Thursday, January 10, 2013

Beheading exposes exploitation

Beheading exposes exploitation

Beheading exposes exploitation

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 03:46 PM PST

Rizana Nafeek was a child herself -- 17 years old according to her birth certificate -- when a four-month-old baby died in her care in Saudi Arabia. She had migrated from Sri Lanka only weeks earlier to be a domestic worker for a Saudi family.

Bennett: Obama, wake up to spending

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:04 AM PST

William Bennett says it appears the president is more concerned with building his legacy rather than the economic well-being of the nation.

Bergen: Abandon Afghanistan? Dumb

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 05:06 AM PST

Peter Bergen says even floating the idea of pulling all U.S. troops out is dangerous

Kurtz: Survival strategy for writers

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:05 AM PST

Howard Kurtz says Andrew Sullivan is asking readers to pay for his blog, part of the new reality of journalists' self-branding.

Student who opened fire felt he'd been bullied, sheriff says

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 08:15 PM PST

After a 16-year-old shot a classmate Thursday in a California classroom, a teacher and school official talked him into giving up his weapon, the local sheriff said.

'Very troubled boy with hit list'

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 05:52 PM PST

CNN's Kyung Lah talks to Taft Union High School students and parents about what they knew of the alleged shooter.

Student: Blood is everywhere

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 04:01 PM PST

A mother of a student at Taft Union High School talks to affiliate KERO about the tense call she got after the shooting.

Baseball players to be tested for HGH

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 02:57 PM PST

Major League Baseball and players have agreed to ramp up the battle against illicit performance-enhancing drugs by instituting in-season testing for human growth hormone.

Seau's brain diseased, tests show

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST

Star NFL linebacker Junior Seau -- just 43 years old when he took his own life last May -- suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative brain disease that can follow multiple hits to the head, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday.

Court considers bin Laden death photos

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:42 AM PST

A federal appeals court will consider Thursday whether photos of Osama bin Laden's body should be released.

Arias' boyfriend fought for his life

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 04:25 AM PST

In Session reporter Beth Karas explains how prosecutors are trying to prove Jodi Arias viciously killed Travis Alexander.

Amazon giving you free MP3s for CDs

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 05:21 PM PST

Amazon has launched AutoRip, a service that gives customers free MP3 versions of CDs they've purchased anytime since 1998.

Who won the People's Choices?

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 08:56 AM PST

"Hunger Games" Jennifer Lawrence, singer Taylor Swift and "Iron Man"'s Robert Downey Jr. give thanks to thier fans.

Conan, Gervais take bubble bath

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 03:12 PM PST

Conan and Ricky Gervais take a bubble bath and tweet out the picture.

Colorado suspect ordered to face trial

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:23 PM PST

A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that probable cause exists in the case of James Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 people and wounding scores of others in last summer's shooting inside an Aurora movie theater, and ordered that he stand trial.

Armed mom the new face of gun rights

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 02:48 PM PST

Clutching a gun she had just learned to shoot, Melinda Herman heard the intruder coming closer. What happened next made her the face of gun rights groups.

Mom shoots home invader 5 times

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 04:30 AM PST

A Georgia woman shot a home intruder five times in an effort to protect her children. CNN's David Mattingly reports.

Biden: Gun recs to Obama Tuesday

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 01:51 PM PST

The vice president has been meeting with disparate groups on various sides of the issue -- including some for and others against stricter gun controls.

Avlon: 3 areas Biden, NRA can agree

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:45 AM PST

There are obviously deep divisions between the two, but they may find common ground on gun control, says John Avlon.

Marine vs. Marine: Debating gun laws

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 01:28 PM PST

Gun rights advocate Joshua Bolton and fellow ex-Marine Nicolas DiOrio, who criticized Bolton's open letter on gun control laws, answer five questions for CNN iReport.

Piers, Larry Pratt go at it again

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:53 AM PST

For the second time in three weeks, Gun Owners of America's Larry Pratt debates Piers Morgan on gun control.

Moose chases skiers at resort

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:57 AM PST

The animal is taking skiers by surprise and becoming somewhat of a celebrity. WCAX reports

'Lion' prompts 911 calls

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:35 AM PST

It's a dog. It's a lion. It's a dog that looks like a lion provoking calls to 911. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

Can airliners really fly upside down?

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:34 AM PST

In the movie "Flight," an airline pilot flies upside down to save countless lives. In real-life, United Flight 232 didn't have that option.

Photos: And the nominees aren't...

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 02:55 PM PST

Deaf woman: eBay discriminates

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:17 PM PST

Melissa Earll owns stacks of classic comic books, baseball cards that include a young Hank Aaron and Whitey Ford and other collectibles she wants to sell.

Did trapped killer whales escape?

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 05:21 PM PST

A group of killer whales that had been trapped beneath ice and in danger of dying in Canada's Hudson Bay have not been seen Thursday, authorities said.

Why she was told to kill her own child

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 09:11 AM PST

CNN's Sumnima Udas examines the cycle of discrimination against women in India.

I got the flu vaccine, am I covered?

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:26 PM PST

So you got a flu vaccine this season, and you've been reading about the flu epidemic. You might be wondering: Will the vaccine keep me healthy?

Flu crosses epidemic threshold

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:11 PM PST

Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on the flu becoming an epidemic and how people can avoid contracting the virus.

I have the flu, now what?

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:48 PM PST

You feel worse by the hour. Your joints ache, your head feels heavy, you can't stop coughing, you're freezing even as your temperature keeps climbing, your stomach is upset, even your eyes hurt.

Gun control

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 01:56 PM PST

A federal task force looking for ways to curb gun violence will have a set of recommendations by Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday.

California shooting

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 04:06 PM PST

The 16-year-old student showed up late to class armed with a 12-gauge shotgun.

MLB testing

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 02:57 PM PST

Major League Baseball and players have agreed to ramp up the battle against illicit performance-enhancing drugs by instituting in-season testing for human growth hormone.

Syria

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 10:14 AM PST

It's one more calamity for civilians caught in Syria's bloody war.

Aurora

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:41 PM PST

A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that probable cause exists in the case of James Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 people and wounding scores of others in last summer's shooting inside an Aurora movie theater, and ordered that he stand trial.

Oscar nominations

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 09:55 AM PST

"Lincoln," director Steven Spielberg's film about the 16th president and his battle to end slavery, topped the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards on Thursday, receiving 12 nods, including best picture.
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