Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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Reactions to ruling on same-sex marriages

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:23 PM PDT

Reaction Wednesday to a federal ruling that rejected California's Proposition 8 on same-sex marriage centered on equal rights and the voice of voters.

'Secret agent' is on a mission: Spreading kindness

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:11 PM PDT

For the past year, Laura Miller has been living a double life of sorts: administrative assistant by day, secret agent of kindness by night.

Latino legal group refrains from endorsing Kagan for Supreme Court

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:09 PM PDT

As the Senate nears it vote on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, the influential Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) has decided not to endorse her and to remain "neutral."

Soldier suspected of Wiki leak: 'I've been isolated'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:06 PM PDT

Right now, Bradley Manning is alone.

Obama to have belated birthday bash

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:34 PM PDT

President Barack Obama may be celebrating his 49th birthday Wednesday without his wife and daughters, but CNN has learned there will be a hush-hush party at the White House on Sunday with close family and friends to make it up to him.

Father charged in near-fatal beating of 2-year-old son

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:31 PM PDT

The father of a 2-year-old Florida boy has admitted to the near-fatal beating of his son while teaching the child how to box, officials said Wednesday.

Strong earthquake strikes off Kuril Islands

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:28 PM PDT

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Thursday east of the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

911 calls convey terror of Connecticut shootings

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:24 PM PDT

Frantic 911 calls placed Tuesday from a business in Manchester, Connecticut, vividly capture dispatchers' efforts to calm employees, including a crying woman in a storage closet, during a shooting spree that left nine dead, including the shooter.

8-year-old artist: Don't call me Monet

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:54 PM PDT

He has the deft brush strokes of a seasoned artist, but Kieron Williamson is just eight years old.

Protesters, police clash in Bolivia over proposed law

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:51 PM PDT

Police in La Paz, Bolivia, fired tear gas Wednesday to disperse merchants participating in a two-day protest against a proposed law with tough sanctions for selling contraband.

Anna Nicole Smith drug trial opens

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:50 PM PDT

The use of powerful drugs to treat complaints of chronic pain, and fake names on prescriptions for celebrities are central issues in the trial of Anna Nicole Smith's last two doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend.

Government grants license to challenge targeting of U.S. terrorists

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:24 PM PDT

Federal authorities Wednesday granted two civil liberties groups a license they need in challenging the government's authority to use lethal force against U.S. citizens designated as terrorists.

Trial's pivotal issue: Was Anna Nicole an addict, or in pain?

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:18 PM PDT

The use of powerful drugs to treat complaints of chronic pain, and the faking of names on prescriptions for celebrities are central issues in the trial of Anna Nicole Smith's last two doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend.

Probe finds questionable marketing practices at for-profit colleges

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Mike DiGiacomo graduated with a graphics design degree from Gibbs College, owing more than $30,000 in federal student loans and tens of thousands of dollars in private student loans -- a sum he's finding almost impossible to pay off with his $31,000-a-year job at a FedEx Office store in a Boston, Massachusetts, suburb.

Five fishermen missing after boat collision in south China

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:51 PM PDT

Five fishermen were missing Wednesday after their wooden boat collided with another boat off south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.

Missing 2-year-old found dead near Arizona home

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:21 PM PDT

A 2-year-old who went missing from his home in Dewey, Arizona, on Monday night was found dead Wednesday, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.

Study: Nearly 1.3 million Mexicans in capital don't have running water

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:13 PM PDT

Nearly 1.3 million Mexican residents don't have running water in Mexico City, the nation's capital, a university study has revealed.

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