Monday, September 10, 2012

Chicago teachers, school system fail to reach a deal

Chicago teachers, school system fail to reach a deal


Chicago teachers, school system fail to reach a deal

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:36 PM PDT

With the school board chief done negotiating for the night, 350,000 students face another unplanned day off. Police pulled officers from desk duty to increase patrols.

Mayor pushes Dems' view

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:19 PM PDT

The hard-nosed stance taken by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago teachers' strike dovetails with the goals espoused by new Democrats, but observers disagreed Monday over how well it serves the city's schoolchildren.

Parents frustrated

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:19 PM PDT

As the 30,000-member strong Chicago Teachers Union announced Sunday night they'd go on strike, parents of the roughly 400,000 public school students in the city scrambled -- trying to find some place, some how, for their kids to go the next morning.

Men's final

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:13 PM PDT

2012 U.S. Open Men's Final

58 cancers receive 9/11 fund coverage

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:02 PM PDT

Federal authorities added 58 types of cancer to the list of covered illnesses for people exposed to toxins at the site of the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks.

Opinion: How we honor son's memory

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:42 PM PDT

Elizabeth and Stephen Alderman: We had to leave a mark that Peter existed and the world would be a better place because of him.

Photos: How ground zero looks now

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:08 PM PDT

Photos: Ground Zero now

Officials: Flier viewed porn, fondled self

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:48 PM PDT

A Nevada man accused of viewing pornography and fondling himself aboard a Southwest flight was arrested, federal authorities announced Monday.

Trenton, N.J. mayor arrested

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:52 AM PDT

FBI agents arrested Trenton, New Jersey, Mayor Tony Mack on Monday, a spokeswoman said.

Dash camera captures temple shootout

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:42 PM PDT

Dashboard cameras from police cars captured a bullet smashing into one cruiser's windshield as officers confronted the man behind the August rampage at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee.

Suspect in cop killing dies after standoff

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:45 PM PDT

The man who police say earlier killed an officer investigating a 911 call has been found dead in a house in a Detroit suburb, a police dispatcher said Monday evening.

Al Qaeda leader's sibling has peace plan

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:56 PM PDT

The brother of al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri is proposing to mediate a peace deal between the West and Islamists.

Yemen: Al Qaeda No. 2 leader is killed

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:03 AM PDT

Yemeni forces have killed Said al-Shihri, second in command of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemeni Defense Ministry said Monday.

French paper: 'Get lost, rich idiot'

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:34 PM PDT

Paris is in an uproar after France's richest man reveals he may be headed for Belgium. CNN's Jim Clancy has the story.

Hacker claims to take down GoDaddy

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 12:50 PM PDT

GoDaddy, the massive Web hosting company, went down on Monday, taking an untold number of websites with it.

Opinion: Marriage is no poverty antidote

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:52 PM PDT

Stephanie Coontz says conservatives who say marriage and a high-school diploma stave off poverty ignore facts that show this is far from the truth

OK to let babies cry at night, study says

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT

An infant who cries through the night -- or even a fraction of the night -- can have a big impact on a household. Parents who repeatedly wake up to soothe and cradle their baby may find themselves sleep-deprived, stressed-out, and even depressed.

Teen steals car to meet Xbox friend

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:53 PM PDT

A 13-year-old is returned home days after stealing her brother's car to meet a boy she met while playing video games.

Kidnapped teen leaves 'CSI' clues

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:32 PM PDT

A Nevada teen used tactics learned from watching the television show "CSI" to aid police in her rescue.

Man naps after attempted break-in

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:31 PM PDT

Restaurant surveillance video shows a failed break-in ending with the suspect falling asleep. Affiliate WAVY reports.

Wrong house torn down

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

A contractor in Little Rock demolished the wrong house and now the owner is left with a pile of rubble.

AEG drops MJ insurance claim

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:52 PM PDT

AEG dropped its claim Monday for a $17.5 million insurance policy for Michael Jackson, just days after e-mails revealed the concert promoter had doubts about Jackson's health at the time they were applying for the insurance.

Tulane player fractures spine

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 04:11 AM PDT

A Tulane University football player who fractured his spine in a head-on collision with a teammate during a weekend game is expected to remain in intensive care for the next few days after undergoing surgery.

Odd way to tell quadruplets apart

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:34 AM PDT

A mother in China decided to shave numbers into her identical boys' hair so it's easier to tell them apart for school.

Leno tears up at actor memorial

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 04:02 PM PDT

Jay Leno pays tribute to actor Michael Clarke Duncan at his memorial service.

Check out Wolf Blitzer's new look

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 04:59 PM PDT

The Situation Room host Wolf Blitzer has a new look. Check it out!

Obama gets bump; Romney hits harder

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 05:08 PM PDT

Mitt Romney strengthened his attacks on President Obama in the face of a CNN/ORC poll that shows the GOP rival losing ground after the Democratic convention.

Frum: Why the vile attacks on Fluke?

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 12:11 PM PDT

David Frum: Conservatives who hurl vile insults at Sandra Fluke must stop behaving like Rush Limbaugh and understand it's not about taxes.

Photos: Instant of impact in Aleppo

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Photos: Instant of impact in Aleppo

Debt crisis leads to 'white widows'

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Taxes and death are inevitable. And in the eurozone crisis, the two are sometimes related. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on the rise in suicides linked to Europe's continuing financial woes.

Obama gets bear hug from avid fan

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 04:04 PM PDT

Scott Van Duzer, the owner of a Florida pizza restaurant, talks about scooping up Obama during an election stop.

Pro wrestling legend collapses at ringside

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:53 PM PDT

Wrestling legend and World Wrestling Entertainment announcer Jerry "The King" Lawler has been hospitalized after collapsing during a show in Montreal on Monday night, the show's producers announced.

Lifeguards fired over 'Gangnam' spoof

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:33 AM PDT

Fourteen California lifeguards were fired over a "Gangnam Style" spoof video they posted on YouTube.

Police officer Tases handcuffed woman

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:32 AM PDT

Video from Pittsburgh Co. Sheriff's office shows a woman in handcuffs being tased by a police officer.

Play with kittens from your computer

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:30 AM PDT

The Best Friends Animal Society has doubled its cat adoptions after setting up an interactive cat webcam and playroom.

Just a distraction: Dog vs. grasshopper

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:55 AM PDT

This is what happens when a Great Dane mix finds a grasshopper in the kitchen. (The grasshopper was fine.)

Chicago schools

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:47 PM PDT

Chicago public school teachers began manning picket lines instead of classrooms on Monday, launching the first teacher strike in the city in 25 years over pay, benefits and other issues.

North Korea

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 05:40 PM PDT

North Korea, reeling from a powerful tropical cyclone, will accept aid from South Korean government for the first time in two years, South Korea said Monday.

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