Thursday, September 20, 2012

U.S. surge troops leave Afghanistan

U.S. surge troops leave Afghanistan


U.S. surge troops leave Afghanistan

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:38 PM PDT

The last of the 33,000 American surge troops have left Afghanistan, a senior U.S. defense official said. That leaves about 68,000 U.S. troops still in the nation.

Was amabassador on al Qaeda hit list?

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:27 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she has "absolutely no information or reason to believe there is any basis" to suggest that U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens believed he was on an al Qaeda hit list.

Inmate's broom rape prompts outrage

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:51 PM PDT

Videos said to show guards abusing prisoners, including one man being raped with a broom handle, prompted the country of Georgia's interior minster to resign.

British soldier has baby at Afghan base

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:35 PM PDT

A huge British military base in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan got a surprise arrival this week as a soldier gave birth to a baby boy.

Three Mile Island shutdown triggered

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:36 PM PDT

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant shut down unexpectedly Thursday when a reactor coolant pump failed, federal regulators said.

Cops: Chef cooked wife for 4 days

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:45 PM PDT

Police say a chef and restauranteur killed his wife, then slow cooked her body for four days.

Girls beat up Iran cleric over dress code

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:01 AM PDT

They may be a far cry from their Western counterparts fighting for the acceptance to breast feed -- or go topless -- in public, but two girls clobbered a cleric recently in a small town in Iran, when he admonished one of them to cover herself more completely.

Kids led in 'Death to America' chant

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:54 PM PDT

Muslim furor continued to rage Thursday 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.

Iran is creating its own Internet

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:27 PM PDT

Brian Todd reports on Iran's far-reaching efforts to shore up its cyber defenses in the wake of recent attacks.

'Cosby Show': Where are they now?

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:13 AM PDT

Conan's waiting for the iPhone 5

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:03 PM PDT

Cupertino know you're impatient, and has a few ideas for passing the time.

Coat by day, sleeping bag by night

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:35 PM PDT

Coats made out of car parts can double as sleeping bags for the homeless. CNN's Erin Burnett reports.

School brawl caught on cell phone

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:27 PM PDT

Police investigate how a loaded gun ended up at Georgia high school found after breaking up a brawl. WSB reports.

See cop push gal from car's path

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:23 AM PDT

Dash-cam video captures a police officer shoving a woman out of the way of a patrol car after it was hit by a van.

Paris Hilton defends 'gay guys' remark

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:46 PM PDT

Paris Hilton's comments about gay men who use a cell phone app for sexual hook ups were expressions of concern about the dangers of unprotected sex, not homophobic slurs, her publicist said Thursday.

'Ochocinco' taking anger classes

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Former Miami Dolphin Chad Johnson says he's taking anger management classes as he and Evelyn Lozada officially divorce.

Photos: 24 hours through the lens

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:51 PM PDT

24 hours through the lens

Kate photos hit stands in more nations

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:01 PM PDT

Topless photos of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, hit newsstands in yet another country Thursday, as a magazine in Denmark became at least the fifth outlet to run the pictures causing headaches for Britain's likely future queen.

NYPD releases video of Lohan incident

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:58 PM PDT

The New York City Police Department released surveillance video Thursday from a traffic incident a day earlier that led to Lindsay Lohan being charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

Romney pivots after controversies

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:57 PM PDT

Republican challenger Mitt Romney tweaked his campaign strategy twice this week in an attempt to refocus the election debate on President Barack Obama's record after controversial remarks that brought criticism from both his Democratic opponent and some GOP colleagues.

Obama defends record on immigration

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:24 PM PDT

The debate over immigration reform took center stage Thursday as U.S. President Barack Obama's fielded questions in a forum broadcast live online by the Spanish-language Univision network.

Bennett: Obama clueless on Mideast

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans are dead. Protests are roiling Arab nations, threatening U.S. embassies and diplomats from Egypt to Sudan to Indonesia. The Middle East is on fire, in more ways than one. For more than a week the Obama administration insisted that this was solely a response to the work of an obscure, asinine filmmaker. Now that story is beginning to unravel.

Opinion: Real conservatives apologize

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Nicolaus Mills: Mitt Romney hates apologies, blasting Obama for one that didn't even exist. But even conservative presidents have said they were sorry before.

iPhone 5: Apple fans, the wait is over

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:26 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.

iPhone 5: Apple fans, the wait is over

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:26 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.

Meet a 'foreign fighter' in Syria

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:10 PM PDT

Fera, a Libyan fighting for Syria's rebels, symbolizes the fears of both sides in the conflict and the international community. But Fera tells CNN he is a freedom fighter, not an Islamist.

Opinion: Michigan rebound gives Obama edge

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT

John King: Mitt Romney has hoped to put Michigan in play, but autoworker support there is proving to be a big advantage for President Obama.

Theater suspect's notebook off limits

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:08 PM PDT

A notebook allegedly mailed to a psychiatrist by movie-theater shooting suspect James Holmes before the July attack will remain off-limits to prosecutors, but defense lawyers will get to look at it under an agreement reached Thursday.

Fiona Apple arrested by border patrol

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:35 PM PDT

Border patrol agents in Texas arrested singer Fiona Apple after finding marijuana and hashish on her tour bus, authorities said Thursday.

Mom boards bus, smacks down bully

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:11 AM PDT

A school bus video camera records a mom fighting with a boy who allegedly bullied her son.

Cheetah perches 45 minutes on jeep

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:37 PM PDT

CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a couple of tourists who get a rare close encounter with wildlife while on safari in Kenya.

NFL Week 3: The best photos

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:21 PM PDT

NFL Week 3: The best photos

Photos: Portraits of Sophia Loren

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:31 PM PDT

Photos: Rare portraits of Sophia Loren

Wolf Blitzer gets even with Anderson

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:34 PM PDT

Wolf Blitzer is taking over the RidicuList for a night to get revenge for Anderson Cooper's shots at his new glasses.

77-lb. wiener dog can barely move

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:54 AM PDT

Obie the dachshund was 77 pounds and now he's on a strict diet to get him back to a normal doggy size. KPTV reports

Campaign trail

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:24 AM PDT

Florida takes center stage in the presidential campaign Thursday, with President Barack Obama heading to Miami for Spanish-language network Univision's "Meet the Candidates" town hall meeting. Republican challenger Mitt Romney campaigns in Sarasota.

Ambassador Stevens

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:16 AM PDT

In the months leading up to his death, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, worried about what he called the never-ending security threats in Benghazi and mentioned his name was on an al Qaeda hit list, a source familiar with his thinking told CNN.

Kate Middleton

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:01 PM PDT

Topless photos of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, hit newsstands in yet another country Thursday, as a magazine in Denmark became at least the fifth outlet to run the pictures causing headaches for Britain's likely future queen.

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