Thursday, June 28, 2012

Blaze claims hundreds of homes in Colorado Springs

Blaze claims hundreds of homes in Colorado Springs


Blaze claims hundreds of homes in Colorado Springs

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:56 PM PDT

The mayor of Colorado Springs said 346 homes have been destroyed, even as firefighters made progress fighting a blaze that devoured more than 18,000 acres.

They saw home burn on front page

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:01 PM PDT

A Colorado family learns - in a shocking way - that their home has been lost to fire. CNN's Jim Spellman reports.

City terrorized

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:05 PM PDT

It was like a scene from a big-budget Hollywood disaster movie -- a Godzilla of a fire roaring down the mountain, straight toward Brandon Hanson's Colorado Springs neighborhood.

5 ways the iPhone changed our lives

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 01:19 PM PDT

On June 28, 2007, Nokia was the top selling mobile-phone company in the world, people stopped working when they left their computers, Android phones didn't exist, and high-powered executives were addicted to thumbing on their BlackBerrys. But five years later, the phone's dramatic impact can be seen in our daily lives, schools, factories and boardrooms.

Stripper: Church dirtier than clubs

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 08:15 PM PDT

Exotic dancer Joslyn James makes a controversial analogy between strip clubs and the Catholic Church.

House holds Holder in contempt

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 03:54 PM PDT

The House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for refusing to turn over documents tied to the Fast and Furious sting.

Opinion: Why stonewall Congress?

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:41 PM PDT

Mark J. Rozell and Mitchel A. Sollenberger say only full disclosure will reveal the truth of what happened with the botched operation

Soldier dead, 2 hurt in Ft. Bragg shooting

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:02 PM PDT

One U.S. Army soldier was killed Thursday and two others wounded when one soldier shot another, then turned the gun on himself at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, authorities said.

31 victims ID'd in Air Force sex scandal

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:40 PM PDT

The U.S. Air Force has now identified at least 31 women as victims in a growing sex scandal, a four-star general said Thursday, and there might be more. The Air Force is broadening its investigation to "actively seek any others that may have been affected by this," Gen. Edward Rice, the commander of Air Force Training, said.

Explosions shake heart of Damascus

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:54 PM PDT

A day after attackers bombed a pro-government TV station, massive explosions shook the heart of Damascus near the Justice Ministry, the state-run media said.

John Roberts' vote a surprise?

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:21 PM PDT

Legal scholars expressed little surprise Thursday over the fact that it was the conservative chief justice of the United States -- John G. Roberts Jr. -- who proved to be the key vote in upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

Why the high court is seen as political

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:31 PM PDT

Most Americans think Supreme Court justices base their rulings on personal political views rather than legal interpretation, polls show, and Thursday's ruling on the politically charged health care reform law will probably reinforce that.

Who has near-universal care? Rwanda

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:27 PM PDT

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation Thursday in a narrow 5-4 ruling that Obama says will provide up to 30 million additional Americans with health care.

Opinion: Ruling is Frankenstein monster

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:02 PM PDT

Ilya Shapiro says the court illegitimately rewrote the health care law, subbing taxation for commerce, in order to save it, and now voters must act.

Reporter stripped, sexually attacked

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:03 AM PDT

Stripped of clothes, sexually assaulted, a young journalist manages to escape Tahrir Square. CNN's Dan Rivers reports.

Police canvas L.A. for 'teardrop rapist'

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:07 PM PDT

Police say he strikes in the early morning hours, often before the sun comes up, and his method is usually the same. While on foot, he approaches his female victims, many of them minors, as they walk alone to school or wait at a bus stop, and he strikes up a casual conversation with them.

Ann Curry's tearful on-air goodbye

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 04:22 PM PDT

Ann Curry said goodbye to viewers on NBC's "Today" as she steps down as show co-host. CNN's Mary Snow reports.

'Ferris Bueller' Ferrari up on eBay

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:14 PM PDT

eBay is featuring the Ferrari from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" in its auto auction. CNN's Erin Burnett explains.

$4M mansion leveled for the view

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 04:50 PM PDT

Homeowners in California demolish their neighbor's multi-million dollar pad to build a garden with a view. KPIX reports.

'Bearded lady': God didn't make mistake

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:48 PM PDT

Sold to a circus as a child, Vivian Wheeler talks about life on the road as the "Bearded Lady."

Snoop Dogg fined for pot in Norway

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:16 PM PDT

Snoop Dogg quickly settled with Norwegian customs officials who found that he was carrying marijuana as he entered Norway on Thursday, a police spokeswoman said.

Most folks ignore distressed tot's cry

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:14 PM PDT

See how people reacted to a set-up of a "screaming baby" left in the back seat of a car on a hot day.

4 things we learned about Obamacare

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:31 PM PDT

The Supreme Court ruling Thursday helped define the federal government's grand vision to ensure health care for everyone under Obamacare.

Opinion: Proud day for bipartisanship

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:05 PM PDT

Paul Sracic says an honorable Supreme Court deserves the nation's gratitude for providing evidencein health care decision that an institution can operate above the fractious political climate

Court leaves GOP a weapon: Taxes

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:27 PM PDT

The Supreme Court's finding that the centerpiece of the health care law -- the individual mandate -- is valid as a tax has become Plan B for Republicans.

Opinion: The little argument that could

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:38 PM PDT

Jack M. Balkin: How opponents of the individual mandate downplayed the most obvious argument on the health care law's constitutionality.

Romney: I'll do what justices didn't

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:59 PM PDT

In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling on health care, Mitt Romney says the decision is equivalent to a tax increase.

Obama: A victory for the people

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:12 PM PDT

President Obama says the Supreme Court's ruling on health care reform is a victory for the people.

She inspired Obama's plan

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Natoma Canfield was a big inspiration for President Barack Obama and his affordable health care act.

Gonzalez: Roberts still conservative

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:35 PM PDT

Former Attorney Gen. Gonzalez says despite today's ruling, Justice Roberts will side with conservatives in most cases.

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