Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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Mexican presidential candidate proposes Calderon for attorney general

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 09:20 PM PDT

The four candidates vying for Mexico's presidency held their final rallies Wednesday

Supreme Court set to make ruling on polarizing health care law

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 09:12 PM PDT

The U.S. Supreme Court will rule Thursday on the constitutionality of the sweeping health care law championed by President Barack Obama.

TSA screener spilled grandfather's ashes, then laughed about it, Indiana man says

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 09:02 PM PDT

An Indiana man is demanding a direct apology from a Transportation Security Administration agent in Florida who, the man says, spilled his grandfather's ashes.

Report: News Corp. agrees to split in two

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:55 PM PDT

The board of News Corp. has agreed to split the conglomerate into 2 companies, according to the Wall Street Journal, owned by News Corp.

For cancer patients, health act a lifeline

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:47 PM PDT

John Seffrin says upending the Affordable Care Act will plunge chronic disease sufferers back into the days of denied coverage, high costs

Family members of forced abortion victim in China cite continued harassment

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:37 PM PDT

The family members of a Chinese woman who was forced to abort her pregnancy at a late stage say they are being harassed by local officials.

TSA: Eight Newark officers fired for violating procedures

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:04 PM PDT

Eight Transportation Security Administration officers were fired Wednesday at Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey for violating procedures, a TSA official said.

'Con artist' who pilfered scores of historical documents gets seven years

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:01 PM PDT

A federal judge sentenced a self-proclaimed presidential historian to seven years in prison for conspiracy and theft of documents.

Peace Corps volunteer guilty of abusing children

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:59 PM PDT

A Connecticut man pleaded guilty Wednesday to traveling to South Africa to engage in illicit sexual conduct with children while he was a Peace Corps volunteer.

Student journalist assaulted in Tahrir Square

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:55 PM PDT

A British student journalist was sexually assaulted by a mob in Cairo's Tahrir Square during Sunday's election celebrations.

Obama thanks families at congressional picnic

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:54 PM PDT

Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle brought their families to the White House on Wednesday night for the annual Congressional picnic.

Supreme Court decision on polarizing health care law looms

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:53 PM PDT

The U.S. Supreme Court will rule Thursday on the constitutionality of the sweeping health care law championed by President Barack Obama.

Iraqi PM warns of early vote

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:49 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki on Wednesday warned that he could call for early elections, following a string of political crises

Boehner: Contempt vote on Holder will proceed

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:49 PM PDT

The House will proceed with a vote Thursday on holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, Speaker John Boehner says.

Officials: 95 dead after heavy rain, floods in Bangladesh

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:41 PM PDT

Rescue crews tried to find survivors buried in debris Wednesday after heavy rain and floods washed through part of Bangladesh, killing 95.

TV station in Syria bombed; report finds growing 'contours of an insurrection'

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:39 PM PDT

At least seven people at a pro-regime Syrian satellite channel died Wednesday in a bombing, the government said.

Pakistan general urges NATO to contain Taliban

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:30 PM PDT

Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani complained to U.S. Gen. John Allen about Taliban incursions from Afghanistan, Pakistan says.

Tests in cannibalism case: Zombie-like attacker used pot, not 'bath salts'

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:24 PM PDT

Rudy Eugene, who chewed off the face of another man last month in zombie-like cannabalism, used marijuana but not "bath salts" as police had suspected.

Google unveils streaming-media 'globe'

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:22 PM PDT

Google unveiled a new home server called Nexus Q on its Google Play store in the minutes before the company's Google I/O conference in San Francisco began.

Monster fire terrorizes a Colorado city

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:06 PM PDT

The Waldo Canyon Fire was like a scene from a Hollywood disaster movie, a Godzilla of a blaze roaring straight toward Colorado Springs.

4 dead, 1 missing as sodden Florida bids Debby good-bye

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:05 PM PDT

Tropical Depression Debby headed into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday after deluging Florida with buckets of rain that triggered flooding.

Congress strikes tentative deal on highway bill, sources say

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:58 PM PDT

After months of difficult talks, bipartisan House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative deal on a giant transportation funding bill Wednesday, multiple sources tell CNN. A formal announcement is expected late Wednesday night after the last details are hammered out and the final language is drafted, they said.

Crews go on offensive against growing Colorado wildfire

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:52 PM PDT

Authorities evacuated more neighborhoods as firefighters tried to slow a wildfire that razed residential areas in Colorado Springs.

Air Force base reports more sexual misconduct charges

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:42 PM PDT

Two more trainers at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have been charged with sexual misconduct with cadets they trained, Air Force officials said Wednesday, in a growing scandal being investigated across multiple Air Force bases.

R. Kelly falls ill, cancels appearances

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:31 PM PDT

R. Kelly canceled scheduled appearances in New York to return to Chicago on Wednesday because of a health emergency, his publicist said.

Is Turkey moving toward 'hard power' over Syria?

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:25 PM PDT

Mustafa Akyol says under Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey used 'soft power' to gain regional strength. Must it now use 'hard power' to keep it, in the face of Syrian aggression?

What follows the Holder contempt vote?

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:18 PM PDT

Washington's uproar over Operation Fast and Furious gun running sting will likely hit its political climax Thursday. So what's next?

By the numbers: Health insurance

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:06 PM PDT

Healthcare in America, By the Numbers: The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of Obamacare Thursday.

California city to become largest to file bankruptcy

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 04:39 PM PDT

The city of Stockton, California, approved a special budget on Tuesday night, paving the way for it to become the largest American city to declare bankruptcy

Analysis: A narrower mandate will survive court's scrutiny

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:50 PM PDT

I have no inside information on what the court will do. But I will guess the individual mandate -- which requires Americans to buy health insurance -- will survive.

Spain reach Euro 2012 final after shootout

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:32 PM PDT

Spain reach their third successive major tournament final as they beat Portugal 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw in Donetsk.

To sway voters, tens of millions spent on health care ads

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:29 PM PDT

About $70 million has been spent since January 2011 on TV ads aimed at swaying opinion on the issue of health care, CNN data analysis shows.

Ex-BP engineer says company records clear him in Gulf spill

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:21 PM PDT

A federal judge says a former BP engineer can share confidential company documents with prosecutors in an attempt to clear his name.

Soccer Live: Portugal vs. Spain

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:10 PM PDT

Help for wildfire evacuees and first responders

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:02 PM PDT

Hot, dry conditions are fueling large wildfires in several Western states forcing thousands to evacuate. Relief orgnizations are responding and you can help.

Chicago greenlights citations for marijuana instead of arrests

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:59 PM PDT

Chicago approved a measure Wednesday that allows police to issue citations for those carrying small quantities of marijuana

7 killed, 20 injured in Pakistan railway station bombing

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:57 PM PDT

Seven people were killed and 20 injured Wednesday night when a bomb exploded in a crowded railway station tea shop in southwest Pakistan.

Second victim recovered from Ontario mall collapse

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:56 PM PDT

A second body was pulled from a partially collapsed mall in Ontario's Elliot Lake community, thought to be the last victim of the incident, police said.

New app tracks Colorado wildfires

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:40 PM PDT

Web apps help those living through natural disasters figure out exactly what's going on, right now.

Queen makes history with ex-IRA leader handshake

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:18 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shook hands Wednesday with former IRA commander Martin McGuinness in historic gesture for Northern Ireland.

The one sentence you need to know to decide anything

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:15 PM PDT

How to make tough, agonizing choices without a freak-out or meltdown.

All sides preparing for political fallout from health care decision

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:56 PM PDT

Karen Harned has been going to the Supreme Court every day it has met since June 11 so there would be no chance she would miss the health care law ruling.

Investigator: Zimmerman missed opportunities to defuse situation

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:54 PM PDT

George Zimmerman failed to identify himself twice during the confrontation that led to the death of Trayvon Martin, a detective says.

Online and on the streets, Mexico youth protests grow as election looms

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:52 PM PDT

They sport purple hair and piercings, plaid shirts and plastic aviator glasses. They have become high-profile protagonists in a swelling youth movement.

In battle at the University of Virginia, board committed crime of insult‎

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:50 PM PDT

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg says the rehiring of the president Teresa Sullivan is a victory for participatory democracy.

'Firefly' reunion coming to Comic-Con 2012

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:41 PM PDT

A "Firefly" reunion is coming to Comic-Con.

College grads and their families learn to live together

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:30 PM PDT

By setting ground rules and establishing expectations, parents and recent college grads are learning to live together.

Judge stops U.S. sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:14 PM PDT

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has approved Apple's request for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1.

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