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(CNN) -- Welcome to New York City. Hope you packed your appetite. We're not claiming these are the definitive "best," "most essential," or "most authentic" restaurants in all of NYC or any of that jazz. We are just saying that if it were us in town for a few days, these are the places we'd make a beeline for to eat, dr... | Check out our favorites, from Katz's to Caracas .
Visit Lombardi's, the nation's first pizzeria .
Try the papaya and catfish salad at Sripraphai . |
(CNN) -- From Singapore to Norway, there are plenty of reasons to plan your next trip around a fabulous hotel opening its doors next year. Here are 11 of them. The Reverie Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) Opening: January 2015 . Part of the new Times Square building in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, this lavish lodgi... | SLS' third hotel will be located in New York's trendy NoMad neighborhood .
Four of Italy's finest interior designers fitted out Ho Chi Minh City's Reverie Saigon with chandeliers and jeweled beds .
Park Hyatt will be opening a 67-room hotel in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Stone Town . |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Aid started flowing into Haiti Wednesday in the wake of the earthquake that slammed the impoverished nation late Tuesday afternoon. One of two military cargo planes carrying a 30-man assessment team arrived at Port-au-Prince airport Wednesday evening to assess Haiti's needs. One of the team's first ... | NEW: Aid, search-and-rescue experts begin to reach Haiti .
NEW: One of two military planes with 30-man team lands in Port-au-Prince to assess needs .
World Bank promises $100 million in emergency funds for recovery and reconstruction .
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton: [Haitians] "need your help now" |
(CNN) -- Home to up to 10 percent of all known species, Mexico is recognized as one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. The twin threats of climate change and human encroachment on natural environments are, however, threatening the existence of the country's rich wildlife. And there is a great deal to lose. I... | Mexico hosts to up to 10 percent of all known species on Earth .
It is home to 502 types of mammals, 290 bird species and 26,000 types of plants .
Human development and climate change is placing a big strain on its biodiversity .
The Golden Eagle is under threat in spite of being the country's national symbol . |
(CNN) -- On the sweltering evening of April 12, 2009, as dusk deepened over the Indian Ocean, several hundred miles off the coast of Somalia, three shots rang out. All the bullets found their targets -- three Somali pirates in a small lifeboat bobbing on the darkening sea. For the past five days the pirates had taken h... | Peter Bergen: After 'Blackhawk Down' disaster, U.S. stopped relying on special forces .
He says 9/11 led to renewed interest in using SEALs, other special forces .
Bergen: Weekend's operations show Obama's continued support for special forces .
2009 rescue of U.S. merchant captain from pirates impressed Obama, he says ... |
(CNN Student News) -- March 6, 2009 . Quick Guide . Wasteful Spending? - Hear how wasteful spending has presented problems for U.S. presidents. Pet Benefits - Learn about some of the health benefits that come with owning a pet. Women's History Month - Celebrate Women's History Month with some famous firsts from the 198... | Hear how wasteful spending has presented problems for U.S. presidents .
Learn about some of the health benefits that come with owning a pet .
Celebrate Women's History Month with some famous firsts from the 1980s . |
(CNN Student News) -- October 22, 2009 . Quick Guide . Afghan Runoff Problems - Assess the problems that Afghanistan faces in assembling a runoff election. H1N1 Response - Find out how public settings help germs spread from person to person. College Costs - Examine the rising costs of college and how some students are ... | Assess the problems that Afghanistan faces in assembling a runoff election .
Find out how public settings help germs spread from person to person .
Examine the rising costs of college and how some students are paying tuition . |
(CNN Student News) -- October 29, 2009 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Peshawar, Pakistan • Washington, D.C. • Kennedy Space Center . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. MANDY CARRANZA, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Today marks a milestone for t... | Hear one official's challenge to militants after violent attacks in Pakistan .
Launch into the details of NASA's new space program and its Ares rocket .
Look back at a day that many point to as the start of the Great Depression .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
(CNN) -- North Korea's longtime leader Kim Jong Il, the embodiment of the reclusive state where his cult of personality is deeply entrenched, has died. He was believed to be 69. Regarded as one of the world's most-repressive leaders, Kim Jong Il always cut a slightly bizarre figure. His diminutive stature and character... | Kim Jong Il took over when his father died of a heart attack in 1994 .
He will be remembered as one of the world's most repressive leaders .
Kim was well regarded within North Korea .
He played a poor hand of cards skillfully, analysts say . |
(CNN Student News) -- March 25, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Libya • Syria • Japan: Disaster-affected Areas . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Fridays are awesome! Thank you for rounding out yo... | Find out how the conflict in Libya could affect gas prices in the U.S.
Discover why Toyota might temporarily suspend manufacturing in America .
Consider a controversy surrounding how one school addresses peanut allergies .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN Student News) -- April 28, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Afghanistan • Hawaii . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Carl Azuz, and in today's show, we're talking about the U.S. economy, ed... | Learn about the details of a deadly gunfight at an Afghan airport .
Consider the debate over continuing subsidies to the oil industry .
Check out a CNN documentary that looks at science education in the U.S.
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
(CNN Student News) -- January 18, 2008 . Quick Guide . Focus on: The Economy - Hear about the "r" word, and see how a possible recession could be fought. No Girls Allowed - Learn why a Florida family is balking at a statewide baseball rule. A Song for Spain - Consider what it would be like to have a national anthem wit... | Hear about the "r" word, and see how a possible recession could be fought .
Learn why a Florida family is balking at a statewide baseball rule .
Consider what it would be like to have a national anthem without lyrics . |
(CNN Student News) -- December 13, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Minneapolis, Minnesota • Ivory Coast • Cancun, Mexico . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student N... | A winter storm hammers the Midwest with more snow than some spots could handle .
There may not be room for two leaders in Cote d'Ivoire following recent elections .
The original rules of basketball are apparently worth more than $4 million .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news sto... |
(CNN Student News) -- May 16, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Louisiana • Atlanta, Georgia . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Carl Azuz, and today on CNN Student News, we're gonna be talking ... | Learn about spillways and the impact that one is having in Louisiana .
Follow a new member of the Peace Corps as she begins her journey .
Hear from a baseball icon about the civil rights era's influence .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
(CNN Student News) -- March 31, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Libya • Syria . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. MRS. LONG'S STUDENTS: We're from Twin Rivers High School in Broseley, Missouri. Start your tractor, Carl! CARL AZUZ, CN... | Examine a shift in strategy for U.S. forces involved with the conflict in Libya .
Hear some opinions on how prepared America is to prevent a future terrorist attack .
Learn about a new technology that tailors advertisements to individuals' tastes .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured n... |
(CNN Student News) -- January 14, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Arizona • Brazil • Nevada . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's the best day of the school-week and you're about to get a front-... | Brazil is ravaged by heavy rains and deadly flooding .
Mt. Etna roars to life with tremors and ash .
The U.S. government proposes healthier school lunches .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN Student News) -- April 16, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Blacksburg, Virginia • Iceland • Kyrgyzstan . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Some fast facts to get us going today: I'm Carl Azuz... | Discover why some famous astronauts disagree about a new space proposal .
Find out how a volcano in Iceland is affecting flights across Europe .
Hear how one teenager is giving back through a massive book drive .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN Student News) -- May 2, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Libya • Vatican City • Alabama . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM BUSINESS, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) ACADEMY: Welcome to CNN ... | Examine the circumstances surrounding a NATO airstrike in Libya .
Tour some of the devastation in Alabama following deadly storms .
Meet a CNN Steadicam operator in our Career Connections segment .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
(CNN) -- Imagine sipping Argentina's finest wines with the snowcapped Andes in the distance. Sailing the fjords of Finland while the midnight sun shines down. Or taking in a live opera under the stars in the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico. These stirring scenarios have one thing in common: a gorgeous backdrop tail... | These ten spots around the world are ready-made for romance .
Enjoy the alfresco cafes of this charming Croatian city to the north .
Bali has stunning scenery, spirituality and romantic world-class resorts . |
London (CNN) -- Channeling his best Muhammad Ali, Usain Bolt showed his greatness Thursday on the track then made sure everyone was clear on the brilliance they had just witnessed. "I have done something that no one else has done before," the Jamaican superstar declared after winning the 200 meters to complete a sweep ... | Usain Bolt captures first Olympic sprint double-double .
Team USA wins women's football gold to avenge World Cup loss .
U.S. women's basketball, volleyball teams advances to gold medal matches .
Team GB's flyweight Nicola Adams takes the first ever women's Olympic boxing gold medal . |
(CNN)Whenever someone starts talking about the "good ol' days" of air travel, remind them about eating at old school airports. Back then, a meal at the airport meant horsing down a candy bar from the gift shop and wrestling with a vending machine for a can of soda. Nowadays, large, medium and even some smaller airports... | Believe it, you can get a good meal at the airport .
The Food Network Kitchen is open in Fort Lauderdale International .
Real deal tamales are available at Phoenix Sky Harbor International .
Lots of new options are coming to LAX in 2014 . |
(CNN Student News) -- February 4, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Washington, D.C. • Egypt • China . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. SHANELL, CNN STUDENT NEWS IREPORTER: Hi! I'm Shanell. AMANDA, CNN STUDENT NEWS IREPORTER: And I'm ... | Witness the power of a winter storm stretching across the U.S.
Explore the role of technology in the political unrest in Egypt .
Consider some potential problems of dating in a digital world .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN Student News) -- October 12, 2009 . Quick Guide . Pakistan Attack - Learn about the rescue operation that ended a 22-hour standoff in Pakistan. Peace Prize Awarded - Study the praise and challenges that accompany President Obama's Nobel Prize. Space Station's Future? - Discuss how the international space station c... | Learn about the rescue operation that ended a 22-hour standoff in Pakistan .
Study the praise and challenges that accompany President Obama's Nobel Prize .
Discuss how the international space station could become an abandoned laboratory . |
(CNN Student News) -- October 27, 2009 . Downloadable Maps . Download PDF maps related to today's show: • Afghanistan & Pakistan • Los Angeles & San Diego • Ft. Jackson, South Carolina . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. NATISHA LANCE, CNN STUDENT NEWS A... | Consider U.S. efforts to offer Afghan citizens an alternative to the Taliban .
Hear how a proposed health care bill addresses the issue of the public option .
Meet a soldier who is making history at the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories ... |
(CNN) -- Juan Salgado was 16 when he started cutting sugarcane, in a town near the Pacific coast of Nicaragua in 1966. His symptoms began about 35 years later: Fever. Headaches. Poor appetite. Feelings of faintness. For no obvious reason, his kidneys were severely damaged, to the point that doctors said he couldn't do ... | CKDu is a complex health problem with unknown origins .
The disease is especially prevalent among sugarcane workers .
Kidney dialysis and transplants are often too expensive for employees .
Some research on the disease is funded by the sugarcane industry, causing controversy . |
(CNN) -- "I love Merion, and I don't even know her last name," legendary golfer Lee Trevino was once memorably quoted when asked about the venue for this week's U.S. Open. "Supermex" had good cause for his admiration of the famous inland links near Philadelphia, having won the 1971 edition of the tournament after a pla... | Merion is renowned as one of the finest golf courses in the world .
Legendary players have won important tournaments on the inland links .
U.S. Open venue is famous for its wicker basket flags .
Strong Scottish influence in the design of the East Course . |
PHOENIX, Arizona (CNN) -- Jaime Andrade had just gotten out of the shower when the men came to snatch him. Jaime Andrade was kept in this closet for three days without food or water, police say. His wife, Araceli Valencia, was mopping the kitchen in their family home on a typical warm spring morning in Phoenix, Arizon... | Phoenix police investigated 368 kidnappings in 2008, 357 in 2007 .
Human smuggler was tortured for days because kidnappers suspected he had cash .
Police say kidnappers cut, beat, shoot and electrocute victims to get their money .
Men kidnapped innocent 13-year-old girl after neighbor stole marijuana, police say . |
(CNN)A pair of dramatic raids Friday in France led to the killing of three terrorists -- one suspected in the fatal shooting of a policewoman and four hostages, the other two in the massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine -- and to the freeing of more than a dozen people being held hostage. The French governm... | Four hostages killed, prosecutor says .
Forces kill the 2 brothers suspected in the Charlie Hebdo attack .
A terror suspect who took over a kosher market and killed four hostages was also killed . |
(CNN Student News) -- September 1, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • U.S. East Coast • Pakistan • Chile . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Welcome to our show. Why is NASA testing a rocket that mig... | Learn about some of the struggles facing flood victims in Pakistan .
Find out why NASA is testing a rocket that may never get off the ground .
Hear some students' views on the qualities that define a good teacher .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
(CNN) -- How do Burmese punks keep their mohawks standing tall? Why does cash in Myanmar need to be kept clean? What does making a kissing sound in a Yangon restaurant get you? As recently as a year ago, few people would have cared about the answers to any of these questions. But newfound political freedom has brought ... | Book accommodations early -- Myanmar's hotel room shortage is expected to last 5-10 years .
With more than 1,000 miles of coastline, the country has some of Asia's best beaches .
Newfound press freedom has led to explosion in newspaper popularity .
Bring crisp, new cash -- old, dirty and creased bills are often rejecte... |
(CNN Student News) -- February 17, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Afghanistan • Iran . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: This Wednesday, February 17th, CNN Student News begins with a big story out... | Take note of what could be a major blow to Taliban militants .
Unravel part of the mystery surrounding a legendary boy king .
Lend your ear to a sound that blends classical and hip-hop .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
(CNN Student News) -- January 21, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Washington, D.C. • China • Texas . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It is Friday, and it is awesome! Thank you for rounding out y... | Explore how some Chinese economic policies lead to frustration in the U.S.
Examine the efforts of U.S. House Republicans to repeal health care reform .
Consider a program in Texas that hands out tickets to disruptive students .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Embattled President Hosni Mubarak said early Saturday that he asked the country's government to resign after thousands of angry Egyptians defied a government curfew and faced stinging police tear gas as they marched for change. "I asked the government to resign today and I will commission a new go... | Tanks roll into Egyptian cities as army takes control .
President Obama speaks to the Egyptian president after Mubarak gives an address .
Mubarak says he has asked government to resign .
Protesters defy a curfew that went into effect at 6 p.m. Friday . |
(CNN) -- The weather in St. Pete Beach had been bad all day, so Laura Miller and Brenda Pace hunkered down to watch a baseball game on television. But conditions outside Sunday night quickly went from bad to worse, they said Monday, as Tropical Storm Debby spawned a suspected tornado. "The winds started picking up," Mi... | NEW: Widespread flooding is reported in Florida .
Florida's governor declares a state of emergency .
A woman was killed after apparent tornadoes hit central Florida .
Debby is expected to dump 10 to 15 inches of rain over the Florida panhandle . |
(CNN Student News) -- October 1, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Ayodhya, India • Tulsa, Oklahoma . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's the start of a new month, the start of the government's f... | Find out what a stop-gap measure is and why Congress just passed one .
Explore the history of tension surrounding a religious site in India .
Consider the debate over engineering an environmentally-friendly pig .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN Student News) -- June 3, 2011 . Download a PDF map related to today's show: . • Massachusetts . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hey! I'm Carl Azuz, and you're watching CNN Student News! This is our last show of t... | Hear about the impact of deadly tornadoes that hit Massachusetts .
Find out why U.S. nutrition guidelines are getting a new icon .
Look back at some of the biggest stories from this school year .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN) -- He is arguably the most well-known American general since MacArthur, and perhaps the most effective since Eisenhower. Now Gen. David Petraeus takes on what many believe will be his biggest challenge yet: reversing the momentum of the Taliban in Afghanistan and helping to stabilize the rickety regime of Afghan ... | Gen. David Petraeus, who has a Ph.D. from Princeton, wrote the book on counterinsurgency .
Peter Bergen says Petraeus accomplished a huge turnaround in Iraq .
The general took many steps to gain public support for U.S. efforts in Iraq, Bergen says .
He notes Petraeus has said Afghanistan will be harder . |
(CNN Student News) -- April 30, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Gulf of Mexico • Santa Clara, California . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Arbor Day is awesome! Especially when it falls on a Frid... | Learn why an oil spill is being called an incident of national significance .
Hear the details of a debate over removing toys from fast food kids' meals .
See how the U.S. military helps keep troops in touch with their families .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN Student News) -- April 20, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Gulf of Mexico • Littleton, Colorado • Afghanistan . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. It is the worst oil spill ... | Look back at a devastating oil spill that started exactly one year ago .
Examine a new threat facing coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan .
Consider a challenge from CNN to volunteer 11 hours of your time in 2011 .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian military intelligence used the Red Cross emblem in a rescue operation in which leftist guerrillas were duped into handing over 15 hostages, according to unpublished photographs and video viewed by CNN. What seems to be part of a red cross is seen on a bib worn by a man involved in th... | Photos from miltary source show man wearing bib with Red Cross logo .
Such misuse of symbol could be violation of Geneva Conventions .
Expert says misuse of Red Cross emblem could endanger real aid workers .
Colombia has denied using international symbols in its July 2 rescue ruse . |
(CNN) -- European intelligence agencies are on alert for new al Qaeda terrorist plots following the arrest of two men at an Italian port and investigations into the activities of an alleged al Qaeda network based in Brussels. Bassam Ayachi officiated at the wedding of Malika el Aroud (pictured), who became an al Qaeda ... | Italy arrests of two men spurs European terror alert .
Pair closely tied to a Brussels-based al Qaeda recruiting network, officials say .
Italy charged them with being leaders of a logistical support team for al Qaeda . |
(CNN) -- If you're taking a strict view on the world's most bike-friendly cities, the eventual list would mainly take in a smallish patch of northwest Europe. One such rating table, produced by the Denmark-based cycling advocacy group Copenhagnize, has more than half its top 20 bike-friendly places clustered around the... | Netherlands city of Utrecht is building the world's biggest bike parking facility .
Bogota may be cursed by smog and heavy traffic, but the city's mayor is credited with dramatically boosting bike use .
In Tokyo, nearly 14% of all journeys are made by bicycle . |
(CNN) -- It's no Super Bowl. Heck, it's no Monday Night Football, but for an American audience, Monday's Manchester derby -- that is, the English club soccer game between Manchester's two Premier League teams -- is about as big as it gets stateside. Sure, many American sports fans call the sport boring and complain the... | ESPN moves English club soccer game to flagship station for first time in history .
Manchester derby pits city rivals against each other for national championship .
Pubs bolster staffs, as Americans plan to skip school, work for Monday match .
ESPN announcer expecting lively crowd, "might bring a tin helmet," he jokes ... |
Gaza City (CNN) -- Explosions rumbled through Gaza City all night into Friday, and shortly after sunup, two detonations landed just 500 to 600 yards away from CNN's team sending it running for cover inside the hotel. A litany of bombardments provided for a sleepless night of hearing and feel incoming ordinance explodin... | Israel says 422 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel in past two days .
Warplanes bomb sites in Gaza City overnight .
Both sides tweet photos of children struck by the violence .
Egyptian PM, delegation head to Gaza on Friday morning . |
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Diplomatic wheels turned Tuesday as much of the international community prepared to welcome -- and help support -- a new government in Ukraine. "The United Nations is committed to assist a Ukrainian-led, accountable and inclusive governance process, in a spirit of non-violence and upholding the k... | NEW: Putin "is trying to find a pretext" to intervene, member of parliament says .
Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko says he will run for president .
Acting President Turchinov delays appointing an interim unity government until Thursday .
Russian foreign minister warns EU not to try to turn Ukraine against Russia . |
(CNN)Marathon peace talks aimed at ending the bloody crisis in eastern Ukraine concluded Thursday in a breakthrough: A ceasefire that's due to start Sunday and an agreement for both sides to pull back heavy weapons. If the ceasefire holds -- which is far from certain -- it could end a 10-month conflict that has claimed... | "We had just two options: bad, and worse," the Ukrainian PM tells CNN .
A German government spokesman says the deal, reached after 17-hour talks, is a "reason for hope"
The deal includes a ceasefire to begin Sunday and the withdrawal of heavy weapons . |
(CNN) -- It's the season of brackets, beer and, of course, basketball. Duke Blue Devils fans cheer on their team at the ACC Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia. Come mid-March, the country falls sick with college basketball fever, and the NCAA Tournament is all the talk. As men's college basketball comes to a close with the... | Men's college basketball will end with NCAA championship game April 6 .
Some Duke students camp out for three months to get a game ticket .
Last year, 100,000 fans poured into downtown Lawrence, Kansas, after KU's victory .
Games at these basketball towns are so popular that they usually sell out . |
(CNN) -- Money's tight and gas prices are high, but a change of scenery is good for the soul. As much of the country tries to balance prices at the pump with the all-American summer vacation, we asked six reporters across the country to share easy road trip recommendations from their stomping grounds. CNN's Reynolds Wo... | For a peaceful getaway in Minnesota, rent a cabin in the Brainerd Lakes Area .
Take a break from Orlando's theme parks in St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city .
Head to Doylestown for Pennsylvania arts, crafts and culture . |
(CNN) -- When the winner of the women's singles at the U.S. Open picks up her check for $2.6 million -- buck for buck the same as the men's champion -- she might well reflect that, if not for Billie Jean King's pioneering efforts, those riches might not exist. Supreme champion on the court, battler for equality off it,... | Billie Jean King is a 12-time grand slam singles champion .
American is a famed fighter for equality and women's rights .
She was the driving force behind the women's WTA Tour .
Founded the same year she beat Bobby Riggs in famous "Battle of the Sexes" |
New York (CNN) -- The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the U.S. to take sensible security measures and launch a justified counterattack against al Qaeda, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. But he says they also led to an overreaction that continues today. Zakaria argues the organization behind the attacks, a... | 9/11 led U.S. to strike back at al Qaeda and take smart measures, says Fareed Zakaria .
He says in the years after attacks, U.S. has overestimated threat from al Qaeda .
He says group is on the run and widely discredited in the Muslim world .
Zakaria: U.S. needs to scale its security policies and bureaucracy to the act... |
(CNN)A picture and audio posted online Saturday purport to show that one of two Japanese hostages held by ISIS has been killed after a deadline for ransom passed. It also appears to relay the group's new demand for the other's freedom: a prisoner exchange. The static image, shown in a video file posted by a known ISIS ... | Japanese and U.S. authorities say the video seems authentic .
Hostage Kenji Goto holds a photo of what appears to be beheaded compatriot Haruna Yukawa .
ISIS is now demanding the release of a prisoner in Jordan in exchange for Goto . |
(CNN) -- In 2013, events such as the U.S. government shutdown, hot-button issues such as marriage equality and ramped-up debates about privacy and surveillance made headlines and caught readers' attention. Many of the perspectives published by CNN Opinion were shared widely on social media. Here are some of the most sh... | CNN Opinion rounds up ten of the most shared pieces of 2013 .
LZ Granderson: On not-so normal days, teachers are also asked to be heroes .
Bruce Schneier: Welcome to an Internet without privacy; we're here with hardly a fight .
David Rothkopf: Hillary Clinton is likely to be the next president of the U.S. |
Moscow (CNN)Crowds of people, some with tears in their eyes, flocked Saturday to the spot on a bridge in the shadow of the Kremlin where prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov was shot dead hours earlier, in what appeared to be a targeted killing. The fatal shooting of the former Russian deputy prime minister spark... | Nemtsov was accompanied by a friend when shots were fired from car .
Crowds flock to lay flowers at the spot on the bridge where Boris Nemtsov was shot dead .
Investigative Committee says killing of Nemtsov was "carefully planned" |
(CNN) -- On Monday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate a series of recent leaks that critics charge are designed to bolster the national security credentials of the Obama administration. Investigations by special prosecutors can take on a life... | Mitt Romney, others have called for special prosecutor on national security leaks .
Peter Bergen: Most of the info about drones, Stuxnet were known by adversaries .
He says argument that the leaks put U.S. interests and people in jeopardy doesn't hold up .
Bergen: Public discussion of the implications of drones, comput... |
(CNN) -- Violent protests erupted Friday in Syria, with dozens of people killed in and around the restive city of Daraa and a boy slain in the coastal town of Latakia, reports said. "The situation in Syria has worsened considerably over the past week, with the use of live ammunition and tear gas by the authorities havi... | Video purports to show shooting site .
Accounts surface of at least 37 dead, including 2 children, during past week .
State-run news agency reports spontaneous pro-government rallies in Daraa .
Activist says 9 were killed in Daraa's main square . |
(CNN) -- Do you know the mascot for South Dakota State? Can you come up with the all-time record for No. 16 seeds? How about the starting backcourt for the Michigan Wolverines? No? Well, to prepare you for Selection Sunday and the three weeks of March Madness, here is an A to Z primer on the NCAA Tournament that will c... | The NCAA Tournament brackets will be revealed on Selection Sunday, March 17 .
Need help ushering in March Madness 2013? This primer explains your brackets .
WSJ on Notre Dame, Cincinnati, UCLA, Kansas' Adidas uniforms: "Wrong kind of crazy"
No. 16 seed hasn't won a game in NCAA Tournament since it expanded to 64 teams ... |
London (CNN) -- It was a rare sight for media watchers on Wednesday: Rupert Murdoch, the indomitable head of the News Corp. empire, called before a judicial inquiry to explain how his influence has shaped Britain's media and political landscape. Still, it's not the first time the 81-year-old chairman of News Corp. has ... | Rupert Murdoch denies giving politicians favorable coverage in return for commercial advantage .
He has "never asked a prime minister for anything," he told a British inquiry into press ethics .
Murdoch owns huge chunks of the British, American and Australian media markets .
Murdoch's News Corp. also faces tough questi... |
Northern Syria (CNN) -- Undeterred by a wave of casualties, Syrian rebels say they will not back down in their quest to seize Aleppo, the country's commercial hub and its second-largest city. After six days of fighting, the battle with government forces raged again Thursday as helicopter gunships flew over the city, th... | 200 people have been killed across Syria on Thursday, an opposition group says .
Turkey's prime minister says it is considering plans for a buffer zone in northern Syria .
Helicopter gunships flew over Aleppo and Damascus, opposition activists say .
"They must stop fighting and killing people now," U.N. secretary-gener... |
(CNN) -- Waking to another cloudless morning, you dive off your houseboat into the wild blue of Lake Powell in southern Utah. The water takes the edge off the heat, and you float along, contemplating a lazy day of navigating spectacular red-rock gorges and flooded canyons. Brian Raub, founder of Lakelubbers.com, says l... | Lake Superior is heaven for anglers .
Wine tasting provides a pleasant diversion in the Finger Lakes region .
Crater Lake's depth makes it perfect for scuba divers .
Windsurf on Lake Winnebago to usher autumn in . |
(CNN) -- Friends and strangers across the country gathered on the streets and in schools, churches, bars and auditoriums to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States. A diverse crowd in Los Angeles, California, cheers as Barack Obama takes the oath of office... | NEW: Man says Obama inspires him to make Earth "a better place to live"
NEW: Republican hopes Obama turns out to be "best thing since running water"
Teen who took off school to watch speech with mom calls Obama inspiring .
"It's a brand new day for the country," man in New York says . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Tuesday heard dramatic opening statements and a startling recording of the pop singer, his words slow and slurred as he talks about his planned comeback concerts. Prosecutors portrayed Dr. Conrad Murray as motivated by money, ... | NEW: Murray originally wanted $5 million a year, promoter says .
Jurors see video of Jackson in his last rehearsal .
Jackson's death was "tragic, but the evidence will not show that Dr. Murray did it," lawyer says .
Conrad Murray "abandoned all principles of medical care," prosecutor says . |
(CNN) -- In a written statement provided to police just after her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, was reported missing, Casey Anthony told authorities she had looked for the little girl every day for a month, and "after 31 days, I know that the only thing that matters is getting my daughter back," according to testimony i... | NEW: Detective denies he considered Casey Anthony a suspect from the outset .
Anthony told authorities she didn't report the girl missing out of "fear"
She says she has looked for her daughter every day .
Casey Anthony is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in 2008 . |
Cairo (CNN) -- Mona Seif is deep in a crowd of thousands, her cell phone camera held high overhead. She is streaming live video and pushing for a better shot of a protest in Tahrir Square, the spiritual heart of the Egyptian revolution. It is Friday in downtown Cairo, and people are shouting and screaming across the sq... | Young bloggers playing critical roles in revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain .
Mona Seif's parents are prominent, longtime human rights activists in Egypt .
Seif still documenting abuses, following plight of detainees . |
(CNN) -- The U.N. peacekeeping chief says Syria is now in a civil war. Some experts agree with U.N. official Herve Ladsous that the war-torn country has reached that chilling milestone. Others say the country is hurtling in that direction. The conflict began in March 2011 when a fierce Syrian government crackdown on pe... | Scholars say Syrian conflict fits definition of a civil war .
Some analysts believe the trajectory is pushing Syria toward civil war .
Syria is unlike Libya last year and Lebanon in the 1980s, an analyst said .
President Bush didn't want "civil war" used to describe Iraq, one professor said . |
Tune in to CNN on Sunday morning at 9 ET for live coverage of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedication, 48 years after the March on Washington and his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. Coverage continues Sunday night at 7 ET with a special look at King's writings in the CNN documentary "MLK Papers: Words that... | Students will discuss the historical significance of the King papers collection .
Students will analyze the goals of Dr. King and the civil rights movement .
Students will evaluate the legacy of Dr. King . |
(CNN) -- Is Pfc. Bradley Manning an idealist who became disillusioned by what was being done in Iraq and elsewhere in the name of U.S. national interests, as the attorney for the former Army intelligence analyst has argued? Or is he, as the prosecution contends, a traitor who leaked classified material to WikiLeaks tha... | Bradley Manning, 25, is charged with violations of the Espionage Act .
His case is in the hands of a military judge who will decide his guilt or innocence .
Manning was arrested on May 27, 2010 .
He is accused of releasing upwards of three-quarters of a million classified documents . |
(CNN) -- What will Narendra Modi's India look like? The country's prime minister-in-waiting -- a staunch Hindu nationalist and the Chief Minister of the western state of Gujarat since 2001 -- is a deeply polarizing figure and an unproven commodity on the international stage. Analysts predict his arrival in the country'... | India's Prime Minister-in-waiting Narendra Modi is a polarizing figure .
Critics say the pro-business Hindu nationalist is a threat to secular, liberal traditions .
He led the state of Gujarat through a period of strong economic growth .
But his relationship with the country's huge Muslim minority has come under scruti... |
Indianapolis (CNN) -- Let's just come out and say what a lot of people are thinking this Super Bowl weekend: Indianapolis? Really? Hard-core fans who blow wads of cash every season to get their championship tickets punched want to know: Has the NFL reached a point when this iconic face-off between our national gladiato... | Indianapolis is hosting its first Super Bowl as the Giants take on the Patriots .
City officials set Super Bowl goal almost 30 years ago .
More than 300,000 are visiting downtown area dubbed Super Bowl Village .
Initial NFL hosting reviews are positive a year after cold snap marred Dallas Super Bowl . |
Denver (CNN) -- Iraq war veteran Sean Azzariti described his purchase of recreational marijuana -- legally -- as a historic moment Wednesday. "It's huge," he said at a marijuana store along a light industrial corridor outside downtown Denver. "It hasn't even sunk in how big this is yet." Indeed, before the 3D Cannabis ... | NEW: Denver mayor says pot shops, buyers behaved "responsibly and with great accountability"
Pot buyers at one shop come from Canada, Australia, Italy, Hawaii, Alaska .
700 people in line take numbers at another pot shop, but can it serve so many?
"What's going on?" a curious passenger asks; "Legal pot sale!" a man in ... |
(CNN Student News) -- January 12, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Arizona • Gulf of Mexico • Haiti . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's a pleasure to welcome you to this midweek edition of CNN ... | A national conversation builds in the aftermath of an Arizona shooting .
The storm system that paralyzed the Southeast now threatens the Northeast .
Haiti is still reeling one year after a devastating earthquake .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (CNN) -- It was around by 5 p.m. Wednesday when residents first saw the monster tornado heading toward the heart of this proud Southern university town. Many prayed. Others grabbed video phones. Some fled for their lives. The winds hissed. The destructive force of Mother Nature that day won't ever b... | Area east of downtown Tuscaloosa known as Alberta was Ground Zero for tornado .
President Obama toured the area on a visit to the Alabama university town on Friday .
Survivors' stories tell of the horror of the deadly tornado and the tears left in its wake . |
(CNN) -- From a 2-0 defeat at Oxford United on November 6, 1986 to a English Premier League coronation party through the streets of Manchester on May 13. Alex Ferguson's 26-year reign at Manchester United has seen the club transformed from a sleeping giant to a relentless, trophy-winning juggernaut in both the football... | Alex Ferguson will retire as Manchester United manager at the end of the season .
The Scot has been in charge of the Old Trafford club since 1986 .
Ferguson has led the club to 13 English Premier League titles and five FA Cup wins .
United have also twice won the European Champions League under Ferguson . |
London (CNN) -- The widening phone-hacking scandal that brought down one of Britain's biggest newspapers claimed two more casualties Sunday as authorities arrested the paper's former editor, Rebekah Brooks, and London's police chief announced plans to resign. "As commissioner, I carry ultimately responsibility for the ... | NEW: Rebekah Brooks' spokesman says she has been released and is at home .
NEW: Police say she is scheduled to return to a London police station in October .
Police chief: "I wish we had juggled some matters involved in this affair differently"
The commissioner says he behaved ethically but is responsible for the depar... |
(CNN) -- This is the time of the year when everyone can channel their inner Dick Vitale. Just make sure not to startle your co-workers if you start yelling, "Awesome, baby!" Everyone in the entire country, starting on Selection Sunday when the NCAA Tournament brackets are revealed, becomes a college basketball expert. ... | NCAA Tournament brackets revealed on Selection Sunday, March 11 .
To kickoff March Madness 2012, this primer will explain what you'll find in your brackets .
The Indiana Hoosiers are back in the tournament for the first time since 2008 .
Reigning UConn Huskies hope to defend their title despite a rocky season . |
Washington (CNN) -- Voting on strictly partisan lines, a House committee recommended Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Holder be cited for contempt of Congress for failing to turn over documents relating to the botched Fast and Furious weapons sting operation. The vote ended an extraordinary daylong hearing that too... | House leaders say the full chamber could vote on contempt next week .
A House committee recommends a contempt citation against Attorney General Holder .
Democrats call the contempt measure unfair and an election year witch hunt .
At issue are documents the panel seeks on the botched Fast and Furious gun-running sting . |
(CNN) -- ABC is calling on a few heroes. After the monster box office success of "Marvel's The Avengers" and other superhero movies in the franchise, the network is hoping some of that same magic can translate to the small screen. "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," co-created by "Avengers" writer/director Joss Whedon -... | Joss Whedon is co-creator of the "Marvel's Avengers" a spinoff TV series .
Agent Coulson, played by Clark Gregg, leads the new S.H.I.E.L.D. team .
Executive producers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen carry out his vision .
Gregg says more familiar faces from the big screen and Marvel comics may show up . |
(CNN) -- "Can you possibly let me have, at any rate, five hundred dollars to keep us out of the poor house?" These are not the words you expect to hear from a man who designed one of the world's most famous golf courses. Dr. Alister MacKenzie, the brains behind Augusta National's revered contours and curves -- elegantl... | Alister MacKenzie, a physician turned golf architect, designed famed Augusta National course .
The Scot was enlisted to help by Bobby Jones, a multiple golf champion of the 1920s .
MacKenzie never received full payment for his work and died before first Masters was held .
Many of his design principles still permeate th... |
Boston (CNN) -- After seven weeks of colorful witnesses and rancorous testimony, the jury began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of alleged crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger. Eight men and four women on the federal court panel have the monumental task of processing testimony from drug traffickers, extortion victims, g... | NEW: Deliberations will continue Wednesday in the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger .
Defense: "All our government cared about -- get the mafia at all costs"
Prosecution: "It's not about whether or not the FBI in Boston was a mess"
Bulger is accused of 19 killings during a 20-year "reign of terror" |
Paris (CNN)At least a dozen people have been detained in the Paris region in connection with last week's shootings, the city prosecutor's office said Friday. The people arrested are suspected of providing logistical support for the attacks. The arrests were made in the Grigny and Fleury-Merogis neighborhoods, and those... | At least a dozen people are detained in Paris in connection with last week's shootings .
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pays respects to the victims of the attacks . |
Atlanta (CNN) -- Hussein Shafei prepared Saturday for a journey back to a place of darkness in Libya. Soon, he plans to stand again in Cell 14, Block 2 at the Abu Salim prison in Tripoli. Only this time, the metal door will not slam behind him, caging him in a bathroom-size cell. He will be a free man within the confin... | Hussein Shafei says he witnessed the 1996 killings of 1,200 prisoners at Abu Salim .
The Libyan government has never acknowledged a crime .
After his release, Shafei spoke to Human Rights Watch about the carnage .
The incident served as a trigger for the revolt against Moammar Gadhafi . |
(CNN) -- What does it take to become the CEO of India's biggest biotech company and the richest woman in India? Mazumdar Shaw with Shah Rukh Khan. India's richest woman is ready to answer your questions. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of biotech pharaceutical company Biotech answers your questions, below. Yours is a very... | India's richest woman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is founder and CEO of Biocon .
Email her your questions on business and secrets of her success .
Her answers will appear here on Friday, November 28 . |
(CNN) -- The Ottawa gunman had "connections" to jihadists in Canada who shared a radical Islamist ideology, including at least one who went overseas to fight in Syria, multiple U.S. sources told CNN on Thursday. However, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that there is "no evidence at t... | Michael Zehaf-Bibeau had not had his passport revoked, as previously reported .
He was applying for one and police believe the issue could have figured into motive .
The gunman's interactions with extremists were limited, a source says .
There is no evidence so far that he had any "operational links" to jihadists, sour... |
(CNN) -- When EMS workers arrived at the Pleasant Grove, Utah, home of Michele and Dr. Martin MacNeill, they found a tragedy. Michele MacNeill, a mother of eight children, was unresponsive in her bathtub, and Martin MacNeill, according to law enforcement at the scene, was hysterical and angry, cursing his wife for havi... | Jury selection begins Tuesday for Dr. Martin MacNeill's murder trial .
MacNeill is charged with the murder of his wife and obstruction of justice .
Prosecutors point to another woman as a motive .
Trial could pit daughters against father . |
Tampa (CNN) -- On the night vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan made his debut on the national stage, the GOP turned its attention to America's influence abroad and what the party sees as President Barack Obama's failed economic policies. The roster of speakers at the Republican National Convention boasted two of the... | McCain and Rice took to stage to underscore GOP foreign policy .
Mike Huckabee, who once questioned Romney's Mormon faith, sang his praises .
Condoleezza Rice's speech won raves both in the forum and on Twitter . |
(CNN) -- Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus resigned from his CIA director post last week after an FBI investigation revealed he had an extramarital affair, an investigation that also prompted questions about whether his paramour had inappropriate access to classified information. The scandal also has sparked an investig... | NEW: Petraeus to testify Friday before congressional panel about Benghazi attack .
David Petraeus resigned as CIA chief last week after an investigation revealed an affair .
The scandal also sparked a probe into whether Gen. John Allen sent inappropriate e-mails .
Obama: I've seen no evidence of a potentially damaging ... |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama and GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan on Friday traded sharp criticism over health care reforms and Medicare, with each telling a leading advocacy group for senior citizens that the other was being untruthful. "Contrary to what you've heard and what you may hear from subsequent spe... | NEW: Sen. Reid says Romney still isn't coming clean on taxes .
Paul Ryan gets mixed reception at AARP event .
Ryan and President Obama accuse each other of being untruthful .
Obama says leadership means rejecting bad ideas . |
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Did a Russian fire the missile that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17? That depends on who you ask. A top Ukrainian official says he has no doubt. Vitaly Nayda, Ukraine's director of informational security, told CNN the person who shot down the flight was "absolutely" a Russian. "A Russian-train... | NEW: It's unclear how much of a role Russia played, U.S. intelligence says .
The European Union agrees on a plan for new sanctions to include Russia .
Ukraine opens criminal cases against Russian defense minister and businessman .
Dutch official: At least 200 bodies were on the train; more could be at crash site . |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The coalition air effort to halt the Libyan government's attacks on civilians continued into Thursday for a sixth day, with an airstrike in the Tripoli suburb of Tajura, a government official said. On Wednesday night, the government reported that military and civilian locations in the neighborho... | NEW: Officials invite journalists to tour damaged house, but can't find it .
Tripoli suburb of Tajura is struck, a government official says .
Coalition effort is not "a land invasion," according to U.S. official .
Hospital patients and doctors paralyzed by fear . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Southern California faces another water-logged day Wednesday with renewed threats of flash flooding, especially in San Diego county. The National Weather Service is forecasting rainfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour, which could prompt flooding in the San Bernardino, Santa Ana and Palomar Mounta... | NEW: Reported mudslide affects homes in Orange County .
Of 232 homes evacuated, only 1 family leaves, officials say .
Rockville, Utah, residents allowed to return .
Roads into two national parks are shut down, a park lodge manager says . |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- They first met in the autumn of 1979; she playing the role of the lovelorn terrorist, he dressed as a rather sloppy Ayatollah Khomeini. Pamela Stephenson first met Billy Connolly on the set of a comedy show in 1979. They married in Fiji in 1990. It may not have been love at first sight on the s... | Pamela Stephenson talks about marriage to Scottish comedian Billy Connelly .
They met on the set of British comedy show "Not the Nine O'Clock News"
She says writing his biography, "Billy," helped her understand him better .
Stephenson: "It's like he's got these comedy angels whispering in his ear" |
Washington (CNN) -- Congressional negotiators reached a tentative deal Tuesday to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while avoiding a fee cut for Medicare doctors, according to Republican legislators and aides. The framework deal followed a key Republican concession Monday and could receive the endors... | NEW: Some Republican congressmen question the tentative agreement .
Progress is made after Republicans back down on payroll tax cut .
Political analyst Norm Ornstein warns new GOP strategy could backfire .
President Obama warns that failing to act could hurt the economic recovery . |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama spoke separately Friday with Speaker John Boehner and the top Senate Democrat to try to salvage a fiscal cliff deal by the end of year, after Republican disarray in the U.S. House put the negotiations in limbo. In a previously unscheduled statement to reporters, Obama outlined... | NEW: President Obama spoke with congressional leaders about a possible deal .
A Democratic source lays out possible scenarios .
House Republicans reject Speaker Boehner's tax alternative .
Everyone's taxes go up in 11 days without an agreement . |
(CNN) -- Five years ago Sunday, the water rushed in, the lights went out and for thousands of Gulf Coast residents nothing was ever the same. The milestone was marked by vigils, tears and reflection on what was, what came after, what still remains to be done and what, if anything, we have learned from Hurricane Katrina... | NEW: Obama speaks at Xavier University in New Orleans .
Commemorations are planned across the Gulf Coast to mark the Katrina anniversary .
Officials reflect on lessons learned from the storm . |
(CNNGo) -- What? A best-markets-of-the-world lineup without Marrakesh, Istanbul's Grand Bazaar and Cairo's Khan el-Khalili in the mix? But you already know about those, and anyway we just mentioned them. If you're still searching for that elusive knockoff, that priceless $20 trinket, that vintage earthenware goblet -- ... | These one-of-a-kind markets around the world offer unique buys and bargains .
2,500 vendors gather every month at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in L.A.
The Aalsmeer Flower Auction is the world's largest with 20 million flowers .
The Mercado de Sonora has been called "the Walmart of the witch world" |
(CNN)Long distance trails inspire contradictory tales of solitude and camaraderie, deserted river beds and mountain plateaus, pleasure and pain. The idea of covering thousands of miles on foot is itself barely believable. Perhaps that's what makes these adventures so memorable. Cheryl Strayed's memoir of her 1,000-mile... | At 4,500 kilometers, Nepal's Great Himalayan Trail is the longest and highest mountain trail in the world .
The Grand Italian Trail takes considerable planning and roughly eight months to complete .
Only 150 people attempt to thru-hike the Continental Divide Trail each year . |
(CNN)If there were an obvious takeaway for the 2016 hopefuls this year, it might as well have been the motto for the 1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton: "It's the economy, stupid." So it is no wonder that many of Hillary Clinton's touchstones on the campaign trail this year have come straight from her husband's... | Clinton's economic rhetoric is straight from husband's 1992 playbook .
She has spoken of restoring "the basic bargain of America"
Voter frustration is reminiscent of what the Clintons navigated in 1991 and 1992 . |
(CNN) -- The final two teams left standing at Euro 2012 should come as no surprise, and nor should another painful exit for perennial underachievers England. A heart-breaking defeat on penalties in their quarterfinal was preceded by 120 minutes which saw the style of finalists Italy overwhelm English pragmatism and con... | Perennial underachievers England last won a major international tournament in 1966 .
Journalists, pundits, players and managers put forward their blueprint for a bright new future .
England blocked the most shots on goal and made the most tackles while at Euro 2012 .
Over the last decade both Spain and Germany have rei... |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The unfolding saga of the Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling touches upon big, explosive issues in American society: Racism. Money. Sports. Secret recordings. And an estranged marriage. Sterling, an attorney and billionaire real estate mogul, is now fighting to keep his co-ownership of t... | The saga of Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling involves secret recordings .
CNN hasn't been able to confirm new audio recording .
Attorney for Sterling's wife tells CNN the couple has been estranged for over a year .
Sterling's wife is now seeking full ownership of the Clippers, attorney says . |
(CNN) -- It's been one week since the streets of Ferguson boiled over after protesters learned the officer who shot teenager Michael Brown won't face criminal charges. And tensions are still simmering. Pockets of protests continue to erupt across the country, including a demonstration that interrupted a speech Attorney... | NEW: St. Louis County police say a Rams official apologized; the Rams deny .
St. Louis Rams coach says players were exercising free speech rights .
Attorney General Eric Holder says he'll announce new guidance on racial profiling .
He praises protesters who interrupted his speech . |
(CNN) -- Need a break from shopping and celebrating the holidays? There will be lots of offerings at your local cinema as Hollywood is releasing a crop of new films through the end of the year. NOW PLAYING . "Burlesque" Plot summary: A small-town girl goes to California to perform in a burlesque musical revue. Starring... | With a crop of new releases, Hollywood hopes 2010 will go out with a bang .
Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp tangle in "The Tourist"
Garrett Hedlund gets pulled into the cyberworld of Tron in "Tron: Legacy" |
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