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Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)Saudi airstrikes over Yemen have resumed once again, two days after Saudi Arabia announced the end of its air campaign. The airstrikes Thursday targeted rebel Houthi militant positions in three parts of Sanaa, two Yemeni Defense Ministry officials said. The attacks lasted four hours. The strikes caus...	After calling off its air campaign, Saudi Arabia resumes airstrikes in Yemen . No casualties are reported, but 3 Houthi military compounds were destroyed . Saudi airstrikes resumed after rebel forces attacked a Yemeni military brigade .
Washington (CNN)Rick Santorum says he'd hoped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence would veto the "fix" to his state's religious freedom law rather than limiting its scope. The law unleashed an intense backlash against Indiana, led by tech giants like Apple and Salesforce and sports organizations like the NCAA, amid concerns it wou...	Rick Santorum says "religious freedom" debate is about government telling people what to do . Santorum, a likely 2016 GOP presidential candidate, weighs in on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's decision .
(HLN)HLN's #MeForReal is an uplifting, revealing conversation about the way we present ourselves online. We want to see the REAL parts of life, the ones that don't get a filter or a Facebook post but are a part of our realities nonetheless. Tag your favorite unscripted, unedited, un-perfected moments using #MeForReal a...	P!nk took to Twitter to address online comments about her body . Her "squishiness" is a result of happiness, she says .
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 .
(CNN)For more than four days, police say, a 21-year-old quadriplegic with cerebral palsy was left lying in the woods of Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek Park with only a blanket and a Bible. The person responsible is the man's mother, who on Sunday faced a host of charges after allegedly abandoning her son and catching a bus...	Temperatures dipped into the mid-30s during 4 days man lay in woods of Philadelphia park . Mom told police son was with her in Maryland, but he was found Friday with blanket, Bible . Victim being treated for malnutrition, dehydration; mother faces host of charges after extradition .
(CNN)Criminal justice reform is rapidly becoming one of the few bipartisan issues of our time. It's about time. America has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 5% of the world's population and 25% of its prisoners. Nearly 2½ million Americans are in prison. Over 65 million people, or 20% of the country, h...	America has the highest incarceration rate in the world, holding 25% of the world's prisoners . Evan Feinberg: We must change the dismal status quo with specific solutions .
(CNN)The White House insists it doesn't need congressional approval for the Iran nuclear deal announced this month. But while historical precedent suggests the President might indeed have the authority to move forward without Congress, the Obama administration should probably learn another lesson from history: Getting ...	Framework agreement with Iran over its nuclear program was reached this month . Julian Zelizer: White House should seek congressional approval for final deal . There's a history of Congress causing trouble for major international treaties, he says .
(CNN)Two CNN Heroes are among the earthquake survivors in Kathmandu, Nepal. And they are struggling in the aftermath. Anuradha Koirala, who rescues victims of sex trafficking, has a rehabilitation center in Kathmandu that is home to 425 young women and girls. While her primary facility seems structurally unharmed, all ...	Anuradha Koirala and 425 young women and girls have been sleeping outdoors because of aftershocks . Pushpa Basnet and 45 children she cares for were forced to evacuate their residence . Seven other CNN Heroes and their organizations now assisting in relief efforts .
(CNN)At first police in Marana, Arizona, thought the shoplifted gun Mario Valencia held as he walked through a busy office park was locked and unable to fire. The cable through the lever and trigger couldn't be taken off, an officer was told by an employee of the Walmart where Valencia took the gun and some rounds of a...	Before he was slammed into by a police car, Mario Valencia fired a rifle with a loosened lock . He shoplifted the gun and ammo from a Walmart, where a saleswoman who showed him the weapon alerted security . Walmart says the lock was properly installed but police say it was loose when it was found .
(CNN)A freshly fallen tree in the roadway was Jason Warnock's first clue. Warnock was driving through a canyon in Lewiston, Idaho, on Wednesday when he saw the tree, then looked up to see an SUV dangling over the edge of a cliff. The only thing holding the GMC Yukon and its terrified driver from a 30-foot drop was a cr...	Jason Warnock rescued a man whose SUV was dangling off the edge of a cliff . Warnock: "I don't feel like I deserve any credit ... I just did what anyone would do"
(CNN)A family trip to a Nebraska zoo turned terrifying for one family after the gorilla they were looking at leaped toward the exhibit window, cracking it. Kevin Cave caught the incident on video that he posted on his Reddit page. It has already been viewed more than 1 million times. Cave said when his family first arr...	Gorilla leaps toward exhibit window and hits it, sending family running. Zoo says patrons were never in danger.
(CNN)They left Iran unwillingly, often in a hurry. It was for the best for these refugees. Iran is a difficult place to be gay or lesbian. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former President of Iran, famously said during a 2007 trip to the United States, "In Iran, we don't have homosexuals, like in your country." Of course, they...	Homosexuality is illegal in Iran . Denizli, Turkey, is host to hundreds of gays and lesbians from Iran . Photographer Laurence Rasti traveled to Turkey to explore her fascination with identity issues .
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)It is an unimaginably hideous outcome. To be raped by your cousin's husband; be jailed for adultery as your attacker was married; to suffer the ignominy of global uproar about your jailing and assault, but be pardoned by presidential decree; and then to endure the shame and rejection from a cons...	Gulnaz was jailed after the attack as her rapist was married . Her case gained international attention; prompted a presidential pardon . She was forced to marry her attacker or face disgrace .
Tokyo (CNN)On the 29th floor of Roppongi Hills, an upscale Tokyo high-rise full of offices, restaurants and residences, two actors in kimonos sit on a tatami mat and glare at each other as artificial smoke billows around them. It's been a long day of filming "The Crawler in the Dark," a new sci-fi horror movie set in J...	April 23 marks 10 years since first video, "Me at the zoo," was uploaded to YouTube . Site gets billions of views every day; 300 hours of uploads every minute . New studios being opened for budget filmmakers to improve quality of output .
(CNN)It is not hard to imagine the conversations inside the Hillary Clinton camp prelaunch: How do we take the best known woman in the world and make her seem like less of a big shot? How can the people in Iowa and New Hampshire get to know the "real Hillary," the Midwestern Methodist? (As a friend told me, she's someo...	Gloria Borger: Hillary Clinton's team is doing all it can to make her appear relatable to ordinary people . She asks if the most famous woman in the world can really connect with ordinary voters?
(CNN)They come from more than 20 countries, drawn to Libya as the funnel to Europe. Eritreans want to escape repression or military service; Somalis flee Al-Shabaab and clan warfare; Syrians have given up hope of returning home. In villages in Senegal and elsewhere across West Africa, young men sell all they have in th...	Would-be immigrants come from more than 20 countries to North Africa to cross Mediterranean to Europe . They risk their lives crossing deserts and mountains; many are robbed or cheated as they try to reach the Libyan coast .
(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 .
(CNN)I remember the day I stopped praying. It was the day after my little brother, Jimmy, died of cancer. He was 25. I was so angry at God. I was 27 at the time, and, like most young people I had stopped going to church. But, on that day -- that terrible day -- I desperately needed to understand why God took my brother...	There is something about Pope Francis that's reawakened her faith, say CNN's Carol Costello . Meeting Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec showed how the Pope is putting people in place to carry out his new vision, Costello writes .
(CNN)The Indonesian government has ordered preparations for the execution of 10 inmates on death row, including Filipino maid Mary Jane Veloso and Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Jakarta has advised consular officials to travel to Indonesia's "execution island" -- Nusa Kambangan -- where the ten are being...	Indonesia has advised foreign consular officials to travel to Indonesia's "execution island" The 10 death row inmates being held have had their legal bids rejected . They include Australian "Bali Nine" members Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran .
(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 .
(CNN)Percy Sledge, the R&B belter whose biggest hit, "When a Man Loves a Woman," became a cornerstone of soul music, died Tuesday. He was 73. Sledge died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said Stephanie Price of the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office. Sledge died of natural causes, said East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner D...	"When a Man Loves a Woman" singer Percy Sledge dies at 73 . Sledge died Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana . "When a Man Loves a Woman" is cornerstone of soul music, much covered and much played .
(CNN)Erika Langhart had a zest for life. By the time she finished college she had already visited 37 countries. After graduating from college she was working in Washington and thinking about going to law school. Her life was full of promise, but all that ended suddenly when she was just 24 years old. In Phoenix, Karen ...	The NuvaRing is one of the most popular birth control products on the market . Lawsuit cites "a heightened risk of blood clots associated with the use of NuvaRing" Maker: "There is substantial evidence to support the safety and efficacy of NuvaRing"
(CNN)If newly revised NYPD training materials are approved by a federal judge, new cadets could be taking courses reminding them "not to engage in racial profiling." The proposed training materials, overseen by appointed federal monitor Peter Zimroth, were submitted to Manhattan Federal Court judge Analisa Torres on Mo...	The training materials are a result of a 2013 ruling declaring "Stop, Question and Frisk" unconstitutional . They read that racial profiling "is offensive. ... It diverts us from catching real criminals"
(CNN)Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 117. Okawa passed away Wednesday morning in Osaka, Japan, Tadahi Uchimura, a local official from the city told CNN. She left behind three children, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Okawa was born on Ma...	Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person dies at the age of 117. She passed away on Wednesday morning in Japan.
(CNN)If there was ever any doubt that the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan is an energy policy plan, not a carbon reduction plan, all you have to do is look at how they treat nuclear energy. Nuclear is our largest source of carbon-free energy, generating over 60% of our carbon-free electricity. Surely Presiden...	U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe: Nuclear is our largest source of carbon-free energy, generating over 60% of our carbon-free electricity . So why doesn't the President's climate plan, allegedly aimed at reducing carbon emissions, do more with nuclear power?
Rome (CNN)Italian authorities said they had launched a "vast anti-terrorism operation" Friday, going after suspects associated with al Qaeda who had discussed a range of targets, including the Vatican. Some members of the terrorist cell had direct contact with al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden before his death in Pakista...	Police: Some suspects involved in Pakistan blast that killed, injured more than 300 . Evidence suggests Vatican was discussed as a possible target in March 2010, police say . State news: Some members of alleged terrorist cell had direct contact with Osama bin Laden .
(CNN)Most days, 16-year-old Jason Zobott walks into Huntley High School in suburban Chicago around 7:30 a.m. like any high schooler might. It's what he does the rest of the day that's not so typical. Zobott is enrolled in Huntley High's blended learning program, which merges Internet-based instruction with a more tradi...	Huntley High School in Huntley, Illinois, offers a blended learning program . It allows students to combine online learning with in-person teacher instruction .
(CNN)I've visited Nepal at least half a dozen times over the last decade, and of the more than 100 countries that Save the Children serves, it is undoubtedly one of my favorites. There are the usual things that are said about it -- the stunning landscape, which includes Mount Everest, and the amazing food. But Nepal ha...	A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck near Kathmandu, Nepal . Carolyn Miles: Many survivors will have nowhere to go .
(CNN)The bizarre circumstances surrounding Freddie Gray's death have inflamed tensions across the country. How could a man suffer a severe spinal cord injury after getting arrested? And what happened in the 30 minutes before he was taken to a hospital? Gray wavered in and out of a coma and died Sunday, one week after h...	Police say Victor White III and Jesus Huerta shot themselves while handcuffed in cars . Report: Police ignored Jorge Azucena's complaints that he had asthma and couldn't breathe . Kelly Thomas died five days after he was beaten by police in Fullerton, California .
(CNN)A South African university is celebrating the removal of a British colonialist's statue after weeks of protests. University of Cape Town students took to social media to demand Cecil Rhodes' statue come down, saying his legacy is tainted with racism. Using the hashtag #RhodesMustFall, students expressed their vie...	Cape Town students demand Cecil Rhodes' statue come down . They use the hashtag #RhodesMustFall . School takes it down .
(CNN)Hillary Clinton finally answered the question we've all been asking for years: Will she run for president in 2016? With official news of her candidacy just hours old, one thing is already crystal clear: For the next year and a half, Clinton will be the barometer by which we assess gender equality in the United Sta...	Jennifer Lawless: There's a strong temptation to view Hillary Clinton's candidacy as all about cracking the glass ceiling for women . She says the reality is that most people will vote not on gender but on the economy and partisanship .
(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...
(CNN)Saturday's deadly earthquake in Nepal was the "big one" experts were waiting for based on the region's history. Earthquakes are a fact of life in the South Asian country, with tremors of magnitude 4 or 5 occurring several times each year, geologist and science journalist Kate Ravilious said. With the last major ea...	Earthquake scientists have been expecting major event in Nepal since 1934 . Population density, weak building infrastructure amplified damage, USGS spokesman says . "This event, while large and tragic, is not unusual" in region, geological engineer says .
(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 .
(CNN)It wasn't until her 20s that Fethiye Cetin discovered her Armenian ancestry. Her grandmother, 90 years old at the time, told Cetin that her real name was Heranus. Like many other survivors of 1915, Heranus assimilated and kept her identity hidden. Many feared a repeat of the horrors they witnessed and barely escap...	Fethiye Cetin learned of her Armenian heritage from her grandmother . The grandmother survived the 1915 killings, assimilated, then kept her real identity hidden . Cetin, others want Turkey to recognize the killings as a genocide; the government has refused . In the last decade a more public dialogue on the subject has...
New York (CNN)New York state authorities have issued a health alert following a dramatic spike in hospital visits for synthetic marijuana-related emergencies. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that more than 160 patients in nine days have been rushed to hospitals across the state for adverse reactions to synthetic cannabin...	New York reports 160 hospitalizations related to synthetic marijuana . Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a health alert .
(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 .
Waterloo, Iowa (CNN)Martin O'Malley and Jim Webb share little in common. Both Democrats are toying with a presidential run, both are facing long odds in that endeavor, and both shared a stage at the Polk County Democrats Awards Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday night. But, as was evident at the dinner, that is wher...	There are few similarities between Democrats Martin O'Malley and Jim Webb . But they find themselves in a similar position as long-shot presidential hopefuls .
(CNN)In the end, it played out like a movie. A tense, heartbreaking story, and then a surprise twist at the end. As eight of Mary Jane Veloso's fellow death row inmates -- mostly foreigners, like her -- were put to death by firing squad early Wednesday in a wooded grove on the Indonesian island of Nusa Kambangan, the F...	Indonesia executed eight drug smugglers Wednesday morning . Mary Jane Veloso was meant to be the ninth but was given reprieve . Supporters, family "overjoyed" -- Indonesia stresses it's just a delay .
Cairo (CNN)An Egyptian court has sentenced 71 people to life in prison for their role in the August 2013 burning of a Christian church in the Giza province village of Kafr Hakim, state news reports. The Virgin Mary Church was torched and looted by a mob, some of whom chanted against Coptic Christians and called for Egy...	2 minors were sentenced to 10 years in prison, in addition to adults getting life . 52 of the 73 defendants were sentenced in absentia . The Virgin Mary Church was burned along with dozens of others in August 2013 .
(CNN)The parents of the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings are making an emotional, passionate plea to take the death penalty off the table for the man convicted in the case. Last week, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 charges he faced related to the bombings at the 2013 race and the dramatic v...	Parents of Martin Richard argue against death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev . The 8-year-old boy was youngest of victims in the Boston Marathon bombings . Sentencing phase for Tsarnaev begins next week .
(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 .
(CNN)The people of Nepal are still trying to recover from two major earthquakes and a mudslide. Each day is a struggle in many parts of of the country, but there is something you can do to make an impact. We have vetted a list of organizations working in Nepal that have created specific funds for relief efforts, incl...	Aid organizations are still working to help the people of Nepal in the wake of two major earthquakes . Thousands were killed in a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal on April 25 . A second quake rocked the country less than three weeks later .
(Billboard)Considering the Academy of Country Music Awards celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sunday night at the Dallas Cowboys stadium, it was bound to be bigger than any previous year's ACMs. Plus, as hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan were quick to point out, everything is bigger in Texas. Billboard: 2015 ACM Award...	ACMs celebrated 50 years Sunday night . Best moments: Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift's mom .
Fall River, Massachusetts (CNN)Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez looked on impassively Wednesday as he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, a new low for a young man who once enjoyed a $40 million pro-football contract and now stands convicted in the 2013 murder of onetime friend Odin...	"They got it wrong," Aaron Hernandez says as he is transported to prison . The jury deliberated for more than 35 hours over parts of seven days . Mother of murder victim Odin Lloyd says she forgives those who played a role in her son's death .
(CNN)Japan's space agency announced this week that the country would put an unmanned rover on the surface of the moon by 2018, joining an elite club of nations who have explored Earth's satellite. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), divulged the plan to an expert panel, including members of the cabinet and t...	Japan aims to put an unmanned rover on the surface of the moon by 2018 . The mission is expected to to be used to perfect technologies which could be utilized for future manned space missions .
(CNN)This week brought a dramatic turn of events in a small community outside of Detroit: A man bloodied during a traffic stop was cleared of all charges, the police officer who arrested the motorist is charged with beating him and the community's police chief has stepped down. On Monday, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Wo...	Inkster, Michigan, Police Chief Vicki Yost resigns in the wake of charges against one of her former officers . William Melendez was caught on police car dashcam video in January beating an unarmed black motorist . Melendez was charged with assault on Monday; all charges against the motorist have been dropped .
(CNN)Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered mandatory statewide restrictions on water use for the first time in the state's history. His action was driven by a specific crisis unique to California at the moment -- the severe drought now in its fourth year there -- but it has significance for the whole nation. A...	Adam Sobel: California's steps against drought are a preview for rest of U.S. and world . Tying climate change to weather doesn't rest on single extreme event, Sobel says . The big picture should spur us to prepare for new climates by fixing infrastructure, he says .
(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 .
(CNN)Two years ago in a less turbulent time, Mike Premeau and Kathy Danke launched a small business, Memories Gourmet Pizza Co., in their Wisconsin town. The two were successful in getting their line of frozen pizzas, including breakfast pizzas and gluten-free options, in stores across Nichols, west of Green Bay. They ...	A Wisconsin pizzeria is harassed by people confusing it with one in Indiana . Owners of Memories Gourmet Pizza Co. have gotten angry calls, Facebook posts . Memories Pizza of Walkerton, Indiana, made headlines amid "religious freedom" debate .
(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 .
(CNN)When photographer Johan Bavman became a father for the first time, he took more than a passing wonder about how his native Sweden is said to be the most generous nation on Earth for parental leave. He immersed himself in fatherhood -- twice over, you might say. He used his photography to document the real-life exp...	Johan Bavman photographed fathers in Sweden, which has generous parental leave . Sweden's policies encourage fathers to take just as much leave as mothers .
April 23, 2015 . Some questions addressed this Thursday: How has the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the use of force by police? What impact might lower gas prices be having on hybrid vehicle sales? What is "The Blob," and what role does it play in the Pacific Ocean? We're also delivering a random fact about a state veget...	This page includes the show Transcript . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . At the bottom of the page, comment for a chance to be mentioned on CNN Student News. You must be a teacher or a student age 13 or older to request a mention on the CNN Student News Roll Call.
(CNN)By the elation online and in the streets, you'd think Iran had just won the World Cup. But this is bigger. Iranians erupted in celebration as young people waved flags from their sunroofs, blasted music from stereos and chatted online with the hashtag #IranTalks. The excitement came after a breakthrough nuclear dea...	Iranians celebrate deal online and in the streets .
(CNN)This is the time of the year when Christians the world over -- more than 2 billion of us -- reflect upon the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord. In light of the tragic massacre of Christian college students in Kenya on Thursday, and the ongoing threat against Christians in other nations, this Holy Week we a...	Rarely since the first century have Christians faced persecution on this scale, say Dolan, Downey and Burnett. Crisis escalated substantially as ISIS has swept through Iraq's Nineveh province, the authors write.
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama says he is "absolutely committed to making sure" Israel maintains a military advantage over Iran. His comments to The New York Times, published on Sunday, come amid criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the deal that the United States and five other world pow...	In an interview with The New York Times, President Obama says he understands Israel feels particularly vulnerable . Obama calls the nuclear deal with Iran a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and many U.S. Republicans warn that Iran cannot be trusted .
Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are two dynamic leaders at the helm of the world's two most populous nations. And one is particularly vocal about making his mark on history. When India successfully placed a spacecraft into orbit around Mars last year, Modi reveled in ...	India predicted to outpace China as as world's fastest-growing economy in next year . China's economy is slowing after over 25 years of breakneck growth . But experts say India simply can't size up against China's raw economic might .
(CNN)Would a taste of the finest Swiss chocolate make you happy? Or soaking in the warm Icelandic springs? Perhaps the great jazz and rock music scene in Denmark is for you? It's not just the fun activities that make locals and travelers to those countries happy, according to the third World Happiness Report, released ...	The World Happiness Report highlights the happiest countries . People live longer and experience more generosity and social support in these counties . The United Nations first declared a World Happiness Day in 2012 .
(CNN)Soon, America will be too fat to fight. Forget about rampant diabetes, heart attacks and joint problems -- the scariest consequence arising out of our losing battle with the bulge is the safety of our country. In about five years, so many young Americans will be grossly overweight that the military will be unable ...	In a few years, the military will be unable to recruit enough qualified soldiers because of America's obesity problem . Carol Costello: We have a serious national security issue at hand, but it's within our control if we could own up to it .
(CNN)Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez will need to keep his lawyers even after being convicted of murder and other charges in the death of Odin Lloyd. The 25-year-old potentially faces three more trials -- one criminal and two civil actions. Next up is another murder trial in which he is accused of kill...	Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty in Odin Lloyd's death, but his troubles are not over . He also faces murder charges in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, but trial was postponed . In addition, Hernandez will face two civil lawsuits; one is in relation to Suffolk County case .
Garissa, Kenya (CNN)The Kenyan government says Mohamed Mohamud, also known by aliases Dulyadin and Gamadhere, is the mastermind of Thursday's Kenya university terror attack, according to a tweet from the country's Interior Ministry. Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked militant group based in Somalia, took responsibility for...	Government names Abdirahim Abdullahi as one attacker; his father is a government official . Kenyan government tweets that attack mastermind was Mohamed Mohamud . Al-Shabaab threatens "another bloodbath" in Kenya .
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (CNN)Government officials are trying to track down vacationers who stayed at villas in the Virgin Islands who may have been exposed to a deadly pesticide. Local officials said methyl bromide is suspected to have been used improperly several times in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in different pa...	Methyl bromide is suspected to have been used improperly several times in the U.S. Virgin Islands, local officials say . Teen brothers exposed to the pesticide while on vacation are both in comas; parents are recovering .
Los Angeles (CNN)She's one of the hottest and most successful Latinas in Hollywood, but now Sofia Vergara is playing defense in a legal battle initiated by her ex-fiance: He wants to keep the two frozen embryos from their relationship, both female. The 42-year-old actress and star of the hit TV sitcom "Modern Family" s...	Loeb says he filed the lawsuit and doesn't want want money from his "ex" Nick Loeb reportedly wants to prevent Vergara from destroying the embryos . Vergara spoke of freezing embryos with Loeb in a 2013 interview .
(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 .
West of Baghdad, Iraq (CNN)The call from Faleh Essawi, the deputy chief of the provincial council, who we were supposed to be meeting up with, came just as we were about to hit the bridge -- the only safe route from Baghdad to neighboring Anbar province. "ISIS has taken the east of the city, it's not accessible," he sa...	Families flee parts of western Iraq amid continuing onslaught from ISIS fighters . Officials there say the Iraqi government is failing to protect them . Thousands have been forced to grab what they can and head east toward the capital .
(CNN)One of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts is wanted for questioning after a hit-and-run crash in New Mexico. Jon "Bones" Jones, the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, is wanted for "his possible involvement in a hit-and-run accident" Sunday morning, Albuquerque police said. A pregnant woman in her 20s w...	Police say they can't confirm whether Jones was involved in the crash, which injured a pregnant woman . Jones is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion .
(CNN)Americans on the United States' no-fly list will now be privy to information about why they have been banned from commercial flights and be given the opportunity to dispute their status, according to court documents filed by the Justice Department this week. The revised policy comes in response to a June ruling by...	Americans on the no-fly list will now get info about why they've been banned from flights . ACLU says the policy still denies "meaningful notice, evidence, and a hearing"
(CNN)There will be no hate crime charges for two males arrested in the beating of a man that may have been sparked by a question about the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown. St. Louis police have charged Ronald Williams, 21, with assault. A 15-year-old has also been arrested, according to authorities. There had been spec...	The two males arrested are 21 and 15 years old, St. Louis police say in a tweet . A video that went viral showed three black males attacking a white man .
(CNN)Georgia Southern University was in mourning Thursday after five nursing students were killed the day before in a multivehicle wreck near Savannah. Caitlyn Baggett, Morgan Bass, Emily Clark, Abbie Deloach and Catherine (McKay) Pittman -- all juniors -- were killed in the Wednesday morning crash as they were travel...	Georgia State Patrol provides more details of crash . Georgia Southern University mourns five nursing students killed in auto accident . Five cars and two tractor-trailers were involved in crash on Interstate 16 .
(CNN)Five young Chinese feminists, whose detention has provoked an international outcry, may face up to five years in prison over their campaign for gender equality. The women were among detained on March 6 and March 7 in three Chinese cities -- Beijing, Guangzhou and Hangzhou -- shortly before events they had planned ...	Five young women have been detained by China since early March . They campaigned against sexual harassment . Their detention has attracted international criticism .
(CNN)Tejano star Selena, who died 20 years ago, is coming back in a big way: with a hologram-like figure. Billboard reports that the singer's family is creating a version of the singer that will be "walking, talking, singing and dancing digital embodiment" of her persona. "By no means is this something that's creepy or...	Selena Quintanilla-Perez will be re-created as hologram-like figure . The Tejano singer is first to be part of a new technology, says sister . Selena was killed 20 years ago but remains hugely popular .
(CNN)A Detroit mother arrested last month after police discovered the bodies of two of her children inside a freezer was arraigned this week on murder and torture charges. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Mitchelle Angela Blair on Wednesday with killing her then 13-year-old daughter, Stoni Ann Blair, and her ...	Murder and torture charges for Detroit mom after bodies found in her freezer . Prosecutors accuse Mitchelle Angela Blair of killing her 13-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son . Their bodies were discovered in her freezer as she was evicted from her home last month .
(CNN)If there's one thing that hurts more than the saddle sores from cycling around China for 460 days, it's having the bike you did it on stolen just days before completing your epic trip. That's what happened to cyclist Wang Pingan as he neared the end of a two-wheel trek that covered thousands of miles through every...	Cyclist Wang Pingan had his cycle stolen just days before completing an epic ride around China . Locked bike was stolen outside an electronics market in Shenzhen, Guandong Province . Wang had vowed to complete his journey by foot, but police managed to recover it against the odds .
(CNN)On the morning of April 19, 1995, a man parked a rental truck packed with explosives in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. At 9:02 a.m., the explosives detonated, killing 168 people, including 19 children. This wasn't the work of a foreign terrorist group. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Ni...	April 19 marks 20 years since the Oklahoma City bombing . The bombing was carried out by domestic terrorists . Today's domestic terror threats range from eco-terrorists to anti-government extremists .
(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 .
(CNN)Atop the Amazon bestselling books list this month sat an unexpected title: "Secret Garden." It wasn't Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel about a sour little girl's magical place, making a book club comeback. It was a similarly named coloring book that adults were buying, for themselves, and it wasn't the only on...	Coloring books made for adults are popular on Amazon's bestselling books list . Books with calming, meditative and spiritual themes appeal to adults looking to unwind .
(CNN)A year after its Cannes debut and finally seeing a theatrical release, "Lost River" is still causing quite a stir. Booed at its premiere and mocked by reviewers, Ryan Gosling's first feature as director has been divisive, to put it mildly. But there has been one shining light cutting through the fog of critical hy...	Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, "Lost River", is set in the city of Detroit .
(CNN)North Korea is in the headlines again. According to a Wall Street Journal report Thursday, Chinese nuclear experts have told the United States that Pyongyang may already have as many as 20 nuclear warheads. And while that number may seem stunning, it is actually only part of a troubling story. The key takeaway fro...	Report says North Korea may have as many as 20 nuclear warheads . Victor Cha: Washington has tended to downplay North Korean threats .
(CNN)ESPN suspended reporter Britt McHenry for a week after a video of her berating a towing company employee surfaced Thursday. The sports network announced her suspension on Twitter. McHenry posted an apology on Twitter, saying she allowed her emotions to get away from her during a stressful situation at a Virginia b...	#firebrittmchenry has become a popular hashtag on Twitter . Britt McHenry is a reporter for the sports network, and she is based in Washington . She apologized on Twitter for losing control of her emotions, not taking the high road .
(CNN)There is a special kind of hell reserved for the women who fall into the clutches of today's Jihadi fighters. We are all familiar with the brutality of ISIS, the self-anointed Islamic State, or Boko Haram, the Nigerian terrorists who have pledged allegiance to ISIS. This new wave of violent Islamist groups proudly...	Frida Ghitis: ISIS and other jihadi groups see women as crucial in role of caliphate they want to create . She says the groups want to enslave women, tie them to a long outdated view of how society should work .
(CNN)A term used by President Barack Obama and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to characterize rioters has given new life to a debate over the word "thug." "Of course it's not the right word, to call our children 'thugs,'" Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes told CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront." "These are ch...	Baltimore mayor says she wants to "clarify" use of the term . Some community leaders in the city call the term equivalent to the n-word . Others disagree and don't want the debate overshadowing the issues .
(CNN)This article contains language that may be offensive to some. Since the news broke last weekend that Hillary Clinton had declared her candidacy, notable among the blitz of news stories are the many that refer to her as the mononymous "Hillary," as if she were a pop star in a pantsuit. The New York Post published a...	Peggy Drexler: Media, even candidate herself call Clinton just 'Hillary.' This reinforces stereotypes about women needing to be approachable . She says especially in global context, trust, respect important for the potential leader of free world, not familiarity. Just 'Hillary' not appropriate .
(The Hollywood Reporter)Add another fan-favorite character to the cast of next year's "X-Men: Apocalypse," with director Bryan Singer announcing via Instagram that Olivia Munn will play the telepathic Psylocke in the follow-up to "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Singer revealed that the "Newsroom" actress would play Betsy...	Olivia Munn will play Psylocke in "X-Men: Apocalypse" film . Psylocke trended for hours on Twitter after director Bryan Singer announced casting .
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 .
Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN)The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal two days ago surged past 3,000 on Monday, a government official said. The desperate search for survivors from the country's worst natural disaster in more than 80 years continued. The number of people confirmed dead in Nepal stands a...	The death toll in Nepal rises to 3,218, a government official says . The number of injured is reported to be more than 6,500, he says . Another 56 people are dead in India, and 20 in China .
(CNN)Too little, too late. That's the mayor's response to an artist's apology and offer to cover the cost of fixing the "Scary Lucy" statue that has put the New York town of Celoron in the spotlight this week. The bronze figure of comedian and area native Lucille Ball has elicited comparisons to a "Walking Dead" zombie...	An artist apologizes for his Lucille Ball statue . In a public letter, the sculptor offers to pay for fixes to the statue . The mayor says he's not interested in having the original artist work on the statue .
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)A border guard was killed in a cross-boundary fire exchange with militants in Yemen this week, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday -- marking Saudi Arabia's first publicly known military death since it launched airstrikes against rebels inside its southern neighbor. The clash occurred W...	Militants in Yemen fired on Saudi border troops in Saudi Arabia's Asir region, media outlet says . Rebels have taken Yemen's presidential palace in Aden, sources say . U.S. warships are patrolling off Yemen in search of suspicious shipping, a U.S. defense official says .
Havana, Cuba (CNN)Charlie Hill sits in a dark bar on a blindingly sunny Havana day. "Hey man," he says with a smoker's rasp and a nod that indicates he knows you have been looking for him. But then a lot of people have been looking for Charlie Hill for a long time. For 43 years Cuba has provided refuge for Hill from fa...	Charlie Hill contemplates returning to the United States for family and blackberry pie . He would also have to face justice on charges of killing a police officer and hijacking a plane .
(CNN)Would you build a house with water? Hungarian architect Matyas Gutai believes that water is the perfect material for keeping a house at a comfortable temperature. And while that doesn't mean that he can do away with traditional materials like bricks, cement, and plaster, his system promotes a whole new idea of eng...	Matyas Gutai is pioneering the use of water as an insulator for sustainable architecture . Reacting to its surroundings, the water keeps the house at a comfortable temperature .
Melbourne, Australia (CNN)A man stands on a beach in a distant land. Waves lap his ankles. He wades through the gentle dawn light, arms outstretched, his head held high. He is fully dressed; not a tourist but a freedom fighter. A photograph of this man, beamed around the world, becomes a universal symbol of the struggl...	April 25, 2015 marks the centenary of the start of the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey during WWI . Anzac troops stormed the beaches at Gallipoli, beginning a bloody eight-month campaign .
(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 .
(CNN)It has all the key points you'd expect on a birth certificate -- baby's weight, length and date of birth confirmed with an official insignia. The difference here is the governing authority's stamp: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. It's one of many official documents relating to matters such as vaccination sche...	ISIS is known for brutal takeovers and medieval justice, but it sees itself as a state . Official documents show just how far their rules affect daily life .
(CNN)Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund are set to return for Disney's "Tron 3." The pair will reprise their characters from 2010's "Tron: Legacy" in the sequel, which is being directed by Joseph Kosinski. "Legacy" was the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi film that took place inside a computer world known as the Grid and starre...	3rd "Tron" is coming together with "Tron: Legacy" stars returning . Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund will reprise their roles . "Tron: Legacy" grossed $400 million worldwide, after the 1982 original gained fans online .
(CNN)Oprah's in there. So's Bill Murray, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Jerry Seinfeld, Howard Stern, Tina Fey, Michael Keaton and Ray Romano. On Tuesday, "The Late Show with David Letterman" announced some of the guests for the talk show host's final month of broadcasts. The last "Late Show" will air Wednesday, M...	"The Late Show with David Letterman" concludes May 20 . Letterman's guests will include Oprah Winfrey and Bill Murray . Stephen Colbert takes over the slot September 8 .
(CNN)Erica Kinsman, a former Florida State University student who has accused star football player Jameis Winston of rape, has filed a lawsuit against the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, her lawyer said Thursday. Kinsman has said Winston raped her in December 2012. A prosecutor decided against bringing criminal ch...	Winston's lawyer: Kinsman's "false accusations have already been exposed and rejected six times" Erica Kinsman said Jameis Winston raped her in 2012; a prosecutor declined to bring criminal charges . Her lawsuit alleges sexual battery and false imprisonment; Winston has said they had consensual sex .
(CNN)Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie, who co-starred in the "Anne of Green Gables" TV movies, died this week at age 48. Crombie died Wednesday from complications of a brain hemorrhage, "Anne of Green Gables" producer Kevin Sullivan said. "It's a real tragedy to see someone at age 48 go like that," he said. "I will reme...	Jonathan Crombie is best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in "Anne of Green Gables" Book, movies about girl sent to live on Canadian farm .
(CNN)It seems iPads hold their value pretty well, especially if they have papal connections . One that Pope Francis once owned just sold for $30,500, according to Castells, an auction house in Uruguay. The Apple tablet had all the personal touches. "His Holiness Francisco" and "Vatican Internet Service, March 2013" wer...	The iPad was engraved with "His Holiness Francisco" and "Vatican Internet Service, March 2013" A Harley-Davidson the Pope donated to charity sold for $284,000 last year .
(CNN)The graffiti, written in a French chalk quarry and dating back almost 100 years, is plain and stark. "HJ Leach. Merely a private. 13/7/16. SA Australia," reads one inscription. "HA Deanate, 148th Aero Squadron, USA. 150 Vermilyea Ave, New York City," another says. "9th Batt Australians, G. Fitzhenry, Paddington, S...	World War I graffiti is discovered in an underground quarry . The writings are generally plain, with listings of names and places . Photographer: Graffiti a human connection to the past .
(CNN)It would be easy to laugh off Vin Diesel's prediction that his film "Furious 7" will win an Oscar next year, but not for the reason you might think. After all, the actor was serious when he recently told Variety "It will probably win best picture at the Oscars, unless the Oscars don't want to be relevant ever." Bu...	The film's cast is diverse . EW points out that Hollywood still needs to catch up . One of the stars says the franchise has evolved .
(CNN)When Al-Shabaab gunmen slaughtered 147 people at a college campus in Garissa, Kenya, on Thursday, it was the bloodiest blow Islamist extremists have dealt to the country since the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. But it was also yet another pave stone in the long path of violence between Kenya and the ...	To understand Thursday's attack, one must understand that Kenya and Al-Shabaab are at war . Al Qaeda's 1998 attack on the U.S. Embassy is the single largest, but Al-Shabaab have killed many more Kenyans .

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