Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Prison time for failure to predict quake

Prison time for failure to predict quake


Prison time for failure to predict quake

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:20 PM PDT

Earthquake experts worldwide expressed shock at the manslaughter convictions of six Italian scientists, warning that the decision could harm future research.

Criminal probe for firm in outbreak

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:45 PM PDT

Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the practices at the company linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak that has led to 23 deaths in 17 states, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick told reporters Tuesday.

TV icon's sex-abuse scandal rocks BBC

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 03:18 PM PDT

Before he died last year, Jimmy Savile was viewed as a kind of British equivalent to U.S. TV icon Dick Clark. Now he's viewed as a predatory sex offender.

Savile's 9-year-old Scout victim

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:48 PM PDT

Listen to a 9-year-old Scout describe his sexual assault by BBC personality Jimmy Savile. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.

2 held in slaying of N.J. girl found in bin

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Two teenage brothers were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Autumn Pasquale, the 12-year-old-girl found dead Monday in Clayton, New Jersey, according to authorities.

Wife detailed threats before spa killings

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:22 PM PDT

Murder-suicides, by their very nature, leave a mountain of unanswered questions. When the killer pulls the trigger first on his victim and then himself, he takes with him to the grave the reasons that compelled the angry, desperate act.

Top 10 U.S. cities with the cleanest air

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Top 10 U.S. cities with the cleanest air

Opinion: Skydive a stunt; physics thrills

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:38 PM PDT

Meg Urry hopes that stunts like Felix Baumgartner's dive don't crowd out genuine progress in science and engineering.

Watch 'DWTS' judge fall out of chair

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:37 AM PDT

"Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba falls out of her chair during Monday's live performance show.

Woman faked hate crime, police say

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:17 PM PDT

A Louisiana woman who said she had been set afire by white supremacists inflicted her injuries herself, police said Tuesday.

Deadly shark attack near air force base

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:16 PM PDT

A surfer died after being bit by a shark off the coast of a Southern California air force base, authorities said.

Nurses detail alleged Kennedy assault

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:43 PM PDT

Three suburban New York maternity ward nurses testified Tuesday they were simply trying to protect Douglas Kennedy's infant as he tried to take him outside, allegedly without permission.

Coach's prank: You've been served

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:12 AM PDT

The head football coach at the University of Massachusetts pranks two of his top players with cops serving scholarships.

Principal reports 'fantasy sex league'

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:57 PM PDT

High school boys in a California town overlooking San Francisco Bay started a "Fantasy Slut League" targeting girls, school officials said Tuesday.

Adele welcomes baby boy

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 03:42 PM PDT

Adele welcomes a baby boy, George Clooney is honored at the Carousel of Hope Ball, and Valerie Bertinelli talks food.

Michael Lohan's intervention

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 03:29 PM PDT

Michael Lohan: 'Team' backs intervention

Dramatic consensus in both campaigns

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:43 PM PDT

A dramatic new consensus has taken hold inside the campaigns of President Obama and Mitt Romney, one that was unthinkable just a few weeks ago: Americans will wake up on Election Day not knowing who their next president will be.

Gergen: So, who's going to win?

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:59 PM PDT

David Gergen says everyone he meets asks that question, but the race is too close to call

Why Ohio is the 'big one'

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:31 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney have targeted Ohio with incessant campaigning, a slew of television ads and nonstop political phone calls. The importance of the Buckeye State cannot be overstated: Ohio has not voted for the loser in the presidential election since 1960.

Best moments from the final debate

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT

Pres. Obama and candidate Mitt Romney debate a range of topics on foreign policy in the third presidential debate.

Iraq

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT

The Iraq War has been over for a year, but it was a hot topic at the last presidential debate. Who had his facts straight -- Obama or Romney? FULL STORY

Opinion: Romney empowered women

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:40 PM PDT

Jane Edmonds, who served in Mitt Romney's administration when he was Massachusetts governor, says the candidate has shown he cares about opportunities for women

Coulter hit for again using 'r-word'

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Conservative political pundit Ann Coulter lit up the Twitterverse after last night's presidential foreign policy debate with the comment that she approved of "Romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard," in an apparent response to critiques of Mitt Romney's performance.

See most popular debate spoofs

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:11 PM PDT

CNN's Kareen Wynter takes a look at the creative minds behind some of the debate season's most-clicked political spoofs.

Opinion: Obama put spell on Romney

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Dean Obeidallah says the key to President Obama's debate triumph was the fierce, laser-like look he aimed at Mitt Romney.

Going gray: How Obama is aging

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Side-by-side photos reveal how much Barack Obama has aged since his first presidential debate in 2008.

Opinion: It's time to allow doping

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:53 PM PDT

As cyclist Lance Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, Ellis Cashmore, a professor of culture, media and sport, argues that the fight against doping in sport is misguided.

Baby animal revived by mouth-to-snout

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:14 PM PDT

Denver Zoo staffers had to rescue a struggling newborn tapir by giving it mouth-to-snout resuscitation. KCNC reports.

Helmet cam shows fall from space

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:01 PM PDT

Unbelievable new helmet video from Felix Baumgartner's 23-mile skydive. HLN's A.J. Hammer has more.

The Taylor Swift quotebook

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:39 PM PDT

Smile! Underwater canines on camera

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Seth Casteel never expected his photos of dogs to make a big splash, but then again, he never expected one of his canine clients to jump into a pool during a shoot.

Honey Boo Boo nearly smacks Dr. Drew

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:58 AM PDT

HLN's Dr. Drew doesn't exactly have Honey Boo Boo's full attention during their interview.

Watch baby panda take first steps

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:14 AM PDT

The San Diego Zoo released video that shows their new giant panda cub taking his first steps.

Do people really want it?

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:00 PM PDT

You own a smartphone, a laptop and maybe a tablet. Now you're expected to buy a mini tablet, too?

Readers: iDon't get it

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:48 PM PDT

While some of you are excited, plenty are wondering exactly what motivated the creation the iPad Mini.

Hands-on with the iPad Mini

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:04 PM PDT

The full-sized iPad is like a hardback book. The new iPad Mini is the paperback version many tablet users have been waiting for.

Final debate

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:32 AM PDT

The third and final presidential debate proved to be a substantive, if not sharp, discussion on the major issues facing the nation as both candidates tried in earnest to persuade the small sliver of undecideds to vote for them.

Ohio voters

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:32 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney have targeted Ohio with incessant campaigning, a slew of television ads and nonstop political phone calls. The importance of the Buckeye State cannot be overstated: Ohio has not voted for the loser in the presidential election since 1960.

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