Sunday, May 22, 2011

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Pawlenty launches video promising to 'try something different'

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:15 PM PDT

On the eve of his formal presidential campaign kickoff, Tim Pawlenty pre-announced his candidacy in a video promising to "try something different. I could just tell you the truth."

Egyptian court hands down first death sentence in revolution killings

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:14 PM PDT

A criminal court in Cairo sentenced to death a police officer for killing protesters, the first such penalty to be handed down following the revolution that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian state TV reported Monday.

Gun battle rages on at Pakistan naval base

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:06 PM PDT

A gun battle between security forces and Taliban militants raged on Monday morning inside a naval base in Pakistan -- more than 10 hours after attackers with guns and grenades stormed the compound in the coastal city of Karachi.

Afghan policewoman challenges insurgents, prejudices

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:29 PM PDT

Each workday, Sgt. Pari Gul a mom-of three, stands guard at Kabul's East Gate Checkpoint. In a war torn country as religiously conservative as Afghanistan, her very presence is both a warning to militants and a provocation to hardliners.

Afghan policewoman challenges insurgents, prejudices

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:22 PM PDT

Each workday, Sgt. Pari Gul a mom-of three, stands guard at Kabul's East Gate Checkpoint. In a war torn country as religiously conservative as Afghanistan, her very presence is both a warning to militants and a provocation to hardliners.

Gulf states freeze Yemen deal as Saleh hangs on

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Persian Gulf states have suspended efforts to ease embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh from office after the president once again balked at signing a deal with opposition leaders, the group announced early Monday.

CDC: Autism, ADHD rates on the rise

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:03 PM PDT

The proportion of children and teens in the U.S. who have a developmental disability such as autism has increased 17% since the late 1990s, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Heavy storms maul Midwest, leaving deaths, injuries, destruction

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:52 PM PDT

A tornado flattened buildings, snapped trees and tossed tractor-trailers like toys as it touched down in Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday night, causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries.

Explosions rock Libyan town of Zintan; EU foreign policy chief arrives

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:48 PM PDT

At least four explosions rocked the Libyan rebel-held town of Zintan on Sunday, as the foreign policy chief of the European Union arrived in the war-torn nation and a former U.S. congresswoman criticized American policy on Libyan state television.

Honduran president signs deal allowing ousted leader Zelaya's return

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:29 PM PDT

Ousted ex-Honduran President Manuel Zelaya inked an accord Sunday with the country's current president that will allow him to return to Honduras after almost two years in exile, officials said.

Official: 4 killed after militants attack Pakistani naval air station

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:58 PM PDT

At least 10 militants attacked a naval air station in the coastal city of Karachi late Sunday, leading to several explosions and an hours-long gun battle with Pakistani forces that killed four naval officials, Pakistani officials and witnesses said.

Prisoners pitch in to keep the mighty Mississippi River at bay

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Prisoners in southeastern Louisiana are helping to fill sandbags and patch up levee holes along the swollen Mississippi in an all-hands-on-deck effort to keep the mighty river at bay.

LA police: 'Primary aggressor' in Giants fan's beating arrested

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:32 PM PDT

The man alleged to be the "primary aggressor" in the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodgers Stadium was arrested Sunday and ordered held on $1 million bail, Los Angeles police said.

Kansas tornado kills 1, destroys 20 homes

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:11 PM PDT

One person was killed and at least 20 homes destroyed after a weekend tornado that struck a town in eastern Kansas, state officials said.

Source: 'Grease' actor Jeff Conaway's condition 'increasingly grim'

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Actor Jeff Conaway's prospect for recovering from pneumonia and sepsis grew "increasingly grim" as a blood infection re-emerged Sunday, according to a source familiar with Conaway's medical condition.

CNN Student News Transcript: May 23, 2011

Posted: 22 May 2011 05:04 PM PDT

May 23, 2011

Volcano eruption forces closure of Iceland airspace

Posted: 22 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

A volcanic eruption in Iceland forced flight cancellations and the closure of airspace over the country's four international airports, an official said Sunday.

Source: Former IMF chief sought company of two hotel receptionists

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:42 PM PDT

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn sought the company of two female hotel staffers after he checked into Manhattan's Sofitel Hotel one day before his alleged sexual assault on a maid May 14, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.

'You Light Up My Life' composer kills self, police say

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:31 PM PDT

The man who composed the pop hit "You Light Up My Life" ended his own life Sunday, New York police said.

British back Lagarde to head IMF after Strauss-Kahn

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:29 PM PDT

The United Kingdom will back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to become head of the International Monetary Fund, British Chancellor George Osborne said.
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