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(CNN) -- Commercial office space, warehouses or factory facilities are not required to launch a successful business. At-home enterprises have turned many business people into full-fledged celebrities. Grammy award-winning musicians OutKast started in a basement recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Apple, Google and Mi... | At-home startups prove commercial facilities aren't required for success . OutKast, Google, Microsoft, Spanx and other famous names started in homes . Paula Deen's kitchen bag-lunch operation led to her media empire . |
(CNN) -- Police in Michigan responded Saturday to two shootings near university campuses, including one that left a Michigan State student dead. Dominique James Nolff, 20, of Middleville, Michigan, was pronounced dead Saturday morning of multiple gunshot wounds from Friday night's incident at an off-campus apartment, a... | Michigan State University student dies hours after shooting . Student at Ferris State injured in another incident . Suspects were still being sought in both shootings . |
(CNN) -- Kate Hudson's ex, Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson, is going to be a dad again, a representative for the band confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Chris Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges will be having a child in early 2010. Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges, who have been dating for two years, are ... | Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson having baby with girlfriend . Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges have been dating for two years . He and ex Kate Hudson have a 5-1/2-year-old son, Ryder Russell, together . |
Kabul (CNN) -- International forces in Afghanistan are investigating reports that civilians were killed in air strikes in the eastern province of Nangarhar, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said Saturday. The strikes Friday in Behsud District targeted five enemy combatants but an ini... | NATO-led forces investigate reports of civilian casualties in airstrikes in Nangahar . An initial investigation has not confirmed any casualties, an ISAF spokesman says . A spokesman for the Nangarhar provincial governor says at least 5 people were killed . |
A beached 30-foot sperm whale near Tampa, Florida, attracted hundreds of onlookers Thursday afternoon as biologist decided to euthanize the animal, according to CNN affiliate WTSP. Sperm whales are rarely seen close to shore, and this whale appeared to be emaciated, according to biologists. Because the large whale woul... | A 30-foot sperm whale beached itself near Tampa, Florida . Sperm whales rarely come so close to shore; it's usually a sign of distress . Scientist decided to euthanize the whale because it would not survive on its own . |
(CNN) -- A U.S. soldier who escaped Army custody while facing a rape charge in California has been returned to Los Angeles County, authorities said Monday. Pvt. Daniel Brazelton, 20, who is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Los Angeles, was captured at a motel in Daytona Beach, Florida, late Friday. He was return... | Brazelton escaped on February 11 . He is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Los Angeles . Brazelton is being held on $325,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court next week . |
(CNN) -- Five Rwandans accused of involvement in genocide in their native country were arrested in Britain on Thursday, London's Metropolitan Police Service said. The men appeared in a London court under an extradition warrant alleging offenses that include genocide and murder between 1993-1994. They were identified by... | At least 800,000 people were killed in Rwanda's genocide . Five men will appear in court again next week . |
(CNN) -- A parachutist fell to his death Saturday when his parachute failed to deploy during an air show north of Tampa, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. The man, Mark Curto, 62, had jumped from a biplane and died on the scene, sheriff's spokeswoman Melanie Snow said. The pilot landed safely. Curto was from Tamp... | The man's parachute failed to deploy and he died on the scene . It happened at an air show north of Tampa . The FAA and NTSB are investigating . |
(CNN) -- A Wisconsin man was recovering Friday after being bit by a 7-year-old Siberian tiger, the local sheriff's office said. The tiger, "Khan," grabbed the arm of 38-year-old volunteer John Meeker and pulled the arm into his cage at the Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue and Educational Center in Rock Springs, said Chief Depu... | Volunteer John Meeker has been flown from the scene for treatment . Meeker had been watering the tiger when he was attacked . Other volunteers were able to get Meeker away from the tiger . Incident at Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue and Educational Center is under investigation . |
(CNN Student News) -- January 13, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Mississippi . Haiti . New Zealand & Papua New Guinea . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN) -- Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana lost the appeal of their jail sentence for tax convictions in Italy, their lawyer said Wednesday. The men were sentenced to 18 months in prison by a lower court after being found guilty of failing to pay 40 million euros in taxes owed to the Italian ... | Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana face 18 months in an Italian prison . The designers were found guilty of failing to pay 40 million euros in taxes in Italy . The case will be appeal to Italy's Supreme Court, their lawyer says . |
New York (CNN) -- A popular television and radio DJ was shot to death in Staten Island early Sunday morning, according to New York City police. Corey McGriff, known to fans as DJ Megatron, died of a gunshot wound to the torso shortly after 2 a.m. The incident is still under investigation and no arrests have been made, ... | Man was known for BET's "106 & Park" No arrests yet in Staten Island shooting . |
(CNN) -- San Antonio defeated the Miami Heat 104 to 87 to claim the NBA championship Sunday night. "This is a team, and that's what makes this so, so great," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. San Antonio dominated the series, winning four games to one. Each Spurs victory was by at least 15 points. "Hard to believe, isn't... | San Antonio wins the series 4-1 . Each win was by 15 points or more . This is the Spurs' fifth NBA title . Kawhi Leonard is named the series MVP . |
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- America's top diplomat to Kenya has announced that the United States has suspended a $7 million "capacity building" program for the country's Ministry of Education, citing corruption. "The United States shares the deep concern of Kenya's development partners and the Kenyan people regarding the c... | United States has suspended a $7 million "capacity building" program, ambassador says . Announcement comes after allegations of corruption in free schooling campaign . U.S., Britain, other donor governments criticize corruption, slow pace of reform in Kenya . |
(EW.com ) -- Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan are headed to Washington. On Tuesday's "Live! with Kelly and Michael," the co-hosts announced their first-ever interview with President Barack Obama. The duo is headed to D.C. to talk to Obama in the Blue Room of the White House, where they'll discuss the recent "White House ... | Ripa and Strahan will head to D.C. It will be their first interview with the President . The show is set to air on May 30 . |
(CNN Student News) -- May 25, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Mexico . Alaska; Japan . Waterloo, New York . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN) -- With the European leg of the Alpine Skiing World Cup in full swing, CNN's Alpine Edge takes you inside five of the continent's most high-profile locations. As the planet's top skiers hurtle down the slopes, Alpine Edge will tell the stories behind the sport iconic resorts from France's Val d'Isere to 2013 Worl... | CNN's Alpine Edge will showcase five Alpine Skiing World Cup venues . Alpine Edge will provide insight into resorts in France, Switzerland and Austria . Schladming hosts the World Ski Championships in February . The 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup comes to a close in March in Lenzerheide . |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The judge in the Lindsay Lohan case will issue an order Wednesday morning concerning the actress' stay in rehab, a court official said. Lohan entered a court-ordered substance abuse rehabilitation program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on August 2, following a 13-day stint in a Lo... | Judge Fox will hold a hearing for Lohan Wednesday morning . Lohan's lawyer and the prosecutor met privately with the judge last week . The actress entered rehab on August 2, 2010 . The previous judge ordered 90 days of rehab . |
(EW.com) -- Former "Bachelorette" Jen Schefft and her husband Joe Waterman welcomed their second daughter, Charlotte Grace Waterman, on Tuesday, July 31, People reports. Schefft married Waterman in 2009, and the couple welcomed daughter Mae Elizabeth Waterman in 2010. The reality star tweeted, "Our little Charlotte Gra... | Jen Schefft gave birth to a girl . She won "The Bachelor" in 2003 and "The Bachelorette" in 2005 . Charlotte Grace Waterman is Schefft and her husband's second daughter . |
(CNN) -- A helicopter crashed Saturday north of Phoenix with preliminary reports of no survivors, authorities said. It was not known how many people were aboard. Witnesses along Interstate 17 reported flames and black smoke about 70 miles north of Phoenix about 11:50 a.m., said Dwight D'Evelyn, spokesman for the Yavapa... | No early word on how many were aboard helicopter . Crash site is along I-17 about 70 miles north of Phoenix . |
(CNN) -- Longtime Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin was voted into baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday, the major leagues announced. Larkin was the only player voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America this year. He will be inducted this summer, along with the late Chicago Cubs thir... | Shortstop played 19 seasons in hometown Cincinnati . Larkin was part of the Reds' World Series championship team in 1990 . He won the National League MVP award in 1995 . |
(CNN Student News) -- January 27, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . Davos, Switzerland; Slovakia . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcrip... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of stories covered on CNN Student News . |
(CNN) -- Sudanese authorities ordered the Red Cross to halt its activities in the nation starting Saturday, citing technical reasons, the aid agency said. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has worked in Sudan for 36 years. "We help people affected by the conflict in Darfur, provide seed, tools, food ... | The Red Cross was active in the restive Darfur region . The government says the suspension is for technical reasons . In the past, Khartoum has expelled aid agencies from the region . Rebels in Darfur and forces loyal to the government have a history of tension . |
(Rolling Stone) -- Even with just 10 tracks and no session details, this companion to Martin Scorsese's 2011 documentary deserves a brass--band welcome. Six outtakes come from the presumptuous stages of George Harrison's 1970 triumph, "All Things Must Pass," including a sweet--Nashville reading of "Behind That Locked D... | The new album is a companion to the 2011 Scorsese documentary on Harriosn . Six of the 10 outtakes from from Harrison's 1970 album All Things Must Pass . There are Bib Dylan and Everyl Brothers covers . |
(CNN) -- Tony Fernandes is the CEO of Air Asia, Asia's leading low fare, no frills airline, flying to destinations across the region. After graduating from the London School of Economics in 1987, he worked as an accountant for Richard Branson's Virgin Records from 1987 to 1989. The amateur guitarist went on to become v... | Tony Fernandes is the CEO of Asia's biggest budget airline . He studied in the UK and joined Richard Branson's Virgin Records . In 2001 Fernandes bought Air Asia for just 26 cents . |
London (CNN)A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offenses, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement Saturday. The suspect was detained in Newham, East London, by counterterrorism officers and is being held at a south London police station. He was arrested on suspicion of collecting info... | Police: 32-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of being a member or supporter of ISIS . He's also accused of collecting information useful to somebody planning an act of terrorism . |
(CNN) -- The owner of three pit bulls that killed a 2-year-old boy Thursday has been charged in connection with the child's death, authorities in California said. Steven Hayashi, 52, was arrested on charges of child endangerment and possessing a mischievous animal that causes death or great bodily injury, the Concord P... | Police say three dogs mauled the 2-year-old . Authorities say the victim was the dog owner's step-grandchild . Hayashi is accused of child endangerment and possessing a mischievous animal . |
Washington (CNN) -- The Department of Defense announced Thursday that it will be commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride later this month. The event will be the first of its kind for the Pentagon. The best picks around the world for celebrating Pride . "The Defense Department is planning an LGBT Prid... | The Pentagon plans an event to mark LGBT Pride Month . Senior Defense Department officials will take part in the event, a spokesman says . |
(CNN) -- The body of an Air Force pilot has been found off the coast of Italy, three days after the F-16 he was flying went missing, his family announced Thursday. Read more: U.S. jet missing off Italy; search for pilot under way . "It is with great sadness that we announce that the body Capt. Lucas Gruenther was found... | NEW: The body of the U.S. pilot has been found . The F-16 went went missing Monday over the Adriatic Sea . Debris from the jet was discovered Wednesday . |
(CNN) -- Avril Lavigne's husband, Chad Kroeger, has set a high bar for an anniversary gift. On Twitter on Thursday, Lavigne briefly shared a photo of what Nickelback frontman Kroeger gave her in honor of their first wedding anniversary: a 17-carat diamond ring. "I still can't believe my 1 year anniversary gift. 17 cara... | Avril Lavigne tweeted a photo of her 17-carat diamond ring . She's been married to Nickelback's Chad Kroeger for a year . The present is bigger than Lavigne's engagement ring . Lavigne later removed her tweet without explanation . |
(EW.com) -- Are the Big Pink young enough to have grown up on their parents' Jesus and Mary Chain records? Sure sounds like it on "Future This." The U.K. duo's latest, produced by indie kingmaker Paul Epworth (Adele), updates the best of '80s shoegaze with breakbeat rhythms and arena-worthy choruses. On the title track... | The Big Pink's latest album is produced by indie kingmaker Paul Epworth (Adele) "Future This" updates the best of '80s shoegaze with breakbeat rhythms and arena-worthy choruses . Frontman Robbie Furze finds love washing over him "in a soft explosion" |
London (CNN) -- Rupert Murdoch's News International, which is embroiled in a scandal over illegal eavesdropping and police bribery, is selling its flagship building in London's Wapping district, the company announced Monday. The move follows the closure of the best-selling News of the World newspaper, which is at the h... | The move comes amid a scandal around the defunct News of the World . Staff of the Sun, Times and Sunday Times will move to another east London site . |
(CNN) -- Authorities will resume their search Monday morning for the bodies of four men who are believed to have drowned in southeastern Idaho after one of them fell overboard and three others went missing trying to rescue him, the Power County Sheriff's Department said. "It is not confirmed they are deceased at this t... | The men are presumed drowned at American Falls Reservoir in southeastern Idaho . Three men disappear while trying to save a fourth man . |
Havana (CNN) -- Angelita Castro, the older sister to Cuban presidents Fidel and Raul Castro, died in Havana on Tuesday, her sister Juanita Castro said. She was 88. Juanita Castro told CNN her sister had suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died surrounded by her family. "She was a dedicated and loving mother; her fami... | Angelita Castro had suffered from Alzheimer's disease . Juanita Castro says she hadn't seen her sister since leaving the island in 1964 . Her death was not reported by Cuba's state-run media . |
(CNN) -- An Air Force pilot's remains were found in the Gulf of Mexico after the crash of an F-16 fighter jet Thursday, the military said. The jet, based at Tyndall Air Force Base on the Florida Panhandle, was on a training mission over the Gulf when the Air Force lost contact with it about 9:15 a.m., the Air Force sai... | An F-16 crashed during a training mission over Gulf of Mexico, the Air Force says . The jet was based at Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base . |
(CNN) -- Veteran director Barry Levinson has been tapped to direct a "political thriller" based on the 1995 bombing of a federal courthouse in Oklahoma City. Sources with knowledge of the project say the tentative title of the film is "O.K.C." The script is being written by Clay Wold and is based on the story of his br... | Oklahoma City is the site of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil before September 11, 2001 . The 1995 bombing of the state capital's federal building left 168 dead . The tentative title of the film is "O.K.C.," sources with knowledge of the project say . |
Beijing, China (CNN) -- The death toll from an explosion at a northeastern China coal mine rose to 104 Monday morning, according to state-run media. Another four workers were still trapped underground in the mine shaft as of 7:20 a.m. (6:20 p.m. ET Sunday), the Xinhua news agency said. A buildup of toxic gases was hamp... | NEW: Death toll rises . NEW: Sixty miners hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning, burns, CCTV reports . NEW: Four workers still trapped . NEW: A buildup of toxic gases was hampering rescue efforts, CCTV reports . |
(CNN) -- Hopefully, the third time's the charm. According to People, Hugh Jackman has undergone a third skin cancer treatment. The actor recently had another basal cell carcinoma removed. His rep told the publication that Jackman is "okay now." He posted a picture of a surfboard in the sand, from the video for the 1998... | The actor had a basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, removed . He's posted a picture with the caption "SUNSCREEN" Jackman's rep says he's doing OK . |
(CNN)A 59-year-old man was arrested early Saturday in connection with the grisly discovery of body parts in a suitcase left on a San Francisco sidewalk. Mark Andrus was booked for murder, San Francisco Police Department spokeswoman Grace Gatpandan said. Police were alerted to his location on Friday night by someone who... | Police said tip led them to 59-year-old man . Mark Andrus was booked for suspicion of murder . |
(CNN) -- A fire at a karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, killed at least 20 people Friday night, according to a hospital. At least two people survived, according to Aida Sofiati of the Pringadi Hospital in Medan. Sofiati said 20 people were killed. Mohammad Zein, a fire official... | Blaze hits karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in North Sumatra province . Medan hospital official says at least two people survived . Fire official: Fire started around 10 p.m., was extinguished within half-hour; cause isn't known . |
(CNN) -- Country singer Keith Urban is expected to have throat surgery this month, after a polyp was discovered on his vocal cords, according to his publicist. The surgery is considered a minor procedure, Paul Freundlich said in a news release. The musician will undergo "an undetermined period of recuperation that will... | Keith Urban will have throat surgery . A polyp was discovered on his vocal cords . Urban is still expected to perform at the Country Music Awards on November 9 . |
(CNN) -- Manti Te'o's Twitter bio reads: "Life is a storm.. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes." Well, as we all know now, that storm has most definitely come. Time to man up. Let's get started, shall we? Mobile users: ... | Notre Dame player Manti Te'o says he is the victim of an online hoax . New reports suggest Te'o's alleged girfriend may not have existed . Comments, jokes and memes emerge from all corners of social media . |
(CNN) -- Gunmen opened fire at two different bars in northern Mexico, killing nine people and injuring 12, Mexico's state news agency reported Sunday, citing the attorney general's office. Both attacks occurred in the city of Torreon, Notimex reported. In the first, which happened around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, three men o... | In first attack, three men opened fire at a bar; four people killed . Second attack also took place at a bar; five people killed . There have been more than 34,600 drug-related deaths in Mexico since 2006 . |
(PEOPLE.com) -- There's another baby on the way for Lisa Loeb! The singer/author, 43, and husband Roey Hershkovitz will welcome their second child in June, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. "I grew up with a big family, so I'm excited for Lyla to have a sibling!" Loeb tells PEOPLE. The couple, who wed in 2009, ar... | Lisa Loeb will welcome their second child in June . "I'm excited for Lyla to have a sibling" Loeb tells PEOPLE . Loeb also designs frames for her eyewear collection . |
(CNN) -- Greece state broadcaster ERT is back on the air after being shut down by the government in June. The government, facing severe economic problems, had said earlier it decided to close the broadcaster while it created a smaller operation to cut costs. That prompted protests, and the European Broadcast Union pres... | Greek broadcaster ERT is back on the air . The government said it shut down the broadcaster to save money . In June, the country's top court ordered the government to restart ERT . |
(CNN) -- A Greyhound bus overturned in southeastern Pennsylvania early Saturday, injuring at least 14 people, none of them seriously, the company said. Officials said earlier that as many as 25 passengers could have been involved in the wreck, but Greyhound spokeswoman Maureen Richmond said later that a total of 18 peo... | NEW: All the injured have been released from hospital care . The bus was headed from Philadelphia to Columbus, Ohio . |
(CNN) -- A security guard was arrested this week and is accused of stealing two Los Angeles Lakers championship rings and $20,000 in gift cards, police said. Eddie Monterroso, 23, who worked at a Lakers training facility, was arrested Tuesday outside the facility, the El Segundo Police Department said. The two champion... | The suspect was arrested outside a Laker training facility . The two rings were from the 2009 and 2010 seasons . Report: The gift cards were going to go to community groups . |
(EW.com) -- The premiere of "Dallas" — TNT's reboot of the classic series — averaged 6.8 million viewers on Wednesday, making it the No. 1 scripted series premiere on all of cable so far this year. TNT, as a result, was the No. 1 network among basic cable Wednesday. The show that stars Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Jes... | TNT's reboot of the classic series "Dallas" averaged 6.8 million viewers Wednesday . It was the No. 1 scripted series premiere on all of cable so far this year . The show attracted 1.9 million adults 18-49 and 2.4 million adults 25-54 . |
(CNN) -- Cuba recently eased restrictions on car imports and acquisitions in the country, doing away with a law that made icons of its old American Pontiacs and Chevys. Though there have been some reports that new cars are so far prohibitively expensive for most locals, some fear the easing of the law spells the beginn... | Cuba's new law makes buying a new car easier . But it could lead to the demise of its famous classic models . |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A truck carrying more than 25 tons of dynamite exploded Monday in northern Mexico, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 140, a government spokesman said. Of the 140 injured, 30 suffered critical wounds and five were listed in extremely critical condition, said David Aguisn, spo... | Truck was carrying more than 25 tons of dynamite . At least 140 people injured in the blast, government spokesman says . No foul play suspected, spokesman says; cause under investigation . Mexican news agency reports higher death toll of 30 . |
(CNN) -- Norway leads the 2010 list ranking the prosperity of 110 of the world's nations by the London analytical center Legatum Institute. Norway also topped the 2009 rankings. "The Prosperity Index seeks to understand how economic fundamentals, health, freedom, governance, safety, education, entrepreneurial opportuni... | Index is based on economy, government, educator and other factors . Norway tops the rankings for the 2nd straight year . The United States is No. 10, down one spot from 2009 . |
(CNN) -- Snooki gives birth to a little bambina! Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi delivered a baby girl early Friday morning. The former "Jersey Shore" star and fiancée Jionni LaValle welcomed Giovanna Marie LaValle, who weighed in at 6 pounds and 7 ounces. Polizzi took to Twitter to announce the news, letting fans know Giovan... | Snooki now has a daughter . Giovanna Marie LaValle weighed 6.7 pounds . Snooki and fiancée Jionni LaValle already have a son . |
(CNN) -- Portuguese football coach Jose Mourinho caused outcry this week when he substituted Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari due to his low-energy levels -- which were a result of fasting. Muntari is a practicing Muslim who, like many of the same faith around the world, is currently not eating during the hours of da... | Jose Mourinho substituted Sulley Muntari because he had been low energy . The Ghanaian midfielder is a Muslim and had been fasting during Ramadan . France international Franck Ribery is another high-profile Muslim . |
(CNN) -- Police in the Philippines have arrested former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on corruption charges, the state news agency reported Thursday. Arroyo is at a hospital in Quezon City, police said. On Thursday, officers went to her room, where she was hooked up to an IV to treat hypertension and dehydration. P... | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was arrested at a hospital where she is being treated for hypertension . She'll remain in the hospital because her health won't allow her to be moved, official says . She's accused of fraudulently transferring money from a charity . |
KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Two people were killed and about a dozen others were injured when a bomb exploded in a Catholic church in Kathmandu on Saturday morning, police said. The damage inside the church in Kathmandu following Saturday's bomb blast. The explosion in the Nepalese capital killed a 15-year-old girl and a... | Explosion in Nepalese capital killed 15-year-old girl, 30-year-old woman . 100 people were in the church when the bomb exploded . Investigations are under way to determine who planted the bomb . |
New York (CNN) -- One man was killed and another was wounded after a man walked into a suburban New York business and began shooting, local officials said. The incident took place Wednesday morning at Savenergy in East Garden City on Long Island. Police identified the suspect is 63-year-old Sang Ho Kim, and said he was... | NEW: Police find the vehicle of the suspect, who police name as Sang Ho Kim . In addition to the one killed, another person was wounded, officials say . The incident occurred at Savenergy, a light fixture manufacturer . |
(CNN) -- Wristbands are the latest craze in high-tech fitness hardware. Nike+ and Fitbit might ring a bell. But could headbands be the next big thing? The Canadian company InteraXon is going there with the introduction of Muse, a headband that links with your mobile device to read your mind. Sure, brain stuff can be sc... | Company introduces headband that reads your brain waves and links to your phone . InteraXon was formed in 2007 in Toronto . Technology was initially developed by renowned cyberneticist Dr. Steve Mann . |
(CNN) -- The death toll grew to 38 on Tuesday as crews recovered three more bodies in last week's devastating train derailment in the Canadian town of Lac-Megantic, said Genevieve Guilbault, spokeswoman for the Quebec coroner's office. An unmanned 73-car train that had been parked in the neighboring town of Nantes on J... | Crews recovered three more bodies from train crash in Lac-Megantic . Unmanned train was parked in neighboring town of Nantes on July 6 . Tank cars of oil exploded in heart of commercial district . |
(CNN) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea, some 50 miles (80 kilometers) south southwest of Avsallar, Turkey, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 32 miles (51 kilometers) in the seismically active region, it said. Video shot in Antaly... | The 5.8-magnitude quake struck in the Mediterranean Sea . It was centered some 50 miles (80 km) south southwest of Avsallar, Turkey . Turkey is located in a seismically active region . |
(CNN) -- Nine people were shot in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn early Sunday morning at a house party, police said. Four men and five women -- all younger than 45 -- sustained injuries and were transported to four hospitals. Seven patients were released; two remain in the hospital and are in stable conditi... | NEW: Nine sent to hospitals with injuries; two remain in hospital in stable condition . The early Sunday morning shootings happened in East Flatbush . Number of shooters is unknown; hunt for suspects continues . |
(Rolling Stone) -- On Blondie's self-released ninth album, the New York new wave greats fold the present into their past -- from a "Tide Is High"-tinged cover of Brooklyn avant-folkies Beirut to a "Dreaming"-like basher with a melody via TV on the Radio. There's a little too much throwing stuff at a wall (the florid Sp... | There's a little too much throwing stuff at a wall . Their bailiwick synth-rock sometimes feels theatrically heavy-handed . Debbie Harry's voice remains sharply sculpted . |
(Mashable) -- Samsung has started sending out invites for the launch of the next Galaxy smartphone, which is slated for May 3 in London. The invite doesn't give any details about the upcoming device(s) -- it merely says "come and meet the next Galaxy." However, we know that the company plans to reveal Samsung Galaxy S ... | The launch of the next Galaxy smartphone is slated for May 3 in London . Invitations for the launch tease the idea: "Come and meet the next Galaxy" Samsung may reveal the much-awaited Samsung Galaxy S III . |
(CNN) -- Two suspected U.S. drone strikes in in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region have killed at least eight militants, Pakistani officials said Saturday. One strike targeted a hideout in eastern Afghanistan, near Pakistan's Khyber Agency, which is part of Pakistan's loosely governed tribal areas, the officials sa... | One strike kills four militants in Afghanistan, near Pakistan border, Pakistani officials say . Another four militants killed in northwestern Pakistan, sources say . |
(CNN) -- Israeli police on Friday dropped age restrictions at the Temple Mount, allowing Muslims of all ages to pray at the holy site. But police said they would keep their "high alert status" at the Al-Aqsa mosque. The age restrictions were lifted after a Thursday night meeting in Amman, Jordan, between Prime Minister... | Police lifted age restrictions for Friday prayers . The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the holiest site in Judaism . Muslims know it as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary . |
(CNN) -- A volcano erupted in Papua New Guinea on Friday, spurting ash tens of thousands of feet into the sky. The eruption of Mount Tavurvur on the island of New Britain began early Friday, said Craig Earl-Spurr, a meteorologist at the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Australia. The volcano spewed a thick tower ... | Mount Tavurvur spews a tower of ash 60,000 feet into the sky . The volcano is situated near the township of Rabaul on the island of New Britain . Tavurvur erupted in 1994 along with another nearby volcano, destroying Rabaul . |
(CNN) -- At least seven people were killed and 68 others were wounded after three car bomb explosions Wednesday in Iraq's oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, said Jamal Taher, police chief. One of bombings occurred outside a building in central Kirkuk used by Kurdish security forces. Another explosion occurred near an Ir... | The attacks occurred in Iraq's oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, police said . There were at least 68 people wounded in the attacks in Kirkuk . |
(CNN) -- Actor Bruce Willis married model-actress Emma Heming over the weekend in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the actor's publicists announced. It is the second marriage for actor Bruce Willis, 54, and the first for model-actress Emma Heming, 30. A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the islands i... | A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the West Indies . Willis and Heming will have a civil ceremony when they return to California . Willis' first wife, Demi Moore and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, attended the wedding . |
(CNN) -- Pilots were warned of potential danger at least eight times in about 30 seconds before a Polish jet crashed in Russia in April, killing President Lech Kaczynski and about 100 others. A transcript that the Polish government released Tuesday shows that an automated warning system sounded the alarm several times ... | Transcript shows pilots warned of danger several times in seconds before crash . April 10 crash killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and about 100 others . Delegation headed to Russia for 70th anniversary of massacre of Polish prisoners of war in World War II . |
(CNN) -- Throughout its tumultuous history, Berlin has seen strife and triumph unfold in its streets, from weathering the dark days of the Cold War to emerging as a unified city in 1989. So to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we asked readers to share their favorite things about Berlin. ... | View readers' 25 favorite things about Berlin above . Add to the list via CNN iReport . |
(CNN) -- Police in Ohio said Wednesday they are investigating the deaths of two brothers found shot inside their grandparents' home earlier in the day. The boys, ages 9 and 12, were found in in Jackson, Ohio, about 75 miles south of Columbus. Police identified the boys as Austin Wiseman and Blake Campbell. The boys wer... | NEW: Police identify the pair, say they're not looking for anyone else in the case . NEW: The boys were shot in an upstairs bedroom, police say . The boys were found in in Jackson, Ohio . It's unclear whether there was anyone else at the home . |
(CNN) -- Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday. Authorities in Spain arrested Konstantin Mrykhin, who was the commercial director of a nightclub in Perm, Russia where fireworks trigge... | Man arrested over Russian nightclub fire in 2009 . 156 people killed when fireworks triggered a fire and panic . Konstantin Mrykhin had been wanted in Russia over the blaze . |
(CNN) -- One child died and several were injured Friday in Bolivar County, Mississippi, when a school bus collided with a tractor-trailer on a foggy stretch of road, officials said. The bus was carrying elementary-school and high-school students when the accident happened around 7 a.m. Friday, said Cedrick Ellis, super... | One child was killed in an early morning bus crash in Mississippi . The state highway patrol is investigating . |
(CNN) -- Celebrities developed a new reason to fear for their safety in 2008, thanks to five teenagers from the Valley. Over the course of a year, this group managed to steal a reported $3 million worth of goods from the homes of various A-list celebrities. They came to be known as "The Bling Ring," and they let nothin... | The Bling Ring was a group of teenage robbers who targeted celebrities starting in 2008 . This week, Sofia Coppola releases a film based on the true story . Paris Hilton, one of the victims, says people need to aspire to something more than fame . |
(CNN) -- Top seed Li Na defeated former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England. Li of China, who beat Sharapova in the semifinals of the same tournament last year before losing to Magdalena Rybarikova in the final, outplayed the Russian to claim her first ti... | Li Na beats Maria Sharapova 7-5 6-1 in Aegon final in Birmingham, England . Li of China claims first title of the season and maiden win on grass . Sharapova, who won the event in 2004 and 2005, served seven double faults . |
(Reader's Digest) -- Spare the rod, period. That's what parents across the globe told us when we asked how they discipline their children. Respondents in all 16 countries in this month's global survey picked a good talking to as the best tactic for teaching a lesson, by a wide margin. Taking away a privilege placed sec... | Taking away a privilege away from children was voted in placed second . Not a single woman in the United States expressed a preference for spanking . |
(CNN) -- CBS decided to pull Monday night's season finale of Mike & Molly, which talks about a tornado hitting Chicago (though no devastation was going to be shown). "Due to the tragic events [Monday] afternoon in Oklahoma, we are pre-empting tonight's season finale of Mike & Molly, which has a related storyline," said... | Monday night's episode of "Mike & Molly" was to involve a tornado . No devastation was to be shown on the episode . A repeat was run instead . |
Enchanting crystal clear waters protected by a coral reef, with white sandy beaches that stretch hundreds of kilometers: This is Watamu, an old fishing village on the Indian Ocean, in southeast Kenya. Located around 100km (62 miles) up the coast from Kenya's second city, Mombasa, Watamu has long been known for its rich... | Watamu is a Kenyan fishing village on the Indian Ocean . Known for its rich Swahili culture, it is now a water sports destination . Visitors can windsurf, kitesurf and paddleboard . |
(CNN) -- CNN has equipped a group of volunteers with cameras, laptops and a brand new Web site. They are blogging and posting videos of their lives and new jobs as they fan out across three continents for the next 12 months. As they set out to change the world around them, there are plenty of other organizations and in... | Be the Change is following six people trying to have a positive impact on the world . If you want to get involved contact the relevant volunteer organizations . CNN has picked a number of NGOs that can help you to Be the Change . |
(CNN)Never mind that it's six words long, the hashtag #FiveWordsToRuinADate is taking the Twitterverse by storm. It topped the trending list in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This new hashtag game has something for everyone -- from big corporations to regular folks. Perhaps that's why so many are joinin... | #FiveWordsToRuinADate is a top-trending hashtag in the U.S. and UK . Folks share their creativity and biases . |
London (CNN) -- The new James Bond movie will be called "Skyfall," the producers announced in London Thursday. Oscar-winner Sam Mendes will direct Daniel Craig as 007 in the 23rd Bond movie. "We'll start shooting today," Mendes said. Spanish actor Javier Bardem will play the villain, and Judi Dench will reprise her rol... | The film is to be called "Skyfall" Daniel Craig will reprise his role as 007 in the 23rd Bond film . Javier Bardem will play the villain . The announcement comes on the 50th anniversary of Sean Connery's casting news . |
(CNN) -- Detectives in California questioned former NBA player Scottie Pippen on Monday as part of an investigation into an assault at a Malibu restaurant over the weekend. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Pippen was questioned for about an hour and released. Pippen was not arrested and was cooperative ... | Authorities question the former NBA star as part of an assault investigation . Pippen was cooperative during questioning, a sheriff's lieutenant says . Detectives hope to ask witnesses additional questions about the alleged assault . |
(CNN) -- For the second time in a week, Comcast customers found themselves offline -- this time, in the Midwest. On Sunday evening, internet service outages affected Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Michigan, according to a Twitter account for Comcast customer service. "I apologize for the down time," representative Bi... | Customers in Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Michigan are affected . A Comcast representative tweets that almost everyone should be back online . Another Comcast internet service outage occurred on the East Coast last week . |
Mexico City (CNN) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck near Mexico's western coast on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 32 miles (51 kilometers) southwest of La Mira, Michoacan, USGS said. The U.S. agency said the quake was about 40 miles (65 kilometers) d... | There are no immediate reports of damages or injuries . Residents feel the quake in Mexico City, hundreds of miles from the epicenter . Aerial survey of the capital shows no major damage, mayor says . |
(CNN) -- Our CNN Fit Nation "6-Pack" was at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this week for a halfway training trip. What's a "6-Pack"? Glad you asked. In January, six CNN viewers were selected to race the 2013 Nautica Malibu Triathlon on September 8 alongside CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Tabitha McMahon, R... | "6-Pack" had swim strokes and running form analyzed at Florida training center . Could you do a 28-mile bike ride? The CNN Fit Nation team did . The group also did its first open-water swim in the ocean in new wetsuits . |
(CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was hospitalized during the day on Friday before being released, his spokesman said. The Nevada Democrat, 74, checked in not feeling well earlier in the day and doctors diagnosed exhaustion. Spokesman Adam Jentleson said in a statement that his boss has been cleared to return ... | Reid entered George Washington University Hospital not feeling well . His office said tests were normal; doctors diagnosed exhaustion . Reid was kept at hospital during the day for observation; let go by evening . Senate had marathon sessions this week; budget bill, nominations approved . |
Bangkok (CNN) -- Thai authorities have released 70 women and girls originally from Laos and Myanmar following a trafficking raid in southern Thailand. District police and Thai special investigators raided a karaoke bar and a spa Friday night, said Lt. Col. Noppadon Petsut, deputy police chief of Sadao district. Forty-o... | Police say the females are from Laos and Myanmar . 41 were forced into prostitution; 29 were willfully working as prostitutes . About 20 who were forced into prostitution are under 18 years old, a police official says . Five suspects are in custody, charged with human trafficking . |
(CNN) -- Finnish authorities arrested a man Friday after he fired six shots through a school classroom door and shot an office worker in the hand in two separate incidents, police said. No one was injured in the school shooting, police said. The man first entered an office building in the Tampere area, in southern Finl... | The suspect first shot a man in the hand in an office building, Finnish police say . He then entered a school, where he fired through a classroom door . No one was injured in the classroom shooting, police say . The man is being questioned in Tampere, in southern Finland . |
(CNN) -- Pirates seized an Italian-flagged vessel off the Horn of Africa on Thursday morning, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce said. The ship was seized 350 nautical miles southeast of the Omani port city of Salalah, in the eastern part of the Gulf of Aden, said the European Union Naval Force Somalia. It had ... | The ship is seized off the coast of Oman . It has a crew of 22 on board . Another ship was seized in the same area last month . |
(CNN) -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been fired by the NFL Network, the channel's vice president of communications told CNN. Sharper had been suspended without pay after being accused of rape. He turned himself in to police in Los Angeles on Thursday. Sharper is wanted in New Orleans in connection with the alleg... | The NFL Network has terminated its contact with Sharper . Sharper turned himself in to police amid fresh rape charges . The former NFL star faces two counts of aggravated rape in New Orleans . |
(CNN) -- Massimo Ambrosini has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan to stay with the Italian club until 2011. Ambrosini will remain with AC Milan until 2011 after signing a new one-year contract with the club. The 32-year-old AC Milan captain scored seven goals in 27 Serie A appearances for the Rossoneri la... | Massimo Ambrosini has signed a one-year contract extension with AC Milan . Ambrosini, 32, joined AC Milan in 1995 from Cesena and is in his 14th season . He was named captain this summer following the retirement of Paolo Maldini . |
LG Electronics was estqablished in 1958 as Goldstar, and produced some of Korea's first radios, TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners through the 1960s. Today the company employs more than 82,000 people working in over 110 operations including 81 subsidiaries around the world. LG Electronics is comp... | LG Electronics was founded in 1958, producing Korea's first TVs and radios . Today the company employs more than 82,000 peoplethroughout the world . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least seven people died and 15 were wounded when a car bomb exploded in a tunnel in northwest Pakistan, police said Saturday. The blast occurred late Friday, said Kazi Hamid, a Kohat city police officer. It was in the Kohat Tunnel, a thoroughfare to metropolitan cities such as Karachi. K... | The blast took place in a thoroughfare to cities such as Karachi . A police officer says a bomb was planted in a car . |
(CNN Student News) -- March 22, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Israel . Cyprus . South Korea; North Korea . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and wh... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- CNN takes an in-depth look at South Korea, including how the nation is working to become a brand leader on an international scale and on how the nation is recovering from the global economic recession. Included in the coverage are looks at architecture, cars, cuisine and the business climate... | CNN's "Eye on South Korea" programming focuses on East Asian nation . Issues covered range from business to lifestyle topics . South Korean first lady provides personal look at nation's cuisine . |
(CNN)A gunman killed at least four people, including a 7-year-old, and wounded two others Saturday afternoon at a home in suburban Atlanta, authorities said. The shooter, whose identity has not been released, shot six people before he shot and killed himself, said Douglas County Coroner Randy Daniel. The 7-year-old, tw... | Shooter kills 4, wounds two, before killing himself at a home outside of Atlanta . Two minors who survived sustain life-threatening injuries . |
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A deadly blast rocked a bus carrying Yemeni soldiers in the capital of Sanaa on Sunday. There were conflicting reports on the number of people killed. Interior ministry officials initially said that 10 people had died and 14 more injured. But the defense ministry later said only one person had die... | Explosives are planted on a bus carrying Yemeni air force personnel . The blast kills at least one person . Yemen is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula . |
Islamabad (CNN) -- Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad is on red alert after officials received information in the form of an intelligence intercept of a likely attack on a high-value target, two senior Pakistani officials told CNN on Sunday. Helicopters could be heard in the skies above Islamabad as Air Force and Nav... | NEW: Helicopters heard above Pakistan's capital, Islamabad . Officials intercepted intelligence pointing to a likely attack on a high-value target . Air force and navy commandos are guarding key military installations . |
(CNN) -- Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will become the country's first directly-elected president by a wide margin of votes, according the semi-official Anadolu News Agency. Erdogan stopped short of declaring victory when he spoke Sunday night. "We will continue to work for our nation, we will continue to serve... | Erdogan avoided a runoff by winning more than 52% of the votes . Erdogan stopped short of declaring victory when he spoke Sunday night . "We will continue to work for our nation," Erdogan told a crowd in Istanbul . |
(CNN) -- To mark six months since the attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall, CNN spoke with Dharmesh Bulsara, a volunteer who helped evacuate hostages during the September 2013 attack in Kenya. CNN also asked people on Twitter how they are moving on with their lives since the incident. While some tweeted expressions of hop... | Kenya marks six month anniversary of the Westgate mall attack . Using the hashtag #Westgate6Months, Kenyan took to Twitter . At least 67 people were killed in the bloody four-day siege in September 2013 . |
(CNN) -- Matthew McConaughey tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Camila Alves at an intimate ceremony in Texas. The pair wed before close friends and family in Austin on Saturday evening. They started dating in 2006, and the Brazilian model is the mother of his two children. Last year, McConaughey, 42, said while th... | The pair weds at a private ceremony in Texas . They started dating in 2006, and the Brazilian model is the mother of his two children . |
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