By the CNN Wire Staff updated 8:23 PM EST, Sat February 11, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Representative: Singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48 She sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos The entertainer has struggled with addiction problems (CNN) — Legendary pop singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48, her representative [...]
Obama targets youth, tech crowd at Facebook town hall By Mark Milian, CNN April 20, 2011 7:04 p.m. EDT President Obama answers questions selected by Facebook reps. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will moderate the event. STORY HIGHLIGHTS President Barack Obama takes questions on economy, deficit-reduction plan “Town hall” event starts at 4:45 p.m. ET Wednesday [...]
MSN PHOTO Cornelius Dupree is free! Cornelius had been arrested and was Texas’ longest-serving inmate to be later cleared by DNA evidence. Dupree served 30 years for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon before DNA evidence finally overturned his conviction. Regarding the false conviction, “I must admit there’s a little anger,” Dupree told CNN, adding, [...]
MSN.com Obama Calls on Nation to Heal Together The President honored the Arizona shooting victims saying ‘If this tragedy prompts reflection & debate …let’s make sure it’s worthy of those we have lost.’ Video: Watch the President’s full speech ___________________________________________________________ By the CNN Wire Staff January 12, 2011 11:09 p.m. EST Obama: We mourn [...]
Los Angeles officials seek the public’s help in identifying these men depicted in drawings made using the videos. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: One suspect is now in state prison serving a sentence for sexual assault NEW: The second suspect was never charged in an earlier police investigation NEW: “The puzzle is being put together,” a sheriff’s [...]
By the CNN Wire Staff December 28, 2010 5:46 a.m. EST Teena Marie sang to Motown founder Berry Gordy at a 50th anniversary celebration of Motown in 2007. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Teena Marie had a three-decade career in music, and was nominated four times for a Grammy She was found dead Sunday in her home Marie [...]
Posted at 12:05 PM ET, 12/ 5/2010 Charlie Rangel: Censure was ‘embarrassing and painful experience’ By Felicia Sonmez In his first national television interview since being censured by the House last week, New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel acknowledged that he made some missteps throughout his 40-year career in Congress but maintained that he did [...]
Newark, New Jersey (CNN) — They arrived in the United States from West Africa, young girls held against their will and forced to work for hours on end. But this time, it didn’t happen hundreds of years ago. Nicole’s journey started in 2002, when she was barely 12, in her small village in western [...]
N. Korea warns of new attacks; S. Korea to boost rules of engagement By Andrew Salmon, For CNN November 25, 2010 5:35 a.m. EST A carrier strike group led by the USS George Washington is steaming toward the Korean peninsula. STORY HIGHLIGHTS N. Korea indirectly referred to a planned U.S.-South Korean military drill as provocation [...]
Democrats see hope, Republicans temper expectations for Tuesday vote By Tom Cohen, CNN October 31, 2010 2:54 p.m. EDT With just two days until the election, Republicans and Democrats are both hoping for big wins. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Politicians make final predictions for congressional elections Polls and pundits predict big Republican gains Democrats say early voting [...]
By the CNN Wire Staff October 29, 2010 4:53 p.m. EDT The suspicious package from Yemen had wires and a circuit board, a law enforcement source said. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Suspicious packages were found in England and UAE, authorities say U.S. officials believe that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is behind this plot One package [...]
Praxedis’ new police chief, Marisol Valles Garcia, 20, at her desk. Photo: AP October 22, 2010 www.peacecorps.gov With youth on her side this criminology student is not intimidated, writes Jesus Alcazar. MARISOL Valles is just 20 years old, mother of a baby son and still a student, but she is also the newest chief of [...]
Monday, Oct. 05, 1942 // One crime frequently suggests another, and it sometimes happens that a small wave of violence follows one sensational brutality. But the outbursts of cold murder and the high incidence of rape in the nation during the last few weeks seem to be something else again. Public officials and welfare [...]
By Stephen Kurczy, Staff writer / August 4, 2010 Hip hop star Wyclef Jean (widely known simply as Wyclef) will run for president of Haiti, according to reports. The announcement sets the stage for an interfamily election battle between Wyclef and his uncle, a former ambassador to the United States. Analysts are predicting that Wyclef could [...]