| Dozens killed in Iraqi airstrike Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:33 AM PDT At least 76 men were killed Wednesday when the Iraqi air force struck a building in Mosul believed to be used by Islamic militants as a temporary detention center, an Iraqi official told CNN.  |
| Why do some Afghan forces kill allies? Posted: 06 Aug 2014 05:04 AM PDT The attacks have occurred with alarming frequency -- assailants wearing Afghan uniforms turning against coalition forces and killing the same people trying to stymie violence.  |
| Fired band leader breaks silence Posted: 06 Aug 2014 08:39 AM PDT Ohio State's former marching band director is speaking out for the first time since the university fired him over the band's overly sexual culture.  |
| Fire halts search for alien life Posted: 06 Aug 2014 10:08 AM PDT Wildfires raging in Northern California briefly halted the search for extraterrestrial life on Tuesday.  |
| Designers' sneaky little sizing trick Posted: 06 Aug 2014 03:52 AM PDT Designers are adding inches to clothes but not changing the numbers on tags. Rachel Crane asks, does it really matter?  |
| 'Most complex' outbreak in history Posted: 06 Aug 2014 10:29 AM PDT A nurse in Nigeria. A businessman in Saudi Arabia. Both may have died from Ebola, adding to worldwide fear about the disease. Spain and the U.S. are treating Ebola patients.  |
| The roots of our Ebola fears Posted: 06 Aug 2014 09:49 AM PDT Our fears about Ebola are reflections of an infectious disease narrative we have been fed for years -- by health officials and the media -- about the "Bug or Virus That Will Kill Us All."  |
| How an outbreak spreads Posted: 06 Aug 2014 08:48 AM PDT Dr. Sanjay Gupta describes how "contact tracing" could help stem the tide of an Ebola outbreak.  |
| Gaza: Hamas on the ropes Posted: 06 Aug 2014 04:23 AM PDT Rick Francona says there's reason to think the ceasefire can last, since Israel has achieved its military objectives and Hamas has suffered heavy damage  |
| Who should get the Ebola drug? Posted: 06 Aug 2014 10:42 AM PDT Harriet Washington says as soon as the Ebola drug can be made in quantity, it should be given to Africans who are threatened by the epidemic, regardless of ability to pay.  |
| What's funny about Down syndrome? Posted: 06 Aug 2014 12:08 PM PDT David Perry says even with a disclaimer, when Wyatt Cenac mocked attributes associated with Down syndrome on a radio show, he might as well have been shouting the 'r' word from a stage  |
| Who in Mideast supports Hamas? Posted: 06 Aug 2014 12:33 PM PDT If the Gaza truce holds and Israel's Operation Protective Edge comes to its conclusion, some things are certain.  |
| Is Mideast peace as far away as ever? Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:10 AM PDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been crystal clear about the goals of Operation Protective Edge. Destroy Hamas' tunnels, end its rocket-fire (and that of Islamic Jihad), and bring about "sustainable quiet" for the people of Israel by demilitarizing Gaza.  |
| Hawaii preps for back-to-back cyclones Posted: 06 Aug 2014 10:38 AM PDT If tropical cyclones do give Hawaii a rare one-two punch this week, the schools on the Big Island and Maui won't welcome them with open doors.  |
| Landslide crushes home Posted: 06 Aug 2014 04:16 AM PDT Residents along a Salt Lake City hillside are devastated after a landslide destroyed a neighbor's home.  |
| Putin issues retaliatory ban on imports Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:12 AM PDT President Vladimir Putin has banned food and agricultural imports from countries that imposed sanctions against Russia because of its actions in Ukraine.  |
| Gun-rights book for kids is sensation Posted: 06 Aug 2014 12:38 PM PDT A children's book about gun rights has benefited from an unexpected boost in sales after it became the subject of a mocking segment on "Real Time with Bill Maher" last week.  |
| Day 2 of truce, all quiet in Gaza Posted: 06 Aug 2014 07:21 AM PDT A day into a 72-hour cease-fire, many Palestinians are still facing up to the scale of the devastation in parts of Gaza as officials from Israel and Hamas gather in Cairo for talks about how to make the truce last.  |
| Rockets fire over reporter on TV Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:59 AM PDT A reporter ducks as rockets from a residential area in Gaza fire over him on live television. France 24 reports.  |
| New details in Israeli teens' killing Posted: 06 Aug 2014 04:55 AM PDT A man arrested in July and accused of having a role in the kidnapping and killing of the three Israeli teenagers is "a senior member of Hamas," Mark Regev, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told CNN's Jake Tapper.  |
| Spacecraft catches and orbits a comet Posted: 06 Aug 2014 08:26 AM PDT After a 10-year chase taking it billions of miles across the solar system, the Rosetta spacecraft made history today as it became the first probe to begin orbiting a comet on its journey around the sun.  |
| See floods sweep away drivers Posted: 06 Aug 2014 04:10 AM PDT Motorists were caught in rushing waters in the median of a highway near Las Vegas.  |
| Terrifying last images as ferry sinks Posted: 06 Aug 2014 03:48 AM PDT Over 100 people are feared drowned after an overloaded river ferry capsized in Bangladesh. CNN's Sumnima Udas reports.  |
| 'Chainsaw Massacre' actress dies Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:31 AM PDT Actress Marilyn Burns, a "scream queen" in the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," died Tuesday, her manager said. She was 64.  |
| 'Dead Man Walking' nun: No death penalty Posted: 06 Aug 2014 12:24 PM PDT She's 75, drinks whiskey and tells dirty jokes. She's also committed each day of her life to trying to see that not one more person is executed in America.  |
| Party host: I'm responsible Posted: 06 Aug 2014 12:10 PM PDT Charges are pending against the host of a wild party where one person says she was sexually assaulted. WXMI reports.  |
| Airport's ditched ... the kids move in Posted: 06 Aug 2014 09:22 AM PDT Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo play in an airport long abandoned by war.  |
| Train traps man's leg, but then ... Posted: 06 Aug 2014 08:03 AM PDT He apparently did NOT "mind the gap."  |
| Society not ready for facial tattoos Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:33 AM PDT Tattoos have come a long way. Once lambasted as professional kryptonite and social sabotage, inked skin has now rooted itself in mainstream culture. But the mainstream doesn't seem to be ready for tattoos in certain areas -- mainly the face, head and neck.  |
| Watch as typewriter stumps these kids Posted: 06 Aug 2014 04:12 AM PDT The series "Kids React" by The Fine Bros. takes on the typewriter. The video has nearly one million views on YouTube.  |
| Ground zero ship mystery solved Posted: 05 Aug 2014 05:44 PM PDT Scientists say they've solved the mystery of the ship hull found in 2010 in the wreckage of the former World Trade Center.  |
| You won't believe who painted this Posted: 06 Aug 2014 09:22 AM PDT Paintings by Polo, a 6-year-old poodle, will be featured in an auction gallery to raise money for other pets.  |
| 10 of the world's best hotels Posted: 06 Aug 2014 10:45 AM PDT For 19 years and counting, Travel + Leisure magazine has asked readers to vote for their favorite hotels and resorts. Here are the top 10.  |
| Kate Mulgrew gets revenge on Conan Posted: 06 Aug 2014 04:26 AM PDT Kate Mulgrew, "Red" from "Orange is the New Black" gets her sweet revenge on Conan for forcing her to do an Irish jig.  |
| Look at me! 18 selfies of the week Posted: 06 Aug 2014 03:46 AM PDT |
| 'Dead Man Walking' nun: End death penalty Posted: 06 Aug 2014 09:22 AM PDT She's 75, drinks whiskey and tells dirty jokes. She's also committed each day of her life to trying to see that not one more person is executed in America.  |
| Ebola fear spreads with new deaths Posted: 06 Aug 2014 09:42 AM PDT Nigeria and Saudi Arabia report suspected deaths from Ebola while the World Health Organization says the death toll from outbreak has reached 932.  |
| Rosetta on final approach toward comet Posted: 06 Aug 2014 08:26 AM PDT After a 10-year chase taking it billions of miles across the solar system, the Rosetta spacecraft is homing in on its close encounter with a comet.  |
| Opinion: Your data is not safe. So what? Posted: 06 Aug 2014 12:43 PM PDT Douglas Rushkoff says, don't kid yourself: Internet users are all in this together. If network is compromised, so are we all. It's time all of us practiced good Internet hygiene.  |
| Possibly the biggest data breach ever Posted: 06 Aug 2014 12:33 PM PDT A Russian-based cyber-criminal group stole 1.2 billion passwords and usernames from more than 420,000 websites.  |
| Gaza-Israel crisis Posted: 06 Aug 2014 07:21 AM PDT A day into a 72-hour cease-fire, many Palestinians are still facing up to the scale of the devastation in parts of Gaza as officials from Israel and Hamas gather in Cairo for talks about how to make the truce last.  |
| General killed Posted: 06 Aug 2014 02:44 AM PDT Army Maj. Gen. Harold Greene worked his way up the military over 34 years to become a training leader and infrastructure expert in the U.S. effort to heal war-torn Afghanistan, where he was killed Tuesday.  |
| Bowe Bergdahl Posted: 05 Aug 2014 11:33 PM PDT Former Taliban prisoner Bowe Bergdahl will meet Wednesday with an Army general leading the investigation into the sergeant's disappearance five years ago, his lawyer said.  |
| Rosetta Posted: 06 Aug 2014 08:26 AM PDT After a 10-year chase taking it billions of miles across the solar system, the Rosetta spacecraft is homing in on its close encounter with a comet.  |
| San Antonio Spurs Posted: 06 Aug 2014 02:27 AM PDT In what many sports fans view as a historic move, the reigning NBA champion San Antonio Spurs announced the hiring of Becky Hammon as assistant coach. Terms of Hammon's contract were not disclosed.  |
| Look at me! 18 selfies of the week Posted: 06 Aug 2014 03:59 AM PDT |