Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Online courses need human element

Online courses need human element

Online courses need human element

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 02:41 PM PST

Education is under threat, but the Internet and the growth of Massive Open Online Courses are not to blame.

The U.S. House is hopeless

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:27 AM PST

Ira Shapiro says so much depends on the leadership of Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid to bypass the obstructionism in the Senate.

Teachers nabbed in child sex sting

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:03 AM PST

Police in Florida arrested 50 men in a week-long law enforcement operation targeting men seeking sex with children.

Girl, 5, found under slide: I was stolen

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:58 PM PST

A 5-year-old girl abducted Monday from a West Philadelphia elementary school was found early Tuesday barely dressed and crying under a slide at a playground, police said.

Congressman explains his no vote

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:03 PM PST

Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp explains why he voted against a $50 billion aid package to states affected by Hurricane Sandy.

First gun law since Newtown gets OK

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:09 PM PST

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a package of gun regulations to fortify the state's existing assault weapons ban and limit the number of bullets in magazines.

Opinion: Ann Coulter is wrong on guns

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:17 AM PST

Massacres such as Newtown are horrifying and heart-rending. They are also nothing like the typical American gun murder.

Morgan: Military weapons must go

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:43 PM PST

CNN's Piers Morgan talks to a panel about banning guns and civilian ownership of military-style weapons.

Russia shuts Aleppo consulate

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:11 PM PST

A video posted online Tuesday shows what it says are two Syrian military officers begging President Bashar al-Assad to set up a prisoner swap to free them from their rebel captors.

First kills made in python challenge

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:07 PM PST

CNN's John Zarrella reports as hundreds of people head out to hunt a menace in the Florida Everglades.

Facebook introduces 'Graph Search'

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:26 PM PST

The search feature on Facebook has traditionally been pretty limited. You type in a name of a person or a business and it pulls up their Facebook page.

How to get 10 million Twitter followers

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 03:40 PM PST

CNN marked a milestone Monday, topping 10 million followers on Twitter. That puts our Twitter account in the company of Lady Gaga, President Obama and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Travel precarious in several states

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:51 PM PST

A swath of weather warnings and watches extended Tuesday from northeastern Texas to southern Maine as a stalled frontal system threatened some areas with heavy snow and others with significant rain.

Will S.F. name airport for gay icon?

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:06 PM PST

"Boarding for Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport."

'That porn guy' on working with Lohan

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:29 AM PST

Like many a pop culture aficionado, "The Canyons" star James Deen read the New York Times story on Lindsay Lohan/ "The Canyons" over the weekend.

She went from 427 lbs. to triathlete

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:21 AM PST

A Madison, Wisconsin, woman went from weighing 427 pounds to now competing in triathlons.

Rare photos from the first Super Bowl

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:50 PM PST

Officials: Oprah chat won't cut sanctions

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:28 PM PST

It will take more than a TV interview to reduce sanctions against Lance Armstrong, the World Anti-Doping Agency said as Oprah Winfrey discussed her interview.

Ex-colleagues: Armstrong gave us hell

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:36 PM PST

They were the liars. The "trolls." The bitter, vindictive and jealous.

Watch man get into wild 'fish fight'

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:28 PM PST

Fish eats man, or man beats fish? Watch this fish fight. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

Comic caught ogling Jennifer Lawrence

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:11 AM PST

Rob Riggle explains to Conan that he wasn't ogling actress Jennifer Lawrence, but checking out her backside.

Distraction: Guess who's in charge?

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:28 PM PST

Check out this baby tiger being overpowered by a small dog.

Terror risk gives birth in detention

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:18 PM PST

A woman who Australia deems to be a national security risk has given birth to a child who is likely to spend the early months, if not years, of his life in detention.

'Slumdog' star: Rape could happen to me

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:10 AM PST

Actress Freida Pinto of "Slumdog Millionaire" talks to CNN's Erin Burnett about the recent rape cases in India.

Armed homeowner too quick for crook

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:24 PM PST

A security camera records as a homeowner, armed with a shotgun, confronts a thief. Affiliate KSAT details the footage.

Travel photos you wish you had taken

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 02:42 PM PST

Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Travel Photo of the Day. Click through the gallery above to see stunning shots from around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image. Have a gorgeous travel photo of your own to share? Submit it for the gallery at CNN iReport!

Photos: Australian Open game faces

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:34 PM PST

Vodka drip saves puppy's life

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:09 AM PST

A 9-week-old puppy is put on a vodka drip after being poisoned by antifreeze. Network Ten's Chelsea Janson reports.

Obama plan: Ban assault weapons

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:39 PM PST

President Barack Obama will unveil a package of gun control proposals Wednesday that will include universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, a source said.

Oprah chat can't save Armstrong

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:28 PM PST

It will take more than a TV interview to reduce sanctions against Lance Armstrong, the World Anti-Doping Agency said as Oprah Winfrey discussed her interview.

Frum: Gun problem not a race problem

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:49 PM PST

Conservatives such as Ann Coulter who say guns are only a problem in minority communities are wrong, David Frum says.

How Swartz helped build the Internet

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:46 AM PST

Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide Friday, helped create the Internet: maybe not its foundations but its open-minded philosophy.

Gun control

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:41 PM PST

Gun control proposals put together by Vice President Joe Biden include as many as 19 executive actions that President Barack Obama could take without congressional approval, such as tougher enforcement of existing laws, legislators briefed by Biden said Tuesday.

Lance Armstrong

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:26 AM PST

The court of public opinion weighed in decidedly against Lance Armstrong ahead of the broadcast of his interview with Oprah Winfrey, who confirmed media reports Tuesday that the cyclist acknowledged using performance-enhancing drugs after years of denials.

Aaron Swartz

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:36 AM PST

Aaron Swartz helped create the Internet.

Pakistani PM arrest

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:51 AM PST

The Pakistani government came under attack from two angles Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the country's prime minister and a rowdy anti-government rally took place near the national parliament.
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