Friday, October 5, 2012

Cards win disputed NL wild card playoff

Cards win disputed NL wild card playoff


Cards win disputed NL wild card playoff

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:57 PM PDT

In a game marred by an umpire's call that prompted fans to toss debris onto the field, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves in the first National League wild card playoff.

Opinion: Romney finally gets specific

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 11:05 AM PDT

William Gale says the GOP candidate finally has provided some specifics that could lead to progress on tax reform

Piers Morgan's invitation to Obama

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT

CNN's Piers Morgan invites President Barack Obama on "Piers Morgan Tonight."

Body language

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:58 PM PDT

CNN's Gary Tuchman talks to an expert about the candidates' body language during the first 2012 presidential debate.

Conan spoofs what Romney likes

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:49 AM PDT

Conan takes a look at the presidential debate where Mitt Romney seems to like a lot of stuff.

12 more meningitis infections reported

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:22 PM PDT

Forty-seven people in seven states are now confirmed to have fungal meningitis, federal authorities reported Friday, 12 more than the day before.

At least 52 hurt in pileup on I-75 in Fla.

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:13 PM PDT

Seventeen people were hurt Friday in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles on an interstate highway on Florida's Gulf Coast, police said.

FBI: Friendly fire likely in border killing

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:49 PM PDT

This week's fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent and the wounding of another in Arizona was likely the result of friendly fire, the FBI said Friday night.

Faith groups counter 'Defeat Jihad' ad

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:31 PM PDT

Jewish and Christian groups have unveiled three separate ad campaigns to counter what they claim is hateful speech toward Muslims contained within an advertisement posted at some New York City subway stations.

Radical Islamist extradited to U.S.

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:08 PM PDT

The High Court in London ruled Friday that extremist Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other men will be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges, bringing to an end a years-long legal battle.

Welch hammered for jobs tweet

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:49 PM PDT

Former CEO Jack Welch discusses his tweet that accused the Obama administration of cooking the books on the jobs report.

Spilled soda blamed for loose jet seats

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:31 PM PDT

For all those air travelers wondering what might have caused seats on three American Airlines flights to come loose in recent days, the answer may lie in their own hands.

How would you save American Airlines?

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:22 PM PDT

Loose airline seats. Flights that are delayed or canceled. The shifting blame game of who's responsible for American Airlines' ever-growing problems.

Third arrest made in St. Maarten killings

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:46 PM PDT

Police arrested Friday a third suspect in connection with the stabbing deaths of an American couple on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, authorities said.

Mars rover gets its tires dirty

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 11:39 AM PDT

The Mars rover Curiosity will get to try out its scoop this weekend, according to current NASA plans.

12,000 striking S. Africa miners fired

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:07 PM PDT

South African mining giant Anglo-American Platinum said Friday that it has fired about 12,000 striking workers who declined to attend disciplinary hearings.

Viewer sorry for 'fat' anchor email

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:14 PM PDT

A TV viewer who criticized an anchor for being overweight apologizes on camera. HLN's Isha Sesay has more.

Cancer patient fights for right to die

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:53 AM PDT

A terminally ill brain cancer patient is battling against her parents for the right to die. WABC reports.

Pizza Hut employee beats up robber

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:33 PM PDT

A man who attempts to rob a Pizza Hut in Georgia finds an employee ready to rumble.

See burglars steal a sidewalk

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Caught on tape, two men steal the concrete off a woman's sidewalk from her home.

A voice for kids taking care of family

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Connie Siskowski is helping young people who have to take care of an ill, disabled or aging family member.

Homeless get jobs and 'come alive'

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT

Brian Preston, founder of Lamon Luther, employs homeless craftsmen and helps them get back on their feet.

Oakland brings its A's game

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:41 AM PDT

The low-budget team is baseball's 'best story.'

Photos: Oktoberfest 2012 beer festival

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:55 PM PDT

Photos: Oktoberfest 2012 beer festival

See the football trick that won the game

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:15 PM PDT

A high school football team uses a trick "bouquet" pass to score the winning two-point conversion.

NYC demands Ken Burns footage

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:28 AM PDT

New York City is demanding that the famed documentary filmmaker hand over footage of the movie he made about five men who were wrongfully imprisoned and later exonerated for the rape of a woman in Central Park.

Boy finds preserved mammoth remains

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:19 PM PDT

Scientists are amazed at a mammoth find in Russia, with a young boy to thank. CNN's Jonathan Mann reports.

Distraction: Those debate interruptions

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:52 AM PDT

CNN goes through the first debate between Obama and Romney and picks out all of those pesky interruptions.

Opinion: How bad are good job numbers?

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:28 PM PDT

Paul Waldman says that with an uptick in U.S. jobs, Mitt Romney has to overcome a perception that the economy is heading in the right direction under President Barack Obama.

Romney, Big Bird in Hitchcock spoof

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Conan's spoof of "North by Northwest" shows Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney literally gunning for Big Bird.

This Matters? Ostrich Pillow

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Being a highly productive, contributing member of society demands effort and commitment. It requires sacrifice and a passion for teamwork.

The smartphone of the future

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:13 PM PDT

In the past 10 years we've seen cell phones transform into electronic Swiss army knives with a wild variety of functions. Imagine where we'll be in in 50 years, two artists say.

In defense of my stupidphone

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT

I am part of a dying breed. I am among a quickly shrinking slice of Americans who have yet to step foot in smartphone land.

Diaries of 3 smartphone addicts

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:56 PM PDT

If you're like Derek Smith, you spend a lot of time on your smartphone. Then again, maybe nobody is quite like Derek Smith.

Oakland brings its A's game

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:41 AM PDT

The low-budget team is baseball's 'best story.'

Last speaker of Scots dialect dies

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:42 PM PDT

The Cromarty fisherfolk dialect appears to be the only descendant from the Germanic linguistic world in which no "wh" pronunciation existed. "'Where' would just be 'ere'," according to linguist Robert Millar.

Damascus: City in a bubble

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:23 PM PDT

There's a disconnect between Syria's thriving capital and other parts of the country where fighting, death and destruction are a part of daily life, says CNN's Nic Robertson.

Steve Jobs

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:56 AM PDT

When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs succumbed to cancer in his California home a year ago today, the world rushed to eulogize him in glowing terms: Genius. Visionary. A modern-day Thomas Edison.

Ken Burns

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:38 AM PDT

New York City is demanding that documentary filmmaker Ken Burns hand over footage of the movie he made about five men who were wrongfully imprisoned and later exonerated for the rape of a woman in Central Park.

Mars rover

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT

The Mars rover Curiosity will get to try out its scoop this weekend, according to current NASA plans.

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