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Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Fifteen people, including a baby, were killed and 18 others were injured Sunday when a truck on its way to Lagos, Nigeria, crashed into several vehicles and caught fire, police said Monday. Lagos police spokesman Frank Mba said the truck's brakes failed outside Lagos, and the driver lost control... | A baby was among those killed in the multi-vehicle crash . The truck was headed to Lagos when its brakes failed . |
London, England (CNN) -- The above map pinpoints various hotspots in London and the United Kingdom that have seen violent confrontations between police and hooded youths in the past three days. Riots and looting began in the north London suburb of Tottenham on Saturday August 6 and has continued in the nights since. | Monday night's unrest the worst seen in current memory, Metropolitan Police say . Police have arrested 525 people in London in the past three days and charged 99 . |
(EW.com) -- Who will win the adorkable face off? Olivia Munn is joining Zooey Deschanel's "New Girl" for an arc this season. She's going to play "Angie," a love interest for Nick (Jake Johnson). She's described as sexy (duh), as well as "earthy, charming and can hold her own with the group." Seinfeld and 'Kramer' get s... | Olivia Munn is joining Zooey Deschanel's "New Girl" Munn will reportedly shoot her "New Girl" arc before re-joining "The Newsroom" "New Girl" returned Tuesday night to 5.2 million viewers . |
(CNN) -- A helicopter rescue crew airlifted five people from a sinking fishing boat off the Alaska coast, the Coast Guard said. Crew members made a radio call for help about 10 a.m. Saturday, notifying authorities that the 34-foot Sandy M was taking on water and they planned to abandon ship. Amid heavy winds and choppy... | The Coast Guard says the ship's crew sent a radio message asking for help . All five crew members are released in good condition . Winds are 40 mph at the time of the rescue . |
(CNN) -- A Guatemalan man accused in five rapes in Palm Beach County, Florida, has been extradited to the United States to face charges, officials announced Thursday. DNA evidence linked the suspect to the five victims, said Capt. Carol Gregg of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Baltazar Gabriel Delgado Ros was e... | Guatemalan man is a suspect in five rapes in Palm Beach County, Florida . DNA evidence linked the suspect to victims, authorities say . |
(CNN) -- Despite a report Tuesday of possible hazardous materials at a mail facility at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in the nation's capital, no suspicious packages or letters were located, a Defense Intelligence Agency spokesman said . The agency's mail-screening equipment alerted officials to the possible presence of... | The FBI has taken samples from the mail facility at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling . Authorities now say there was no suspicious package or letter . Mail screening equipment initially indicated there was a hazardous substance, an official says . |
(CNN) -- Wayne Richard Wells, the frontman and founder of the California metal band Static-X, has died. He was 48. The band announced Wells' death in a Facebook post late Saturday night, but did not disclose the cause. Wells, who performed under the name Wayne Static, founded Static-X in 1994. The band released six alb... | The metal band didn't specify a cause of death . Wayne Richard Wells, 48, performed under the name Wayne Static . Static-X released six albums . |
(CNN) -- Engine trouble during takeoff forced a Delta plane headed to the Bahamas to return to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday morning. Passenger Angela Havely said flames emerged from the left engine on takeoff. "There was a lot of smoke," she said, adding that she feared for her life. D... | Flames emerged from a Delta plane's engine during takeoff, passenger said . Smoke filled the cabin, and the flight returned to Atlanta's airport . There were no reported injuries among the 182 passengers . |
(CNN Student News) -- February 24, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia . Afghanistan . 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 publishe... | 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 . |
New York (CNN) -- Talks between the National Hockey League and the locked-out players' association are expected to resume Tuesday, according to a source close to the negotiations. The league had canceled regular season games through October 24 after unsuccessful negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement. The ... | The league canceled games due to the lack of a collective bargaining agreement . The last time the NHL canceled preseason games was in 2004 . The regular season had been scheduled to begin October 11 . |
London (CNN) -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday at the age of 87, helped to shape the course of 20th century history -- but not everyone believes the Iron Lady changed things for the better. People around the globe took to Twitter following the announcement of Thatcher's death to offer ... | Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in London Monday at the age of 87. Thatcher's admirers and detractors were quick to share their reactions to the news on Twitter. |
(CNN) -- If you're the kind of person who's happiest spending your two weeks off helping to look after elephants in Thailand or working for free on an organic farm in New Zealand, then perhaps you've been on a volunteer vacation. More people than ever before are going on volunteer vacations, also known as "voluntourism... | Is your holiday style is more "giving back" than fly and flop? Then you may have been on a volunteer vacation . Upload your images and video to CNN iReport here . You could be featured on CNN . |
(CNN) -- Actor or actuary? What is the best job in the world? According to U.S. job site CareerCast, it's the latter. The company has ranked a list of 200 jobs to find the "best" based on four criteria: work environment, income, hiring outlook and stress levels. Most of the statistics used to create the rankings came f... | Best jobs ranked by U.S. job site . Top is actuary, bottom is newspaper reporter . Top 10 jobs dominated by health-care sector . |
(CNN) -- Rapper Fat Joe has been "officially cleared" after Wisconsin police investigated an alleged sexual assault reported by a woman last weekend, according to his lawyer. The 33-year-old Madison, Wisconsin, woman called police with a complaint of "inappropriate touching" after Fat Joe -- whose real name is Joseph C... | Lawyer: Police 'officially cleared' Fat Joe after probe . Woman reported sex assault after Wisconsin show . Fat Joe never spoke to accuser, lawyer said . |
(CNN) -- Ask any parent one of the topics they spend the most time thinking about, worrying about, OK, obsessing about, and they are very likely to say social media. I, for one, am already freaking out about the issue, and my kids, ages 6 and 7, are still too young to participate. What conversations do parents have wit... | @CNNLiving and Kelly Wallace hosted live Twitter chat on teens and social media . #CNNParents trended nationally during the chat . Common Sense Media and a host of plugged in parents participated . |
(CNN) -- Pilots of the Air France flight that crashed in 2009 and plummeted 38,000 ft in just three minutes and 30 seconds, lost vital speed data, France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) said Friday. Pilots on the aircraft got conflicting air speeds in the minutes leading up to the crash, the interim report... | Air France pilots lost vital speed data says BEA . Since the accident, Air France has replaced the pitots on its Airbus fleet with a newer model . |
(CNN) -- Sherri Shepherd is leaving the daytime talk show "The View," sources close to her told CNN on Thursday. Producers and people close to Shepherd have known for months that she was ready to go, they said, adding that Shepherd kept the news quiet because she didn't want to upstage or disrupt Barbara Walters' retir... | People close to Shepherd have known for months she was ready to go, sources say . Barbara Walters bid farewell to "The View" last month . Co-host Jenny McCarthy tweets: "If Sherri goes... I go too" |
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck just over 150 kilometers (93 miles) northwest off the coast of Ternate, Indonesia, on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at 10:31 a.m. local time at a depth of 35 kilometers (21.7 miles), according to the USGS, which initially called it a 7.3-magnitude quak... | The USGS downgrades the quake's strength to a 7.1-magnitude . The tremor strikes over 150 kilometers off the coast of Ternate, Indonesia . It struck at a depth of 35 kilometers, the USGS says . The quake didn't produce a tsunami, though minor sea level fluctuations are possible . |
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 . |
(CNN) -- Actress Salma Hayek has been named a knight of the Legion of Honour in France, according to an official government publication. Hayek, 45, is a Mexican-born actress and producer. The notice in the Official Journal of the French government does not elaborate on why she is being honored, but cites her as an "act... | Actress Salma Hayek named a knight in France . The Legion of Honour is France's highest decoration . |
Legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin is engaged to her "longtime friend and confidant," William 'Willie' Wilkerson, Franklin's spokeswoman said in a statement. The "forever friends" are thinking about getting married in Miami Beach, Florida, with a reception afterward aboard a luxury yacht, the statement added. The 69... | She is marrying her "longtime friend and confidant," William 'Willie' Wilkerson . They are looking at June or July for possible wedding dates . The "Queen of Soul" is 69 . |
(CNN) -- The remains of a firefighter killed in the September 11, 2001, terror attacks at the World Trade Center have been identified, the New York City Medical Examiner's office said Friday. Lt. Jeffrey P. Walz, 37, was identified after authorities retested remains that were recovered in the months following the attac... | Firefighter Jeffrey Walz was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center . Walz, 37, was last seen in the north tower . His remains were identified by city medical examiner's office . |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Doctors say an encephalitis outbreak has killed 130 people -- mostly children -- in northern India since January. The outbreak of acute encephalitis -- an inflammation of brain tissue -- is mostly concentrated in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, said V.S. Nigam, the state's nodal officer for ta... | Encephalitis outbreak has killed 130 people in northern India since January . Outbreak is mostly concentrated in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh . Encephalitis, an inflammation of brain tissue, mostly affecting children under 15 . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Nine people were killed in an explosion Wednesday in northwestern Pakistan, authorities said. Police suspect the blast on the outskirts of Peshawar targeted a vehicle carrying Pakistani air force officials, they said. Pedestrians and shoppers died, and three officers were among more than tw... | NEW: Pakistani air force officials in a targeted vehicle were injured, officials say . Explosion also injures more than two dozen people . The blast occurs on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan . |
(CNN) -- Great survivors were molded from Liberia's bloody war that ended just six years ago. Among the violence and tragedy, new leaders emerged, including youth activist Kimmie Weeks. "Going through the war and having that experience of nearly dying, essentially made me a stronger person," he told CNN. At the age of ... | Kimmie Weeks experienced Liberia's bloody civil wars first hand . Forced to flee his home and country after publishing a report on child soldiers . Works tirelessly with Youth Action International to improve children's lives . |
Four people were killed when a car bomb exploded near the Irbil provincial governor's office, Iraq's state-run Iraqiya TV reported Wednesday. Several other people were wounded in the blast in Irbil city, Iraqiya said. It was not immediately clear who the victims were or who was responsible. Kurdish security and governm... | The blast happened in Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan regional government . It's not immediately clear who was killed and who was responsible . |
(CNN) -- Pirates have hijacked two European-owned chemical tankers off the coast of Somalia in the past 24 hours, the European Union Maritime Security Center said Thursday. The 23,000-ton Norwegian-owned and Bahamian-registered M/V Bow-Asir was captured 250 miles east of the southern Somali city Kismayo on Thursday mor... | Pirates hijack two European-owned chemical tankers off the coast of Somalia . 23,000-ton Norwegian-owned M/V Bow-Asir captured . M/V Nipayia, a 9,000-ton Greek-owned vessel also seized . |
(CNN) -- In a recent Fortune magazine essay, Warren Buffett -- one of the world's wealthiest people -- explains why women are key to America's prosperity. CNN's Poppy Harlow sat down with the Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO to talk about girls education, his sisters, his family and how, as he says, "If I had been b... | Billionaire Warrent Buffett talks to CNN's Poppy Harlow about girls education . More about CNN's Girl Rising project . |
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Rescuers have recovered 90 bodies so far after landslides trapped dozens of people last week in a western Indian village. At least eight people were pulled out alive after the landslides hit Wednesday following heavy monsoon rains. "There are almost no chances of finding survivors now unless s... | "There are almost no chances of finding survivors now," official says . The landslides hit a village in Maharashtra state near Mumbai . |
(CNN) -- Two people were injured when a parcel bomb exploded on Thursday in the offices of a Swiss umbrella group for the nuclear industry, police said. The incident occurred in the offices of Swissnuclear in the town of Olten. The pair suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital. Police are investigating and ... | The incident occurs in Olten . The pair suffers minor injuries . Japan disaster has affected the Swiss nuclear industry . |
(CNN)Actor Gary Busey hit a pedestrian while he was backing out of a parking lot in Malibu, authorities said. Busey, 70, was leaving a shopping center Friday afternoon when he allegedly hit the unidentified woman. She was treated and released at the scene, authorities said. He was not cited and there was no evidence of... | The actor was leaving a shopping center when he hit the woman . He has appeared in movies such as "The Buddy Holly Story" and "Lethal Weapon" |
Srinagar, India (CNN) -- The death toll has risen to 112 as a result of flash floods and landslides in a town in northern India, a police official said. At least 375 people were being treated for injuries at hospitals in the city of Leh, said Officer Farooq Ahmad. Twenty-five soldiers in the Indian Army are missing, sa... | NEW: In addition to 112 dead, 375 people were injured in rain-triggered floods and landslides . NEW: 25 Indian soldiers are missing . |
(CNN Student News) -- December 16, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Iraq . Washington, D.C. London, United Kingdom . 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 p... | 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 End of Year Quiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News in 2011 . |
(CNN) -- IN FOCUS: Morocco's ambitious plans . The North African country is heading to the polls this week after suffering unrest earlier this year. The International Monetary Fund estimates unemployment in Morocco at 9% this year as the country is trying to diversify its economy and provide jobs. MME looks at how Moro... | The IMF estimates Morocco's unemployment figures at 9% this year . Morocco's proximity to Europe combined with global shipping options could be the solution . MME talks with Palestinian entrepreneur Zahi Khouri about doing business in the West Bank . |
Rome (CNN) -- An apparently agitated passenger attacked a flight attendant on Alitalia Flight 329 from Paris to Rome late Sunday and asked that the flight be diverted to Tripoli, Libya, the airline said. Other flight attendants immobilized the attacker, Alitalia said, and the plane and its 131 passengers landed safely ... | It happened on a Paris-to-Rome flight late Sunday . He asked the flight be diverted to Tripoli, Libya . Other flight attendants immobilized the man . |
(CNN) -- Are you a fanatical supporter of your football team? Do you keep up-to-date with all the latest club news and like to shout about your opinions? If so, you may have what it takes to be a football fan reporter for CNN. As part of our coverage of world football we are looking for fans who are keen to represent t... | Have you got what it takes to be a reporter for your favorite team? As part of CNN's coverage we want fans to talk about their clubs -- click on the badge below to sign up . If you keep up with the latest news and have opinions we want to hear them . |
(CNN) -- May the force be with them. George Lucas, the Hollywood writer, director and producer who's most known for his work on the Star Wars film franchise, wed his longtime girlfriend over the weekend. Lucasfilm spokeswoman Lynne Hale told CNN that Lucas, 69, and Mellody Hobson, 44, were married north of San Francisc... | George Lucas and Mellody Hobson wed . A representative for Lucas says they married at Skywalker Ranch in California . In a Twitter post, actor Ron Howard describes the wedding as "beautiful" |
(PEOPLE.com) -- Kristin Cavallari has something big to celebrate this holiday season. The former "Hills" star, 24, is re-engaged to her NFL beau Jay Cutler, 28. "This time its official," she Tweeted Wednesday. "Jay and I are engaged again :)." The reality star and the Chicago Bears quarterback originally got engaged in... | "Jay and I are engaged again :)" Kristin Cavallari tweeted . The couple originally got engaged in April, only to split in July . Jay Cutler rooted for his ex on "Dancing with the Stars" |
(CNN) -- Kraft is recalling 96,000 pounds of hot dogs because packaging labels were incorrect, federal officials said Sunday. The Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners packages may have contained cheese dogs, officials said, but the packaging doesn't advise consumers that they contain milk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's F... | Kraft is recalling 96,000 pounds of hot dogs . Officials: Packages contain cheese dogs, but labels don't reflect the ingredients . Kraft says it voluntarily recalled the hot dog packages . |
(EW.com) -- Chris Renaud, the codirector of "Despicable Me," turns the 1971 Dr. Seuss book into "The Lorax," a candy-colored feel-good anticonsumerist musical. It's got a winningly whimsical Seussian spirit, though it could have used a pinch of his doggerel-driven anarchy. (Seuss' brilliantly playful language? Not ther... | 'The Lorax' has a winningly whimsical Seussian spirit . Zac Efron nicely voices Ted . The movie is like a less original "WALL•E," |
(CNN) -- Two gunmen opened fire Thursday on a team carrying out polio vaccinations in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, killing the police officer guarding them. "The assailants sped away on their motorcycle after the attack," Shah Muhammad, a police official, told CNN. There was no immediate claim of respo... | Police officer killed in attack on team carrying out polio vaccinations in Pakistan . There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in Balochistan province . |
(CNN) -- The Ebola outbreak is much worse than official figures show and is "spiraling out of control," a leading U.S. official said Tuesday -- due in part, he said, to some countries that inadvertently have made it harder to corral the deadly disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden... | NEW: Obama to West Africans: "We know how to" stop Ebola from spreading . NEW: U.S. official: 500 from CDC working on Ebola; 100 government workers in region . CDC director: "Hugely fast increase" in harder-to-manage Ebola cases of late . Liberian President: "We feel saddened" by the international response to the crisi... |
(CNN) -- Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona was taken to an area hospital after his vehicle and a bus collided, but he is fine, the state-run Telam news agency reported Monday. Maradona was traveling with his girlfriend in Ezeiza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, when the accident happened, Telam said. Both were t... | Diego Maradona was taken to a hospital, report says . He is not thought to have sustained serious injuries . |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Five children were killed by a rocket fired by Taliban fighters during a battle with Afghan security forces in a northern region of the country on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a civilian house in Ali Abad district of Kunduz province at 5 a.m., s... | The children are killed during a battle in Kunduz province early Monday . Taliban fighters fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a civilian house, authorities say . A separate attack in Herat province kills a district police chief and four other officers . |
(CNN) -- Park rangers have recovered the body of a Colorado man who fell to his death on the slopes of Wyoming's nearly 14,000-foot Grand Teton over the weekend, the National Park Service reported. Edward Tom was looking for a campsite in a strong storm Friday evening when he fell nearly 100 feet, according to the Park... | Edward Tom died in a weekend fall in Grand Teton National Park, rangers say . He was caught in a storm while searching for a campsite and fell nearly 100 feet . The park is located in northwestern Wyoming, outside Jackson . |
(CNN) -- Dubai is adept at attracting investment and this month it has laid claim to the world's richest ever golf tournament. Tiger Woods competes in The Presidents Cup at The Royal Montreal Golf Club on Sept. 30, 2007. The Dubai World Championship will be contested in 2009 with a total prize pot worth $10 million. It... | World's richest golf tournament to be held in Dubai in 2009 . Total prize pot worth $10 million, trumping the U.S. Player's Championship . To be played at Jumeirah Golf Estates, currently under construction . |
Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuba on Thursday denounced the U.S. decision to again include the island nation on its list of state sponsors of terrorism. Earlier in the day, the U.S. State Department in its annual report on terrorism named four countries on its 2009 list: Iran, Sudan, Syria and Cuba. "We categorically reject t... | The U.S. names four countries on its list of state sponsors of terrorism . Cuba is one of them, along with Iran, Sudan and Syria . |
(CNN)After it became apparent there was a problem with the launch of the NASA-contracted Antares rocket, the company that operated the flight hit the destruct button, a spokesman said Thursday. The flight termination system was engaged, confirmed Barron Beneski, vice president of corporate communications at Orbital Sci... | Orbital Sciences Corp. confirms that the flight termination system was engaged . Retired astronaut Mark Kelly says it was the right call . The rocket was destroyed shortly after launch on the Virginia coast on Tuesday night . |
(CNN) -- It's the ultimate sporting world tour. The HSBC Sevens World Series comprises nine rugby sevens tournaments played across eight months in locations all around the world. The action began in Australia in October and the series will come to a blockbuster conclusion in London in May. It's a sport where athleticis... | The HSBC Sevens World Series is nine tournaments held around the world . The series started in October and will conclude in London in May . The sport is famed for speed and athleticism . It's also renowned for the carnival atmosphere created by fans . |
The death toll from this month's Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has spiked to 5,235, a national agency reported early Saturday. That figure -- posted at 6 a.m. (5 p.m. ET Friday) on the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's website -- marks a significant increase from counts earlier in the week. ... | The death toll rises yet again; it stood at just over 4,000 on Thursday . 23,501 were injured, while 1,613 have been reported missing, a Philippines agency reports . |
CNN's Going Green: Oceans will take you above and below the water for a unique perspective on how coral reefs impact the world's oceans and you. Join CNN Special Correspondent Philippe Cousteau as he explores Australia's Great Barrier Reef with scientists from the Catlin Seaview Survey as they map the extraordinary eco... | Environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau hosting a Going Green: Oceans special . Cousteau joins team from Catlin Seaview Survey as they map Australia's Great Barrier Reef . Watch Friday March 29 at 15:30 GMT (11:30 ET) Join Cousteau for Twitter chat immediately after show #CousteauCNN . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region on Wednesday killed 23 suspected militants, intelligence officials told CNN. Two Pakistani intelligence officials said the suspected drone fired four missiles at a militant training center in the area of Roya Naray in North Wazirista... | Suspected drone attack is in volatile North Waziristan . There have been 32 suspected drone strikes in 2011 . |
(CNN) -- A new Lebanese government was announced Saturday by Suhail Bawji, secretary general of Lebanon's Council of Ministers. He announced the formation of the new Cabinet and named the new ministers in a televised news conference. The new government brings months of political infighting to an end following Prime Min... | A new government is announced, bringing to an end 10 months of uncertainty . Tammam Salam is named as the new head of government . The president formally accepts Najib Mikati's resignation as prime minister . Lebanon has witnessed increasing tensions in recent months . |
(CNN) -- The Farnborough airshow attracts exhibitors and visitors from all around the world and is at the heart of developments in the aviation industry. Its runways in Hampshire, England have witnessed many aerospace engineering milestones - including the showcase of the first jet airliner, debut of Concorde and the u... | Farnborough airshow is one of the biggest gatherings of the airline industry . The show is organized biennially, alternating with the Paris airshow . Its history can be traced back to the beginnings of aviation development . |
(CNN) -- Summer is the quintessential season of leisure and fun. A time for adventure and exploration, summer is when long days consist of basking in the sun, catching fireflies in our hands, gazing up at stars and cheering with the crackle of fireworks. Ready for a mini vacation? To celebrate summer, CNN invited explo... | Sunsets, fireworks and starry skies remind us that it's summer . The first day of summer was June 21 in the U.S. Share your stories and images with CNN iReport . |
(CNN) -- A lightning strike killed a NASCAR fan and injured nine others in a parking lot outside Pocono Raceway after torrential rains shortened Sunday's Pennsylvania 400, a track official said. The PA announcer had warned fans to take cover as a powerful band of thunderstorms approached. "The lightning affected 10 of ... | Rain cuts the Pennsylvania 400 short . Jeff Gordon wins after the race is stopped on the 98th lap . Fans were told to take cover as a storm approached . |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Our resident coach and technical expert Chris Meadows has plenty of experience in the sport and has worked with some of the biggest names in golf. Chris has worked with more than 100,000 golfers throughout his career. Growing up beside Nick Faldo, Meadows learned that success in golf comes thro... | Chris Meadows has worked with some of golf's big names . He has personally coached more than 100,000 golfers . Chris was made an Advanced Fellow of the PGA . |
(CNN) -- A small plane with five people on board crashed in Lincolnshire, Illinois, on Monday night, authorities said. Two people are believed dead, said Elizabeth Isham Corey of the Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman. The others were hospitalized, she said. The Piper Navajo plane left Jessup, Georgia, and was... | The plane had five people on board, the FAA says . FAA: It was five miles away from an airport when the pilot reported fuel problems . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- "Easy Rider" actor Peter Fonda found a body while driving down Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades community of west Los Angeles on Wednesday, police said. Fonda, 70, noticed that a car had been parked on side street off Sunset Boulevard for two days, so he stopped to check it out, according ... | Fonda noticed a car parked for days near Sunset Boulevard . He found a dead man in the car . Police say the man killed himself . |
(CNN) -- Even if you didn't watch the Golden Globes, you might have caught the highlights and low points from Twitter's armchair critics. Amid the chatter about dresses, 'dos and the long path to the stage, some viewers used Twitter to call out examples of sexism and the lack of diversity surrounding the awards. While ... | Some Golden Globes viewers criticized a lack of diversity among nominees and winners . Many used the Twitter hashtag #NotBuyingIt to point out examples . Some lauded hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and best drama, "12 Years a Slave" |
A police officer in Tarpon Springs, Florida, was shot and killed early Sunday, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. A suspect is in custody. The fatal shooting occurred in a residential area in the predawn hours, said Cecilia Barreda from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. The slain officer, Charles Kondek, was a 17-year v... | Officer Charles Kondek was killed in the line of duty Sunday . He was an officer in Tarpon Springs, Florida . A suspect is in custody . |
The Florida A&M University marching band's fraternity charter has been revoked for five years because of a hazing incident two years ago, the Kappa Kappa Psi National Fraternity said Monday. Florida A&M President James Ammons announced Tuesday that the band would remain on suspension through the 2012-2013 academic year... | FAMU's Delta Iota chapter can apply to reactivate its charter in 2017, Kappa Kappa Psi says . 28 people present during a hazing in 2010 have been expelled from the fraternity . Student Robert Champion died after a separate hazing last year, police say . Thirteen people are charged in connection with Champion's death . |
(CNN) -- Northwest Airlines is investigating why the nose cone on one of its planes was damaged on a flight Sunday from Detroit, Michigan, to Tampa, Florida, a spokeswoman said. Northwest Airlines Flight 478 landed in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday as scheduled, a spokeswoman said. The safety of the 182 passengers on board ... | Passenger safety wasn't compromised by nose cone damage, spokeswoman says . Northwest Airlines plane lands safely and on time in Tampa, Florida . Northwest spokeswoman calls matter a "minor maintenance issue" Plane didn't continue flight and was towed away, delayed passenger says . |
(CNN) -- Gennaro Gattuso has ended speculation over his future by signing a new AC Milan contract, the Serie A club have announced. Gattuso has been linked with moves to the English Premier League in recent weeks as he was said to be unhappy with his first-team opportunities after battling injury. But the club have con... | Gennaro Gattuso has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract at AC Milan . Gattuso has been linked with moves to the English Premier League in recent weeks . But the club have confirmed he will be remaining in Milan for the next three years . |
(CNN) -- The drama of the action in-and-around the golf course has enraptured fans of the game through the generations and around the world. But the same drama that pulls in the crowds has also provided rich material for filmmakers too. Stars of the screen including Dean Martin, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy have... | The drama and comedy of golf has provided great material for film makers . Funny films Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore lead the list . Dean Martin, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn all starred down the years . SOUND OFF - Do you agree with the ten movies CNN has picked? |
(CNN) -- Seven people were arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb densely populated areas in Amsterdam, Netherlands, police said Thursday. One member of the group of six men and one woman has ties to a bombing in Madrid, Spain, said Amsterdam police spokeswoman Shermain Canbamme. Late Thursday, police were still searc... | 6 men, 1 woman arrested; 1 man has connections to a Madrid bombing, police say . Police searching buildings where the arrests were made . Shopping areas, area around a soccer stadium closed as a precaution . |
(CNN) -- A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in the West African nation of Benin, a U.S. State Department official said Sunday. The official, who asked not to be named given the sensitivity of the situation, said that U.S. diplomatic officials are providing "consular assistance" in the case. Authorities have not indicate... | U.S. diplomatic officials are providing "consular assistance," a U.S. official says . It's not clear when, where or why the person was abducted . Benin is a country of about 9 million people in West Africa . |
(CNN) -- A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday, rattling residents but causing no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 7:43 p.m. (6:43 p.m. ET), stuck about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of San Juan. It was some 64 miles deep, the USGS said. There wer... | The quake hit about 15 miles south of San Juan . The island's airport is fine, an official says . There are no immediate reports of damage . |
Dafniya, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces fired mortars and guns at rebel forces in an apparent effort to break through a stalemated line west of the rebel-held city of Misrata on Sunday, CNN's Ben Wedeman reported from the scene. Rebels returned fire, and while some pulled back to seek cover from ... | Rebels in Libya come under attack at a stalemated front line near a rebel-held city . Moammar Gadhafi has been fighting efforts to topple him as protests sweep the Arab world . |
(CNN) -- Publicly expressing deeply held emotions is not always easy. When attending a rally, displaying a clever sign can attract more attention than even the most powerful chant. Tuesday's protests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court attracted outspoken crowds on both sides of the debate over same-sex marriage. The ar... | Rallies on same-sex marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court have drawn large crowds . Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage have waved signs . The creative signs display plenty of personality . |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Clashes erupted overnight at a West Bank refugee camp, authorities said Monday. Official accounts of the fighting at the Kalandia refugee camp differed. The Palestinian Authority said two Palestinians were killed when Israeli soldiers opened fire. The Israeli military said officials had received a re... | The Palestinian Authority and hospital officials say two people were killed . The Israeli military says a report indicates two are injured . An arrest at the refugee camp sparked the violence . |
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- A man took off his sandal and charged toward Suresh Kalmadi, the chief organizer of last year's Commonwealth Games, as the arrested official arrived for a court hearing Tuesday. Police immediately overpowered the attacker as officers hurried Kalmadi to the courtroom. The attacker was identifie... | Police overpower the attacker, a former lawyer . Kalmadi is accused of buying a score-keeping system at "inflated costs" He has denied wrongdoing . |
Editor's note: This post was created as a collaborative effort between the editorial staffs of BuzzFeed and CNN. (BuzzFeed/CNN) -- In Cairo's Tahrir Square, there's a familiar pulse of a revolution. Since last week's ouster of the nation's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsy, Egypt has been gripped by... | Egypt's economy is one of the key motivators of unrest . Other obstacles include violence against women, fuel shortages . Military ousted former President Mohamed Morsy from office last week . Follow CNN Living on Facebook and Twitter . |
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Typhoon Melor roared into central Japan on Thursday, leaving two people dead and lashing the region with heavy rain and gusty winds. Utility poles lie buckled in the wake of Typhoon Melor. The storm stayed west of Tokyo, but still caused enough trouble to shut down trains for a time and snarl comm... | Typhoon Melor roars into central Japan leaving two people dead . Storm avoided Tokyo but caused major disruption to transport networks . Storm's victims were killed by falling trees . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Michael Madsen was arrested after getting in a scuffle with his teenage son Friday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Madsen, 54, was arrested Friday afternoon after deputies were called to his Malibu home, according to a sheriff's department statement. "Madsen, an actor, appe... | 54-year-old Michael Madsen was arrested Friday afternoon . Madsen starred in the movie "Kill Bill" He faces a charge of cruelty to a child . |
(CNN)Grammy-award winning rapper Macklemore and fiancée Tricia Davis are expecting their first child in May, the couple announced Saturday. The couple shared the news in a YouTube video after rumors surfaced Friday of the pregnancy in gossip column Page Six. "Today the media speculated about some big news in our life. ... | Macklemore and fiancée Tricia Davis expecting first child in May . Video shows personal moments in ultrasound room . |
Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives side of the U.S. Capitol is closed Thursday because of a construction-related incident, officials said. Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider said the incident is confined and not suspicious. A piece of ceiling fell down around 3 a.m., exposing a chemical substance in a ... | The incident is confined and not suspicious, a police spokeswoman says . She says a piece of ceiling fell around 3 a.m., exposing a chemical in a work area . Hazardous materials crews are on the scene . Architect of the Capitol: There was a "potential release" during "asbestos abatement work" |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan military personnel in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 26 others, authorities said. The dead included eight officers from the Afghan air force, three Defense Ministry workers and five other civilians, Defense ... | Eight officers from the Afghan air force are among those killed in the bombing . The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack . |
(CNN) -- Google Inc. will refund at least $19 million to consumers over complaints it unfairly billed for charges incurred by children using mobile apps downloaded to Android mobile devices from the Google Play app store. The settlement was announced by the Federal Trade Commission Thursday. The company also agreed to ... | The FTC announced the settlement Thursday . Many parents are angry about charges from unauthorized app downloads . |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Six gay men were shot dead by members of their tribe in two separate incidents in the past 10 days, an official with Iraq's Interior ministry said. In the most recent attack, two men were killed Thursday in Sadr City area of Baghdad after they were disowned by relatives, the official said. The sh... | In the most recent attack, two men were killed Thursday in Sadr City area of Baghdad . Witnesses tell CNN a Sadr City cafe, also popular with gay men, was set on fire . Shootings came after tribal meeting when members decided to go after the victims . |
(CNN) -- Shia LaBeouf is finally telling the full story of how he got arrested at a Broadway production of "Cabaret," and it's worth every minute. On "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday, the actor recounted one of the low points of what's been a rough year: In June, he was arrested for "refusing to leave a theatrical perform... | Shia LaBeouf turned his Broadway arrest story into a lighthearted tale . He appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday . The actor was arrested in June . |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- At least 43 people are feared dead after a massive mudslide swept away three hamlets in northern India, authorities said Sunday. Two small villages were completely destroyed Saturday while one was partially knocked down, said Manoj Pande, a senior disaster management official in Pithoragarh di... | Three hamlets affected by recent mudslide in India . At least 43 people are feared dead . Millions in India have been affected by floods since June, officials say . |
(CNN) -- An earthquake hit the Dominican Republic Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, almost exactly two years to the day after a massive quake devastated the neighboring nation of Haiti. The 5.3 quake was centered in the south of the country, about 170 miles (270 km) east of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prin... | The earthquake strikes almost exactly two years after Haiti was devastated . There are no immediate reports of damage, an emergency official says . |
(CNN) -- A Communist Party official in central China's Henan province was in police custody after authorities said he confessed to raping more than 10 girls, state-run media said Sunday. Li Xingong confessed to the crimes during police questioning and will face "swift and severe punishment," according to the Xinhua new... | Li confesses to the crimes, Xinhua reports . He was Communist Party's deputy director in Yongcheng city, report says . No details given on victims' ages . |
(CNN) -- Authorities in southern California said the strong smell of marijuana helped them discover $45 million worth of drugs in the back of a tractor-trailer they had pulled over for a traffic violation. Deputies stopped the truck Wednesday morning, then opened the trailer after finding problems with the paperwork fo... | "Overwhelming odor" in tractor-trailer leads to major drug bust, authorities say . Authorities find $45 million worth of drugs in vehicle . Seizure was one of largest in history of San Bernadino County, California . |
(CNN) -- A Delta Air Lines flight reporting an engine problem made an emergency landing Thursday at the Colorado Springs, Colorado, airport, officials said. Two passengers suffered minor injuries during the evacuation, said John McGinley, assistant director of operations and maintenance at the airport. Flight 1921, a B... | Delta flight makes emergency landing in Colorado . The pilot had reported a possible engine problem . A fire is reported in the main landing gear when the plane touches down . |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Christina Aguilera has split with husband Jordan Bratman, but there was no immediate talk of divorce, her representative said Tuesday. "Although Jordan and I are separated, our commitment to our son Max remains as strong as ever," Aguilera said in a statement released Tuesday through he... | Despite split, there is no word on a divorce . Aguilera and Bratman married five years ago and have a 2-year-old son . |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- At least 441 people have died in floods in India from this season's monsoon rains, federal authorities said in their latest report. An Indian child plays in a flooded street in Mumbai earlier this month. Flooding has affected more than 1.5 million people in parts of India, said the disaster ma... | 7 die as bus carrying 40 passengers sinks in overflowing canal in eastern India . 7-year-old girl and her mother among the dead . Bus driver ignored warnings from his passengers about flooding in canal . |
(CNN) -- Two aid workers for Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors Without Borders, have been released from captivity in Kenya, the organization said Thursday. Montserrat Serra and Blanca Thiebaut are safe and healthy, the group said in a written statement, adding that it is working to return the two Spanish ... | Two aid workers with Doctors Without Borders have been freed, the group says . They were abducted in October 2011 . The kidnapping came during an attack at one of the world's largest refugee camps . |
(EW.com) -- Now Shailene Woodley can pursue that film career fulltime: ABC Family has decided not to renew the five-year-old "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" for another season. The drama from Brenda Hampton ("7th Heaven") will air the first of its final 12 episodes beginning in March, according to Deadline. ... | ABC Family has decided not to renew "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" The drama will air the first of its final 12 episodes beginning in March . "Teenager" served as a springboard for Golden Globe-nominated Woodley . |
(CNN)Each day, we're transported to a beautiful place somewhere in the world and it's all thanks to you. This virtual vacation comes about each morning, when CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Travel Photo of the Day. This year, we visited Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia... | See more travel photos featured this year . Check out more iReport galleries: Glorious Ireland, beautiful beaches . Follow us on Twitter @cnnireport and @CNNTravel . |
(CNN) -- A 36-year-old crew member on a Disney Cruise Line ship was arrested in a Florida port on Thursday on suspicion of molestation and false imprisonment, officials said. Disney said it notified police about an incident that was alleged to have occurred Thursday morning while the ship was at Port Canaveral. Canaver... | Man worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship . Alleged victim is 13, didn't know the suspect . Ahmed Sofyan was taken to a jail in Brevard County, Florida . |
(CNN) -- Every day 1,300 aircraft pass through London's Heathrow Airport. Making sure all those planes are in the right place at the right time is the job of the aircraft marshal. We've all seen aircraft marshals at work, standing in front of an airplane as it prepares to park, waving their arms in apparently random di... | 1,300 aircraft pass through London's Heathrow Airport every day . Aircraft marshals are responsible for getting planes into position . Have you got what it takes to be an aircraft marshal? Take our quiz and find out . |
(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in his home country from Cuba, where he underwent cancer treatment, the Venezuelan state-run broadcaster VTV reported Saturday. He returned after roughly a week in Cuba, where he received chemotherapy treatment. Chavez underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor l... | The Venezuelan president returns after about a week in Cuba . He underwent chemotherapy treatment for cancer . Chavez has not said what type of cancer he has . |
(Mashable) -- Jules Verne, one of the pioneers of the science fiction literary genre, was born on this day, February 8, 1828. In honor of the writer who gave us the "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and "A Journey to the Center of the Earth," Google has a special interactive logo today, letting you submerge a sub... | Jules Verne was one of the pioneers of the science fiction literary genre . Writer gave us "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" Google doodle lets you submerge a submarine deep below the water's surface . |
(CNN) -- Anti-terror police in Denmark say they have arrested two brothers, one of whom trained at a terror camp in Somalia. The pair is suspected of "planning a terrorist act by, among other activities, having discussed the method, the target and the weapon types to be used," the Danish Security and Intelligence Servi... | The suspects are Somali-born brothers believed to have been planning an attack . One is accused of training at a terror camp in Somalia . |
(CNN) -- A magnitude-5.9 earthquake hit central Mexico near the Pacific Coast on Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake was centered more than 200 miles from Mexico City, the USGS said, in the Mexican state of Michoacan. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in Michoacan, accordin... | There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries . It struck Mexico's Pacific Coast, in the state of Michoacan . The earthquake was felt in Mexico City . |
(CNN) -- One lucky ticket picked up the United Kingdom's biggest ever lottery prize of just over £113 million ($180 million) on Friday night. Alison Baldwin, a spokeswoman for the Camelot Group, which operates the UK National Lottery, said the Euromillions ticket could belong to an individual or a syndicate, but the wi... | It is the largest lottery prize to be won in the United Kingdom . The winner or winners have not yet come forward . The odds of winning were over 76 million to one . |
(CNN) -- A stampede at a religious gathering in northwestern China left 14 dead and 10 others injured on Sunday, China's state-run news agency Xinhua has reported, citing local government. The incident is still under investigation, but Xinhua's initial report said the stampede occurred during the handing out of food at... | 14 people die in a religious stampede in northwestern China; 10 people are injured . People were celebrating religious event, and an investigation has been started . |
(CNN) -- At least 30 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia were killed in a joint raid by Kenyan and Somali forces Saturday, officials said. The operation targeted an Al-Shabaab hideout in Kolbio, Somalia, Col. Cyrus Oguna of the Kenyan Defense Force said. The al Qaeda-linked Islamist group has been connected to the attack i... | At least 30 militants are killed in the joint operation . It targeted a hideout in Kolbio, Somalia, Kenyan Defense Force official says . It comes on the heels of a raid by Kenyan warplanes on a training camp . |
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