Sunday, August 19, 2012

Gu Kailai guilty of murder, but dodges execution

Gu Kailai guilty of murder, but dodges execution


Gu Kailai guilty of murder, but dodges execution

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:28 PM PDT

The wife of disgraced Communist Party leader Bo Xilai was sentenced to death in the murder of a UK businessman, a source says, but her sentence was commuted.

Bergen: 'Swift Boating' of Obama bogus

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT

A group of former U.S. military and intelligence officers, including retired Navy SEALs, appear in a 22-minute documentary that was released on Wednesday asserting that the Obama administration has leaked considerable classified intelligence about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden for political gain.

Race car 'sings' national anthem

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:15 AM PDT

An F1 race car revs its engine to the tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner", then speeds through the Lincoln Tunnel.

Good & bad news on youth smoking

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:33 AM PDT

A new report shows what's happening with youth smoking. Josh Levs has critical information for parents and teens.

Mars rover zaps rock with laser

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:54 PM PDT

Earth's Curiosity rover used its laser to "interrogate" a martian rock Sunday in what NASA said was "target practice" for future experiments.

Four shot at a Texas Walmart

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:52 PM PDT

At least four people were shot Sunday in a Walmart parking lot in central Texas, police said.

Nyad team: 'No stopping her now'

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT

Diana Nyad's crew says she's making steady progress in her fourth attempt to swim 103 miles from Cuba to Key West, Florida.

14-year-old swims across Lake Ontario

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:08 PM PDT

A Canadian 14-year-old completed a nearly 27-hour, 31.6-mile solo swim across Lake Ontario on Sunday, becoming the youngest person ever to make the trek.

9/11 families appeal court decision

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:51 PM PDT

Seventeen family members of people killed in the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks are appealing a court decision that ultimately will decide where unidentified victims' remains will rest.

Wynonna Judd's husband hurt in crash

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:41 PM PDT

Country music star Wynonna Judd's new husband suffered "serious but non-life threatening injuries" in a motorcycle crash in South Dakota Saturday, a statement from her publicist said Sunday.

Assange demands U.S. end 'witch hunt'

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:31 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes his first public remarks from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he fled to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning about alleged sex crimes.

U.N. observer mission in Syria ends

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:31 AM PDT

The mandate of the U.N. observer mission in Syria ends Sunday, with the country no closer to a cease-fire than when monitors arrived four months ago.

Mystery surrounds Syria VP

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:08 PM PDT

The Syrian Vice President remains missing as President Assad makes a rare public appearance to mark the end of Ramadan.

West Nile blamed in state official's death

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:30 PM PDT

An Illinois man died from West Nile complications over the weekend as the United States battles its biggest spike in the virus since 2004.

West ablaze as wildfires rage on

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:36 PM PDT

Wildfires continued to scorch large swaths of the western United States on Sunday, with firefighters doing their best to corral a host of blazes despite high temperatures, low humidity and possible lightning in many locales.

Doctors have bills to pay, too

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT

If you're on Medicaid, you may have less access to a doctor. Will Obamacare change that? CNN's Athena Jones reports.

Top officials killed in Sudan crash

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT

A plane crash in Sudan has killed 32 people, including four ministers and other top government officials, state media reported Sunday.

South Africa miners given ultimatum

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:39 PM PDT

Facing an ultimatum to return to the mines Monday, a South African drill operator told CNN he and his coworkers should honor their slain colleagues and hold out for a pay increase.

Afghan cop kills NATO troop

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:20 PM PDT

Another attacker in an Afghan police uniform killed a member of the NATO forces Sunday in Afghanistan, the latest in a slew of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks.

Bakery owner refuses Biden visit

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT

A Virginia bakery owner is causing a stir after turning down a visit from Vice President Joe Biden. WDBJ reports.

Comics take on the campaigns

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Political comedian Dean Obeidallah tells CNN's Randi Kaye his comedian dream ticket for presidential running mates.

Camping out to buy a home

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Californians braving the elements and sleeping in tents for a chance to purchase a piece of land for their dream home.

Boy 'glad' he spoke up about racial slurs

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:30 PM PDT

Tears streamed down 12-year-old Marcus Allen's face in 2009, as he recalled how members of a private suburban Philadelphia swim club had hurled racial slurs and worried aloud if he and other mostly minority day campers might steal from them.

Life lesson from 'racist' pool case

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:20 PM PDT

CNN's Susan Candiotti talks with mom and kids about the end of a lawsuit against a pool that turned away black children.

City's ad condemns 'anti-Muslim' ad

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:25 AM PDT

The SFMTA takes the unprecedented step of condemning an ad. The ad on several buses calls Israel's enemies "savages."

A camera that can see around corners

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:30 PM PDT

Ramesh Raskar leads a team that is re-imagining what photography can do -- things like seeing around a blind curve or looking inside our bodies without X-rays.

New camera captures speed of light

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:31 PM PDT

Ramesh Raskar has invented a camera that can 'look' around corners and see inside the body without X-rays.

'Old Ironsides' sets sail again

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:04 PM PDT

The USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides," sailed under her own power Sunday for just the second time in some 130 years.

The guy who makes politicians funny

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:34 PM PDT

What do you get when you cross Mel Brooks with a political junkie? A man who can make Michael Dukakis and Al Gore funny. Mark Katz may have given Bill Clinton some of his best lines, but the joke writer hasn't found much humor in the sour 2012 race.

Bob Greene: When flying was a thrill

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:34 AM PDT

Bob Greene says when the stars passed through Midway Airport, back when air travel was an event, Mike Rotunno was there to snap it

Watch rare sight over Lake Michigan

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Waterspout tornadoes on Lake Michigan, 45 Miles East of Milwaukee.

Check out guy's jerk of a cat

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:12 AM PDT

CNN Distraction: Let the cats vs. dogs debate begin!

Spike Lee: 'God bless' Tyler Perry

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Director Spike Lee talks to CNN's Don Lemon about stereotypes in film and what's left to say about Tyler Perry.

Brian Williams snarks on Stewart's show

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:40 AM PDT

NBC News anchor Brian Williams appeared on "The Daily Show" where his joke practically made Jon Stewart speechless.

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