| Hero dog pulls girl from icy river Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:31 AM PDT Rocky's been a fictional hero for decades, but in Edmonton, Alberta, today there's a hero named Rocky who is definitely real -- only he's 8 years old and has four legs.  |
| Marching band keeps kids from gangs Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:43 AM PDT Every Friday morning 17-year-old Sarel Ramphele puts on his gold-trimmed suit, grabs his trumpet and walks the 6 kilometers from his home in Blood River to the neighboring village.  |
| Singer's anti-gay talk shocks fans Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:07 AM PDT Indie folk singer Michelle Shocked speaks to CNN's Piers Morgan about the same-sex marriage comments she made at a show.  |
| Student: Black predators prey on us Posted: 01 Apr 2013 06:43 PM PDT CNN's David Mattingly investigates a self-avowed "Southern Nationalist" who takes pride in those who condemn him.  |
| Judge's words irk 'Dancing' celeb Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:52 AM PDT A "Dancing with the Stars" celebrity feels like he is being bullied by the judges.  |
| Check out this $1 million bus stop Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:18 AM PDT A million-dollar bus stop in Virginia has one county putting its own stop on future bus plans. CNN's Rene Marsh reports.  |
| Photos: Reality TV stars we've lost Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:42 PM PDT |
| Pizza deliveryman's wife angry over suspect's release Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:27 AM PDT Nathan Leon's widow asks: "How do I tell my 4-year-old (that) daddy was murdered because of a clerical error?" Police think her husband and Colorado's prisons chief were killed by the same man. FULL STORY  |
| Colorado suspect freed 4 years early Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:20 PM PDT The man suspected of killing Colorado's prisons chief was still supposed to be behind bars. But because of a clerical error, Evan Ebel was let out of prison in January -- four years early.  |
| Kim Jong Un is not crazy Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:05 AM PDT March brought us a series of what pundits like to call "provocations" by North Korea. On closer inspection, Pyongyang has opted for rhetoric over actual military actions.  |
| Stop using the "w-word" Posted: 02 Apr 2013 05:16 AM PDT Ruben Navarrette says it's not acceptable to use a loaded ethnic slur to describe Mexican immigrants.  |
| 5 signs the Middle East is changing Posted: 02 Apr 2013 06:37 AM PDT Forget your preconceptions. Erase your stereotypes. The Mideast, this ancient land battered by powerful forces and mystical passions, is full of surprises. Check out five signs the region is changing in unexpected ways  |
| If only I'd snagged a Princeton man Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:35 PM PDT Donna Brazile says had she followed the man-catching advice of Princeton alum Susan Patton, she wouldn't have had the fulfilling career she has and might have made a poor youthful decision  |
| 'Buckwild' star's death cause revealed Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:19 PM PDT Shain Gandee, one of the stars of the MTV reality show "Buckwild," and two other people died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the sheriff's office in Kanawha County, West Virginia, said Tuesday.  |
| N. Korea threats 'gone too far' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:42 AM PDT "Nuclear threats are not a game," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. After weeks of threatening the U.S. and South Korea, the North today said it's firing up a nuclear reactor closed five years ago. FULL STORY  |
| Ark. investigating pipeline spill Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:19 AM PDT A ruptured pipeline let thousands of barrels of heavy crude oil pour down streets and into yards in Mayflower, Arkansas. Now, the state wants answers from pipeline owner Exxon. FULL STORY  |
| Spill gives ammo to Keystone foes Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT An Arkansas pipeline spill that coated streets and lawns with a smelly, asphalt-like crude oil provides opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline with new ammunition to combat the project that would bring more of the tar sands bitumen from Canada.  |
| Ooey, gooey river down street Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:27 AM PDT Drew Barnes takes a drive around his subdivision in Mayflower, Arkansas, where an oil pipeline burst.  |
| Gun ownership required in Ga. town Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:41 AM PDT Nelson, a small Georgia city north of Atlanta, is requiring the head of virtually every household to own a firearm, the city's clerk told CNN Tuesday.  |
| Dead DAs may have been tracked Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:37 AM PDT The manhunt for whoever gunned down two local prosecutors faces a steep battle, even with a deluge of local, state and federal authorities scouring for clues.  |
| Ruthless gang draws attention Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:49 AM PDT Considered one of the most violent gangs, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is eyed in the murder of Texas prosecutors.  |
| Michael Jackson to go 'on trial' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:29 AM PDT Michael Jackson's last concert promoter will defend itself in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the pop icon's family by arguing that Jackson was responsible for his own demise.  |
| Story behind pope's moving embrace Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:04 AM PDT The crowd in St. Peter's Square lifted a disabled boy into the arms of the pope. His mother describes the beautiful moment.  |
| Exclusive look into deadly Fla. sinkhole Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:00 AM PDT Exclusive video shows the inside of the Seffner, Florida, sinkhole that swallowed a man in February 2013.  |
| Mom's journey: Gun hater to NRA member Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:39 AM PDT I am the mother of three amazing children. Before having children, I was a firm believer that guns were dangerous. But I did nothing to educate myself about guns or gun safety. I feared the unknown and the danger guns seemed to possess.  |
| Angry Whopper & pot fuel Rogen's 'seizure' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:03 AM PDT Seth Rogen gives Conan some advice on how to avoid a really, really bad plane trip.  |
| $35 computer sells out in hours Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:56 AM PDT Raspberry Pi, the tiny, ultra-cheap, Linux-based PC, went on sale Monday in the U.S. through retailer Allied Electronics, but it's already out of stock.  |
| See money fly as thieves blow up ATM Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:03 AM PDT Closed-circuit footage shows thieves blowing up a cash machine at a gas station in southern England.  |
| What's killing the bees? Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:06 PM PDT Kim Flottum says the food system in this country for honeybees is broken, and it needs fixing.  |
| Guy swallows live 2-foot cobra Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:30 AM PDT Before he attempts to break a world record and swallow two cobras, a stunt man from south western Sri Lanka tastes one.  |
| Remember this lady? She inspired a law Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:24 PM PDT Minors under 17 will be prohibited from using commercial tanning beds in New Jersey, and those under 14 will be banned from spray-tanning procedures in tanning facilities, under a new law signed by Gov. Chris Christie.  |
| Autism has 'made me who I am' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:00 AM PDT Trevor Pacelli was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder at age 5. Today, he has a driver's license, has written a book and attends college.  |
| North Korea Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:36 AM PDT North Korea says it plans to fire up a nuclear reactor that it shut down five years ago. Why? "It's just a very murky situation," says one expert. FULL STORY  |
| Prosecutor killings Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:45 AM PDT As state and federal investigators flood this north Texas county searching for clues in the killing of two prosecutors in two months, the 100,000 people who live here can do little but nervously watch, and hope.  |
| Syria Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:54 AM PDT The brutal civil war in Syria claimed more than 6,000 lives in March alone -- making it the deadliest month since the conflict began a little more than two years ago, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Monday.  |
| World Autism Awareness Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:43 AM PDT Growing up as an autistic has never been easy.  |
| Pipeline leak Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:44 AM PDT Arkansas is opening an investigation into what caused last week's pipeline rupture that allowed thousands of barrels of heavy crude oil to flow into a community in the middle of the state.  |