Thursday, May 31, 2012

Edwards: 'I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong'

Edwards: 'I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong'


Edwards: 'I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong'

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:36 PM PDT

John Edwards took responsibility for his "sins," including an affair that resulted in a "precious" daughter, after his federal corruption case ended in an acquittal and mistrial.

Dershowitz: Jury got it exactly right

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:20 PM PDT

Alan Dershowitz says of course the jury members couldn't make up their mind on most of the charges. No rational person could.

Toobin: 'What a weird case this was'

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:55 PM PDT

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin weighs in on the chances of John Edwards being retried.

What were charges?

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:56 PM PDT

The jury in the trial of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards spent more than 50 hours deliberating six counts stemming from allegations that he accepted illegal campaign contributions, falsified documents and conspired to receive and conceal the contributions.

Edwards: I'm 'grateful' for my baby

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:19 PM PDT

Edwards: I'm 'grateful' for my baby

Once a cheater, always a cheater?

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:28 PM PDT

John Edwards walked out of a courtroom Thursday a free man. How long will it take women attracted by the flame of celebrity -- even ill-gotten -- to date him? And believe they can convert him to monogamy?

Calif. teen wins National Spelling Bee

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:05 PM PDT

Snigdha Nandipati, 14, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night by properly spelling guetapens, which means ambush, snare or trap.

Canada killing suspect's 'creepy' past

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:58 PM PDT

He was pegged as a serial kitten-killer by animal rights activists, and as a man who may have dated a Canadian woman convicted of drugging, raping, torturing and killing young girls almost two decades ago.

Cops: Man ate roommate's brain, heart

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:35 PM PDT

Hours after his family members alerted police to a human head and two hands they discovered stashed in metal tins, a Maryland man admitted killing his housemate, cutting him up, then eating his heart and part of his brain, authorities said.

Court hands win to same-sex couples

Posted: 31 May 2012 01:14 PM PDT

An appeals court today struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act banning federal recognition of same-sex marriage.

U.S. official: Syria report a 'blatant lie'

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:37 PM PDT

A U.S. official ridiculed as "another blatant lie" a Syrian government report Thursday asserting that terrorists -- not security forces -- massacred civilians in Houla.

Egypt lifts unpopular emergency law

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:24 PM PDT

Egypt's emergency law -- which was in place for more than 30 years -- has been lifted, a spokesman for the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said Thursday.

Dragon space capsule splashes down

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:59 AM PDT

The first private capsule to dock at the International Space Station will splash down in the Pacific Ocean today, nine days after it took off on its historic mission.

Bushes return to the White House

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:29 PM PDT

There were smiles, laughter and tears -- but little politics -- when former Presidents George W. Bush and his father, George H. W. Bush, joined current President Barack Obama at the White House for the unveiling Thursday of the younger Bush's official portrait.

Bill Clinton reveals favorite movie

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:18 PM PDT

President Bill Clinton talks about his favorite movies and which actors he would chose to play as himself and Hillary.

Rejected: Sex-selection abortion ban

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:55 PM PDT

Anti-abortion forces team up to push legislation banning abortions based on the sex of the fetus. Dana Bash reports.

Opinion: Why older Latino voters matter

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:40 PM PDT

Jeff Cruz says President Obama will likely win the votes of Latinos, who care greatly about issues like Social Security and Medicare

Medication for 'miracle' baby halted

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:06 PM PDT

Doctors have withdrawn medications and begun palliative care for a premature baby who survived hours in a morgue refrigerator in Argentina, state media reported.

Mom chokes her daughter's bully

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:20 PM PDT

HLN's Dr. Drew talks to a mother who allegedly choked a boy who she claims was bullying her daughter on Facebook.

Teen accused of texting before crash

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:58 PM PDT

In a potential landmark case, a Massachusetts teenager is on trial this week after prosecutors say his texting while driving caused a crash that led to the death of a 55-year-old man.

Is Twitter slowing down?

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:44 PM PDT

With all the Facebook news lately -- the flat IPO, the regulatory interest, the Chan-Zuckerberg wedding -- it's highly possibly you've forgotten all about Twitter.

Hotel chain rolling out UV sterilization

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Out of sight, out of mind. That's a mantra hotel guests tend to adopt as they tuck into rooms inhabited by hundreds of previous guests -- and possibly the microscopic germs and debris they leave behind.

It's football vs. forest at Virginia Tech

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:52 PM PDT

A group calling itself Friends of Stadium Woods wants the Virginia Tech athletics department to change its plans to knock down old-growth trees for a practice facility.

Hero hurled barstools at gunman

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:09 PM PDT

The man, whom Seattle police call a hero for going after a gunman in a cafe, said his brother died in the World Trade Center terror attacks and he made a vow: "I promised myself ... I would never hide under a table."

Opinion: History may be kind to Bush

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:15 PM PDT

Timothy Stanley says unveiling of Bush's portrait offers a moment to reevaluate a presidency that ended with low approval. But there's reason to believe it was an important one

Pentagon punishes with Barney song

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:26 PM PDT

The Pentagon reveals that it uses music to punish prisoners. CNN's Erin Burnett has more.

Down the aisle, same-sex style

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:57 PM PDT

From cakes to couture, same-sex couples are writing the blueprint for the perfect wedding, regardless of whether it's legal. As the unions become more widely accepted, wedding planners say couples are getting younger.

Bizarre cases of fast food rage

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:10 PM PDT

In the RidicuList, Anderson Cooper looks at customers who turn violent when their fast food wants aren't met.

Did Bobbi Kristina walk off TV job?

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:08 PM PDT

Reps are shooting down reports that Whitney Houston's daughter walked out from her new TV gig.

Opinion: Inspiring life, over too soon

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Josh Levs says the brief life of Marina Keegan, a new Yale grad killed in a car crash, offers a shining example of the importance of following passions and reaching for dreams

Watch gator sneak to attack bobcat

Posted: 31 May 2012 02:19 PM PDT

A Florida man snapped photos of a gator attempting to catch a bobcat on the edge of a pond.

Woman finds Jesus image in mold

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:19 PM PDT

A family in Texas claims they have a holy vision inside their home. KTRK has more.

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