Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse join forces on cruise
Disney Cruise Line announced last week it will introduce Star Wars Day at Sea in 2016. Parents eager to share their love of the fandom can enroll kids in the…
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Rubio open to funding DHS without addressing immigration
READ: Rubio gets personal with Iowans Asked about the debate on Wednesday during a book tour stop in Las Vegas, Rubio declared: “We have to fund Homeland Security.” – And…
Buying bitcoin: Morgan Spurlock looks to live off online currency
In the next airing of “Morgan Spurlock Inside Man,” the host sets out to examine all the essential elements of this most modern form of currency. And, in advance of…
Justice Dept. could sue Ferguson for racial discrimination
Attorney General Eric Holder said this week he expects to announce the results of the department’s investigation of the shooting death of Michael Brown and a broader probe of the…
Beyonce fans swarm after unretouched photos surface
The pics appear to show unretouched, close-ups of the singer’s face complete with the blemishes of a mortal human. Beyoncé unphotoshopped pictures have been leaked
Pharrell Williams inks ‘Happy’ book deal
If his entrepreneurial endeavors are any indication of success, the picture book showcasing photographs of children across cultures “celebrating happiness” will surely be a hit. – The book deal comes…
ISIS burned up to 40 people alive in Iraq, official says
ISIS seized control of most of the town last week. It’s located just nine miles north of the Ayn al-Asad airbase, where some 400 U.S. military personnel are stationed to…
Internment camp, industrial town among new national monuments
Obama is naming the sites using his authority under the Antiquities Act, which he has already used to establish or expand 16 national monuments. Since 1906, presidents have used the…
Rap star Vanilla Ice is arrested, charged with burglary
The Police Department said the robbery occurred sometime between December and February in a home that was going through foreclosure. Items stolen include a pool heater and furniture. – CNN…
Jeb Bush’s foreign policy strategy: ‘I am my own man’
“I love my father and my brother. I admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions they had to make,” Bush said Wednesday in Chicago during the first…
‘Fault in Our Stars’ author: Oops, I didn’t write that quote
It’s a quote that you may have seen online, attributed to best-selling author John Green. The sentiment is certainly thought-provoking, but there’s one problem: Green never wrote it. The writer,…
CNN Student News – February 19, 2015
On this page you will find today’s show Transcript and a place for you to request to be on the CNN Student News Roll Call. – Thank you for using…
Champions League: Ronaldo ends slump in record Real Madrid win
Ronaldo netted the opener and assisted on Marcelo’s thunderbolt as Real Madrid moved closer to a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League by defeating Schalke 2-0 in Germany…
Speech analysis could help ID executioner in new ISIS video
First there was “Jihadi John,” the now-notorious ISIS executioner with a British accent, featured prominently in several of the terror group’s most gruesome propaganda videos. Now, ISIS has introduced a…
Obama proclaims: ‘We are not at war with Islam’
Obama went to lengths before the summit began to avoid linking extremism to the Muslim faith; his intent, aides say, was to avoid giving credence to the ideologies of Islamic…
On the trail of feng shui in Hong Kong
Shopping malls, office towers and homes draw on its principles in their design in an attempt to create prosperity. And individuals often consult feng shui masters to decide on the…
America’s latest indulgence? Bacon-wrapped pizza
The chain’s Bacon Wrapped Crust Deep! Deep! Dish Pizza was announced Wednesday and will be available nationwide Monday. – At $12, Taylor asks, “What could be more delicious than a…
26 states ignore reality on jobs
Here’s the hard reality about illegal immigration: Politicians can change policies. Judges can issue decisions. But the issue will not go away until Americans change their behavior. Trial lawyers have…
Nightclub Fires Fast Facts
April 23, 1940 – Natchez, Mississippi – About 200 people die in a fire at the Rhythm nightclub. Boarded up windows, flammable decorations and overcrowding play a factor in the…
Sources: Nigerian airstrike kills 37 mourners in Niger
A military plane on Tuesday dropped a bomb on mourners in a Niger village on the border with Nigeria, killing 37 people and wounding 20 others, residents and a regional…
CNN’s Mike Rowe goes viral: President doesn’t need a college degree
Yet the educational background of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential presidential contender, has been the subject of much speculation lately. “The issue is, how well-educated is this guy?” former…
This lawmaker hates Congress so much she’s running for city council
“The problem is, Washington is broken, it’s increasingly mired in political gridlock, and there’s virtually zero cooperation between the two parties,” Hahn said in a statement. “That’s not the kind…
When online censorship is beautiful
It would be hard not to smile, right? I mean, what is that alien thing? An oversized kaleidoscope? A rip in the Matrix? Some kind of freakish, town-sized cauliflower? When…
Oregon has new governor after scandal spurred predecessor’s resignation
Her swearing-in at the capital in Salem caps a scandal that ended former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s time in office. – CNN’s Alexandra Jaffe, Jeremy Diamond and Rebekah Metzler contributed to…
Rep. Hahn picks California politics over Congress
“The problem is, Washington is broken. It’s increasingly mired in political gridlock, and there’s virtually zero cooperation between the two parties,” she said in a statement obtained by The Los…
LGBT Catholic group gets special seating during Pope’s weekly address
That’s the treatment the roughly 50 members of the Maryland-based group gotmuch to their surprisefor Pope Francis’ weekly address Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, according to Francis DeBernardo, the group’s…
Poll: Blame for DHS shutdown would fall to GOP
If a spending bill is not passed by Feb. 28, the agency’s funding will run out. READ: Poll shows most disapprove of Obama handling of ISIS – The survey, conducted…
United Nations investigates claim of ISIS organ theft
But Britain’s ambassador to the U.N., Mark Lyall Grant, said the issue has not been officially discussed. Grant said there was no proof or evidence of the claim made by…
Sébastien Ogier: Rally star leaves rivals in the dust
What is it about winning streaks and racing drivers called Seb? First there was France’s Sébastien Loeb with nine consecutive World Rally Championship titles between 2004 and 2012. Then came…
Ferguson police study new weapons technology to reduce killings of civilians
Ferguson police are evaluating a new attachment to their guns that could give a suspect a chance to live in an otherwise lethal encounter with police. This latest piece of…