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Pop culture 2014: Hits and misses

Pop culture 2014: Hits and misses


Pop culture 2014: Hits and misses

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:16 AM PDT

With the disappointing summer movie season, it seems like 2014 has misplaced its entertainment mojo.

Witness captures shootout on video

Posted: 17 Jul 2014 04:43 PM PDT

Two bank robbery suspects and one hostage were killed when the suspects led police on an hour-long chase in California.

The new Captain America is ...

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 04:31 AM PDT

Move over, Steve Rogers. Let the Falcon take wing. The Falcon, aka Sam Wilson, is taking over as Captain America.

Are 'robo-ships' the end of sailors?

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 07:06 AM PDT

Ship captains of the future won't be salty sea dogs with their hand at the helm, and the ocean at their feet.

When is an immigrant a refugee?

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:11 AM PDT

CNN's Miguel Marquez explains the difference between those immigrating to the US and those seeking refuge.

Extreme surfers in the Arctic

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:07 AM PDT

"I love to suffer," says extreme surf photographer Chris Burkard.

Handcuffed suspect tries jailbreak

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:10 AM PDT

A handcuffed man, who attempted to break out of jail and swim across a lake, was caught by police.

Family rescued at sea files lawsuit

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:58 AM PDT

The Kaufman family is now filing a lawsuit against the satellite phone company after being rescued at sea.

Actor's awkward 'Sex Tape' talk

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:27 AM PDT

Jason Segel's in-ear English translation stopped working during an interview with Univision, but he soldiered through.

U.S.: Russia may have supplied missile system

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:52 PM PDT

A senior U.S. diplomat says a missile that took down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was likely fired by pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine.

Audio said to be pro-Russia rebels

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:39 PM PDT

"We have just shot down a plane. ... A plume of smoke is visible."

'Bodies turned inside out'

Posted: 17 Jul 2014 08:59 PM PDT

Freelance journalist Noah Sneider describes what he witnessed upon arriving at the MH17 crash site.

Key questions

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:10 AM PDT

It's an international air disaster in a war zone -- a commercial flight with almost 300 people on board shot down in eastern Ukraine.

Gingrich: Obama in a fantasy world

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:40 PM PDT

Newt Gingrich says the more dangerous the world becomes the more Obama hides in a fantasy world

Pilot: Why planes are easy prey

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:37 AM PDT

U.S. officials say they believe that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down by a surface-to-air missile, resulting in the death of 298 people over eastern Ukraine.

Act now, or face war in Ukraine

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:38 AM PDT

The shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine may finally force Washington and Europe to wake up to the danger of the conflict there escalating into full-blown war between Russia and Ukraine.

How to shame Comcast

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:22 AM PDT

When life gives you Comcast, make a "shamecast."

Remains in Mexico are American's

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:52 PM PDT

Human remains found in two plastic bags near a beach in southwestern Mexico have been identified as those of Harry Devert, a New Yorker who left his job as a trader in finance for a transcontinental motorcycle journey from the United States to Latin America, Mexican authorities said.

Super typhoon slams into China

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 10:55 AM PDT

After wreaking damage on the Philippines over Tuesday and Wednesday, a newly intensified Typhoon Rammasun is bearing down on Hainan and Guangzhou provinces in southern China.

Israel prepared to widen Gaza offensive

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 07:59 AM PDT

Israel's ground operation of infantry, tanks, artillery and intelligence units is aimed at destroying tunnels used by Hamas fighters to slip into Israel with weapons. Hamas says Israel "will pay a heavy price."

Israelis cheer as operation begins

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 07:56 AM PDT

CNN's Diana Magnay reports from the border of Israel and Gaza where a group of Israelis have gathered to watch.

Jeb, Rubio lay low on border crisis

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:03 PM PDT

Three Republicans with lofty aspirations nearly had their political careers derailed over risky positions on immigration.

Wildfires burn 80 homes

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT

Wildfires spanning almost 170,000 acres are driving hundreds of people from their homes in Washington state and across the border in Canada, officials said.

Urgent 911 whisper: 'He's still here!'

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 05:42 AM PDT

Police release the 911 calls from the Seattle Pacific University school shooting.

Actor ripped for Malaysia Airlines joke

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 04:24 AM PDT

For most of the day, Jason Biggs wasn't letting the Twitterverse judge whether his sarcastic quip about the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crash was funny.

Stolen dinosaur returned to museum

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:25 AM PDT

A wide-eyed, open-mouthed model of a dinosaur hatchling, the theft of which apparently was captured by surveillance cameras, is safely back in its nest at a North Carolina museum exhibit.

McGraw swatted fan to save pants

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:22 AM PDT

Tim McGraw "instinctively swatted" at a fan who refused to let go of his leg during the finale of an Atlanta concert last week, a rep said.

Inmate ordered pizzas from jail

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:59 AM PDT

A Kentucky shoplifting suspect faces more charges after police say he ordered pizzas while behind bars.

See Monty Python's last stand live

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 10:33 AM PDT

Time to pull up the comfy chair. The last Monty Python live show is airing Sunday.

Pop culture 2014: Hits and misses (so far)

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:20 PM PDT

With the disappointing summer movie season, it seems like 2014 has misplaced its entertainment mojo.

The week in 32 photos

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 04:00 AM PDT

Military tests new all-terrain vehicle

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:31 AM PDT

The U.S. military's UHAC, Ultra Heavy-lift Amphibious Connector, is capable of delivering payloads over land and water.

The one-piece makes a comeback

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:31 AM PDT

Bikinis might dominate beach bods, but style editors say the one-piece makes a bolder statement.

Heartbreaking story behind this photo

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 05:25 AM PDT

A grieving father asks Reddit users to Photoshop an image of his deceased daughter and the response brought him to tears.

Top 5 parenting mistakes

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:07 AM PDT

CNN's Kelly Wallace reveals 5 common parenting mistakes that many parents admit to making.

Bracelet lets you make instant friends

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:18 PM PDT

For several months in 2003, I did the whole European backpacker thing. Which is to say I've seen nearly every cathedral within 1,000 square miles of the Danube.

5-year-old stops speeders

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:50 AM PDT

A 5-year-old girl wrote a letter to police to about people speeding on her street because she said she didn't feel safe.

Revered researcher among dead

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:08 PM PDT

Messages of shock and grief have been flooding social media, sent by the friends and relatives of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which fell from the sky on Thursday over Ukraine.

Former IU student among victims

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:08 PM PDT

Messages of shock and grief have been flooding social media, sent by the friends and relatives of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which fell from the sky on Thursday over Ukraine.

What they left behind

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:49 AM PDT

She and baby just missed fatal flight

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 08:23 AM PDT

A mom shares her feelings after she and her baby miss boarding Flight MH17.

Why was jet flying over volatile land?

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:23 PM PDT

As the world struggles to come to terms with the horror of another passenger jet falling from the skies, the full picture of how and why Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came down over eastern Ukraine is far from clear.

A 'game-changer' in relations with Russia

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:10 PM PDT

The United States predicts the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, likely by pro-Russian rebels, will fundamentally shift the relationship between Russia and the international community.

Who should head the investigation?

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:22 PM PDT

Today, we are all mourning the loss of 298 people who died in the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Ukraine and Russia have been trading blame on who is responsible for shooting down the aircraft. As more details come in, U.S. officials believe that pro-Russian rebels fired the missiles.

Plane crash

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:27 PM PDT

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Friday blasted the "terrorists" he blamed for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine a day earlier, with 298 people aboard.

Middle East

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 05:52 AM PDT

Deadly clashes broke out after Israeli tanks drove into Gaza and launched a ground operation that escalates the conflict with Hamas.

Super typhoon

Posted: 18 Jul 2014 02:53 AM PDT

After wreaking damage on the Philippines over Tuesday and Wednesday, a newly intensified Typhoon Rammasun is bearing down on Hainan and Guangzhou provinces in southern China.

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