Drug dealer charged in Fox executive’s killing
He’s accused of killing Gavin Smith, a Fox entertainment executive whose remains were found in a shallow grave last yearmore than two years after he vanished. The Fox executive’s black…
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Ecuador to become first foreign government to advertise during Super Bowl
Amid the expected assortment of talking animals, beer bros and scantily clad women, viewers will likely be treated to a montage of beautiful nature scenes from Ecuador set to a…
Father asks California school district to ban children who haven’t been immunized
But it’s a truly incredible scene. Rhett survived nearly four years of chemotherapy for leukemia and has been in remission for a year and a half. Now he has another…
Obama cracks ‘Deflategate’ joke, jabs at Romney
“I want to just remind the New England and Pacific Northwest contingentsthis is the city of brotherly love, so regardless of what you think about Sunday, I want you all…
Fully occupied? Hong Kong’s protest hotel
Tucked away in an apartment building on a quiet side street of Hong Kong’s busy Causeway Bay district, this small hotel is a shrine to the Umbrella Revolution. Freelance translator…
Porn filmed in Oregon State University library
The woman was cited for public indecency and released, according to Steve Clark, Oregon State vice president of university relations. She is not a current student but attended the school…
Key data on Afghan reconstruction funding classified
The office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, better known as SIGAR, said in its report summary they were unable to present a complete evaluation of reconstruction spending…
Super Bowl XLIX: Final quest for the hottest tickets in town
A trip to Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix will cost even the most discerning fans thousands of dollars, while providing a hefty windfall for business owners riding one of the…
‘Sunshine super girl’ Goolagong Cawley who defied prejudice to become a star
The tennis-obsessed youngster would play for hours on end against a wall or a water tank, at the time thinking the tournament was merely the stuff of fairy tales. “I…
David Duke ‘just might’ primary Steve Scalise
During an interview on the Jim Engster Show, audio of which was obtained by BuzzFeed, Duke calls Scalise a “sellout” for saying his appearance at a meeting of the European-American…
Portraits show affection for Portland area, residents
He jokes that there’s no “decisive moment,” in the famous words of Henri Cartier-Bresson. For him, it’s a “decisive morning.” He likes that early light, and the pace his camera…
Should U.S. pay ransoms?
The terrible ordeal facing the Japanese and Jordanian governments in the wake of ISIS threats to execute a captured Jordanian pilot and a second Japanese national raises critical questions about…
Zakaria: Time for positive foreign policy
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Texas GOP chairman sides with Rand Paul
READ: How Republicans wised up about 2016 Munisteri will resign his role with the state party on Friday to join Team Rand, a spokesman for Paul confirmed. The Wall Street…
W.H.: No, Castro, you can’t have Guantanamo back
Among them, Castro asked for the return of the Guantanamo Naval Base to Cuba, an end to the five decades-old trade embargo, a ceasing of U.S.-run television and radio broadcasts…
Fidel Castro Fast Facts
Birth place: Biran, Cuba Birth name: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz Father: Angel Castro, a wealthy Spanish landowner. Mother: Lina Ruz, a cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife. Marriage:…
Graham on 2016: ‘I’m tired of just complaining’
“I complain a lot and also have some solutions. I’m tired of just complaining and now ready to try to lead. Whether or not there is a market for me,…
Gunman storms Dutch TV station
Video from inside the studio shows a man with a weapon, pacing and wearing a black suit with a white shirt, black tie. Police can then be heard shouting and…
United passengers describe tense emergency landing
“We had to make an emergency landing in Ontario CA today after we smelled smoke and they discovered a small fire in the fuselage,” said Instagram user Todd Palmerton, a…
Perfect security? No such thing
As someone who has been involved with security planning for major sporting eventsI presently sit on the board of the International Centre for Sport Security and the executive committee for…
The sequester that everyone hates is hard to replace
President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to dial back the spending cuts. He’s highlighting the issue on Thursday evening when he meets with House Democrats at a retreat…
NTSB: Guardrail debris caused deadly west Texas prison bus crash
Eight inmates and two correctional officers were killed in the crash. – The bus was traveling from a prison facility in Abilene, Texas, to one in El Paso, Texas.
CNN Student News – January 30, 2015
TRANSCRIPT Click here to access the transcript of today’s CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and…
Nigerian mobs stone president’s convoy over Boko Haram
Nigerians will vote for their next president February 14. Several vehicles were damaged in the attack, according to witnesses. – Thursday was not the first time the president’s convoy was…
Eric Frein pleads not guilty in state trooper’s death
The attorney, Michael Weinstein, attended the hearing in Milford, Pennsylvania, to enter the plea on behalf of his client, while co-counsel William Ruzzo was with Frein at the jailhouse. Weinstein…
Have Republicans wised up about 2016?
Sound familiar? Well, another all-but-certain GOP contender, Jeb Bush, similarly mused aloud last month that the next GOP nominee needs to be willing to “lose the primary to win the…
Three American contractors killed at Kabul airport
The incident “initially looks like an insider attack but is still being investigated,” the official said. It was unclear whether the Afghan was the shooter or a victim.
Officials: Detainee swapped for Bergdahl suspected of militant activities
This is the first known suggestion that any of the detainees involved in the exchange may be trying to engage again in militant activity. It comes at a politically sensitive…
Boston vs. Seattle: Which city is cooler?
Sunday’s preeminent football game is more than just the Patriots against the Seahawks. It also pits two northern coastal cities against each other in a clash of cultures: East vs….
Why I won’t let unvaccinated people around my kids
Whooping cough commonly kills newborns but can be prevented through vaccination and avoiding infected individuals. Measles, which made the headlines recently with a large outbreak traced to Disneyland, is also…