Thursday, June 7, 2012

Genetic tests raise ethical issues

Genetic tests raise ethical issues


Genetic tests raise ethical issues

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:28 PM PDT

CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on a new procedure that could revolutionize how doctors monitor pregnancy.

Analysts: Militia does Syria's 'dirty work'

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 02:17 PM PDT

The Shabiha militia fighters working hand in hand with Syria's military to repress the 15-month-long uprising are President Bashar al-Assad's "shock troops," observers say.

Dead babies. Dead women. No action

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Among the dead were 40 women and children. Again, as in Houla, the images are chilling.

U.N. official: Crimes against humanity

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:58 PM PDT

International mediator Kofi Annan plans to brief the United Nations on Thursday as world powers seek to pile on more pressure against the Syrian regime amid new reports of a massacre.

2 shot dead at murder victim's funeral

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 02:30 PM PDT

Two people were killed and two were wounded Thursday near Atlanta while attending a funeral for a murder victim, police said.

Police: Musician Bob Welch kills self

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:09 PM PDT

Bob Welch, a guitarist who played with Fleetwood Mac before launching a solo career, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his chest, Nashville police said.

Analysts: 'Ship of state always leaks'

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:24 PM PDT

Presidential election years amplify controversies over leaks of classified information, but it's unclear how egregious the leak about an alleged U.S. cyberwar against Iran may be to national security, presidential historians and analysts say.

Watch accused killer's audition tape

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:35 PM PDT

"Body parts" suspect Luka Rocco Magnotta auditioned for a TV show and HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell talks to the director. Accused killer auditioned for show

Texting doctor cleared in DUI case

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:20 PM PDT

A prominent doctor was cleared of five charges in the DUI death of an 18-year-old New York girl.

'Gay Hollywood' rewards Obama

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:12 PM PDT

President Obama's support for same sex marriage is paying financial dividends in Hollywood. CNN's Kareen Wynter reports.

Opinion: A step backward for fair pay

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 12:49 PM PDT

Kate Kimpel: The GOP put the brakes on the Paycheck Fairness Act. But this is not a partisan issue; it's about fair pay and openness.

Apple TV reboot could be game-changer

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 03:33 PM PDT

Even six months ago, Apple TV was the big snoozer in Apple's consumer hardware line-up. But, oh, how times have changed.

Can jumping spiders kill in space?

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:06 PM PDT

Can jumping spiders still hunt for their prey in space?

Saddam Hussein aide executed in Iraq

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:47 PM PDT

Iraq has executed a high-ranking aide to the late ruler Saddam Hussein, a government spokesman said Thursday.

Parents, kids die in small plane crash

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:54 PM PDT

Five family members are confirmed dead and the search continues for the body of a sixth after a plane crash in Lake Wales, Florida, on Thursday.

Suspicion over China activist's 'suicide'

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:09 PM PDT

Friends of a high-profile Chinese dissident found dead in his hospital room Tuesday slammed official claims that he hanged himself as "insulting" and "ridiculous."

Hard drive seized at Patz suspect home

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 03:13 PM PDT

CNN has obtained an exclusive photograph of Pedro Hernandez, suspect in the death of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who remains under the care of doctors after being ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination to determine whether he's competent to stand trial.

'Talent' singer's war claim in question

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:53 PM PDT

An "America's Got Talent" contestant's emotional story of getting hit by a grenade in Afghanistan is not backed up by military records. And now, questions surround whether he embellished his heroic tale.

Kids tricked into eating moose poop

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:41 PM PDT

A mother is enraged after 2 students are tricked into eating moose droppings during a class field trip in Canada.

Doctor details how Lincoln's 'spirit fled'

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:17 PM PDT

A newly discovered account of the shooting of Abraham Lincoln, and his death the next morning, gives a vivid and moving picture of the calamity. Dr. Charles Leale was in the audience at Ford's Theater when Abraham Lincoln was shot, and was the first to attempt to treat the stricken president.

1st an octopus, now fish picks wins

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:44 PM PDT

If an octopus can pick the winner of a soccer match, why not a fish, a pig or an elephant? CNN's Jonathan Mann has more.

From floor-scrubber to Harvard-bound

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:53 PM PDT

Dawn Loggins, 18, abandoned by her drug-abusing parents, became homeless last summer. Yet she worked hard her senior year -- both as a student and as a janitor. Now she's Harvard-bound.

Dead babies. Dead women. No action

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 03:45 PM PDT

The world gasped two weeks ago at the slaughter of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla. Now, activists say it has happened again in a different village.

He walks 525 miles after son's suicide

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:03 PM PDT

After Denis Asselin's son, Nathaniel, took his own life last year, he needed a way to "let go of the anger about that, the injustice of that, and the cruelty of all that." So he went for a walk. From Philadelphia to Boston.

Accused face-eater was 'sweet to me'

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 08:44 PM PDT

Attorney Gloria Allred and the gilrfriend of Rudy Eugene, the alleged "face-eating" man, talk to HLN's Dr. Drew.

No divorce: Gay couples 'wed-locked'

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Some states that don't allow same-sex marriages also refuse to grant divorces for marriages that occurred outside of the state's borders. What's a couple to do?

Watch shark feast on rare giant squid

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 03:38 AM PDT

Shedd Aquarium's Tim Binder talks about how rare it is to see a giant squid, as a TV crew did in this viral video.

Store owners spray, spank, kick thieves

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 04:56 PM PDT

A convenience store owner fought back with bear spray and a spanking when he was confronted by two would-be thieves.

Avlon: U.S. is a house divided

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:04 PM PDT

Opinion: Welcome to the new bigotry, where a person's partisan identification is a source of prejudice, seen as a reflection of fundamentally different values, representative of an alien America.

Politician double slaps her on live TV

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:37 PM PDT

A Greek politician throws water at a female rival and slaps another female rival on a live TV.

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