| When a Facebook friend dies Posted: 03 Jun 2013 07:16 AM PDT I was half asleep when I first read the news, so I was sure I must have misunderstood. The words on the small screen in my hand said, "Rest in Peace, Jim." I sat up and looked at the phone again, trying to make sense of it. I couldn't.  |
| GOP needs 2014 to get back in game Posted: 03 Jun 2013 10:56 AM PDT The midterm campaigns will soon be under way. President Barack Obama has a few more months in the hot days of summer to get legislation through Congress, but representatives and senators will soon be focused on their campaigns with little thought for anything else.  |
| Why U.S. suicide rate is so high Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:04 AM PDT Many Americans were stunned when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study last month showing that suicide now kills more Americans than car accidents. But as a primary care doctor, I am not surprised.  |
| Photos: People we've lost in 2013 Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:56 AM PDT |
| Smugglers drive grim trade in dog meat Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:36 AM PDT Dogs packed into wire baskets are smuggled from Thailand, destined for restaurants in Vietnam. FULL STORY  |
| Dogs wedged in crates await death Posted: 03 Jun 2013 07:11 AM PDT CNN's Anna Coren reports how Vietnam's appetite for dog meat has led to a lucrative dog smuggling business in Thailand.  |
| Tornado killed 3 storm chasers Posted: 03 Jun 2013 10:52 AM PDT Tim Samaras, Carl Young and Paul Samaras chased tornadoes not so much for the thrill, but in the hope that their research might save others. FULL STORY  |
| Opinion: Why we do it Posted: 03 Jun 2013 12:31 PM PDT John Monteverdi says scientific researchers chase storms and so do amateur thrill seekers; the rising number of chasers is a concern for emergency management  |
| Tim Samaras on his profession Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:30 AM PDT In 2004, Tim Samaras spoke with Soledad O'Brien about his love of chasing tornadoes as a profession.  |
| 6 still missing in Oklahoma Posted: 03 Jun 2013 09:50 AM PDT The death toll from the weekend tornadoes and storms in Oklahoma is now at 16, Oklahoma City's fire chief said Monday. FULL STORY  |
| 10-year-old needs lung transplant Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:54 AM PDT Ten-year-old Sarah has cystic fibrosis and has been waiting on the child donor list for a new lung for 18 months.  |
| Mom, kids trapped as canopy falls Posted: 03 Jun 2013 04:05 AM PDT A Missouri woman describes the moment when a gas station canopy fell on her car during a storm. KMOV reports.  |
| High court OKs DNA tests of suspects Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:24 AM PDT The Supreme Court has ruled criminal suspects can be subjected to a police DNA test after arrest -- before trial and conviction -- a privacy-versus-public-safety dispute that could have wide-reaching implications in the rapidly evolving technology surrounding criminal procedure.  |
| Bridge collapsed on host's first day Posted: 03 Jun 2013 09:14 AM PDT "New Day" host Kate Bolduan talks about working with Wolf Blitzer and her first day at CNN, in this web exclusive video.  |
| Fake kidnapping ends in death Posted: 02 Jun 2013 04:35 PM PDT Police say a 20-year-old man staged a kidnapping that accidentally ended in the death of a 15-year-old girl.  |
| No answers in gang rape and killing Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:55 AM PDT South African police make little progress in their investigation into the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl.  |
| Sinkhole opens under bedroom Posted: 03 Jun 2013 10:59 AM PDT CNN's John Zarrella talks to a Florida couple who are living with a sinkhole underneath their home.  |
| Kanye and Kim's baby: It's a ... Posted: 03 Jun 2013 09:30 AM PDT The rapper and his reality TV star girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, are having a girl.  |
| Police kick CNN staffer in Turkey protest Posted: 03 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT More than a week after protests began sweeping Turkey, demonstrators kept up their occupation of bustling Taksim Square on Monday amid appeals from the government to abandon the rallies and return to work and school.  |
| Boston fire chief resigns Posted: 03 Jun 2013 12:38 PM PDT Boston Fire Chief Steve Abraira, whose deputy chiefs criticized him over his handling of the Boston Marathon bombings, has submitted his resignation, the Boston Fire Department said Monday on its official Twitter account.  |
| Fort Hood suspect to be own attorney Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:05 AM PDT An Army judge granted the request of Fort Hood massacre suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan to represent himself at his court-martial, ruling that he is physically and mentally able to do so, Fort Hood's public affairs office said Monday.  |
| Prosecutors: Manning 'craved' notoriety Posted: 03 Jun 2013 12:24 PM PDT Prosecutors opened their case Monday against Army Pvt. Bradley Manning by saying he had access and incentive to provide information to the enemy, including information later found in Osama bin Laden's hideout.  |
| N.J. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 89, dies Posted: 03 Jun 2013 10:15 AM PDT The New Jersey Democrat served five terms and pushed the ban on smoking in airplanes and crackdowns on drunk driving. GOP Gov. Chris Christie can name Lautenberg's replacement.  |
| Swarming bees kill Texas man Posted: 03 Jun 2013 12:23 PM PDT A Texas man died after a swarm of Africanized bees disturbed by his tractor attacked, stinging him more than 1,000 times Saturday.  |
| New iPhone hacking threat found Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:30 AM PDT Apple devices, from Macs to iPhones, have always been able to boast of advanced safety from viruses, spam and the like. Now, apparently, not even your phone charger is safe.  |
| Space tourists: Book your trip now Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:46 AM PDT Passenger trips to space could just be a year away. CNN's Felicia Taylor reports.  |
| Yahoo pushes all users to new e-mail Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:04 AM PDT For Yahoo users who prefer old-school e-mailing, your grace period is over.  |
| Bunker hostage 911 tapes, pics released Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:28 AM PDT FBI releases 911 calls and photos from the bunker where a 5-year-old was held after being kidnapped off his school bus.  |
| Ex-cop: Wife burned house, shot herself Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:01 AM PDT An ex-cop is accused of murdering his wife and burning her body. He says she killed herself and burned their home down.  |
| 10-year-old Internet star releases rap vid Posted: 03 Jun 2013 07:21 AM PDT Ten-year-old internet rap sensation Sophia Grace's music video for her first original song "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun."  |
| Who killed former beauty queen? Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:36 AM PDT CNN's Gary Tuchman investigates the death of former beauty queen. Police say the evidence points to an ex-priest.  |
| 7 tech tools for better fitness Posted: 03 Jun 2013 07:42 AM PDT Last November, avid biker Leon Shaner found himself pushing harder than usual to keep up with a new friend.  |
| Douglas is right: Sex, cancer connected Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:51 AM PDT The link between oral sex, HPV and cancer has been receiving more attention in recent years.  |
| Jolie walks red carpet post-surgery Posted: 03 Jun 2013 07:45 AM PDT At the premiere of "World War Z" in London, star Brad Pitt and his fiancée, Angelina Jolie, were feeling "great" -- if not also a little emotional.  |
| Reeva Steenkamp: Student to cover girl Posted: 03 Jun 2013 09:17 AM PDT Newly-revealed photos show her as a young aspiring model before her tragic death on Valentine's Day.  |
| Pistorius family 'shaken' by images Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:50 AM PDT The family of Olympian Oscar Pistorius says it is "shaken" by the "graphic images" leaked of the blood-spattered bathroom where his girlfriend died.  |
| Student to cover girl Posted: 03 Jun 2013 09:18 AM PDT Newly revealed photos show her as a young aspiring model before her tragic death on Valentine's Day.  |
| Her transformation Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:48 AM PDT CNN's Robyn Curnow charts the story of Reeva Steenkamp from her humble student days to becoming a cover girl.  |
| 'Killing scene' pics leaked Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:47 AM PDT The family of Olympian Oscar Pistorius says it is "shaken" by the "graphic images" leaked of the blood-spattered bathroom where his girlfriend died.  |
| Crime scene photos Posted: 02 Jun 2013 10:03 PM PDT CNN's Robyn Curnow reports on newly published images from Oscar Pistorius' home where Reeva Steenkamp was shot.  |
| Pistorius murder case Posted: 03 Jun 2013 04:21 AM PDT The family of Olympian Oscar Pistorius says it is "shaken" by the "graphic images" leaked of the blood-spattered bathroom where his girlfriend died.  |
| Turkey protests Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:22 AM PDT More than a week after protests began sweeping Turkey, demonstrators kept up their occupation of bustling Taksim Square Monday amid appeals from the government to abandon the rallies and return to work and school.  |
| China plant fire Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:15 AM PDT An early morning fire at a poultry processing plant in northeast China killed at least 112 people, state-run Xinhua news agency said.  |
| Bradley Manning Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:16 AM PDT Supporters of Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused in the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history, have adopted the phrase: "I am Bradley Manning."  |