Charlie Sifford, who broke golf’s color barrier, dies at 92
Sifford was called the Jackie Robinson of golf for breaking the color barrier in 1961 when he was 38 years old. “I wanted to prove that a black man could…
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When Buddhists were Public Enemy No. 1
Yet it might also serve as a reminder that a religion now considered universally benign once endured suspicion, vocal protest and even government surveillancemuch as Islam has in recent years….
CNN Student News – February 5, 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…
Jeb’s primary strategy: Run a general election campaign
“If Americans are working harder than ever earning less than they once did, our government and our leaders should step up, offer a plan, fix what’s wrongor they should step…
Agony of defeat: For Seahawks, will it last forever?
There is more. As of Wednesday afternoon, both the New England Patriots and the Seahawks were generating nearly 1,000 tweets per hour, and remember: This is happening in the Twitter…
22 veterans kill themselves every day
More than half of the 2.6 million veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars struggle with physical and mental health problems stemming from their service, a recent Washington Post &…
Dartmouth launches #BlackLivesMatter course
The 2014 deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York during confrontations with police sparked conversations on social media and protests around the world, including…
Mother of victim in Aaron Hernandez trial composed on stand
“You are not to cry,” the judge said. “Yes, your honor,” Ward replied during her brief appearance as a prosecution witness in the murder trial of former New England Patriots…
Key senators say they might boycott Netanyahu speech
READ: Obama’s defense secretary nominee faces Congress Durbin said he hasn’t decided whether to attend the March 3 speech to a joint meeting of Congress. In his address, Netanyahu is…
Dilemmas of the Internet age
While all eyes are on the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of data, a thriving economy built on mass consumer surveillance is growing. Companies are collecting information about consumers in…
Congressman’s ‘Downton Abbey’ office
It’s an almost too-perfect metaphor. This week brought news that a Republican member of Congress has decked out his office in the style of the mansion in “Downton Abbey,” the…
Ivory Coast strolls into AFCON final
The Elephants have twice lost the final on penalties, in 2006 and 2012, but could be on course for its first title since 1992 after a 3-1 success in Bata,…
Q&A: Life on the Saudi border
Saudi dilemma: How to spot potential terrorist amid tide of human misery Robertson discussed the situation and his experiences covering global conflicts during his 25-year career in a wide-ranging “ask…
Romney, Obama aides dispute election-night call
Obama was “unsmiling during the call, and slightly irritated when it was over,” Axelrod writes, according to the New York Daily News, which obtained an advance copy. “‘You really did…
What Mississippi can teach California
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but: California, you’ve got a heck of a lot to learn from Mississippi. Not in terms of per capita income, obesity rates or LGBT…
Bill Russell Fast Facts
Birth place: Monroe, Louisiana Birth name: William Felton Russell Father: Charles Russell Mother: Katie (King) Russell – October 16, 2013 – Is arrested for bringing a loaded .38-caliber Smith &…
Time to change how we think about cancer
One of the most common misconceptions about cancer is that it is one disease. Most people think of cancer as something that will automatically kill you if left alone, but…
Boko Haram massacres scores in Cameroon town, residents say
The attackers moved door-to-door slaughtering people in the predawn raid on the town of Fotokol, according to witnesses, and opened fire on at least three mosques, including the central mosque,…
Man indicted for lying to police in Kendrick Johnson case
Chauncey was arrested August 6. His mother, Michelle Chauncey, told CNN that her son is bipolar and is being used by the sheriff’s office as a “fall guy.” “They have…
ISIS has miscalculated
The barbaric, elaborately stage-managed video that showed Jordanian pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh being burned alive was a calculated move by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to weaken the resolve of Jordan…
Bush: Parents ‘ought to’ vaccinate kids
After a long pause, he added, with exasperation, “Do we need to get into detail on that?” – RELATED: Bush to pitch ‘reform conservatism’ in Detroit
Long-serving Obama staffer leaving post
“Dan has been beside me on every step of this incredible journey, starting with those earliest days of the campaign in 2007,” Obama said in a statement on Wednesday. “And…
’50 Shades’ cast talks red rooms and sex dungeons
Fans of the book are eager for the Valentine’s weekend release. omgggg the 50 shades movie is going to be just like the book!
Wall Street Journal editorial board skewers Rand Paul
Paul, who’s moving toward a presidential bid, caused a stir when he said Monday that he’s “heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with…
Can a killer whale be a slave?
“Lolita’s story reminded me of my own,” says African-American actress and singer Robbyne Kaamil. “My own relatives, my family ancestors, were captured and forced into slavery.” Captured in waters off…
Aircraft carrier steams through a rainbow
“As a photographer I am used to documenting operational events like aircraft launches and recoveries,” Perez, a 21-year-old mass communications specialist third class, said in an email. “But when I…
Deployed dad sends messages to kids with Legos
Zackary Trissell of Oklahoma’s Air National Guard returned home Tuesday from a nine-month deployment at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, but he’s been corresponding with his three stepchildren…
How to help civilians in Ukraine
Catholic Relief ServicesDoctors Without BordersInternational Committee of the Red CrossInternational Rescue CommitteeOffice of the U.N. High Commissioner for RefugeesWorld Food Programme
Stan McChrystal: A million young people to empower America
Duty. Honor. Country. These words were chiseled in granite above me, printed on the diploma in my hands and engraved on my class ring. I had just completed a four…
‘Magic Mike XXL’ grinds out a trailer
The “MMXXL” trailer opens with a masked Magic Mike, played by Channing Tatum, welding metal in a suggestive manner and then breaking into a smooth dance routine to Ginuwine’s “Pony.”…