CNN Student News – February 25, 2015
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Month: February 2015
One Man Spent Over $175,000 In His Quest To Look Like Madonna
How much do you love your favorite pop star? Enough to spend $175,000 to look like them? TLC’s “My Strange Addiction” series recently profiled Adam Guerra, a Madonna superfan from…
Brian D. Williams Charged In Killings Of 3 People, Unborn Child
A Missouri man used the light from a headlamp he was wearing to see and methodically shoot and kill a pregnant woman and two other people in a mobile home,…
Barcelona Beats Manchester City in Champions League Behind Luis Suárez
MANCHESTER, England — Luis Suárez ran in every direction. He slid at midfielders’ heels. He banged into defenders. Once, when Manchester City’s goalkeeper was trying to throw the ball to…
Barcelona Beats Manchester City in Champions League Behind Luis Suárez
MANCHESTER, England — Luis Suárez ran in every direction. He slid at midfielders’ heels. He banged into defenders. Once, when Manchester City’s goalkeeper was trying to throw the ball to…
Vial of Winston Churchill’s Blood to Be Sold at Auction
LONDON — Almost anything linked to Winston Churchill can be collectible, right down to the butts of his cigars. But it is hard to imagine an artifact rarer or more…
HUFFPOST HILL – FEMA Concentration Camps Totally Screwed By DHS Shutdown
The Justice Department decided to not pursue charges against George Zimmerman — Americans with heart conditions are advised to stay away from their Facebook feed for the next few days….
Téa Leoni Talks Ex David Duchovny: ‘On Occasion, I Want To Throttle Him’
Téa Leoni has a great co-parenting relationship with ex-husband David Duchovny, but in a new interview with More magazine, the “Madam Secretary” star admits that every once in a while,…
Marijuana May Be The Least Dangerous Recreational Drug, Study Shows
Marijuana is far safer than alcohol, tobacco and multiple other illicit substances, researchers say, and strict, legal regulation of cannabis might be a more reasonable approach than current prohibitions. Those…
Landmark Plastic Bag Ban Officially On Hold
The nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags will not go into effect this summer after all. The California secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday that a referendum to…
This Baby Can Pull Off The Irish Jig Like None Other
There’s no question that babies look really cute bopping and dancing around in a swing, but one dad decided to take his baby’s moves to the next level. – H/T…
Head of U.N. Climate Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Accusations
The head of the United Nations panel on climate science resigned on Tuesday after allegations of sexual harassment were filed against him in India, where he lives and works. Rajendra…
Salon: Why The O’Reilly Fiasco Has The Right Unhinged
Bill O’Reilly continues his frenzied attacks on Mother Jones’ David Corn, even after at least seven former CBS colleagues have come forward, with varying degrees of outrage and disdain, to…
Ideology hurting homeland’s security
Imagine that you lived in a country that every day had to stay vigilante because of the risk of terrorist attacksphysical or of the cyber variety. Or that has faced…
Watch This Adorable Grandma Respond To Her Haters On YouTube
This grandma has haters, and she doesn’t even care. – Follow HuffPost Teen on Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pheed |
‘Walking Dead’ Fans Upset Over Gay Kiss, Tweet Homphobic Comments
Television shows upset their fans for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it’s the sudden death of a character, a controversial rape scene or even character changes. But it was something…
Antonio Villaraigosa Is Not Running For Senate In California
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will not run for California’s open Senate seat in 2016, the Democrat told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. – Harris, who was the…
Why The Media Pays Less Attention To Police Killings Of Latinos
Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Antonio Zambrano-Montes were all unarmed men who died at the hands of police officers, sparking protests from critics who questioned whether the killings were justified….
World Spay Day Encourages Pet Owners To Take Part In The Fight Against Overpopulation
Look at this face. – If you’re looking for a companion of your own and are ready for the responsibility, take a look at the ASPCA adoption site or Petfinder.com.
Decline in smoking rates could increase deaths from lung cancer
Current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines recommend annual low-dose CT screening for adults age 55 to 80 who have smoked 30 pack-years (one pack a day for 30 years),…
Champions League: Luis Suarez leads Barcelona past Man City
Making his return to England, Luis Suarez scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win over 10-man Manchester City in the Champions League, putting the away side in a…
Christine Lagarde Shares The Best Way To Overcome Failure
One of the biggest barriers both men and women face in their careers today is the internal struggle with past failures — but even the most accomplished individuals experience low…
Who are the missing UK girls thought to be in Syria?
But their destination was anything but ordinary. British police announced last week that three east London classmates — Shamima Begum, 15; Kadiza Sultana, 16; and Amira Abase, 15 — had…
‘Power Rangers’ Gets Super Dark In This Short-Film Remake
Go, go Power Rangers? They’re back, like you’ve never seen them before. Producer Adi Shankar and director Joseph Kahn have brought to the world “Adi Shankar Presents a Mighty Morphin’…
Mitt Romney, Rand Paul And A Porno Spoof
This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C. Not long ago, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt…
Kim Gordon: ‘Rock Memoirs Are The New Record’
Sonic Youth front-woman Kim Gordon’s new memoir, Girl in a Band, confronts the way the musician’s gender often played a too-prominent role in how her work was discussed. In an…
Putting a Price on Simon Kuznets’s Nobel in Economics
James D. Watson’s sold for $4.76 million while the one owned by William Randal Cremer, a member of Parliament and labor activist, fetched just $17,000. Now another Nobel medal —…
Saying Goodbye To Our Favorite ‘Parks And Rec’ Characters
None of us want to face it, but the time has come to say our goodbyes. After seven seasons, the “Parks and Recreation” gang will part ways in Tuesday night’s…
How Allan Lokos Used His Meditation Skills To Survive A Fiery Plane Crash
Doctors were amazed when Allan Lokos not only survived a plane crash in 2012 but also the severe burns he sustained during his escape from the aircraft. However, it was…
No Way To Prevent Disaster If The Supreme Court Guts Obamacare, Top Official Says
The federal government is powerless to prevent millions from losing health insurance if the Supreme Court rules against President Barack Obama in a lawsuit to be argued next week, Health…