Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Latino should have played lead in 'Argo'

Latino should have played lead in 'Argo'


Latino should have played lead in 'Argo'

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:25 PM PST

Ruben Navarrette says the real-life hero in Ben Affleck's film "Argo" was a Latino, and it would have made sense to have a Latino play him.

Malala on front line for freedom

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:45 PM PST

Gayle Lemmon says the world is recognizing the value of the contributions of girls and women. But progress is slow while violence like we'ver seen in Pakistan and India is tolerated.

Terror group fills Syria vacuum

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:49 AM PST

Nada Bakos says a group designated by the U. S. as a terrorist organization is central to the Syrian rebels

Aurora victim's father: Holmes is evil, not crazy

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:51 PM PST

Prosecutors used photos from suspect James Holmes' cell phone -- of himself and a theater where 12 would die -- to help illustrate what appeared to be thorough planning.

How Holmes acted before massacre

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:03 PM PST

CNN's Ed Lavandera reports on the behavior accused killer James Holmes before the Colorado theater shooting.

85 hurt in New York ferry accident

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:30 PM PST

More than 50 people were injured, two critically, when a ferry crashed into a dock in Manhattan, authorities said.

Nobody voted into baseball Hall of Fame

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:43 PM PST

Baseball writers balked at naming any new players to the sport's Hall of Fame on Wednesday, with none of the 37 eligible players drawing enough votes for a ticket to Cooperstown.

Photos: The 37 Hall of Fame rejects

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:12 PM PST

Photos: MLB 2013 Hall of Fame rejects

Opinion: I voted for Bonds and Clemens

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:40 PM PST

I hesitated. I vacillated. I fluctuated. I scratched, spat, sucked on sunflower seeds, adjusted my cup (coffee), wiped dirt from my palms onto my pants, tried to do what a ballplayer would do. I dug in, waggled my pen, stared at my baseball Hall of Fame ballot like I'd like to kill it.

Saudi teen, 70-year-old man divorce

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 07:06 AM PST

A divorce has been granted in the case of a Saudi teenager who was wed to a 70-year-old man, Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Commission told CNN on Wednesday.

Boy, 12, bakes to support siblings

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:10 AM PST

Mur'ee, a 12-year-old orphan, bakes bread to support siblings on the Turkish-Syrian border.

1872 law: Not rape if she's single

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:47 AM PST

CNN's Kyung Lah reports on controversy in California over an old rape law that discriminates against unmarried women.

Men jailed for 'looking gay' acquitted

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:47 PM PST

A Cameroon appeals court has acquitted two men found guilty of homosexuality because they wore women's clothes and ordered Bailey's Irish Cream, according to rights groups.

Men riding in inflatable ball fall off cliff

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:53 PM PST

An extreme sport went extremely wrong recently when two men riding in a large inflatable ball rolled out of control and fell off a snowy mountain in Russia killing one and seriously injuring the other.

Experts: Dreamliner woes not unusual

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 02:21 PM PST

Despite recent mechanical issues with the state-of-the-art Boeing 787, aviation experts say most new commercial airplanes do encounter problems in the early stages.

One Monopoly token will be voted off

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:54 PM PST

Poor pull-string Woody didn't have it this bad in "Toy Story."

Honey Boo Boo $$ going WHERE?

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:48 AM PST

Honey Boo Boo's mom sets up a trust fund with reality show money for all five of her kids. HLN's A.J. Hammer has more.

5 supernatural love stories for 2013

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:06 PM PST

Biden: Obama 'is going to act' on guns

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 02:14 PM PST

President Obama is exploring using executive orders to help stop mass shootings in America, Vice President Joe Biden said.

How the NRA wields its influence

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:23 PM PST

No new gun laws. The NRA has made its position clear, even in the wake of America's most recent gun debate. Here's a look at how it has accomplished that.

Alex Jones may be conspiracy king

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:03 PM PST

Conspiracies abound, Alex Jones will tell you.

Former Marine won't register guns

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 10:51 AM PST

Former marine Joshua Boston explains why he will refuse to register his weapons, even if a bill passes that demands it

Video shows kind clerk clubbed

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:46 PM PST

Surveillance video reveals a generous store clerk in Montana is brutally attacked and robbed. KECI reports.

Armstrong donation 'a clear conflict'

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 07:53 AM PST

Lance Armstrong tried to donate $250,000 to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency before the probe that saw him stripped of his Tour de France titles, the USADA chief says.

Opinion: Give Brent Musburger a break

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:01 PM PST

What's the age at which older men are no longer allowed to compliment women in their 20s on being beautiful? Is there an age when such compliments go from nice to creepy? And is there a similar rule that bars older women from calling younger men "handsome"?

App shows how alcohol can age you

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:29 PM PST

If you're the kind of gal whose "me time" includes a glass or two of wine after work, you might want to consider how those drinks could affect your looks.

Model's frank talk goes viral

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:24 PM PST

A Victoria's Secret supermodel says modeling is "not a career path" young girls should aspire to take.

Massive shark off Florida coast

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 10:56 AM PST

OCEARCH research group alerted Jacksonville Beach's police when they tracked "Mary Lee", the shark, near the surf zone.

Teacher tranquilizes deer in classroom

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:32 AM PST

A teacher and two students were shocked by a deer smashing into their classroom through a window. Affiliate WLWT reports.

In America, death comes sooner

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:31 PM PST

When U.S. experts compared health data with that of 16 "peer countries," they were "unprepared for the gravity of the finding," panel chairman Steven Woolf said.

How the NRA wields its influence

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:49 PM PST

Since the 1990s, the powerful pro-gun group has targeted the heart of potential firearms legislation: studies about the effects of gun violence.

Why I voted for Bonds and Clemens

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:30 PM PST

Opinion: Mike Downey knows a Hall of Famer when he sees one. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were two, he says. But each had a question mark. Cheater? Charlatan? Fraud?

Opinion: Nixon can still teach GOP

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 09:57 AM PST

Timothy Stanley says many in the GOP scorn Richard Nixon as impure -- a centrist who adapted to political consensus. They would do well to notice he was also a complex strategist who knew how to get elected.

CES sights: Hordes, hype, screens

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 02:16 PM PST

The five-day carnival known as the Consumer Electronics Show has taken over Las Vegas.

Gun control

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:47 PM PST

President Barack Obama is exploring executive orders to help prevent mass shootings in America, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

Flu

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:47 PM PST

The flu has been spreading fiercely across the United States, with more than half of states reporting widespread activity. The season has started earlier, and cases are more severe than last year, health officials say.

Baseball Hall of Fame

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:12 PM PST

I hesitated. I vacillated. I fluctuated. I scratched, spat, sucked on sunflower seeds, adjusted my cup (coffee), wiped dirt from my palms onto my pants, tried to do what a ballplayer would do. I dug in, waggled my pen, stared at my baseball Hall of Fame ballot like I'd like to kill it.

CES

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST

When 150,000 industry execs, entrepreneurs, salespeople, celebrities, publicists, tech reporters and hangers-on gather here for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, it's a five-day carnival -- even by Las Vegas standards.

Lance Armstrong

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:49 AM PST

A Lance Armstrong representative tried to make a donation of about $250,000 to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency before the agency launched the investigation that led to the cyclist being stripped of his Tour de France titles, the chief of the USADA told ''60 Minutes Sports.''

Brent Musburger

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:51 PM PST

What's the age at which older men are no longer allowed to compliment women in their 20s on being beautiful? Is there an age when such compliments go from nice to creepy? And is there a similar rule that bars older women from calling younger men "handsome"?

Middle East weather

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:32 PM PST

Brutal winter weather is making dire conditions even more unbearable in parts of the Middle East, especially for Syrian refugees who must endure frigid temperatures in tents.

Syria

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:29 PM PST

A prisoner exchange involving thousands of Syrian and Turkish captives and at least 48 Iranians was under way Wednesday in Damascus, Syria, according to a Turkish charity organization that has been involved in previous prisoner swaps in Syria.

Aurora

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:12 PM PST

Two weeks before a bloody shooting rampage that killed 12 people at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater, suspect James Holmes apparently visited the cinema and took photographs of hallways and doors, a police detective testified on Wednesday.

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