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(CNN)The Palestinian Authority officially became the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a step that gives the court jurisdiction over alleged crimes in Palestinian territories. The formal accession was marked with a ceremony at The Hague, in the Netherlands, where the court is based. The Pal... | Membership gives the ICC jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in Palestinian territories since last June .
Israel and the United States opposed the move, which could open the door to war crimes investigations against Israelis . | f001ec5c4704938247d27a44948eebb37ae98d01 | The Palestinian Authority officially became the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, giving the court jurisdiction over alleged crimes in Palestinian territories. Rights group Human Rights Watch welcomed the development, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United Stat... | 0.441755 | 0.256251 |
(CNN)Never mind cats having nine lives. A stray pooch in Washington State has used up at least three of her own after being hit by a car, apparently whacked on the head with a hammer in a misguided mercy killing and then buried in a field -- only to survive. That's according to Washington State University, where the do... | Theia, a bully breed mix, was apparently hit by a car, whacked with a hammer and buried in a field .
"She's a true miracle dog and she deserves a good life," says Sara Mellado, who is looking for a home for Theia . | 230c522854991d053fe98a718b1defa077a8efef | Theia, a one-year-old dog, survived being hit by a car, having a hammer used to try to end her life, and being buried in a field. After four days, she managed to stagger to a nearby farm and was found by a worker who took her to a vet for help. Theia suffered injuries including a dislocated jaw, leg injuries, and a cav... | 0.535833 | 0.226525 |
(CNN)If you've been following the news lately, there are certain things you doubtless know about Mohammad Javad Zarif. He is, of course, the Iranian foreign minister. He has been U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's opposite number in securing a breakthrough in nuclear discussions that could lead to an end to sanctions... | Mohammad Javad Zarif has spent more time with John Kerry than any other foreign minister .
He once participated in a takeover of the Iranian Consulate in San Francisco .
The Iranian foreign minister tweets in English . | 4495ba8f3a340d97a9df1476f8a35502bcce1f69 | Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, has been a key figure in securing a breakthrough in nuclear discussions with the US. However, there are lesser-known facts about Zarif, including his education in the US and his response to a tweet from Christine Pelosi regarding Iran's Holocaust denial. Zarif was nom... | 0.25457 | 0.393363 |
(CNN)Five Americans who were monitored for three weeks at an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital after being exposed to Ebola in West Africa have been released, a Nebraska Medicine spokesman said in an email Wednesday. One of the five had a heart-related issue on Saturday and has been discharged but hasn't left the area, Taylor ... | 17 Americans were exposed to the Ebola virus while in Sierra Leone in March .
Another person was diagnosed with the disease and taken to hospital in Maryland .
National Institutes of Health says the patient is in fair condition after weeks of treatment . | a38e72fed88684ec8d60dd5856282e999dc8c0ca | Five Americans who were exposed to Ebola in West Africa have been released from a Nebraska hospital after being monitored for three weeks. One of the five had a heart-related issue and has been discharged but has not left the area, while the others have already gone home. The patients are clinicians for Partners in Hea... | 0.388715 | 0.227321 |
(CNN)A Duke student has admitted to hanging a noose made of rope from a tree near a student union, university officials said Thursday. The prestigious private school didn't identify the student, citing federal privacy laws. In a news release, it said the student was no longer on campus and will face student conduct rev... | Student is no longer on Duke University campus and will face disciplinary review .
School officials identified student during investigation and the person admitted to hanging the noose, Duke says .
The noose, made of rope, was discovered on campus about 2 a.m. | c27cf1b136cc270023de959e7ab24638021bc43f | A Duke University student admitted to hanging a noose made of rope from a tree near a student union, according to university officials. The student was identified during an investigation by campus police and the office of student affairs, but the university did not identify the student citing federal privacy laws. The ... | 0.306761 | 0.25387 |
(CNN)He's a blue chip college basketball recruit. She's a high school freshman with Down syndrome. At first glance Trey Moses and Ellie Meredith couldn't be more different. But all that changed Thursday when Trey asked Ellie to be his prom date. Trey -- a star on Eastern High School's basketball team in Louisville, Ken... | College-bound basketball star asks girl with Down syndrome to high school prom .
Pictures of the two during the "prom-posal" have gone viral . | 1b2cc634e2bfc6f2595260e7ed9b42f77ecbb0ce | Trey Moses, a college basketball recruit, asked Ellie Meredith, a high school freshman with Down syndrome, to be his prom date. Trey made the prom-posal in the gym during Ellie's P.E. class, and Ellie happily accepted. Both Trey and Ellie have a lot of planning to do for prom, with Trey looking to major in special educ... | 0.465496 | 0.335758 |
(CNN)Governments around the world are using the threat of terrorism -- real or perceived -- to advance executions, Amnesty International alleges in its annual report on the death penalty. "The dark trend of governments using the death penalty in a futile attempt to tackle real or imaginary threats to state security and... | Amnesty's annual death penalty report catalogs encouraging signs, but setbacks in numbers of those sentenced to death .
Organization claims that governments around the world are using the threat of terrorism to advance executions .
The number of executions worldwide has gone down by almost 22% compared with 2013, but d... | e2706dce6cf26bc61b082438188fdb6e130d9e40 | According to Amnesty International's annual report on the death penalty, governments around the world are using the threat of terrorism - real or perceived - to advance executions. The report cites the example of Pakistan lifting a six-year moratorium on the execution of civilians following a deadly attack on a school ... | 0.696542 | 0.298446 |
(CNN)Andrew Getty, one of the heirs to billions of oil money, appears to have died of natural causes, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said. The coroner's preliminary assessment is there was no foul play involved in the death of Getty, grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, said Detective Meghan Aguilar. Andrew... | Andrew Getty's death appears to be from natural causes, police say, citing coroner's early assessment .
In a petition for a restraining order, Getty had written he had a serious medical condition.
Police say this is not a criminal matter at this time . | 0d3c8c276d079c4c225f034c69aa024cdab7869d | Andrew Getty, one of the heirs to the Getty fortune, died of natural causes, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. An autopsy will be conducted, but there is no criminal investigation underway. Andrew Getty had several health issues and had recently filed for a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend, citi... | 0.236337 | 0.275704 |
(CNN)Filipinos are being warned to be on guard for flash floods and landslides as tropical storm Maysak approached the Asian island nation Saturday. Just a few days ago, Maysak gained super typhoon status thanks to its sustained 150 mph winds. It has since lost a lot of steam as it has spun west in the Pacific Ocean. I... | Once a super typhoon, Maysak is now a tropical storm with 70 mph winds .
It could still cause flooding, landslides and other problems in the Philippines . | 6222f33c2c79b80be437335eeb3f488509e92cf5 | Tropical Storm Maysak is approaching the Philippines and has been classified as a tropical storm by the Philippine national weather service, which calls it Chedeng. The storm has sustained winds of more than 70 mph (115 kph) and gusts up to 90 mph, and is expected to make landfall on the southeastern coast of Isabela p... | 0.468506 | 0.233882 |
(CNN)For the first time in eight years, a TV legend returned to doing what he does best. Contestants told to "come on down!" on the April 1 edition of "The Price Is Right" encountered not host Drew Carey but another familiar face in charge of the proceedings. Instead, there was Bob Barker, who hosted the TV game show f... | Bob Barker returned to host "The Price Is Right" on Wednesday .
Barker, 91, had retired as host in 2007 . | 2bd8ada1de6a7b02f59430cc82045eb8d29cf033 | Bob Barker, who hosted "The Price Is Right" for 35 years before stepping down in 2007, returned to the show for the first time in eight years on April 1. Barker hosted the first price-guessing game of the show, "Lucky Seven," before handing over hosting duties to Drew Carey. Despite being away from the show for most of... | 0.491887 | 0.213778 |
London (CNN)A 19-year-old man was charged Wednesday with terror offenses after he was arrested as he returned to Britain from Turkey, London's Metropolitan Police said. Yahya Rashid, a UK national from northwest London, was detained at Luton airport on Tuesday after he arrived on a flight from Istanbul, police said. He... | London's Metropolitan Police say the man was arrested at Luton airport after landing on a flight from Istanbul .
He's been charged with terror offenses allegedly committed since the start of November . | ee17dfb574feca82ccac5689595e47483bd23f12 | Yahya Rashid, a 19-year-old UK national from northwest London, was charged with terror offenses after his arrest upon returning to Britain from Turkey. He was detained at Luton airport on Tuesday and has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism and with engaging in conduct with the inte... | 0.437976 | 0.224693 |
(CNN)Paul Walker is hardly the first actor to die during a production. But Walker's death in November 2013 at the age of 40 after a car crash was especially eerie given his rise to fame in the "Fast and Furious" film franchise. The release of "Furious 7" on Friday offers the opportunity for fans to remember -- and poss... | "Furious 7" pays tribute to star Paul Walker, who died during filming .
Vin Diesel: "This movie is more than a movie"
"Furious 7" opens Friday . | 384175be1c8d41610fbeddbd9d9cb46e716e2529 | Paul Walker, an actor known for his role in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, died in a car crash in 2013 at the age of 40. His death was particularly poignant given his rise to fame and the fact that he was known for being one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. The release of "Furious 7" offers fans the opportunity to r... | 0.371785 | 0.269212 |
(CNN)Seventy years ago, Anne Frank died of typhus in a Nazi concentration camp at the age of 15. Just two weeks after her supposed death on March 31, 1945, the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where she had been imprisoned was liberated -- timing that showed how close the Jewish diarist had been to surviving the Holoca... | Museum: Anne Frank died earlier than previously believed .
Researchers re-examined archives and testimonies of survivors .
Anne and older sister Margot Frank are believed to have died in February 1945 . | 203886369feea77bbc35715e6d7e518b751f57de | Anne Frank died of typhus in a Nazi concentration camp at the age of 15, two weeks after her supposed death on March 31, 1945. New research shows that Anne and her older sister, Margot Frank, died at least a month earlier than previously thought, contradicting the date of death determined by Dutch authorities. Witnesse... | 0.247307 | 0.535097 |
(CNN)A year ago Bloomberg published a story with the following headline: Mike Pence, a Koch Favorite, Mulls 2016 Run for President. The story ticked off items on Pence's conservative things-to-do list while also noting his close ties to the deep-pocketed Koch brothers, as well as other right-wing lobbying groups. Last ... | LZ: Indiana law pushing back LGBT rights, and other states' anti-LGBT moves, bow to far right wing that GOP candidates need for 2016 .
Cruz, Huckabee, Jindal, Carson, Walker are reviving culture wars, he says. Equality for LGBT has not yet "won" in America . | 1dd00c89d71a5611797bb34da8a6eada8f058405 | Mike Pence, the Governor of Indiana, is facing backlash for signing a religious freedom law that has been criticized for allowing discrimination against gays and lesbians. Pence's decision to sign the law was seen as a way to shore up his conservative credentials for a potential 2016 presidential run. Despite criticism... | 0.291956 | 0.42806 |
(CNN)If you're famous and performing the American national anthem, be prepared to become a national hero or a national disgrace. Facts are facts. Just ask Vince, Whitney, Roseanne, Jimi and Michael. Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil reminded us again this week of the dangers of tackling "The Star-Spangled Banner." Sure, he can... | Singing the national anthem is a risky proposition .
Whitney Houston nailed it; Roseanne Barr destroyed it . | eeafdc8b2d8130cabda5aafe352eab1198d0b9f8 | Vince Neil, of Mötley Crüe, recently performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before an Arena Football League game, and his rendition was met with criticism. This is not the first time a famous performer has faced backlash for their version of the national anthem, with previous examples including Whitney Houston, Roseanne ... | 0.24218 | 0.269923 |
(CNN)As goes Walmart, so goes the nation? Everyone from Apple CEO Tim Cook to the head of the NCAA slammed religious freedom laws being considered in several states this week, warning that they would open the door to discrimination against gay and lesbian customers. But it was the opposition from Walmart, the ubiquitou... | While Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson was weighing an Arkansas religious freedom bill, Walmart voiced its opposition .
Walmart and other high-profile businesses are showing their support for gay and lesbian rights .
Their stance puts them in conflict with socially conservative Republicans, traditionally seen as allies . | dc833f8b55e381011ce23f89ea909b9a141b5a66 | Walmart's opposition to a religious freedom law in Arkansas has sparked debate within the Republican Party, with some urging the party to take notice of the company's stance on hot-button political issues. Walmart's CEO, Doug McMillon, called on the governor to veto the bill, and the company emerged victorious after th... | 0.568521 | 0.377404 |
(CNN)On May 28, 2014, some 7,000 people gathered in a stadium in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. But they had not come to watch the local football team or any other grand sporting event. Instead, the authorities paraded scores of prisoners dressed in orange jumpsuits. Armed soldiers guarded the exits. In the pate... | Amnesty International releases its annual review of the death penalty worldwide; much of it makes for grim reading .
Salil Shetty: Countries that use executions to deal with problems are on the wrong side of history . | c222979bd1cfbc7d3ff821e9c738e3dbd29b14f4 | In China, a mass sentencing trial was held in which 55 people were found guilty of offenses linked to violent attacks and were sentenced to death or imprisonment. This trial was part of China's "Strike Hard" campaign against unrest in Xinjiang, which has also involved the use of the death penalty. Governments around th... | 0.255136 | 0.273269 |
Marseille, France (CNN)The French prosecutor leading an investigation into the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 insisted Wednesday that he was not aware of any video footage from on board the plane. Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin told CNN that "so far no videos were used in the crash investigation." He added, "A pers... | Marseille prosecutor says "so far no videos were used in the crash investigation" despite media reports .
Journalists at Bild and Paris Match are "very confident" the video clip is real, an editor says .
Andreas Lubitz had informed his Lufthansa training school of an episode of severe depression, airline says . | 469c6ac05092ca5997728c9dfc19f9ab6b936e40 | Prosecutor Brice Robin stated that he was not aware of any video footage from the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash investigation. Two magazines, Bild and Paris Match, reported recovering a cell phone video showing the final seconds of the crash, but the French prosecutor said no such video had been provided to investigato... | 0.544339 | 0.422478 |
(CNN)The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, California televangelist and founder of the television ministry "Hour of Power," died Thursday, according to his family. He was 88 years old. Schuller, also the founder of Crystal Cathedral megachurch, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in August 2013, a release from "Hour of Po... | The Rev. Robert Schuller, 88, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2013 .
His TV show, "Hour of Power," was enormously popular in the 1970s and 1980s . | 88e7dac40f3e6c159e4edc0747d0cc0f50886fbb | Rev. Robert H. Schuller, a televangelist and founder of the "Hour of Power" television ministry, died at the age of 88 after battling esophageal cancer. Schuller was born on a Iowa farmhouse without running water and always dreamed of preaching. He founded Crystal Cathedral megachurch and preached a message of hope and... | 0.266452 | 0.277034 |
(CNN)Michele Bachmann is comparing President Obama to the co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight. "With his Iran deal, Barack Obama is for the 300 million souls of the United States what Andreas Lubitz was for the 150 souls on the German Wings flight - a deranged pilot flying his entire nation into the rocks," the M... | Former GOP representative compares President Obama to Andreas Lubitz .
Bachmann said with possible Iran deal, Obama will fly "entire nation into the rocks"
Reaction on social media? She was blasted by Facebook commenters . | ec4b5fef725b4cc81545689603ff84c8e19bd6dc | Michele Bachmann has compared President Obama to the co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, suggesting that both are "deranged pilots" flying their respective nations into danger. Bachmann made the comment on Facebook, where it was met with widespread criticism. The motive of the co-pilot, ... | 0.234707 | 0.420993 |
Norfolk, Virginia (CNN)The second mate of the Houston Express probably couldn't believe what he was seeing. Hundreds of miles from land there was a small boat nearby. At first it looked abandoned. It was in bad shape, listing to one side. The crew of the 1,000-foot long container ship thought it was a yacht that had wr... | Father: "I know he went through what he went through"
Louis Jordan was found on his sailboat, which was listing and in bad shape, rescuer says .
He appears to be in good shape, physically and mentally . | ffff11a2f44d731cd80c86819a89b7e227581415 | The Houston Express's second mate saw a small boat nearby, initially thought it was an abandoned yacht, but then saw a man on it waving for help. The man, Louis Jordan, had been drifting on a 35-foot sailboat for over two months after a storm capsized his boat and broke his mast. Jordan survived by collecting rainwater... | 0.286204 | 0.417372 |
(CNN)The United States and its negotiating partners reached a very strong framework agreement with Iran in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday that limits Iran's nuclear program in such a way as to effectively block it from building a nuclear weapon. Expect pushback anyway, if the recent past is any harbinger. Just last... | Richard Klass: Iran framework agreement on nukes is strong, but opponents will cast doubts on this and try to obscure its facts .
He says the deal would cut uranium stockpile, centrifuges, implement rigorous inspections; it should be judged on merits, not disinformation . | c7caf9181c2e94a79d9102da6e11cde48c880aa5 | The United States and its partners have reached a framework agreement with Iran that limits its nuclear program and effectively blocks it from building a nuclear weapon. Despite this, there will likely be pushback against the agreement, as there has been in the past, including an attempt by House Speaker John Boehner t... | 0.51042 | 0.284056 |
Los Angeles (CNN)It's more than just one state's internal problem. The historic California drought hurts the rest of the union, too. That's because California is a breadbasket to the nation, growing more than a third of its vegetables and nearly two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. Here's why we should heed the ongoing d... | Americans paid more for some fruits and vegetables last year because of the drought .
Tourists will now have to ask for a glass of water at a California restaurant .
Perhaps the only good thing is another "great" wine grape harvest last year . | b21cd549314996de79ba0ca2636c8ced66468267 | California's drought affects the rest of the country as it is a major breadbasket, growing over a third of the nation's vegetables and nearly two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. The drought has led to a 25% reduction in water consumption in California cities and has resulted in price increases for some groceries, includ... | 0.277058 | 0.377916 |
(CNN)The FBI charged a Philadelphia woman on Thursday with trying to travel overseas to fight for ISIS. She's one of three women arrested this week on terror charges. Two New York women were also taken into custody. An FBI complaint cites numerous social media messages dating back to August 2013 that were sent by Keonn... | The FBI cites social media messages sent by Keonna Thomas, 30 .
She's accused of trying to travel overseas to join ISIS .
Thomas is one of three women facing federal terror charges this week . | 17412737648b2cad59669560765fcb5169fc8116 | Keonna Thomas, 30, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization after purchasing an electronic visa to travel to Turkey, where she planned to join ISIS. According to the FBI, Thomas sent numerous social media messages expressing her desire to fight for ISIS, inc... | 0.227499 | 0.475482 |
(CNN)Since Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, women have been barred from attending most sports events involving men. But the situation appears set to improve in the coming months after a top Iranian sports official said that the ban will be lifted for some events. A plan to allow "women and families" to enter sports s... | Iranian sports official: The ban will be lifted for some events in the coming year .
But he says "families are not interested in attending" some sports matches . | 970f75d6e5b23e11c15b05c59a109ccbb160b289 | Iranian Deputy Sports Minister Abdolhamid Ahmadi announced that the ban on women attending sports events will be lifted for some events in the coming months. According to Ahmadi, the plan is to allow "women and families" to enter sports stadiums, but it is unclear which games women will be able to attend. The ban on wo... | 0.232164 | 0.424342 |
(CNN)Just as mimeograph machines and photocopiers were in their day, online activity -- blogs, YouTube channels, even social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter -- have fully emerged as the alternative to traditional mainstream media. It is not just the low cost of posting online that attracts dissidence, though ... | Going online has become the path of least resistance if you want to make yourself heard .
But where there is the restrictive rule of law, journalists are vulnerable to the anger of officialdom .
From China to Malaysia, journalists and bloggers have been jailed -- even killed . | 9f051fe922a8f45b315a366a5af1aab58d93f050 | Online activity, including blogs, YouTube channels, and social media platforms, has become an alternative to traditional mainstream media for dissident voices in Asia. In Singapore, teenage video blogger Amos Yee was arrested and held pending bail for his anti-Lee Kuan Yew harangue, and another dissident blogger, Roy N... | 0.465934 | 0.788855 |
(CNN)When singer Avril Lavigne went missing from the music scene, there was tons of speculation. Was she pregnant? In rehab? Going through a split from her husband, Nickelback front man Chad Kroeger? Focus on the mystery intensified in December after a fan Twitter account posted a direct message from Lavigne when she s... | The singer had been off the scene for a while .
She says she was bedridden for months .
Lavigne was sometimes too weak to shower . | 202a51397a4de6483e6a7427d1952c46fca69d81 | Avril Lavigne revealed to People magazine that she was bedridden for five months after contracting Lyme disease, which left her feeling like she couldn't breathe, talk, or move. Lavigne believes she was bitten by a tick last spring and doctors were initially unable to diagnose her condition. After her direct message ab... | 0.222672 | 0.358655 |
(CNN)A trip to a former heavyweight champ's gaudy, abandoned mansion. The tallest and fastest "giga-coaster" in the world. A dramatic interview with a famed spiritual leader -- and the tearful reaction by one of his former students. These are some of the best videos of the week: . In the 1980s and '90s -- before he mov... | Here are six of CNN's best videos of the week .
Clips include a look at Mike Tyson's abandoned mansion . | 2f6106809de41d59f422d527900a6b344174c5b2 | Mike Tyson, a former heavyweight boxer, lived in a gaudy and abandoned mansion in Ohio in the 1980s and '90s. The mansion featured an indoor swimming pool, marble-and-gold Jacuzzi, and entertainment room. Tyson sold the house in 1999 and it is due to become a church. | 0.610887 | 0.248165 |
Washington (CNN)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the deal six world powers struck to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions, saying he sees better options than "this bad deal or war." "I think there's a third alternative, and that is standing firm, ratcheting up the pressure until you get a better deal," N... | Netanyahu says third option is "standing firm" to get a better deal .
Political sparring continues in U.S. over the deal with Iran . | 9a2ffa6ad643d52e6b99b0b08e497f41ba23b2b2 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the nuclear deal between six world powers and Iran, saying he believes there are better options than the agreement. Netanyahu argued that the deal does not effectively roll back Iran's nuclear program and keeps many of its centrifuges in place. Democratic Sen. Dianne... | 0.389696 | 0.709896 |
(CNN)Standing up for what you believe. What does it cost you? What do you gain? Memories Pizza in the Indiana town of Walkerton is finding out. The family-run restaurant finds itself at the center of the debate over the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act after its owners said they'd refuse to cater a same-sex co... | Indiana town's Memories Pizza is shut down after online threat .
Its owners say they'd refuse to cater a same-sex couple's wedding . | f78024d271fd21f0667f5da6843516314af71f8f | Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana has become the center of a debate over the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act after its owners said they would refuse to cater a same-sex couple's wedding. The restaurant has received both support and backlash, with some calling for boycotts and others offering support and ha... | 0.279053 | 0.774632 |
(CNN)Police in the Indian city of Malegaon, in the western state of Maharashtra, are requiring identity cards for an unusual group of residents: Cattle. Following a recent state-wide ban on the sale and consumption of beef, authorities in the city have asked residents to take a 'mugshot' of their cattle and submit it t... | Authorities in the Indian city of Malegaon have asked residents to take a 'mugshot' of their cattle .
Cows are revered by the majority Hindu population, and many parts of the country have laws banning the slaughter of cattle .
Officials in Malegaon believe this is the best way to solve cow slaughter cases and enforce t... | 63e19d477469e39e3fc4143919e6a5acb58dbc23 | Police in Malegaon, India are requiring residents to submit photographs and information about their cattle to create a database to solve cow slaughter cases. Over 100 owners have complied with the order so far, and more are lining up to have their livestock photographed. The move comes after a recent case of cow slaugh... | 0.459432 | 0.294979 |
(CNN)It's the kind of thing you see in movies, like Robert Redford's role in "All Is Lost" or Ang Lee's "Life of Pi." But, in real life, it's hard to swallow the idea of a single person being stranded at sea for days, weeks, if not months and somehow living to talk about it. Miracles do happen, though, and not just in ... | A South Carolina man says he spent 66 days alone at sea before being rescued .
Other sole survivor stories include a Japanese man washed away by a tsunami .
An El Salvador man says he drifted from Mexico to Marshall Islands over a year . | cf7094270cbb4c8fad5029bd2c2da694f1411870 | Miracles do happen at sea, where individuals become lost and must rely on ingenuity, resourcefulness, and luck to survive. Recent examples include Louis Jordan, who set off from South Carolina in January and was rescued 200 miles off the North Carolina coast after his sailboat capsized multiple times, and Jose Salvador... | 0.471513 | 0.362934 |
(CNN)The world's biggest and most powerful physics experiment is taking place as you read this. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a particle accelerator and the largest machine in the world, is ready for action following a two-year shutdown. After problems that delayed the restart in March, scientists at the European Or... | The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) begins again after a two-year shutdown .
The restart was delayed in March . | 934a2d9235022c9e8a6aeec5e7e941b127569b76 | The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's biggest and most powerful physics experiment, has resumed operation after a two-year shutdown. The LHC generates up to 600 million particles per second and makes 11,245 circuits per second at near light-speed. The purpose of the LHC is to recreate the conditions that existed... | 0.240115 | 0.787206 |
Atlanta (CNN)It was a scene worthy of any top cop show on TV -- bullets flying, banged-up cars and the FBI chasing an armed robbery suspect. In the end, two agents were injured in a crash and the suspect was shot before being captured. FBI agents and task force officers were following 36-year-old Kevone Charleston of A... | FBI agents and a suspected serial robber exchange gunfire in an FBI stakeout .
Two FBI agents are injured and the suspect is shot during the gunfight . | 82461522ee90f8f5be2ec226e2016ad40588866d | Kevone Charleston, 36, of Austell, Georgia, was suspected of involvement in 32 commercial robberies dating to November 2013. FBI agents and task force officers were following him when he pulled into a CVS pharmacy in Forsyth County, Georgia, and he was shot and wounded by the agents before being captured. Two FBI agent... | 0.243401 | 0.263115 |
(CNN)Sky watchers in western North America are in for a treat: a nearly five-minute total lunar eclipse this morning. Here's how it's unfolding: . It started at 3:16 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when the moon began moving into Earth's shadow. For the next hour and 45 minutes, that shadow will move across the moon and e... | The total eclipse will only last 4 minutes and 43 seconds .
People west of the Mississippi River will have the best view .
Parts of South America, India, China and Russia also will see the eclipse . | 37477ed1fc065f438021ee3b6d3e2b827e270353 | The total lunar eclipse began at 3:16 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and lasted for four minutes and 43 seconds. The eclipse was visible across western North America, with the best view from the West Coast. Parts of South America, India, China, and Russia also were able to see the eclipse, while people in other parts of th... | 0.418397 | 0.859066 |
(CNN)The terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed an attack on Garissa University College in eastern Kenya, in which many people have been killed and still more taken hostage. The attack is another step in the ongoing escalation of the terrorist group's activities, and a clear indicator that the security situation in Eas... | Terrorist group Al-Shabaab has attacked a Kenyan college, killing and taking hostages .
It is a clear indicator the security situation in East Africa is deteriorating, says Stefan Wolff .
More than military action aloe is needed to combat terrorism in the region, he says . | 4fbf675fb79046440d1cf01dd4fc2e505f2b5169 | Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on Garissa University College in Kenya, resulting in multiple fatalities and hostages taken. The attack is part of an ongoing escalation of the terrorist group's activities in East Africa, which has seen a deterioration in security. Al-Shabaab, based in Somalia, has b... | 0.630194 | 0.37304 |
(CNN)Easter is a cornerstone event in the Christian faith, but it's surrounded by interesting quirks. It celebrates the completion of Christ's mission of salvation in the Crucifixion and Resurrection. By dying on Good Friday, Christ atoned for the sins of others; by rising from the grave on Sunday, Christ conquered dea... | Easter is a key event in the Christian faith, but where did the Easter Bunny come from?
Why is the date different every year, and what does it have to do with the moon? | c5390093fa60d62c4dc9013977ca09a8edf7c32b | Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the completion of Christ's mission of salvation through his crucifixion and resurrection. The holiday is surrounded by interesting quirks, such as the use of bunnies and colorful eggs, and does not always fall on the same day each year due to cosmic events. At the Vatican, ... | 0.638216 | 0.311796 |
(CNN)After years of making the case that the education of athletes is paramount, the NCAA now says it has no legal responsibility to make sure education is actually delivered. On its website, the NCAA prominently states, "It's our commitment -- and our responsibility -- to give young people opportunities to learn, play... | In response to lawsuit, NCAA says it doesn't control quality of education for student-athletes .
But its website emphasizes importance of education, "opportunities to learn"
Lawsuit claims students didn't get an education because of academic fraud at UNC . | 58b9fcb9a3537d014d3499b0ad4d4123cfd3eac0 | The NCAA has taken a different position in response to a lawsuit filed by former University of North Carolina athletes, stating that it has no legal responsibility to ensure the academic integrity of courses offered to student-athletes at its member institutions. The NCAA's attorneys wrote in a court filing that the or... | 0.614311 | 0.724859 |
(CNN)A Connecticut teen who has been forced to have chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin lymphoma will remain in temporary custody of the state for the time being, according to her attorney, Josh Michtom. A Connecticut juvenile court judge issued a written decision Wednesday denying a motion to let the teen, identified in cou... | Judge won't allow teen leave hospital before her last chemotherapy treatment .
Attorneys for the teen are deciding whether to appeal .
Cassandra C. is now in remission and is no longer opposed to the chemotherapy treatments . | 44d681105bcab063dfa0c80ce9cf96393677f9cc | Cassandra C., a 17-year-old Connecticut teenager, will remain in temporary custody of the state after a judge denied her mother's request for visitation and a motion to let her go home. Cassandra was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in September and began chemotherapy in November, but ran away after two days due to conc... | 0.227859 | 0.249275 |
(CNN)Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk!," featuring Bruno Mars, is the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 of the 2010s, ruling the chart for a 13th week. It's also just the 10th single in the Hot 100's entire history to spend at least 13 weeks at No. 1. Plus, newcomer Natalie La Rose reaches the top 10 with her debut hit "Some... | The song rules the chart for 13th week .
It passes Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"
Song three weeks from potentially tying "One Sweet Day" for record . | a43893ac704663476a285673392de84c0c17d4e5 | "Uptown Funk!" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars is the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 of the 2010s, ruling the chart for a 13th week. It is also just the 10th single in the Hot 100's entire history to spend at least 13 weeks at No. 1. Additionally, newcomer Natalie La Rose reaches the top 10 with her debut hit "S... | 0.96359 | 0.886853 |
(CNN)A high temperature of 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit might sound like a pleasant day in early spring -- unless you're in Antarctica. The chilly continent recorded the temperature (15.5 degrees Celsius) on March 24, possibly the highest ever recorded on Antarctica, according to the Weather Underground. The temperature was... | High temperatures are recorded on the northern tip of the Antarctica Peninsula .
The World Meteorological Organization will make the final determination . | f7c2eb465479b965669b81535234e24735915ebf | Antarctica recorded a temperature of 15.5 degrees Celsius (63.5 degrees Fahrenheit) on March 24, which is possibly the highest temperature ever recorded on the continent. The temperature was recorded at Argentina's Esperanza Base on the northern tip of the Antarctica Peninsula. An international ad-hoc committee of clim... | 0.448415 | 0.243825 |
(CNN)The United States has seemingly erupted this week about what it means to live your religion, especially in Indiana, where its new Religious Freedom Restoration Act faces a firestorm from critics who say it uses faith as a pretext to discriminate against gay people. Such state laws have been growing ever since the ... | A Native American from a tribe not recognized by the feds wins the return of his eagle feathers .
An IRS accountant is fired for insisting on carrying a symbolic Sikh knife to work .
A group of Chicago pastors takes on City Hall over its permits for new churches and loses . | e8c90d557031700caa1afb66dfc85358ef719108 | The United States has seen a recent surge of controversy surrounding the interpretation of religious freedom, particularly in Indiana where a new Religious Freedom Restoration Act has faced criticism from opponents who claim it will be used to discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. Since the federal Religious Freed... | 0.30125 | 0.354453 |
Atlanta (CNN)Robert Lewis Burns Jr., the original drummer in Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Friday night in a car crash, a Georgia State Patrol spokesman said. Burns, 64, died after his car hit a mailbox and a tree in Cartersville, spokesman James Tallent said. No other cars were involved in the crash, which o... | Robert Lewis Burns Jr. was part of Lynyrd Skynyrd's original lineup .
His car hit a mailbox and a tree just before midnight . | c71b08cede3b6edb662a2f2c95f8b543fa65e405 | Robert Lewis Burns Jr., the original drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in a car crash on Friday night in Cartersville, Georgia. He was 64 years old and was not restrained at the time of the crash. Burns was part of the band's original lineup and left before its third studio album, but he was not involved in the 1977 plan... | 0.215367 | 0.244343 |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)The man accused of stabbing U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert in Seoul last month is now charged with attempted murder, a South Korean court official said Wednesday. Kim Ki-Jong has also been charged with assaulting a foreign envoy and business obstruction, the Seoul Central District Court official s... | Kim Ki-Jong is charged with attempted murder and assaulting a foreign envoy .
He's accused of stabbing U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert in the face and arm .
Police said Kim opposed the joint U.S.-South Korean military drills . | f9f5d81bc74d6cf6d713d6fa6be4a30427b46e68 | Kim Ki-Jong, the man accused of stabbing U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert in Seoul, has been charged with attempted murder, assaulting a foreign envoy, and business obstruction. According to South Korean law, Kim's trial must begin within 14 days of receiving today's indictment. The attack occurred during an event organize... | 0.434705 | 0.341836 |
(CNN)When Hong Kong police answered a call in the early hours of a Saturday morning last November, they encountered a grisly scene and an alleged crime that shocked the city. One woman was lying on the floor with cuts to her neck and buttocks. Another was stuffed inside a suitcase on the balcony. A former banker, 29-ye... | Hong Kong banker alleged murder case adjourned until May .
The 29-year-old Rurik Jutting is accused of killing two Indonesian domestic workers . | 32a7125a655a052b3ea62350a8e02f0245cc220e | Rurik Jutting, a 29-year-old former banker, has been charged with two counts of murder after two women were found dead in an apartment in Hong Kong. The victims, 29-year-old Seneng Mujiasih and 25-year-old Sumarti Ningsih, were found with cuts to their necks and buttocks. According to the Asian Migrant Coordinating Bod... | 0.534139 | 0.304881 |
(CNN)"Jake the dog and Finn the human. The fun will never end. Adventure Time." So begins the dreamy theme song intro to the strangely addictive Cartoon Network TV show that's centered around psychedelic characters like the Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen and, of course, Jake and Finn. Now, mega-fans of the hit s... | Thai Airways subsidiary Thai Smile features Cartoon Network paint job on A320 jet .
Overhead bins, head rests and air sick bags feature characters from Cartoon Network . | 38a207accfb31afc694f16531d23d2cda79ac85d | The theme song of the Cartoon Network show "Adventure Time" introduces the show's psychedelic characters, including Jake and Finn. Thai Smile, a subsidiary of Thai Airways, unveiled a new Airbus A320 with an Adventure Time theme featuring Jake, Finn, and Princess Bubblegum. The interior of the plane also has an Adventu... | 0.465634 | 0.247203 |
(CNN)Imprisoned soldier Chelsea Manning can now communicate with the world -- in 140 characters or less. Manning, who is serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking thousands of classified documents, appears to have joined Twitter this week. In a series of tweets, the prisoner formerly known as Bradley Manning said ... | Manning is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking thousands of classified documents .
She says she will be using a voice phone to dictate her tweets . | 9bea5cbe9a0184eec4086a08452066dead185173 | Chelsea Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst who is currently serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking classified documents, has joined Twitter and will use a voice phone to dictate her tweets to a communications firm. According to the article, Manning suffers from gender dysphoria and has been granted perm... | 0.217399 | 0.837572 |
(CNN)President Barack Obama tied himself to the mast of a nuclear deal with Iran even before he became the Democratic candidate for president. Reaching a good, solid agreement with Iran is a worthy, desirable goal. But the process has unfolded under the destructive influence of political considerations, weakening Ameri... | Frida Ghitis: President Barack Obama is right to want a deal, but this one gives Iran too much .
She says the framework agreement starts lifting Iran sanctions much too soon . | a2ee2faeb2dc4e5eab43b1d14233c4ac658f0a8f | President Barack Obama has a significant political stake in reaching a nuclear deal with Iran, which has led to the United States appearing eager and desperate in the negotiations. Few believe that the US has a credible Plan B if the deal collapses, and the notion that Obama is not handling the Iranian threat effective... | 0.289687 | 0.282733 |
(CNN)Universal's "Furious 7" continues to build momentum at the Friday box office for a weekend debut in the $135 million-$138 million range, the largest opening in North America since fall 2013. That includes a projected Friday take of $58 million-$60 million. The final film featuring the late Paul Walker, "Furious 7"... | The final film featuring the late Paul Walker, "Furious 7" is opening around the globe this weekend .
It's worldwide debut may approach or cross $300 million by the end of Easter Sunday . | fd0e8622b9ee38d1d6fff2fff59f0566f1a2f8f7 | "Furious 7" is expected to open in the $135 million-$138 million range at the Friday box office, with a projected Friday take of $58 million-$60 million. The film has already earned a record-breaking $60 million internationally on Wednesday and Thursday and is poised to debut to the largest opening of 2015 to date. The... | 0.350851 | 0.910563 |
(CNN)Deion Sanders is such a dad. The NFL legend called out Deion Sanders Jr. on Twitter for saying he only eats "hood doughnuts." In response, the elder Sanders -- in front of his 912,000 followers -- reminded his son he has a trust fund, a condo and his own clothing line called "Well Off." "You're a Huxtable with a m... | Deion Sanders calls out son for "hood doughnuts" comments .
"You're a Huxtable with a million $ trust fund. Stop the hood stuff!" | 6302a6cf8564e4bb4753e2dc3dae328f13edae50 | Deion Sanders called out his son Deion Sanders Jr. on Twitter for saying he only eats "hood doughnuts." Sanders reminded his son he has a trust fund, a condo, and his own clothing line called "Well Off." Sanders Jr. seemed to take his father's public browbeating in stride, retweeting his comments. | 0.567252 | 0.716661 |
(CNN)According to an outside review by Columbia Journalism School professors, "(a)n institutional failure at Rolling Stone resulted in a deeply flawed article about a purported gang rape at the University of Virginia." The Columbia team concluded that "The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision a... | An outside review found that a Rolling Stone article about campus rape was "deeply flawed"
Danny Cevallos says that there are obstacles to a successful libel case, should one be filed . | 8012ab9261e117ab47a2759b3c0b628f2a007a82 | According to an outside review by Columbia Journalism School professors, an institutional failure at Rolling Stone resulted in a deeply flawed article about a purported gang rape at the University of Virginia. The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision, and fact-checking. Private individuals, inc... | 0.719666 | 0.341314 |
(CNN)One of Tokyo's most prominent districts has taken a small, but potentially significant step to recognizing same-sex unions in Japan. The government of Shibuya ward, one of the capital's most famous shopping and trendy entertainment districts, passed ordinance on Wednesday paving the way for "partnership certificat... | Shibuya ward in Tokyo passes an ordinance that gives same-sex couples some of the rights of married heterosexual couples .
Activists welcome the decision; hope that it will lead to greater equality for LGBT people in Japan .
Recent poll finds most young Japanese open to the idea of gay marriage . | b10db3ae83abe1eec4236126d9c195ed7db90cc3 | Shibuya ward, one of Tokyo's most prominent districts, has passed an ordinance allowing same-sex couples to obtain "partnership certificates" that grant some rights similar to those of married heterosexual couples. The certificates will allow holders to visit each other in hospitals and co-sign tenancy agreements, alth... | 0.333767 | 0.332931 |
(CNN)Blue Bell ice cream has temporarily shut down one of its manufacturing plants over the discovery of listeria contamination in a serving of ice cream originating from that plant. Public health officials warned consumers Friday not to eat any Blue Bell-branded products made at the company's Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, p... | A test in Kansas finds listeria in a Blue Bell ice cream cup .
The company announces it is temporarily shutting a plant to check for the source .
Three people in Kansas have died from a listeria outbreak . | 4cc5744a14d8a07414760b271c1801c670149f68 | Blue Bell ice cream has temporarily shut down one of its manufacturing plants after discovering listeria contamination in a serving of ice cream produced at the plant. Public health officials have warned consumers not to eat any Blue Bell-branded products made at the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, plant, including 3-ounce ser... | 0.48994 | 0.393162 |
(CNN)The classic video game "Space Invaders" was developed in Japan back in the late 1970's -- and now their real-life counterparts are the topic of an earnest political discussion in Japan's corridors of power. Luckily, Japanese can sleep soundly in their beds tonight as the government's top military official earnestl... | Japan's top military official earnestly revealed that the country's Self Defense Force (SDF) had never encountered a UFO .
Celebrity politician and former wrestler Antonio Inoki had posed a question concerning extraterrestrials to a government committee . | e2bccd4dec93c9bb7b327827dae004c2d494ec31 | The Japanese government has revealed that the country's Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) has never encountered an extraterrestrial unidentified flying object. Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told the Diet that the ASDF scrambles fighter jets if necessary and makes visual observation when they detect indications of an uniden... | 0.297252 | 0.269068 |
(CNN)Residents of central Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, have learned the hard way that key strategic bombing targets are located in their neighborhoods: Detonating ordnance has been shattering their windows and doors. And fighting has killed hundreds of people in less than two weeks. The Saudi-led coalition smashed parts ... | Bombing of targets in central Sanaa smashes residents' windows and doors .
Hundreds killed in less than two weeks; humanitarian situation desperate, agencies say . | 357a3c6ad7f5add7f35198fa68585da8195367b4 | Sanaa residents have been affected by the ongoing bombing campaign and fighting between Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition forces, with detonating ordnance shattering windows and doors and killing hundreds of people in less than two weeks. The Saudi-led coalition has targeted parts of Yemen's Defense Ministry Centra... | 0.248886 | 0.467585 |
(CNN)Film director David Lynch has confirmed he will no longer direct the revival of "Twin Peaks" -- a cult 1990s television show that was set to return in 2016. The offbeat TV series, created by Lynch and Mark Frost, featured a quirky FBI agent who went to the Pacific Northwest town of Twin Peaks to investigate the my... | David Lynch says he won't be directing new episodes of Twin Peaks .
Showtime "saddened" over decision, which involved a dispute over money . | 78a670384c908a15617cab7f575fd50dc5999937 | David Lynch, the director of the cult television show "Twin Peaks," has confirmed he will no longer direct the revival of the series. Lynch stated that he felt the network was not offering enough money to produce the show "the way it needed to be done." Showtime Network released a statement expressing their disappointm... | 0.346357 | 0.310843 |
(CNN)A University of Kentucky basketball player is apologizing for the "poor choice of words" he muttered under his breath after the team's stunning loss to Wisconsin on Saturday. As a deflated panel of Wildcats fielded a reporter's question about Wisconsin standout Frank Kaminsky, a hot mic picked up Kentucky guard An... | Kentucky player mutters N-word under his breath about a Wisconsin player at postgame news conference .
Andrew Harrison, who is black, tweets that he apologized to Frank Kaminsky, who is white .
Kaminsky says he's talked it over with Harrison -- 'I'm over it" | 8be49747e364357d7c5d32fca516ec230e5083ed | Andrew Harrison, a University of Kentucky basketball player, apologized for using a racial slur towards Wisconsin player Frank Kaminsky after their team's loss on Saturday. Harrison claimed the words were spoken in jest, but acknowledged they could be perceived as offensive. Kaminsky accepted Harrison's apology and the... | 0.234351 | 0.232501 |
(CNN)The FBI has confirmed that one of its most wanted terrorists, the Malaysian bomb maker known as Marwan, was killed in an otherwise disastrous raid in the Philippines in January. Marwan, whose real name is Zulkifli bin Hir, was believed by the FBI to a member of southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah's centr... | A man killed in a raid in the Philippines in January was a "most wanted" terrorist, the FBI says .
Marwan was a Malaysian believed to have provided support to Islamist terror groups .
44 elite Philippine commandos were killed in the raid on his hideout last month . | 23b01320d93bb8a0fce96fb0dc37bcebf3f179cb | The FBI has confirmed that Zulkifli bin Hir, a Malaysian bomb maker and member of the terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, was killed in a raid in the Philippines in January. The FBI had been offering a $5 million reward for information leading to Marwan's capture, and had accused him of supplying IEDs to terrorist organizat... | 0.236327 | 0.463373 |
(CNN)The presence of a harmful pesticide at a luxury villa in the U.S. Virgin Islands may have resulted in the illness of a Delaware family, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday. Paramedics were called last week to a rented villa at the Sirenusa resort in St. John after the family of four fell ill. They... | Delaware family becomes ill at the Sirenusa resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands .
Preliminary EPA results find methyl bromide was present in unit where family stayed .
U.S. Justice Department has initiated a criminal investigation into the matter . | 7fb513044e371fa3354fc08eaac50975cf65666a | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that a harmful pesticide, methyl bromide, was found in a luxury villa in the U.S. Virgin Islands where a Delaware family fell ill. Exposure to methyl bromide can result in serious health effects, including central nervous system and respiratory system damage. The EPA ... | 0.624261 | 0.612165 |
(CNN)Comedian Chris Rock made light of racial disparities in police treatment of whites and blacks with a tongue-in-cheek guide to not being beaten by the police. He encapsulated the frustration and grief caused by a New York grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the death of a black man with a ... | Chris Rock posts selfies after being pulled over three times in last seven weeks .
"Stopped by the cops again wish me luck," he posted this week . | c67a5be9af71197193435ab7073e964298851089 | Comedian Chris Rock has documented three traffic stops in seven weeks, posting photos of himself behind the wheel with what appears to be blue police lights in the background. African Americans are 30% more likely to be pulled over by police than whites, according to figures reported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics... | 0.326372 | 0.255838 |
Hong Kong (CNN)Six people were hurt after an explosion at a controversial chemical plant in China's southeastern Fujian province sparked a huge fire, provincial authorities told state media. The plant, located in Zhangzhou city, produces paraxylene (PX), a reportedly carcinogenic chemical used in the production of poly... | A blast rocks a chemical plant in China's southeastern Fujian province for the second time in two years .
Six were injured after the explosion and are being hospitalized .
The explosion was triggered by an oil leak, though local media has not reported any toxic chemical spills . | 599bf6f13bc8477d50aa7599baf53123a6e57708 | An explosion at a controversial chemical plant in China's Fujian province injured six people and sparked a large fire. The plant produces paraxylene (PX), a potentially carcinogenic chemical used in the production of polyester films and fabrics. The explosion occurred at an oil storage facility after an oil leak, but t... | 0.844986 | 0.459516 |
(CNN)The United States Department of Justice has named a new defendant in the war on drugs, and the charges are serious indeed. A 15-count indictment filed in federal court in California bristles with accusations of conspiracies, transporting prescription pharmaceuticals dispensed with illegal prescriptions, violations... | Justice Department prosecuting FedEx over unauthorized shipment of drugs .
Danny Cevallos: FedEx has a strong argument that it shouldn't be held responsible . | e65440d2469c8d9fc44b6121ca6e7fd25e272eab | The United States Department of Justice has named FedEx as a defendant in a 15-count indictment related to drug trafficking. The charges include conspiracy, transporting prescription pharmaceuticals dispensed with illegal prescriptions, violations of the Controlled Substances Act, misbranding, and money laundering. Fed... | 0.534653 | 0.456689 |
(CNN)Boston native Mark Wahlberg will star in a film about the Boston Marathon bombing and the manhunt that followed, Deadline reported Wednesday. Wahlberg's film, to be titled "Patriots' Day," is being produced by CBS Films, which linked to the Deadline article from its website. According to Deadline, Wahlberg is hopi... | Mark Wahlberg is planning to appear in "Patriots' Day"
The film will be about events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing .
Another film, "Boston Strong," is also in the works . | e30518a464ea7096b1aa5a17b45570631e3cf080 | Mark Wahlberg will star in a film about the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt, titled "Patriots' Day." The film is being produced by CBS Films and will be told from the perspective of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, who retired after the attack in 2013. Wahlberg is also a producer of the film, whi... | 0.218351 | 0.234813 |
(CNN)What do we have for the contestant on "The Price Is Right"? A brand-new car! Whoops. That wasn't supposed to happen. On Thursday's edition of the popular game show, model Manuela Arbelaez accidentally revealed the correct answer to a guessing game for a new Hyundai Sonata. Host Drew Carey couldn't stop laughing. "... | "The Price Is Right" gives away a car ... accidentally .
A model makes a big mistake during a game .
Host Drew Carey thought the error was hilarious . | 386b182672cd041d574a3fe0e9ccf2f16b751f2e | On Thursday's episode of "The Price Is Right," model Manuela Arbelaez accidentally revealed the correct answer to a guessing game for a new Hyundai Sonata, causing host Drew Carey to burst into laughter. Arbelaez was mortified and attempted to hide behind the display, but everything turned out okay. It's been a busy we... | 0.212829 | 0.258237 |
(CNN)Authorities identified and charged a man Monday in connection with the discovery of human remains in a duffel bag in Cambridge, Massachusetts, over the weekend. Carlos Colina, 32, was arraigned on charges of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and improper disposal of a body, the Middlesex District A... | Carlos Colina, 32, is arraigned on charges of assault and battery, improper disposal of a body .
Body parts were discovered Saturday in a duffel bag and a common area of an apartment building .
The victim in the case is identified as Jonathan Camilien, 26; authorities say he knew Colina . | 192bf513d8adb0c0dd49d0dae337632838a1090e | Authorities have identified and charged a man, Carlos Colina, 32, in connection with the discovery of human remains in a duffel bag in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Colina was arraigned on charges of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and improper disposal of a body. The remains belonged to Jonathan Camilien... | 0.45018 | 0.440577 |
(CNN)For those wondering if we would ever hear from the Bluth family again, the answer would appear to be yes. "Arrested Development" executive producer Brian Grazer said the show will return for a fifth season of 17 episodes. The Hollywood mogul was interviewed on Bill Simmons' podcast recently, and let it drop that f... | Fan favorite series "Arrested Development" to return for a fifth season, according to producer .
Brian Grazer claimed the show would be back in a podcast .
Netflix is not commenting . | 8ec9aabea31ae79f0d429e9ab2e4a1a4f8d1b605 | The Bluth family will return for a fifth season of 17 episodes, according to executive producer Brian Grazer. Netflix had no comment when asked to verify Grazer's statements. Despite never having big ratings, the series has a devoted fan base who often quote from the show. | 0.503831 | 0.332487 |
(CNN)This is the end. Beautiful friend, the end. For the 1960s, the end arrived with -- depending on your ideals and your tribe -- either the Rolling Stones' Altamont fiasco in December 1969, the Kent State shootings in May 1970 or Richard Nixon's 1972 re-election. For "Mad Men," the "end of an era," as its slogan has ... | "Mad Men's" final seven episodes begin airing April 5 .
The show has never had high ratings but is considered one of the great TV series .
It's unknown what will happen to characters, but we can always guess . | 25a52d1de3a385d6d1405272f7dff0813fcd3b2d | The end of the TV series "Mad Men" has arrived, with the show's creator Matthew Weiner drawing inspiration from the 1960s and its cultural and political upheaval. The final season of the show picks up in July 1969, following the moon landing, and is expected to explore themes of disintegration and change. The show's ch... | 0.305017 | 0.320749 |
(CNN)Just kill it already. That was the sentiment of many "Vampire Diaries" fans on Tuesday after star Nina Dobrev announced she will be leaving the CW show at the end of this season. "I always knew I wanted Elena's story to be a six season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime," she pos... | "Vampire Diaries" star Nina Dobrev announces she's leaving the show .
"Nothing will be the same again," fans say . | 9fbd984bd3a49c69074601a62d5d1d05bbeb2237 | Nina Dobrev, a star of the CW show "The Vampire Diaries," announced she will be leaving the show at the end of this season, leading to fan disappointment and anger. Dobrev played the character Elena Gilbert, who had a complicated relationship with vampire Damon Salvatore, and fans were upset that her departure could me... | 0.250171 | 0.492182 |
New Delhi, India (CNN)Police have arrested four employees of a popular Indian ethnic-wear chain after a minister spotted a security camera overlooking the changing room of one of its stores. Federal education minister Smriti Irani was visiting a FabIndia outlet in the tourist resort state of Goa on Friday when she disc... | Federal education minister Smriti Irani visited a FabIndia store in Goa, saw cameras .
Authorities discovered the cameras could capture photos from the store's changing room .
The four store workers arrested could spend 3 years each in prison if convicted . | 947eeb8bbfec54f46a6ee0dd066b7bd6007dc630 | Police in Goa have arrested four employees of FabIndia after Federal education minister Smriti Irani discovered a security camera overlooking the changing room of one of its stores. The arrested staff have been charged with voyeurism and breach of privacy, and could spend up to three years in jail if convicted. FabIndi... | 0.219131 | 0.38845 |
(CNN)Nine British citizens were arrested in Turkey on Wednesday, suspected of trying to cross illegally into Syria, the Turkish military said on its website. The group included four children -- the oldest being 10 or 11, with the youngest born in 2013, a Turkish official told CNN on condition of anonymity. The nine wer... | The group included four children, Turkish official says .
Turkish military didn't say what group's intent was .
UK Foreign Office says it is trying to get information from Turkish officials . | e4fcad9e8cf8acbf076000d7232e9513dafb6743 | Nine British citizens were arrested in Turkey on Wednesday while attempting to cross the border illegally into Syria, according to the Turkish military. The group included four children, with the oldest being 10 or 11 and the youngest born in 2013, and three men and two women. The British Foreign Office is seeking info... | 0.548308 | 0.623164 |
(CNN)A nuclear submarine being repaired at a Russian shipyard has caught on fire, according to a law enforcement source speaking to Russia's state-run news agency ITAR-Tass. "The submarine is in a dry dock," Tass reports, citing the source, and there is no ammunition on board. "The rubber insulation between the submari... | Submarine is in Zvyozdochka shipyard, in northwestern Russia .
No "dangerous" substances on the submarine, shipyard spokesman told ITAR-Tass . | 61a6105642804ffdb55a3b78f74380f8d099cde6 | A nuclear submarine being repaired at a Russian shipyard caught on fire, according to a law enforcement source cited by ITAR-Tass. The submarine is in a dry dock, and there is no ammunition on board. The fire began on the sub in the Zvyozdochka shipyard in northwestern Russia, and nuclear fuel from the sub's reactor ha... | 0.705577 | 0.398168 |
(CNN)Kayahan, one of Turkey's best-loved singers and songwriters, died of cancer Friday at the age of 66. He had performed most recently in Istanbul on Valentine's Day. The performer, who was also an accomplished guitarist, was first diagnosed with cancer in 1990, the year he competed in the Eurovision Song Contest, an... | Kayahan wrote some of Turkey's best-loved pop songs .
The singer was first diagnosed with cancer in 1990 .
He most recently performed in February in Istanbul . | 996940764a066a9c16f622c873ad041ac5521fa3 | Kayahan, a well-known Turkish singer and songwriter, died at the age of 66 after battling cancer for several years. He was first diagnosed with cancer in 1990, the same year he competed in the Eurovision Song Contest and released his most popular album. Kayahan was best known for his love songs and was a vibrant perfor... | 0.225178 | 0.340357 |
Beijing (CNN)China's state prosecutors on Friday formally charged the country's former security czar with accepting bribes, making him the highest-ranking Chinese Communist Party official ever to face corruption charges. Zhou Yongkang, 72, was also charged with abuse of power and leaking state secrets, the Supreme Peop... | Prosecutors formally charged former top official Zhou Yongkang .
Zhou charged with accepting bribes, abuse of power and leaking state secrets .
Former domestic security official is the most senior Chinese official to face corruption charges . | d96576c5c5e667d33e2f2117584bf796bd66389a | Zhou Yongkang, China's former security czar, has been formally charged with accepting bribes, abuse of power, and leaking state secrets. As a member of the Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee, Zhou controlled various government agencies and allegedly used his power to accumulate wealth and engage in illicit ... | 0.2393 | 0.296848 |
(CNN)"Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me," Jesus tells the rich man in one of his best-known parables. It was a mantra he invoked repeatedly: the poor were blessed, and it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than ... | Some of Jesus' most important financial backers were women, historians say.
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, both men of stature and wealth, chipped in to help fund Jesus' ministry. | 41592d02ca324abe370ff063962b97ca5d976e73 | Jesus told a rich man in one of his best-known parables to sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor, and he repeated this mantra throughout his ministry. The Jesus community had a common purse to support themselves, as they needed money to survive, and Rabbi Joshua Garroway estimates that their ministry ... | 0.549776 | 0.589226 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)Three people were killed and five others were wounded Thursday afternoon when a group of armed assailants stormed into the attorney general's office in Balkh province, northern Afghanistan, according to a press release from the provincial governor's office. Although most staff members and civili... | Three people killed; five wounded in attack on attorney general's office in Balkh province .
Staff and civilians have been rescued as gunmen engaged Afghan security forces . | 2b4eb5a283f51b54e1b0318936ae9bcfa70ce243 | Three people were killed and five others were wounded when armed assailants stormed into the attorney general's office in Balkh province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a security guard were among the dead, and an exchange of fire between Afghan security forces and the assailants is ongoing. Afghan security force... | 0.696376 | 0.720285 |
(CNN)When I was elected to the Kentucky State Senate in 1967, I became the first woman and the first person of color to serve in the body. Five decades later, I find it almost unfathomable that a politician from my own state is attempting to launch his presidential campaign on a record that includes questioning landma... | Georgia Powers: Rand Paul, running for president, would like minorities to think he's an advocate. His record on rights shows otherwise .
On civil rights, women's choice, voting rights, immigrant DREAMers, education, he has shown he'd take country backwards, she says . | 69af3b9fc4ba1fa6bd272c82d17ec318da5ff97a | Senator Julian M. Carroll, the first woman and person of color to serve in the Kentucky State Senate, is critical of Rand Paul's presidential campaign, particularly his stance on voting rights and civil rights legislation. Carroll notes that Paul has questioned the Civil Rights Act and has expressed opposition to a mor... | 0.245741 | 0.408951 |
(CNN)A French-language global television network regained control of one of its 11 channels Thursday after a cyberattack a day earlier crippled its broadcasts and social media accounts. Television network TV5Monde was gradually regaining control of its channels and social media outlets after suffering what the network'... | Network regains control of Facebook page and one of its 11 channels .
ISIS logos displayed but no claim of responsibility made by any group .
Network reaches 260 million homes worldwide . | 76a518ad3aa590fbac1b9e6e68634fe4709270ed | TV5Monde, a French-language global television network, regained control of one of its 11 channels after a cyberattack crippled its broadcasts and social media accounts. The network's director, Yves Bigot, described the attack as "extremely powerful." TV5Monde had lost control of its social media outlets and websites, b... | 0.233217 | 0.500263 |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN)Lost luggage after a long flight is a common, frustrating occurrence of modern air travel. And sometimes, airlines lose things that are irreplaceable. American Jennifer Stewart says she was devastated to learn that Etihad Airways lost her most important baggage following a recent tr... | Couple spends $1,200 to ship their cat, Felix, on a flight from the United Arab Emirates .
Felix went missing somewhere at John F. Kennedy International Airport, airline says .
Pets are "treated no differently than a free piece of checked luggage," Jennifer Stewart says . | ff9c1536bfa6ee669b800b6e9db04d9a9751dda1 | Etihad Airways lost a 2-year-old pet cat, Felix, after a flight from Abu Dhabi to New York City. The cat's owner, Jennifer Stewart, booked the flight as part of her job relocation to the United States, and the couple spent $1,200 to ship the cat on the 14-hour flight. Etihad Airways is investigating the incident and wo... | 0.768626 | 0.263328 |
(CNN)The nation's top stories will be unfolding Tuesday in courthouses and political arenas across the country. Massachusetts is hosting two of the highest-profile court trials in recent memory -- those of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez and Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Both lengthy trials are c... | The trials of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Aaron Hernandez are coming to a close .
Voting has put Rahm Emanuel and Ferguson, Missouri, back in the headlines .
Rand Paul has announced his bid for the presidency . | 7b8bb308a48e838c9d7f3fee08d4670efd305463 | Tsarnaev faces life in prison or the death penalty if found guilty on any of 17 capital counts, including setting off weapons of mass destruction at a public event as an act of terrorism. The jury in his trial began deliberations on Tuesday morning, after hearing prosecution arguments that he brought terrorism into the... | 0.67027 | 0.441229 |
(CNN)A mammoth fire broke out Friday morning in a Kentucky industrial park, sending plumes of thick smoke over the area as authorities worked to contain the damage. The blaze began shortly before 7 a.m. at the General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville, according to Mike Weimer from the city's emergency management a... | Fire breaks out at the General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky .
City official: No is believed to be injured or trapped . | 43f18fc9b20fe64405d7f18a08fb8d9ef932ed8b | A fire broke out at General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday morning, sending smoke over the area and causing damage that was not yet known. According to Mike Weimer from the city's emergency management agency, there were no reports of injuries or people trapped. The fire had gone to at least ... | 0.442586 | 0.343657 |
Cedar Falls, Iowa (CNN)As aides politely tried to rush Ted Cruz from an event in Cedar Falls to one in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, the presidential candidate continued shaking hands with anyone who wanted to meet him. Finally, after the selfies and conversations started to die down, his aides managed to move him c... | Ted Cruz has built a brand as a stalwart conservative on fiscal issues .
But he's also eager to champion social issues at a time when many Republicans are eager to avoid them .
Cruz says the GOP needs to unite young libertarian-minded voters and evangelicals . | 72df456684b62acd43db2ac9bb23f509b9b53942 | Ted Cruz connected with voters on a religious level during his visit to Iowa last week, as he is known for his pastoral swagger and ability to empathize with people. Cruz, who is running for president, drew large crowds during his two-day swing across the state and is counting on Iowa's vocal and active evangelical bas... | 0.270372 | 0.688173 |
(CNN)One hundred and forty-seven victims. Many more families affected. Even more broken hopes and dreams. As Kenyans mourned those killed last week in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the nation, citizens used social media to share the victims' stories, hopes and dreams. Using the hashtag #147notjustanumber --... | Kenyans use hashtag #147notjustanumber to honor victims of Kenya university attack .
The attack killed 142 students, three security officers and two university security personnel . | e67604ecb75aa21391e1d15a577d16b8db990de5 | According to the article, the attack on Garissa University College in Kenya last week killed 147 people, mostly students, and affected many more families. The victims' stories, hopes, and dreams were shared on social media using the hashtag #147notjustanumber, with heart-wrenching details provided on the victims, inclu... | 0.226216 | 0.669586 |
(CNN)The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday said it is ordering Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to pay a record $1.6 billion penalty for unsafe operation of its gas transmission system, including the pipeline rupture that killed eight people in San Bruno in September 2010. Most of the penalty amounts to forc... | The penalty is more than 10 times the previous record, according to a newspaper report .
Utility commission to force Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to make infrastructure improvements .
Company apologizes for explosion that killed 8, says it is using lessons learned to improve safety . | 41c6edecee127c396d17e2e9115a4a89252cc52b | The California Public Utilities Commission has ordered Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to pay a record $1.6 billion penalty for unsafe operation of its gas transmission system, including the 2010 pipeline rupture in San Bruno that killed eight people. The majority of the penalty will go towards improving pipeline safety, wi... | 0.508584 | 0.239515 |
Boston (CNN)Guilty across the board. But will he face death? After deliberating for 11½ hours, jurors found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on Wednesday of all 30 counts he faced in the Boston Marathon bombing trial. Seventeen of the 30 counts were capital charges, meaning he is eligible for the death penalty. The trial will ... | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is found guilty on all 30 charges he faced .
Seventeen counts were capital charges, meaning he is eligible for the death penalty . | 947b339a524aac1f43384a8c68e5a3a624ed309f | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on Wednesday of all 30 counts he faced in the Boston Marathon bombing trial after jurors deliberated for 11 1/2 hours. He is eligible for the death penalty and the trial will move into a penalty phase where the jury will hear testimony and arguments from both sides to decide whether h... | 0.28369 | 0.892594 |
(CNN)Four workers died in a massive oil rig fire that raged for hours off the coast of Mexico Wednesday. Mexican state oil company Pemex said 45 workers were injured in the blaze, which began early Wednesday morning. Two of them are in serious condition, the company said. Authorities evacuated about 300 people from the... | The fire on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been extinguished, Pemex says .
45 workers were injured in the blaze, according to the state oil company .
Four workers were killed in the oil rig fire, which started early Wednesday . | 8911c07945c382306d5aba8cf6c513c0c8ce61d0 | Four workers died in a massive oil rig fire off the coast of Mexico, with 45 others injured, including two in serious condition. Authorities evacuated about 300 people from the Abkatun Permanente platform after the fire started, and at least 10 boats worked to battle the blaze for hours. The fire had been extinguished ... | 0.21178 | 0.307354 |
(CNN)Easter is unique on the Christian calendar, a major point in the cycle of the religious year, and one that has always been able to resist the commercialization and culture warring that surrounds Christmas. That's in part because Easter is genuinely about how religious impulses, and patterns, can operate in ways th... | Jay Parini: When religious identity, ethics, tolerance are roiling the culture, it's worth looking at message of Holy Week and Easter .
He says ritual enactment of these three days is reminder that again and again the human condition moves through darkness into light . | b8e56b3cb5faa8d68341738b5708168e5cf18e2f | Easter is a unique holiday on the Christian calendar that resists commercialization and cultural warring, as it is about how religious impulses can affect our lives. The article explores the significance of Holy Week, which includes Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and culminates on Easter Sunday. The author notes that... | 0.318977 | 0.337997 |
(CNN)Police in India are putting aside their batons in favor of an overhead solution to angry and unruly crowds: pepper-spraying drones. Yashasvi Yadav, Senior Superintendent of police in Lucknow, northern India, told CNN the city's force has bought four drones and is in the process of purchasing one more. "The drones ... | Police in Lucknow, northern India, have bought four drones to help control crowds .
The unmanned aerial vehicles are being fitted with cameras and pepper spray to subdue angry protesters .
Some Indians have questioned why police are resorting to "authoritarian and forceful methods" | 63ee59d69982f3f73bb33da9880747c8138dbea4 | Police in India are using pepper-spraying drones to control crowds during protests and mob attacks. The drones are equipped with cameras and pepper spray and cost between $9,560 and $19,300 each. The use of drones as a security measure has raised questions about the suppression of freedom of speech and the need for reg... | 0.409729 | 0.244623 |
(CNN)Just as the agency begins to recover from a series of high-profile missteps, the Secret Service is facing yet another scandal. A female employee accused Xavier Morales, a supervisor within the agency, of assault after he made sexual advances at her, according to The Washington Post. "The woman told police and age... | Secret Service says supervisor's security clearance has been suspended .
He is accused of trying to kiss a colleague . | ff42fad959e8b522b562b7b715c8d558270a79f2 | A Secret Service supervisor, Xavier Morales, is accused of sexual assault by a female employee after he made unwanted advances towards her. The incident occurred at a party in March, and Morales was placed on administrative leave and had his security clearance suspended. The Secret Service Director, Joe Clancy, called ... | 0.238653 | 0.259274 |
Marseille, France (CNN)Investigators have collected all the main evidence from the site where Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed, a French national police official told CNN on Saturday. Investigators are not expected to return to the crash site, said Capt. Yves Naffrechoux of the High Mountain Gendarmerie. The plane crash... | "All the police investigators have left the (Germanwings) crash site," a police official says .
Private security company is ensuring no one goes on the site, official says .
Authorities say co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the plane, killing all 150 on board . | 3cf7f404fef8bef1cc9dab35b6931647a83c7ccd | Investigators have collected all main evidence from the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash site in the Alps, including the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. Authorities have isolated 150 DNA profiles from the crash site, including 40 cell phones, but it is uncertain if any useful information can be retrieved ... | 0.228124 | 0.250442 |
(CNN)Pardon us, "Lost" fans, but April 8 wasn't only your day. Yes, we know the significance of April 8, 2015, and the alignment of 4:23.42 p.m. on that date to everyone obsessed with the hit ABC show, and we heard about the general geek-outs that were occurring. But don't forget, April 8 was also "Rex Manning Day." Tw... | April 8 was huge for "Lost" and "Empire Records" fans .
April 14, April 25, October 21 are other big dates in movies . | a8c1b6fc67380b8b4a542a6a2512a2f3c2d07d45 | April 8 is significant for "Lost" fans due to the alignment of 4:23.42 p.m. on that date, but it is also "Rex Manning Day" as it appears in the 1995 film "Empire Records." The movie centers on an independent record store in Delaware where former pop idol Rex Manning is scheduled to make an in-store appearance. | 0.226925 | 0.240371 |
(CNN)They're not gonna take it anymore. Really. Twisted Sister says that its 2016 tour will be its last, according to a press release. Next year marks the band's 40th anniversary, and to celebrate, the tour is being titled "Forty and F*ck It." "It's official: Farewell," Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider posted on Facebo... | Twisted Sister's 2016 tour will be its last .
Band will celebrate 40 years in 2016 .
Twisted Sister drummer A.J. Pero died in March . | cb56840e21bbf8a71cd0337b5908d3f783862ae0 | Twisted Sister has announced that their 2016 tour will be their last, according to a press release. The band's singer, Dee Snider, announced the news on Facebook and noted that the tour will feature a new drummer, Mike Portnoy of Adrenaline Mob, who replaces A.J. Pero, who died in March. Twisted Sister will also perfor... | 0.538406 | 0.551644 |
(The Hollywood Reporter)"Grace of Monaco," starring Nicole Kidman as star-turned-princess Grace Kelly, is heading straight to Lifetime. The critically-panned film, which opened last year's Cannes Film Festival, will premiere on Lifetime on Memorial Day, May 25. After the movie performed poorly in its international enga... | The film will premiere on Memorial Day .
It opened last year's Cannes Film Festival .
A planned March theater release was scrubbed . | afd04a7bf645f376ba6d6ba5880a4725431793c1 | Grace of Monaco, a film starring Nicole Kidman as Princess Grace Kelly, will premiere on Lifetime on Memorial Day after performing poorly in international engagements. The Weinstein Co. sold the film directly to Lifetime rather than releasing it in theaters, and the director, Olivier Dahan, has criticized the final cut... | 0.241872 | 0.589049 |
(CNN)In her 40 years living in Rochelle, Illinois, Cathy Olson had never seen a tornado that big. "I saw the top of the funnel cloud, and it was absolutely massive," she said. She watched the hulking gray twister grind past her town Thursday, tearing up its fringes. Farther north, in the rural Illinois hamlet of Fairda... | At least one person died as a result of storms in Illinois, an official says .
Fire department: Rescuers searching for trapped victims in Kirkland, Illinois . | 32f8af7757d529a19067a7a375316a0f5440c037 | A massive tornado tore through the rural Midwest on Thursday, causing damage and killing one person in the Illinois hamlet of Fairdale. In Rochelle, Illinois, Cathy Olson witnessed the tornado and described it as "absolutely massive." The tornado flattened some of her friends' homes and caused damage in the area, but R... | 0.28183 | 0.309888 |
(CNN)Eyewitness video showing white North Charleston police Officer Michael Slager shooting to death an unarmed black man has exposed discrepancies in the reports of the first officers on the scene. Slager has been fired and charged with murder in the death of 50-year-old Walter Scott. A bystander's cell phone video, w... | More questions than answers emerge in controversial S.C. police shooting .
Officer Michael Slager, charged with murder, was fired from the North Charleston Police Department . | 5362f24162b3ed6f36037319ee66fbaaddc50650 | Witness Feidin Santana recorded video of North Charleston police officer Michael Slager shooting and killing unarmed black man Walter Scott. Santana's account contradicts Slager's statement that Scott tried to take his Taser. The video shows Slager shooting Scott eight times as he runs away, and Scott was hit five time... | 0.280107 | 0.377766 |
(CNN)Kanye West has settled a lawsuit with a paparazzi photographer he assaulted -- and the two have shaken on it. The photographer, Daniel Ramos, had filed the civil suit against West after the hip-hop star attacked him and tried to wrestle his camera from him in July 2013 at Los Angeles International Airport. West p... | The rapper assaulted the photographer at Los Angeles International Airport in 2013 .
West apologized as part of the settlement, the photographer's lawyer says . | a2b66e4376258cd41604d654a395f7540d2e8514 | Kanye West settled a lawsuit with a paparazzi photographer he assaulted in 2013 after the photographer filed a civil suit against him. West pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of battery and was sentenced to probation and anger management sessions. The case was settled to the satisfaction of the parties, with Wes... | 0.249238 | 0.349811 |
(CNN)"A long, long, time ago..." Those five words, when uttered or sung, makes baby boomers immediately think of Don McLean's pop masterpiece "American Pie." It's hard to believe that his phenomenal 8½ minute allegory, which millions of Americans know by heart, is 44 years old. All sorts of historical cross-currents ... | Manuscript of "American Pie" lyrics is sold to unnamed buyer for $1.2 million .
Douglas Brinkley: The song, a talisman for its age, brings joy to people 44 years later . | 646cba2e8b30945a2079ec4c671740d5db5676e2 | Don McLean's song "American Pie" is a 44-year-old pop masterpiece that has become an essential Americana poem. The song's lyrics, which include references to the tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, are a cathartic expression of McLean's memories of the event and the gener... | 0.271453 | 0.672263 |
(CNN)Their relationship led to jail time for her, but Mary Kay Letourneau Fualaau wants the world to know that she and her husband, Vili Fualaau, are still happily together. She was a married 34-year-old teacher and mother of four in Seattle in 1996 when she began an affair with Fualaau, her 13-year-old student. Letour... | Letourneau Fualaau had a sexual relationship with her student .
He was 13 when they began the relationship in 1996 .
In May, they will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary . | dd4f726200355d742f631777aaa7b265533c0baf | Mary Kay Letourneau Fualaau and her husband Vili Fualaau are still happily together despite her jail time for their sexual relationship. Letourneau was a 34-year-old teacher and mother of four when she began an affair with Fualaau, her 13-year-old student, and gave birth to his child. The couple wed soon after Letourne... | 0.225907 | 0.522743 |
(CNN)That's some rich "American Pie." The lyrics to the famed Don McLean song sold for $1.2 million Tuesday morning at an auction held by Christie's. "Don McLean's manuscript of 'American Pie' achieved the 3rd highest auction price for an American literary manuscript, a fitting tribute to one the foremost singer-songwr... | Don McLean's "American Pie" lyrics auctioned for $1.2 million .
The song is dense with symbolism; McLean says lyrics, notes will reveal meaning .
"Pie" is McLean's biggest hit, was No. 1 in 1972 . | 33cab1f129c3b1f6578e597ea1a278a0c8338965 | Don McLean's handwritten manuscript of "American Pie" sold for $1.2 million at auction, ranking third among American literary manuscripts. McLean, who wrote the song in 1971, said he wanted to get the best deal possible for his children and wife, as he is now 70 years old. The manuscript includes 237 lines of manuscrip... | 0.241036 | 0.468521 |
(CNN)You may know Mindy Kaling from Fox's cult hit comedy "The Mindy Project," in which she plays Mindy Lahiri, a perky, quirky OB/GYN juggling her career and love life in New York. (Only in the Big Apple can a doctor not afford an apartment!) The show was a breakthrough for on-screen representation — the first network... | Mindy Kaling's brother Vijay Chokalingam pretended to be black to get into med school .
Jeff Yang: That's offensive and ironic, considering that minorities experience many disadvantages . | f78fb08d7ccc8bf7d4a376d5a885c5ab54026a6f | Mindy Kaling's brother, Vijay Chokalingam, has revealed a controversial project of his own, in which he applied to medical school as an African-American undergraduate, despite being Indian-American, in order to illustrate the perceived advantages that underrepresented minorities receive in the college admissions proces... | 0.261835 | 0.342725 |
(CNN)Buzz has surrounded HBO's new documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief," but Scientologist John Travolta is not a fan. Travolta told the Tampa Bay Times that he has not seen the documentary, "and I don't really care to." "I've been so happy with my (Scientology) experience in the last 40 year... | The actor says he's not planning on seeing the buzzed-about documentary .
He called Scientology "brilliant"
Travolta credits the church with helping him deal with his son's death . | cc86a588b4e4e038e2591c363b4b895e46edbeda | John Travolta, a high-profile member of the Church of Scientology, has not seen the HBO documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" and does not plan to. Travolta believes the documentary is based on the experiences of disgruntled former members and credits Scientology with helping him cope with the... | 0.236141 | 0.244506 |
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