| 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.  |