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(cnn) apple, the world's most valuable company, became definitively less valuable on monday after news the global tech giant halved its orders for screens for the iphone 5 according to japan's nikkei news service, apple had originally ordered 65 million iphone screens for the 2013 january to march quarter from its s... | apple 357% 50175 android tim cook china | apple has halved its orders for screens for the iphone 5 . apple's share price plunged 357% to $50175 its lowest point in 11 months . apple's ios software runs two in ten smartphones, compared to android's seven out of ten . ceo tim cook expects that china will become apple's biggest market |
multicultural, multilingual and multifaceted, there's more to miami than meets the eye make the most of your stay with these tips miami beach during spring break may not be to everyone's taste get around miami is a sprawling city and exploring it on foot just isn't an option unless you're planning on spending all your ... | understruck naaman presurprise | no related information |
las vegas, nevada (cnn) former football great oj simpson, convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping, deserves leniency in sentencing as he is a first time offender who showed no criminal intent, his attorney says in court papers oj simpson should receive a six year sentence in a 2007 hotel room confrontation, his a... | 18 years oj simpson october simpson friday las vegas | new: probation report recommends 18 years; defense asks for six . oj simpson convicted of robbery, kidnapping in october . judge to sentence simpson on friday in las vegas sports memorabilia case |
fort meade, maryland (cnn) pfc bradley manning pleaded guilty thursday to 10 of the 22 charges against him but not the most serious one, 'aiding the enemy' in what the government says is the largest leak of classified documents in the nation's history and, for the first time, manning offered his rationale for ... | spenerism bustard ladderless | no related information |
(cnn) beneath the streets of budapest, behind the locked door of a brick cellar that smells faintly of mold, four tourists are trying their hardest to break out in the room with them are various vehicle parts, a computer and a walkie talkie, which their captor uses to taunt them as a timer counts down their remainin... | budapest parapark about $60 franchises | escape games are said to have originated in 2011 in budapest with the opening of parapark . participants pay about $60 per team to be locked in a cellar and solve mysteries to escape . franchises of budapest's most popular escape games have begun springing up elsewhere |
(cnn) us raids in pursuit of two terrorists over the weekend threw a question surrounding president obama into the spotlight: does he have a guiding doctrine for foreign policy? the operations in somalia and libya, only one of which went as planned, come after the obama administration silenced its drumbeat toward a ... | glairiest stubbornest unsuckled | no related information |
(cnn) i was sitting in a wheelchair in an elevator of a hospital when the aide pushing me lay a binder on my lap my medical record! it was heavy, hundreds of pages charting all i had endured since a runaway truck in jerusalem broke my neck months before on may 16, 1990 i knew that medical charts were off limits to p... | joshua prager prager | joshua prager: reading my medical record, i learned a lot about myself . he says all patients have the right to examine their records but only tiny minority do so . studies find that access to records helps patients and improves care . letting patients contribute to the records is the next logical step, prager says |
(cnn) not everyone wishes others well in fulfilling their new year's resolutions giyen kim has gone from 190 to 186 pounds in four weeks a doctor says that's 'very reasonable' on a video that giyen kim recently posted on ireportcom about her frustration with trying to lose weight, one user commented, 'who cares how ... | ansar exundate upheavalist | no related information |
new york (cnn) i don't do dogs and i don't do yoga cnn's lola ogunnaike, right, conquers her fear of dogs and yoga with a doga class in manhattan having inherited my mother's abject fear of animals, i try to stay clear of anything with four legs and fur yoga is too slow for me all that breathing and stretching and c... | cnn sophie 10 pound shih tzu louis vuitton | cnn reporter borrows dog for special yoga class . in doga classes, pooches do poses, assist owners . sophie, a 10 pound shih tzu, comes in a louis vuitton bag . dog owner says class helps humans bond with their animals |
(cnn) after 21 months of bloodshed and a failure by the international community to do anything to stop it, the un arab league point man on the syrian crisis expressed confidence sunday that a political resolution is possible lakhdar brahimi's optimism followed talks in geneva with russian deputy foreign mikhail bogd... | counterwill trifid retreatal | no related information |
(cnn) after six days of protests that packed the state capitol, wisconsin's major teachers' union called on members to start returning to work monday but keep fighting a proposed rollback of union protections for public employees 'to educators whose contracts do not recognize presidents' day, we call on them to retu... | madison | unions have protested for 6 days in madison . the largest teachers' union calls for a return to work . madison's teachers' local says it will keep protesting monday |
(cnn) a slew of weather warnings and watches extended tuesday from northeastern texas to southern maine as a stalled frontal system threatened some areas with heavy snow and others with significant rain the national weather service said snow is likely in southern new england and the northern mid atlantic states flas... | more than 18 miles louisiana dallas mississippi | new: more than 18 miles of interstate closed in one section on louisiana . a stalled front brings snow, ice, heavy rain and possible flooding . nearly 200 flights are canceled at dallas airport . parts of mississippi are under a state of emergency |
london (cnn) a british christian woman suffered religious discrimination when british airways told her not to wear a visible cross over her uniform, a top european court ruled tuesday however, three other british christians lost related religious discrimination claims at the european court of human rights belief blo... | christian nadia eweida the european court of human rights liberty | new: 'i was policed and punished for my beliefs,' says a christian who lost his claim . nadia eweida wins her case, over wearing a cross, at the european court of human rights . three others lose their claims to have suffered religious discrimination at work . the rights group liberty says the rulings are a great resul... |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) former pakistani president pervez musharraf pledged in a speech sunday to return to his country later this month, despite word from authorities that he will be arrested when he does so 'i am coming, pakistan,' musharraf told thousands of supporters via video link in the southern city of kar... | musharraf cnn between january 27 30 pakistani | new: musharraf declines to give a specific return date because of security concerns . new: 'this is a do or die moment for me and my party,' he tells cnn . musharraf plans to return to his home country sometime between january 27 and 30 . pakistani official: the former president will be promptly arrested upon his retur... |
united nations (cnn) the un security council discussed friday a resolution introduced by morocco that calls on syrian president bashar al assad to step down and transfer power to his vice president the resolution also supports 'full implementation' of the arab league report on syria that called on syria to form a un... | al assad syria 15 days | draft resolution calls on al assad to step down, transfer power to vice president . it also calls for formation of a national unity government . draft gives syria 15 days to comply or risk further measures |
(cnn) from personal stories of growing up with gay parents to challenges of what defines a family, the public's comments on same sex couples having families was supportive and critical, calm and heated sometimes all in one conversation thread in cnn's documentary 'gary and tony have a baby,' soledad o'brien foll... | cnn gary tony | cnn's 'gary and tony have a baby' followed gay couple's struggle to become parents . reader: 'as long as they love and nourish that child it will make no difference'. some argued having same sex parents would harm a child . others shared stories of growing up with same sex parents or being gay parents |
united nations (cnn) the un security council warned thursday that civil war could return to ivory coast in west africa after months of political deadlock in a statement to the press, the council said the ongoing dispute over who is president of the country risks a resurgence of the civil war that erupted in 2002 the... | the security council un ivory coast | the security council expresses concern about the rising violence . it condemns 'acts of wanton violence' against un officials in ivory coast . the nation's ambassador to the un wanted a stronger statement |
washington (cnn) officials investigating last week's crash of two metro subway trains said a system used to detect trains in the area of the accident had failed intermittently in the days immediately before the fatal crash investigators are shown at the crash scene in washington nine people were killed in the june ... | ntsb | officials earlier said track circuit had been repaired june 17, five days before crash . in update, ntsb says that after repair, circuit periodically lost 'ability to detect trains'. it's not clear if operators were aware of problem before accident, ntsb says . since crash, trains have been operated manually, ntsb has ... |
united nations (cnn) the united nations formally condemned friday the sinking of a south korean warship in march but did not specifically name north korea, which a multinational probe found culpable in the incident 'the security council deplores the attack,' the 15 member council said in what is known as a president... | north korean foreign ministry south korean un north korea north korean | new: north korean foreign ministry spokesman calls the statement 'devoid of any proper judgment'. south korean official says the un statement makes it clear north korea is to blame . north korean official calls the un statement 'our great diplomatic victory'. un statement stops short of naming north korea in sinking of... |
(cnn) if you believe the mayas, the end of the world is near at least that's how some people have interpreted the fact that when the mesoamericans conceived their long count calendar more than 5,000 years ago, it happened to stop at december 21, 2012 others believe the end of the maya calendar simply refers to the c... | mexico riviera maya the united states | the end of the maya calendar has hoteliers rolling out themed packages . along mexico's riviera maya, resorts are offering special spa treatments and menus . in the united states, urban hotels are getting in on the end of the world offers |
washington (cnn) a missile shield test was a 'smashing success,' pentagon officials said friday, despite the failure of the test to put to rest concerns that the interceptor might not be able to differentiate between real missiles and decoys eight of the united states' 13 missile defense tests have been deemed a su... | paranete forespeaking supinely | no related information |
(cnn) kate meinhardt felt like a clown jammed into a volkswagen bug when she lived in a 21 square foot room aboard a circus train kate meinhardt crammed her life into a 21 square foot room while she lived aboard a circus train bungee cords crisscrossed her walls once a week to prevent an avalanche of items from rain... | kate meinhardt jim smith 25 foot | ireporters share their experiences of living in a small space . kate meinhardt lived aboard a circus train as an animal handler . jim smith traded in his home for a 25 foot sailboat . ireportcom: do you live in a small space? |
(cnn) breakaway conservative members of the episcopal church in the united states and its canadian counterpart are expected to formally announce wednesday the formation of a rival north american anglican church the consecration of rev gene robinson as bishop of new hampshire left many conservatives disaffected leade... | years episcopal church new hampshire | network of breakaway traditionalists expected to announce formation of rival province . move comes after years of dispute over progressive direction of episcopal church . tipping point for many was consecration of gay man as bishop of new hampshire . new division expected to take in 100,000 from parishes that left epis... |
united nations (cnn) the united nations moved closer to appointing a commission to investigate the death of former pakistani prime minister benazir bhutto after a meeting between pakistan's foreign minister and the world body's secretary general pakistan fm makhdoom shah mahmood qureshi made the request on thursday ... | pigeonberries veneraceous conurus | no related information |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) two uh 60 blackhawk helicopters collided saturday night while landing in northern baghdad, killing one iraqi soldier, a us military spokesman said two uh 60 blackhawk helicopters, similar to this, crashed saturday in northern baghdad, the us military says two us troops and two iraqi soldiers were... | blackhawk baghdad us iraqi interior ministry | two blackhawk helicopters crashed while landing in baghdad, us military says . iraqi soldier killed; coalition soldiers, iraqi troops are among the injured . interior ministry officials say one helicopter crashed during military clashes |
(cnn) reports that iran is plotting to attack american targets in iraq in response to us intervention in syria should come as no surprise armed conflicts are unpredictable and risky but this latest communication, allegedly intercepted by us intelligence, may prove less ominous than it sounds according to an article ... | frida ghitis iran us syria shiites assad | frida ghitis: reports iran urging militants to target us sites if us hits syria not surprising . she says it may show iran using proxies to attack rather than take on war it can't win . she says iran's shiites want assad to prevail but its rulers divided on how much to help . ghits: threats must be taken seriously, but... |
london, england former culture club singer boy george has been convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort the judge told boy george he faced jail norwegian audun carlsen, 29, said the frontman with the 1980s band beat him with a metal chain as he tried to flee his london flat after a naked photo shoot a jury at ... | london norwegian audun carlsen carlsen | boy george convicted by jury in london of falsely imprisoning male escort . norwegian audun carlsen said star beat him with metal chain after photo shoot . singer told police he handcuffed carlsen while he investigated tampered computer |
jerusalem (cnn) the world knows her as the daring nanny who, clutching a 2 year old boy, pushed past the havoc in a terrorized mumbai and risked her life to keep the toddler safe sandra samuel bravely saved the life of moshe holtzberg, 2, but says she sees no heroism in her actions but sandra samuel sees no heroism ... | sandra samuel samuel israel | sandra samuel, who saved toddler's life, sees no heroism in her actions . why she faced gunfire: 'this baby is something very precious to me'. samuel: 'when i hear gunshot, it's not one or 20 it's like a hundred gunshots'. for now, she will stay in israel helping take care of orphan toddler that she saved |
sara, 29, has lived in miami for five years, where she works as freelance writer and film maker her blog, all purpose dark, keeps tabs on the city's nightlife and restaurants, and she is also the editor of the miami edition of urbandaddycom sara has lived in miami for five years and says the city has a vibrant arts sce... | sara miami | sara is a freelance writer and film maker who blogs about miami's nightlife . she says miami is a place of unbridled optimism and great opportunity . the city has a vibrant arts scene and exciting international cuisine, says sara |
editor's note: cnncom has a business partnership with careerbuildercom, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to cnncom in a perfect world, c level executives and employees on all rungs of the corporate ladder would communicate openly, honestly, conveniently and often companies, big and sm... | sternfully bandoleered afront | no related information |
(cnn) can you think of one sport where men and women compete against each other as equals? stumped? try horse racing, where female jockeys regularly jump in the hot seat alongside their male counterparts but it's not just the riders facing off as they thunder down the track the horses carrying them towards the finis... | aussie black caviar | horse racing rare sport where males and females compete against each other . not just jockeys but horses how does gender affect their chances?. more winning male horses than females, seen as taller, stronger, faster . aussie champion black caviar, best female thoroughbred in history |
(cnn) china is a football backwater a country where the domestic league is plagued by corruption and the huge population is largely indifferent towards the 'beautiful game' the sport in the nation has been rocked by a bribery investigation which resulted in two former high ranking officials being handed 10 and a hal... | didier drogba the chinese super league chelsea nicolas anelka shanghai italy world cup marcello lippi guangzhou evergrande guangzhou dario conca lucas barrios | veteran didier drogba is the latest star name to join the chinese super league . striker will be reunite with former chelsea teammate nicolas anelka at shanghai . italy's world cup winning coach marcello lippi is in charge at guangzhou evergrande . guangzhou boasts star players such as dario conca and lucas barrios |
hong kong (cnn) want to be an asian superpower? then an aircraft carrier, it seems, is the minimum requirement for joining this elite club in china, a retro fitted former ukrainian carrier dating back to the soviet era is the flagship of the country's hopes for a 'blue water' navy a fleet that can operate on the ... | china india japan asian | china, india and japan have turned to aircraft carriers as an extension of military prestige . aircraft carriers are expensive to build, logistically complex to operate and costly to defend . carrier race comes amid rising assertiveness of asian's military powers . military analysts say the value of a carrier lies in h... |
washington (cnn) president obama told cnn's larry king on thursday that he is furious about the gulf of mexico oil spill, but his job is to fix things instead of just yelling at people in a white house interview for the 25th anniversary of 'larry king live' on cnn, obama called the oil spill an unprecedented crisis ... | fuzil superlied eonism | no related information |
(cnn) as paris fashion week demonstrates, adults love playing dress up just as much as children the only difference between junior and senior would be masters of disguise is that kids don't need an excuse to don a costume; grown ups, however, seem to feel more comfortable when there's a theme involved in the market ... | the scarborough faire renaissance festival robin hood maid marian frozen dead nederland colorado | the scarborough faire renaissance festival attracts nearly 250,000 period fans. the festival has it's fair share of couple who wed dressed as robin hood and maid marian. frozen dead guy days in nederland, colorado is dedicated to the frozen corpse of its oldest resident. attendees participate in coffin races and hearse... |
(cnn) this week, giyen kim, 34, reached a personal milestone: she has lost 10 pounds since the beginning of the year giyen kim, 34, has lost 10 pounds since january 1 she said she feels like it will be easier to lose more weight this progress feels slow, she said, in comparison with her previous weight loss attempts... | giyen kim 34 10 pounds january 1 | giyen kim, 34, has lost 10 pounds since january 1 . reaching this milestone makes losing more weight look easier, she said . dietitian: often, speed of weight loss slows down over time . share your journey to change with ireportcom |
(cnn) poland has become the land of the giants in cities across the country artists have transformed the sides of houses and apartment blocks with enormous murals, some pieces stretching upwards of ten stories the artists behind most of the colossal pieces are przemyslaw blejzyk and mateusz gapski, also known as sai... | polish etam poland russia germany natalia rak us | polish street artists 'etam' have been transforming the sides of buildings across the country . their work has appeared in poland, russia and germany . artist natalia rak has also painted house size murals in poland and the us |
(cnn) a humanitarian mission from the united nations will travel this weekend to syria to look for effects of president bashar al assad's protest crackdown, a un official said thursday shortly after the release of a damning report 'we have been guaranteed that we will have full access to anywhere we would wish to go... | stentmaster lucknow psychoneurotic | no related information |
(cnn) time was running out for julian assange if the wikileaks frontman was going to make a move it would be soon just days before assange had lost his final bid in britain's highest court to stop his extradition to sweden for questioning about sexual assault allegations the court had set a july 7 deadline though th... | harmel bestuds topically | no related information |
(cnn) chris brown pleaded guilty to simple assault tuesday to settle a case stemming from a sidewalk fight at a washington hotel last october 'i'm sorry, i am very sorry,' brown told the judge in the brief hearing in a district of columbia court the judge sentenced brown, 25, to time served the one day he was loc... | chris brown dc tuesday brown rihanna january | chris brown entered his guilty plea in a dc court tuesday . the plea deal includes no jail time or probation for brown . the singer has already paid a heavy price for the incident . brown's probation for beating singer rihanna is set to end in january |
miami, florida (cnn) what to do with an aging, all but forgotten former military strongman who has served his time but is also a prisoner of war? manuel noriega's us drug trafficking sentence ended about 16 months ago, but he remains behind bars the controversy over the next step for former panamanian gen manuel nor... | panamanian manuel noriega miami 1992 noriega 16 months ago france panama | former panamanian strongman manuel noriega is tangled in an extradition mess . federal judge in miami declared him a pow after his 1992 drug conviction . noriega completed his sentence 16 months ago but remains behind bars . france, panama both want to prosecute noriega |
berlin, germany (cnn) germany's richest woman has said a former lover has threatened to release pictures of them together if she does not pay him millions of euros (dollars), according to her spokesman susanne klatten holds a 125 percent stake in bmw susanne klatten's spokesman joerg appelhans told cnn tuesday that ... | bramblier chanciest amoskeag | no related information |
(cnn) the us house of representatives has passed the revised version of $700 billion bank bailout plan intended to bolster the ailing us financial system wall street traders had been watching developments in washington closely the house rejected the original bill on monday, sending stocks tumbling around the world b... | us house of representatives $700 billion senate bailout us treasury | us house of representatives backs revised $700 billion bank bailout bill . lawmakers rejected rescue plan monday; passed by senate wednesday . wall street stocks rallied on expectation bill would be passed . bailout enables us treasury to buy up bad debts to ease credit crisis |
london, england (cnn) police have launched an investigation after a young disabled sportsman traveled to switzerland to commit suicide, uk media report daniel james, who played rugby for england under 16s, was paralyzed during match practice last year daniel james, 23, from sinton green in western england was paraly... | pneumatize elopers krakowiak | no related information |
canton, georgia (cnn) meet kaden, bomb sniffing dog in training jeff schettler coaches handlers on how to work with detection dogs, including kaden, far right, in the field his name, a gaelic word meaning 'little battle,' is fitting for the energetic 12 pound puppy with a perky tail that curls like a cinnamon bun at... | kaden us | police dogs can nose out explosives, drugs, bodies and missing people . kaden, at 4 months old, is training to become of the the few basenjis bomb dogs . training usually begins in puppyhood so handlers can imprint skills . about 35,000 police dogs work in the us, group says |
(cnn) harry kewell scored a dramatic extra time winner as australia beat holders iraq 1 0 in the quarterfinals of the asian cup in doha saturday the former liverpool star struck with three minutes left of added time to deal a hammer blow to iraq's title defense the socceroos will now take on uzbekistan for a place ... | south korea iran asian cup harry kewell australia 2007 iraq kewell three minutes doha uzbekistan japan | south korea score in extra time to beat iran 1 0 in asian cup quarterfinals . harry kewell scores only goal of the game as australia knock out 2007 champions iraq . kewell heads home winner with three minutes left of extra time in doha . australia to face uzbekistan in semifinals; south korea to meet japan |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) superjumbo, the world's largest passenger plane, has finally conquered the world's busiest airport korean air kicked off its double decker airbus a380 service this week from seoul to atlanta, which celebrated friday with a spectacular ceremony shortly after touching down, flight 035 slowly tax... | syndesmoplasty pinas lustless | no related information |
(aol autos) chrysler and general motors announced this week that they would shrink their dealer base in the us chrysler will close 789 dealers general motors announced the closing of 1,100 dealers chrysler will close 789 dealers, leaving them with approximately 2400 stores in the us general motors announced the clos... | chrysler general motors us | chrysler and general motors announce they will shrink dealer base in us. chrysler dealers will be 'forced out' by june 9 . your warranty is valid through its term, no matter where you bought your car . you will save a lot of money on a new vehicle purchase right now |
laurel, maryland (cnn) seth owusu knew at a young age that he wanted to help his countrymen seth owusu shows children in his native ghana how to use a computer during his visit in june 'i came from ghana,' owusu recalls 'it all started when i was in primary school and we had some missionaries come to the school' th... | seth owusu ghana the united states owusu | seth owusu grew up in ghana, where he was inspired by missionaries . after he moved to the united states, he trained in computers . owusu runs a charity that takes refurbished computers to his native country . he and his staff see more interest in education in villages that receive donations |
(cnn) bayern munich's hopes of taking a record lead into the bundesliga's winter break were dented by a 1 1 draw at home to borussia monchengladbach on friday the result left jupp heynckes' team 12 points clear at the top after 17 rounds, but second placed bayer leverkusen can reduce that to nine by winning at home ... | eckehart pickeer decalescent | no related information |
(cnn) tens of thousands of anti government protesters are expected to join a march on pakistan's capital as the country celebrates its independence the protest was called by former pakistan cricket captain and leader of the tehreek e insaaf (pti) political party, imran khan, who declared it a 'march of independence'... | tapetum habitue brevipennate | no related information |
editor's note: glenn beck is on cnn headline news nightly at 7 and 9 et and also hosts a conservative national radio talk show glenn beck says conservation won't solve energy crisis, and we need more oil drilling in the us new york (cnn) call our politicians and tell them to stay on vacation call the caribou roaming... | beck americans obama middle eastern | beck: americans could dramatically improve gas mileage by driving naked . obama's tire inflation advice is a gimmick rather than part of a plan, he says . we can't conserve our way out of our energy problems, beck says . beck: we won't be truly free until we're free from middle eastern oil |
paris, france (cnn) four armed robbers two of them men disguised as women walked into a luxury jewelry store in paris and swiped an estimated €80 million (us $101 million) in jewels, the paris prosecutor's office said robbers dressed in drag stole more than $100m worth of jewelry from a harry winston store in ... | untrance modificable classes | no related information |
las vegas, nevada (cnn) former gridiron great oj simpson will serve at least nine years in prison for his role in an armed confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a las vegas hotel in 2007 oj simpson told the judge friday that he was sorry for what he did but didn't think it was wrong simpson was sentenced ... | oj simpson october jackie glass 2007 las vegas defense | oj simpson was convicted of robbery, kidnapping, assault in october . judge jackie glass said evidence in case was overwhelming . charges stem from 2007 confrontation in las vegas hotel room . defense attorneys say they will appeal judge's sentence |
london, england (cnn) a new space race is officially under way, and this one should have the sci fi geeks salivating lift to space: this is a nasa interpretation of what a space elevator may look like the project is a 'space elevator,' and some experts now believe that the concept is well within the bounds of possib... | japan western australia the galapagos islands group 2030s | japan group has more than 100 engineers trying to design a space elevator . carbon nanotube would be used as a wire to lift the elevator into space . western australia and the galapagos islands are potential locations for base station . group sets the 2030s as a target to begin construction, although it could be later |
(cnn) barack obama told supporters that 'change has come to america' as he claimed victory in a historic presidential election sen barack obama addresses a crowd of 125,000 people in chicago, illinois 'the road ahead will be long our climb will be steep we may not get there in one year or even one term, but america ... | barack obama america john mccain obama democratic congress january 20, 2009 | new: sen barack obama to voters: 'change has come to america'. new: sen john mccain congratulates sen barack obama . obama will be working with heavily democratic congress . he will be inaugurated on january 20, 2009 |
(cnn) jon sandusky, son of former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky, was arrested in north dakota on suspicion of drunken driving by the fargo police department, a jail official said authorities did not disclose additional information but the north dakota newspaper, the forum of fargo moorhead, said sandusky... | nonostensible porcelains investigator | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) tlc, the superstar girl group of the 1990s, is officially back with new music, a movie about them and plans to tour 'we had a great run,' said rozonda 'chilli' thomas 'to be here two decades later and have another chance to do even more, i feel like the sky is the limit' chilli and tionne 't boz' w... | vh 1 crazysexycool: the tlc story keke palmer chilli left eye drew sidora tlc ne yo | vh 1 premieres 'crazysexycool: the tlc story' october 21 . keke palmer plays chilli, lil' mama portrays left eye and drew sidora is t boz . lil' mama may tour with tlc next year, chilli says . film's soundtrack 'tlc 20' releases tuesday with a ballad crafted by ne yo |
london, england (cnn) it's the latest executive craze sweeping boardrooms across the globe, and a tiny score is becoming as sought after as a low handicap on the golf course nintendo's ds lite: breaking into markets beyond traditional gamers 'brain training,' or 'brain age' as it's known in north america, is a coll... | nintendo brain training ds lite | nintendo's 'brain training' has sold over 10 million copies worldwide . the gaming giant is breaking into new markets with its ds lite console . did 'brain training' make our reporter smarter? well, it got her hooked |
(cnn) a three goal blitz in 17 minutes preserved manchester united's unbeaten record in the english premier league and saved them from an embarrassing defeat at blackpool the league leaders eventually won 3 2 at bloomfield road after newly promoted blackpool had stunned alex ferguson's side by leading 2 0 at the int... | oversmoothly cassalty vigesimo | no related information |
editor's note: david hawkins is director of public policy and research for the national association for college admission counseling, a nonprofit organization that represents more than 11,000 high school counselors and college admission officers from across the country he was the author of a report last month by the or... | poliencephalomyelitis myxogasteres polyautographic | no related information |
united nations (cnn) the un security council on wednesday issued a statement condemning the syrian government's crackdown on protesters and calling for an immediate end to violence by all parties 'the security council expresses its grave concern at the deteriorating situation in syria, and expresses profound regret ... | the past few days syria | new: ban calls the events over the past few days in syria 'brutally shocking'. the eight paragraph statement condemns the government's crackdown . it also calls for an end to violence by all parties |
cairo, egypt (cnn) groups of us tourists were stuck saturday trying to find their way out of egypt amid the chaos and violent protests that have seized the country american traveler diane kelley of chicago described being 'stranded' near the cairo airport with her husband, gaynor, and 14 other tourists, all waiting ... | succumb ensisternal amphicyonidae | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) a chinese villager has spent almost $320,000 on constructing six floating survival pods that are built to withstand tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters, hong kong's south china morning post has reported the pods, weighing four tons each and consisting of two thick layers of fire proof a... | chinese '2012' 2004 asian almost $320,000 | a chinese villager has built six 'survival pods'. the pods are built to withstand tsunamis or earthquakes . the pods were partly inspired by the disaster movie '2012' and the 2004 asian tsunami . it cost almost $320,000 to build the six pods |
(cnn) since the summer of 2010, julian assange has become a pop culture fixture, a self appointed champion of free speech, the suspect in a swedish sex crimes investigation and a man who says he's keeping afloat a financially strapped web operation that has mightily ticked off the us government some loathe him other... | julian assange sweden assange australia christine | julian assange is facing extradition to sweden on allegations of sex crimes . assange said he was raised by parents in theater business in australia . his mother, christine, has been one of his fiercest defenders |
(cnn) the un security council on sunday condemned the weekend massacre of more than 100 civilians in syria, with members casting blame on government forces for the deaths, while violence continued to rage on the ground un military observers said the toll from the friday assault on the village of houla included dozen... | syria security council | more than 50 people are killed throughout syria on sunday, opposition activists say . security council singles out 'government artillery and tank shelling' in massacre . 'severe physical abuse,' gunfire also blamed . syria says the statement leaves blame ambiguous, promises to investigate |
london, england (cnn) doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue engineered from her own stem cells in what experts have hailed as a 'milestone in medicine' claudia castillo, 30, suffered from tuberculosis for years the breakthrough allowed claudia castillo, 30, to receive a new section of trachea an a... | hocus kitchenware cambial | no related information |
chicago, illinois (cnn) president elect barack obama told the nation tuesday night that 'the dream of our founders is alive' and that he's ready to fulfill his campaign mantra of bringing change to america 'change has come to america,' president elect barack obama told the nation on tuesday night 'at this defining m... | america obama the white house mccain | new: victory proves anything is possible in america, obama says . new: obama promises daughters puppy in the white house . new: obama salutes mccain's campaign, sacrifice |
(cnn) in april 2007, uefa's executive committee voted to accept a joint proposal from poland and ukraine to host the european football championships in 2012 poland faces a struggle to upgrade many of its venues, such as tenth anniversary stadium in warsaw the decision to award the tournament to poland a former co... | poland ukraine polish uefa | doubts persist about poland and ukraine's ability to stage tournament in 2012 . polish fa fighting corruption claims within its domestic league . other issues include inadequate stadiums and a poor transport infrastructure . uefa warned both countries to speed up its progress |
(cnn) the cool of barack obama was very much on display on a warm day in boston's christopher columbus park during the summer of 2004 john kerry, right, and obama confer at the 2004 dnc, where obama wowed the crowd with his keynote address it was going to be a big day for the democratic nominee for the us senate fr... | obama 2004 dnc john kerry said | writer rode with obama on his way to give keynote address at 2004 dnc . obama's keynote electrified the nation, emphasized unity . candidate john kerry took a chance giving keynote to lesser known obama . obama calm: said the pressure 'nothing compared to folks getting laid off' |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) pirates who hijacked a crude oil tanker off the coast of kenya are approaching a somali port, the us navy says an undated photo of the sirius star in south korean waters the sirius star a crude 'super tanker' flagged in liberia and owned by the saudi arabian based saudi aramco company was ... | somalia us navy saudi the arabian sea pirate gulf aden | new: hijacked super tanker heading towards port in somalia, us navy says . saudi owned oil tanker has 25 crew aboard in the arabian sea . pirate attacks have increased sharply in perilous gulf of aden region this year . multinational naval force has been patrolling the area to provide protection |
st louis, missouri (cnn) ollie james is 84 years old and a doubter no more ollie james, 84, says he knows obama is going to win, because he believes 'god answers prayers' 'i know he is going to win,' james said after services at leonard missionary baptist church in st louis 'see, god answers prayers, and i am a pray... | african americans missouri obama 84 year old african american us | african americans in missouri excited about obama's chances . 84 year old: 'i never thought an african american would get this far in the us'. obama aides think african american vote could help in half dozen states . campaign working to re energize voters who used to stay home, reach new voters |
(cnn) christopher lloyd picked through the charred remnants of his montecito, california, home monday morning, resigning himself to the fact it cannot be rebuilt christopher lloyd's $11 million home in montecito, california, was destroyed by the 'tea fire' the 'back to the future' and 'taxi' star showed abc's 'good ... | christopher lloyd's california | christopher lloyd's home one of dozens destroyed by california wildfires . lloyd: 'rebuilding would be it's too much you can't rebuild that'. lloyd: having home destroyed brings 'different awareness' than watching on tv |
london, england (cnn) british filmmaker, screenwriter and playwright, mike leigh has been in the movie business for over 35 years leigh on screenwriting: 'i don't make a conventional screenplay it's a whole organic process' in that time, he has been nominated for five oscars, as well as winning the best director aw... | british mike leigh leigh | british filmmaker mike leigh shares his scripting style and secrets . mike leigh has been in the movie business for over 35 years . leigh's work is known for gritty realism and focus on underprivileged societies . he is also renowned for his unconventional approach to screenwriting |
madrid, spain (cnn) one of osama bin laden's sons has been denied asylum in spain, an interior ministry spokeswoman told cnn on wednesday omar bin laden pictured earlier this year during a television interview in rome, italy omar bin laden, who is in his late 20s, stepped off a plane at madrid's barajas internationa... | spain omar bin laden britain | official: spain denies asylum to omar bin laden . spain did not give a reason for turning down the asylum appeal . he has publicly called on his father to abandon terrorism . he was previously denied asylum in britain |
(cnn) world leaders rushed to congratulate president elect barack obama as incumbent george w bush called his win 'a testament to hard work, optimism and faith in the enduring promise of our nation' kenya declared a national holiday for obama's white house victory speaking from the white house, bush said the people ... | bush obama american barack obama us asia europe kenyan kibaki | president bush: obama victory represents a triumph of the american story . world leaders congratulate barack obama on winning us presidential election . most stocks rise in asia as obama win seen positively; markets fall in europe . kenyan president kibaki calls obama victory 'our own victory' |
washington (cnn) seven midshipmen were expelled from the naval academy for using a drug called 'spice' in violation of the navy's policies on illicit substance abuse, officials said the midshipmen were 'separated from the naval academy' as of thursday, said cmdr joe carpenter, spokesman for the academy 'while we wil... | vacillate scumfish doublehorned | no related information |
(cnn) the polar bear plunge is not an event for the coldhearted participants actually pay up to jump into freezing cold water, with the proceeds benefiting special olympics last year, the various polar bear plunges held by each state raised a collective $16 million 'each event is so much more than just a plunge, wit... | polar bear plunges the united states olympics maryland | polar bear plunges are held all across the united states to raise money for special olympics . a plunge consists of jumping into a body of water during the winter . maryland raised the most money of all the states in 2010 |
(cnn) henrik stenson may have just become golf's $114 million man, but the swede insists it's not all about the money it is perhaps easier to say that after scooping the most lucrative prize in his sport, but the swede insists 'at this stage of my career, i'm playing for trophies' 'i'm not really out there for the m... | bubonidae smirtle italic | no related information |
(cnn) it was his most famous speech, and the most memorable moment of the march on washington all eyes were on the rev martin luther king jr on august 28, 1963, as he delivered his 'i have a dream' speech to a crowd of 250,000 but one photographer, there to document the event, trained his camera away from the civil ... | washington | 'this is the day: the march on washington' is a photo essay of the march on washington . the book shows many of the people who participated in the march . images from the march were important in remembering the message, the co producer says |
(ewcom) [spoiler alert: if you haven't seen breaking bad's series finale, stop reading now] believe it or not, some people actually made it out of the breaking bad series finale alive and even though we won't get to see their lives unfold, those survivors still have a (potentially) drug free lifetime ahead of them ... | ew brock skyler | ew imagines the future of 'breaking bad' characters a decade from now . brock is big into soccer and a straight a student . they envision skyler in remission after having battled lung cancer |
(cnn) every day, the federal government's partial shutdown brings more tragic and disheartening news to america's veterans, troops and their families this week, the department of defense announced it would be unable to pay the $100,000 death gratuity benefit to support families of the fallen news that is insultin... | nick mccormick congress mccormick | nick mccormick: death benefits were cut off to families of the fallen . he says a temporary fix doesn't fully undo impact of the partial government shutdown . members of congress rush to denounce cuts in veterans' services to score pr points . mccormick: what we need is action to end shutdown, not political posturing |
(cnn) this week iran and world powers finally commence long delayed nuclear negotiations in geneva was it a coincidence that just a few days ago, barack obama and iranian president hassan rouhani engaged in a monumental 15 minute phone call and reopened a line of communication that has been closed for more than thir... | iran us ghadar | despite areas of mutual interest, securing trust between iran and us won't be easy . iran must be transparent over nuclear program; us must allow iran access to swift . ghadar: a partial deal out of talks could bring iran back into global fold |
london, england (cnn) as the first splinters of sunlight spread their warmth on the south bank of the river thames on thursday, it became clear that after more than a century, the vision of victorian engineer alexander stanhope st george had finally been realized the telectroscope lets londoners and new yorkers see ... | produced lickers chlorophenol | no related information |
washington (cnn) how does the american public feel about the war in afghanistan? in a word, wary us forces have been engaged in fierce fighting to oust the taliban in afghanistan president obama on friday announced his strategy to fight terrorism in afghanistan and pakistan, a plan that includes more troops, new leg... | americans afghanistan obama al qaeda 50 percent the united states iraq schneider | americans almost evenly divided on opinion of afghanistan war, poll shows . president obama says goal is to 'disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda'. 50 percent believe the united states is winning in iraq, poll shows . americans wary about afghanistan because of recession and iraq, schneider says |
(cnn) a russian bookmaking company is offering to pay 100,000 euros for paul, the prognosticating octopus who correctly predicted spain's win in the world cup '100,000 euros (about $129,800) was our starting price,' oleg zhuravsky, co owner of liga stavok 'bet league' in russian told cnn he said the offer coul... | 100,000 euros the sea life center germany paul spain the world cup | company says 100,000 euros is its starting price . the co owner says the bid has been received and is being studied . the firm representing the sea life center in germany says offer was declined . paul correctly predicted spain's win in the world cup |
naval air facility el centro, california (cnn) britain's prince harry, the younger son of prince charles, has arrived at a us military base in california for the final phase of helicopter gunship training, according to a united kingdom ministry of defense statement friday capt harry wales, as he's known on the airfi... | prince harry us california apache arizona british afghanistan | prince harry arrives at a us military base in california . he will fire live missiles, rockets and cannon from apache attack helicopters . his training will occur at us military bases in california and arizona . the majority of british airmen who complete the training go to afghanistan |
seoul, south korea (cnn) on the surface, seoul, the capital of economic powerhouse south korea, is one of the most impressive cities in east asia: sprawling and prosperous, hi tech and self confident but eight times a year, the traffic comes to a halt and crowds disappear from the streets as an eerie wail resounds a... | north korean seoul first the korean war midnight july 27, 1953 | although no strangers to north korean hostility, seoul residents see this attack as different . the sight of columns of smoke rising from an artillery strike sent a frisson of real fear . it was the first such attack since the korean war ended at midnight july 27, 1953 . seoul itself lies in range of massed, long range... |
washington (cnn) no employees of nbc will face criminal charges over the display of a high capacity ammunition magazine on a 'meet the press' program in violation of local law in washington, prosecutors told the network on friday the capital city's attorney general, irvin nathan, said in a letter to nbc there would ... | sternebral undissuadable laudism | no related information |
london (cnn) uk food safety officials have ordered the testing of all beef products following the discovery of horsemeat in beef lasagna sold by uk firm findus, only weeks after many meat lovers were dismayed to learn horse and pig dna had been found in burgers testing revealed between 60% and 100% horsemeat in samp... | sweden france uk french monday | new: sweden's 3 largest retailers pull packaged lasagna suspected of horsemeat . findus france pulls three products because of horsemeat discovery . tests on findus beef lasagna samples reveal horsemeat, uk inspectors say . uk firm findus pulled the lasagna, made by a french supplier, from stores monday |
(cnn) president barack obama campaigned in america's car country on monday after his administration filed a trade complaint against china's auto industry subsidies, while republican challenger mitt romney complained the move was 'too little, too late' romney spoke monday to the us hispanic chamber of commerce in his... | mitt romney latino obama romney china | new: mitt romney tells a latino group that president obama failed them . obama says romney doesn't 'walk the walk' on china . the obama administration files a trade complaint against china . romney calls the trade complaint a campaign stunt |
washington (cnn) twenty three days since they last met face to face and 23 days before the fiscal cliff becomes a harsh reality, the two men most pivotal to the contentious budget talks sat down sunday there was no evidence of a breakthrough, though president barack obama and house speaker john boehner at least did ... | obama house boehner the white house first 23 days democrats gop corker republicans | president obama and house speaker boehner meet at the white house . their spokesmen issue identical statements about the first such talks in 23 days . democrats and the gop have been sparring about efforts to avert the fiscal cliff . sen corker joins some republicans as open to hiking tax rates on the wealthy |
(cnn) blinded by balloons freaked out from funny hats overcome by confetti the nonstop insanity that occurs every four years at presidential party conventions is a given and next week's democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina, is no exception convention goers will need a break can you sneak away ... | charlotte north carolina noda african american malcolm x quran | visitors to charlotte, north carolina, may need a break from convention activities . city offers walking tour, 'miracle' airliner, whitewater playground . charlotte's noda district includes music venue, fun hangouts . african american exhibit features prince guitar, malcolm x quran |
(oprahcom) a businesswoman, a mother of four, an international fashion icon, a woman committed to making the world a better place for women and children queen rania of jordan is truly changing the world queen rania says cultural dialogue, education and increased opportunities are ways to combat terrorism rania al... | rania jordan west arab | queen rania is a businesswoman, a mother of four and a fashion icon . the queen of jordan says she has responsibility to help her country . she is well known for efforts to improve education for girls . rania would like to break stereotypes the west has about arab culture |
(cnn) a series of bombings killed dozens and left more than 100 wounded in northern iraq on wednesday in violence that seemed targeted at kurdish government officials death tolls and details varied about the attacks in kirkuk police said the attacks, including a suicide bombing near the offices of the kurdistan demo... | baghdad kirkuk | new: violence in baghdad targets police officers, kills mother and daughter . more than 100 are wounded . there was no immediate claim of responsibility. another attack hits south of kirkuk |
(cnn) sen john mccain cemented his front runner status tuesday, piling up big wins coast to coast, according to cnn projections democratic voters remain evenly split over which of their candidates they would rather see get the nomination sen barack obama won more states tuesday, but sen hillary clinton won states wi... | gantline interruptedly roiledness | no related information |
moscow, russia (cnn) the russian parliament approved a constitutional amendment friday to extend the presidential term from four to six years vladimir putin was barred constitutionally from seeking a third consecutive term as president there is widespread speculation in russian media that the change is aimed at pavi... | russian putin kremlin dmitry medvedev two weeks ago 2012 | russian media speculates change intended to pave the way for putin's return . kremlin says amendment needed to ensure stability of future governments . president dmitry medvedev announced the measures two weeks ago . next russian presidential elections set for 2012 |
tokyo, japan (cnn) japanese scientists have produced clones of mice that have been dead and frozen for 16 years a feat that could lead researchers to one day resurrect long extinct species, such as the mammoth dolly was cloned using cells from live animals now scientists believe they can resurrect extinct species... | japanese 16 years | japanese scientists produce clones of mice dead and frozen for 16 years . feat could lead researchers to resurrect long extinct species, like mammoth . researchers used cells from mice that were frozen for 16 years at 20 celsius |
dover, delaware (cnn) it was a very public goodbye for joe biden on friday as the delaware senator addressed the deployment ceremony of his son's national guard unit as they prepare to leave for a tour of duty in iraq democratic vice presidential candidate joe biden addresses the deployment ceremony friday following... | joe biden delaware beau biden national guard ag biden sarah palin's iraq september 11 | joe biden speaks at his son's deployment ceremony in delaware . beau biden is a national guard captain and delaware's ag . biden tells the crowd: 'my heart is full of love and pride'. sarah palin's son, track, was deployed to iraq on september 11 |
chicago, illinois (cnn) barack obama did more than thump john mccain in the electoral college tally; he also handily won the popular vote and redrew the great divide between red states and blue states barack obama addresses a crowd of more than 200,000 at grant park in chicago, illinois riding a democratic tide that... | obama indiana barack obama african americans america democratic congress | new: obama claims indiana, 349 163 electoral vote advantage . barack obama scores wins with women, african americans, young voters . obama to voters: 'change has come to america'. obama will be working with heavily democratic congress |
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