Monday, February 6, 2012

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Strike in France expected to ground many overseas flights

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 10:11 PM PST

Air France expects to cancel nearly half its long haul flights Tuesday as a strike by aviation workers enters its second day.

Tuesday contests about bragging rights and momentum

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 10:01 PM PST

Seventy delegates and a whole lot of momentum: That's what's at stake Tuesday when three states hold contests in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Residents of flood-threatened Australian town told to stay away

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 09:47 PM PST

Australian authorities on Tuesday told more than 2,000 residents who had left a town at the mercy of record-breaking flood waters to stay away until the danger had passed.

Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan 'to be released'

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 09:29 PM PST

A group of Chinese construction workers abducted in Sudan were expected to be released within 48 hours, almost two weeks after they were taken hostage in a remote area of Sudan's volatile South Kordofan state, Sudanese media reported Tuesday.

Were politics buried inside Eastwood's 'Halftime' commercial?

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 08:38 PM PST

Moments after the energetic Madonna entertained fans during the halftime show at Sunday's Super Bowl, millions of television viewers got an emotional jolt back into reality.

Superintendent: All of L.A. school's teachers to be replaced

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 08:08 PM PST

The entire staff of a Los Angeles elementary school where two teachers were arrested last week for lewd acts involving pupils will be replaced when the students return to class, the school district's superintendent said.

Two-vehicle collision in Ontario claims 11 lives

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:50 PM PST

Eleven people were killed and three were injured Monday after a tractor-trailer slammed into a passenger van northeast of Stratford, Ontario, according to Inspector Steve Porter with the Perth County, Ontario, Provincial Police.

Authorities: Powell spread gasoline, sent e-mails ahead of fatal fire

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:36 PM PST

The Washington man who authorities believe killed his two sons and himself by setting fire to his house first gave toys and books to charity, sent multiple goodbye e-mails and doused the home with gasoline, they said.

World seeks next step on Syria as deaths mount

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:25 PM PST

Syrian artillery fire echoed throughout the embattled city of Homs on Monday, with a human rights group reporting nearly 100 more civilians killed around the country.

Lawyer: Pardoned murderer 'not going' back to Mississippi for hearing

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:13 PM PST

A Wyoming attorney representing a convicted murderer recently pardoned by Mississippi's outgoing governor says his client will not attend a Mississippi Supreme Court hearing this week on the constitutionality of his and some 200 other pardons.

Montana airport gets rare TSA concession: Private screeners

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:11 PM PST

Every spring, when West Yellowstone Airport in Montana opens for the season, the TSA flies in six people to staff the airport's one-lane security checkpoint. Every fall, it flies the screeners home.

Cuban TV airs Fidel Castro book-release party

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:58 PM PST

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro once again dominated his country's airwaves Monday during the televised presentation of an event for his new memoir, "Fidel Castro: Guerrilla of Time."

DEA moves against two Florida pharmacies, distributor over pill sales

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:49 PM PST

Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration raided two CVS pharmacies in central Florida over the weekend, removing controlled substances and suspending the stores' ability to handle or distribute drugs such as painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone.

Saying he deserves a medal, Norway mass shooting suspect stays jailed

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:32 PM PST

A Norwegian court concluded Monday that Anders Behring Breivik -- the man charged with killing 77 people last July, an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- can legally be kept in custody until his trial starts in April, according to court documents.

Citing 'progress,' judge extends treatment for Arizona shooting suspect

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:27 PM PST

The man accused of killing six people in an Arizona shooting rampage can receive medical treatment for another four months, a federal judge ruled Monday after reviewing a report from a psychologist that found "measurable progress" in the suspect's condition.

Romney campaign targets optimistic Santorum ahead of Tuesday contests

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:02 PM PST

Mitt Romney's front-running campaign on Monday took aim at trailing rival Rick Santorum, suggesting there is concern the conservative Santorum might be poised to do well in this week's Republican presidential contests.

How Apple cuts costs in building its gadgets

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:20 PM PST

On the backs of iPods, iPhones and iPads, and on the bottom of Mac laptops, an inscription reads: "Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China."

Syrian rebel leadership is split

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:02 PM PST

Rival dissident army officers are claiming to lead the increasingly armed rebellion within Syria, exposing rifts within the opposition.

CNN Student News Transcript - February 7, 2012

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:23 PM PST

February 7, 2012

Djokovic named Laureus Sportsman of the Year for 2011

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:14 PM PST

World No.1 Novak Djokovic has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year at a star-studded ceremony in London.
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