Fit Nation is back: Meet the new team
This year is going to be differentat least for the six lucky CNN viewers selected to be part of the 2015 Fit Nation Triathlon team. Each participant will be getting…
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How Obama will be on the ballot in 2016
Pundits can talk all they want about the President being “more aggressive” in his State of the Union address and report on how he won’t be willing to be passive…
Opposition group: Kurdish fighters advance in Kobani, Syria
ISIS, the Sunni Muslim extremist militant group, has been fighting for Kobani for months, hoping to add it to the territory it has already controls in parts of Syria and…
$7.54 for a Big Mac? Only in Switzerland
On average, a Big Mac in Russia will set you back $1.36, or 89 rubles. Russia’s currency has plunged to record lows in recent months as falling oil prices combined…
What now for oil after Saudi king’s death?
Saudi officials have repeatedly said the nation will not cut oil production. It’s unlikely that the new king will alter that stance. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is…
In State of the Union, Obama Sets an Ambitious Agenda
President Obama giving his State of the Union address to a Republican-controlled Congress.” WASHINGTON — President Obama claimed credit on Tuesday for an improving economy and defiantly told his Republican…
7 things to know about Yemen
But Yemen, the poorest country in the region, has global importance. It is one of the world’s biggest exporters of terrorism. Yemen is home to al Qaeda in the Arab…
Jittery nation lives a new crisis
The twin standoffsone outside the French capital involving the suspects who shot and killed 12 people Wednesday at the offices of the satirical magazine, the other at a kosher grocery…
Kenyans rally for woman stripped naked in Nairobi
This is not the first time a woman has been undressed for purported indecent dressing in the East African nation, which is a majority Christian. Such incidents sporadically happen in…
America is roaring back to life
For much of the past year, the Republican Party has been doing its best to scare people. Its electoral strategy was dependent on people feeling that we are a nation…