Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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CNN.com Recently Published/Updated

Say it ain't so for a cup o' joe: Price of coffee beans climbs

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:32 PM PDT

Consumers got a jolt this week with news that the price of coffee was hovering near $3 a pound, the highest price in more than three decades, forcing many coffee houses to consider raising prices or cutting services.

Carter, 3 other ex-leaders in South Korea to push for talks

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:07 PM PDT

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and three other ex-leaders arrived in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss ways to restart long-stalled talks between North and South Korea.

Suspect in Colorado bomb case to appear in court

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:02 PM PDT

A man suspected of planting a bomb at a mall in Colorado on the 12th anniversary of the attack at Columbine High School is scheduled to appear in federal court in Denver on Wednesday.

New songs for old friends on Emmylou Harris' latest album

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:38 PM PDT

One heat-soaked afternoon last month, hipsters and cowboys shirked a music festival schedule loaded with sparkle and distraction and instead shuffled into a dim convention center ballroom.

Lightning strike injures at least 9 people in Michigan

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:07 PM PDT

At least nine people were injured Tuesday evening when lightning hit a soccer field in Portage, Michigan, authorities said.

Pipeline carrying natural gas to Israel, Jordan explodes in Egypt

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:03 PM PDT

A pipeline that sends natural gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan exploded early Wednesday morning, but the cause was not immediately known.

Can technology fix the FAA's air traffic troubles?

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:47 PM PDT

New technology to modernize America's aging air traffic system promises to help air traffic controllers and may have prevented a recent tarmac collision between two aircraft at a New York airport, say experts.

Residents evacuate as volcano spews ashes in Ecuador

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:02 PM PDT

Authorities in Ecuador closed schools and evacuated residents in areas near a volcano Tuesday after ashes spewing from its crater fell on homes and farms, state media reported.

Pele: No one can match my record

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Brazilian football icon Pele has told CNN his record during a playing career spanning 25 years is unrivalled by anyone else in the sport.

Once nearly extinct, the California condor nears new milestones

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:44 PM PDT

Almost 25 years after the California condor went extinct in the wild and dwindled to just 27 birds in captivity, North America's largest flying bird is on the verge of a watershed moment: Its total population is projected to hit 400 this spring, including 200 birds thriving in the wild.

Missouri tries to block plan to breach Mississippi River levee

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:33 PM PDT

Missouri's attorney general turned to a federal court Tuesday to stop a federal plan to blow a levee to ease pressure on the flood-engorged Mississippi River.

Missouri levee fails; prompting more evacuations

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:31 PM PDT

A compromised levee in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, failed Tuesday, forcing authorities to order more evacuations in the region.

Midwesterners brace for possible record flooding

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:25 PM PDT

Sandbag walls were beginning to rise Tuesday across parts of the Midwest against what the National Weather Service warned could be record flooding in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys over the next week.

U.S. broadens Mexico travel warning

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:19 PM PDT

The U.S. State Department has broadened its travel warning for Mexico, advising citizens to avoid certain areas and steer clear of driving at night.

Yemen remains al Qaeda's ultimate breeding ground

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:35 PM PDT

On December 15, 2001, Pakistani border troops came across some 30 al Qaeda fighters in a mountain pass. They had fled the U.S. bombardment of Tora Bora, Osama bin Laden's last stronghold in Afghanistan. The group turned out to be members of the al Qaeda leader's security detail, and U.S. intelligence swiftly dubbed them the "Dirty Thirty."

Yemen remains al Qaeda's ultimate breeding ground

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:24 PM PDT

On December 15, 2001, Pakistani border troops came across some 30 al Qaeda fighters in a mountain pass. They had fled the U.S. bombardment of Tora Bora, Osama bin Laden's last stronghold in Afghanistan. The group turned out to be members of the al Qaeda leader's security detail, and U.S. intelligence swiftly dubbed them the "Dirty Thirty."

Syrian ambassador rejects call for independent investigation

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:05 PM PDT

Syria's ambassador to the United Nations rejected Tuesday a call for an independent investigation into the killings of hundreds of demonstrators by government forces.

Southwest plane skids off runway

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:57 PM PDT

A Southwest Airlines plane slid off a runway Tuesday during heavy rain at Chicago Midway International Airport, the airline said.

Witnesses say fighting rages near Misrata, shelling along port

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Fighting battered the besieged seaside city of Misrata Tuesday as bombs -- presumably from NATO warplanes -- shook the ground after pro-government forces launched what rebel officials said was their most aggressive attack so far on the port.
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