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How marathons can bring peace

How marathons can bring peace


How marathons can bring peace

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 08:07 AM PST

The sports world was shaken this past year by violence at the Boston Marathon, reminding us of the fragility of peace no matter the place and time. However, marathons in the United States, and the world for that matter, rallied -- bouncing back as they defied fear through running.

Greene: Give these men a medal!

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 05:54 AM PST

"I think, when the moment finally comes, I'll probably have mixed feelings about it," Dick Cole said. "It will be like coming to the last page of a book you don't want to end. The book has been a good one, but you're sad that it's over."

An Obama voter's cry of despair

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 05:53 AM PST

I'm reading a terribly sad book these days. It's a book that I thought would uplift me during the doldrums of second-year medical school, and renew in me a sense of hope. It's called "The Audacity to Win," and it's a memoir of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.

How he drove so fast

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 04:54 AM PST

Records are shattered as a cross-country driver makes the journey from the Big Apple to LA in less than 29 hours.

Change the List: Income inequality

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:38 AM PST

Opinion: What does extreme income inequality do to a society -- and can it be reversed? This series looks for answers in the most unequal place in America

Narrowing the gap

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:33 AM PST

"You have to sit back and think why is God keeping this town alive?

Worst counties

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:34 AM PST

You might assume New York is the American capital of income inequality -- what with its multibillion-dollar mayor, its highly paid Wall Street execs and its persistent poverty.

What is inequality?

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:53 AM PST

President Obama called it "the defining issue of our time" in his 2012 State of the Union, but he did so without ever uttering the phrase "income inequality."

Digital doc: 1 county, 2 worlds

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:43 AM PST

East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, has the highest income inequality of any county or parish in America. Can that change?

NYC Marathon returns, with a change

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 03:06 AM PST

After a one-year hiatus, the New York City Marathon returns Sunday with a different priority: security.

See Katy Perry's personal shout out

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 09:05 AM PST

Teen Olivia Wise, who is dying of an inoperable brain tumor, performs an inspiring version of Katy Perry's hit "Roar."

THIS was no ordinary flight

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:54 AM PST

Travel expert Johnny Jet explains what it was like learning that there was a fallen soldier aboard his flight.

Man charged over gas station mishap

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 12:18 AM PDT

A Georgia man will face criminal charges for accidentally setting fire to his wife by flicking his lighter near his pickup truck's gas tank while refueling.

Body of girl, 10, found in trash can

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 06:05 PM PDT

Georgia police discovered a badly burned body of a 10-year-old girl Saturday in an apartment complex's trash can -- pointed out by her father, who was standing nearby.

Man caught beating servant

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 03:09 PM PDT

A video of a man beating a worker has Saudi authorities looking for the culprit, as CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.

Toronto mayor admits 'mistakes'

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:24 AM PST

Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford apologized for unspecified "mistakes" Sunday but said he won't resign in the face of a report that investigators have recovered video that purportedly shows him smoking a crack pipe.

Mayor says he won't resign

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:37 AM PST

Toronto's mayor says he is sorry for "mistakes" but does not directly address drug abuse allegations.

EBay pulls purported Holocaust items

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 08:33 AM PST

A spokesman for eBay said Sunday that the company has removed items described as Holocaust memorabilia from its online auction site.

Climate warriors go nuclear

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 05:20 AM PST

Among environmentalists they're dirty words: nuclear energy. But that's how four "top gun" scientists want to save the planet.

Skygazers see rare eclipse

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:02 AM PST

Some skygazers along the East Coast of North America witnessed a spectacular solar eclipse Sunday morning.

Won't see this for another 200 years

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:40 AM PST

A rare type of solar eclipse occurs for the first time since 1854, according to CNN's Alexandra Steele.

U.S. gives warning on visa scam

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 08:52 AM PST

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is warning Iraqis who want to enter the annual visa lottery to be wary of a scam that instructs applicants to send money via Western Union to someone apparently at the U.S. Embassy in London.

Alligator captured in Chicago airport

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:08 AM PST

Carrying an alligator bag on an airline flight is fine, but live alligators are banned from boarding. That might explain why a toothy reptile was slithering around Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Friday.

How they caught the gator

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:04 AM PST

Department of Aviation workers caught an alligator in Terminal 3 of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

'SNL' makes fun of... itself

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 05:39 AM PST

"Saturday Night Live" addresses its lack of black women cast members head-on as "Scandal's" Kerry Washington hosts.

Why did these movies flop?

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:23 AM PST

On the surface, "The Counselor" looked promising.

Rare Roman eagle found under London

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:33 AM PST

A Roman sculpture of an eagle with a writhing serpent firmly gripped in its hooked beak was unveiled Wednesday in London, where archaeologists found it on a site earmarked for a hotel development.

Panda tot shocked at own cuteness

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:34 AM PST

This little panda could not even believe how cute she looked in her Halloween costume.

Dog wants comfort during car ride

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 10:44 AM PST

This dog does NOT want to ride in a car without knowing there's a helping hand nearby.

Cropping up: Stars rock short hair

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 09:00 AM PST

Alleged gunman shot officer at point-blank range

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 08:17 AM PST

Paul Ciancia allegedly approached an airport checkpoint, shot a TSA officer, went up an escalator and then came back, a prosecutor says.

What's up with my health care?

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 07:59 AM PST

Finger-pointing and politics aside, here's what you need to know about your health care.

Prosecutor: Gunman returned to finish off TSA officer

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:15 AM PST

Paul Ciancia allegedly approached an airport checkpoint, shot a TSA officer, went up an escalator and then came back, a prosecutor says.

Gunman's path

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 08:18 AM PST

Federal investigators retrace the gunman's deadly path through Los Angeles International Airport. Kyung Lah reports.

Photos

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 08:16 AM PST

LAX shooting

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 06:18 AM PST

A true explanation on why a gunman unleashed terror at Los Angeles International Airport may lie in the hospital bed of Paul Ciancia. But no secrets are coming out.

NYC Marathon

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 05:06 AM PST

After a one-year hiatus, the New York City Marathon returns Sunday with a different priority: security.

Daylight Saving

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 05:06 AM PST

Here's a look at what you need to know about Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours.

Solar eclipse

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 05:05 AM PST

Not quite the whole sun will come up Sunday along the East Coast of the United States, but the partial solar eclipse will last less than two minutes.

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