbcef5ed695e5c9 | France lock Sebastien Chabal cited for a dangerous tackle on Simon Shaw .
Chabal faces disciplinary hearing on Monday after incident against England .
Sale forward will miss the third and fourth-place play-off is he is suspended . | PARIS, France France lock Sebastien Chabal has been cited for a dangerous tackle on England's Simon Shaw during Saturday's World Cup semifinal in Paris. Simon Shaw offloads despite being tackled by Raphael Ibanez, left, and Sebastien Chabal. The Sale Sharks forward will face a disciplinary hearing on Monday after his ... |
764d9ce99a1e3f79d95fbc4b68adbce14e7f8bcd | YouTube questions address taxes, the Bible, abortion, gun control .
Giuliani, Romney, Huckabee spar over immigration .
McCain challenges Paul over suggestion to bring troops home from Iraq .
Nearly 5,000 videos for the GOP debate; 2,000 more than Democratic debate . | ST. PETERSBURG, Florida The acrimony from the Republican campaign trail carried over quickly into the CNN/YouTube GOP presidential debate Wednesday. The debate marked the first time the candidates had faced off on the same stage in over a month. With five weeks to go until the first contest of the 2008 nominating sea... |
f16446db34e2861f0450dfa34d8cdda541ab7b19 | More than 1,000 freed detainees reportedly keep pledge not to rejoin insurgency .
U.S. general tries to reassure Sunnis that detainees face no abuse .
More than 80 percent of detainees are Sunnis .
U.S. airstrike kills 13 suspected terrorists west of Baghdad . | BAGHDAD, Iraq None of the 1,000-plus Iraqi detainees freed in recent weeks have broken a pledge not to return to the insurgency, according to the Marine general who oversees the U.S. detention centers in Iraq. A U.S. military panel reviews a detainee's case at Camp Cropper near Baghdad. Speaking in Arabic, Maj. Gen. ... |
04b39ee42fdc4284e402fbf7cdc7b825748f38b5 | Argentina beat Bolivia 3-0 in South American qualifier for 2010 World Cup .
Juan Roman Riquelme nets twice as Argentina win third successive match .
Ecuador coach Luis Fernando Suarez quits after 5-1 loss against Paraguay . | BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Juan Roman Riquelme scored twice as Argentina beat Bolivia 3-0 to notch a third successive victory in the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup on Saturday. Juan Roman Riquelme celebrates after scoring his first goal in Argentina's win against Bolivia. The midfielder followed up his ... |
5bdab1456ce6156a7378edaa4fa92a718cbf2568 | South African reggae legend Lucky Dube killed in attempted hijacking .
Dube, 43, killed Thursday in Johannesburg after hijacker tried to steal his car .
Death casts shadow over South Africa's preparations for rugby World Cup final . | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Reggae legend Lucky Dube, one of South Africa's most famous musicians, was killed in an attempted car-jacking as he dropped his children off at a relative's house, his record label said Friday. Reggae star Lucky Dube was much loved by his fellow South Africans. Dube, 43, was killed in Johan... |
fbc2d5f3f088eda2b8128ebb12a042850f6e4f3d | Vince McMahon: WWE has one of best drug-testing programs .
Wrestling boss tells CNN that individuals bear responsibility for actions .
Critics say WWE penalties for drug use are not harsh enough .
Wrestlers still can get drugs if they have prescriptions from doctors . | The late Chris Benoit idolized the Dynamite Kid, who was half of a professional wrestling team famous in the 1980s for spectacular high-flying, acrobatic moves. Chris Benoit strangled his wife and suffocated his son before hanging himself in June. The Dynamite Kid and his partner, Davey Boy Smith, were known as the B... |
6f0d219aba6227e0a69e71e7fca4b85ae761101d | Justa Grata Honoria plotted to kill her emperor of Roman Empire .
When first plot failed, she offered to marry Attila the Hun .
He failed to annihilate Rome, or marry her .
She then suffered the fate she dreaded . | (Mental Floss) Everyone goes through a rebellious phase. And, if you're lucky, you'll be able to look back on those years and laugh. If you're less lucky, you spent those years on a reality show, so for the rest of time, millions of strangers can look back on them and laugh instead. In modern times, cats frolic among ... |
696d5716c42ab1096cdb464da3cfcf702626a62a | No end "until it reaches the ocean or the winds turn around," official says .
Nearly 350,000 homes in San Diego County evacuated; 70 people injured .
Flames have charred 700,000 acres, more than 1,000 homes .
Not "enough fire engines in the state of California," Ventura County official says . | SAN DIEGO, California Firefighters in Southern California are facing wind-whipped walls of flame from 15 wildfires that have scorched more than 400,000 acres and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. Firefighters battle the Witch fire Tuesday in the Del Dios area of Escondido, California. The bl... |
316f0f847800fdb547f7496f6095075cd610c7e4 | MME speaks with Sallie Krawcheck, boss of Citi Global Wealth Management .
Ranked by Fortune magazine as World's 12th Most Powerful Woman in 2007 .
Manages client assets worth $1.8 trillion, formerly bank's CFO .
Tells MME: "we're very bullish" on economic potential of the Middle East . | If you thought it was difficult managing your own money in 2007, consider the pressure of the task when you're dealing with $1.8 trillion of client assets. Sallie Krawcheck has made Fortune's list of the World's Most Powerful Women every year since 2002 . That's what Sallie Krawcheck does as Chairman and Chief Execut... |
81651fc015f2db10f24327d11b1a3748a19466f9 | British teacher in Sudan found guilty of insulting religion .
Gillian Gibbons, 54, arrested after her class named teddy bear "Mohammed"
Gibbons was not convicted of two other charges brought against her .
UK consular staff, Gibbons' defense team initially refused access to the court . | KHARTOUM, Sudan A Sudanese court found a British teacher guilty of insulting religion and sentenced her to 15 days in prison Thursday for allowing a teddy bear to be named "Mohammed," British authorities and her lawyer reported. An undated amateur photo of Gillian Gibbons, who has been found guilty of insulting relig... |
bffa402002700855fec36f83c8c226dfe271a6af | Chavez says Uribe had asked him to help secure the release of hostages .
Uribe cited Chavez's direct communication with Uribe's top general as breach .
Chavez accuses Uribe of lying .
Chavez says his arms are open to the Colombian people . | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday he is cutting all ties with Colombia as long as Alvaro Uribe remains its president. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe withdrew his support for the Venezuelan leader's mediation efforts with the FARC. "I say before the world, while President Uribe is president of Colombia... |
fd93b423a3805de1c259d527393fd5fb75d06a55 | Obama holding concerts to win over African-American Christians in S. Carolina .
But lineup offends homosexuals, angered by appearance of anti-gay singer .
Obama disavows preacher-singer's views, asks gay pastor to appear too . | COLUMBIA, South Carolina Democratic Sen. Barack Obama kicked off a series of local outreach gospel concerts Friday in Charleston, South Carolina, that unexpectedly came back to bite his campaign. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is competing for the black vote with Hillary Clinton. The concerts were meant... |
a8ac682f29acaad4b669781c39fb2804374b8b2b | Navy says it has lost confidence in officer's ability to command .
Crew members on sub disciplined for faking inspection records, Navy says .
Ten people have been relieved of duty; six received "nonjudicial punishment" | The commander of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton has been relieved of his command amid an inquiry into misconduct by crew members, the U.S. Navy said Friday. The USS Hampton appears in an undated photograph. Cmdr. Michael B. Portland lost his post "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the... |
e74db6d20c456740ecb7b295c8d24489fb4f436f | Kelly Pless started gaining as a teen and weighed 220 pounds at her heaviest .
Exercise and an "eat to live" eating philosophy helped her shed 95 pounds .
Pless started out walking but now runs 40 miles a week .
She is training to run two marathons this winter . | If someone had asked Kelly Pless to describe herself three years ago, the word "fit" would have never crossed her mind. Kelly Pless weighed 220 pounds at her heaviest. She lost 95 pounds through diet and exercise. For most of her adult life, the 31-year-old graduate student from Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, has strugg... |
47f028dbf53e028eb6636c85d8b3ee0de6a1de7b | Illegal exports to Iran, China an increasing problem, Justice Department says .
Pittsburgh company cited for export of products with nuclear applications .
Utah men charged with attempting to illegally export jet fighter parts . | WASHINGTON The illegal export of U.S. military technology to Iran and China poses a growing threat, the Justice Department said Thursday as it announced plans to combat the practice. Iran is the only country still flying the F-14 Tomcat. The department said the United States will tighten monitoring of export licenses... |
59a9e7cad1c4c873738dda62b7e7b39bc2553710 | NEW: Congo rebels blame Rwandan Hutus for attack, report says .
Internally displaced Congolese flee as rebels attack government troops .
Torrential rain makes refugee movement difficult .
U.N. refugee agency: Some 375,000 have been forced from homes in past year . | Tens of thousands of Congolese refugees fled camps Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo as rebel troops attacked government forces in the area, the U.N. refugee agency said. Refugees move along a road Tuesday in Mugunga, near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A press release from the U.N. High Commiss... |
c47db89f5f9de3e599e2947ab7940eb65be0b433 | Genarlow Wilson: Accepting plea deal would have left him without a home .
Wilson, 21, promises to be more conservative, alert and thankful in future .
He plans to study sociology in college -- "I feel like I've been living my major"
Wilson served two years in prison after consensual oral sex with teen girl . | ATLANTA, Georgia Genarlow Wilson, freed last week from a Georgia prison, said he's glad he rejected a plea deal from prosecutors, even if it would have sprung him from prison months earlier. Genarlow Wilson tells CNN on Sunday that he will be more conservative and alert in the future. The 21-year-old, who served two ... |
61acf6de75325370728f6e290bafb01adc24a3ca | Rubbish is piling up on the streets of Naples, with municipal dumps full .
Many commentators question the role of the local mafia in the award of contracts .
More than $2.5B in emergency funds has been spent on the problem over the years .
One dump was going to be a golf course -- residents furious it is being re-opene... | ROME, Italy The garbage crisis in Naples encompasses the worst Italian clichés, and in particular those of the southern part of this lovely peninsula: mismanagement, political interference, mafia profiteering and the ability of those responsible to deflect the attention and the blame elsewhere. Naples has had problem... |
314c7c0104eb4113074619b3b3f1e9356114e2f5 | Famous American foods created across United States .
Connecticut diner claims creation of the hamburger .
Onion rings were courtesy of cook at Pig Stand in Texas .
Fat Darrell came from "Grease Trucks" at Rutgers University . | (Mental Floss) 1. The Hamburger Louis' Lunch, New Haven, Connecticut . This burger did not come from Louis' so ketchup is OK. There are competing claims for the coveted "Inventor of the Hamburger" title, but according to Louis' Lunch (and the Library of Congress, for that matter), this small New Haven restaurant take... |
e66546893c2fa5fe38be74e1d1ed104f0c412b4d | Authorities uncover a radical Islamic terror plot against the U.S. embassy in Baku .
The United States has reduced its embassy's operations .
Britain also shut its embassy in Baku to the public on Monday . | Authorities in Azerbaijan recently uncovered a radical Islamic terror plot against the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Baku, prompting the facility to close its doors to the public Monday, Azerbaijan and U.S. officials told CNN. The Bibi Heybat Mosque, just outside the capital Baku. As a precaution, Britain also shut it... |
87cdc5b797032387ea9bd0c9a0d7fd57c088e65b | Ralph Lauren began as tie salesman from the Bronx .
First design: Wide ties when others were narrow .
Has designed high fashion for four decades .
Goal: Glamorous clothing that is "consistent and accessible" | It all boils down to this. It doesn't really matter all that much what hot, nubile French maverick has set the fashion world on fire. Or which Milanese visionary has a new fabric technique discovered during a life-changing trip to Angkor Wat that's sure to bring back sixties minimalism with a twist. Or that so-and-so... |
8b1c9d7c48a0d857ae857a21395a4996de051915 | Bush: Senate "wasting valuable time" with children's health insurance bill .
Congress "holding hostage" funds for troops, Bush says .
Bush accuses Congress of gridlock, failing to promote anyone's agenda .
Democrats fire back, saying Bush's words "ring hollow" | President Bush blasted the Democratic-controlled Congress on Tuesday for having "the worst record in 20 years." "Congress is not getting its work done," Bush said, flanked by members of the Republican House leadership. "The House of Representatives has wasted valuable time on a constant stream of investigations, and ... |
f732a658c314c090257225483075e4d9fde28b95 | Striker Cristiano Lucarelli keeps his place in Italy's squad to face Scotland .
Lucarelli impressed by scoring twice in the recent victory over South Africa .
Juventus striker Raffaele Palladino earns his first call-up to the senior squad . | ROME, Italy Italy national coach Roberto Donadoni has left Cristiano Lucarelli in his squad for next Saturday's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier in Scotland. Lucarelli keeps his place in the Italian squad after scoring twice against South Africa. The Shakhtar Donetsk striker is in fine form and has been rewarded for his in... |
cbd21ed724b7e4a075ab4ae9a45d9e86d6151283 | Erik Prince, CEO of Blackwater USA, testifies before House panel .
Hearings held amid an FBI probe into a shootout involving Blackwater personnel .
Prince: "I believe we acted appropriately at all times" | Erik Prince, the chairman and CEO of Blackwater USA, appeared Tuesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Erik Prince, CEO and chairman of Blackwater USA, is sworn in Tuesday at a congressional hearing. The committee convened amid an FBI investigation into a September 16 shootout involving ... |
022c18def42072e28a37979c622c6ab7e31371de | NEW: French president returns to France with three released journalists .
Journalists are among seven Europeans freed Sunday in child "kidnap" row .
There are still 14 other people in custody in Chad .
Father: "They never said they would take away our children" | PARIS, France Three French journalists charged in an alleged plot to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe arrived in Paris on Sunday, hours after French President Nicolas Sarkozy held emergency talks in Chad. But 14 other people remained in custody in the African nation, some facing serious charges that cou... |
75b0d4c21581a1b0c1fc5798adba334d8ecc34f3 | Judge doubles bail to $250,000, accuses of "arrogance" or "ignorance"
Jailed since Friday, Simpson was required to put down $37,500 in cash to get out .
Bail bondsman tells judge O.J. Simpson never paid him .
DA says Simpson violated bail terms by leaving message for co-defendant . | LAS VEGAS, Nevada Former football star O.J. Simpson walked out of jail late Wednesday after posting $250,000 bail. O.J. Simpson leaves the Clark County Detention Center late Wednesday night. Eighth District Judge Jackie Glass hours earlier doubled Simpson's bail to ensure his appearance at an April 7 trial. Glass sai... |
3f7e19cffef13f356e2298c5a63e6c8db20f3d91 | F-15s grounded after a November 1 crash in Missouri .
F-15 is used for ground support in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan .
All U.S. Air Force 224 E-model aircraft will undergo a one-time inspection . | WASHINGTON The Air Force is returning F-15E Strike Eagle jets to service over Iraq and Afghanistan after grounding other F-15s, the Air Force said Wednesday. The Air Force grounded models of its F-15 fleet after the crash of an older model F-15C this month. The F-15s were grounded after a crash earlier this month in ... |
958a67b8550998886478275b404e2256a6b85c7c | NEW: Sen. Hillary Clinton defends vote on resolution, saying "it's not a law"
Sen. Barack Obama: President could use Iran measure to justify military action .
Obama says Clinton's vote for resolution shows "flawed" judgment .
Differences with Clinton will be clear in "next phase" of campaign, Obama says . | WASHINGTON Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday criticized a recent vote by Democratic presidential rival Sen. Hillary Clinton as helping to give President Bush a "blank check" to take military action against Iran. Sen. Barack Obama says Sen. Hillary Clinton has shown "flawed" judgment. "We know in the past that the preside... |
c7c83a9ee902e568a55898c616f20181952ce057 | NEW: T.I. to remain in custody until Friday, when there's a bond hearing .
Rapper was arrested Saturday on weapons charges .
T.I. won two awards at BET awards show Saturday night . | ATLANTA, Georgia After his weekend arrest on gun charges, rapper T.I. will remain in custody until a bond hearing Friday, a federal magistrate said Monday. T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested without incident in midtown Atlanta. The entertainer, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested Satu... |
0961a6a9fef7ad978ab866a57415578a49ba187f | More than 1,700 people dead, toll expected to rise, official says .
15,000 people are injured following Thursday's tropical Cyclone Sidr .
U.N. World Food Programme has food for 400,000 people for three days .
Power outages, massive traffic jams and poor phone service in Dhaka . | DHAKA, Bangladesh More than 1,700 people have died in Bangladesh after a devastating tropical cyclone ripped through the western coast of the country, and the toll is expected to rise, a government spokesman tells CNN. Families stand amid the wreckage caused by the cyclone Friday in southern Bangladesh. Brig. Gen. Qa... |
94148575d23050ffbedb00bddbd826d7137a4fe4 | Louisiana resident, 18, faces federal hate-crime, conspiracy charges .
Driver allegedly taunted civil rights marchers with nooses on pickup truck .
Marchers were protesting handling of several racially charged incidents . | WASHINGTON A man has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly displaying hangman's nooses from the back of a pickup truck during a civil rights march last year in Jena, Louisiana. A photo taken by I-Reporter Casanova Love shows a noose hanging from a pickup in Alexandria, Louisiana. Jeremiah Munsen, 18, of Gran... |
aaa346e0be1ef1b9c2ce152c859b30e364ea3bc0 | R.E.M. song "Until the Day Is Done" debuts on CNN .
Song also to be used in documentary "Planet in Peril"
Song will be on R.E.M.'s upcoming album .
Band releasing live CD/DVD next week . | Rock group R.E.M. debuted a song from its upcoming album Wednesday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°" program. R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe says the band was honored to be involved with the "Planet in Peril" project. The song "Until the Day Is Done" also will appear later this month in "Planet in Peril," a four-hour CNN ... |
44fc3a2bc441a674f1ebdeabae73278977909db4 | Attack occurred near an office housing judicial police in the city of Thenia .
The blast destroyed about 20 houses; 23 also injured .
Al Qaeda also took responsibility for a January 2 bombing that killed four . | A car bomb attack in Algeria has killed three people and wounded 23, the Algerian Press Service reported. An Algerian policeman stands in front of destroyed buildings in Thenia. The attack occurred Tuesday near an office housing judicial police in the city of Thenia, about 50 km (31 miles) east of the capital of Algi... |
551839469c1133ef4697ed435c5de192e6076858 | Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr say their music sounds better .
The former Beatles talk to CNN's Larry King .
Widows of John Lennon and George Harrison also appeared .
Harrison, Ono say their husbands still have strong presence . | LAS VEGAS, Nevada Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr clowned around and marveled at their band's amazing impact in an interview Tuesday on CNN's "Larry King Live." Larry King, left, poses with (l-r) Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison and Ringo Starr Tuesday in Las Vegas. "We were just kids fr... |
8aca433d3662b6ffe76ef4026bdcd7cf784aacec | Mother seeks to have womb of severely disabled daughter, 15, removed .
Briton wants to prevent cerebral palsy sufferer feeling pain of menstruation .
UK doctors seek legal advice to see if they can perform hysterectomy .
Charity for disabled says move could infringe human rights . | LONDON, England A mother is seeking to have the womb of her severely disabled daughter removed to prevent the 15-year-old from feeling the pain and discomfort of menstruation. Doctors in Britain are now taking legal advice to see if they are permitted to carry out the hysterectomy on Katie Thorpe, who suffers from cer... |
cb4d9818866490b281e8f5529c9957ba366390e7 | Haitham Sabah al-Badri was the al Qaeda emir of greater Samarra .
U.S. military says al-Badri suspected in two other attacks that killed 49 .
Family of slain girl upset soldier wasn't sentenced to death, Reuters says .
At least 11 people killed in mortar attacks in Baghdad, Interior Ministry says . | BAGHDAD, Iraq Coalition troops killed the al Qaeda terrorist who masterminded the February 2006 attack on Samarra's al-Askariya mosque and set off continuing violence and reprisal killings between Sunnis and Shiites, the U.S. military said Sunday. The attack on Samarra's al-Askariya mosque set off violence between Su... |
addda21620885e1019305bce0cbf308b421dc0ba | Thousands lined Beirut streets to honor anti-Syrian MP, killed in car bomb blast .
Noted parliamentarian killed along with four others during Wednesday rush hour .
Flag-draped coffin paraded through streets before burial in Christian district .
Day of national mourning called, with schools, universities, public offices... | BEIRUT, Lebanon Amid high emotions and tight security, thousands lined the streets of Beirut Friday to honor Antoine Ghanem, the anti-Syrian Lebanese MP killed in a powerful bomb blast along with four others. Amin Gemayel , Phalange party head, carries the coffin of assassinated deputy Antoine Ghamen. Against an atmo... |
b5313efdec6d9afa6f43f26378c6065fcc9c7535 | Dogs ruled in New York during Pet Fashion Week .
Dazzling couture designs trotted down the runway .
Upscale pet accessories, apparel, and lifestyle items on display .
Design awards encourage pushing the envelope in style . | They wore feathers. They wore fancy hats. And of course, they wore fur. Never mind the human the dog in haute couture was the fashionistas' focus during Pet Fashion Week. But the models strutting down the runway were of the four-legged variety. The glamorous pooches were accompanied by human models but the furry on... |
19dbfe3918d9bdd7b5f1792631c5e3e424146473 | NEW: The 17-year-old suspect allegedly fired the fatal shot .
NEW: Eric Rivera Jr. will be moved to a Miami-Dade facility Wednesday, attorney says .
Three adult suspects in Sean Taylor slaying on suicide watch .
Taylor died after being shot in home invasion last week . | MIAMI, Florida A grand jury Tuesday indicted four suspects on charges of first degree felony murder and armed burglary in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor. A grand jury identified Eric Rivera Jr. as the shooter in the death of NFL star Sean Taylor. Court documents say the youngest is alleged to hav... |
239d0e3b504e4b9e1e6eb20eb77c8a873a2f5657 | Couples who share names with the couple from the Nativity story get free room .
Almost 30 Josephs and Marys have signed up for the free night's stay .
Couples have to bring proof of identity .
They also have to prove that they are in a long-term relationship . | LONDON, England Josephs and Marys in search of a room at the inn this Christmas are being made an offer they can't refuse. Mary and Joseph ride a donkey to Bethlehem in a performance of the Nativity story near Guildford, England. A British hotel chain is promising free accommodation to couples who share their first n... |
589dc58218fe8920f0949cc7af767b6daf5018bc | Police confiscate computers, examine information on Web sites .
Gunman may have frequented the Westroads Mall, police say .
Mall shooter was ward of state for almost four years, governor says .
Army recruiters turned down Robert Hawkins when he tried to enlist . | OMAHA, Nebraska Investigators probing the deadly mall shooting in Omaha have seized computers and are analyzing information on Web sites in the search for clues in the case, police said Thursday. The 19-year-old gunman sent at least one text message to his former girlfriend, with whom he broke up about two weeks ago,... |
06254d21e94c9c0b027629a1df90298887c31f14 | Angelina Jolie visits Iraq to boost efforts to help internally displaced refugees .
Actress tells CNN: "There doesn't seem to be real coherent plan to help them"
Jolie is goodwill ambassador for U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees .
More than 4.2 million Iraqis have fled homes, 2 million to neighboring states . | BAGHDAD, Iraq Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq to boost what she sees as lagging efforts to deal with the problems of 2 million "very very vulnerable" internally displaced people in the wartorn country. Angelina Jolie has been working to focus attention on problem of refugees in Iraq. "There does... |
5b93cafa2843ab23eb5baf8bb0bec93d0fc46864 | Udinese stay fifth in Italy's Serie A after suffering a 3-1 defeat away to Napoli .
Ezequiel Lavezzi scored twice in two second-half minutes to end goal drought .
Both teams were reduced to 10 men, with one player sent off in each half .
Fabrizio Miccoli scores only goal to give Palermo a 1-0 victory over Livorno . | NAPLES, Italy Udinese remained in fifth place in Italy's Serie A after suffering a 3-1 defeat away to Napoli on Saturday, with both teams having a player sent off. Ezequiel Lavezzi inspired Napoli to victory against Udinese, netting twice and setting up the first goal. Ezequiel Lavezzi scored twice in two minutes to e... |
48fd5553806beaaa508596b0c8267a1ee703a8fe | Orange jailed in Alabama in 1965 for getting students to help voting rights drives .
In march to support him, a man was killed, leading to 'Bloody Sunday,' famed march .
After successful Selma-to-Montgomery march, Voting Rights Act signed into law . | ATLANTA, Georgia The Rev. James Orange, a civil rights activist whose 1965 jailing sparked a fatal protest that ultimately led to the famed Selma-to-Montgomery march and the Voting Rights Act, died Saturday at Atlanta's Crawford Long Hospital, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said in a statement. He was 6... |
ee02f2bd6eaf55c06fef208248197679d2d96897 | Woman remembers one Valentine's Day as "Black Monday"
High expectations for day can come crashing down .
Man ended Valentine's Day in handcuffs with date puking .
Skip gag gifts -- can of Spam not a good gift . | For some, Valentine's Day can be heavenly. For others, it's just plain hell. Take Felicia Sullivan, of Brooklyn. Four years ago, she and her live-in boyfriend the guy she thought she would marry were having a pre-Valentine's Day brunch when Sullivan leaned over and whispered a few sweet nothings in his ear. "I said... |
c8da607c6ffe49104ceacd4fe484581042e7f21a | Majid Khan's attorneys say he endured an "aggressive" interrogation program .
Khan's allegations of torture redacted in court documents .
Bush administration: Khan worked for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed .
CIA: The United States does not conduct or condone torture . | WASHINGTON Attorneys for a "high-value" terror suspect who says he was tortured while being held at secret CIA prisons have requested that a judge bar the agency from destroying evidence of the alleged torture. One of 14 "high-value" detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alleges he was tortured. The motion, filed b... |
9b5fc45f61bff9323a7744c1db605618763cb85c | Sharon Long is forensic artist who creates faces from skulls .
Fort Myers, Florida, police called her after they found eight sets of remains .
Only two of the eight remains have been identified . | MIAMI, Florida Sharon Long's work has earned her the nickname "Skull Lady." Sharon Long is a forensic artist whose job is to help identify the dead, often murder victims. She is a forensic artist whose job is to give faces and sometimes identities back to anonymous murder victims who have been robbed of both. Armed... |
43144b95b0f947f2c6d40122fecd69ced8a4af92 | Four-week-old polar bear separated from mother amid fears she would eat it .
Nuremberg City Zoo's other polar bear ate its own two offspring earlier this week .
Mother was showing signs of being upset and confused, zookeepers said . | German zookeepers in Nuremberg will bottle-feed a four-week-old polar bear and rear it away from its mother after concerns the mother would eat her cub, officials said Thursday. Zookeepers fear the unnamed polar bear cub could be at risk of being eaten. The cub, which doesn't yet have a name, was being cared for at N... |
58b49fef1d6d2be5211848adc2882b59f043a933 | Parents of church shooter meet with victims' family .
They "met and hugged and cried," pastor says .
Matthew Murray, 24, killed four people in two shootings, before killing himself .
His parents also thanked guard who shot their son . | Pastor Brady Boyd calls it the "highlight of my ministry" seeing the parents of the man who shot up his church be embraced by the parents of two teenage sisters who were killed in the attack. A former roommate took this photo of Matthew Murray performing in a 2002 Christmas program. "The four of them met and hugged ... |
bdcc1253f679b14e54451db44f4f0e39af4bb559 | NEW: 123 structures destroyed by wildfires in Lake Arrowhead .
NEW: White House: Federal Agriculture Department will provide fire crews .
Fires threaten San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park; animals evacuated .
Malibu Canyon fire is 10 percent contained, officials say . | SAN DIEGO, California More than a dozen uncontained wildfires raged Monday across Southern California, threatening thousands of structures and forcing people to flee homes from San Diego to Malibu to Lake Arrowhead. This photo taken from space Monday afternoon shows smoke rising from the wildfires in Southern Califor... |
b22b1636da5dd15364b6f0c342e4ce4903e51c2a | Glasgow derby between Celtic and Rangers on Wednesday is postponed .
Decision made as a mark of respect after death of ex-player Phil O'Donnell .
Motherwell's home game against Celtic next Sunday was already called off . | GLASGOW, Scotland Wednesday's Glasgow derby between Celtic and Rangers has been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, the Scottish Premier League announced. O'Donnell, left, celebrates Motherwell's Scottish Cup final win against Dundee in May 1991. "These are never ea... |
55986d11e0d0e5b031567157cf1f157610c65c31 | Indian judges bus mobile courts to rural villages to ease backlog .
Judges say the mobile courts make justice more convenient .
India has an estimated 300 million unresolved court cases . | HARYANA, India In a nation of more than a billion people and millions of unresolved court cases, how do you take care of the backlog? Long distances over questionable roads stop many Indians from making it into courtrooms. Solution: You take the courts to the people. A bell rings. A bailiff yells out the name of the ... |
0a37124fe35e31ae9fe8dd7715aeed88002e23e9 | Fran Townsend says she'll look for opportunities in the private sector .
Townsend has worked in government and law enforcement for 25 years .
Townsend will be on a panel searching for a replacement . | WASHINGTON President Bush's top adviser on homeland security is stepping down after 4½ years on the job, the White House said Monday. Fran Townsend served more than four years as homeland security adviser. Homeland Security Adviser Fran Townsend turned in her letter of resignation to President Bush on November 6 and ... |
ef3ee3ab85ed8802b6b76444bccb46256077963e | Attorney: Clients allege terrorism, war crimes, wrongful death, seek $7.86 billion .
Plaintiffs want $20 million in damages for each of 393 victims named in suit .
Chiquita admits paying a group that the U.S. labeled a terrorist organization .
Company "categorically denies" attorneys' allegations, says it will fight th... | NEW YORK Chiquita Brands International faces a $7.86 billion lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of nearly 400 Colombian families who say the company should be held responsible for the "torture and murder" of their loved ones. With a map of alleged victims, Jonathan Reiter makes his case Wednesday at a New York news co... |
59f079f6095cbb82b0eaaa0ba5fc29cdaff1f81b | Two cars loaded with gasoline and nails found abandoned in London Friday .
52 people killed on July 7, 2005 after bombs exploded on London bus, trains .
British capital wracked by violence by the IRA for years . | LONDON, England A chronology of bombings and attempted bomb attacks in the mainland UK since the 1970s: . Police close off streets around Haymarket, in London's busy theater district. June 29, 2007: Police defuse a bomb consisting of 200 liters of fuel, gas cylinders and nails found in an abandoned car in Haymarket, ... |
a9854fc40719b0d083a3fd279b6196188228a4e0 | Fire chief: "I think it's a miracle that we haven't seen some serious injuries"
Officials are investigating whether truck's speed a factor in the accident, chief says .
Evacuees taken to an armory converted into a shelter, Red Cross says .
Man tells WCVB-TV his car caught fire, exploded as he fled; "I got out just in t... | At least 200 people were evacuated from their homes, including 84 residents of an apartment building for the elderly, after a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline erupted early Wednesday in a northern Boston suburb. Firefighters battle a blaze Wednesday north of Boston after a tanker overturned carrying 9,... |
6343a202a70e8c5d3bfa4042bfd087d78ca5805e | NEW: Fires at Camp Pendleton cause evacuation of 3,000 marines .
Military lending direct and indirect assistance to firefighting efforts .
As firefighting efforts go on, base officials poised to evacuate .
Navy and Marine Corps have more than 20 facilities in San Diego area . | Dozens of Defense Department personnel are actively engaged in fighting the wildfires raging in Southern California, Pentagon officials said Tuesday, and thousands more National Guard and active-duty military personnel are available to help. The Rice fire, east of Camp Pendleton, caused the evacuation of the Fallbroo... |
da0d41b431367b51fd995573cb498c10b7f64ca0 | Scientology membership a privilege that's earned, Cruise says .
2004 video part of ceremony honoring Cruise for humanitarian work .
Scientology defined as "study of the truth" | Tom Cruise expounds on his beliefs in Scientology in a 2004 video that made its way onto the Internet this week. Tom Cruise appears with his wife, Katie Holmes, at a movie premiere earlier this month. "I think it's a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist, and it's something you have to earn," Cruise says at the ... |
0620ff5fa324a35b4be54bbd2de49b42bdd0d7c0 | French and Australian leaders arrive in Afghanistan .
Both leaders expected to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai .
Both will visit with their respective country's troops . | KABUL, Afghanistan Australia's new prime minister assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that his country's troops intend to be in Afghanistan "for the long haul." French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. Kevin Rudd and French President Nicolas Sarko... |
f0eb8f9eee266512eb604a51b482833e202531d8 | NEW: Vick's attorney says early surrender shows Vick accepts responsibility .
Sentencing set for December 10 on dogfighting charges against Michael Vick .
Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleaded guilty in August .
Monday, he surrendered to begin whatever sentence he gets on December 10 . | Michael Vick turned himself in to authorities on Monday to get a head start on serving his sentence for running a dogfighting ring, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Michael Vick leaves court in Richmond, Virginia, in August after pleading guilty to dogfighting charges. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback is scheduled to b... |
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