The ‘Wind Tree’ that could heat your home
French company NewWind has created the “Arbre a Vent” or “Wind Tree,” a 3-meter-tall generator designed for urban environments which makes the most of smaller air currents. Operating in near…
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Houthi rebels stand guard outside Yemen’s presidential palace
Houthi rebels stood guard Wednesday outside President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi’s residence, a senior Houthi resistance movement leader told CNN, amid uncertainty over who is in control of the volatile…
Surfing community stunned after Brazil’s Ricardo dos Santos shot dead
“An incredible human being!” wrote Carlos Burle, another top Brazilian surfer, in a post on Instagram. He said dos Santos had “a whole life ahead of him.” RIP Ricardo dos…
5 things to know for your New Day — Wednesday, January 21, 2015
STATE OF THE UNION Six years in: President Obama touted a rebounding economy, laid out an agenda aimed at helping the middle class and appealed to Republicans to work across…
Obama: No greater threat to future than climate change
“No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change,” said Obama in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. His statement was met with scattered, muted applause….
France gives ‘supermarket hero’ Lassana Bathily citizenship
The French government decided to award citizenship to the Malian-born 24-year-old supermarket employee after he risked his own life to hide customers from hostage-taker Amedy Coulibaly earlier this month. Four…
ISIS’ Japanese hostage video raises new questions about ‘Jihadi John’
The black-clad ISIS militant shown in a video demanding a $200 million ransom to spare the lives of two Japanese citizens looks and sounds similar to the man who has…
All charges dropped in Phylicia Barnes murder case
The body of the 16-year-old was found floating in a Maryland river in spring 2011. Authorities said she was found without clothes and with no “overt” signs of wounds or…
Australian Open: Maria Sharapova survives major scare
Sharapova needed to save two match points before finally overcoming compatriot Alexandra Panova 6-1 4-6 7-5 in similarly steamythough it wasn’t as warm as last yearconditions. Sharapova struck 43 unforced…
The 11 best social media moments at the State of the Union address
You wouldn’t know it from the Twitter traffic during the State of the Union. The folks at the microblogging site said more than 2.6 million tweets were sent around the…
Shanghai New Year’s Eve stampede ‘totally preventable’
“We feel very sad and extremely guilty,” Vice Mayor Zhou Bo told a nationally televised press conference. “We offer our deepest condolences to the victims, and express our deepest apologies…
Obama goes on offense
Yet Democrats should not get too excited. Speeches can be moving and they certainly can inspire, but the situation on Capitol Hill remains dire for proponents of liberal reform. Republicans…
Travelers’ Choice: World’s top 25 hotels
The mammoth travel site announced its TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards for hotels Wednesday. More than 8,100 properties in eight regions received recognition in the 13th annual awards, which are based…
Man stabs 9 in Israeli bus attack; suspect shot and arrested
The 23-year-old Palestinian from Tulkarem was later shot in the leg by police when he got off the bus. He is under arrest. One of the victims was seriously wounded,…
Winston Churchill: Why the life of Britain’s audacious leader still matters
Behind his infamously stubborn political facade, and iconic top hat and cigar, he was a Nobel Prize-winning author, flawed student, accomplished painter and devoted father and husband. January 24, the…
CNN/ORC Poll: SOTU more popular than last year
Read the entire CNN/ORC poll here – State of the Union viewers tend to be friendly toward the president delivering the speech, but this group also wants to see compromise….
Is it finally morning in Obama’s America?
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night more a lofty campaign style rallying call than a traditional plodding policy lectureObama declared he had delivered on what voters first…
Zakaria: Military intervention not solution to terrorist threat
This theory was sometimes described during the Iraq war as, “We fight them there so we don’t have to fight them here.” It was wrong then and it’s wrong now.
A GPS roadmap for the world economy
Around this time of year, many people in the financial industry are making forecasts about the year ahead. We thought we’d take a look at some of these predictions, ideas…
GOP skeptical at Obama’s SOTU call for unity
House Speaker John Boehner echoed many of his Republican colleagues with a statement that decried the address as more of the same from a President that’s never been interested in…
SOTU: 2016 Republicans blast Obama over tax proposals
The race for the next U.S. president was evident on Tuesday night as plenty of potential Republican contenders criticizing President Barack Obama’s tax proposals, while Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, defended…
Hundreds of birds covered in mystery ‘goop’
The birds were found in the San Leandro Marina on Tuesday. More than 300 were rescued and 100 are dead, according to Hughan. – “I have been working here for…
Obama cuts loose during State of the Union
The bear is loosethis time on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. President Barack Obama focused on the economic gains that he hopes will become his presidential…
Obama makes historic ‘transgender’ reference in SOTU
Obama: ‘Tonight, we turn the page’ – “I’ve seen something like gay marriage go from a wedge issue used to drive us apart to a story of freedom across our…
Obama, free community college may not work
Unfortunately, his plan doesn’t make the grade. The proposal would not only pile up more debt by further subsidizing runaway college costs, it would also perilously undercut the emergence of…
China’s WeChat apologizes for showering users with U.S. flag
“When we entered words like National Day, China and the Red Flag with Five Stars, nothing happened,” complained the Fujian provincial committee of the Communist Youth League in its official…
CNN Student News – January 21, 2015
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Several Disneyland employees diagnosed with measles
The announcement comes after public health officials in California and Utah confirmed earlier this month nine cases, all of them visitors of either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure Park in…
Ukraine’s divide: Two sides of a river
Along its winding path — and elsewhere — Polish photojournalist Justyna Mielnikiewicz met people whose lives have been profoundly changed since fighting erupted last year between Ukrainian government forces and…
Republican State of the Union response: Full text
“A few moments ago, we heard the President lay out his vision for the year to come. Even if we may not always agree, it’s important to hear different points…