Report: Psychiatrist raised alarm on Holmes

Report: Psychiatrist raised alarm on Holmes
Opinion: Who's side is Twitter on?
Covert support for Syria rebels gets OK
Syrian execution posted on web
House passes Republican tax-cut plan
Israeli dies after self-immolation
Patrons line up for Chick-fil-A
Man drives off cliff while texting
N.Y. man to plead guilty to killing boy, 8
TSA: Officers rescue kidnapped woman
Caffeine found in Oregon coastal waters
Typhoon Saola kills 23 in Philippines
Needle found in Air Canada food
Postal Service to go into default
Robots training for combat in U.S.
Handcuffed man killed in patrol car
Eagle survives collision with truck
Cuba Gooding Jr.'s charges dropped
Woman lifts car and saves her dad
Opinion: Shell's multibillion-dollar hoax
Security behind the scenes
Day 5: U.S. gold, badminton scandal
Patrons line up to support Chick-fil-A
Twitter Games: Good, bad -- and ugly
Navarrette: Don't deport 'tamale lady'
Photos: Team USA hoops on Instagram
7-Eleven clerk gives customer 'the finger'
Greg Louganis: Didn't think I'd see 30
Man charged after gator eats his hand
Missing mascot died from heatstroke
Kate's fave meal to make for William is...
Can Nicaragua deliver on tourism potential?
Gore Vidal

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 07:08 PM PDT

The psychiatrist treating the accused Colorado theater gunman was so concerned about his behavior that she reported it to her colleagues, CNN affiliate KMGH reports.

Opinion: Who's side is Twitter on?

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 02:11 PM PDT

Twitter users are rightly aghast that the company on Sunday banned a user for openly criticizing NBC's coverage of the Olympics. After Guy Adams, a British newspaper reporter for The Independent, posted negative comments about NBC's tape-delayed Olympics coverage (including one executive's work e-mail for viewers to make complaints), Twitter alerted its business partner -- NBC -- and showed the network how to file a complaint capable of shutting down the offending user.

Covert support for Syria rebels gets OK

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:49 PM PDT

President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday.

Syrian execution posted on web

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:46 PM PDT

A spokesman for rebel Tawheed brigade claims responsibility for execution of suspected Berri clan members in Aleppo.

House passes Republican tax-cut plan

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:40 PM PDT

The House rejected a Democratic proposal to extend lower tax rates for middle-income Americans and passed a GOP plan to maintain the lower rates for everyone.

Israeli dies after self-immolation

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:48 PM PDT

A wheelchair-bound Israeli veteran died Wednesday, days after setting himself on fire in a protest over his economic situation, a spokeswoman for Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv said.

Patrons line up for Chick-fil-A

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:02 PM PDT

Throngs of people weighed in on the Chick-fil-A debate at stores across the United States on Wednesday, buying chicken sandwiches to show their support for the restaurant chain and its president's opposition to same-sex marriage.

Man drives off cliff while texting

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:12 PM PDT

A -21-year-old Texas man knows he's lucky to be alive following his texting while driving accident. KHOU reports.

N.Y. man to plead guilty to killing boy, 8

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:47 PM PDT

A New York man accused of smothering and dismembering 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky is expected to plead guilty to murder and kidnapping charges next week, according to a source close to the investigation.

TSA: Officers rescue kidnapped woman

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 02:07 PM PDT

The Transportation Security Administration is crediting two of its officers with rescuing a kidnapped woman and helping capture her two abductors as they passed through a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport.

Caffeine found in Oregon coastal waters

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:19 PM PDT

A study has found elevated levels of caffeine in the Pacific waters off the Oregon coast, but it doesn't appear that the region's many cafes and coffeehouses are to blame.

Typhoon Saola kills 23 in Philippines

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:25 PM PDT

Heavy rains from the outer bands of Typhoon Saola, which hovered near the Philippines beginning last week, have left 23 people dead and another five injured, an official with the National Disaster Coordinating Center said Thursday.

Needle found in Air Canada food

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:29 PM PDT

Another needle is found in airline food. Whether this incident is part of a prank or something else isn't clear yet.

Postal Service to go into default

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:11 PM PDT

The U.S. Postal Service defaults on a $5.5 billion dollar payment to the retiree fund. CNN's Athena Jones reports.

Robots training for combat in U.S.

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:42 PM PDT

Robots go off to boot camp: learn commands, how to fight in desert & water. CNN's Chris Lawrence reports.

Handcuffed man killed in patrol car

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:15 AM PDT

Police are investigating how a man handcuffed in the back of a squad car died of a gunshot to the head. WREG reports.

Eagle survives collision with truck

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:14 PM PDT

A bald eagle has been rehabilitated and released after surviving a head-on collision with a truck. WBAY reports.

Cuba Gooding Jr.'s charges dropped

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:07 PM PDT

A New Orleans bartender who accused Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. of pushing her has dropped all charges against him, bar management said Wednesday.

Woman lifts car and saves her dad

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 07:03 AM PDT

A Virginia woman is being hailed as a hero after she reportedly lifted a car off her father and performed CPR, saving his life.

Opinion: Shell's multibillion-dollar hoax

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:35 PM PDT

A Shell Oil spoof website was condemned as a hoax, but Travis Nichols says Shell is playing a much more serious hoax on the public concerning its Arctic drilling.

Security behind the scenes

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:51 AM PDT

CNN's Piers Morgan gets an exclusive behind the scenes look at security surrounding the 2012 London Olympic games.

Day 5: U.S. gold, badminton scandal

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:56 PM PDT

U.S. swimmers, including the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team, brought home the gold, while eight athletes were disqualified for trying to lose.

Patrons line up to support Chick-fil-A

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:01 PM PDT

People across the U.S. flocked to Chick-fil-A on Wednesday to show their support for the president of the chain's comments on same-sex marriage.

Twitter Games: Good, bad -- and ugly

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT

They're billed as the "Twitter Olympics." But much of the online conversation has devolved into criticism of the Games.

Navarrette: Don't deport 'tamale lady'

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:10 PM PDT

Ruben Navarrette says the case of Juana Reyes, who faces deportation, is a clear example of misguided immigration policy

Photos: Team USA hoops on Instagram

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:15 PM PDT

Photos: Behind the scenes on Instagram with Team USA mens' hoops

7-Eleven clerk gives customer 'the finger'

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:09 PM PDT

Instead of giving service, a clerk gives the middle finger. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a cursing clerk gone wild.

Greg Louganis: Didn't think I'd see 30

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 01:15 PM PDT

Olympic legend Greg Louganis talks about his life with HIV, and recent controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A

Man charged after gator eats his hand

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:34 AM PDT

An airboat captain who lost his hand to an alligator now faces charges of unlawful feeding of a gator, as WBBH reports.

Missing mascot died from heatstroke

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:41 PM PDT

Though initially reported missing, the English bulldog that was the mascot for sports teams at Louisiana Tech actually died of heatstroke, officials said Wednesday.