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(CNN) -- The top part of a burning television tower collapsed in the Netherlands, leaving a trail of thick billowing smoke and fiery flames. It was unclear what caused the fiery collapse in Hoogersmilde Friday. The incident disrupted television, radio and mobile phone networks nearby. Fire crews arrived before the coll... | The cause of the fiery collapse in Hoogersmilde is unclear . Incident disrupts television, radio and mobile networks nearby . |
(CNN) -- Gunmen stopped a bus near Beirut, Lebanon, in the early hours of Friday, boarded it and kidnapped two Turkish pilots, Turkey's foreign ministry said. The pilots work for Turkish Airlines. They were riding the bus from Rafic Hariri International Airport to their hotel when the assailants in two vehicles stopped... | Gunmen halt a bus near Beirut, Lebanon . They board it and take away two Turkish Airline pilots . The rest of the crew is safe at a hotel and will return to Turkey soon . |
(CNN) -- The headquarters of Mexico's state oil was evacuated Tuesday night -- but it turned out to be a false alarm, the company said. The Pemex Tower in Mexico City was cleared after an unspecified threat, Pemex said on its Twitter feed. A short time later, the company tweeted, "It was a false alarm." In February, a ... | Pemex is Mexico's powerful and much-criticized state oil monopoly. An explosion at Pemex headquarters in February killed 37 people . Thousands of people work at the company's headquarters . |
Berlin (CNN) -- A helicopter pilot died after two police helicopters crashed at Berlin's Olympic Stadium in Germany on Thursday, police said. Two other people were severely injured and several others moderately or slightly injured. Rotors of the two helicopters apparently hit each other as they were landing, federal po... | Two police helicopters crash in Berlin . The pilot of one helicopter died . Two other people were severely injured, police say . |
(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to his country after undergoing a second round of chemotherapy in Cuba, state media reported Sunday. State broadcaster VTV showed images of the leader's return. A group of government ministers were among those who greeted him at the airport. "Good morning, beloved ... | State-run VTV reports Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's return . "Good morning, beloved homeland," Chavez posts on Twitter . The Venezuelan president has not specified what type of cancer he has . He has gone to Cuba for two rounds of chemotherapy . |
(CNN) -- Bolivian police have seized a massive stash of cocaine diluted inside hundreds of wine bottles, state media reported Thursday. Authorities believe the $2 million worth of diluted and solid cocaine is tied to a drug trafficking organization that made shipments to Italy, the state-run ABI news agency said. Polic... | Police believe the cocaine is tied to an organization that shipped drugs to Italy . Some of the cocaine was hidden inside wine bottles . Authorities say the stash was worth about $2 million . A suspect allegedly tried to kill himself with a pocket knife . |
(CNN Student News) -- September 2, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Oklahoma & Texas • Iraq • Tripoli, Libya . 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 publi... | 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) -- Two California teens who stranded themselves atop a windy, 8,600-foot-high cliff ended up being rescued in what resembled a movie scene, according to authorities. The boys, 16 and 17, were hoisted off the cliff in the Sierra Buttes in Northern California on Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.... | The boys, 16 and 17, were hoisted off the cliff in the Sierra Buttes in California . They had stranded themselves atop a windy, 8,600-foot-high cliff . |
(CNN Student News) -- October 14, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . South Korea . Colombia . Panama . Cuba . 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 . |
Pakistani politicians have chosen a close ally of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to serve as the country's president, Pakistani state broadcaster PTV reported Tuesday. Mamnoon Hussain, a well-known businessman from the southern city of Karachi, was elected to the largely ceremonial role in a vote by federal and provincial... | Mamnoon Hussain is a well-known businessman from Karachi . He would take over the largely ceremonial presidency from Asif Ali Zardari . Hussain is an ally of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . |
(CNN) -- A U.S. Marine helicopter's emergency landing into the ocean in Hawaii killed one Marine and injured three others Tuesday evening, the Marine Corps said Wednesday. Two of the injured crew members were in critical condition in a Honolulu hospital, while the third Marine was in stable condition, according to the ... | The CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter made an emergency landing in Kaneohe Bay . Two crew members are in critical condition, while one is stable . |
Editor's note: Over the last few weeks the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has expanded from its stronghold in northern Syria across large swathes of western Iraq. The speed and scale of the advance has caught most observers by surprise, as have reports that put the jihadist group's wealth as high as $2 billion.... | ISIS militants have taken over large areas of Syria and Iraq . The jihadist organization is reportedly now one of the richest militant groups ever . Group funds itself through donors, extortion and drug running, experts say . |
A truck pulling a flatbed trailer rolled on Interstate 10 in Mississippi, leading to a accident involving several vehicles that left four people dead and four with moderate injuries, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred around midnight Friday as the 2011 Toyota Tundra was traveling eastbound in Hancock County... | Interstate 10 reopens eastbound after being closed for several hours . Police: A truck pulling a flatbed trailer rolls overs on Interstate 10 in Mississippi . Four 18-wheeler trucks, six cars crash, shutting down traffic near the Louisiana line . A police spokesman says weather was not a factor in the accident . |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two foreign troops who went missing Friday in Afghanistan are Americans who have been abducted, an Afghan intelligence source told CNN Saturday. NATO's International Security Assistance Force and two U.S. military officials confirmed that the two missing service members are American. NATO sa... | NEW: ISAF, U.S. military officials confirm the two missing troops are Americans . An Afghan intelligence source says two Americans have been seized in Logar province . NATO's command said the two troops went missing after they left a Kabul compound . A search is on for the service members . |
Milan, Italy (CNN) -- About 150 people were missing Wednesday after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian Coast Guard said. The boat was carrying about 200 passengers when it sank about 39 miles (62 kilometers) west off the island of Lampedusa in Maltese waters, the Coast Guard said. Maltese authorities... | The boat was carrying 200 passengers, the Coast Guard says . 48 have been rescued . Poor weather hampers rescue efforts . |
(Mashable) -- Dell Inspiron Duo, the hybrid tablet that flips open to become a netbook, is due for a launch next week, CNET has learned from sources familiar with the matter. The Duo is a Windows 7 machine with a dual core Intel Atom CPU, a 10-inch touchscreen, and a full QWERTY keyboard which is revealed when you flip... | Dell Inspiration Duo is the hybrid tablet that flips open to become a netbook . CNET says Inspiron Duo will be launched "early next week," possibly on November 23 . Tablet has a dual core Intel Atom CPU and 10-inch touchscreen . |
(CNN) -- A pilot and a passenger died when a civilian plane crashed at Eglin Air Force base in Florida Thursday morning, the air base said. The Aero Club Beech aircraft belonged to a local flying club, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen. She said foul play is not suspected. The accident oc... | Civilian plane crashed at Eglin Air Force Base . The accident killed pilot and passenger . The plane belonged to a local flying club, an FAA spokeswoman said . |
(CNN) -- A French engineer who was kidnapped in northern Nigeria has been freed. Francis Collomp was working in the state of Katsina when he was kidnapped in December by a jihadist group calling itself Ansar al-Muslimeen. The French president's office announced Sunday that Collomp has been released, but did not offer a... | Francis Collomp was kidnapped in December . The French president's office did not offer additional information . |
(CNN) -- A bomb blast in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killed at least four people late Sunday, according to local police. The blast occurred at a busy intersection in a predominantly Christian area of the city and left several cars burning, Kano police spokesman Rabilu Ringim told CNN. Police cordoned off the are... | The attack took place in the northern Nigerian city of Kano . It was not immediately clear who was behind it . Terrorism in Nigeria has been in the spotlight since more than 200 girls were kidnapped . |
(CNN) -- William Holden, Alec Guinness, George C. Scott, Denzel Washington: They all won Academy Awards for roles as heroic military men. But when James Maitland Stewart enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941, he already had a Best Actor Oscar to his name, for his indelible performance as reporter Mike Connor in "The Philad... | Jimmy Stewart put his career on hold to join the Army Air Corps . The actor was well into his 30s and had already been rejected for being too skinny . He was one of few Americans ever to rise from private to colonel in four years . |
(CNN) -- An unmanned drone crashed on a South Korean island near its disputed maritime border with the North, the country's defense ministry said Tuesday. The drone crashed on the Baekryeong Island on Monday afternoon, the ministry said -- soon after North and South Korean artillery batteries exchanged hundreds of shel... | The drone crashed on the Baekryeong Island on Monday afternoon . The two Koreas exchanged hundreds of shells across their western sea border . |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli military launched airstrikes in northern and central Gaza early Sunday, said spokesmen for the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas. The Israeli spokesman said the military targeted a "terror-activity center" in northern Gaza and a "weapons manufacturing facility" in central Gaza. He confirmed... | There are no immediate reports of injuries . The strikes occurred early Sunday . They were in response to an earlier attack, an Israeli military spokesman says . |
(CNN)Katherine Patrick was 14 years old when Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage. Now 25, the "first daughter" of the first state to legalize same-sex marriage is engaged to be married, her father, Gov. Deval Patrick, has announced. "The Governor and Mrs. Patrick joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter... | Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announces daughter's engagement . Katherine Patrick, 25, will marry partner Alisha Lemieux, 21 . Massachusetts became first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2003 . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Alex Trebek suffered a mild heart attack Saturday, but the "Jeopardy!" host should make a full recovery and return to the game show next month, a Sony Television spokeswoman said Sunday. Trebek, 71, checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Saturday and remained there Sunday, Sony's P... | Trebek, 71, checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Saturday . The "Jeopardy!" host "is in good spirits," a Sony TV spokeswoman says . The show won the best game show Emmy at the Daytime Emmy awards Saturday . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 30 teenage boys who were seized from Pakistan's tribal region during an outing last week. The militant group said it abducted the boys to punish their tribe for forming a pro-government militia to battle the Taliban. The boys were ... | The group says it seized the boys to punish their tribe for forming a militia . The boys are taken Thursday from Bajaur Agency . Taliban: "Everyone who supports the government ... will face the same fate" |
(CNN) -- All-star slugger Manny Ramirez has been arrested in southern Florida on one charge stemming from a domestic dispute, officials said Monday. The former Boston Red Sox star was arrested at a residence on one charge of touch/strike battery, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Ramirez, who hit... | Ramirez is arrested at a residence in connection to a domestic dispute . He announced his retirement from Major League Baseball in April . |
(CNN) -- South Korea's prime minister has offered to resign, his communications office said Monday, after failure to win parliamentary approval to stop relocation of government offices out of the capital, Seoul. Prime Minister Chung Un-chan verbally offered to resign, but President Lee Myung-bak did not accept his offe... | South Korea's prime minister offers to resign . President Lee Myung-bak declines to accept his offer . President's Grand National Party has taken a beating in the polls . |
(CNN Student News) -- March 15, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . China . Vatican City . Mississippi; 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 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 weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN)That statue wasn't the only thing that was golden. This year's Oscars ceremony also yielded some hysterical memes. From Lady Gaga's lobster-like gloves to Reese Witherspoon's forehead, social media had zero chill. But don't just take our word for it. And what the heck, John Travolta? No, seriously, what are you go... | Celebs at the Oscars made for great memes . Lady Gaga's gloves were mocked . John Travolta was all over it . |
ATLANTA (CNN) -- Georgia businessman and former congressman Howard "Bo" Callaway was in intensive care at an Atlanta hospital Sunday after surgery following a cerebral hemorrhage, according to officials of Callaway Gardens, a 13,000-acre vacation resort and preserve created by Callaway and his parents. The 85-year-old ... | "Bo" Callaway is a former secretary of the Army and was a congressman from Georgia . He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last week . Callaway and his parents created the Callaway Gardens resort in Georgia . |
(CNN) -- Authorities say a Maryland woman suffocated her two kids, 1 and 3 years old, and then told a relative what she'd done. Prince George's County police accused 24-year-old Sonya Katarina Spoon of suffocating 1-year-old Ayden Spoon and 3-year-old Kayla Thompson over the weekend. The children died at a hospital, au... | Maryland mother is accused of suffocating her two children, aged 1 and 3 . Police found plastic bags near the kids' bodies . Their mother, Sonya Katarina Spoon, is in custody, police say . Spoon has been in extreme "mental distress," the suspect's mother says . |
(CNN) -- Two sailors were killed and a third injured during a training exercise at California's Camp Pendleton on Monday morning, according to a spokesman. The accident occurred at 8 a.m. when the 7-ton bulk water tanker the sailors were driving rolled over, said Cmdr. Greg Hicks, a U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet spokesman. Hicks... | Vehicle rolls over during a training exercise at California's Camp Pendleton . Marine Corps will investigate because accident happened on its base . In January, a Marine Corps instructor died when his assault vehicle sank . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Four missing coal miners have "very little chance" for survival in a southwest Pakistan mine that collapsed after a methane gas explosion Sunday, a government official said. At least 48 of the 52 miners in the mine were confirmed dead, but just 28 of the bodies had been recovered by Monday ... | NEW: "Little chance" seen for four missing miners, an official says . NEW: 28 bodies have been recovered, official says . Methane gas explodes in a coal mine near Quetta in Pakistan . |
(CNN) -- IN FOCUS: Burning rubber on the Bosphorus . Situated on the crossroads of both Europe and Asia, Turkey is a strategic location for companies hoping to tap into both markets. This week MME gets an inside look at one foreign company -- Pirelli -- cashing in on Turkey's strategic advantages, and how its factory i... | Turkey is a strategic location for companies hoping to tap into both Europe and Asia . MME gets an inside look at one foreign company cashing in on Turkey's strategic advantages . Businessman Emre Berkin shares his thoughts on the country's business environment . |
(CNN) -- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck southwest Colombia Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, CNN affiliate Caracol Television reported. The quake was centered 10 km (6 miles) west-northwest of Isnos, Colombia, and 334 km (214 mi) northea... | NEW: The quake was felt in Bogota, CNN affiliate Caracol reports . No immediate reports of injuries or damage, Caracol says . The quake struck at a depth of 101 miles (162 km) Deep quakes in this region "are not uncommon," USGS says . |
(CNN) -- A vessel carrying about 100,000 gallons of petroleum products struck a submerged object and was sinking in the Mississippi River on Monday night. Officials closed a section of the river near LeClaire, Iowa, to deal with the oil that was discharging from the towboat, the Coast Guard said. Nine crew members were... | Coast Guard trying to contain the situation . The cause under investigation . |
(CNN) -- An Egyptian military official died Wednesday when a bomb attached to his car exploded, state-run EgyNews reported. The homemade magnetic sticky bomb killed Brig. Gen. Ahmed Zaki in the Cairo suburb Sixth October City. A policeman was injured in the attack, EgyNews reported. Last week, two Egyptian police offic... | The homemade bomb killed Brig. Gen. Ahmed Zaki . Last week, two Egyptian police officers were injured during an attack near Cairo . |
(CNN) -- CNN's Thom Patterson climbed aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Monday, May 20, for its first U.S. commercial flight since being grounded for safety concerns. Patterson traveled from Houston to Chicago on United Flight 1. Follow updates from his trip below. . Mobile users unable to see the Storify please clic... | The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was grounded in January for battery problems . CNN's Thom Patterson was on the first U.S. commercial flight since the airliner was cleared to fly again . Aviation geeks have dubbed this latest stage in the new aircraft's history 'Dreamliner 2.0' |
(CNN) -- Actress Emma Roberts and boyfriend Evan Peters "are working together to move past" an incident that resulted in her domestic violence arrest in Canada last week, their representative said. Roberts, 22, was arrested after police were called to a Montreal hotel July 7, according to police. "It was an unfortunate... | Roberts was arrested after police were called to a Montreal hotel July 7 . "It was an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding," their rep says . |
(CNN) -- The NFL has fined Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman $7,875 for taunting tied to the recent NFC Championship Game, a league spokesperson said Friday. The NFL official did not specify whether the fine stemmed from an on-the-field or off-the-field infraction. Sherman was penalized during the game for pu... | The All-Pro cornerback is fined $7,875 . NFL doesn't specify whether fine is for on-field or off-field conduct . |
(CNN) -- By now you've heard the news about the meteor that caused an enormous explosion in Russia. Officials say up to 1,000 people were hurt. Most suffered minor injuries. Once it was clear Russia was not under attack, the Internet relaxed and slyly glanced around. is your normally healthy reservoir of space jokes su... | A meteor explodes over Russia, more than 700 injured . Jokes poke fun at Piers Morgan, Sarah Palin . A campaign to stop parody accounts is launched . |
Beijing (CNN) -- Medical personnel and police responded Saturday to an explosion in a terminal of the Beijing Capital International Airport, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said. A man set off homemade explosives inside the airport's Terminal 3, state television reported. The man was wounded, but no other injuries... | An explosion was heard at the Beijing airport . A man set off black powder, the kind used in firecrackers . The man was hurt and transported to the hospital . No one else was reported injured . |
(CNN) -- "I was immersed in green. Everything was green. And the air -- the air was crisp and clean and just seemed to have more oxygen in it." This is the effect Scotland seems to have on people. Jill Thornton, quoted above, visited Scotland in June. She'd been wanting to go for 10 years and described her trip -- thou... | Scotland voted no to independence from the UK on September 18 . It's home to stunning scenery, historic castles and culture-heavy cities . Get to know bonny Scotland through travel photos submitted by iReporters . Have an image to add? Share it via CNN iReport . |
(CNN) -- United Express Flight 5573 from San Francisco to San Antonio was diverted to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Thursday afternoon when a crew member discovered an undisclosed security threat, according to Phoenix police. The nature of the apparent threat was not known, and after an investigation and a s... | NEW: Police did not find anything suspicious during their security check at Phoenix airport . 47 passengers were removed from United Express Flight 5573 . |
London (CNN) -- John and Frances Canning didn't really expect Queen Elizabeth to come to their wedding, but when they learned she was going to be in Manchester, England, on the day of their nuptials, they sent an invitation on a whim. She showed up. Despite their shock, the groom had the presence of mind to bow, and th... | Queen Elizabeth unexpectedly drops in on a wedding while she's in Manchester . She was invited but the bride and groom didn't really think she would come . The bride calls the queen's presence "a wedding gift" |
(CNN) -- It is the scariest diagnosis imaginable. So terrifying, it seems, that many people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease dwell for years in a state of denial. Sandy Halperin, who was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's at age 60, is trying to change that. He's allowing CNN to follow him and his family as ... | Join Sandy Halperin from 3 to 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday for a discussion about Alzheimer's . Log-in to your CNN Disqus account to post your comments . |
(CNN) -- Undefeated wonder horse Black Caviar maintained her perfect record with a convincing win on Saturday in a race named after her -- the Black Caviar Lightening Stakes at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. The six-year-old superstar, who has now won all 23 of her races, had been on the brink of retirement after ... | Wonder horse Black Caviar returns to action after injury layoff . Undefeated mare wins by two-and-a-half-lengths to record 23rd victory . |
Johannesburg (CNN) -- On the eve of Oscar Pistorius' sentencing, some of his biggest supporters -- his siblings -- told CNN that the lives of everyone close to the trial have already been changed forever, no matter the outcome. Pistorius, 27, is due to be sentenced Tuesday for culpable homicide and one weapons-related ... | Oscar Pistorius is set to be sentenced on Tuesday . CNN spoke with his brother and sister . Whatever the sentence, their lives have changed permanently, they said . |
(CNN) -- A teenager accused of killing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster, Colorado, pleaded guilty to all counts, a spokesman for Colorado's courts said Tuesday. Austin Reed Sigg was 17 at the time of the killing and was charged as an adult. He lived about one mile from Ridgeway's home. A judge accepted his p... | Austin Reed Sigg was 17 at the time of the killing and was charged as an adult . He lived about one mile from the home of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway . Spokesman: Sentencing is set for November 18 and 19 . |
(CNN) -- A small plane landed on a New Jersey highway on Monday, fire officials said. The two-seater craft was heading toward an airport in Teterboro, New Jersey, but instead touched down on Interstate 80 in Hackensack, New Jersey, after the pilot reported a loss of fuel pressure, said the city's fire chief, Thomas Fre... | A plane lands on Interstate 80 in Hackensack after the pilot reports a loss of fuel pressure . No injuries were reported . |
(CNN)The thing about the old card game of War is that anything can happen. In Chris Hemsworth's case, he got drenched with water. The "Blackhat" actor, appearing on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," took on the host in War, in which the competitors turn over playing cards, with the higher card designated the wi... | Chris Hemsworth and Jimmy Fallon play Water War . The pair turned over playing cards; winner threw water at loser . |
(CNN) -- Authorities have recovered 54 bodies after a ferry crammed with people capsized in southern Bangladesh, police said Sunday. Among the victims were 22 children and 15 women, said Nazrul Islam, the police chief of Bhola district where the accident occurred Friday. Thirty more passengers are believed missing and ... | Authorities recover 54 bodies after overcrowded ferry capsizes . Boat had capacity of 1,500, but 2,000 people onboard . They were traveling homes for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha . |
Comedian Chris Tucker's multimillion dollar tax bill isn't very funny, but he's reached a deal with the IRS to settle it, his representative said Monday. The federal tax collector placed a $2.5 million lien against Tucker in Georgia last week, but it was just a "technical requirement" before a settlement could become o... | Chris Tucker reached a resolution with the IRS on Friday, his rep says . The tax bill was from "poor accounting and business management," rep says . A report Tucker owes $14 million to the IRS was inaccurate, his rep says . |
(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Bret is expected to strengthen as it moves away from the Bahamas and out to sea, the National Hurricane Center said Monday. As of 2 p.m., Bret -- the second tropical storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season -- was about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Great Abaco Island, according to the ... | Tropical Storm Bret begins to move away from land . Tropical storm warnings remain for Grand Bahama, Abaco Islands in the Bahamas . It is drifting to the north-northeast . |
New York (CNN) -- The Statue of Liberty is expected to reopen by July Fourth, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Tuesday. The iconic landmark has been closed since October 29 due to infrastructure damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. Funding for repairs is part of $28 million allocated by the Department of T... | The Statue of Liberty was closed because of Superstorm Sandy damage to the complex . Docks at Liberty Island sustained significant damage from the storm . Interior Secretary says the iconic national monument is expected to reopen by July Fourth . |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Eight children and three women died in eastern Afghanistan when NATO-led forces bombarded houses, a provincial official told CNN Thursday. The incident took place Wednesday in Khost province's Domandera district, according to Khost upper house member and foreign relations chief Arifullah Pas... | The incident took place in Khost province, an official says . Eight children and three women were killed . Demonstrators chanted "Death to the United States" |
London (CNN) -- Singer George Michael has pneumonia and has been forced to cancel at least four shows, his website says. "He is currently receiving treatment," the brief statement says. His representative Connie Filippello told CNN the singer was "on the mend" and "receiving medication." She would not disclose informat... | NEW: Pop star George Michael is "on the mend," his representative says . The singer has pneumonia, he announces . |
(CNN) -- A veteran detective and the murder suspect he was interviewing were killed Thursday in a shooting inside the Jackson, Mississippi, police headquarters. Detective Eric Smith, 40, was talking with suspect Jeremy Powell, 23, when the shots were fired, Jackson police said. Other law enforcement officers overheard ... | NEW: Two killed are Detective Eric Smith and murder suspect Jeremy Powell, police say . He was interviewing a murder suspect inside police headquarters . Detectives overheard gunshots, went into the room and found the suspect and detective dead . Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe into what happen... |
(CNN) -- The Build-A-Bear Workshop company is recalling nearly 300,000 Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears sold in the United States and Canada due to risks of choking, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced. The agency warned that while no injuries have been reported, the "teddy bear's eyes could loosen and... | Build-A-Bear Workshop recalls 284,000 teddy bears in the U.S. and 13,200 in Canada . The company recall is because of risks of choking on the bears' eyes . The Chinese-made stuffed-animal toy is roughly 16 inches high with black plastic eyes . It is is sold in the United States for $18 . |
(CNN) -- Sudden seismic activity caused a "mega-mudslide" in the Bolivian capital of La Paz Sunday, the country's state news agency reported. The mudslide left at least 800 families homeless, according to the ABI news agency's report, which did not mention any fatalities or injuries. A fault stretching 80 to 100 hectar... | State media says the mudslide left at least 800 families homeless . A fault stretching at least 200 acres triggered the disaster, state media reports . Bolivia's government pledges to help victims . |
Dallas (CNN) -- Authorities in Texas briefly detained a man late Wednesday after he lost control of his car while driving past the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush. The man was on his way to visit friends when the incident occurred, according to Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan. He was authorized to co... | A man loses control of his car while driving past George W. Bush's house . The U.S. Secret Service is investigating the incident . There is no apparent threat to the former president, police say . |
Tokyo (CNN) -- Investors were unable to trade shares in scores of companies listed in Tokyo for several hours Thursday after a computer problem at the city's stock exchange. The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it had suspended the trading of 241 securities, including shares of the electronics giant Sony, after problems with ... | NEW: The affected stocks have resumed normal trading . The exchange attributed the trading suspension to problems with market data . The stocks include Sony, which has said its CEO is stepping down . |
(CNN) -- One person was killed and 17 others injured after a freight train derailed in northwestern Belgium, a local official told CNN. Several explosions and a fire broke out following the derailment, according to Infrabel, the state-owned company that operates Belgian railways. The exact cause of the reported death w... | One person was killed after a train derailed in Belgium . 17 others were injured, governor's spokesman says . The train was carrying a toxic chemical compound . |
(CNN) -- A man who grew angry during a homeowners meeting at a German bar shot and killed two men and wounded five others Tuesday before turning the gun on himself, police said. The meeting was at a bar in Dossenheim, a small town just north of Heidelberg in southern Germany. At some point the participants began to arg... | The victims were holding a homeowners meeting held at a bar . It happened in Dossenheim, north of Heidelberg in southern Germany . The gunman grew angry and opened fire with a pistol . He then shot and killed himself, according to police . |
(CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday proposed fining AirTran Airways for allegedly operating an airplane not in compliance with regulations, the agency said. The FAA wants to fine AirTran Airways of Orlando, Florida, $250,000 for allegedly operating a Boeing 737 on four passenger flights without tes... | FAA proposes fine for AirTran's alleged disregard for regulations . AirTran allegedly used an airplane in need of required repairs . AirTran has 30 days to settle or challenge the claim . |
(CNN) -- A 20-year-old Saudi national was arrested in Lubbock, Texas, on Thursday for allegedly researching and acquiring materials to make explosives, law enforcement sources told CNN. Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari planned to target the home of former President George W. Bush and other sites, the sources said. He faces a fed... | Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari is accused of planning to attack targets in Texas . He faces a charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction . |
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- A massive explosion has struck a highway overpass near the Indian-controlled Kashmir government's main building, injuring 17 people, according to police. A large bomb rigged to a highway overpass in Indian-controlled Kashmir exploded injuring at least 17 people. The blast hi... | 12 people injured in an explosion near a highway overpass in Indian Kashmir . Blast was near Indian-controlled Kashmir government's main building . It is unclear if it was the result of a car bomb or a pre-planted roadside bomb . No one has claimed responsibility for the attack . |
(CNN) -- Kate Hudson's ex, Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson, is going to be a dad again, a representative for the band confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Chris Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges will be having a child in early 2010. Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges, who have been dating for two years, are ... | Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson having baby with girlfriend . Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges have been dating for two years . He and ex Kate Hudson have a 5-1/2-year-old son, Ryder Russell, together . |
(CNN) -- The FBI is asking for the public's help to find a San Francisco man accused of having explosive materials at his home. Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II, 42, was last seen Saturday south of the city, the agency said in a statement. "We don't know the intent or motive yet," FBI agent Peter Lee told reporters, stressing... | Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II, 42, was last seen Saturday south of San Francisco . He should be considered armed and dangerous, the FBI says . "We don't know the intent or motive yet," an agent tells reporters . |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A nude photograph of pop singer Madonna was sold for $37,500 Thursday afternoon at a Christie's Art House auction. Christie's auctioned this nude photo of Madonna (partially shown) taken by Lee Friedlander for $37,500. The photo, originally expected to go for between $10,000 and $15,000, was purchased... | Nude photograph of Madonna taken when she was student in 1979 . Lee Friedlander pic sold by Christie's for $37,500 . Anonymous bidder made purchase over the phone . |
Washington (CNN) -- The National Park Service said Saturday that the National Christmas Tree located just south of the White House has died due to complications from "transplant shock." The Park Service removed the Colorado blue spruce from the White House grounds early Saturday. The tree had replaced another which was... | The tree dies of transplant shock . A new tree will be planted on White House grounds in October . |
(CNN) -- Musician Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday. Ike Turner, seen at last year's Grammys, died accidentally, the San Diego County medical examiner says. "The cause of death for Ike Turner is cocaine toxicity with other significant conditions," Super... | Ike Turner died December 12 at age 76 . Musician, wife Tina known for blues, soul, funk music . He and Tina performed with Ikettes in 1960s, 1970s . Their hits included "Proud Mary" and "I Want to Take You Higher" |
(CNN) -- A wave of violence struck Iraq on Tuesday, with bomb blasts and gun battles killing at least six people and wounding more than 20, police officials told CNN. It's the latest violence to strike Iraq, where nearly 200 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in bomb blasts and gunfights across the count... | A bomb blast at a coffee shop north of Baghdad kills one, wounds nine, police say . An anti-government demonstration organizer is gunned down in Haditha, police say . Roadside bomb blasts in Baghdad killed three, wound six, police say . |
(CNN) -- Nine people were killed when a bus plunged over a cliff in southern Mexico on Monday night, officials said. Another 30 people were injured, said Rafael Escobar, an official with the state of Mexico's health institute. The crash took place in Villa del Carbon. Most of the passengers were pilgrims headed to the ... | Most of the passengers were pilgrims headed to Mexico City . The bus went over a cliff about 40 meters (131 feet) high . |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- "American Idol" producers are pursuing country star Shania Twain as a possible judge for the TV competition, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. The talks with Twain began after she got favorable reviews for her appearance as a mentor on "American Idol" in April, t... | Shania Twain appeared as a mentor on the show in April . Source: Talks with country star Twain began after she got good reviews . Departures of Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres started the search . |
(CNN) -- A man has died in an incident at the official residence of Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm, Swedish police confirmed Friday. The incident is not being treated as terrorism, and the man who died is not connected with the Swedish government, a police spokeswoman said. Investigations are con... | NEW: Police: A death at the residence of the Swedish prime minister is not linked to terrorism . NEW: The man who died is not connected to the Swedish government, police say . Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was not present when the death occurred, his office says . |
(CNN) -- Five people died when a regional airliner crashed and caught fire just short of a runway in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada, police said. Two people survived the Bearskin Airlines crash Sunday night, said Ontario police Sgt. Rob McDonough. He said a male passenger managed to pull a female passenger to safety before ... | Bearskin Airlines flight crashes just short of runway in Red Lake, Ontario . One passenger pulls another to safety before flames engulf plane . Two pilots, three passengers killed . All aboard were Canadian citizens . |
(CNN) -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The center of the earthquake was approximately 175 miles west of the city of Vancouver and nearly 50 miles underground. Many people on Vancouver Island felt the quake, especi... | NEW: High-rises sway on Vancouver Island, but no injuries or damage is reported . NEW: The shaking lasts 10 to 20 seconds . The center of the earthquake is 175 miles west of the city of Vancouver . There is no immediate tsunami danger, officials say . |
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) -- Authorities have arrested five additional suspects connected with last week's kidnapping of major league baseball player Wilson Ramos, Venezuelan officials said Monday. The five Colombian citizens are among 11 people detained in connection with the case, Venezuela's justice ministry said in ... | Five suspects arrested are Colombian citizens, Venezuela's justice ministry says . Venezuelan security forces rescued Wilson Ramos on Friday . Ramos is a rising star for the Washington Nationals . |
(CNN) -- An accident at a nuclear facility in Arkansas killed one person Sunday, a county coroner said. The accident took place "in a non-radiation area, and there has been no risk to public health and safety identified," the Arkansas Department of Health said in a statement. The facility is Arkansas Nuclear One, a wat... | Accident at water reactor took place "in a non-radiation area," officials say . Officials say "no risk to public health and safety" has been identified . No information has been released concerning how victim Wade Walters was killed . |
Mexico City (CNN) -- Authorities have arrested a top lieutenant of the Arellano Felix cartel, the Mexican defense ministry announced Monday. Juan Francisco Sillas Rocha, 34, "is considered one of the most violent subjects responsible for countless killings," defense ministry spokesman Col. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo told r... | Authorities say Juan Francisco Sillas Rocha "is reponsibile for countless killings" He has been a top lieutenant in the Arellano-Felix cartel, Mexico's defense ministry says . Sillas ordered the kidnapping of three women related to a rival cartel leader, the ministry says . |
(CNN) -- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Chile's central coast on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was in the Coquimbo region, 100 miles north of the city of Valparaiso. It struck just after 8:20 p.m. (6:20 p.m. ET) at a depth of 14.6 miles. No tsunami warning had been issued, and ... | NEW: Some communications problems are reported after the quake, CNN Chile says . The quake strikes 100 miles north of Valparaiso . There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries . |
(EW.com) -- The final season — the real final season this time — of "The Killing" has a release date. Netflix will unleash the last season of the murky, rainy crime drama on Aug. 1. The final fourth-season batch is only six episodes, so this is one binge you can easily polish off in a single night. EW: 'The Killing' sh... | The series will return August 1 . There are only six episodes . "The Killing" has been canceled twice . |
Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. missile defense test failed Sunday when a long-range missile missed its target because of radar problems. The Defense Department said a target missile was launched from an Army test site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands at 7:40 p.m. Six minutes later, a second missile was launched f... | Test missile fired from Pacific atoll . Interceptor fired from California base . Problem with sea-based radar led to test failure, defense department says . |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Six people were killed in a suicide bombing at a military hospital in Kabul, a ministry of defense spokesman said. Zahir Azimi also said 26 people were injured. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility and said 51 people had died. Two Taliban members carried out suicide attacks on the Char... | The Taliban says two members carried out suicide attacks at the hospital . A defense ministry spokesman says 26 are injured . A Taliban spokesman says foreigners are among the dead . |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Four people were killed early Saturday after a fire broke out at a state-run group home for mentally disabled residents in upstate New York, the governor's office said. A fire killed four people at a state-run group home for the mentally disabled in Wells, New York. The fire started at about 5:30 a.m.... | Two died at site of fire, two died at hospital, Gov. David Paterson's office says . Fire started around 5:30 a.m. in home for mentally disabled 70 miles from Albany . The cause of the fire is under investigation . |
Atlanta (CNN) -- Authorities are investigating the death of a Georgia state trooper late Monday after he was shot following a traffic stop in northwest Atlanta, an agency spokesman said. A suspect has been arrested, said spokesman Gordy Wright. Trooper Chadwick LeCroy, 38, who was shot twice in the face, died while bei... | Trooper Chadwick LeCroy is shot twice in the face . Chadwick dies en route to hospital . He graduated from trooper school in 2008 . |
(CNN)Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, 90, is suffering from pneumonia, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said Friday. The King was given a breathing-aid tube temporarily, the report said. He was admitted to a hospital Wednesday. CNN Fast Facts: Saudi king . There is some mystery surrounding the King's... | King Abdullah, 90, is suffering from pneumonia, state news says . He was admitted to a hospital Wednesday . |
(CNN) -- A US Airways flight en route from Italy to the United States was diverted to Ireland after nine flight attendants became ill, officials said Saturday. Responding to the medical complaints, the pilots switched gears over the Atlantic Ocean, making an emergency landing Saturday afternoon at Dublin Airport. The n... | US Airways flight makes forced landing at Dublin Airport . Crew members experienced illness while en route from Italy to the United States . They were evaluated for "nausea, running eyes and dizziness" and released . |
(CNN) -- An Illinois man was arrested in connection with the discovery of two hidden cameras found in a gym's tanning salon. The cameras were found in two separate tanning rooms at Planet Fitness in Moline and reported to police on November 5th and 6th, Sgt. Sgt Kevin Cox told CNN. A police investigation led to the Fri... | Hidden cameras found in two tanning rooms in Illinois gym . Member of gym arrested on charges of unauthorized videotaping . "His membership has been terminated," gym spokeswoman says . |
(CNN) -- Actor Gary Coleman is in critical condition in a Provo, Utah, hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Janet Frank, the spokeswoman for Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, confirmed that Coleman, 42, was being treated there after being admitted on Wednesday. Frank would not release any other informatio... | Gary Coleman's condition is critical, hospital says . Hospital won't give details on his illness . Child actor is best known for "Diff'rent Strokes" |
Authorities arrested "Scandal" actor Columbus Short Wednesday on a felony battery charge, prosecutors said. Short, 31, is accused of punching and knocking out a patron at a West Los Angeles restaurant on March 15, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. He was booked by the Claremont Poli... | Actor Columbus Short is accused of punching and knocking out a restaurant patron . He faces a felony battery charge . He was released on $50,000 bail after authorities arrested him . |
(CNN)Talk about intense competition. The award-winning cousin of President Obama's dog was in the mix. So was the famed pooch of kidnapped heiress, bank robber and actress Patty Hearst. But in the end, a 15-inch beagle named Miss P strutted away with the Best in Show award at the 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show ... | Miss P is the second beagle ever to win Best in Show . Competition was intense . |
(CNN) -- Traffic on Interstate 15 in Southern California was flowing in both directions early Wednesday after an overpass fire shut down the roadway for more than 24 hours, San Bernardino County said. The bridge in the city of Hesperia caught fire Monday when sparks from blowtorches used to cut reinforcing bar ignited ... | Interstate 15 reopens between Los Angeles and Las Vegas . A new overpass caught fire in Hesperia, California . Blowtorches ignited the wooden structure under the bridge . |
(CNN) -- The head of Iran's soccer federation issued a public apology and a member of his staff resigned after the federation mistakenly sent a New Year's greeting to its counterpart in Israel, Iranian officials announced Sunday. "It was a big mistake sending an e-mail to Israel's football federation," Ali Kaffashian, ... | New Year's e-mail to Israel was a mistake, Iranian officials say . Iran doesn't recognize Israel . Iran's soccer federation usually sends greetings to all FIFA members except Israel . Head of the Iranian federation's foreign relations office resigns . |
(CNN) -- On November 18, 1978, 909 Americans were led to their death by the Rev. Jim Jones in a mass murder-suicide pact in a South American jungle. Only 33 people survived. CNN special correspondent Soledad O'Brien reported on their untold stories in "CNN Presents: Escape from Jonestown." Correspondent Soledad O'Brien... | CNN Presents: "Escape from Jonestown" premiered on Nov. 13, 2008 at 9 p.m. ET . In 1978, 909 Americans were led to mass murder-suicide by Rev. Jim Jones . One-third of the dead at Jonestown were children; only 33 people survived . CNN special correspondent Soledad O'Brien reports on untold stories of survivors . |
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(CNN) -- A California company has recalled 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef over fears of E. coli contamination. First Class Foods Inc. of Hawthorne said recalled packages were produced on December 7 and December 16. They have "EST. 18895" printed on them, federal officials said. Products were shipped to California... | It recalls 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef . Products were shipped to six states . A company sampling confirms a positive result for E. coli. |
(CNN Student News) -- October 19, 2012 . Download PDF maps 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) -- A fire at a karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, killed at least 20 people Friday night, according to a hospital. At least two people survived, according to Aida Sofiati of the Pringadi Hospital in Medan. Sofiati said 20 people were killed. Mohammad Zein, a fire official... | Blaze hits karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in North Sumatra province . Medan hospital official says at least two people survived . Fire official: Fire started around 10 p.m., was extinguished within half-hour; cause isn't known . |
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