The U.S. military and local authorities are warning beachgoers in southern Maryland to be on alert after live military rounds were found washed ashore at Newtowne Neck State Park in Leonardtown, Maryland.
"Learn to program" isn't a typical New Year's resolution, but it's one that's gone viral thanks to a clever campaign by Codecademy, a startup that helps newbies learn the basics of software coding.
A meal containing the world's most deadly mushroom is responsible for killing two people and sickening another in Canberra, Australian health officials said Friday.
The killings of four people, including two U.S. Navy pilots, in a Coronado, California, apartment early New Year's Day was a murder-suicide, investigators said Wednesday.
Should auld resolutions be forgot and never brought to mind? It depends on your age.
So, why bother with New Year's resolutions? Is there a point to making the same resolutions every year? Lose weight, organize finances, spend more time with the family, blah blah blah.
As we head into the new year, many people make resolutions to lose weight and get fit. Susan Hendricks reports.
CNN's George Howell reports on the crackdown on celebratory gunfire this New Year's Eve.
This is the NHL's Little White Lie.
What color underwear did you wear on New Year's Eve?
CNN's Nadia Bilchik and E.D Hill discuss New Year customs from Scotland to Spain.
Did 2011 feel like a whirlwind?
The union representing some 22,000 commercial office cleaners in New York has reached a tentative agreement with the workers' employers, averting a strike set to begin just after the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day.
While some workers are worried about smaller paychecks next year, more than 1.4 million low-income earners will see their wages go up on New Year's Day.
Hey, big spender. New Year's Eve is coming up fast, but there's still time to think about an unforgettable getaway to usher in 2012.
Laura Finlayson, 40, from Westwood, New Jersey, just couldn't seem to shake her persistent cough. It lingered for months and was so violent that she ended up in the emergency room with bruised ribs.
So did anything happen while I was gone?
On Memorial Day, we thought it might be a good time to take a look at some of the rules for respectfully displaying the American flag, as dictated by the United States Flag Code.
Having trouble making good on that New Year's resolution to improve your career?
CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on the aftermath of a New Year's church bombing that rekindled sectarian tensions in Egypt.
The Palestinian Islamic Army, which has links to al Qaeda, carried out the New Year's Day attack on a Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt, that left almost two dozen people dead, Interior Minister Habib al-Adly said Sunday.
The Clark County, Ohio, sheriff says a deputy was fatally shot, and a police officer was wounded at a mobile home park.
The camper home of a man suspected of killing an Ohio sheriff's deputy on New Year's Day was destroyed after being purposefully set on fire Saturday, authorities said.
At least 33 women were raped on New Year's Day in a region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the medical group Doctors Without Borders Thursday.
Dozens of women were raped in a coordinated attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo on New Year's Day, Doctors Without Borders said Thursday.
Egyptian authorities beefed up security Thursday as Coptic Christians warily ushered in Christmas Eve after a New Year's Day bombing in front of a church that killed nearly two dozen of their members.
A new year calls for New Year's resolutions. Dr. Jeff Gardere gives tips to American Morning about keeping them.
Normally, I am not the sort of person to "brand" my New Year's resolutions. I prefer to quietly begin a new year with a few items on my personal to-do list that I keep to myself. That way, if I don't actually pull anything off, nobody knows.
Just 158 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland were without water Tuesday, indicating the crisis that has plagued the province since Christmas may be nearing an end.
The singer and Frédéric Thiébaud wed at sunset in Puerto Rico
When Apple's alarm clock app failed, letting down a multitude of users on New Year's Day and January 2 due to the bug the company still hasn't fully explained, we started looking around for alternatives.
The country superstar and Frédéric Thiébaud tie the knot in Puerto Rico
Celeb favorite, DJ Vice shares his top 10 picks to ring in 2011
Pope Benedict XVI presides over the annual New Year's Day Mass in St Peter's Basilica.
Pope Benedict XVI spoke out Saturday against a recent wave of religious attacks against Christians and rallied worshippers not to "cave into depression and resignation," hours after a bomb explosion outside a church in Egypt killed 21 people.
Hundreds of thousands of revelers pack Times Square for the annual New Year's ball drop.
An estimated 1 million people marked the passing of one year and the beginning of another in New York's Times Square with the descent of an iconic ball.
The number of minors treated in hospital emergency rooms for drinking on New Year's Day 2009 was nearly four times the average daily figure, according to a federal study.
Just as it has happened for more than a century as the old year ticks toward history, a large crowd will gather Friday night in New York's Times Square to mark the old and the new with the descent of an iconic ball.
A massive snowstorm was the last thing cash-strapped cities needed to ring out 2010.
Before you go making your list of resolutions for 2011, make sure you aren't setting yourself up for failure. Some resolutions, after all, are just begging to be broken by February. Here are 10 resolutions you'd be wise NOT to make this year.
When I was a little girl, my parents would take me every year to see "The Nutcracker." I remember practically drooling in awe as the massive Christmas tree grew out of the stage until it towered over the audience, and hiding under my seat whenever that hideous, sword-wielding, gazillion-headed rat wobbled out onto the stage.
There were hats and party blowers and papier-maché rabbits for Christine Clifford's New Year's celebration. She counted down to midnight with her husband, children, relatives and friends in the only place where she could be with them that night: her hospital room.
Urban Meyer is stepping down as the University of Florida's head football coach, according to a university statement.
Several of the big mortgage players are playing Santa Claus again this year, saying they will not evict borrowers in default during the two weeks surrounding Christmas.
So you're trying to figure out where your team might be spending the holidays (or Jan. 9, as it may be)? Do you find it difficult navigating a lineup of 35 bowl games that often place more importance on number of alumni than number of wins when choosing their teams? No worries -- I'm here to do it for you.
"My sons are very impressed that I was chosen," the chef tells PEOPLE
There are only 96 more shopping days until Christmas. This year, experts say, you should be shopping early for more than just gifts.
Want a hot tip about how to make a financial killing this year?
The government of Myanmar said three bombs caused the deadly blasts that ripped through Yangon on Thursday, an action it calls a terrorist attack.
Super Bowl Sunday happens to be one of the hungriest days of the year for pizza-lovers, which means a nationwide windfall for pizzerias.
I'm sitting alone in my apartment on a rainy night. I'm restless, mildly bored, and, yes, I'll admit it, but please don't tell anyone ... lonely.
Returning to London, the singer shows off her sparkler from Russell Brand
Or just hungry? The newly engaged singer uses the term "prego-ed" and speaks of hamburger cravings
Yoga instructor Sadie Nardini and her husband got an early start on their New Year's resolution: In December, the New York couple decided to have sex every day for the entire month.
Gary Goodridge keeps meaning to get out of the fight game. He'll be 44 years old in a couple of weeks. He's tired of getting punched in the face. He's tired of being jerked around by promoters, living one fight to the next. He's been trying to find a job, maybe something in security or protection, but it's not easy in this economy, he says.
How do you keep those New Year's resolutions? Elizabeth Cohen has some tips.
Welcome to 2010. What is your New Year's resolution? Are you planning on investing more money into the annual $40 billion dieting industry? If so, please think again.
Ideally, the situation should have been relaxing: A New Year's Eve celebration coinciding with a birthday. Spent with family. In one of the most fashionable ski resorts in the world. At a favorite restaurant known for casual and informal dining.
The actress vows not to let detractors "tear me down" in the New Year
"She was having a good time," a friend tells PEOPLE. "Under the circumstances"
If you're like many of Katy Piotrowski's clients, the past year of economic chaos and workplace uncertainty has caused you to forget about career advancement and focus instead on just surviving. That's a natural response, of course.
The Goslings drop in on a Vegas party hosted by Joel Madden and Nicole Richie
Hayden Panettiere and Kevin Connolly are seen "chatting all night" at the show
The joy of her son's Christmas and costarring with Cher made 2009 shine
The couple smooch at midnight as the jubilant crowd roars its approval
Christina Aguilera's New Year's resolution isn't new at all.
Nearly half of all Americans make New Year's resolutions each year, according to recent research.. And -- you guessed it -- more than half of those individuals forgo their resolutions within the first six months.
"Probably nothing in the world arouses more false hopes than the first four hours of a diet." -- Samuel Beckett
A midnight deadline passed Friday, but the Fox network has still not resolved its differences with Time Warner Cable on a deal to keep its channels on the air in several major cities.
Ringing in 2010 from Australia to London: New Year's celebrations around the world.
At least 1 million people marked the passing of another year at the iconic ball drop in New York's Times Square, despite an early morning dusting of snow and late-night freezing rain.
At least 1 million people marked the passing of another year at the iconic ball drop in New York's Times Square, despite an early morning dusting of snow and late-night freezing rain.
As the clock strikes midnight, would you rather lip-lock with Rachel McAdams, Lady Gaga or John Mayer?
Adam Lambert, Julianne Hough and more stars tell what they want to achieve in 2010
• Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo racked up some frequent flyer miles recently, hopping a flight from the singer's hometown of Cincinnati to N.Y.C. The couple sat together in coach, "and were very low-key," says a source, who noted they were both in jeans and cozy tops. Minnillo ordered a cocktail, and a flight attendant politely asked for their autographs, but otherwise, the duo kept to themselves. They'll be a little more public tonight, though: They're celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square on the NIVEA Kiss Platform.
Stocks were poised to open the final trading session of 2009 with modest gains after a report on initial jobless claims came in better than expected, giving investors even more reason to celebrate a year of solid market advances.
The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, warned Thursday of an indication of an attack to Bali on New Year's Eve.
It happens only once in a blue moon -- and scientists say a blue moon is exactly what we'll see in the skies this New Year's Eve.
New Year's Eve is a logistical nightmare. There are just so many decisions to make: which party to attend, how to entertain guests, where to catch a cab, who to kiss at midnight -- what to resolve NOT to do at this time next year.
Stocks churned Tuesday, ending a choppy session barely lower as the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq broke a six-session winning streak.
A couple million people will hit Brazil's Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro as the final minutes of 2009 are counted down, ready for a mix of spiritual observances, fireworks and full-tilt partying.
U.S. stock markets are expected to open slightly higher Monday as they begin the final trading week of 2009 Monday, with all three of the major indexes at their peaks for the year.
Wall Street is gearing up for an unpredictable week amid light trading volume, with many market participants on vacation and traders focused on the upcoming new year.
The dream of a white Christmas was turning into a nightmare for some as forecasters predicted a heavy snowstorm would continue on Friday across parts of the central United States.
More than a foot of snow ensured a white Christmas for much of the country. CNN's Samantha Hayes has this report.
Predominantly Muslim country embraces some traditions of the Christmas holiday. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
It may be the first modern Christmas movie ever made for audiences in Turkey, a mostly Muslim country that does not celebrate Christmas.
For the first half of 2009, Jason Dinant morphed into a gym rat. He worked out four times a week in a gym cycling on a stationary bike, lifting dumbbells and doing hundreds of sit-ups to attain his New Year's resolution of having "six-pack" abs.
The singer will join The View for a pre-taped performance and interview
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