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Director-choreographer Adam Shankman has entered a rehab facility, but no details have been made public about what treatment he is seeking. A representative for the "Hairspray" director and "So You Think You Can Dance" judge confirmed to CNN Tuesday that he was admitted to an undisclosed rehabilitation facility. His la... | Shankman films include "Hairspray," "Rock of Ages, "The Wedding Planner" He appeared at a charity red carpet event Sunday before entering rehab Monday . Shankman is also a judge on "So You Think You Can Dance?" |
(CNN) -- Police have detained a man in his 70s at Montreal airport after a suspicious item was found in his luggage for a flight to Los Angeles, authorities said. The item discovered wasn't an explosive but a part of a potential device, said Montreal Police Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere. The detained man is known to police, Laf... | Police: The suspicious item is part of a potential device but not an explosive . The flight the man was going to board was bound for Los Angeles . The man in his 70s is known to police but not for terrorism, an official says . Police have searched other passengers and the man's home . |
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- An explosion killed at least two people Monday in a city in southern Thailand, a police official who is familiar with the investigation said. The blast occurred around 6 p.m. (6 a.m. ET) in a market in Muang District, which is the main city of Narathiwat Province, said the police official, wh... | Blast occurred in a market in Muang District, the main city of Narathiwat Province . The explosion happened at the market's busiest time of the day . Muslim insurgency has caused violence for years in southern Thailand's Narathiwat province . |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a routine medical examination at a hospital in the Indian capital on Tuesday, his spokesman Tenzin Taklha told CNN Sunday. The Dalai Lama with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on a recent visit to France. The check-up in New Delhi is li... | Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will undergo a medical exam this week . Dalai Lama was recently admitted for tests after suffering abdominal discomfort . The check-up in New Delhi is likely to take several hours . |
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Pirates have hijacked a Thai cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast, the Kenya Seafarers Association said Thursday. The ship, the MV Thor Star, was hijacked Tuesday with 28 Thai crew members on board, said Andrew Mwangura, a spokesman for the association, which acts on behalf of mer... | MV Thor Star, was hijacked Tuesday with 28 Thai crew . Cargo ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast . Heavily armed pirates frequently hijack cargo ships off Horn of Africa . |
Washington (CNN) -- Soldiers placed small American flags at the graves of more than 260,000 service members in Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. The United States Army's 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment has maintained the tradition, known as "Flags-In," at the cemetery since 1948. The... | The flag-placing tradition dates from 1948 . Every available soldier from the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment takes part . A small U.S. flag is planted at the graves of service members in the cemetery . |
(CNN) -- Egyptian security forces have arrested a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman as they continue to round up high-profile members of the organization. Gehad El-Haddad, a frequent guest on Western media, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at an apartment in a Cairo suburb, Egypt's state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported. He wa... | The Egyptian military ousted President Mohamed Morsy in July . The country has been in turmoil ever since . Security forces are arresting high-profile members of the Muslim Brotherhood . |
(CNN Student News) -- September 28, 2012 . Download a PDF map related to today's show: . New York City . 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) -- Federal prosecutors in Washington are seeking to extradite singer Chris Brown from custody in Los Angeles to stand trial for assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN. Brown, 24, and body guard Christopher Hollosy are facing assault charges stemming from an incident outside the W hotel in October. ... | Prosecutors file paperwork to extradite singer from Los Angeles . Chris Brown and body guard face assault charges stemming from a night club incident . Brown is currently being held in Los Angeles on a probation violation . |
(CNN) -- Johan Eliasch has served as Chairman of the Management Board of Head N.V. and Group Chief Executive Officer since September 1995. Johan Eliasch, chairman and CEO of Head N.V. He is the UK Prime Minister's Special Representative on Deforestation and Clean Energy. He is also a board member of the Centre for Soci... | Johan Eliasch is the chairman of the sports equipment company Head . He is the UK PM's Special Representative on Deforestation and Clean Energy . Eliasch co-founded "Cool Earth," which saves areas of Amazon rainforest . |
(CNN)At this year's Miss Universe pageant, a loss may have overshadowed the win. While Miss Colombia, 22-year-old student Paulina Vega, took home the crown in Miami on Sunday night, social media was more concerned with the fate of Miss Jamaica. When politics and beauty pageants collide . There were boos when 22-year-ol... | Audience members booed when fourth place was announced . Some had theories as to why Miss Jamaica didn't win . Miss USA was first runner-up . |
(CNN Student News) -- December 14, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . China & Japan . Syria . 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 . |
An 11-year-old Israeli girl is being treated for severe burns after a Molotov cocktail was hurled into the car she was riding in Thursday in a West Bank settlement community, national EMS provider Magen David Adom said. The incident took place at around 6 p.m. in Ma'ale Shomron, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Fo... | Girl and father burned when Molotov cocktail tossed into their car . Attack happened Thursday evening in West Bank settlement Ma'ale Shomron . IDF still looking for the attacker . |
(CNN) -- The trial of James Holmes, the gunman in the massacre at a Colorado theater last year, will no longer begin in February. Judge Carlos Samour vacated the trial date at a hearing Thursday. A new date was not set immediately. A hearing is scheduled for December 11. Holmes' attorneys have acknowledged that he was ... | James Holmes' trial was scheduled to begin in February . A judge vacated the date; a new date has not been set . Holmes' attorneys have acknowledged he was the gunman . |
(CNN)Police in Long Beach, California, are asking for the public's help to find a 3-week-old who was abducted after the child's mother, father and uncle were shot Saturday. Two victims remain in critical condition at an area hospital, according to the police, and a third has been treated and released. Authorities told ... | Long Beach Police say 3-week-old Eliza Delacruz is missing . A person who shot her parents and uncle Saturday took the child, police said . Anyone with information should call (562) 435-6711, or anonymously 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) |
Washington (CNN) -- A man apparently jumped to his death Saturday over a fourth-floor railing at the National Museum of the American Indian, a Smithsonian spokesman said. The man went over the railing and fell to the ground of the museum's atrium, according to John Gibbons, a Smithsonian spokesman. Security staff respo... | A man dies after at the National Museum of the American Indian, spokesman says . He apparently jumped over railing, adds the Smithsonian spokesman . The museum was evacuated after the incident . |
(CNN)Sorry, ladies, but he put a ring on it. The trailer for "Ted 2" came out Thursday, and it's everything you probably imagined. The film is the sequel to Seth MacFarlane's very successful 2012 film about a foul-mouthed teddy bear. "The Family Guy" creator once again wrote and directed. This time around, the stuffed ... | The film is a sequel to the successful 2012 film . Seth MacFarlane returns as the writer/director . The movie is out June 26 . |
United Nations (CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will address the U.N. General Assembly in July, the British Mission to the United Nations announced Friday. Queen Elizabeth last addressed the General Assembly in 1957, it said. The queen's July 6 speech will come at the conclusion of a nine-day trip to Canada with h... | Queen Elizabeth II to address U.N. General Assembly in July . Queen last addressed U.N. in 1957 . Queen is head of state of 16 U.N. member states . |
(CNN) -- Superstorm Sandy smashed the East Coast on Monday night, triggering floods, fires and devastation. Some residents affected by the storm used the Instagram photo app to quickly post square-shaped photos showing flooding, darkened cityscapes, fallen trees and damaged structures. If you, too, have photos (and vid... | Superstorm Sandy barrels ashore on East Coast, killing dozens and leaving path of damage . Witnessing the effects of Sandy? Share your photos and video on CNN iReport and use the #cnnireport hashtag on social media . |
(CNN) -- A man plowed a car through the front doors of a Walmart store in California Sunday, then attacked customers with a blunt object, police said. The suspect drove more than 10 feet into a store in San Jose, California, got out of the car and began assaulting people, San Jose Police Officer Albert Morales said. "H... | NEW: Witness: "He almost ran me over. ... He was in there to hurt people" Police say a man is in custody after plowing into a Walmart store . He is also accused of assaulting several customers . Four people are injured, one seriously, police say . |
(CNN) -- A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck early Friday in the Fiji islands region of the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, "a destructive tsunami was not generated, based on earthquake and historical tsunami data." The quake struck at a dept... | The U.S. Geological Survey says its depth was 626 kilometers, or 390 miles . The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a "destructive tsunami was not generated" The quake's epicenter was estimated as 74 miles south-southwest of Fiji's Ndoi Island . |
(CNN) -- Federal officials are investigating how firecrackers got into a Southwest Airlines plane scheduled to leave Las Vegas on Tuesday. Southwest Airlines Flight 2408 was leaving Las Vegas McCarran International Airport and was headed to Kansas City, Missouri. The flight was delayed for an hour when a flight attenda... | The Southwest Airlines flight was leaving Las Vegas for Kansas City, Missouri . After an inspection that included re-screening luggage, it was declared safe . |
(CNN) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Sunday that national elections will take place September 7. It'll mark yet another turn in Australian politics. In June, Rudd returned as prime minister of Australia -- three years after he was replaced in the office by his then-deputy Julia Gillard. Rudd challeng... | Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Sunday that national elections will take place September 7 . Rudd challenged Gillard for leadership of the Labor Party and won a 57-45 . |
(CNN) -- Four days of heavy rains triggered a landslide that killed 12 children and eight adults near Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania, authorities said Friday. Five of the children were under six, said Suzan Kaganda, a police department spokeswoman. The death toll could go up as rescue crews search the area for ... | Most victims of the landslide live in the Kilimanjaro region near the mountain by the same name . U.N. warned east Africa is facing mudslides, crop destruction and waterborne diseases related to El Nino weather patterns . The mountain is the highest peak in Africa and is a major tourist attraction . |
(CNN) -- The new nation of South Sudan plans to relocate its capital from the bustling main city of Juba to a smaller town in the north. Moving the capital to the town of Ramciel will provide more room for expansion, the government said in a news release on its website. It did not offer a time frame for the expansion, ... | Moving the capital to Ramciel will provide more room for expansion, the government says . The current capital of Juba is the new nation's main city . |
(CNN) -- SPECIAL EDITION REPEAT SHOW . EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the UAE. From the region's largest airport, the largest airline and the largest trade port, in the past two decades, Dubai has created a name for itself in finance, tourism and log... | Dubai has created a name for itself in finance, tourism and logistics . Dubai has restructured $23.5 billion of Dubai World's debt . It's now dealing with the debt of other companies . |
(CNN) -- Gunmen opened fire at an illegal cockfighting ring in southern Texas early Thursday morning, killing three people and wounding at least eight, the Hidalgo County sheriff's office told CNN. Sheriff Lupe Trevino told CNN affiliate KRGV that his deputies are "dealing with a crime scene from hell." The injured wer... | Several gunmen opened fire at a cockfight, the Hidalgo County sheriff says . Three people were killed and eight were injured, a spokeswoman told CNN . The illegal cockfighting area included concessions and bleachers . |
(CNN) -- If inviting a couple of hundred of your nearest and dearest to your wedding sounds like a big gathering, then you are probably not getting married in Nigeria. The country's extravagant celebration culture often sees up to 1,000 people coming together to toast the happy couple at a lavish party whose every deta... | In Nigeria, it is not unusual to see 1,000 people attending a wedding . The industry has given rise to a wave of new start-ups . From wedding planning schools to VIP mobile toilets, CNN profiles businesses getting in on the action . |
(CNN) -- A group of 150 Iraqi refugees arrived at a Paris airport Saturday aboard a French aircraft that had delivered aid to the war-ravaged nation. The refugees traveled on a French aircraft that had taken 10 tons of humanitarian aid to Iraq. They were welcomed by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. France has sh... | The refugees traveled on a French aircraft that delivered humanitarian aid to Iraq . France is conducting airstrikes against Islamist militants in Iraq . |
(EW.com) -- Colombia's most popular (legal) export is always at her best when you can see her -- the magic of those whirligig hips has been turning Spanglish jingles like ''Whenever, Wherever'' and ''She Wolf'' into video hits for a decade. And Shakira clearly knows it. 'Boardwalk Empire' showrunner explains shocking f... | Shakira's hips have turned Spanglish jingles into video hits for a decade. ''Whenever, Wherever'' and ''She Wolf'' are two of the artist's popular videos . The "Live from Paris" combo-pack album/DVD features plenty of skin, little musicianship . |
London (CNN) -- A single ticket holder won more than 160 million pounds ($255 million) in the British Euromillions draw Tuesday night, lottery operator Camelot said Wednesday. Lottery officials did not say if a winner has come forward. The winning numbers were 17, 19, 38, 42, 45 with Lucky Stars 09 and 10. If a single ... | Lottery officials don't say if a winner has come forward . If a single person won it, he or she instantly becomes about as rich as David and Victoria Beckham . |
(CNN) -- Paul Walker's mother has dropped her court bid to take guardianship of the late actor's daughter, a lawyer for Cheryl Ann Walker said Thursday. Cheryl Walker filed for guardianship of 15-year-old Meadow Walker in March, claiming that Meadow's mother, Rebecca Soteros, has a "drinking problem." Attorney Steven B... | Cheryl Walker filed for guardianship of 15-year-old Meadow in March . She claimed that Meadow's mother had a "drinking problem" However, she has now requested that her petition be dismissed . Paul Walker died in a car crash in November . |
(Rolling Stone) -- Madonna will premiere the video for "Give Me All Your Luvin," the first single from her new album MDNA, on this Thursday's episode of "American Idol." The song, which will include guest appearances from Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., will be released as a digital single exclusively in the iTunes store the f... | Madonna will premiere the video for "Give Me All Your Luvin" on Thursday's episode of "Idol" The song includes guest appearances from Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. The video was directed by Megaforce and will have a football and cheerleader theme . |
(CNN) -- London, the birthplace of mod style, Saville Row and punk, has long since earned its reputation as the world's most exciting and experimental fashion capital. Two of our journalists set out to find the most quirky, compelling and quizzical pieces from the Spring/Summer 2015 collections, as documented through t... | We tracked down the most memorable looks from London Fashion Week . Opinions expressed are those of the writers and do not reflect the fashion tastes of CNN . |
(CNN) -- A Molotov cocktail was tossed at an Islamic center in one of three attacks in New York City, authorities said early Monday. The three attacks in Queens were at a bodega, Islamic center and a private house on Sunday night. Molotov cocktails were used in all the attacks, resulting in some damage, but no injuries... | It was one of three attacks Sunday night . The three attacks in Queens were at a bodega, Islamic center and a private house . |
(CNN) -- South African President Jacob Zuma has been admitted to the hospital for tests, his spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement Saturday. "Yesterday President Zuma was advised to rest following a demanding election and transition programme to the new administration," Maharaj said. "Doctors are satisfied with his... | South African President Jacob Zuma went to the hospital for tests, spokesman says . Doctors advised rest following his re-election, statement says . Zuma won a second term and was inaugurated last month . He promised to do better during his second term . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria's divorce from NBA star Tony Parker was finalized by a Texas court, according to her publicist. Anderson Group Public Relations issued a short statement confirming the divorce Monday. The couple filed for divorce in November after reports surfaced that she f... | Longoria and Tony Parker both filed for divorce in November . Both issued a statement at the time saying they still loved the other . |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Ten girls were killed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday when a landmine exploded as they were out collecting firewood -- the latest casualties in one of the most mined countries in the world. Two other girls were injured in the incident in Nangarhar province, said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the spok... | Two others are injured in the blast . Landmines continue to kill dozens in Afghanistan . |
A landslide caused a passenger train to partially derail in the Swiss Alps Wednesday, injuring at least six people, regional police spokesman Peter Faerber said. The train was headed from St. Mortiz to Chur in eastern Switzerland when at least two carriages derailed near Tiefencastel, said Simon Rageth, spokesman for t... | At least two train cars derailed near Tiefencastel, Switzerland, rail company says . Six people were injured, police say . |
New Delhi (CNN)At least 25 people have died after consuming illicitly brewed liquor in villages in northern India, health authorities said Tuesday. As many as 125 people have been hospitalized in the state of Uttar Pradesh after drinking the toxic liquor Monday, according to officials. Thirteen of the patients are on l... | As many as 125 people have been hospitalized in the state of Uttar Pradesh . Authorities fear the death toll could rise . |
(CNN) -- Three people were killed and dozens were injured in a massive pileup on a highway in Virginia on Sunday, police said. A total of 95 vehicles were involved in 17 "chain-reaction" crashes in the southbound lanes of Interstate 77, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. Twenty-five people were tran... | NEW: A total of 95 vehicles were involved in 17 "chain-reaction" crashes . 25 people were transported to hospitals, a police spokeswoman says . The series of crashes started as fog engulfed Interstate 77, police say . |
(CNN) -- Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon says he was several kilometers from the area where two explosions went off in Boston on Monday. "We were watching the marathon a few kilometers from the finish line," Calderon wrote in a Twitter post. "My solidarity is with the victims of the explosions of today in Bost... | Felipe Calderon expresses solidarity with victims, American people . The former Mexican president says he was watching Monday's marathon . Calderon says he was several kilometers from the finish line where explosions went off . |
(CNN) -- Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Uniquely You: Design of the Day entry. Click through the gallery above to see creative shots from home decor enthusiasts around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image. Have inspiring decor ideas from your own home to share? ... | See more iReport galleries: travel photos, otherworldly landscapes . Follow us on Twitter @CNNLiving . Follow us on Facebook . |
(CNN) -- A United Kingdom budget airline has apologized to its Jewish customers after loading ham and bacon baguettes on to the flight instead of the standard kosher food. EasyJet said it made the mistake on a flight from Israel to London. Some passengers were forced to go hungry during the 4 1/2-hour trip from Tel Avi... | EasyJet says it made the mistake on a flight from from Tel Aviv to London . It says incorrect food canisters were loaded onto the aircraft . |
(CNN) -- At least 29 people died in a head-on crash involving two buses Friday in northeastern Nigeria, national police said. The buses caught fire, with 11 of the dead burned beyond recognition, according to a police news release. Sixteen people were injured in the crash in Daniski village in Yobe state. Nigeria's roa... | Two buses collide in northeastern Nigeria . 11 victims burned beyond recognition . |
(CNN) -- Two people were killed and several others injured in a shooting at a barbershop in Detroit on Wednesday, said police spokeswoman Kelly Miner. It was not immediately clear whether there was one shooter or more, she said. An investigation is under way. Miner was not aware of any arrests. The shooting took place ... | New: CNN affiliate reports that 8 people were injured . She is not aware of any arrests . It was not immediately clear whether there was one shooter or more . |
(CNN) -- A search was under way Tuesday for the pilot of an F-16 that crashed over the Utah Test and Training Range west of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Air Force said. An F-16 from Hill Air Force Base trains in Utah in 2001. The F-16 crashed about 10:25 p.m. Monday, according to a posting on the Air Force's Web site. The... | Emergency responders from Hill Air Force Base in Utah searching for pilot . Crash site found in remote area of Utah Test and Training Range . No contact has been made with the pilot, who was on a routine training mission . |
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)Shelling in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday killed four people, as fighting damaged a hospital and schools, local officials said. The deaths occurred at a hospital in Kirov district in Donetsk, the city council there said. The shelling damaged area schools, including a kindergarten. Kirov district was l... | Four deaths at a hospital in Kirov district in Donetsk, city officials say . Local schools, including a kindergarten, damaged by shelling . |
London (CNN) -- Ezekiel Kemboi, who won the Olympic steeplechase, is under investigation on suspicion of having tried to stab a woman on a date back home in Kenya before the Games, police there said. Kemboi, who took gold Sunday, was arrested and charged in Kenya a week before he came to London for the Olympics, deputy... | Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya is under investigation, police there say . A woman has accused him of trying to stab her after making sexual advances . Kemboi says he's the victim of attempted extortion . Charges have been withdrawn pending further investigation, police say . |
(CNN) -- Iraq has executed a high-ranking aide to the late ruler Saddam Hussein, a government spokesman said Thursday. The Justice Ministry carried out the execution of Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, who was Hussein's personal secretary, national security adviser and senior bodyguard, spokesman Ali a-Dabbagh said. Al-Ti... | Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti was Saddam Hussein's national security adviser . Al-Tikriti was the regime's most wanted official next to Hussein and his sons . He had been sentenced to death for genocide and crimes against humanity . |
(CNN) -- A Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan killed eight officers and completely destroyed a police post, a provincial spokesman said Wednesday. At least three more officers were injured in the Tuesday night attack near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, according to Daud Ahmadi, the spokesman. An investigation rev... | The two attacks are in Helmand province . The terror group targets a bakery and a police post . Eight officers and two civilians are killed . |
(CNN) -- Several thousand of the world's most powerful people are in St. Petersburg this month for the city's annual International Economic Forum. The only problem? While we at CNN Travel would be the last to deny that macroeconomics can be a thrilling subject for discussion, there also happens to be a bulbous onion-sh... | International Economic Forum attendees will have plenty of distractions in "Paris of the East" Massive dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral is made of 100 kilos of gold . Church on Spilled Blood was built on spot where Czar Alexander II was fatally wounded in 1881 . |
(CNN) -- Polaroid Corp. announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Minnesota-based company said it is taking itself and its subsidiaries into bankruptcy in order to restructure its finances. "Our operations are strong and during this process Polaroid will ship products to our retail partners, wor... | "Our operations are strong," Polaroid CEO says; company will "fulfill retailer demand" Polaroid: Bankruptcy filing necessary because of investigation of parent Petters . Bankruptcy will allow restructuring of finances, company says . iReport.com: Share your favorite Polaroid pictures . |
(CNN) -- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, made her first public appearance Friday alongside her husband, Prince William, just over a month after she gave birth to Prince George. The two spoke to members of the public at the start of the 131-mile Ring O' Fire coastal ultramarathon in Anglesey, Wales, where the family li... | Prince William and Catherine greet members of the public at the start of an ultramarathon . It is Catherine's first public appearance since she gave birth to Prince George in July . The royal baby has not been seen in public since leaving the hospital where he was born . |
(CNN) -- A bomb threat prompted evacuation of the University of Texas at Austin on Friday, though authorities later determined there was no threat to campus, a university spokeswoman said. Police and federal authorities, including a bomb squad, had investigated the threat. About 51,000 students attend the flagship univ... | NEW: No threat is found at North Dakota State University . No threat is found at the University of Texas at Austin . About 51,000 students attend the flagship university, which is located in central Texas . A second bomb threat also surfaced Friday at the North Dakota State University . |
(CNN) -- A powerful blast leveled a house Wednesday in Boston, Massachusetts; it was not immediately clear if anyone was injured. Boston police said on Twitter that a gas explosion was suspected and that a construction crew had been digging near the house at the time of the blast. Police said nearby homes were evacuate... | Boston police say on Twitter they suspect a gas explosion . It was not clear whether anyone was injured . The blast occurred in the Hyde Park neighborhood . |
(CNN) -- A Taiwanese fishing vessel has not been heard from since reporting that pirates were attacking it in the Indian Ocean several days ago, authorities said Thursday. The ship has a crew of 26 from Taiwan, China and Vietnam, the European Union Naval Force Somalia said in a statement. On Christmas morning, the vess... | The ship reported being under attack on Christmas Day . It has not been heard from since . Pirates now hold 26 vessels and 613 hostages off the coast of Somalia . |
(CNN) -- A man with a pistol killed one person and wounded three others at a cafe in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Saturday morning, a police spokesman said. Police officers stand next to the body of the victim killed by the cafe gunman in Rotterdam. Patrons at the cafe managed to capture the shooter, a 45-year-old ma... | Gunman shoots one person dead, wounds three others at a Rotterdam cafe . Patrons at the cafe manage to capture the 45-year-old man . Police: Shooting was probably the the result of a quarrel . |
(CNN) -- A bomb threat delayed flights and prompted evacuations Monday at Schiphol airport in The Netherlands, authorities said. One suspect was arrested inside the airport, in Amsterdam, said Martyn Peelen, a police spokesman. An anonymous caller reported a bomb at the facility, he said. Authorities do not know whethe... | NEW: A suspect has been arrested, police say . Parts of Amsterdam airport closed to investigate bomb threat . Flight delays are likely, the airport press office says . |
(CNN) -- As part of this month's 50th anniversary of the first woman in space, CNN is giving you the chance to ask your questions to American astronaut Karen Nyberg joining us live from 240 miles above the Earth at the International Space Station on Friday, June 28 at 1245 CET/1145 BST/ 0645 ET. To take part, submit yo... | Karen Nyberg is currently at the International Space Station orbiting the Earth . Nyberg will be speaking to CNN live from the ISS on June 28 at 11:45 BST/ 06:45 ET . Send your question for Nyberg to CNN via the comments or #CNNspacechat . |
(CNN) -- Slovenia's Igor Simcic and his yacht Esimit Europa 2 were the biggest winners on the final day of the Maxi Rolex Cup in Sardinia on Saturday. Esimit Europa 2 was crowned the best Maxi class yacht in the world from a competition of 49 boats up to 45 meters in length. Simcic's 30-meter vessel, sponsored by Gazpr... | Slovenia's Igor Simcic and his yacht Esimit Europa 2 win Maxi Rolex Cup . 30-meter yacht wins all four of its races and is first in its division . |
(CNN) -- Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson has been involved in a serious car accident in Portugal -- the English Premier League club have reported on their official website. The 22-year-old spent several hours in hospital after the accident in Braga in the early hours of Sunday morning. Anderson, who i... | Brazilian midfielder Anderson has been involved in a serious car accident in Portugal . The Manchester United star was pulled unconscious from his Audi before it exploded . The 22-year-old spent several hours in hospital following the accident in Braga . The crash occurred at 7am on Sunday morning when his car came off... |
(CNN) -- A SpaceX rocket with a 7,000-pound communications satellite on top lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday evening after two earlier launch dates were scrubbed. The Falcon 9 booster thundered into the skies over Florida at 5:41 p.m. in the private space contractor's first attempt to put a satellite into a st... | SpaceX mission under way on third try . The Falcon 9 rocket is carrying a 7,000-pound communications satellite . It's the company's first attempt to put a satellite into geosynchronous orbit . |
(CNN) -- Two people were killed and four more wounded early Tuesday in a shooting in Miami, a fire department spokesman told CNN. Earlier, police had put the total number of those shot at nine. The shooting happened outside an apartment complex in the Liberty City neighborhood about 6 miles north of downtown Miami, at ... | NEW: Shooting happened at apartment complex in Liberty City neighborhood, WFOR reports . Four other people were wounded, fire department spokesman says . |
(CNN) -- At least 745 people have died in flooding in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines since July, the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific said. Thailand has been hit the hardest, with 315 people killed in that time frame, officials said. Monsoon rains across Thailand have affected millions of... | Thailand has been hit the hardest with 315 people killed . Also hard-hit is Cambodia which has reported 247 dead . |
Rome (CNN) -- About 30 bodies were found in a migrant boat rescued early Monday between Sicily and the North African coast, the Italian navy said. Italian media reported the boat had 600 people onboard. Italy has seen a series of tragedies as migrants in crowded boats cross from North Africa to Europe. In October, Lamp... | Italy has seen a series of tragedies as migrants cross from North Africa . In October, more than 300 African migrants died in Lampedusa . Hundreds more have been rescued from often unseaworthy vessels . |
(CNN) -- A firefighter missing for eight days was found dead on Friday in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest, authorities said. Token Adams, a firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, apparently died in an all-terrain vehicle crash, New Mexico State Police announced at a news conference Friday. Adams was last seen ... | Token Adams was missing for eight days . He was found dead in Santa Fe National Forest . Adams had been investigating a possible fire . |
(CNN) -- Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing. At TED 2013, senior fellow Skylar Tibbits sat down with ... | Skylar Tibbits spoke at TED 2013 about 4-D printing . Tibbits: "The idea behind 4-D printing is to have change over time" 4-D printing could create robotics without wires or motors . |
(EW.com) -- Sandra Bullock will talk to Matt Lauer on Tuesday morning's Today Show. Lauer will visit the actress in New Orleans, where she has been living with her son, Louis. Bullock's giving the interview for the best of reasons: to help to publicize New Orlean's Warren Easton Charter High School. She and a school bo... | Sandra Bullock will talk to Matt Lauer on Tuesday morning's Today Show . Lauer will visit the actress in New Orleans . Bullock's giving the interview to help to publicize Warren Easton Charter High School . |
San Francisco (CNN) -- San Francisco firefighters were battling a three-alarm blaze Wednesday at a downtown waterfront pier that's slated to host events for the America's Cup yacht race. So far, no injuries have been reported. About 75 firefighters were fighting the blaze at the Pier 29 warehouse building, San Francisc... | The blaze damaged a warehouse at San Francisco's Pier 29 . The pier is slated to host America's Cup festivities in 2012 . There wer no injuries from the three-alarm blaze, firefighters say . |
(CNN) -- Entertainer Ed McMahon has been hospitalized for more than three weeks with pneumonia and other medical problems, his spokesman said Friday. 85-year-old Ed McMahon is in serious condition, according to his spokesman. Doctors say McMahon is in serious condition, said the spokesman, Howard Bragman. "Ed's a big, ... | Ed McMahon has been in the hospital for almost a month . He is in serious condition, says spokesman . McMahon best known as Johnny Carson's longtime "Tonight" show sidekick . |
(Rolling Stone) -- No Doubt aren't just 11 years older than they were when they released their last LP. They're determined to be wiser. "Push and Shove" leans toward synthpop-flavored ballads with grown-up themes: relationship struggles, the rewards of long-term romance. The songs are catchy, but Gwen Stefani doesn't h... | "Push and Shove" leans toward synthpop-flavored ballads . The album includes grown-up themes, like relationship struggles, the rewards of long-term romance . The band sounds at home on the title track, a ska/dub fusion . |
Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government Monday and tapped former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as one of the country's three vice presidents. Several key Cabinet posts remain vacant. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed to have nominations for the defense and interior minister posts ready to present ... | NEW: U.N. Secretary-General's spokesman hails "positive step towards political stability" Nuri al-Maliki is now one of Iraq's three vice presidents . Parliament approves a new government, but several key Cabinet posts are vacant . Kerry: New Iraqi government is "unquestionably a major milestone" |
(CNN) -- Google is well known for its elaborate campuses, offering employees extensive food choices, free haircuts, subsidized massages and plenty of ping pong. Some of the perks are built into its work spaces, such as a rock-climbing wall at its Boulder, Colorado, office or an indoor bicycle lane in Amsterdam. But ove... | The tech industry has been setting the bar high for office aesthetics . Tech companies, especially Google, are known to offer unusual employee perks . Some of the perks are built into the offices, such as a rock-climbing wall or an indoor bicycle lane . |
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Former U.S. President Clinton has been tapped as a United Nations special envoy to Haiti, a senior U.N. official said Monday. Former President Clinton has been chosen to serve as a United Nations special envoy to Haiti. An official announcement will be made Tuesday, the official said. The two-te... | Official announcement is coming Tuesday . Clinton visited nation in March with his wife and U.N. chief . It is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere . |
(CNN) -- New French sensation Christophe Lemaitre completed the 100-200 sprint double at the European Championships in Barcelona on Friday but only after a desperately close finish to the longer race. Lemaitre, who won the 100m title on Wednesday, hit the front in his final stride as he overhauled and then outdipped Br... | Christophe Lemaitre wins 200m at European Championships in Barcelona . Lemaitre outdips Britain's Christian MMalcolmfor the gold . Frenchman completes sprint double having won 100m on Wednesday . |
(CNN Student News) -- September 16, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Afghanistan • Libya • Mexico . 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) -- The most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leader, Nuon Chea, has been declared fit for trial by a United Nations-backed court in Cambodia, the agency said Friday. Nuon, the right-hand man to late leader Pol Pot and a former Cambodian prime minister, is reportedly 86 years old and is accused of murder and torture. ... | Most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leader has been declared fit for trial . Nuon Chea was the right-hand man to late Cambodian leader Pol Pot . Khmer Rouge regime under Pol Pot blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million people . |
London (CNN) -- When it comes to building cutting-edge robots, it seems their designers have a tendency to create them in their own likeness. These eerily life-like, and occasionally just eerie, robots are just some of the exhibits that went on display Thursday at the Robotville Festival at London's Science Museum. Fro... | Robotville Festival taking place at London's Science Museum. Humanoid robots include CHARLY, which is being used to help autistic children . iCub robot learns by playing with people . |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- Rockets coming from Lebanon smashed into northern Israel on Sunday near the town of Kiryat Shmona, the Israel Defense Forces said. Israeli forces fired toward the source of the launch, the IDF said. At least 20 Israeli rockets landed in southern Lebanon, according to the IDF and the Lebanese official... | NEW: Israeli PM says attacking civilians while hiding among population is "double war crime" No immediate reports of anyone being injured . Israeli military, Lebanese media say at least 20 rockets fired in retaliation . |
(EW.com) -- First thing's first: TLC's new ratings release for "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is now calling the Thompson clan "America's favorite family." Did we all agree to this? Was there a vote I missed? The reality show is getting more popular, however. The Georgia pageant brood's third week premiere on Wednesday nig... | TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is gaining in popularity . The third week premiere on Wednesday had 2.3 million viewers . That episode's ratings were the highest of the season . |
Berlin (CNN) -- An armed man is holding several people hostage in the German city of Ingolstadt, police said Monday. The hostage taker did not make any immediate demands from the city's Old Town Hall, police spokesman Guenther Beck said. As police dealt with the hostage situation, German Chancellor Angela Merkel cancel... | The hostage taker hasn't made demands from Ingolstadt's Old Town Hall, police say . Chancellor Angela Merkel cancels a speech that she'd planned to give in the city . She'd been scheduled to appear with the prime minister of Bavaria . |
(CNN) -- The 2012 Fit Nation Tri Challenge Team is made up of seven CNN viewers selected to train for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in September. For updates, visit the Fit Nation page, follow the team on Twitter, or like our page on Facebook. Check back with us this weekend for more photos. | Fit Nation Tri Challenge Team is in Hawaii this week to train . "Lucky 7" will bike, run and swim to prepare for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Just hours after Taye Diggs walked the red carpet and was a presenter at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the actor tackled a burglar at his home, police said. Diggs, who plays a doctor on ABC's "Private Practice," returned to his Studio City home from the SAG ceremonies Sunday night to find a man i... | Taye Diggs chased the burglar after finding him in his garage, police say . The man was "looking for items to steal," police say . Diggs plays a doctor on ABC's "Private Practice" |
(CNN) -- Delta Air Lines tweeted what was supposed to be a celebratory message after team USA defeated Ghana in Monday's World Cup match. It turned into a bit of a fiasco when Twitter users had to inform the company that, while Ghana has abundant wildlife, including lions, it doesn't have wild giraffes. The mistake gav... | Airline's tweet indicated that it thought giraffes are native to Ghana; they are not . Delta deleted the tweet, but Twitter users have fun at airline's expense . |
(CNN) -- A pair of suicide car bombs exploded near a security checkpoint in central Baghdad Monday morning, killing at least three people and wounding 20 others, Iraq's interior ministry said. The casualties included Iraqi security forces and civilians, according to the ministry. The attack took place at the western en... | Suicide car bombs are part of an attack on a security checkpoint . The casualties include Iraqi security forces and civilians . |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- A dilapidated building collapsed in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people who had defied orders to vacate the structure, a police spokesman told CNN. Rescue workers clear away debris after a building collapsed Wednesday in Mumbai, India. Another 26 people were injured and hos... | Officials had warned people to leave building due to structural concerns . At least 26 people injured as dilapidated building collapses . Chief minister of Maharashtra state pays his respects to victims . |
Not so long ago the thought of reaching into your pocket for a digital currency might have seemed too far-fetched. But cryptocurrencies are digital money -- and they're on the rise. This method of payment, which cuts out the banks, is peer to peer and it's all done digitally. While the most well-known is Bitcoin -- bei... | Over $1 million dollars are being traded in Bitcoin every day . Transaction history is encrypted into a chain of letters and numbers for each coin's identity . Fans of cryptocurrencies like the fact that no single person or institution has control . |
(CNN) -- The mother of Thalia, an internationally known Latin American singer and actress, has died, Thalia posted Friday on her Twitter account. "Today, half of my soul has died," Thalia said about the death of her mother, Yolanda Miranda Mange. "I feel that I'm dying slowly. ... Thanks for your prayers for my warrior... | Thalia is a popular singer and actress . The death of her mother was posted on Thalia's Twitter account . Thalia has performed widely in Latin America and elsewhere . |
Madrid (CNN) -- The office of Libya's prime minister sent a message to the Spanish government listing "a series of proposals that could lead to a ceasefire," a spokesman for Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Thursday. The message, from the office of Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, was also s... | A list of proposals was sent to several European countries . NATO is enforcing a no-fly zone in Libya . |
(CNN Student News) -- October 5, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Syria; Turkey . Denver, Colorado; Toronto, Canada . 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 ... | 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) -- A French Mirage 2000 jet fighter collided with a Lithuanian plane during a training mission Tuesday in Lithuania, the French Defense Ministry said. No one was hurt during the training exercise at an air force base in Siauliai, Northern Lithuania, military officials from both countries said. Two French jet figh... | French plane collides with Lithuanian plane during training exercise . No one is hurt . |
(CNN) -- Funeral services for former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro were held Thursday morning in New York. The 9:30 a.m. service at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer was for family and friends and was closed to the press, a family statement said. A resident of New York City, Ferraro died Saturday at Ma... | NEW: A funeral service is held for 1984 vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro . Ferraro died Saturday after a 12-year battle with blood cancer . Ferraro was the first woman nominated for a major party's national ticket . |
(CNN) -- FACETIME: Dubai Airshow Special . Middle East carriers were again the big spenders at the Dubai Airshow. This week MME speaks to the key people behind the deals, Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Boeing's Jim Albaugh. IN FOCUS: Middle East Defense Spending . Despite rising fuel costs affe... | As the Dubai Airshow comes to an end, MME speaks to the aviation's deal makers . Rising fuel costs are affecting commercial airlines. Yet, the defense sector continues to thrive . MME takes a look at arms spending in the Middle East . |
Kabul, Aghanistan (CNN) -- Three suicide attackers died Saturday in a strike on a NATO base in Afghanistan's capital, the Interior Ministry said. The incident occurred at Camp Phoenix in Kabul. Two of them detonated explosive devices near the base and another was shot and killed by police before he could set off bombs.... | 3 attackers failed to penetrate NATO base in Afghanistan, authorities say . The incident occurred at Camp Phoenix in Kabul . |
(CNN) -- Police in Glendale, Arizona are investigating the stabbing deaths of a husband and wife who were found dead on the grounds of Luke Air Force Base. Their bodies were found Sunday night inside a post office on the base, according to Glendale police Detective Jeff Doukas, who said more details are expected to be ... | A man and woman are found stabbed to death at Luke Air Force Base . A knife was found at the scene . There's no threat to military personnel, a base spokeswoman said . |
(CNN) -- A municipal police captain was fatally shot while driving to work on Thursday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, becoming the 49th municipal police officer killed since October 2010, authorities told CNN. An average of five local police officers have been killed per month in Juarez during that period, municipal police ... | A police captain in Ciudad Juarez is fatally shot while driving to work . An average of five officers has been killed monthly since October 2010, police say . Juarez considered flash point in Mexico's nearly five-year war on organized crime . |
It may technically be a Saturday, but it sure feels like Fry-day to us: August 30 is International Bacon Day. The tasty celebration falls on the Saturday before Labor Day each year. Best bacon across the nation . Market research firm the NPD Group found that Americans ate 1.1 billion bacon servings from April 2013 to A... | International Bacon Day is celebrated on the Saturday before Labor Day . According to market research, bacon consumption is up . But America's bacon fixation is nothing new, as evidenced by vintage recipes . |
In Twitter's popularity contest, Katy Perry is the new queen bee. The 29-year-old pop star has edged out Justin Bieber as the most popular person on the social networking site, boasting 46,529,319 followers in comparison to Bieber's 46,507,829 on Monday morning. While the public's opinion on Bieber is typically divided... | Katy Perry is now the most popular person on Twitter . The singer has knocked Justin Bieber out of the No. 1 spot . Lady Gaga is the third most popular, ahead of President Obama . |
(CNN) -- Throw confetti! Drop balloons! Give someone a snog! What better way to welcome the new year than with a party, some good food or a burning boat? And of course, few parties are as lavish, ridiculous or exhilarating as a New Year's Eve party. Whether it's the champagne, the fancy dress, the delicious food, the s... | Few parties are as lavish, ridiculous or exhilarating as a New Year's Eve party . You shared your most spectacular party shots with us on iReport . |
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