Thursday, August 23, 2012

Lance Armstrong says he won't fight doping probe

Lance Armstrong says he won't fight doping probe


Lance Armstrong says he won't fight doping probe

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:21 PM PDT

USADA says the champion cyclist used and trafficked performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong calls the investigation "an unconstitutional witch hunt."

LL Cool J breaks suspect's face, ribs

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:03 PM PDT

A man charged with breaking into LL Cool J's home faces a long prison sentence if convicted because of his previous convictions, the prosecutor's spokeswoman said.

Piers to LL Cool J: Pretty damn cool

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:34 PM PDT

In this edition of "Only in America," Piers Morgan praises LL Cool J for his fighting skills after catching a burglar.

Crocker charged with drunk hit-and-run

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:51 PM PDT

One of America's most prominent diplomats over the past 25 years, Ryan Crocker, was charged this month with drunken driving and being responsible for a hit and run in Washington state, according to documents obtained Thursday by CNN.

Ten ICE agents sue over new policy

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:21 PM PDT

A group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents filed suit Thursday against new policy directives on removing illegal immigrants.

'Honor' victim: I asked for divorce

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:52 PM PDT

Zara married for love, against her family's wishes, more than a decade ago in the Middle East. Shortly after the marriage, she and her husband, along with their two children, moved to Britain for work. There, she says, her husband began to drink, heavily. He became violent, holding a knife to her throat, she says.

Prosecutors: Holmes had made threats

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:57 PM PDT

A shackled James Holmes, his hair still dyed red, attended a hearing Thursday at which prosecutors and defense attorneys wrangled over documents in the case against him in the July mass shooting at a movie theater.

Police: Baby taken from hospital found

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:27 PM PDT

A woman not believed to be an employee abducted a newborn Thursday afternoon, according to a Pittsburgh hospital.

Families mourn 34 striking miners

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Families mourn the deaths of 34 striking miners in South Africa, as CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.

West Nile victim woke up paralyzed

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:58 PM PDT

A victim of the West Nile virus describes his symptoms and his diagnosis to HLN's Mike Galanos.

HIV-like illness affecting Asians

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:33 PM PDT

CNN's Don Lemon speaks to Dr. Anthony Fauci about a mystery HIV-like illness that's impacting Asians.

Purse snatcher caught on camera

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:30 PM PDT

Surveillance video captures a man snatching a purse out of a grandmother's grocery shopping cart. WABC reports.

A vow to kill all on death row by Sept.

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:15 AM PDT

President Yahya Jammeh says the tiny West African nation, which hasn't executed anyone in 30 years, will put to death all inmates on death row by next month.

ID of SEAL writing bin Laden book is out

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:38 PM PDT

The author of the yet-to-be-published book "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden" wrote it under the pseudonym Mark Owen.

Opinion: Naked Prince Harry vs. dull Wills

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:40 PM PDT

I was standing just a few meters from Prince Harry as he got to his feet. His older brother Prince William was there too. But this was Harry's show -- a charity mission to Maseru, the capital of the poverty-stricken African Kingdom of Lesotho where the prince had established a charity Sentebale, to aid the country's vulnerable children. It was a mission, back in June 2010, and one of which the younger prince is rightly proud.

Bullied teen gets free car makeover

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:27 PM PDT

A college student in Virginia, bullied because he's gay, got a free car makeover from his local repair shop.

Europe's most valued monuments

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:23 PM PDT

CNN's Phil Han takes a look at Europe's most valuable landmarks.

Kansas City GSA staffer works in Hawaii

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:47 PM PDT

The General Services Administration, already under investigation for lavish spending, allowed an employee to telecommute from Hawaii even though he is based at the GSA's Kansas City, Missouri, office, a CNN investigation has found.

Opinion: Anxiety can kill your love life

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Daniel Smith: Anxiety is a wily, reactive affliction; it recedes in response to positive life events but it seldom recedes for long.

Group condemns both sides in Syria

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:34 PM PDT

At least 155 people died in Syria Thursday on another deadly day in a crisis that started 18 months ago. Here's a look at key developments:

Meet a 6'11", 500 lb. football player

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:43 PM PDT

When the Central Penn Piranha makes a "house call," the objective is to smother you. CNN affiliate WHP reports.

He's got lowest voice in the world

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:55 AM PDT

Tim Storms boasts a vocal range of 10 octaves and his lowest note is so deep it can only be heard by elephants.

Judge warns of civil war if Obama wins

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:03 PM PDT

A county judge in Texas told a radio show he believes the worst thing that could happen in the current political climate is that "Obama gets back in the White House."

Hear the judge's comments

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:44 PM PDT

A judge in Texas is warning the nation could descend into civil war if President Barack Obama is re-elected.

GOP convention makes storm preps

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:30 PM PDT

Not yet a hurricane, Tropical Storm Isaac has already delivered shock waves from the Caribbean to Florida, postponing terror trial hearings in Cuba and posing a potential threat to next week's GOP convention in Tampa.

Polls change little; Romney talks energy

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:07 PM PDT

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan hit the campaign trail Thursday to pitch energy policy and defense spending, as new polls showed President Barack Obama maintaining a slight lead in three key swing states after Romney named the conservative House Budget Committee chairman as his running mate.

Strippers: 'Make it rain,' GOP

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:23 PM PDT

Go-Go and Ezili are dancing cheek to cheek on a Friday night. That is to say they're spinning, glute to glute, on a polished chrome pole at a strip club.

Obama ad

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:51 PM PDT

President Obama took to the road yesterday, the same day his campaign released a new ad criticizing Romney's education ideas. But how does the ad stack up against the facts?

Strippers look to GOP to 'make it rain'

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:11 PM PDT

If past conventions are any indicator, Republicans are likely to outspend Democrats heavily at strip clubs, says Angelina Spencer, who heads an organization for 4,000 "gentleman's club" owners.

Palin a presence despite absence

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Sarah Palin electrified the 2008 Republican ticket when she was picked as a running mate, but just four years later her wattage has dimmed. Still, don't count Palin out, experts say.

Will money buy the White House?

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:28 AM PDT

Opinion: This election season is awash in money, and the candidate that raises and spends the most is historically more likely to win. Will that be true again this year?

TAKE A PEEK INSIDE

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 03:29 PM PDT

Tampa, Florida, strip clubs welcome this year's Republican National Convention.

Woman holding child walks off platform

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:06 PM PDT

Video shows a mother and her child fall off a subway platform in Boston and onto the tracks. A Good Samaritan saved them.

Star basketball hopeful attacks ex

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:06 PM PDT

Surveillance video shows Tony Farmer attack his ex-girlfriend. Farmer plead guilty. WJW contributes to this HLN report.

Massive fireball on Louisiana highway

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:54 PM PDT

Louisiana police orchestrate a controlled burn of nearly nine thousand gallons of fuel after a tanker crashes and leaks.

She gets 25 wrong number calls a day

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:26 PM PDT

People are confusing a Connecticut woman's phone number with a music hall's number. WFSB reports.

White House brews its own beer

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:11 PM PDT

The White House brews its own beer but is refusing to release its secret recipe. CNN's Brianna Keilar reports.

'Sleeping beauties' wait for right kiss

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:08 PM PDT

Potential princes line up to kiss models in an art exhibition. But as Fionnuala Sweeney reports, there's a big catch.

Remember your favorite lunchbox?

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:22 PM PDT

Do you remember your favorite school lunchbox? It may have featured an image of your favorite cartoon character, band, movie or TV show. (Mine was a 1978 "Muppet Show" lunchbox with a Kermit the Frog thermos inside it.)

The next generation of supersonic flight

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:22 PM PDT

The dream of supersonic flight is still alive, with plane manufacurers racing to launch their own faster-than-sound jets.

'Canoodle seeking' anchor gets rejected

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT

CNN's Anderson Cooper pokes fun at an anchor who misused the word "canoodle" when talking to a fellow colleague on air.

World's craziest waterslides

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Warning: The latest, craziest waterslides will make you want to twist and shout.

West Nile virus

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

The recent West Nile virus outbreak is the largest ever seen in the United States, according to new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tropical Storm Isaac

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:34 AM PDT

Not yet a hurricane, Tropical Storm Isaac has already delivered shock waves from the Caribbean to Florida, postponing terror trial hearings in Cuba and posing a potential threat to next week's GOP convention in Tampa.

Syria today

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:53 PM PDT

Italy is planning a gathering of allies to discuss how to help Syria the "day after" President Bashar al-Assad leaves power. This latest international initiative to deal with the Syrian conflict is one of the key developments on Thursday in the nearly 18-month-long crisis.

Our love affair with the lunchbox

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Do you remember your favorite school lunchbox? It may have featured an image of your favorite cartoon character, band, movie or TV show. (Mine was a 1978 "Muppet Show" lunchbox with a Kermit the Frog thermos inside it.)

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