| High heels are worth the pain Posted: 27 Jun 2013 08:19 AM PDT I've long been haunted by a chilling statistic from an old study: 54% of women 18 to 25 said they would rather be hit by a truck than be fat.  |
| The truth about the Texas filibuster Posted: 27 Jun 2013 04:44 AM PDT Paul Waldman says nationally GOP may be weak, but in states, where restrictive abortion rules abound, it holds--and uses--its power  |
| Court got it wrong on gay marriage Posted: 26 Jun 2013 04:54 PM PDT Ryan Anderson says marriage is about the union of one man and one woman to provide children with a mom and a dad.  |
| Girls married off to keep them safe Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:57 AM PDT Feet stumbling in the pitch darkness over the uneven ground we make our way with a group of women to one of the bathrooms in the Zaatari camp.  |
| Ex-Patriots player already charged in separate murder Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:24 PM PDT Police impounded a silver SUV connected to the 2012 slayings and think Hernandez was renting it, a source says. BREAKING NEWS  |
| His character questioned before Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:12 PM PDT Aaron Hernandez's murder charge shocked the sports world. Now CNN's Rachel Nichols reports some say they saw it coming.  |
| Historic U.S. sailboat vanishes at sea Posted: 27 Jun 2013 07:13 AM PDT A historic racing sailboat and its crew of seven, including six Americans, have apparently vanished on the high seas.  |
| Motion detection may come to iPhones Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:35 AM PDT Apple appears to be testing out motion control features that will let people control their iPhones by moving their heads.  |
| 'Star Trek' deflector device in the works Posted: 27 Jun 2013 08:55 AM PDT You've answered the call for volunteers, signed up for the Mars trip and you are looking forward to boldly going to space, the final frontier, to explore a strange new world.  |
| Students: Say bye bye junk food Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:44 AM PDT Candy bars, doughnuts and regular potato chips are out. Granola bars, trail mix and baked chips are in. FULL STORY  |
| 11 hours without food, water, rest Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:39 AM PDT Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis speaks about standing and speaking for many hours to filibuster an abortion bill.  |
| Metal bar falls from sky, hits home Posted: 27 Jun 2013 07:54 AM PDT The crashing, pulverizing sound of heavy metal invading a home can ruin a quiet weekend spent with the family.  |
| 5 ways to drop your soda habit Posted: 27 Jun 2013 09:21 AM PDT Despite recent heightened awareness about its many negative effects on our health, whether it's to get through the mid-afternoon slump or paired with lunch or dinner as our beverage of choice, many of us still reach for soda daily for a jolt of caffeine and sugary satisfaction.  |
| Couple gets $11,622.76 water bill Posted: 27 Jun 2013 07:50 AM PDT A California town apologizes for sending a couple an $11,000 water bill.  |
| See dolphin 'megapod' in California Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:37 AM PDT Thousands of dolphins swim together in huge "megapods" along the coast.  |
| It's a guitar, piano, drums AND iPhone Posted: 27 Jun 2013 08:11 AM PDT Is it a guitar? Is it a piano? Nope, it is a crazy iPhone-powered combination of both. Plus it has a built in bass, violin and drum machine to boot. The Artiphon Instrument 1 looks something like a medieval lute, but with a smart phone jammed into its belly.  |
| Tipping banned at this restaurant Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:36 AM PDT Felicia Taylor visits a New York restaurant that's banned tipping and wonders if this no-tipping trend will catch on.  |
| America's dirtiest beaches Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:35 AM PDT Natural Resources Defense Council has ranked the best and worst beaches in the United States. Erin Burnett has the list.  |
| Boston bombing suspect indicted Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT A federal grand jury has returned a 30-count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, the U.S. attorney's office said Thursday.  |
| Zimmerman witness explains lies Posted: 27 Jun 2013 07:18 AM PDT CNN's Randi Kaye reports on the testimony of woman on the phone with Trayvon Martin moments before shooting.  |
| Zuma: Nelson Mandela improving Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:29 PM PDT Though anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is critically ill, he is opening his eyes and responding to touch, his oldest daughter said Thursday.  |
| Obama not 'scrambling jets' for leaker Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:55 AM PDT While saying he is enormously concerned about what secrets self-avowed NSA leaker Edward Snowden may yet spill, President Barack Obama said Thursday he's not going to take extraordinary measures to capture him.  |
| Missing fashion boss' plane found Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:29 PM PDT A small plane carrying six people, including Vittorio Missoni, a director of Italy's famed Missoni fashion house, was found off the coast of Venezuela, Interior Ministry spokesman Jorge Galindo tweeted Thursday.  |
| House GOPer: Senate bill a pipe dream Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT While the Senate is poised to pass sweeping immigration reform Thursday afternoon, top Republicans in the House are calling the Senate bill a nonstarter.  |
| Clorox pulls post insulting new dads Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:47 AM PDT Just when you think derogatory stereotypes about dads are on the decline as fathers take a more hands-on role in child-rearing, along comes an online posting by a major brand that shows not everyone got the memo.  |
| 2-headed turtle causes double-take Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:39 AM PDT The San Antonio Zoo debuts a newborn two-headed turtle.  |
| Bad move stealing from this merchant Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:30 AM PDT A store-owner apprehends a suspected shoplifter while interviewing with a local television station about recent thefts.  |
| Baby Noor: 'Miracle' no longer unfinished Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:55 AM PDT Col. Kevin Brown stood tall and proud and often ventured "outside the wire" with his soldiers in Baghdad. Under the sizzle of the Iraqi sun, I watched him meticulously pin medals on their uniforms.  |
| Naked biker wins bet, but then ... Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:50 AM PDT Police in Chickasha, Oklahoma arrest a naked man on a motorcycle who says he made a 20-mile trip for a $50 bet.  |
| Dad: I almost left my disabled daughter Posted: 27 Jun 2013 06:32 AM PDT The day my daughter Marley was born, I went straight to the nursery and held her for well over two hours. I just held her and cried because I had never experienced such a love for anyone or anything in my life.  |
| Summer hits from the past 30 years Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:54 AM PDT |
| High schooler throws down epic dunk Posted: 27 Jun 2013 09:01 AM PDT Christian Terrell, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard at Providence High School in Jacksonville, wows the crowd with this dunk.  |
| Distraction: Chimp, tigers and wolf play Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:26 AM PDT Unlikely friends have fun at the recently tornado-damaged Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Park in Oklahoma.  |
| 'What about us?' Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:42 AM PDT In 37 states, some same-sex couples weren't as happy as they'd hoped to be after Wednesday's high court rulings.  |
| Sutter: Battle must continue Posted: 27 Jun 2013 09:48 AM PDT Like pretty much every gay American with an Internet connection, I'd gotten sick of staring at Tweetdeck and SCOTUSblog all month, waiting for the day the Supreme Court would rule on same-sex marriage.  |
| Ghitis: Whole world is watching Posted: 27 Jun 2013 08:11 AM PDT Frida Ghitis says the court rulings on gay rights help restore America to its right place at the vanguard of the quest for freedom and equality  |
| Opinion: Fast progress -- but still a long road ahead Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:23 AM PDT When the patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back after the New York police raided that Greenwich Village gay bar 44 years ago, no one there imagined the federal government would ever recognize the rights of two women or two men to get married.  |
| Opinion: Deen's half-baked apology is a recipe for racial indigestion Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:06 AM PDT As Paula Deen's apology tour continues, it becomes more and more disturbing to watch.  |
| Deen: 'I is what I is' Posted: 27 Jun 2013 09:44 AM PDT Consumers and sponsors have mixed reactions to Paula Deen's NBC "Today" interview, Anderson Cooper reports.  |
| Boston bombing indictment Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT A federal grand jury has returned a 30-count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, the U.S. attorney's office in Massachusetts said Thursday.  |
| Same-sex marriage Posted: 27 Jun 2013 07:08 AM PDT The U.S. government and most states don't protect gay, lesbian or transgendered workers. But twin Supreme Court rulings show public opinion is moving in the direction of LGBT rights. FULL STORY  |
| Aaron Hernandez Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:24 PM PDT Aaron Hernandez, the former NFL tight end charged with murder in the death last week of an acquaintance, is now being investigated in connection with a double slaying in Boston's South End in July 2012, a law enforcement source close to the investigation told CNN.  |
| Immigration Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT While the Senate is poised to pass sweeping immigration reform Thursday afternoon, top Republicans in the House are calling the Senate bill a nonstarter.  |
| Missoni plane Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT A small plane that carried Italian fashion boss Vittorio Missoni was found off the coast of Venezuela, Interior Ministry spokesman Jorge Galindo tweeted Thursday.  |
| Zimmerman trial Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT Taking the stand on Wednesday, the third day of the George Zimmerman trial, a friend of Trayvon Martin testified Wednesday about the final moments of the teenager's life, saying that Martin told her someone was following him.  |
| Nelson Mandela Posted: 27 Jun 2013 11:16 AM PDT The condition of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has improved overnight, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday, as the eyes of the nation remained fixed on his progress.  |