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Syria: U.S. lying about chemical weapons
Claims and counterclaims came thick and fast Friday in response to the White House's declaration hours earlier that it believes the Syrian government has crossed a "red line" in using chemical weapons against rebels. That conclusion – declared for the first time Thursday - is prompting the United States to increase the "scale and scope" […]
Coloradans flee as wildfires destroy homes, kill 2
The forecast Friday provides little hope for firefighters trying to make headway against a raging wildfire northeast of Colorado Springs. The high temperatures and blustery winds will be back, along with little chance for meaningful rain. The weather is expected to cool some over the weekend, with calmer winds, but no significant showers. The Black […]
Putin announces split with wife
Vladimir Putin's nearly 30-year marriage has ended, the Russian president and his wife told state-run television in a joint interview. "This was our joint decision. Our marriage is over," Putin told Russia 24, standing next to Lyudmila Putin, in an interview shown Thursday. "We almost don't see each other. We have different lives."
Lawsuits, investigations begin in Philly
Her family says she was brilliant, caring and had the ability to find beauty in everything. Anne Bryan was in her first year as a full-time student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She was among the six people killed Wednesday when a building collapse spilled rubble into a thrift store. Roseline Conteh, […]
Several feared trapped in Philly building collapse
As many as 10 people are believed to be trapped in the rubble of a building that collapsed Wednesday morning in Philadelphia, city Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers says, according to CNN affiliate WPVI. Witness Ari Barkin: Part of building set to be demolished fell onto one-story Salvation Army building, and also hit sidewalk Witness Jordan […]
Report: Some 20 baseball players may face suspension
Major League Baseball is set to suspend some 20 players in the coming weeks due to a scandal involving performance-enhancing drugs, according to an ESPN report. The network says it is potentially the worst drug abuse case in the history of baseball. The league declined to comment to CNN, but confirmed that an investigation is […]
Obama to name Susan Rice as national security adviser
Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will replace Tom Donilon as President Barack Obama's national security adviser, a senior administration official said Wednesday. Donilon is resigning, the official said. The president will announce the change Wednesday afternoon at the White House, an administration official said. Show More Summary
Insanity plea OK'd in theater shootings
The judge in James Holmes' murder trial accepted his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday. The suspect in last summer's shooting spree that killed 12 people and wounded dozens at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater will be taken to the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo for evaluation. He's expected to be […]
Christie: Special election to fill Senate seat
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called for a special election this year to replace Frank Lautenberg, the longtime Democratic senator who died early Monday. Christie set the primary date as August 13, and said a general election vote will be held October 16. He'll name an interim senator by next week to serve until the […]
Unions join forces with Turkish protesters
Trade unions claiming 240,000 members are throwing their weight behind anti-government demonstrations across Turkey. The KESK confederation of public sector workers was calling a two-day strike starting Tuesday to protest what it called the "fascism" of the governing party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has become one of the focal points of demonstrators' […]
Levee breach threatens hundreds in Missouri
Hundreds of people were being evacuated from their homes in Missouri after a levee was breached Monday night. Officials in St. Charles County near St. Louis activated warning sirens after the levee broke, a statement from the county said. Earlier Monday, a bridge connecting West Alton, Missouri, and Alton, Illinois, was shutdown after a temporary […]
10 kids, 2 soldiers killed in Afghan suicide bombing
Ten schoolchildren and two soldiers with NATO's International Security Assistance Force were killed Monday in a bombing in Afghanistan, officials said. A police officer was also killed when a suicide bomber attacked a bazaar in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province, the Afghan Interior Ministry said. The assailant, who was on a motorbike, detonated a device in […]
At least 112 killed in China plant fire
An early morning fire at a poultry processing plant in northeast China killed at least 112 people, state-run Xinhua news agency said. Another 54 workers were injured. More than 300 workers were inside the plant in Jilin province when the fire broke out about 6 a.m., Xinhua said. About 100 of them were able to […]
Floodwaters, deaths surge after storms
Oklahoma had barely started clearing the rubble from a monstrous tornado two weeks ago when another rash of twisters plowed through this ill-fated swath of Tornado Alley. At least 16 people are dead across the state from a vicious storm that spawned at least five tornadoes there late Friday, officials said Monday. And the death […]
At least 9 killed in Oklahoma tornadoes
David Stottlemyre was inside an oil field repair shop in El Reno, Oklahoma, when he saw a tornado "looking at us dead in the eye." The lifelong Oklahoman said he and two coworkers stayed inside as the building took a direct hit – the roof collapsed and the structure blew apart. Though the three survived […]
Oklahomans brace, again, for tornadoes
Portions of central Oklahoma - where a devastating and deadly twister struck earlier this month - were under tornado warnings Thursday afternoon, with forecasters and authorities urging people there to take cover. The severe weather warnings applied for south of Oklahoma City - including near Moore, which was hardest hit by a powerful May 20 […]
Baby saved from toilet is out of hospital
A newborn baby boy who was found alive inside a toilet pipe in Jinhua, China, has been released from a hospital and taken home by his maternal grandparents, police said. The child's mother is still being treated at the hospital, but has been cooperating with the investigation, Xiang Jiangsong, a police official, said Thursday. The […]
Suspicious letter for Obama intercepted
Officials intercepted Thursday a letter addressed to the White House that was similar to threatening letters sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a group he founded. The off-site facility that screens mail addressed to the White House turned the letter over to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force for testing and investigation, U.S. […]
Hurricane Barbara moves over Mexico
Hurricane Barbara crashed ashore Wednesday afternoon along Mexico's southern Pacific coast. Barely a hurricane, Barbara made landfall in the state of Chiapas, about 20 miles west of Tonala, the U.S.-based National Hurricane Center said. Barbara had sustained winds of 75 mph, and was moving north-northeast at 9 mph. It was located about 80 miles east […]
Disneyland worker arrested after explosion
A 22-year-old who works at Disneyland was arrested hours after a small explosion in Mickey's Toontown section. The Tuesday evening blast did not hurt anyone, but it did rattle nerves and prompt the evacuation of that part of the California theme park for a few hours. Anaheim police on Wednesday identified the suspect in the […]