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LZ: America afraid of '12 Years A Slave'?

LZ: America afraid of '12 Years A Slave'?


LZ: America afraid of '12 Years A Slave'?

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST

The image of Solomon Northup's body hanging from a tree -- noose around his neck, hands tied behind his back, feet barely touching the ground -- is uncomfortable to look at.

Women at 50: Bikinis, botox, bling?

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 08:04 AM PST

Mrs. Obama is on the cover of People Magazine today.

Residents asked to cut water use 20%

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:17 PM PST

California Gov. Jerry Brown today declared a drought emergency for the state, saying it is facing perhaps "the worst drought that California has ever seen since records (began) about 100 years ago."

Photos: Fire burns near LA

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 10:07 AM PST

Flames quickly burn 1,700 acres

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:17 PM PST

Three men were arrested as suspects in the fire that near Los Angeles that has burned over 1,700 acres.

Playboy model found dead in LA home

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 05:23 AM PST

Former Playboy centerfold Cassandra Lynn Hensley was found dead at a friend's home in Los Angeles, the coroner said Friday.

Professor from 'Gilligan's Island' dies

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 05:45 PM PST

Actor Russell Johnson, best known as "the professor" in the 1960s TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island," died Thursday, his agent said. Johnson was 89.

Where did Kendrick's organs go?

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 04:12 AM PST

CNN's Victor Blackwell investigates what happened to Kendrick Johnson's missing organs after his mysterious death.

Country star in rehab after 'setback'

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 10:51 PM PST

Country singer Trace Adkins suffered "a setback in his battle with alcoholism" and has entered a rehab facility for help, his representative told CNN on Thursday.

She won $50K twerking scholarship

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 07:46 PM PST

Rapper Juicy J awarded a single mom a $50,000 "twerking" scholarship, but there was a twist to her win.

'90210' actor joins Chippendales

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 04:10 AM PST

Tonight's Ridiculist follows actor Ian Ziering, former star of "90210," who can add "Chippendales emcee" to his resume.

Japan soldier who didn't surrender dies

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 07:03 AM PST

Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who refused to stop fighting World War II until the 1970s, has died in Tokyo at the age of 91.

Was Texan killed as a warning?

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 10:04 AM PST

CNN's Deborah Feyerick keeps investigating the death of Alfred Wright. Was his death a warning to others?

Obama changes intelligence gathering

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:23 PM PST

Intelligence analysts now will need approval from secret courts to go into phone records routinely stored by the National Security Agency, President Obama announces.

Anti-NSA activists aren't impressed

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:23 PM PST

In a development that should surprise absolutely no one, anti-NSA activists were quick Friday to say that President Barack Obama's efforts to limit the agency's spying activities didn't go far enough.

911 operator hangs up on frantic call

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 07:36 PM PST

A 911 dispatcher is still employed after hanging up on a frantic caller who found his mother dead.

Putin: Gays 'can feel safe' at Olympics

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 08:27 AM PST

Russia's Vladimir Putin again sought to downplay fears that gay visitors will be discriminated against as he paid a visit to the Sochi area Friday, exactly three weeks before the Winter Olympics get under way.

Mexican vigilante violence boils over

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:53 AM PST

The Mexican government sent federal forces into a region beset by violence between the Knights Templar cartel and self-defense groups. Both sides are refusing to back down.

Teen shoots 2 ATF agents, is killed

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 03:26 AM PST

A teen was shot and killed Thursday night in Oklahoma after shooting several people, including two ATF agents, police said.

Soldier's letter: 'Open if I die'

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:17 PM PST

The wife of a soldier that died in Iraq found a letter he left behind to be read in the event of his death.

Sex ed poster too explicit?

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 07:56 AM PST

Kansas father says school's sex ed poster is too mature for his 13-year-old daughter. WDAF's Abby Eden has the story.

See mayor dance during DUI test

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 10:16 AM PST

A mayor from North Carolina has pleaded guilty to a DWI charge.

Wildfires: Five homes destroyed, thousands of people evacuated.

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 04:12 AM PST

Five homes destroyed, thousands of people evacuated.

Inside the beluga of the skies

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 03:12 AM PST

If you ever find yourself in the French city of Toulouse, you might just see one of the oddest-looking aircraft in the world.

I'm the product of a sperm swap

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:46 PM PST

A couple is seeking answers after finding out their daughter isn't related to the father.

Hero weds woman he saved from quake

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 08:53 AM PST

20 years after the horrific Northridge earthquake, a hero recalls meeting his wife during the tragedy.

Gosselin twins' awkward interview

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 03:52 AM PST

Former reality star Kate Gosselin and her twin daughters have an awkward moment during a "Today Show" interview.

Worst 'automated' parking job ever?

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 04:05 AM PST

A Florida driver told police that he had a car accident when his parking assistant mechanism malfunctioned. WPBF reports.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt cries over THIS??

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:39 AM PST

There's a scene in the Disney classic that always makes Joseph weep, so naturally Conan makes him watch it.

9 foods that boost metabolism

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 04:25 PM PST

9 foods that boost metabolism naturally

CBS sitcom accused of racism

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:06 AM PST

"How I Met Your Mother" receives backlash from Asian-Americans infuriated with an episode that spoofs kung-fu films.

Critics' Choice: 'Gravity' wins big

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:32 AM PST

Perhaps Sandra Bullock was just overwhelmed.

Husky says 'NOoo!' to time in the kennel

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 03:54 AM PST

This Husky really didn't want to spend time inside his kennel. So much so that he learned to "say" no to his owner.

Raging wildfires

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 04:29 AM PST

Five homes destroyed, thousands of people evacuated in California.

What you need to know

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 10:57 AM PST

President Obama talked in sometimes lofty, often technical tones today about changing how the government does its anti-terror snooping. Here's what it all meant.

Hunter now the prey?

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 07:58 AM PST

Corey Knowlton defends buying a $350,000 permit to hunt an endangered black rhino, even though he needs private security to protect him after death threats.

Vigilantes fight cartels; Mexico fights vigilantes

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:23 PM PST

Vigilantes took over several communities and sent a clear message to cartel members and authorities: Keep out. But this week the Mexican government sent federal forces to step between the groups.

Vigilantes join fight in drug war

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:11 PM PST

Mexicans are fed up with drug cartels' reign of terror and are taking matters into their own hands. Rafael Romo reports.

Photos: Mexico tries to disarm vigilantes

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:10 PM PST

NSA

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:01 PM PST

President Barack Obama is expected to announce changes on Friday to sweeping U.S. surveillance efforts exposed by intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, whose blockbuster disclosures have raised questions about government overreach in fighting terror.

California drought

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 11:34 AM PST

California Gov. Jerry Brown today declared a drought emergency for the state, saying it is facing perhaps "the worst drought that California has ever seen since records (began) about 100 years ago."

Chris Christie

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:07 AM PST

Documents show the job held by David Wildstein (shown in red tie) was created in 2010. He directed lane closures for which Gov. Chris Christie apologized.

Rhino hunt

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 12:31 AM PST

Corey Knowlton is on edge sitting inside a Las Vegas hotel room, surrounded by a private security detail, explaining why he spent $350,000 for the chance to hunt a black rhinoceros in the southern African nation of Namibia.

'Gilligan's Island'

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 11:55 PM PST

Actor Russell Johnson, best known as Professor in the 1960s TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island," died Thursday, his agent said. Johnson was 89.

Marijuana

Posted: 17 Jan 2014 01:08 AM PST

Lighting up a freshly packed pipe is just the kind of afternoon delight iReporter robcat20 likes after dealing with a stressful day at work as an insurance agent. Usually he'll put on a movie from Netflix while enjoying a good smoke from Stella, his pipe.

Trace Adkins

Posted: 16 Jan 2014 04:18 PM PST

Country singer Trace Adkins suffered "a setback in his battle with alcoholism" and has entered a rehab facility for help, his representative told CNN on Thursday.

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