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ec10a4353082865abdb5697560390653c3902065 | By . Emily Anne Epstein and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:12 EST, 4 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:18 EST, 5 September 2012 . A man convicted of coldly strangling his wife and leaving her body in a Massachusetts parking lot will be the first inmate in the nation to receive sexual reassignment surgery ... | Robert Kosilek was convicted of murdering his wife Cheryl in 1990 .
In prison, he changed his name to Michelle, sued for the state to pay for a sex change and attempting to castrate herself in custody .
Today a Massachusetts judge ruled that the $20,000 surgery is the 'only adequate treatment'
Prison officials say sex ... |
ec10cd8c372e78687d628854b5165e66ccd44aec | About one in four National Football League players are likely to end up suffering dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or other cognitive impairments during their lifetime, according to a report filed in court by the league's lawyers. The NFL submitted the summary of the findings of an actuarial study it ... | A quarter of all NFL players are likely to suffer brain disorders during their lifetime .
The NFL filed the findings in court as part of ongoing litigation between the league and former players .
It's the most definitive statement the NFL has made on the dangers of the sport .
in 2013, the league agreed to pay more tha... |
ec1121a1d49d07d9817a548161f0a57ee8cd5c12 | (CNN) -- Fate, police say, saved baby Grace from being tossed out with the trash. Baby Grace was born aboard a Pacific Blue flight to New Zealand from Samoa. Were it not for a cleaning lady who chanced upon the newborn waving a feeble arm from a blue trash bag in an airplane bathroom, Grace would have met the fate her ... | Woman, 29, gave birth to the baby girl on a flight from Samoa .
She left her in a toilet bin amid bloodied paper towels, without alerting anyone .
Police charged the woman with abandonment and assault .
Baby Grace did not suffer significant injuries or long-term damage, police said . |
ec1148a3b877fa4cc017f54ebd2ddd0a939b9494 | Hoping her celebrity will bring attention to the widening Syrian refugee crisis, actress and U.N. envoy Angelina Jolie spoke of the horrors that children, many of them orphans, have witnessed in Syria. "Body parts separated, and burned people being pulled apart like chicken -- a little 9-year-old girl said that," Jolie... | Opposition reports helicopters dropping bombs on a village in Homs .
Jolie describes wounded children who are orphaned from the civil war .
More than 253,000 Syrian refugees have fled their country, a U.N. spokesman says .
At least 130 people are killed in violence nationwide Tuesday, opposition says . |
ec1238044c9c3f01b22585d27eacfdf92ddc83d0 | Drug addict tenants are leaving squalid bedsits filled with piles of rubbish, discarded food, ripped up carpets and broken doors. Filthy kitchens crammed with dozens of packets and rotting food left behind by tenants have been discovered in bedsits in South Somerset where floors are strewn with discarded clothes and al... | Bedsits found piled high with rubbish, rotting food and mould in Somerset .
Filthy kitchens crammed with waster left behind by drug addict tenants .
Inspectors said the state of bedsits is putting a number of tenants at risk .
They said private landlords are not clearing and maintaining homes . |
ec1354f96811a7a663f835d7fda1b73e8316f46f | By . Sarah Harris . PUBLISHED: . 09:50 EST, 13 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:12 EST, 13 September 2013 . Equal chances: Mike Fairclough, head of West Rise Junior School in Eastbourne, sent his pupils to learn how to shoot . A state school sparked a furious row today after admitting it took pupils as young as eight... | Pupils from Eastbourne's West Rise Junior School spent a day shooting .
Youngsters were given shotguns to shoot live rounds at clay pigeons .
Head Mike Fairclough wanted the children aged 8-11 to learn self-discipline .
Said they deserved same opportunities as rich children at private schools . |
ec13b27195ecfefb9c33c85e5e544c9ca16c6cb2 | (CNN) -- The Australian government apologized Wednesday for years of "mistreatment" that inflicted "profound grief, suffering and loss" on the country's Aboriginal people. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes the apology on Wednesday from inside Parliament. New Prime Minister Kevin Rudd read the apology Wednesday to Aborigi... | NEW: PM Kevin Rudd apologizes to thousands of Aborigines .
NEW: Rudd: "For the indignity and degradation ... on a proud people ... we say sorry"
NEW: Apology envisions future where gaps among "all Australians" are closed . |
ec13c2397d919af01fb54f929fe7743df2858e6b | By . Jack Doyle . PUBLISHED: . 17:45 EST, 6 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:46 EST, 6 November 2013 . Triple-killer: Ian McLoughlin, 55, was given a 40-year jail term for murder . A judge who refused to give a triple killer a whole life sentence because of a European human rights ruling was wrong, the Government’s m... | Ian McLoughlin, 55, was not given a life sentence for third killing .
Strasbourg judges rule sentence to die in prison breaches human rights .
Attorney General deems sentence 'unduly lenient' and send it for review . |
ec14e1909a0b9393196d6ab55ceee1ae0cc36e9b | By . Kieran Corcoran . It may be hard to believe, but the quality of air over major U.S. cities has improved over the past decade, new satellite images show. Data collected by probes orbiting the earth for almost a decade has shown that the concentration of a damaging pollutant above cities including New York, Chicago ... | Data collected from probes orbiting earth shows fall in nitrogen dioxide .
U.S. cities such as New York and Philadelphia had levels fall by around 40% .
Experts say the change is due to better technology and state regulation .
Nitrogen dioxide controlled pollutant which is linked to breathing problems . |
ec14f8ce4b09de434bea5a035b660bd21006878d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:56 EST, 1 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:50 EST, 1 August 2012 . A baby died of whooping cough after doctors failed to diagnose it despite a nationwide campaign among GPs to raise awareness of the symptoms. Sarae Thompson-Haynes – who was just five weeks old – had been seen a... | 'Communication was terrible', say parents, who are demanding an inquiry .
'I was a first-time mum and I just felt I wasn't being taken seriously,' says mother .
Reported cases of whooping cough in England and Wales this year are already double what they were in 2011, according to HPA . |
ec154aa4d3381b883ffbe75f7f16461cbd68ece9 | The two-year-old who tragically died after a 30-metre gum tree fell on his home when wild thunderstorms swept through Melbourne has been identified. Eli Marnock was asleep in his bedroom at The Patch in the Dandenong Ranges, east of Melbourne, just after 11pm when the tree - which had been reported as unsafe by the tod... | A 30-metre tree has fallen on a home in The Patch, east of Melbourne .
Seven family members were inside the house at the time of the tragedy .
Eli Marnock died in his cot while he sleeping just after 11pm on Saturday .
Neighbours report the council had ignored requests to pull the tree down . |
ec162ea1c45daa8cc8df7763c56501cea135a34a | This is the shocking moment a motorcyclist was thrown head over heels by a hit-and-run motorist - but miraculously walked away virtually unharmed. Andrius Cesna, 33, had stopped at a roundabout on his Yahama bike when careless Richard Themistocleou, 35, slammed straight into the back of him. He was catapulted into the ... | Andrius Cesna, was stopped at a roundabout when car was driven into him .
He was catapulted into the air and bounced off the bonnet of the vehicle .
Motorist then glanced out his window before speeding off without stopping .
Terrified, panicking and in shock, Mr Cesna thought: 'I'm going to die' |
ec1664572a59ac8eeed8f4beeaa4e8a14bb97797 | A South African student who survived the horrific triple axe murder of his own family may have been high on drugs at the time of the attack, police believe. And a 'runner' who claims he delivered dope and crystal meth to Henri van Breda, 20, has been tracked down by South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper. Henri was left... | Henri van Breda, 20, was left with minor injuries following horrific slaying .
His parents and brother were killed but sister was left fighting for her life .
Man claiming to be Henri's drug 'runner' says he was a 'regular customer'
Henri alerted emergency services four hours after the blood bath .
Police believe the s... |
ec171aa794ecd6b3b1e5130ef0c6ca334d69edc8 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Prosecutors grilled Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday about whether he accepted gifts as a lawmaker. Sen. Ted Stevens and his daughter Beth Stevens arrive Monday at the federal courthouse. The defense rested its case after prosecutors sparred with the Republican senator, who is charged with breaking Senate... | Defense rests case after prosecutors cross-examine Stevens .
Sides argue whether massage chair in Stevens' home was a gift or a loan .
Stevens: "He said it was a gift, and I said I could not take it"
Closing arguments expected to begin Tuesday . |
ec1724a8f3f49fc8b7b791f7ae25e4f27939205e | By . Victoria Woollaston . Google seems to be forever tweaking its Gmail design, but the latest images reveal a much larger revamp is heading for our inboxes. The firm invited a select group of users to test its new layout, and according to screenshots released by Geek.com, the whole site has been made to look more lik... | Google has invited a select group of users to test the new inbox design .
The Gmail sidebar has been replaced with a simplified left-hand panel .
‘Compose’ button has been moved to the bottom right-hand corner .
Users can 'snooze' emails to make them reappear at a later date .
Stars that keep emails at the top of the i... |
ec17508a7796c4b364bca89cdee5d61cc59d566e | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 12:19 EST, 11 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:45 EST, 12 October 2012 . Cannabis growers have been caught using a clothes horse to dry drugs in their house after police spotted a six foot cannabis bush in the garden. One of the biggest ever found, the bush was so tall it was visible over ... | A six foot cannabis bush was found in a garden in Bournville, Weston-super-Mare .
Cannabis buds were also found drying next to radiators and a clothes horse .
A house next door was also raided and buds, weapons, scales and cash were seized . |
ec1756b7d7e5190f94585ab952db3ccd947d75ee | Wallabies star Kurtley Beale has been dropped from the Wallabies side ahead of this Saturday's clash with Argentina, after the rugby player was involved in an alleged verbal altercation with a female staff member. Australia's coach Ewen McKenzie has confirmed that Beale has been left out of the 23-man squad but says th... | Wallabies star Kurtley Beale left out of side for clash with Argentina .
Ewen McKenzie confirms Beale won't play but says it is just GAME strategy .
Beale was allegedly involved in a verbal altercation with a female management staff member named as Di Patston .
Incident occurred on a flight from Johannesburg to Sao Pao... |
ec17623099f418d32fba1729f5113fe5edad82a6 | Washington (CNN) -- [Breaking news alert, 8:41 a.m. ET] . Al Qaeda is linked to a terror threat that has prompted the State Department to direct its embassies in key Middle East nations, including Egypt and Israel, to close Sunday, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, R-California, told CNN's "New Day" Friday. "It's my understanding th... | Overseas threat said to be "credible and serious"
Embassies in Egypt, Libya, Israel and Iraq among those closed on Sunday .
State Department said closure orders a precaution .
Action occurs amid approaching end of Ramadan, anniversary of Benghazi attack . |
ec180099a4f38cfea57f84709c06c779e71e4637 | By . Mark Prigg . America has long been branded a nation that isn't interested in Soccer. However, the Brazil world cup could change all that - at least if the reaction to America's goal against Ghana is anything to go by. Twitter revealed that over 174,00 tweets per minute were sent when Clint Dempsey scored in the fi... | Over 174,00 tweets per minute were sent when Clint Dempsey scored in the first minute .
4.9 million tweets were sent during the game .
Match was highest ever rated World Cup game on ESPN . |
ec180568a19f45f073254385d7a1c9a6dc12d04a | (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are on course for their first semifinal meeting since 2005 after both progressed at the Masters Series event in Miami. World No. 1 Nadal set up a quarterfinal clash with seventh-ranked Czech Tomas Berdych after crushing Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolv 6-1 6-2 on Tuesday evening U.S.... | World No. 1 Rafael Nadal faces seventh-ranked Czech Tomas Berdych in Miami quarterfinals .
No. 3 Roger Federer to take on France's Gilles Simon after late-night victory .
Maria Sharapova to return to women's top-10 after reaching semifinals .
Defending champion Kim Clijsters battles into the last eight, beating Ana Iva... |
ec18eebfe65c665be010e62d3105712dfc752275 | (CNN) -- A suspect has been arrested in the 1990 abduction and attempted murder of an 8-year-old Texas girl, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Houston, Texas, office said. Jennifer Schuett speaks at a news conference, urging other victims of violent crime to use their voices. The victim, Jennifer Schuett, is now 27. She rece... | Welder Dennis Earl Bradford, 40, arrested in Little Rock, Arkansas .
Jennifer Schuett was grabbed from her bedroom and attacked at age 8 .
Her throat was slashed, and she was left for dead .
Advanced DNA tests provided a break in the case; DNA was in clothing . |
ec190ac73ba425a40b97f436b918e6438bb680db | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 13:40 EST, 28 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:53 EST, 28 February 2013 . A senior member of staff at scandal-hit Cleveland Police has been suspended after allegations she misused thousands of pounds of public funds, it has been announced today. The Independent Police Complaints Commiss... | Assistant chief officer Ann Hall is being investigated by IPCC .
They are probing allegations unauthorised payments were made to an executive coach company .
Cleveland Police already subject of investigation into alleged corruption .
Last year, Sean Price became first chief constable to be sacked in 35 years . |
ec1930e8da2bba5720f7fcb1efaaa6a9de74938e | (CNN) -- As air crash investigators pick over the wreckage of flight QV301 -- the Lao Airlines plane that crashed in bad weather on Tuesday with 50 people on board -- concerns over air safety are growing as the number of flights in South East Asia increases. A steep rise in air traffic in countries like Myanmar, Laos a... | Concerns grow over safety amid South East Asia budget carrier boom .
Newcomers to the market such as Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar have creaking infrastructure .
Myanmar is attempting to catch up with an exponential growth in its tourism numbers .
Analysts say Indonesia is leading the region in the budget carrier boom . |
ec1943b0c3ac659ad622959e24bc0506654f5cf4 | By . Rob Waugh . PUBLISHED: . 02:53 EST, 26 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:59 EST, 26 July 2012 . Best of both worlds: The two foot-long creature, known as Coniophis, was a 'transitional snake' with a lizard's head and snake's body . A prehistoric reptile, half snake and half lizard, which lived 70 million years ago, ha... | Find offers hints of how modern snakes evolved .
Two-foot long reptile had head of lizard and body of snake .
Would have lived at same time as Tyrannosaurs . |
ec194d64b861d5c2c484397f8d8b605a0837c869 | By . David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 18:43 EST, 29 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:25 EST, 30 October 2013 . A photographer who captured an image of a black teenager shielding a supposed white supremacist from an angry mob has spoken about the enduring legacy of the pictures he took that day in 1996. The iconic images ... | Photographer Mark Brunner captured images of the girl throwing herself between a baying mob and a probable KKK sympathizer .
The incident occurred in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1996 .
Keshia Thomas, 18, put herself at physical risk to save the life of the stranger, who had an SS tattoo and confederate flag T-shirt .
The p... |
ec19b5042d5552fd0bdbcdcc846bd1c419f2e0fb | By . Joshua Gardner . Officer Facebook: 34-year-old Mary Ferguson is the Facebook Cop in Menlo Park whose $194,000 salary and benefits are paid for by the tech giant . A wealthy Silicon Valley town has partnered with Facebook to fund a brand new officer on its police force whose job, among other things, is to ensure pr... | Menlo Park, California has created a new position for Officer Mary Ferguson thanks to donation from Facebook .
Facebook is headquartered in the Northern California town, where median income tops $100,000 .
The public-private police partnership is believed to be one of the first of its kind .
Ferguson's salary and benef... |
ec1aadbf4e59b51522c1d52ff9844ff5eb1f5636 | A Chinese university student has found an interesting way of staying awake when pulling all-nighters and writing essays. Chen Tang, 20, had struggled to fit her workload into the daylight hours and together with her roommate Huang Lu, 21, sought a solution to her problem. The two students at the Fujian Agriculture and ... | Chen Tang, from Fuijan, has found a novel way of pulling an all-nighter .
The 20-year-old university student pins her hair to a clothes dryer .
Chen and her room-mate were inspired by 'historic scholars' |
ec1b2e294c54976224e27c480dc198ceafeab602 | A man who claims to be a missing telephone worker who vanished in 1990 is set for a court battle with the missing man's wife over his $300-a-month pension. Kwame Seku, 65, says that he was stricken with amnesia and found himself wandering the streets of San Diego with only a few dollars in his pocket and no idea who he... | Kwame Seku, 65, claims he is Winston Bright, who vanished in 1990 .
Says he got amnesia and wound up in California, where he took new name .
But claims to have gradually remembered old life - and wants his pension .
Has been paid to Winston Bright's wife Leslie since 2000 .
But Seku, armed with DNA tests, wants to wres... |
ec1b3c5acf3ef67d475b670a34cd58676d45a373 | By . John Hall . A Mexican police officer who went on a brutal endangered wildlife hunting spree using a gun provided by his employer has been forced to resign. Sickening images of Wilfer Geovany Contreras Rosado, 38, posing in his police uniform with the bloodied corpses of rare deer, falcons and crocodiles went viral... | Wilfer Geovany Contreras Rosado killed rare animals wearing his uniform .
Slaughtered rare deer, falcons and crocodiles using police-issue weapon .
Has now resigned after images of killing spree were posted on Facebook .
Employer refusing to investigate Rosado, but he may still be prosecuted .
Mexico's environmental po... |
ec1b91ebbc0ede6432b5ee491ff3af632d54b65f | A tattooed model who became an internet sensation after posting a video of herself jiggling her boobs to Mozart says she she's getting death threats after rocketing to Internet stardom. The clip, posted online by Sara X Mills, showed her moving her breasts individually and simultaneously to the sound of Mozart's Eine ... | Sara X Mills filmed a video of herself synchronizing her chest to Mozart .
She has revealed that her silicone implants are the key to clip's success .
Her video how now had 26 million views but she says that she will be glad when her 15 minutes of fame are over . |
ec1bc0a1f64cd56d6d2dec0089d1954bd9609f90 | Change: Physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major conference in Israel in June . Physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major conference in Israel, sparking a new row over treatment of Palestinians. The world-famous scientist had earlier agreed to attend the Israeli Presidential Con... | World-famous scientist had agreed to attend Israeli Presidential Conference .
Cambridge insisted it was a decision made due to 71-year-old's health .
But a letter from Hawking to event organisers proves otherwise . |
ec1bf5971aba03430c528d83a164323aabd45820 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 14:41 EST, 12 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:03 EST, 12 April 2013 . Legendary ballerina: Maria Tallchief (pictured in Chicago in 1974) passed away on Thursday . Maria Tallchief, one of America's first great prima ballerinas who gave life to such works as The Nutcracker and Firebird... | Tallchief was one of America's first great prima ballerinas .
She danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1942 to 1947 .
One of five Oklahoma natives of American Indian descent who rose to prominence in the ballet world from the 1940s through the '60s . |
ec1c11001c369ce99eedab54a3e6830fca1e226f | LONDON, England (CNN) -- When David Whitney traveled to Pakistan to shoot his film about a man forced to flee Afghanistan after falling foul of the Taliban he didn't expect fiction to turn into reality. A still from "Kandahar Break." Production of the film was halted after the crew were fired upon by suspected Taliban ... | Four Pakistani crew members shot during filming of "Kandahar Break"
Despite difficulties, director David Whitney says it was a great film location .
Star of "The Hurt Locker" says filming was similar to being in the military . |
ec1c33bedb468e252b882320bd00d07b83b6cdf0 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 14:31 EST, 18 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:57 EST, 18 February 2014 . As a boy he watched the Royal Marines arrive in war-torn Kosovo, their sights set on ending Slobodan Milosevic's persecution of ethnic Albanians. It was then that 14-year-old Arben Islami made a promise to himsel... | Arben Islami fled Kosovo in 1999 shortly after NATO troops arrived .
He travelled to the UK, hoping to find an uncle his family had spoken of .
In July 2012 Islami, now 28, was granted British citizenship .
A day later he signed up to join the 350-year-old Royal Marine Corps .
'I wanted to join up and give something ba... |
ec1c36c7cce62d7e555eddcd339022d0d65e72ff | By . Cherry Maslen . PUBLISHED: . 17:00 EST, 2 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:00 EST, 2 November 2013 . Nestled among the emerald hills of the Derbyshire Peak District, the Old Post Office sits in an idyllic spot at the centre of a postcard-perfect village. Parwich, near Ashbourne, is inside the Peak District Nation... | Inghams bought 17th Century, Grade II listed house, in 2005 .
Old Post Office was in same hands for nearly 90 years when they took over . |
ec1c36e8d57afdef1c6d8a9e2d3b6d558b770c06 | Will Nintendo's forthcoming Wii U breathe new life into its aging Wii concept? Hard to say at this point, but it will bring a fresh element to Nintendo gaming. I got my hands on the redesigned system, which was first previewed a year ago, after Nintendo's Electronic Entertainment Expo event in Los Angeles on Tuesday. H... | The Wii U will bring a fresh new element to Nintendo gaming .
Nintendo still hasn't announced a specific launch date or a price for the system .
CNN demoed the device after Nintendo's E3 event Tuesday . |
ec1d107cbed8096b0c6002255eaae125409c8aea | (CNN) -- A sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a 13-year-old California boy last year when he mistook a toy gun for a real rifle did not break the law, a prosecutor said Monday. The investigation concluded that since Deputy Erick Gelhaus "honestly and reasonably believed" his life was in danger, the shooting of Andy L... | Deputy Gelhaus "honestly and reasonably believed" his life was in danger, prosecutor says .
The shooting of Andy Lopez was "lawful self-defense," District Attorney Jill Ravitch says .
"These cops can get away with murder," protester says .
Lopez carried a replica AK-47 when he was shot to death last October . |
ec1d4ba336a8b55c8c2c86b4ec2ab99aae9375e0 | Munyonyo, Uganda (CNN) -- Heads of 35 African nations observed two minutes of silence Sunday to honor more than 70 people killed in terrorist bomb blasts in Uganda earlier this month as the African Union summit opened. "Our condolences go to the people of Uganda for the tragic loss of lives following that tragic incide... | African leaders offer their condolences for the Uganda bombings .
Guinea and Djibouti have pledged to offer troops for Somalia peacekeeping mission .
A three-day African Union summit got underway Sunday after days of conferences . |
ec1de5fd913b782533925853fdbde6767cacd9f5 | An Ohio mother-of-two is suing an abortion clinic after it failed to terminate her pregnancy. Ariel Knights, 22, and her fiance adore their 'miracle baby' daughter who was born in September. But doctors had originally warned the couple that a medical condition Knights suffers meant her life was at serious risk if they ... | Doctors told Ariel Knights that going ahead with her pregnancy was dangerous because a genetic condition meant the baby was growing in a weak uterus .
She booked into Akron Women's Medical Group and was told the March 2012 procedure 'went well'
A week later a different doctor told her she was still pregnant .
Delivered... |
ec1e3542d7cf547969b1b436472e829fabfef941 | The unseasonably good weather has been rather fortunate for me this week because I had to strip down to my waist for a revealing photo shoot outdoors. It was to put the final touches to my 2015 calendar – my agent said it was a good idea to do one – I’m not entirely sure that people will want to see my face beaming out... | Spencer has been putting together the final touches for his 2015 calendar .
He has taken to a Greenwich roof top for his final shoot .
Going topless Spencer was doused in baby oil .
It gave the Chelsea boy a chance to show off his new physique . |
ec1f5a478a256bfafffc551e3048735c194640ce | The engineer who was involved in Sunday's New York train derailment apparently "was nodding off and caught himself too late" before the accident that killed four people and injured 67 others, a union representative who has been meeting with the man told CNN on Tuesday. Anthony Bottalico, the union representative, said ... | NTSB kicks rail union out of investigation for violating confidentiality rules .
A lawyer for the engineer describes what happened as "highway hypnosis"
"I think most people are leaning towards human error," union representative says .
The crash on New York's Hudson line killed four and injured 67 people . |
ec1fc417cac0fd21c3716330692aefac5a1eea37 | A three-month-old baby has died a month after he was found covered in vomit and living in a filthy, cockroach-infested home with his seven older siblings. Donald Hemmings III passed away on January 20, exactly a month after his father, Donald Hemmings Jr., 42, and Geneva Morgan, 39, were arrested by North Las Vegas pol... | Donald Hemmings III passed away on January 20, exactly a month after he was found living in a garbage-filled home in Las Vegas with seven siblings .
He was found unresponsive in a home and later passed away in hospital, but authorities have not revealed how they believe he died .
Cops found the eight children as they i... |
ec21192961572d6d224aeca4a1dc76ec74f9018f | (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton answered her critics. North Korea threatened theirs. As the week comes to an end, here's a look back at these stories and other international news that developed, including a surprising election in Israel and a growing humanitarian crisis in Syria. Clinton in Benghazi hot seat . At times angry ... | This week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was grilled on the Benghazi terrorist attack .
North Korea responded to expanded U.N. sanctions by issuing more threats .
Israel's election results weren't exactly what the experts were predicting .
Syria's civil war has prompted nearly 700,000 people to flee to neighboring... |
ec2199129126d70604297ec52816f775913c482d | Washington (CNN) -- The Justice Department says it has decided not to charge former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales or other Bush administration officials in the controversial firings of nine U. S. attorneys, according to a letter sent to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Special counsel Nora Danneh... | The firing of nine U.S. attorneys during the Bush administration was a major controversy .
Then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ultimately resigned .
The Justice Department has decided not to charge Gonzales or other Bush officials in the firings . |
ec21cb6b73b0d6f632d1b9147371ad7c4e88417e | By . Sunni Upal . Follow @@RSUpal . Real Madrid invited their supporters to the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night to celebrate their historic 10th European title. More than 80,000 fans packed into the famous old stadium for 'la fiesta de la decima', 24-hours after Carlo Ancelotti's side were crowned champions of Europe... | Real Madrid celebrate Champions League win with party at Bernabeu .
Carlo Ancelotti's side beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 in Lisbon final .
Victory crowned Real Madrid champions of Europe for 10th time .
Madrid returned home to hero's welcome and open-top bus parade . |
ec21e1e47a2ac70b552996b7f96257020a716d30 | Angry. Sad. Grieving. That's how family members of 62-year-old Carolyn Watkins described their feelings after her body was discovered in a car, days after it was towed from a crash. "We were wondering where she was, and she was in the car the whole time," said Algernon Parker, 42, Watkins' son. "Even if it was a dog, t... | Authorities, including the State Bureau of Investigation, are investigating what happened .
The body of Carolyn Watkins, 62, was found inside her car at a tow yard Monday .
The car was towed from a ditch in Johnston County, North Carolina, on Friday . |
ec223a807acac8592782892756e4e401c7d318f4 | By . Carol Driver . A holiday jet passenger has been charged with endangering a flight after he allegedly cracked a window with a single punch. The pilot of Thomson Airways flight Tom145 radioed a message to police at Manchester Airport after the window cracked as the plane travelled at about 35,000ft over Ireland. Off... | Nicholas Whittaker has been charged over the incident on board flight .
Thomson Airways plane was travelling over Ireland from Florida .
Officers arrested the 43-year-old at Manchester Airport . |
ec226d5bea54916408068bf7f4a1872a6eb136a7 | There's nothing better than your country winning the World Cup, but Barbadian singer Rihanna seemed more than happy after Germany beat Argentina. The pop princess took several snaps at the Maracana on Sunday night, celebrating the 1-0 win after extra-time. The World Cup fanatic posted a picture lifting up her shirt to ... | Rihanna travels to Brazil to watch 2014 World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro .
Celebrates Germany's win against Argentina by lifting up her top .
The Barbados-born pop singer posts picture alongside Brazil legend Pele .
Rihanna has been providing regular 2014 World Cup updates on Twitter . |
ec22a806fa0f83e83cdacf3327b3058e2e62b125 | (CNN) -- As political pros, journalists and pundits pick over exit polls to study how and why President Obama beat Mitt Romney for the presidency, a lot of the attention has been showered on the Latino turnout, gender gap and voters under 30. The African-American turnout has largely been overlooked, seen by prognostica... | Roland Martin: African-Americans outraged by GOP attempts at voter suppression .
Anyone could see that GOP wanted to block Obama supporters, he says .
Registration campaigns went into overdrive, and voters exacted revenge, Martin says .
The NAACP registered 432,000 voters, a 350% increase over 2008, he says . |
ec233403eae03c0969846a64b91b0f3a6efbba88 | A California zoo has begun holding regular iPad gaming sessions - for its penguins. Staff at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach say its animals love to play a game originally designed for cats. However, instead of using paws, they peck at the screen to try and catch a stray mouse that runs around in the game. Je... | App called Game for Cats was originally designed for feline players .
Keepers found penguins played using their beaks to tap the screen . |
ec23c4edf047fb0cb2bbc6d67b5108f69e42127b | The compassion shown by Officer William Stacy to desperate Alabama mother Helen Johnson captured the nation's attention at a time of strained relations between the police and black Americans. Instead of arresting her for stealing five eggs to feed her starving family on Saturday, Stacy bought the carton and the touchin... | Officer William Stacy and his colleagues delivered the food on Wednesday .
Helen Johnson, 47, was caught stealing five eggs on Saturday by Stacy .
Declined to arrest her and instead bought her the eggs and gave her a hug .
Made the desperate mom promise not to shop lift again in the future .
The story was captured on v... |
ec24b3c16d14ff393a915115c3b3ffa900910659 | (CNN) -- When it comes to golf's sentimental favorites, Thomas Bjorn would have to be near the top of the list. The Dane famously blew a late lead at the British Open in 2003 and Ben Curtis took advantage to claim his lone major. It wasn't a collapse to match that of Jean Van de Velde in 1999 -- the Frenchman crumbled ... | Thomas Bjorn was one of five European Tour players to earn an exemption into the Open .
Bjorn held a late lead at the 2003 tournament in England before faltering at the 16th hole .
Jonas Blixt, who won the Greenbrier Classic, earned his spot through the world rankings . |
ec24e9c4fb630a5f2f2237c0d29083829dc8d584 | Lindsey Vonn broke down in tears after being disqualified from a world championship run in front of her home crowd in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The four-time world champion - famous for her relationship to Tiger Woods - bravely smiled and waved to her adoring fans but her sadness spilled over when she was out of view. Vo... | Vonn disqualified in world championship run in front of her home crowd .
'I tried as hard as I could,' she said in the emotional post-race interview .
Her boyfriend Tiger Woods was a spectator in Colorado earlier this week .
She has one more chance for gold medal in Beaver Creek this Thursday .
30-year-old was out of a... |
ec25396ce614639aa124171dfb73547efa3904ad | (CNN) -- In the rearview mirror of history, the Nixon administration can look monstrous. It features a brilliant but insecure and almost constantly cursing chief executive who ruined a landslide 49-state re-election with a corrupt cover-up of a burglary ordered from within the White House. But what's often forgotten is... | John Avlon: Documentary looks at Nixon White House from vantage of inner circle .
He says it shows John Ehrlichman, Bob Haldeman as idealistic aides in early Nixon era .
He says it also shows Nixon's crass viewpoints and aide's sycophancy .
Avlon: Film humanizes Nixon, captures surrealism of life in White House bubble ... |
ec25abc8cc42111b46d03ab65f948e90bf4981e7 | It may come down to which he values more - his marriage or the future of the Today show. NBC host Matt Lauer's wife is said to have threatened him with divorce if newsreader Natalie Morales - who he is rumored to have had an affair with - takes Ann Curry's seat when her departure is announced at the end of the week. Th... | Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb said to be next in line for top job .
Ms Morales is reportedly 'not happy' at the likelihood that she may be passed over again . |
ec25d50b8e20755d0cad2e9bf330bc8ebf216bd0 | (CNN) -- Cameron Diaz is feeling fearless. With her 42nd birthday approaching on August 30, the actress is dismissing Hollywood's obsession with youth and embracing growing older with pride and an eagerness to try something new. "I like being 41. I love it," Diaz tells Esquire magazine in its August issue, on sale July... | Cameron Diaz talks to Esquire magazine about her career .
She says "Sex Tape" is the first movie where she does nude work .
Diaz: "You see everything" |
ec25eed070fd395aecd6104bce8caab18c3df3c0 | A young mother and cartoonist who survived the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris today said she had let the suspected Al Qaeda killers into the magazine office. Corrine Rey said she had returned from picking up her young daughter from a kindergarten when she was confronted by two heavily armed men wearing balaclavas. 'I ... | Corrine Rey and her daughter saw two other cartoonists being killed .
They threatened her into giving them entry code for the office building .
She says men 'who spoke perfect French' claimed to be Al Qaeda terrorists .
Attackers were reportedly heard shouting: 'the Prophet has been avenged'
The masked men asked peopl... |
ec26251a7000fcf7b85135f4d7ca22976d31b920 | By . Kate Lyons . Paracetamol, which is commonly prescribed to treat back pain, is ineffective in treating the ailment, with no more success in alleviating pain or speeding recovery than a placebo. Guidelines for treating back pain universally recommend the drug and Panadol sells a paracetamol product specifically targ... | Paracetamol does not alleviate back pain or speed recovery, according to a new study .
This is first study comparing effectiveness of paracetamol and placebos .
Paracetamol is the first thing prescribed by doctors for treating back pain . |
ec2665397b914fa87ed8520e5f4119d7d4a7187d | Benefits Street star Deirdre Kelly today revealed she could switch to supporting UKIP in the wake of two shock defections by Tory MPs. Speaking at an event at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, Miss Kelly, who found fame as White Dee on the controversial show, hit out at the way the government had sought ... | Deirdre Kelly tells fringe event how Nigel Farage is not doing a bad job .
Revealed she 'very well could' back UKIP at the next general election .
Again hinted at a political career, but vowed to start at the bottom .
Accused Tory minister Iain Duncan Smith of being out of touch .
Wants more jobs choice because not eve... |
ec267a0c1ec5851ff3121e4da27697af0f5760f3 | A Texas man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for beating his pet pit bull named Candy with a shovel and drowning her in a pool as punishment for attacking him and ruining his furniture. Robert Prichard, 60, of Mesquite, was convicted Wednesday of a felony animal cruelty charge in connection to his dog's b... | Richard Prichard, 60, from Texas, has been convicted of felony animal cruelty in August 2013 dog killing .
Prichard testified that Candy was too dangerous and destructive for his family .
Prosecutors said the dog owner struck Candy in the head with a shovel and then used a pool net to drown her as she tried to get out ... |
ec269e1fb0f99abd6d8844b2861a88ab1c294be6 | Pleading not guilty to terror charges: Mufid Elfgeeh, of Rochester, New York, is shown here in his arrest photo from May this year . A convenience store manager from western New York accused of trying to provide material support to the Islamic State militant group pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday. Mufid... | Mufid A. Elfgeeh, 30, owns a Rochester, New York, store .
Authorities say he made arrangements, set up contacts for two would-be ISIS recruits .
They say he also bought guns, talked about shooting U.S. troops who had served in Iraq .
Accused of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military .
Elfgeeh tried help three in... |
ec26b781bf9329016b96cc50c810cade895932cf | By . Paul Donnelley . PUBLISHED: . 16:06 EST, 13 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:33 EST, 13 March 2014 . A man accused of murdering his 6-year-old daughter blew a kiss to the girl’s mother as he was remanded in custody today. She was seen to return the gesture. Ben Butler, pictured with his 6-year-old daughter Ellie and... | Ben Butler, 34, and daughter Ellie can be named after local newspaper successfully overturned reporting restriction .
Ellie was found with head injuries in her home in Sutton, Surrey, last October .
Her father was charged with her murder on Tuesday and the case moved to Old Bailey .
Mr Butler will return to court on Ma... |
ec27251d66401ad88d5df0d6c6d9d3291f2ff4f9 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 04:52 EST, 5 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:52 EST, 5 July 2013 . Shocking: The spike missed Josh's heart by a mere two inches when he was impaled on the fence near his home in Essex . These shocking pictures show how a schoolboy cheated death after a metal fence spike pierced his che... | Shocking images show spike piercing Ilford schoolboy Josh Hassan's chest .
Doctors say it missed his heart by just two-and-a-half inches .
Neighbours supported his body on fence to stop blade doing more damage .
Twelve-year-old recovering after an operation at the Royal Free Hospital . |
ec275ae264300b4c6d93bff32525dbf975d9eeea | (CNN) -- Chelsea romped into the English FA Cup semifinal with a 5-1 beating of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in a controversial match at Wembley Sunday. The pre-match minute's silence to mark the anniversary of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and Saturday's death of Italian footballer Piermario Morosini had to be cut... | Chelsea into FA Cup final with 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur .
Blues' second goal sparks new debate about goalline technology .
Chelsea apologize for fans who did not observe minute's silence .
London club to play Liverpool in FA Cup final next month . |
ec277d571bb22a6442810ae63c88f0cab0b7d0d6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:10 EST, 29 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:32 EST, 29 January 2014 . Ex-convict: Aston Barth has pleaded guilty to killing his neighbor in 2012 . A cross-dressing ex-convict has admitted to strangling and hacking the neck of his neighbor before hiding his mutilated body in hi... | Aston Martin Barth yesterday admitted killing childhood friend Jason Campbell, 35, in December 2012 .
He strangled Campbell and sliced his head before hiding him in his Long Island home .
He will be sentenced next month .
In 2007, Barth robbed a bank wearing women's clothing . |
ec27a5bba9081251ed2f165b6b095b78607c1a11 | Nearly 1,000 people took to the . streets of Nairobi on Monday to protest against a series of . vicious sexual assaults on women who were attacked for wearing mini-skirts or 'immodest clothing'. One of the attacks saw a woman surrounded by dozens of men who, tore off her clothes, beat and kicked her in the genitals. Th... | Woman attacked by dozens of men for wearing a 'mini skirt' in Nairobi .
Men blamed victim, saying she ‘tempted them by being indecently dressed’
Attack was filmed and shared on social media, and outrage ensued .
Today, nearly 1,000 people took part in the #MyDressMyChoice protest . |
ec2880acabd68c3955f88e7df223b300ca4bdfd0 | A Parkinson's sufferer has won a six figure pay-out against a drug giant after his medication turned him into a 'gay sex and gambling addict'. Didier Jambart had been a well respected man, an upstanding member of the community in Nantes, western France, and a loving father and husband. But within two years of taking th... | Didier Jambart, of Nantes, France, was an upstanding member of the community before he started taking Requip .
But it soon turned him into a gambler and sex addict who sold his children's toys for cash .
His wife, who has stood by him throughout, was with him as he wept with relief in court after the ruling . |
ec28977237018639cbf5d230f295386b149484da | (CNN) -- "Where is John Galt?" reads a sign in the back of a vehicle heading down Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ayn Rand, shown here on a 1999 stamp, is finding new readers thanks to the economic crisis. The quotation is wrong. As any reader of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" can attest, the correct line is "Who is Jo... | Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" has sold hundreds of thousands in last 18 months .
Book's sales have been sparked by financial crisis .
Rand's free-market philosophies still a hot-button issue . |
ec294d6046330924eb4d72863a83502475dad445 | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 08:54 EST, 11 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:56 EST, 11 July 2012 . A disgraced bank director who the FBI believes faked his own suicide in order to escape the mounting charges against him left a lengthy, detailed confession note before he vanished. Investigators are looking at whether t... | Aubrey Lee Price, 46, has been missing from Georgia since June 16 .
Told family he was going to jump off ferry from Key West, Florida .
Wrote 'suicide' note admitting he had forged documents to hide losses .
FBI believes he could be on the lam with $17 million of investors' money . |
ec29a8a1667a1c88883d5c08f16353cb59f9aed0 | When: Saturday November 8, 2.30pm . Where: Twickenham Stadium, London . What: QBE Series opener . England have named Semesa Rokoduguni on the right wing for Saturday's QBE Series opener against New Zealand at Twickenham. The uncapped Rokoduguni, a serving soldier in the British Army with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ... | Semesa Rokoduguni is a serving soldier in the British Army .
But he will represent England on Saturday following his fine form for Bath .
England face New Zealand in their QBE Series opener at Twickenham .
Kyle Eastmond and Brad Barritt also start in an untried centre pairing .
Anthony Watson and George Kruis are Engla... |
ec29ddc7b4b8bc0c8b2aab59d2251bfa011ea8c7 | By . Jenny Hope . Sugary drinks should be labelled with health warnings to make them as socially unacceptable as cigarettes because of their contribution to Britain’s obesity epidemic, says a leading public health doctor. Professor Simon Capewell of the University of Liverpool caused controversy earlier this year by de... | Professor Simon Capewell urges Government to follow California .
US state considering placing warning labels about links to obesity .
University of Liverpool academic says current policies have no effect . |
ec2a123a5979e40e4bac12a47f33854c4064824b | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 05:12 EST, 17 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:45 EST, 17 October 2012 . A woman with an extremely rare disorder that causes her to miscarry has given birth to a healthy baby boy. Gaynor Offland, 35, suffers from a life threatening condition that causes clots to form in her body. When... | Gaynor Offland, 35, suffers from a life threatening condition that causes clots to form in her body, triggering miscarriage .
Affects one in 30 million people and can be deadly for mother and baby .
Gave birth to baby Oliver after receiving clot-busting medication and blood transfusions throughout her pregnancy . |
ec2ae315c9ba2fb26beb2dae89929c04fe6a9688 | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 15:18 EST, 21 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:38 EST, 21 May 2012 . A young woman whose family mistakenly believed she had died in a car crash married in the same church where hundreds once mourned at her funeral. The family of Whitney Cerak, 25, initially believed she had been one of five... | Two students Whitney Cerak and Laura VanRyn were confused following a collision in 2006 .
Whitney remains close to family of Miss VanRyn - who looked after her for 5 weeks believing she was their daughter .
Whitney married her boyfriend Matt Wheeler after she fully recovered .
Mr Wheeler is due to deploy to Afghanista... |
ec2be8f66d18eeb0069401916414610d5d7caff2 | In the wake of the tragic death of a 19-year-old freshman student who killed herself after being outed for appearing in a porn film, Duke porn star Belle Knox has written an open letter expressing her sympathy and revealing how she too has come close to suicide. Knox, 18, whose real name is Miriam Weeks, wrote that she... | Duke porn star Belle Knox has penned an open letter to Alyssa Funke, 19, who killed herself after being taunted over her own porn appearance .
Knox, 18, has written that she saw 'chilling' parallels between her own story and that of Funke .
'When I first heard your story, my eyes immediately filled with tears'
Funke, w... |
ec2bf986be826cbe9dcb299b00f33a5a81eab081 | Germany and Brussels are locked in a legal battle over benefits for migrants. EU mandarins have backed the case of a Romanian who was refused some payments because she had not been in the country long and was not seeking work. But German politicians say this encourages benefit tourism and risks turning their country in... | Woman already getting child benefit and single parent .
maintenance grant .
She wanted additional 'Hartz IV'
benefits intended for the neediest people .
Comments made by commission to European Court surface in the press .
They suggest Germany's stance 'is incompatible with European law'
Revelations spark fury among cou... |
ec2c03b5e588145929de2e90d0518d7dafe5f763 | Sadiq Khan, Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary, has received death threats after voting in favour of gay marriage . Britain's most senior Muslim MP has received death threats after voting in favour of gay marriage. Police have told Sadiq Khan, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, that the threats are credible enough that ... | Police have told Sadiq Khan he should review .
the security around him and his family following the Commons vote .
Officers in his Tooting constituency in London have been put on high alert .
Khan was among 400 MPs, five Muslim, who voted in favour of the bill . |
ec2c2ea8f56558df0a294408f8b30b545f70b381 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 15:23 EST, 22 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:26 EST, 22 November 2012 . A coat hanger factory worker suffered serious injuries to her neck and throat that almost resulted in her death when her hair and scarf became entangled in the chain and drive of a conveyor. Kelly Nield, 24, of Ell... | Kelly Nield, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, suffered the injuries in April 2009 .
Incident at Mainetti factory which manufactures and recycles coat hangers .
Ponytail trapped in inadequately guarded conveyor and hair was pulled off . |
ec2c365a643a6a54950b1e0f1ee2522f72598fbc | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:52 EST, 29 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:53 EST, 29 September 2013 . Alex Rodriguez's day to argue his case has finally come. In a hearing room before arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, lawyers for the New York Yankees third baseman will argue why the 211-game suspension ... | Long-awaited arbitration hearings begin Monday and are expected to last through the week .
If the suspension is upheld, it would effectively end Alex Rodriguez's divisive playing career .
The 38-year-old third baseman is still owed almost $90million by the New York Yankees . |
ec2df83299ad9d66248b0e16ff744b5623f15d82 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 05:16 EST, 13 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:49 EST, 13 June 2012 . Detained: Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor is being held in Libya over allegations of spying . An Australian lawyer being held in Libya over allegations of spying following a visit to Colonel Gaddafi's son will be releas... | Melinda Taylor was detained last week while visiting Saif .
al-Islam Gaddafi in Zintan .
It is alleged she gave documents to Colonel Gaddafi's son from his fugitive friend Mohammed Ismail .
Libyan official proposed deal following visit from International Criminal Court team . |
ec2e61cd10d1223ff7a3bedf2b7274fc9ff5f9c0 | His mother may be considered the trendsetter of the family, but Prince George has swiped her style crown and been voted the best-dressed member of the Royal Family. The 11-month-old beat the Duchess of Cambridge and his great-grandmother The Queen to take the top spot in the poll. George’s father Prince William came se... | Eleven-month-old Prince George won 23 per cent of votes in poll .
Duke of Cambridge came in second and the Queen third .
Survey carried out by My1stYears.com, a baby website . |
ec2eaf6a40fd7bda9d3df974e87f16bcc08d4652 | Australia's newest online streaming service, billed as a rival to US giant Netflix, has officially launched on Australia Day. Stan, built in partnership between Fairfax and Nine Entertainment, costs $10 per month and promises just over 750 TV shows, films and documentaries for online viewing. It comes ahead of the laun... | On demand TV and film service Stan has launched on Australia Day .
The streaming site is a partnership between Fairfax and Channel Nine .
It comes before Netflix Australia launches Down Under in March .
Netflix still won't confirm if House Of Cards and Orange Is The New Black will be available to subscribers .
Presto T... |
ec2ebf65594b4dfa44372e9766140c07d2490ed5 | Tout: John Smith, chief among the touts, is pictured at Southfields tube station in London, where he asks passing fans if they want to buy tickets . They are the most sought after Centre Court seats, reserved for royalty and dedicated – and very well-heeled – Wimbledon fans. But exclusive ‘debenture’ tickets for the Ch... | £27,750 'debenture' tickets allow daily access to Wimbledon for five years .
Spectators banned from re-selling tickets but debenture holders are allowed .
Privilege abused by those who employ touts to sell tickets at huge mark-up .
All England Club criticsed for allowing practice - tickets sold for up to £3,200 . |
ec2f2d985b238e3d75e23138a22766ddab4cfd2b | (CNN) -- Jose Mourinho's Chelsea exerted a tactical stranglehold on hosts Atletico Madrid to earn a goalless draw in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal Tuesday. If the expectant capacity crowd in the Vicente Calderon were anticipating a night of free-flowing football then they would have quickly become d... | Atletico Madrid and Chelsea play to scoreless draw in Champions League .
Few chances in semifinal first leg tie in Vicente Calderon in Madrid .
Chelsea lose Petr Cech and John Terry to injuries .
Real Madrid host Bayern Munich in second semifinal Wednesday . |
ec2ff7256ee83ee756e111954a43673e6df758b0 | Atlanta (CNN) -- Call it a crisis of faith. A co-worker and I walked into the office break room Wednesday, national Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, to find a dozen or so foil-wrapped sandwiches beckoning us from the counter. This being Atlanta, home of Chick-fil-A, we recognized them immediately, and a closer look at the... | In wake of Chick-fil-A COO's comment, Americans choose sides and politicize eating habits .
Others prefer to avoid controversy or quietly agonize over whether to patronize chain .
Many say views are secondary to the right to express them, even within LGBT community . |
ec3012040c0b78e26a9633712a2306d2d0893a79 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 05:00 EST, 14 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:19 EST, 14 October 2013 . As blustery weather sweeps across Britain, the stunning sight of 420ft wind turbines has created something of a spectacle off the coast. The turbines, near Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, which provide power for 125,000 homes... | Turbines near Clacton provide power for 125,000 homes and even dwarfed large tanker in surrounding North Sea .
Tonight: Showers will become mostly confined to North Sea coastal areas, while it will be largely dry elsewhere .
Tomorrow: After lingering mist and fog patches lift, it will be mostly dry with cloud breaking ... |
ec302a03abfb31cb8245697ceedc43bf798878d4 | By . Jennifer Newton . NASCAR racer Danica Patrick could be set to become America's first female Formula One driver after her boss hinted she would be a 'great candidate' for his F1 team. The 32-year-old is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel racing and has competed in NASCAR since 2012, fin... | Gene Haas says she would be a great candidate for his Formula One team .
Is putting together a team in time for the 2016 season and needs two drivers .
Miss Patrick is the first woman to have won an Indy Car race in 2008 .
Currently competes in NASCAR after switching to the sport in 2012 . |
ec308ef7d8d8f34a895d9b200ba6fb11dae0cec2 | (CNN) -- A 5-year-old Croatian girl with leukemia will be receiving treatment in America, thanks to her home country's generosity. When Nora Situm's mother contacted Croatian media to help raise the $575,000 needed for her daughter's treatment, they made sure that goal was met. "It was very expensive, but Croatian peop... | Nora Situm, 5, has leukemia and will receive treatment at Philadelphia hospital .
Fellow Croats raised more than $800,000 after media appeal from her mother .
Croatia is still reeling from financial decline in 2008 . |
ec314a1bdb1fda8eaea14025297d1c08802dffad | By . Lee Moran . PUBLISHED: . 06:12 EST, 9 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:30 EST, 9 March 2012 . Recluse: Huguette Clark's apartments are for sale . A trio of stunning New York apartments once owned by reclusive heiress Huguette Clark have gone on sale for $55million. The flats, described as 'diamonds in the rough' req... | Trio of stunning Fifth Avenue properties once belonged to Huguette Clark .
Contain combined 42 rooms and stretch over 15,000sq ft . |
ec31686e14f06f4765178271e35ac55e7bd2a713 | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 14:07 EST, 19 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:28 EST, 19 December 2012 . With grief etched over their faces, Vicki Soto's mourning family today attended the funeral of the beloved teacher who died trying to save her children. Hundreds of friends and relatives swarmed the church in Str... | First-grade teacher Vicki Soto died shielding her students from gunman .
Siblings and mother pictured sobbing as they leave Stratford service .
Wake will also be held for principal Dawn Hochspring on Wednesday . |
ec3181dd37e12ca6dbe6afcc570052c60ab0e764 | Reports that Syrian warplanes carried out a cross-border attack on Iraqi towns this week is further evidence of the blurring between the two countries' borders as they face an offensive by Islamic extremists. At least 57 Iraqi civilians were killed and more than 120 others were wounded by what local officials say were ... | Iraq denies Syrian planes attacked border towns .
Local official says warplanes hit markets and fuel stations .
U.S. official says Iran is flying surveillance drones over Iraq .
Prime Minister slams Sunnis and the call for a salvation government . |
ec31ac0c11ca512d459815e49e1d93b1e85af44a | (CNN)That statue wasn't the only thing that was golden. This year's Oscars ceremony also yielded some hysterical memes. From Lady Gaga's lobster-like gloves to Reese Witherspoon's forehead, social media had zero chill. But don't just take our word for it. And what the heck, John Travolta? No, seriously, what are you go... | Celebs at the Oscars made for great memes .
Lady Gaga's gloves were mocked .
John Travolta was all over it . |
ec31ad06cde81bfc883da74705a7d794de5b34f9 | NEW YORK (CNN) -- The New York State Assembly passed a same-sex marriage bill Tuesday evening, bringing New York one step closer to legalizing such marriages. Gov. David Paterson has said he'd sign a same-sex if it's passed by the New York Senate. The bill, which passed 89-52, will now go on to the state Senate for a ... | New York State Assembly passes bill by vote of 89 to 52 .
Same-sex marriage bill will go to the state Senate .
Gov. David Paterson has said he would sign a same-sex marriage bill .
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg applauds legislators for vote . |
ec31c6af1dd4c9c5fc8b9499d503a3d32f3d1a17 | London (CNN) -- With her flaming red hair, Marilyn Monroe figure, and lurid green snake casually coiled around the arm, Jo-Jo Cranfield looks like a real-life muse emerging from a Salvador Dali painting. It's impossible not to stare at the neon python on her left wrist. But take a closer look and you'll discover that t... | London designer Sophie de Oliveira Barata creates artistic limbs for amputees .
From snake arms to floral legs, she challenges perceptions of prostheses .
Model Viktoria Modesta wore crystal leg to Paralympics closing ceremony .
De Oliveira Barata says alternative limbs have psychological benefits . |
ec326955ee324eb4b9f96661012e913064a4b698 | TOO MUCH INFORMATION by Dave Gorman (Ebury Press £11.99) Comedian Dave Gorman has forged a rewarding career out of asking questions about topics like social media . Comedian Dave Gorman has forged a rewarding career out of asking questions that are mischievously pertinent, or wickedly rhetorical. In this consistently e... | Comedian Dave Gorman has forged a career out of asking questions .
Gorman is disdainful of the effect of social media on our lives and language .
The problem with the information age is that it is telling us how to behave .
It undermines initiative and comes close to making automatons of us . |
ec328e15e8fc3c56193b9d43e831df6f335d778f | For the price of an actual plane ticket, you can experience what it was like to fly in the golden age of air travel. The 'Pam Am Experience' will be conducting four four-hour 'flights' over the next few months, in a reconstructed Boeing 747. And while the plane doesn't actually take off, passengers get a round-trip tic... | The 'Pam Am Experience' will put on four dinners inside a plane sound-stage over the next three months .
Tickets to dinner cost $297 for first class and $197 for clipper class . |
ec32ebc626f25c6cd8bd96bc917e7af1bbb6b70f | (CNN) -- Spanish football giants Barcelona have confirmed they have signed a huge new shirt sponsorship deal with the non-profit Qatar Foundation -- the first time they have received money to display a logo on their jerseys in the club's history. Revealing the news on their official website, the Primera Liga champions ... | Barcelona sign a huge new shirt sponsorship deal with the non-profit Qatar Foundation .
The Spanish champions could receive 170 million euros over five-and-a-half years .
Children's charity UNICEF has sponsored the club's shirts in recent seasons . |
ec32f89a5354fc5c915365e14590a80f7be85469 | (CNN) -- Organizers for the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix have been given a boost after several Formula One teams, including world champions Red Bull, told CNN they will not unilaterally pull out of the race. Following reports this week that some teams were planning on canceling their appearance at the grand prix, w... | Leading F1 teams tell CNN they won't pull out of Bahrain GP .
Red Bull and Toro Rosso say decision rests with FIA .
Bahrain GP due to take place April 22 .
Decision should be made after this weekend's Shanghai GP . |
ec334985bc54afc3c0e49ee39d7f76487f07d7b4 | A medieval sword found buried under a birch tree in Siberia may have belonged to Ivan the Terrible, archaeologists have claimed. The rare 12th century blade, discovered in 1975 and nicknamed Siberia's Excalibur, was found three kilometres from where the lieutenant of a Cossack leader favoured by the tsar is thought to ... | Medieval sword may have been gift from the tsar to Cossack leader .
Discovered in 1975 near where lieutenant is thought to have died .
Previously considered a spoil of war from Russia's battle for Siberia .
New theory put forward by archaeologist who discovered the blade . |
ec33e14f4986a223d8aabb6cb0b59b5f0e1f11dd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:56 EST, 31 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:52 EST, 31 January 2013 . The father of murdered beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey today reveals he and his wife Patsy were ready to be sent to prison after learning they had been indicted in their daughter's death. 'Our attorneys had us ... | JonBenet, 6, found bludgeoned to death at home day after Christmas 1996 .
Parents remained suspects before being exonerated in 2008 .
A grand jury voted in 1999 to indict them on charges of child abuse resulting in death .
But district attorney refused to sign vote and never revealed the result . |
ec34d6ba9b7b2a2f0b7b8a9c833b23d54b1cbcfe | It took only moments to feel the impact of what was happening here. We had just landed in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. In the fields right outside the airport, a young woman was in tears. She started to wail and shout in Susu, one of the 40 languages spoken in this tiny country of 12 million people. The gathered cro... | Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in Guinea reporting on the Ebola outbreak .
Ebola has spread to Conakry, the capital city with 2 million residents .
It has gone "viral," and now the hope is that it doesn't go global, Gupta says .
Ebola, a simple virus with a small genome, is a swift and bloody killer . |
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