Did Brian Williams embed with SEAL Team 6?
On May 3, 2011, just two days after the daring U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, Williams said on his NBC News show,…
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Commercial drone permission comes with strings attached
The permission to operate the roughly $1,000 remote controlled aircraft makes him the first realtor in the United States to be able to legally fly a drone for business purposes….
2011 Japan Earthquake – Tsunami Fast Facts
The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30 ft waves that damage several nuclear reactors in the area. It is the fourth largest earthquake on record (since 1900) and the largest…
Tsunamis Fast Facts
Tsunamis can travel up to 600 mph (965 k/ph, 521 knots) at the deepest point of the water, but slow as they near the shore, eventually hitting the shore at…
Earthquakes Fast Facts
Major Earthquakes since 2000:(selected timeline of earthquakes around the world with death tolls exceeding 100) June 4, 2000 – A magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes southern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing an estimated…
1993 World Trade Center Bombing Fast Facts
The 1,200 lb bomb was in a Ryder truck parked in a parking garage beneath the World Trade Center. An estimated 50,000 people were evacuated. Ramzi Yousef directed the organization…
Malaysia Fast Facts
Population: 30,073,353 (July 2014 est.) Median age: 27.7 years Capital: Kuala Lumpur Ethnic Groups: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, Others 7.8% (2004 est.) Religions: Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist…
The 13th Juror: Is this a trial or a remake of ‘Groundhog Day’?
No cameras are allowed at the Tsarnaev trial. But CNN’s Ann O’Neill will be there every day. Think of her as The 13th Juror, bringing insights here weekly. And follow…
John Daly: ‘Wild Thing’ lets rip round Pebble Beach
But in the last decade the “Wild Thing” hasn’t prospered in the blustery environs of Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California. Since 1991, John Daly has played 10…
Hillary Clinton thinks Europe ‘too wimpy’ with Putin, London mayor says
Johnson, on a trade mission to the United States, said that he was struck by the former secretary of state’s insistence that Europe must do more to stand up to…
Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy join others in closing embassies in Yemen
One of the Yemeni officials said the Saudi evacuations happened Thursday. Germany and Italy also said Friday they were temporarily shutting their embassies in the capital, Sanaa. – CNN’s Alexander…
David Geffen Fast Facts
Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: David Lawrence Geffen Father: Abraham Geffen, pattern maker Mother: Batya (Volovskaya) Geffen, shopkeeper Education: Attended University of Texas, Austin; Brooklyn College, City University…
Single with Valentine’s Day blues?
You think that every couple you see is lucky in love, even though it’s not true. If you drill down on your blossoming blues, you will feel like you are…
Mark Zuckerberg Fast Facts
Birth place: Dobbs Ferry, New York Birth name: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg Father: Edward Zuckerberg, dentist Mother: Karen (Kempner) Zuckerberg, psychiatrist Marriage: Priscilla Chan (May 19, 2012-present) – December 2012 –…
Hillary Clinton pens bipartisan oped for children’s health care
“We may be from different political parties, but both of us have dedicated our careers to supporting the health of children and their families,” Clinton and Frist wrote. “This isn’t…
Lindsey Graham headed to Iowa
While Graham is no stranger to Iowa, having campaigned there for now-Sen. Joni Ernst last year, it’s his first trip to the state since launching a presidential exploratory committee last…
Lance Armstrong Fast Facts
Birth Place: Plano, Texas Birth name: Lance Edward Gunderson Father: Edward Gunderson Mother: Linda (Mooneyham) Gunderson Marriage: Kristin (Richard) Armstrong (1998-2003, divorced) Children: with Anna Hansen: Olivia Marie, October 18,…
Computer genius with cerebral palsy transforms people’s lives
Born in 1979, Bedwei was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of onecerebral palsy is an incurable neurological disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination but does not…
Fall 2015 trend guide
“It’s a slimmer silhouettemuch more concise and much more grown-up,” said Lizzy Bowring, who identifies the key trends to emerge from the global runways for fashion forecaster WGSN. “It isn’t…
Robert Allenby: Arrest made in PGA Tour golfer’s “kidnapping” case
Hawaii Police have confirmed they have arrested a 32-year-old man on charges of identity theft, attempted theft and unauthorized possession of confidential personal information. But in a press conference, Lieutenant…
ISIS militants seize western Iraqi town, menace base housing U.S. personnel
Now they’re closing in on the strategic Ayn al-Assad Air Base, only about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Al-Baghdadi, the security officials said, and Iraqi forces there are calling for…
Fit Nation: Sweet dreams for better health, weight loss
To combat the previous night’s loss of sleep, I’d go to bed at 8 p.m. the next night, only to find myself wide awake at 1 a.m. The ping-pong of…
‘The Breakfast Club’ to return to theaters for anniversary showing
More than 430 theaters around the country will participate in the event, which will include a newly restored version. It will be introduced by a bonus featurette that looks back…
Are we ready for the next global epidemic?
In 2003, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) crossed the world, originating in Asia and reaching Canada in less than a day. In 2012, a new virus emerged in the Middle…
Mosque attack kills 19; Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
The Pakistani Taliban carried out the attack, spokesman Muhammad Khurasan said in an e-mail to CNN, as revenge for Pakistan’s December 19 execution of a man. Up to five attackers…
High court’s odd couple on parasailing, elephants and not being ‘100% sober’
“Why don’t you call us the odd couple?” Scalia began, in a wide ranging conversation that included what really happened before Ginsburg attended the State of the Union, their thoughts…
Fighting continues ahead of Ukraine ceasefire
The peace plan hammered out Thursday during marathon four-way talks in Minsk, Belarus, raised hopes of an end to a bitter 10-month-long conflict that has killed more than 5,000 people…
Is it cruel to kick a robot dog?
Meet Spot, the 160 lbs dog robot that can run, climb stairs and has an uncanny ability to maintain its balance. Designed by robotics company Boston Dynamics, there were heated…
North Korea: Fairyland or ‘country of mushrooms?’
Published by the state-controlled KCNA news agency, the slogansmore than 300 in totalwere prepared by the Workers’ Party of Korea and called for “painstaking efforts” to improve the livelihoods of…
At least 11 killed in Indian train derailment
Nine cars of the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express train derailed some 50 kilometers from Bangalore in Karnataka state at around 7.30 am local time, said Chandrashekhar Gupta, a spokesman for India’s southwestern…