Latest Technology News: October 2014

Friday, October 31, 2014

'Be wary of Boko Haram talks claim'

In the wake of the six-month anniversary of Boko Haram's kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls two weeks ago, the Nigerian military released a terse statement that it had negotiated a ceasefire with the cult-like Islamist insurgency, saying it would be finalizing the details for return of most of the girls this week. The announcement came as a surprise, since the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan had refused to negotiate for the girls' release up to that point.

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Israel-U.S. relationship 'in crisis'

CNN speaks to Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid about the health of the relationship between the U.S. and Israel.

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Third school shooting victim dies

A third teenage girl has died from last week's shooting at a Washington state high school.

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Girls killed trick-or-treating

A speeding car struck and killed three girls, including twins, who were trick-or-treating in Santa Ana, California, authorities said.

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Pilot dies in space tourism test flight

One person dies and another is seriously injured after a Virgin Galactic test flight crashes -- a tragedy that poses questions about the future of space tourism.

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Third school shooting victim dies

A third victim of last week's shooting at a Washington state high school has died, according to the hospital that treated victims.

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Court orders Marine's release

A Mexico court has ordered the release of U.S. Marine reservist Andrew Paul Tahmooressi, held in a Mexican prison since March on a weapons charge, a Mexican federal government press release said Friday.

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Are anti-ISIS airstrikes aiding Assad?

Coalition strikes have to an extent been successful in forcing ISIS from some of its strongholds. But will Bashar al-Assad's regime be the beneficiary at the cost of long-suffering civilians?

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Branson flying to crash

Richard Branson is headed to be with his team after Virgin's SpaceShipTwo goes down. CNN's Jake Tapper has more.

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Liberia's Ebola rate showd hope

It is not necessary to quarantine people merely because they come from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, the United Nations Ebola coordinator said Friday.

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Second ax attack sparks fear

An officer with Washington's Metropolitan Police Department came under an unprovoked attack Friday from a man wielding an ax, police said, the second such attack in two weeks that is prompting warnings and new protocols to officers on the job.

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Tech vs. ambition: No match

Former Washington Post reporter Joel Glenn Brenner says Virgin Galactic's technology did not match their enthusiasm.

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Live rounds fired at protesters

Protesters set fire to Burkina Faso's parliament demanding that President Blaise Compaore step down. Diana Magnay reports.

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Operator made rocket destruct

After it became apparent there was a problem with the launch of the NASA-contracted Antares rocket, the company that operated the flight hit the destruct button, a spokesman said Thursday.

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Debris scattered in desert

Debris has been spotted from Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo which suffered an "in-flight anomaly."

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A 'huge loss' for aviation

CNN aviation analyst Miles O'Brien reacts to the "in-flight anomaly" suffered by the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo.

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Inside Virgin Galactic's spaceship

When I first poked my head inside Virgin Galactic's newest spaceship, I felt a little like I was getting a front-row seat to space history.

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One charged in soccer star killing

A suspect in the shooting death of South African soccer team captain Senzo Meyiwa has been charged with murder and robbery, a National Prosecuting Authority spokesman said Friday.

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How Pope pushes back at creationists

Pope Francis continues to burnish his progressive credentials by reaching out to science.

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'Anomaly' in space ship test

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo experienced "an in-flight anomaly" during a test flight Friday, the company said on Twitter.

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Virgin Galactic has problem

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo suffered an "in-flight anomaly" during a test flight Friday, the company says on Twitter.

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Demonstration in pictures

Protestors demonstrate against plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule.

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Kurdish backup arrives in Kobani

Iraqi-Kurds are arriving in the besieged northern Syrian city of Kobani -- the scene of a fierce battle with ISIS for control, witnesses tell CNN.

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F1: Alonso - I'm running out of time

Fernando Alonso declared he has reached the "Last Chance Saloon" as Formula One rolls into the Wild West of Texas for Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix.

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British royal targets Rio Olympics

Less than nine months after giving birth to the latest member of Britain's royal family, Zara Phillips was back in the saddle -- and her performances at the World Equestrian Games have boosted her hopes of another Olympic appearance at Rio 2016.

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FIFA president told to 'shut up'

Real Madrid boss Carlos Ancelotti says it appears FIFA president Sepp Blatter is "unable to keep his mouth shut" in the debate about who should be named Ballon d'Or world footballer of the year.

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Shock career change for U.S. ski star

He's won six Olympic medals on two legs, but Bode Miller's future will ride on four -- can he replicate his skiing success by bringing his brand of "voodoo" to the "Sport of Kings"?

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Can regulators kill zombie banks?

CNN's Jim Boulden explains the fearsome, fiscal, fright show that are zombie banks.

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Sex sting nabs sex scandal figure

David Nieland, who helped draw attention to what he said were shortcomings in the government's probe of a Secret Service prostitution scandal, resigned from his job at the Department of Homeland Security inspector general on Aug. 9, months after he was caught up police prostitution sting.

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Compaore says he will step down

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaoré says he will resign to preserve peace in the country. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.

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Fire breaks out at Radio France

Dark smoke rose from the upper floors of Radio France's headquarters in Paris on Friday as a fire prompted an evacuation of the building.

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U.S. orders quarantine for nurse

A Maine judge has ordered a quarantine for nurse Kaci Hickox, who defied her Ebola quarantine in a tense standoff with state authorities.

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Dog Bentley tests negative

When Dallas nurse Nina Pham left hospital after treatment for Ebola last week, all she wanted to do was hug her dog.

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Could tough new terror laws misfire?

New Australian legislation that will allow the government to lock up foreign fighters runs roughshod over human rights issues and could easily backfire, one analyst says.

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Israel partially reopens access to al-Aqsa Mosque

Israel partially reopens access to the Temple Mount, a day after closing it amid Israeli-Palestinian tensions following shootings.

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Football: 'Magic' behind LA franchise

Derbies often provide the highlight of any football season -- whether that be Boca Juniors vs. River Plate, AC Milan vs. Inter or Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspurs -- and Major League Soccer (MLS) is now hoping that Los Angeles can join that illustrious list.

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Too many phones from Samsung?

Samsung's many smartphone models was once considered its strength. Andrew Stevens explains how it's now become a weakness.

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Anger at ban to Jerusalem holy site

Israel is reopening the Temple Mount holy site -- but only to certain groups -- as it tries to stop the holy site becoming the focal point for protests.

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MH370: Boys sue over loss of father

Two children sued Malaysia Airlines and three government agencies Friday over the loss of their father aboard missing Flight 370.

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N. Koreans 'shot for watching TV'

According to South Korean reports, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un executed party officials for watching soap operas.

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U.S.-Israel quarrel: Is it serious?

Here we go again. Yet another supposed crisis in the ongoing soap opera between the Obama administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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FBI seizes fugitive after long hunt

Terrified residents of northeastern Pennsylvania heaved a sigh of relief Thursday after police arrested Eric Frein following a long manhunt -- and then held him at the same barracks he allegedly ambushed.

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Bush 'would have punched Putin'

House Speaker John Boehner is trashing President Obama's foreign policy on the campaign trail by talking up someone Republicans have spent years running from: George W. Bush.

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Hawaii volcano lava flow stalls

The lava flow has slowed, if not stalled altogether.

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Earhart mystery could soon be solved

Could one of aviation's most enduring mysteries be solved? An aircraft recovery group says it may already have a part of Amelia Earhart's plane, and it thinks it knows where to find the rest of it.

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Cheat claims hit China, S. Korea SATs

Thousands of Chinese and South Korean students applying for colleges and universities in the United States face an anxious wait amid claims of widespread cheating during recent SAT tests -- the measure used in the admissions process.

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New image of suspect in custody

Police found Eric Matthew Frein who is accused in the killing of Cpl. Bryon Dickson and wounding Trooper Alex T. Douglass.

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Documentarian: Frein was an 'oddball'

CNN's Anderson Cooper speaks to a documentarian about the behavior of suspect Eric Matthew Frein during filming.

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Maine, nurse can't reach deal

In the tense standoff between a Maine nurse and state officials, it was a surreal scene.

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Latest outbreak developments

The fight to contain Ebola continues in West Africa, but there's a ray of hope. In the United States, there's fighting of a different kind: quarantine discords and lawsuits linked to Ebola fears.

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Israel - U.S. relationship 'in crisis'

CNN speaks to Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid about the health of the relationship between the U.S. and Israel.

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Obama in Maine amidst Ebola strife

When President Barack Obama visited Maine on Thursday, he didn't come within 300 miles of the nurse protesting her state-mandated Ebola quarantine.

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Sting: FBI posed as Internet repairmen

In sting operation last July, undercover FBI agents gained access to a hotel suite by disabling the hotel's Internet, and then posing as Internet repair technicians.

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The most hopeless causes in sports

Do the hopeless causes have hope? If so, how much?

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Gene advance for spotting autism

Dozens of new genes identified that have a 90 percent chance of increasing autism risks.

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Accused cop killer arrested

After nearly seven weeks on the run, suspected cop killer Eric Matthew Frein is in custody, Pennsylvania State Police spokeswoman Connie Devens said Thursday.

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Polanski quizzed on U.S sex case

Famed film director Roman Polanski, wanted in the United States for having sex with a minor in the 1970s, was questioned this week by Polish authorities but allowed to leave after the interview.

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'House of Cards' actress dies

It's a sad time for the cast and crew of "House of Cards."

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Women 'raped and enslaved by ISIS'

A teen tells CNN how her dreams for the future lie in ruins after her brutal treatment.

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Military dissolves government as protest fires rage

The military announces it is dissolving government after protesters set fire to the Burkina Faso Parliament building during violent rallies for reform.

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Assad takes advantage

As the U.S. led coalition battles ISIS, the Assad regime attempts to regain territory they've lost. Nic Robertson reports.

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Operator hit rocket destruct

Russia's cyber threat

CNN's Matthew Chance reports on growing concerns over cyber warfare between the U.S. and Russia.

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Muslims march to holy site

Israeli police say they closed the Temple Mount after the drive-by shooting of Rabbi Yehuda Glick. Erin McLaughlin reports.

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... And live rounds fired

Protesters set fire to Burkina Faso's parliament demanding that President Blaise Compaore step down. Diana Magnay reports.

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Holy site for Jews, Muslims

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How Pope pushes back at creationists

Pope Francis continues to burnish his progressive credentials by reaching out to science.

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Hagel criticized U.S. Syria policy

Earlier this month, while on an trip to Latin America to discuss climate change, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sat down and wrote a highly private, and very blunt memo to National Security Advisor Susan Rice about U.S. policy toward Syria.

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Obama, Netanyahu: No love lost

Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu haven't liked each other for years -- they just aren't bothering to hide it anymore.

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Iraqi Kurds to help defend city

An advanced team of Iraqi fighters has entered the embattled Syrian city of Kobani to join the fight against ISIS.

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Airstrike targets 'may have survived'

The U.S. intelligence community now believes two key terrorist operatives targeted by the United States in the opening night of attacks in Syria are still alive and could be actively plotting, multiple officials tell CNN.

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Peshmerga arrive in Kobani -- YPG

Iraqi-Kurdish Peshmerga fighters began arriving in the besieged northern Syrian city of Kobani from Turkey, two witnesses said Thursday, starting what analysts call a largely symbolic reinforcement of fellow Kurds defending the town from ISIS.

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Russian planes over Europe, but why?

With more than 19 Russian aircraft flying throughout European airspace in the last 24 hours, alarm bells for NATO officials are being raised.

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Rocket explodes at launch

An unmanned NASA-contracted rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station exploded during its launch.

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Burkina Faso parliament stormed

Protestors demonstrate against plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule.

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Chronic fatigue real, study suggests

People with chronic fatigue syndrome are exhausted, no matter how much rest they get, for more than six months at a time. They suffer from muscle and joint pain and may experience short-term memory loss.

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Report: Plane crashes in Witchita

A plane appears to have crashed at a building at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport in southern Kansas on Thursday morning, CNN affiliate KSNW reported.

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Could Kobani spark a new order?

Turkey has switched from calling Kurdish PYD fighters terrorists to supporting them. Could it be a new dawn for relations with the Kurds?

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Sex sting nabs sex scandal figure

Rocket debris hunters warned

Souvenir hunters are warned to stay away from potentially hazardous debris from the Antares rocket that exploded shortly after lift-off.

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Hugh Jackman battling cancer

Hopefully, the third time's the charm.

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Could tough new terror laws misfire?

U.S. child rape suspect arrested

A Massachusetts child rape suspect who was wanted in connection with a cross-country series of sexual assaults, kidnappings and armed robberies has been arrested.

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Jennifer Lopez: I've felt abused in past

Not all abuse leaves physical scars, and that's a reality Jennifer Lopez is exploring in a new memoir.

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What caused the rocket explosion?

CNN's Brian Todd reports on the shocking explosion of a NASA-contracted rocket full of supplies for the Space Station.

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Too many phones from Samsung?

Samsung's many smartphone models was once considered its strength. Andrew Stevens explains how it's now become a weakness.

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Temple Mount closed after controversial rabbi shot

Police kill a suspect in the shooting of a rabbi, pictured, but will keep the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City closed "to prevent disturbances."

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'Chickensh*t': U.S. on Israeli PM

Wolf Blitzer discusses a report alleging a White House official called Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu "a chickensh*t."

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U.S.-Israel quarrel: Is it serious?

Sweden recognizes state of Palestine

Sweden recognized a state of Palestine on Thursday, describing the decision as a crucial step it hopes will lead the way for others.

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U.S.: Russian flights 'concerning'

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno tells Wolf Blitzer that Russia flying planes without any communication is 'concerning'.

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How would Bush have handled Putin?

Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS

CNN's Ivan Watson speaks to a Yazidi survivor who was kidnapped and enslaved by ISIS.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Zambia's President dead at 77

Zambian President Michael Sata, who was nicknamed "King Cobra" for his fiery tongue and larger-than-life personality, has died, the country's national radio said Wednesday morning.

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UN: N. Korean officials propose visit

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for North Korea holds a rare and "unexpected" meeting with officials from the reclusive regime.

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Chinese general 'confesses to bribes'

A top retired general has confessed to taking bribes, becoming the highest-profile figure in China's military to be caught up in President Xi Jinping's war on corruption.

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How pope pushes back at creationists

Heidi Schlumpf says Francis isn't the first pope to say the Big Bang and evolution are compatible with Catholicism, but he has set the record straight for those who think Catholics share protestant evangelicals' anti-science stance

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Canseco tweets photo of shot hand

Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco, who accidentally shot himself in a finger on his left hand while cleaning a gun, tweeted a photo of the injured hand on Wednesday.

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U.S.: no plan to admit foreign patients

The State Department discussed plans to transport non-U.S.citizens infected with Ebola to the United States for medical treatment, but decided to shelve the proposal and insists it was never considered at senior levels.

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Tensions between Obama, Netanyahu

Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu haven't liked each other for years -- they just aren't bothering to hide it anymore.

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U.S. airstrike targets may still be alive

What Obama could learn from Bush

The period since September 11, 2001, will never be described by any historian as a golden age of U.S. foreign policy. I know. I have just written a history on it, and it's not pretty.

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Russian flights concern NATO

An "unusual" uptick in the size and scale of Russian aircraft flying throughout European airspace in recent days has raised alarm bells for NATO officials that come amid other provocations already rattling the West.

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What stimulus move means?

Richard Quest explains the history of the Federal Reserve Bank's quantitative easing program and why they're ending it.

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NASA footage

An unmanned NASA-contracted rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station exploded during its launch.

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Who hacked the White House?

U.S. officials tell CNN's Pam Brown that Russian hackers are thought to be responsible for a White House cyber breach.

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Volunteers train for Ebola

CNN's Nic Robertson visits a Red Cross Ebola training center as volunteers learn how to fight the deadly disease.

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Go inside bank robbers' tunnel

Robbers cleaned out a bank in India and their plan may have been inspired by Bollywood fiction. Mallika Kapur explains.

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Could Kobani spark a new order?

Turkey has switched from calling Kurdish PYD fighters terrorists to supporting them. Could it be a new dawn for relations with the Kurds?

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Sex sting nabs sex scandal figure

Hugh Jackman battling cancer

Hopefully, the third time's the charm.

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School bans girl for Nigeria visit

The family of a third-grader in Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against Milford Public Schools, saying their daughter was banned from school for 21 days amid Ebola fears when she returned from a trip to Lagos, Nigeria, for a family wedding.

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Rocket explosion: Teams probe spacecraft failure

Souvenir hunters are warned to stay away from potentially hazardous materials in the debris of the Antares rocket that exploded shortly after lift-off.

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Highest honor

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Can 'lone wolf' attacks be stopped?

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the 32-year-old gunman who attacked the Canadian Parliament and killed a soldier last week, had a familiar profile. It is that of a young man alienated from mainstream society, with few friends, without a steady job, drifting from one place to another -- often with a history of petty crime and drug abuse.

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Will blast set back space industry?

Orbital Sciences, which built the Antares rocket that exploded in a massive fireball Tuesday, described the explosion as a "catastrophic failure." It certainly looked like it. Will this failure also be a setback for the burgeoning private space industry?

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Boko Haram: Will girls be freed?

Hopes soared when Nigeria and Boko Haram apparently agreed a ceasefire but the 200 girls whose abduction sparked global outrage are still in captivity.

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Strange activity on W.H. computers

The White House recently detected suspicious activity on its computer network, a White House official tells CNN.

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Fighting ISIS 'a global effort'

Albania's Foreign Minister says radical fighters returning from Syria or Iraq could threaten the stability of Balkan countries.

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Soccer award: Spat breaks out

Real Madrid boss says it appears FIFA president Sepp Blatter is "unable to keep his mouth shut" in a row about who should be named footballer of the year.

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'Rockets blow up; we move on'

It seems people only pay attention anymore when the rocket blows up.

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Kim Jong Un 'had cyst surgery'

A South Korean news agency identifies the medical problem they say is behind North Korean leader's disappearance and why it might return.

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Ex-dictator loses to 'Call of Duty'

A California judge has dismissed former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega's lawsuit against the creators of the "Call of Duty" video game franchise.

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Rehab for jihadists in Denmark

Denmark unveils a controversial "de-radicalization" program for jihadis returning home from Syria that doesn't involve jail time. But not everyone is convinced it will work.

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'Dr Strange' confirmed but no star

Marvel announced a huge slate of forthcoming films at an Tuesday press conference -- but left out a bit of "Strange" information fans were waiting for.

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Ebola: Nurse 'refuses quarantine'

A nurse who was quarantined against her will in New Jersey after treating Ebola patients in West Africa will not obey officials' instructions to seclude herself at home in Maine, she and her lawyers said on the "Today" show and to the Bangor Daily News on Wednesday.

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F1 team looks at fan-funding

The family of three-time world champion Sir Jack Brabham aim to bring his famous team back to the grid through crowdfunding.

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U.S. military quarantine expected

A 21-day quarantine for all military personnel serving in Ebola stricken areas of west Africa is expected to be approved by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Wednesday.

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Driven from their homes into misery

Driven from their homes, the Rohingya now suffer in camps.

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Lava inches closer to Hawaii homes

A 2,000-degree river of lava could swallow a dozen Hawaiian homes in the next day or two -- and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

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Portraits: Last kings of Africa

For the past five years, Austria-based art historian and photographer Alfred Weidinger has traveled across Africa in search of royalty. His photography project, The Last Kings of Africa, is his attempt to capture the beauty and mystique of the region's most powerful sovereigns. So far he has photographed 220 tribal kings and leaders, with many more to go.

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UK 'Schindler' honored in Prague

105 year old Nicholas Winton flew to Prague to receive Czech's highest honor. CNN's Jim Boulden reports.

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Dying woman completes bucket list

A terminally ill woman who plans to take her own life ticks the last item.

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Arrests over Mexico mass kidnap

Investigators turned up human remains at hidden grave sites and arrested dozens of suspects after 43 students disappeared in Iguala, Mexico.

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White House snubs Israeli official

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon traveled to Washington last week expecting to see top Obama administration officials.

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Hockey great Howe suffers stroke

Hockey great Gordie Howe suffered a stroke this week, his son said Tuesday night.

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What's the best way to treat Ebola?

Ebola virus has landed several times in the United States and at least twice has spread to health care workers.

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Commander: Armed Syrian rebels enter Kobani

About 200 fighters enter the besieged city of Kobani with weapons including mortars and heavy machine guns, a Syrian rebel commander says.

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CNN witnesses 'major battle'

Gunfire erupts in Kobani as Iraqi Peshmerga fighters move in. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh has more.

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Meet U.S's new ally against ISIS

Fighting ISIS in Syria for more than a year, the YPG are now getting help from the U.S. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.

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Ex-ISIS fighters speak from prison

The blindfolded prisoners are brought into the dank gray room, one by one, and begin to tell us their stories.

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300 missing in Sri Lankan landslide

At least six people are dead and an emergency search operation has been launched to find 300 more missing after a landslide ripped through a village in Sri Lanka.

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Footballer sets record for wins

He's not a household name, but Rogerio Ceni is a footballer without equal.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

What will Pistorius face in prison?

Oscar Pistorius began a new life behind bars Tuesday after he was sentenced to a maximum five years' imprisonment for culpable homicide in the death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

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Australia issues Ebola travel ban

Critics slam the Australian government's move to ban visas for migrants traveling from Ebola-affected countries as "miserly and cruel."

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Unmanned NASA rocket explodes

An unmanned NASA rocket explodes during launch. It was carrying supplies to the International Space Station.

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Explosion seconds into launch

An unmanned NASA rocket in Virginia exploded moments after its scheduled launch to the International Space Station.

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Ritual burials spread Ebola

Freetown triples the number of safe burials for Ebola victims, a bright spot in a grim epidemic. Lynda Kinkade reports.

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UK ends migrant rescues

The UK is the latest country to stop rescue ops for illegal immigrants trying to get to Europe. Isa Soares reports.

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Can 'lone wolf' attacks be stopped?

'I escaped N. Korea prison camp'

Prison escapee Shin Dong-hyuk says he had never heard of "human rights" in North Korea.

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Propaganda balloons fly North

Fearing a reprisal from North Korea, South Korean residents tried to stop the launching of propaganda carrying balloons.

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Boko Haram: Will girls be freed?

Muslim cleric: 'I call to life'

Becky Anderson speaks with Muslim Scholar Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, who has been called a voice of moderate Islam.

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Brazilian voters 'hope for the best'

Uncertainty normally comes with the new. This year's Brazilian presidential elections, though, have been like no other. After Sunday's polls gave President Dilma Rousseff, from the left-wing Worker's Party (PT), another four-year term with a narrow margin of victory, Brazilians embarked on a guessing exercise about what her next government will look like.

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Student kills teacher in Estonia

A 15-year-old student shot and killed a teacher inside a classroom in southern Estonia on Monday, police said.

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Kim Jong Un 'had cyst surgery'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who recently disappeared from public view for about six weeks, had a cyst removed from his right ankle, a semi-official South Korean news agency reported Tuesday.

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Ex-dictator loses to 'Call of Duty'

A California judge has dismissed former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega's lawsuit against the creators of the "Call of Duty" video game franchise.

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ISIS hostage in new video

ISIS releases a new video of British hostage John Cantlie showing him in the battle-scarred city of Kobani and "reporting" for ISIS on the fighting there.

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Jihadists offered rehab

'Dr Strange' confirmed but no star

'Sherlock' tipped to be superhero

Marvel may have found the person to play "the mightiest magician in the cosmos."

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U.S. inmates 'died of gangrene'

One prisoner died of alcohol withdrawal. Constipation killed another. A third succumbed to gangrene.

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Hostages 'tortured before beheadings'

American James Foley and other captives held by ISIS were threatened with execution, tortured and starved ahead of their beheadings, report says.

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'Disclose tortures' plea to Obama

The White House confirmed Monday that it has received a letter from 12 Nobel Peace Laureates calling on the U.S. to disclose torture methods allegedly used by American forces following the 9/11 terror attacks on the U.S.

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Court: Tsarnaev's friend lied to agents

Robel Phillipos, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was convicted Tuesday on two counts of lying to federal agents investigating the 2013 bombing, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

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Walmart sorry for 'fat girl' costumes

Walmart found itself sending apology tweet after apology tweet Monday after the Twitterverse raked it over the coals for a major goof on its website.

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Boko Haram 'kidnaps 30'

Boko Haram has been accused of abducting more children. CNN's Isha Sesay reports.

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Iraqi Kurds set to enter besieged city of Kobani

Kurdish fighters from Iraq will enter Kobani "today or tomorrow" to reinforce anti-ISIS forces there, a Peshmerga general tells CNN.

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Can crowdfunding bring back F1 icon?

Can crowdfunding help an iconic team return to the Formula One grid after a 20-year hiatus?

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Rapist cleric sentenced to 20 years

An Afghan cleric who was found guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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What's the best way to treat Ebola?

Ebola virus has landed several times in the United States and at least twice has spread to health care workers.

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Is mandatory quarantine risky?

The Exec. Director of Doctors Without Borders tells Anderson that mandatory quarantines provide a false sense of security.

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N.J. gov.: 'We're not moving an inch'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tried to stamp out criticism Tuesday of his policy to quarantine health care workers returning from Ebola hot zones, describing his rule as "common sense" and vowing that he won't move "an inch" on the standards his state has set forth.

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Security slip: Man barges into PM

A man shoved British Prime Minister David Cameron in Leeds.

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Shooter invited victims to lunch

Police say the popular student who opened fire on five of his friends sent them a text message suggesting they meet in the school cafeteria.

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The impact of Cuba's new reforms

CNN's Patrick Oppmann looks at government reforms that are gradually having a big impact on many Cubans lives.

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Footballer Ceni claims 590 wins

He's not a household name, but Rogerio Ceni is a footballer without equal.

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U.S. nurse Vinson 'free of Ebola'

A second Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola is now free of the virus and will be released from the Atlanta hospital where she's been treated, the hospital said Tuesday.

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Quarantined nurse going home

After a heated weekend of sparring between a quarantined nurse and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the nurse is being discharged, the state's Department of Health said in a statement Monday morning.

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S. Africa's football captain killed

Police offer reward in hunt for killers after soccer star Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down by intruders in an apparent botched robbery.

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Latest on the outbreak

The CDC issues new quarantine guidelines. U.S. troops are being monitored in Italy. And details emerge about the first person infected during this Ebola outbreak -- a 2-year-old boy.

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U.S. victim tweets: I forgive shooter

How does a 14-year-old high school student, shot in the face and told he can never play football again, feel about his attacker?

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Iraq make gains against ISIS

Iraqis hoping to turn the tide against ISIS are getting a sliver of good news. Ben Wedeman reports.

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Teacher admits Syria terror role

A British science teacher admitted Monday to trying to help anti-Assad regime fighters commit acts of terrorism in Syria.

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Body found in sunken Sewol ferry

Six months after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of South Korea, a victim's body was discovered inside the wreckage Tuesday.

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Belief in Islam doesn't cause terrorism

Reza Aslan says the interplay between beliefs and actions is a lot more complicated than critics of Islam portray

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Ebola: Who is patient zero?

Before the virus ravaged West Africa, before the deaths soared into the thousands, before the outbreak triggered global fears, Ebola struck a toddler named Emile Ouamouno.

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Rob Ford wins Toronto council seat

Torontonians love Rob Ford. His brother? Not so much.

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Lava inches closer to homes

With a mixture of resignation and dread, residents here are watching this gray and orange advance, this 2,000-degree river of molten rock.

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Jailed Pistorius faces appeal

The South African state is to appeal both judgment and sentence after athlete Oscar Pistorius was jailed for five years for shooting his girlfriend.

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Is $500m stadium's beauty 'skin deep?'

Futuristic. Space-age. A 'world symbol.' An 'icon for an icon.'

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Skepticism over N. Korean moves

Murder, torture, slavery, sexual violence, mass starvation -- North Korea's leaders have been accused of employing all sorts of abuses to prop up the state and exercise control over its citizens.

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Can ISIS funding be cut?

ISIS has been defined as the wealthiest terrorist group on record, using a combination of black market oil sales, extortion and sophisticated social media to raise money to fund its expansion into Iraq and Syria, according to the U.S. Treasury.

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Teen injured in school shooting dies

A 14-year-old girl shot in the head by a gunman who opened fire on a crowded Washington school lunchroom dies from her injuries.

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Police: Ottawa gunman made video

More details emerge about gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau who police say made a video of himself shortly before opening fire in Canada last week.

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Watch full interview with nurse

Kaci Hickox, a nurse placed under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey strongly criticized the policy.

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S. Africa's football captain shot dead

Police offer reward in hunt for killers after soccer star Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down by intruders in an apparent botched robbery.

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Quarantined nurse going home

Nurse tells of quarantine 'ordeal'

Kaci Hickox, a nurse placed under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey, went on CNN on Sunday and criticized the "knee-jerk reaction by politicians" to Ebola, saying "to quarantine someone without a better plan in place, without more forethought, is just preposterous."

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Iraq make gains against ISIS

Iraqis hoping to turn the tide against ISIS are getting a sliver of good news. Ben Wedeman reports.

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Syria terrorism: Teacher admits role

A British science teacher admitted Monday to trying to help anti-Assad regime fighters commit acts of terrorism in Syria.

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China warns on 'weird architecture'

The Chinese leadership has called for less "weird architecture" to be built in the country. Does it mean the end of unusual structures like these?

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Belief in Islam doesn't cause terrorism

Reza Aslan says the interplay between beliefs and actions is a lot more complicated than critics of Islam portray

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Zakaria: The problem within Islam

When the news flashed last week that a man had shot and killed a Canadian soldier in front of the National War Memorial in Canada, what most people were wondering -- but not saying out loud -- was, "Is it another radical Muslim?"

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6-pound gold chunk sells for $400K

The term nugget doesn't quite do it justice.

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Daughter's tattoo tribute to Williams

Robin Williams' daughter chose a hummingbird to honor her late father.

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Brazilian president wins re-election

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff thanks voters for their support after clinching just over 51% of the vote in a hotly contested presidential runoff.

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Oscar Pistorius faces verdict, sentence appeal

The state is to appeal the judgment and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case, South Africa's national prosecuting authority says.

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Steenkamp's parents 'satisfied'

Reeva Steenkamp's parents said Tuesday they are "satisfied" with the sentence handed down to their daughter's killer, as Oscar Pistorius started his first full day in a South African prison.

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Public critical of sentence

Oscar Pistorius gets up to 5 years in prison for girlfriend's killing, but some say it's not enough. Robyn Curnow reports.

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What will Pistorius face in prison?

Ukrainian leader hails 'vote for Europe'

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko hailed exit poll results of Sunday's parliamentary elections, saying the projected outcome gives "a powerful and irreversible backing to Ukraine's path to Europe."

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Van Persie rescues Man Utd

Robin van Persie salvaged a point for Manchester United against English Premier League leaders Chelsea with an injury-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford Sunday.

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800 killed in 40-day Kobani fight

At least 815 people -- most of them ISIS militants and Kurdish fighters -- have died in the 40-day fight for control of Kobani, Syrian observers say.

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Federer closes in on No.1 spot

It seemed an unlikely prospect at the start of the year but Roger Federer has the very real prospect of ending 2014 at the summit of the men's game for the sixth time.

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College sports 'cheat student athletes'

Sally Kohn says the UNC report highlights how some colleges exploit student athletes while offering little in return

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Halloween costumes to avoid this year

Freeze! Step away from the stack of face masks and hazmat suits.

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Football world mourns star player

The world of football is mourning the loss of Senzo Meyiwa after the South Africa captain was shot and killed Sunday during a botched robbery, according to authorities.

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Iran executes woman despite pleas

Reyhaneh Jabbari, an Iranian woman convicted of murder in a killing human rights groups called self-defense against her rapist, is hanged despite pleas.

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How do we stop 'lone wolf' attacks?

Giant gold nugget discovered

Five-pound nugget is 90% gold, believed to be worth between $350,000 and $450,000. KTVU has the story.

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Brazilian voters 'hope for the best'

Tunisian vote raises democracy hope

Elections in Tunisia on Sunday are about much more than one country. They could mark a big step toward democracy.

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Iran nukes: Solution, not deadline, key

Another round of nuclear talks ended late Thursday in Vienna. Nothing good, bad or even surprising has publicly emerged from the two-day talks between Iran and the P5+1 countries.

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Should Ebola workers be quarantined?

When doctors risk their lives and sacrifice their livelihoods to go to West Africa and provide desperately needed treatment to those suffering from Ebola, what should be their reward upon coming home?

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UK ends Afghanistan combat mission

Britain formally ended its combat mission in Afghanistan on Sunday, when it handed over its last base to Afghan forces, the Ministry of Defense said.

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10 Commandments statue smashed

Though he told authorities that the devil made him do it, Satanists disapproved, after a man allegedly shattered a stone copy of the Ten Commandments last week.

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Death penalty plea for South Korea ferry captain

South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol, the ferry which capsized leaving at least 294 people dead.

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Sewol disaster: 6 months of pain

6 months after the Sewol ferry sank off South Korea, many still wait for the bodies of loved ones. Paula Hancocks reports.

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Student survivors testify at ferry trial

Students aboard the stricken Sewol ferry had to use rising water levels to float out of their cabins after the ship listed, survivors told a South Korean court Monday.

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Victim's haunting cry for mom

The words and images from the cell phone of a girl who perished on the South Korean ferry convey the rising panic aboard.

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Hostages 'tortured before beheadings'

American James Foley and other captives held by ISIS were threatened with execution, tortured and starved ahead of their beheadings, report says.

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SpaceX's Dragon splashes down

SpaceX's Dragon spaceship splashed down Saturday in the Pacific Ocean, returning from a four-week resupply mission to the International Space Station and bringing back a valuable payload of potentially groundbreaking experiments.

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A surprising truth about serial killings

The case of Darren Deon Vann, who police say confessed to murdering as many as seven women in northwest Indiana over the past couple of years, is just the latest example of a kind of crime spree that has become all too familiar. At a time when television crime dramas like "CSI," "Criminal Minds," and "Law and Order" record high ratings with lurid plot lines about repeat killers, it is easy to come away believing that serial killings are as prevalent as they have ever been.

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Guns not 'someone else's problem'

A child was killed Friday because that child went to school.

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Teen shooting victim identified

The victim of the tragic Washington school shooting has been identified. CNN's Dan Simon reports.

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Soccer captain gunned down

South African soccer captain Senzo Meyiwa was shot and killed in the Vosloorus township near Johannesburg.

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Dilma Rousseff wins runoff vote

CNN's Shasta Darlington reports the results of the closest election Brazil has seen in years.

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UK's Afghan combat mission over

Britain formally ended its combat mission in Afghanistan, lowering the Union Jack for the final time. ITN reports.

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'Handsome' serial killer confesses

A Brazilian man nicknamed "handsome" serial killer has confessed to 39 murders. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

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'Hero' teacher stopped rampage

The teenage gunman who opened fire in a high school cafeteria in Washington state last week may have had more victims had it not been for the bold actions of a young teacher.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Israeli military shoots teen

A Palestinian-American teen has been laid to rest after being shot by the Israeli military. CNN's Erin McLaughlin reports.

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Guards return to war memorial

Ottawa's Guard of Honor returns to the National War Memorial following the horrific shooting of Nathan Cirillo.

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Who was gunman who opened fire?

What would spur someone to walk up to a war memorial, fatally shoot a soldier guarding it, then rush into Canada's Parliament and open fire?

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S. African footballer shot dead

South African soccer captain Senzo Meyiwa was shot and killed Sunday night in the Bosloorus township near Johannesburg, according to information posted on the South African Police Service's Twitter account.

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El Clasico: Real Madrid beat Barcelona

Real Madrid ended Barcelona's unbeaten start to the La Liga season with an emphatic 3-1 victory at the Bernabeu in the first El Clasico of the season on Saturday.

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Cream bassist Jack Bruce dies

Jack Bruce, bassist for the legendary 1960s rock band Cream, died Saturday at age 71.

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Daylight Saving Time 'outdated'

Scott Yates says extending Daylight Saving Time could save energy, reduce heart attacks and get you more sleep.

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The art of making money

Legend has it that when the surrealist painter Salvador Dali had to pay for an expensive restaurant meal he would twizzle his famous mustache and arch his eyebrows before beguiling his host into letting him dine for free.

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China warns on 'weird architecture'

The Chinese leadership has called for less "weird architecture" to be built in the country. Does it mean the end of unusual structures like these?

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Link between faith and terrorism?

The tragic murder of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau -- "a recent convert to Islam" as every media outlet in the United States would like to remind you -- has added fuel to the already fiery debate in this country over the inherently violent nature of religion in general, and Islam in particular.

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Zakaria: The problem within Islam

Nobel for 'living room' microscope

A microscope developed by an unemployed scientist in a colleague's living room earns a Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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Daughter's tattoo tribute to Williams

Robin Williams' daughter chose a hummingbird to honor her late father.

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6-pound gold chunk sells for $400K

The term nugget doesn't quite do it justice.

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White House vs. states on Ebola?

A new rule imposed by New York and New Jersey could discourage health workers from helping fight Ebola in Africa, which would ultimately endanger the United States, a top federal health official argued Sunday.

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Rousseff wins Brazil runoff vote

Brazil's president won a hotly contested runoff Sunday.

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Ukrainian leader hails 'vote for Europe'

Afghan cleric jailed for girl's rape

A 10-year-old girl, brutally raped, confronts her attacker in court.

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Van Persie rescues Man Utd

Federer closes in on No.1 spot

More than 800 killed in Kobani clashes

At least 800 people have been killed in a key Syrian city over the past 40 days, a Syrian monitoring group said Sunday.

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'Dead' transplant surgery breakthrough

Pioneering heart transplant surgery announced Friday in Australia may lead to a new option for patients awaiting transplants by boosting the number of donor hearts available.

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How to print yourself a new hand

Smiling children are using prosthetic hands to open windows through which we can glimpse the future of health care -- a future where outsiders and amateurs innovate along with insiders and professionals. The question is, "Will America lead the way, as it has for a century, or will it fall behind, as it has begun to do?"

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Revenge is sweet for Serena Williams

Four days after suffering a humbling defeat to Simona Halep, Serena Williams turned the tables on the Romanian to win a fifth WTA Finals title with a crushing straights sets 6-3 6-0 victory in Singapore Sunday.

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Iran executes woman despite pleas

Lebanese soldiers, militants clash

Lebanese military forces battled militants in Tripoli on Saturday, leaving seven injured, state media reported.

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Marc Marquez ties MotoGP record

Marc Marquez tied the 1997 record of Australian legend Mick Doohan for most wins in a MotoGP season with victory Sunday in a thrilling Malaysian Grand Prix.

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Tunisian vote raises democracy hope

Elections in Tunisia on Sunday are about much more than one country. They could mark a big step toward democracy.

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Plasma row woman's 'protest' crash

After not being allowed to donate plasma, a woman in Florida responded by sending hospitals something else -- new patients.

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School shooter 'targeted his cousins'

A high school freshman who opened on schoolmates in the cafeteria wounded two of his cousins, a relative says.

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N. Korea: Tactics or charm?

CNN's Elise Labott looks into the latest tactic North Korea is using on the international community.

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Iran nukes: Solution, not deadline, key

UK ends Afghan combat mission

Britain formally ended its combat mission in Afghanistan on Sunday, when it handed over its last base to Afghan forces, the Ministry of Defense said.

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10 Commandments statue smashed

Should Ebola workers be quarantined?

Doctor's fiance under quarantine

The fiance of ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer is quarantined in her apartment.

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Hostages 'tortured before beheadings'

In the moments before his death, American James Foley stares into the camera, head held high, after being forced to read a script, in which he blames his death on the United States.

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SpaceX's Dragon splashes down

A surprising truth about serial killings

From homecoming prince to killer

One week ago, Jaylen Fryberg stood tall as part of his high school's homecoming court, spurring his fellow students to cheer.

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Not 'someone else's problem'

A child was killed Friday because that child went to school.

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27 killed in Egypt terror attack

At least 27 Egyptian security personnel were killed in a car bombing in the country's Sinai region, according to the Egyptian state media agency al Ahram.

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2 dead in California rampage

Two California sheriff's deputies were killed in a shooting rampage in two counties that began Friday morning when one deputy was shot in the forehead while confronting a suspicious vehicle, authorities said.

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Ottawa hero cheered in Parliament

The security chief credited with killing a gunman rampaging through Canada's Parliament gets a standing ovation, as investigators check into the gunman's links to terrorism.

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'Handsome' serial killer confesses

A Brazilian man nicknamed "handsome" serial killer has confessed to 39 murders. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

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Deadly 'one-man crime spree'

Two California police officers were killed in a shooting rampage that started outside a Sacramento motel.

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Student kidnaps force Mexico Gov. out

Police are alleged to have kidnapped students on their way to a protest, then given them to a criminal gang.

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Remains are missing student

Human remains discovered last weekend in Albemarle County, Virginia, belong to University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, authorities said Friday.

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Children pay with lives in Mideast

The slayings of Israeli and Palestinian teens during the summer was a bloody precursor to the Gaza-Israeli conflict that took more than 2,000 lives.

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Gun attack 'victims related'

A grandparent of one of the wounded students reports that two of the victims who were shot are related to each other.

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Is ISIS enemy a U.S. friend?

Ivan Watson explains why the United States' support of a Kurdish fighting group may cause friction with a NATO ally.

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Sideline parents are out of control

"Please remember! These are kids," the sign said. "This is a game."

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Quarantined nurse slams policy

Kaci Hickox, a nurse under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey after caring for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, has blasted more stringent state policies for dealing with health care workers returning from West Africa, saying the change could lead to medical professionals being treated like "criminals and prisoners."

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Millions of vaccine doses planned

As the world reels from its deadliest Ebola outbreak, health experts are fast-tracking tests for various vaccines, and hope to have millions of experimental doses by next year.

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Ebola outbreak: Get up to speed

A health care worker worker who just returned from West Africa is under a mandatory quarantine at a New Jersey hospital. New York, New Jersey and Illinois implement mandatory Ebola quarantine policies as the federal government considers a similar move. Mali quarantines as many as 55 people after its first Ebola death.

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El Clasico: Real Madrid beat Barcelona

Cream bassist Jack Bruce dies

Jack Bruce, bassist for the legendary 1960s rock band Cream, died Saturday at age 71.

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NY hatchet attack 'act of terror'

A New York City police officer remains in critical condition at a Queens hospital Friday, one day after suffering a hatchet wound to the head.

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Daylight Saving Time 'outdated'

Scott Yates says extending Daylight Saving Time could save energy, reduce heart attacks and get you more sleep.

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Hostage's mom: ISIS, please respond

The mother of American hostage Abdul Rahman Kassig has sent a tweet appealing for a response from ISIS to the family's pleas for his life.

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Boko Haram kidnap 60 in truce

Despite government claims of a ceasefire that will supposedly lead to the release of more than 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram, members of the Islamist terror group have abducted at least 60 young women and girls from Christian villages in northeast Nigeria, residents said Thursday.

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Manchester City trip up at West Ham

Manchester City's misfiring start to the English Premier League season continued on Saturday with a 2-1 loss to West Ham United at Upton Park.

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Iraqi forces, Peshmerga claim gains against ISIS

Iraqi security forces regain control of Jurf al-Sakhar, a town south of Baghdad, as they battle to keep ISIS militants in check.

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Mali's first Ebola patient, girl, 2, dies

A 2-year-old girl who became Mali's first confirmed Ebola patient after arriving from badly-hit Guinea has died, according to state TV reports.

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'Yellow substance' found at consulates

Turkish authorities are investigating a suspicious substance at the Canadian Consulate in Istanbul, and unspecified security incidents also are being investigated at two other foreign consulates in Turkey's largest city, the country's emergency management agency said Friday.

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Sweden: 'Foreign vessel' search ends

Sweden's military feels certain there was an intruder, but it has called off the search for a mystery vessel in waters near Stockholm.

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Williams, Halep set for final rematch

Serena Williams will get the chance to avenge her worst defeat in 16 years on Sunday when she goes head to head with Simona Halep in the WTA Finals finale in Singapore.

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Marlins Man spices up World Series

The Miami Marlins are not playing in this year's World Series. So why was a guy sitting behind home plate at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, in a bright orange Miami Marlins jersey at Games 1 and 2?

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Winter Olympics skating on thin ice?

The International Olympic Committee is set to hold urgent talks over the future of the Winter Olympics following the Sochi Games' exorbitant cost.

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ISIS accused of chemical attacks

ISIS forces located 50 miles north of Baghdad allegedly unleashed a chemical attack on Iraqi forces in September.

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Millennials: End Cuba embargo

Cuban-Americans have had an outsized influence in keeping the U.S. embargo since Fidel Castro seized power. Now a younger generation, with strong familial ties there but far removed from the memories of Castro's revolution, want the embargo to end

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Ebola: All clear for New Jersey woman

A woman quarantined at a New Jersey hospital after arrival from West Africa has tested negative for Ebola in a preliminary test, authorities said Saturday.

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'Dead' transplant surgery breakthrough

Soccer drone and brawl punished

It was a night which evoked hatred of years past -- now both Serbia and Albania have been punished for their part in dramatic night of violence in Belgrade.

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How to print yourself a new hand

Iran executes woman who killed her alleged rapist

Death sentence: Global plea for mercy

The United Nations and international human rights groups joined a growing call on Monday urging the Iranian government to call off the impending execution of a 26-year-old woman convicted of murder.

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New Jersey health worker isolated

A doctor who recently returned to New York from West Africa has tested positive for the Ebola virus, becoming the first diagnosed case in the city.

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Lebanese soldiers, militants clash

Lebanese military forces battled militants in Tripoli on Saturday, leaving seven injured, state media reported.

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Ebola vaccine trials under way

Expert David Heymann says Ebola vaccine clinical trials are under way and will require many volunteers.

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U.S. school shooter fired at friends, says witness

A high school freshman opens fire on his friends in the cafeteria, a witness says, leaving one dead, three critically injured and another in a serious condition.

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Witness: He smirked, shot

CNN's Jake Tapper talks with witness Jordan Luton about a shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

Iran nukes: Solution, not deadline, key

4 held over Total CEO death crash

Four people have been detained in connection with a crash that killed the chief executive of a French oil company, a Russian investigative committee said Thursday.

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Paralyzed man walks after transplant

A ground-breaking cell transplant has allowed a paralyzed man to walk again, researchers announced Tuesday.

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Ebola outbreak: Get up to speed

A doctor in New York tests positive for Ebola. An infected nurse shows signs of improvement. And a military response team begins training.

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How secure is Canada's parliament?

Canada came to a standstill when a gunman killed a soldier outside a war memorial in Ottawa -- then stormed into parliament, sending lawmakers hiding behind barricaded doors.

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Should Ebola workers be quarantined?

U.S.: Palestinian-American killed by IDF

A Palestinian-American minor has been killed by the Israel Defense Forces, according to the U.S. State Department.

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Car bomb kills 27 security officers

Murdered soldier known for big heart

Nathan Cirillo was the strong, smiling type.

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Student kidnap force Mexico Gov. out

Police are alleged to have kidnapped students on their way to a protest, then given them to a criminal gang.

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Remains are missing student

Human remains discovered last weekend in Albemarle County, Virginia, belong to University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, authorities said Friday.

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Three dead in MD midair collision

Three people died and two were injured when a small aircraft and a helicopter collided Thursday afternoon at a municipal airport in Frederick, Maryland, according to Frederick County Fire Chief Denise Pouget.

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Students flee after shooting

Students and staff from Marysville Pilchuck High School after a gunman reportedly opened fire in the cafeteria.

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Photos: Pupils flee armed boy

Shots fired at Washington high school

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Are we hypocrites over Zellweger?

LZ Granderson says the actress's changed appearance after years out of public eye unleashed a wave of gossipy judgment. Why can't we just accept her explanation that she's happy?

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Sideline parents are out of control

"Please remember! These are kids," the sign said. "This is a game."

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Heads line streets of ISIS capital

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh brings us a grim look at life under ISIS rule in Raqqa, Syria. (Warning: Disturbing images)

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Breakthrough deal for anti-ISIS fighters

A month of airstrikes in Syria by the U.S.-led coalition has killed 553 people -- a large majority of them ISIS militants, including foreigners, according to a monitoring group.

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'Honey Boo Boo' ends

TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is ending its run.

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School shooting reported in U.S.

Investigators are responding Friday to a reported school shooting in Marysville, Washington, just north of Seattle, said Inci Yarkut, a spokeswoman for the Washington State Patrol.

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'Rookie cops' recovering after attack

A New York City police officer remains in critical condition at a Queens hospital Friday, one day after suffering a hatchet wound to the head.

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Cured U.S. nurse: I'm so fortunate

She beat Ebola. Now she's eager to resume a normal life -- and reunite with her dog, Bentley.

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Daylight Saving Time 'outdated'

Scott Yates says extending Daylight Saving Time could save energy, reduce heart attacks and get you more sleep.

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Hostage's mom to ISIS: Please respond

The mother of American hostage Abdul Rahman Kassig has sent a tweet appealing for a response from ISIS to the family's pleas for his life.

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Boko Haram kidnap 60 in truce

Britain's Queen tweets for first time

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II dipped a toe into 21st-century communications Friday when she posted her first tweet.

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Did Madeleine Albright win Twitter?

You got served, Conan O'Brien.

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Royal protection officer 'kept ammo'

An officer assigned to a unit that protects Britain's royal household was arrested Thursday on suspicion of unlawfully keeping ammunition in personal lockers in a police building on the grounds of London's Buckingham Palace, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Mass grave clue in Ratko Mladic case

Prosecutors will be allowed to present more gruesome evidence against a former Bosnian Serb military commander who has been on trial for genocide since 2012.

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Mayor wanted over missing students

A former mayor is a "probable" suspect in the disappearance of 43 students who were kidnapped last month from Iguala, a small city in Guerrero state, Mexican authorities said.

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Medics head to sixth West African nation hit by Ebola

The WHO sends additional medical experts to Mali to help it prevent the spread of Ebola after its first confirmed case, a spokesman says.

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'Yellow substance' found at consulates

Sweden: 'Foreign vessel' search ends

Sweden's military feels certain there was an intruder, but it has called off the search for a mystery vessel in waters near Stockholm.

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Jeb Bush talks 2016 run with donors

Jeb Bush was blitzed with questions Thursday about his presidential ambitions in a private session with top South Carolina donors and business leaders, multiple sources at the meeting told CNN.

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Millennials: End Cuba embargo, already

This is what a survivor looks like

Beautiful portraits of Ebola survivors from Getty photographer.

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Ebola will 'elevate respect' for nurses

Theresa Brown: The Ebola crisis brought nurses into the national conversation on health care. They need to stay there.

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Serbia, Albania punished by UEFA

WWII U-boat found off North Carolina

A World War II German U-boat, sunk during the Battle of the Atlantic more than 72 years ago, has been discovered off the coast of North Carolina, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday.

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Rwanda won't screen U.S. visitors

Rwanda will not be screening U.S. visitors for Ebola after all.

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Was attack on NYPD motivated by Islam?

A bloodied steel hatchet lay on a rainy Queens sidewalk on Thursday like an portentous question mark. Was the bearded man who used it to wound two New York City police officers motivated by radical Islam?

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