Friday, September 21, 2012

Protesters overtake Islamist group's HQ in Libya

Protesters overtake Islamist group's HQ in Libya


Protesters overtake Islamist group's HQ in Libya

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT

Hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators marched in Benghazi and overtook the headquarters of a radical group tied to a recent attack on the U.S. Consulate.

Ex-SEALs died after rushing to help

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:39 PM PDT

Two former Navy SEALs who were among four Americans killed last week in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, died after rushing to the aid of their colleagues, according to sources familiar with the incident.

Muslim-led protests kill 15 in Pakistan

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Amid violent protests Friday that left 15 dead in Pakistan, a growing chorus of Muslims called on their fellow faithful to examine their own role in the chaos.

Man jumps into Bronx Zoo's tiger pit

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:33 PM PDT

A man is in critical condition at a nearby hospital after jumping out of a monorail car into the Bronx Zoo's tiger pit, the zoo's director said.

N. Korea wants to fly over Iraq to Syria

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 03:42 PM PDT

North Korea asked Iraq on Thursday if it could fly a plane through Iraqi airspace to Syria, an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki tells CNN.

Shuttle Endeavour makes final landing

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:16 PM PDT

The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off for the last time at 8:17 a.m. PT Friday, leaving Edwards Air Force Base, California, atop a modified jumbo jet for a farewell tour through the Golden State's skies. After flying north from the Los Angeles area, over Sacramento and San Francisco, Endeavour is scheduled to end its three-day, three-leg, trans-continental journey at Los Angeles International Airport.

Guard: I filmed inmate's broom rape

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:35 PM PDT

A former prison guard responsible for leaking videos purportedly showing the abuse of prisoners at a penitentiary in the former Soviet republic of Georgia said Friday that he witnessed such torture on a daily basis since 2005.

Woman unknowingly married father

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT

It was a dark secret. The kind that destroys lives, devastates families and decimates faith.

Midnight votes planned in Senate

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 03:11 PM PDT

Senators are scheduled to begin voting on a series of measures at midnight Friday before leaving Washington to return home and campaign for re-election.

$450,000 for harassed teacher

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 08:44 PM PDT

A former teacher at a Brooklyn high school who claimed she was sexually harassed and verbally assaulted by her students has agreed to a $450,000 settlement from the city of New York, her attorney and school officials told CNN.

iPhone 5 sale draws big crowds

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:27 PM PDT

In what's become an annual rite, thousands of diehard fans of Apple's iconic smartphone endured long overnight lines outside Apple retail stores around the world to be among the first Friday to buy the new iPhone 5.

Hear fans sing in honor of iPhone 5

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:31 PM PDT

A couple of Apple enthusiasts perform an impromptu musical number to commemorate the release of the iPhone 5.

Users: Apple iOS 6 maps are a mess

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT

The Washington Monument towers above the National Mall in Washington, directly between the U.S. Capitol to the east and the Lincoln Memorial to the west.

Smartphones are the new wingman

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT

Malia checks Blendr, the location-based networking app, on her phone six or seven times a day, sorting through messages from strangers who know she's in their vicinity and responding only to the ones who don't seem creepy.

Anchor's cringe-worthy license pic

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:37 AM PDT

Smiling is now banned for drivers license photos in New Jersey so Robin Meade shows the danger of smiling in your photo.

Did cops go too far after robbery?

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:26 PM PDT

Police stop 19 cars and handcuff citizens in an effort to find a bank robbery suspect. CNN's Ted Rowlands reports.

Distraction: Seagull steals camera

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 10:46 AM PDT

What happens when a seagull takes off with your camera? Aerial photography, of course.

Real 'League of Their Own' reunites

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:44 PM PDT

The members of the girls baseball league that inspired the movie "A League of Their Own" reunite in New York.

GOP Senate takeover looking tougher

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:45 PM PDT

It gets second billing to the race for the White House, but the battle for control of the Senate is just as important and fresh polling suggests Democrats in some crucial contests are on the rise.

Opinion: U.S. has culture of dependency

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:47 PM PDT

Matthew Spalding says the huge growth of social welfare programs is bankrupting the nation as it traps citizens in poverty, where they lose work habits and job skills

'SNL' takes on Romney controversy

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:18 AM PDT

"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its prime time election specials with a couple of jabs at Mitt Romney.

Hanging chair prompts complaints

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 04:50 AM PDT

A man in Austin, Texas, created a stir when he hung an empty chair in a noose from a tree in his yard. KVUE reports.

Martin: Black pastors' view on Obama

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:45 PM PDT

Roland Martin says a news report that black pastors are urging their congregants not to vote provides no support for that assertion.

Opinion: China bashing is a mistake

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:48 PM PDT

You know the presidential election is in full swing when politicians are getting tough on China. While both Democrats and Republicans promise to do just that, it is the Obama administration, being in the driver's seat, that has been leading the charge.

Opinion: A lesson for black parents, kids

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Ava Thompson Greenwell says its every parent's nightmare--and a scourge of life for black people in the U.S.--to stand by helplessly as a child is detained unfairly by police because of skin color.

Tiny homes hit the big city

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:21 PM PDT

Could you live in a 170-square-foot home? Some people who have moved into tiny living spaces are enthusiastic boosters of downsizing.

When autumn come tumbling down

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT

A new crispness in the air. The red, orange and yellow of the leaves changing colors. The crunch of the first few leaves on the ground.

See soldier surprise daughter at school

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:14 PM PDT

U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Riendeau surprised his daugher at school after being away in Afghanistan for almost a year.

$7 million in gold found in man's home

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:12 PM PDT

Months after a Nevada man died, boxes of rare gold coins were found in his home. KRNV reports.

Tracking your body with technology

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:26 PM PDT

Many people are turning to technology and gadgets to become their own doctors -- and their own science experiments.

How smartphones are the new wingman

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:24 PM PDT

Malia checks Blendr, the location-based networking app, on her phone six or seven times a day, sorting through messages from strangers who know she's in their vicinity and responding only to the ones who don't seem creepy.

Pro athletes get political

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:16 AM PDT

In social media, athletes' thoughts go public.

Invisible disease is killing their son

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:08 PM PDT

Lori and Neil Martin were told in July 2011 that their son, Will, faces an early death from a disease that few know about or understand. Yet, every 30 minutes a child is born who will develop a mitochondrial disease by age 10.

Apple fans scoop up iPhone 5

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:27 PM PDT

As Friday arrives worldwide, diehards who spent hours waiting in line are being greeted with open doors at Apple stores and other retailers selling the iPhone 5.

A new front in the war on cancer

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:58 PM PDT

Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center is announcing a $3 billion program aimed at significantly improving survival in a handful of cancers by the end of this decade.

How to tackle U.S. foreign policy

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:41 PM PDT

Syria. Iran. Afghanistan. Many foreign policy challenges await the next U.S. president. What should he do? See responses so far from the CNN/Facebook app.

Woman stuck on speeding SUV's hood

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:51 PM PDT

Good Samaritans in Georgia surround a vehicle on the highway when they notice a woman trapped on the hood.

Tiny homes are becoming a big deal

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:39 AM PDT

Could you live in a 170-square-foot home? Some people who have moved into tiny living spaces are enthusiastic boosters of downsizing -- big time.

Little pink playhouse causes a stir

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:49 PM PDT

CNN's Anderson Cooper adds an outcry over a playhouse to the RidicuList after a pink building causes local controversy.

Search is on for the 'White Widow'

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:58 PM PDT

CNN's David McKenzie goes on the hunt for a very unusual terror suspect, a British woman known as the 'White Widow.'

Photos: Giraffe escapes circus

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Italian circus gives chase to escaped giraffe

Watch Lady Gaga smoke pot on stage

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Lady Gaga smoked what appears to be marijuana while on stage during a recent concert in Amsterdam.

Beach Boys split stuns Brian Wilson

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 08:30 PM PDT

The Beach Boys were all smiles this week when they unveiled their exhibit at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

Classic photos of U.S. Postal Service

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:44 PM PDT

Classic photos of U.S. Postal Service

Man wrestles gator attacking his dog

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 04:48 AM PDT

A Florida man jumped in the water to save his dog from an alligator attack.

Embassy alerts

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:15 AM PDT

Several diplomatic facilities were shuttered Friday as many brace for intensified protests over the anti-Islam movie "Innocence of Muslims," as well as recently published cartoons in a French publication of a figure resembling the Prophet Mohammed.

iPhone 5

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:27 PM PDT

As Friday morning arrives worldwide, diehards who spent hours waiting in line are being greeted with open doors at Apple stores and other retailers selling the new iPhone 5.

Cancer initiative

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:58 PM PDT

MD Anderson Cancer Center is announcing a $3 billion program aimed at significantly improving survival in a handful of cancers by the end of this decade.

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