Greene: Give taxpayers a refund

Greene: Give taxpayers a refund
Protesters swim across Nile to escape
Kenya names American mall attacker
Iran FM: Obama's words insulting
High court takes up money, politics
Shutdown gives students early fall break
7 killed in monster truck crash
Cops: Biker stomped SUV driver
Boy, 9, sneaks onto flight to Vegas
Flight crew grew suspicious of boy
Clinton's mimic of Bono falls flat
2,000 lashes for nude dancing
Halle Berry has baby boy
Miley gets last laugh on 'SNL'
See Miley Cyrus as Michele Bachmann
Graphene: The next 'Miracle material'
Video raises police brutality questions
Man punches clerk over 41 cents
Autumn on the coast: Go now for less
U.S. grabs al Qaeda operative in Libya
Source: Masked men seized terrorist
Al Libi's wife watched men capture him
Official: SEALs came under fire
Who is al Libi?
What is Al-Shabaab?
Ruthless leader aims to extend Al-Shabaab's reach
Africa strikes
Bikers vs. SUV
Hornets
Miley Cyrus
Halle Berry

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 06:53 AM PDT

So, when can we expect our refund checks?

Protesters swim across Nile to escape

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:55 PM PDT

Clashes erupted between demonstrators and security forces in Egypt on Sunday, killing 28 people and wounding nearly 100 others, state media reported.

Kenya names American mall attacker

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 06:41 AM PDT

A spokesman for the Kenya Defense Forces has identified four terrorists who took part in the deadly Nairobi mall attack last month.

Iran FM: Obama's words insulting

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 08:24 AM PDT

Iran's Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, criticizes President Obama for using language that is insulting to Iranians.

High court takes up money, politics

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 09:11 AM PDT

Shaun McCutcheon is an electrical engineer by trade, but grassroots politics may be his true passion.

Shutdown gives students early fall break

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 09:03 AM PDT

Concerned parents of students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York say their children were told to go on fall break several weeks early and no one knows when they'll be going back to school, thanks to the federal shutdown.

7 killed in monster truck crash

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 08:43 AM PDT

At least seven people were killed and 46 injured after a "monster truck" ran over spectators during the "Extremo Aeroshow" in Chihuahua, Mexico, according to the Mexican state news agency Notimex.

Cops: Biker stomped SUV driver

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 08:43 AM PDT

About a half-dozen bikers accused of beating an SUV driver last weekend used their helmets to attack him and kicked his head and body as he lay on the ground , New York police said.

Boy, 9, sneaks onto flight to Vegas

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT

A flight to America's so-called adult playground, Las Vegas, had an unusual passenger last week: a 9-year-old boy, traveling alone and apparently without a boarding pass.

Flight crew grew suspicious of boy

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 08:48 AM PDT

A 9-year old boy with no boarding pass makes it through security and flies from Minneapolis to Las Vegas.

Clinton's mimic of Bono falls flat

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 09:31 AM PDT

First Bono impersonates President Bill Clinton, then Clinton mimics Bono. Hear what Bono thinks of it all.

2,000 lashes for nude dancing

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 08:43 AM PDT

Four Saudi men accused of dancing naked on the roof of a car and posting a video of the incident online have been sentenced to as many as 2,000 lashes and up to 10 years in prison, and fined thousands of dollars, a newspaper reported this week.

Halle Berry has baby boy

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 08:43 AM PDT

Actress Halle Berry and husband, Olivier Martinez, welcomed their first son Saturday.

Miley gets last laugh on 'SNL'

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:03 AM PDT

By hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, Miley Cyrus might have just had the last laugh.

See Miley Cyrus as Michele Bachmann

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 10:41 AM PDT

Miley Cyrus hosted "Saturday Night Live" poking fun at her VMA performance and the government shutdown.

Graphene: The next 'Miracle material'

Posted: 05 Oct 2013 11:08 PM PDT

Just under ten years ago, the Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim stumbled across a substance that would revolutionize the way we understand matter and win him and his colleague Kostya Novoselow the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics. It was graphene -- a one atom thin substance. The Professor of Physics at Manchester University talks to CNN about discovering the first ever 2-dimensional material.

Video raises police brutality questions

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 06:24 AM PDT

Jason Carroll reports on a video that is raising questions about force used by the Atlantic City Police Department.

Man punches clerk over 41 cents

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 01:07 PM PDT

A store clerk in Lakewood, California, was punched in the face by a customer who didn't want to pay for a cigar.

Autumn on the coast: Go now for less

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 10:49 AM PDT

Curl up for a siesta on a sultry strand in Mexico or the Caribbean. Take a fall trip to Florida's sun-kissed beaches. Kick back in a cottage on the stunning Outer Banks in North Carolina. Or, go for lobster and an autumn bike ride in Cape Cod.

U.S. grabs al Qaeda operative in Libya

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 11:33 AM PDT

It's a "a real signal that the United States -- no matter how long it takes -- will go after these targets," says a CNN military analyst.

Source: Masked men seized terrorist

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:42 PM PDT

It's a "a real signal that the United States -- no matter how long it takes -- will go after these targets," says a CNN military analyst.

Al Libi's wife watched men capture him

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Al Libi's wife watched men capture her husband and says allegations against him are false, reports CNNs Jomana Karadsheh.

Official: SEALs came under fire

Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:24 PM PDT

A team of U.S. Navy SEALs was involved in a mission targeting an Al-Shabaab leader in southern Somalia, a senior U.S. official said Saturday. A Pentagon spokesman said the mission took place Friday.

Who is al Libi?

Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:33 PM PDT

A key al Qaeda operative wanted for his role in the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998 has been captured in a U.S. special operations forces raid in Tripoli, Libya, U.S. officials told CNN on Saturday.

What is Al-Shabaab?

Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:38 PM PDT

Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked militant group based in Somalia, most recently claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at Kenyan mall in September of this year and is suspected of many other attacks in Somalia. Here is a Q&A that looks at this group:

Ruthless leader aims to extend Al-Shabaab's reach

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT

He is merciless toward opponents, secretive to the point of being a recluse and a true believer in the cause of global jihad. And from his hideout somewhere in southern Somalia, Mukhtar Abu Zubayr, the emir of Al-Shabaab, planned the most devastating terror attack in Kenya since the U.S. Embassy bombing in 1998.

Africa strikes

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:24 AM PDT

In two raids nearly 3,000 miles apart, U.S. military forces went after two high-value targets over the weekend. And while officials have yet to say whether the operations were coordinated or directly related, they show Washington's reach, capability and willingness to pursue alleged terrorists.

Bikers vs. SUV

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 01:07 PM PDT

About a half-dozen bikers accused of beating an SUV driver last weekend used their helmets to attack him and kicked his head and body as he lay on the ground , New York police said.

Hornets

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:10 AM PDT

It reads like something out of a Japanese monster movie: Enormous angry hornets invade cities, dive-bomb unsuspecting civilians, and inflict horrifically painful and in some cases fatal stings.