Thousands of people are planning viewing parties in the western United States for Sunday's annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon.
A singer known as "Black Madam" has been arrested for performing illegal cosmetic procedures. KYW reports.
If you've ever wondered how much money charities spend mailing you those glossy brochures and free address labels along with their request for a donation, the answer might surprise you.
CNN's Drew Griffiin takes a look at a nonprofit for disabled veterans.
An exclusive interview with former South African President F.W. de Klerk with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
Under fire for his comments on apartheid, former South African President F.W. de Klerk clarified his position again Wednesday, saying that he repudiates the system of racial segregation as unacceptable.
It's a South Korean car crash that has been viewed online 2 million times over the past week and has sparked a government-led investigation.
Diplomats and other observers in Libya say that with elections one month away, the National Transitional Council is struggling to exert control over various militia prominent in the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi.
A Syrian activist devoted to de-mining the border between Syria and Turkey was among six injured Saturday by a landmine placed on a trail that criss-crosses the two countries.
Nic Robertson explains if al Qaeda's would-be airplane bomber was actually working for U.S. and Saudi intelligence.
New details are emerging about the agent sent by Saudi counterterrorism agents into Yemen to track a plot by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner.
CNN's Robyn Curnow reports on the battle to protect media freedom in South Africa.
In the political fallout of President Barack Obama's shift to support same-sex marriage, analysts say the move may signal a remarkable change in his campaign's re-election strategy, one that no longer courts the moderate part of his Democratic base.
The agent who penetrated al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and returned from Yemen with the group's new "airline bomb" was always under Saudi control and was not a double-agent, two sources briefed by Saudi counterterrorism officials have told CNN.
On the cover of their new book, "You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-Nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss (And Each Other)," singer/actress Vanessa Williams and her mother, Helen, radiate an empowered sophistication.
Vanessa Williams and mother Helen Williams release a candid tell-all memoir, "You Have No Idea."
CNN's Max Foster takes a look at the Duchess of Cambridge after one year of marriage into the British royal family.
A Chinese musician famous for playing a two-stringed fiddle, a 1994 Hollywood drama about two prison inmates, a United Airlines flight bound for Washington and CNN -- what do they have in common?
An investigation into a veterans charity finds almost no money went to vets. CNN's Drew Griffin reports.
A national charity that vows to help disabled veterans and their families has spent tens of millions on marketing services, all the while doling out massive amounts of candy, hand sanitizer bottles and many other unnecessary items to veteran aid groups, according to a CNN investigation.
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More than 2,700 CNN readers have shared what they think of Osama bin Laden's letters which were released Thursday.
Marcia Clark knows her way around a courtroom. She spent years as a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles. She became a household name as the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, one of the only cases she ever lost. Clark left that life behind a long time ago, but she's still mining her past, only now as a successful crime novelist.
Marissa Alexander, a 31-year-old mother of three, is facing a mandatory 20 years behind bars. She had pinned her hopes for freedom on a motion for a new trial; that motion was denied Thursday in a Florida courtroom.
Danesfield House Head Chef, Adam Simmonds cooks a meal fit for Olympic athletes.
As a federal court prepares to rule on a challenge to Sirhan Sirhan's conviction in the Robert F. Kennedy assassination, a long overlooked witness to the murder is telling her story: She heard two guns firing during the 1968 shooting and authorities altered her account of the crime.
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An explosion at a sawmill in western Canada has killed one person and injured 23 others, officials said Tuesday.
A powerful spring storm threatened to impact morning commutes across the northeastern United States.
A large snowstorm came barreling through the Northeast on Monday, threatening to drop 16 inches in some areas and frustrate commuters.
One of the odder, funnier moments of "Mad Men" came recently when two head honchos, Lane Pryce and Pete Campbell, duked it out in a conference room.
At 39 years old, Christopher John Nitkowski really has no business trying to pitch in the major leagues. In the harsh reality of professional sports, he's a has-been.
A former MLB pitcher tries a new medical procedure in hopes he can gain one more year in the majors.
CNN's Drew Griffin investigates a Toyota engineering memo that suggests an electronic problem in a prototype car.
Toyota Motor Corp. has subpoenaed Sean Kane, an auto safety advocate and outspoken critic of the company, asking that he hand over his communications with the media, Congress, government agencies and individual Toyota drivers inquiring about sudden unintended acceleration.
CNN's Diana Magnay reports on the trial of Anders Breivik, who showed no remorse for killings he claim were "necessary"
A small plane with an unresponsive pilot sank in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after circling above the ocean for more than two hours, then crashing, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
Gunmen opened fire at an illegal cockfighting ring in southern Texas early Thursday morning, killing three people and wounding at least eight, the Hidalgo County sheriff's office told CNN.
For the lucky few who sit on the U.S. Supreme Court come special perks: among them, a national stage to either enhance or create a professional, judicial legacy. A justice's rulings, views on the law, even personal traits are preserved for history, faithfully followed by judges, lawyers, scholars and laymen alike.
The White House defended the Secret Service and its director Tuesday amid an embarrassing investigation into whether several agents brought prostitutes back to their hotel in Colombia ahead of a presidential visit.
Anderson Cooper interviews Zimmerman's lawyer, Mark O'Mara, who has asked the judge to step aside in the Martin trial.
CNN's Randi Kaye talks to Jenny Lawson, also known as "The Bloggess," about the Hillary Rosen-Ann Romney controversy.
CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports on the explosions and gunfire in central Kabul.
Two murderers are issued driver's licenses and buy cars before being pardoned. CNN's Ed Lavandera reports.
A baby who had no vital signs when she was born is found alive in a morgue in Argentina. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.
A premature baby who survived hours in a morgue refrigerator in Argentina was in "very serious" condition after doctors detected an infection, state media reported.
The second-degree murder charge George Zimmerman faces in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin surprised some observers, but it's typical in "heat of passion" slayings, a Florida defense lawyer said Thursday.
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes aim at President Obama's record with women voters. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
She was a tiny thing: 1 pound 12 ounces, cold as a frozen bottle and left for dead. But she would survive.
Water recedes slightly from a beach in Phuket, Thailand, after a earthquake off Indonesia triggered a tsunami alert.
Indonesia's response to a massive earthquake and a tsunami scare Wednesday highlights a critical reality: Warning systems and emergency responses have come a long way since the catastrophe of eight years ago.
Japan readies its missile defense as North Korea prepares to launch a rocket. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
All eyes this week are on North Korea, which looks set to move forward with a provocative long-range missile launch.
Sometimes we hear what we want to hear.
Merle Haggard is celebrating his 75th birthday Friday. After he blows out the candles on his cake, he'll climb aboard his tour bus to begin a cross-country journey from Northern California to Nashville, where he'll headline a show Wednesday at the Ryman Auditorium.
A white child and a black child look at the exact same picture of two students on the playground but what they see is often very different and what they say speaks volumes about the racial divide in America.
Adrienne Arieff went through three miscarriages before she learned she was unable to carry a child. Her search for a solution brought her to India, where she found a woman willing to carry her and her husband's embryo in a controversial practice known as foreign gestational surrogacy.
Malnourished, bloodied, and bruised.
In 1992, the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label introduced the world to Luscious Jackson, the New York rock-punk-funk-hip-hop-disco-electro-indie band made up of singer/bassist Jill Cunniff, singer/guitarist Gabby Glaser, drummer Kate Schellenbach, and keyboardist Vivian Trimble.
One member of the Grammy award-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo garners praise for more than just his rhythm.
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in the constitutionality of the health care reform law, CNN spoke with two experts on opposing sides of the issue.
CNN Senior Legal Analyst explains the health care debate happening now in the US Supreme Court.
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in the constitutionality of the health care reform law, CNN spoke with two experts on opposing sides of the issue.
The Assad family's relationship with the media reads like a romance gone sour.
Europeans try a new way to pressure Syria's president by putting sanctions on his wife. CNN's Brian Todd explains.
Syria, which has long accused Arab and Western satellite news networks for fabricating and falsifying events, now has CNN in its sights.
Land owners get rich from fracking, but don't know about violations in their backyards. CNN Money's Poppy Harlow reports.
A female Palestinian prisoner is in an Israeli military hospital after a hunger strike protesting her "administrative detention," attorneys for her and a Palestinian official say.
An avalanche in northern Norway swept six French skiers down a mountain, killing at least two of them, police said Monday.
CNN's Brian Todd reports on video smuggled out of a notorious Cuban prison; At least one American is held there.
Muffled gun shots and squealing tires. A secret midnight meeting in a dark alley. Alone in an exotic city with enemies lurking around every corner. Everyone recognizes the classic elements of a good cloak and dagger story.
CNN: Do you remember the first time you smoked cigarettes?
CNN's Tim Lister reports on a shadowy war between Iran and Israel playing out in cities across the world.
At best the word networking conjures up images of standing awkwardly at a party, delicately balancing a drink in one hand while you exchange cards with someone you will probably never see again. At worst, it brings to mind a hustler who thrusts their card aggressively in your face with barely a hello uttered, all the while scanning over your shoulder for someone more important.
Few Americans think twice about whether their medicine bottle really contains what it says on the label.
Over the past month, video has emerged from the Syrian city of Homs showing killings and other atrocities apparently committed by security forces in neighborhoods that have opposed the government.
Two convicted murderers received driver's licenses and bought cars before being officially pardoned by Haley Barbour.
Investigative documents obtained by CNN show that former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, his wife and his staff may have given preferential treatment to two of the convicted murderers who were among the more than 200 former and current inmates he pardoned in January.
CNN's Brian Todd reports on the targeted killings of gays and so-called "emos" in Iraq.
A recent rash of killings of people perceived to be gay or emo in Iraq has stoked fear within those communities, which worry the government might be unwilling or unable to protect them.
Intense black smoke billowing from the flames of an oil fire blocks out the sun. A teenage mom with a one-day-old baby seeks shelter in a dimly-lit basement from a barrage of missiles and shells.
CNN's Susan Candiotti interviews the sole survivor of a tornado that killed a family of five.
A sheriff's deputy and a man who exchanged gunfire with officers on a plaza outside a Tulsa, Oklahoma, courthouse Wednesday were among three people hospitalized, officials said.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has taken responsibility for a series of attacks on Yemeni security forces in recent days that killed more than 180 troops.
CNN's Rob Marciano reports from West Liberty, Kentucky, where tornado rubble is now covered with snow.
Yemen's army has suffered its most humiliating defeat yet at the hands of Islamic extremists who launched a sophisticated attack on an army base in the south on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of 90 soldiers.
CNN's Susan Candiotti profiles Henryville's only fatality, a retiree who lost his life protecting his wife at their home.
A judge on Saturday barred environmental and consumer groups from participating in a criminal court investigation into the wreck of cruise liner Costa Concordia that killed at least 25 people, attorneys said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is trying to negotiate a cease-fire between Syrian authorities and the opposition so the humanitarian agency can deliver food and medical supplies to the besieged city of Homs and other locations, a spokesman said Monday.
Last August, a 10-year-old boy from Missouri wrote an iReport to CNN. Braydon Nichols asked that the world not forget his father, an Army officer who died when the helicopter he and other soldiers were in was downed in Afghanistan.
Here are links to the full list of documents related to CNN's report on Toyota. All are PDFs.
Survivors of a storm that killed 13 across the Mdwest recount their horror stories and the fear they felt.
Toyota engineers found an electronic software problem that caused "sudden unintended acceleration" in a test vehicle during pre-production trials, according to a company engineering document obtained by and translated for CNN.
Car giant BMW is shifting up a gear in its efforts to tap Africa's emerging middle class.
For the past two seasons, Daniela Ruah has played junior field agent Kensi Blye on "NCIS: Los Angeles." But the vivacious olive-skinned actress first became famous in another country: her parents' homeland of Portugal. She even won the Iberian version of "Dancing with the Stars."
CNN's Richard Quest looks at the strategy behind Doha's investment in bringing sporting events to the region.
President Obama is facing pressure to tap the nation's oil reserves. CNN discusses what that would mean for gas prices.
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