Thursday, February 24, 2011

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Outrage, anxiety after Providence mayor 'fires' almost 2,000 teachers

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:04 PM PST

Termination notices have been sent to every teacher in the Providence public school system, setting off a wave of anxiety and anger in the Rhode Island city and prompting a union leader to accuse the mayor of anti-union maneuvering.

Work on 'Two and a Half Men' halted after Charlie Sheen radio rant

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:01 PM PST

Charlie Sheen's latest radio rant apparently triggered a decision by producers to cancel production on his hit TV comedy "Two and a Half Men."

Monkeys find rare sanctuary in Japan hot spring

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:59 PM PST

In an outdoor natural hot spring, or onsen, in snow-covered Nagano, Japan, people get a rare up-close view of snow monkeys in their natural habitat.

Saudi national arrested on terror charge to make court appearance

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:56 PM PST

A Saudi national arrested for allegedly researching and acquiring chemicals to make a bomb is expected to make his initial appearance in a federal court in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday morning

Canadian family fights to move baby on life support to U.S.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:53 PM PST

A Canadian family fighting to keep their 13-month-old son on a breathing tube says they have been denied a request to have him transferred to a hospital in Michigan.

Kenya's mentally ill struggle to survive

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:25 PM PST

"Even if it is difficult, God can do anything," says Eudias Wambui, cradling her 17-year-old son Kennedy."There is nothing difficult in the eyes of God."

Death toll rises from New Zealand quake as searches continue

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:18 PM PST

The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch this week has risen to 113, police said Friday morning.

Libya: An opportunity for al Qaeda?

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:05 PM PST

Libya's beleaguered leader Moammar Gadhafi Thursday blamed the uprising sweeping Libya on Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, accusing the terrorist group of supplying Libyans with pills inducing them to revolt. "Our children have been manipulated by al Qaeda," he told Libyan state television by telephone.

Dad is biggest critic, says NBA star Dirk Nowitzki

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:47 PM PST

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki is a 10-time NBA All-Star and the first European in history to receive the Most Valuable Player award.

Four Amish children swept away in Kentucky creek

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:44 PM PST

Authorities in Kentucky were searching Thursday night for four children from an Amish family who were swept away in a creek swollen by storm waters, state police said.

Kenya's mentally ill locked up and forgotten

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:29 PM PST

The tin shack looks like any other in a patch of small plots on the dusty outskirts of Nairobi. It's the haunting sound that grabs you, the awful moaning and cries coming from within.

Alleged New England mob boss snared in massive sting pleads not guilty

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:04 PM PST

A reputed former New England mob boss pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court, just over a month after he was among 127 people nabbed in a massive sting targeting organized crime.

Billboard focused on African-American abortions was taken down

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:59 PM PST

A New York billboard that focused exclusively on African-American abortion rates was taken down because of concerns for public safety, said Hal Kilshaw, spokesperson for Louisiana-based Lamar Advertising, on Thursday. The billboard was erected by group opposed to abortions.

Doctors report 17 dead in Libyan city of Zawiya

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:25 PM PST

Doctors at a field hospital in Martyrs Square in Zawiya said Friday that 17 people were killed and another 150 were wounded when government forces attacked the city. They predicted the death toll would rise by morning.

White House concert honors Motown sound in star-studded event

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:04 PM PST

The White House grooved to the Motown sound Thursday night, with an all-star lineup performing some of the most memorable songs from the hit factory that started in a Detroit basement.

CNN Student News Transcript: February 25, 2011

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:58 PM PST

February 25, 2011

Outrage, anxiety after Providence mayor fires almost 2,000 teachers

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:29 PM PST

The firing of every teacher in the Providence public school system has set off a wave of anxiety, anger and uncertainty in the Rhode Island city, with a union leader blasting the mayor's decision as anti-union maneuvering along the lines of what's happening in the Midwest.

Analysts: More Libyan bloodshed could prompt U.S., NATO intervention

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:13 PM PST

If the U.S. military were to intervene in an increasingly chaotic Libya, it would most likely be part of a NATO action in which Libyan bloodshed has reached a humanitarian crisis, analysts said Thursday.

TSA officer pleads guilty to stealing from passengers

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:10 PM PST

A New Jersey Transportation Security Administration officer on Thursday pleaded guilty to federal charges that he and his supervisor regularly stole from passengers during screenings at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to federal prosecutors.

Church leader reverses stance on HIV, reaches out to those affected

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:03 PM PST

HIV is a curse from God. That's what Patricia Sawo used to tell others as a church leader in Kitale, Kenya.

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