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Discovery Channel 'all clear' after sweep
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 10:29pm MDT
Authorities gave an "all clear" early Thursday after sweeping the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, where police shot and killed a man who was holding three hostages. -
Cap on ruptured oil well to be removed
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 10:27pm MDT
Thad Allen, the government's point man on the oil disaster, said crews are expected to begin efforts Thursday to remove the blowout preventer on BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Irish cardinal won't quit after scandals
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 9:44pm MDT
Months after the revelation that he helped cover up for one of Ireland's most notoriously abusive priests, the country's top Catholic churchman, Cardinal Sean Brady, says he has "moved on" and will not resign. -
Earl strengthens, heads toward East Coast
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:03pm MDT
Hurricane Earl swept toward the Outer Banks of North Carolina early Thursday as hurricane warnings and watches stretched to Delaware and parts of Massachusetts. -
Police: Smugglers kidnap 16 migrants
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 6:05pm MDT
At least 16 migrants, including a woman, were being held for ransom by human smugglers in Tijuana, Mexico, according to a migrant who was freed, authorities said late Wednesday. -
Police kill Discovery standoff suspect
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:09pm MDT
Three hostages were rescued from the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Maryland after police shot the man who was holding them, officials said. -
'Window of opportunity' for Mideast peace breakthrough?
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:02pm MDT
President Obama said tonight he is "cautiously hopeful" that this week's direct talks could help achieve a two-state solution to the long-running conflict in the Middle East. -
Dutch: Odd luggage but no terror charge
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 11:43am MDT
Dutch authorities can detain two men held on suspicion of plotting a terrorist act for another day without charging them, a prosecution spokesman said Wednesday. -
Rollins: Obama's lame speeches
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 10:47am MDT
In the first two days back from his Martha's Vineyard family vacation, President Obama gave two speeches on two important subjects. -
Study: Weight-loss drug carries risks
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 10:40am MDT
Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. -
Man tied to four deaths sought by police
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 9:12am MDT
Police in Hercules, California, were searching Wednesday for a man whose elderly father was bludgeoned to death -- possibly by a suspect in three other homicides in the same area. -
2nd Mexico massacre survivor revealed
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:04am MDT
A second person survived a massacre in which 72 migrants from Central and South America were killed last week in northern Mexico, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Mexican officials said. -
Doctor died in boyfriend's chimney
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 7:02am MDT
The decomposed body of a California doctor was found lodged in her boyfriend's chimney, several days after she had apparently attempted to get inside his home, police said. -
Lawyer downplays WikiLeaks evidence
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 5:34am MDT
The attorney for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the accused WikiLeaks leaker, says he doesn't have any information indicating that Manning leaked tens of thousands of pages of documents on the Afghanistan war to the WikiLeaks website. -
Trapped miners' families see new video
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 11:34pm MDT
Officials are expected to distribute on Wednesday copies of a 25-minute video that the miners sent for their relatives. -
Sweden to reopen WikiLeaks rape case
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 11:03pm MDT
Swedish prosecutors may decide Wednesday whether to file charges against Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. -
Iraq steps up
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 11:00pm MDT
A ceremony today will mark the transfer of U.S. military command in Iraq. In an Oval Office address, President Obama declared the U.S. combat mission over. -
Murkowski concedes Alaska primary
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 10:18pm MDT
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded late Tuesday to Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller in Alaska's GOP Senate primary. -
Outcry after puppies tossed into river
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 9:39pm MDT
A video apparently showing a young woman throwing live puppies into a river has sparked outrage across the Internet. -
Ban plastic bags? California says no
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:36pm MDT
California's Senate has voted down a measure that would have banned plastic bags at grocery stores. -
Obama turns focus to Mideast peace
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 6:31pm MDT
After a major speech on Iraq, President Obama today focuses on brokering Mideast peace, with his special envoy declaring a "window of opportunity" for a deal. -
Soap actress denies 'sham marriage'
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 3:36pm MDT
Tears rolled from Fernanda Romero's eyes as the Mexican soap opera actress told jurors that she really loved Kent Ross, the pizza deliveryman she married five years ago. -
Obama on Iraq war: 'Time to turn the page'
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 11:35am MDT
In tonight's Oval Office address, President Obama will declare that "the American combat mission in Iraq has ended," according to excerpts from the White House. -
Police dismantle male prostitution ring
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 11:26am MDT
National Police said Tuesday an investigation that began in February has resulted in the arrest of 14 people involved in an organization dedicated to the sexual exploitation of men, Spain's first such bust of its kind. -
Breast, ovary removal cuts cancer risk
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 10:02am MDT
Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing -- and dying from -- those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study. -
Miners finally to get solid food
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:33am MDT
Crews have begun boring a rescue shaft to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks, according to CNN Chile. -
GOP: Iraq success came despite Obama
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:26am MDT
House Republican leader John Boehner will lay out a "prebuttal" ahead of President Barack Obama's prime time speech on Iraq Tuesday night. -
Zsa Zsa Gabor found 'unresponsive'
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:18am MDT
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to the hospital after her husband found her "unresponsive" Tuesday morning, her publicist told CNN. -
U.S.-born 'La Barbie' drug kingpin held
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:09am MDT
Mexican federal police officials are expected to release more details Tuesday on the operation that led to the capture of an American-born drug kingpin believed to be one of the country's most ruthless drug traffickers. -
At 5 p.m., U.S. combat in Iraq ends
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:09am MDT
In 2003, President Bush launched a "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq. After the loss of 4,400 U.S. military personnel, the U.S. combat mission officially ended at 5 p.m. ET. -
U.S., Dutch split over airport arrests
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:06am MDT
Two men arrested at Schiphol International Airport in the Netherlands are being held on suspicion of plotting a terrorist act, Dutch authorities said Tuesday. -
4 Israelis reportedly killed in West Bank
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 8:51am MDT
Four Israelis were killed in a shooting near Hebron in the West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli medical sources and the army said. -
Clinton meeting with Mideast leaders
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 8:24am MDT
Two days ahead of the first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders since 2008, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting with two key players in the discussion. -
Obama speech: 3 questions
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 7:26am MDT
President Obama speaks to the nation Tuesday from the Oval Office on the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq. Here are three key questions the president could answer in his speech: -
Earl may prompt evacuations in U.S.
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 7:25am MDT
Hurricane Earl prompted a hurricane watch for part of North Carolina's coast, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm could approach the state late this week. -
Bloody day for U.S. in Afghanistan
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 6:06am MDT
Insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan have cranked up their fight in recent days, with militants ambushing coalition and government targets and an air assault pounding enemy fighters, coalition authorities said on Tuesday. -
Cancun bar bombed; 8 dead
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 5:42am MDT
Eight people died early Tuesday after attackers hurled several Molotov cocktails into a Cancun, Mexico, bar, the state attorney general said. -
Bread crust is healthy and other myths
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 1:06am MDT
You've Always Heard That... -
Source: 2 arrested at airport may have been on test run
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 6:55pm MDT
Two men held in the Netherlands may have been trying to test U.S. airport security by putting bottles with electronic devices attached in checked bags, a source said. -
Pretrial hearing for slasher suspect
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 6:50pm MDT
Elias Abuelazam, suspected of stabbing 18 victims in a three-state slashing spree, is set for a pretrial hearing in a Michigan courtroom Tuesday morning. -
Hurricane Earl grows to Category 4
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 5:55pm MDT
With Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and soon the East Coast of the U.S. in its reach, Hurricane Earl prompted warnings for those areas from FEMA. -
Alleged drug kingpin arrested in Mexico
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 3:51pm MDT
A man purported to be one of Mexico's most ruthless drug traffickers, American-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, was captured Monday following a shootout, Mexican authorities said. -
Guard troops sent to Arizona border
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 1:49pm MDT
Additional National Guard troops assigned to the Mexican border under President Barack Obama's border security initiative have started reporting to their posts, according to a sergeant with the Arizona National Guard. -
Group: Egg findings 'stomach churning'
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 12:08pm MDT
Rodents, piles of manure, uncaged birds and flies too numerous to count were found at Iowa farms at the heart of the recall of more than a half-billion eggs, the FDA said. -
U.S. expands sanctions on North Korea
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 11:54am MDT
President Barack Obama issued an executive order Monday giving broad new authority to impose financial sanctions on North Korean entities and individuals doing business with and for the secretive communist state. -
Fidel Castro: I was 'at death's door'
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 9:10am MDT
In a rare interview, Fidel Castro gives new details about his health four years ago when emergency surgery forced him out of power, saying he didn't think he would make it and still has difficulty walking. -
Antifreeze killer dies in prison
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 7:51am MDT
Julia Lynn Womack Turner, who was convicted of murder for the deaths by antifreeze poisoning of her boyfriend and husband, died in prison in Georgia, officials said. -
3,200 Mexican federal police fired
Posted: August 30th, 2010, 5:28am MDT
About 3,200 Mexican federal police have been fired since May for failing to do their work or being linked to corruption, the federal police commissioner said. -
3 hurt in blast at migrant funeral mass
Posted: August 28th, 2010, 5:09pm MDT
An explosive device detonated Saturday three blocks away from a mass honoring 72 migrants found slain near the Mexican border, state media reported. -
Protesters pepper-sprayed near funeral
Posted: August 28th, 2010, 4:28pm MDT
A motorist fired pepper spray Saturday at a group of demonstrators and counter-protesters outside a funeral for a U.S. Marine in Omaha, Nebraska, police said.