| World's most liveable city is ... Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:13 AM PDT The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) claims its annual Liveability Survey could be used to "assign a hardship allowance as part of expatriate relocation packages," among other things.  |
| Emmy host makes a promise Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:54 PM PDT Will it be a "Bad" night -- or a "True" one?  |
| Moms stage breastfeeding protest Posted: 23 Aug 2014 06:10 AM PDT After one mother says she was told to breastfeed in the restroom at a clothing store, several moms held a "nurse-in."  |
| NFL legend on life after cancer Posted: 22 Aug 2014 10:32 PM PDT In this excerpt, Kelly talks of the joy of hearing his cancer appears to be gone. Full interview airs on CNN's Unguarded.  |
| Confirmed: Changes at 'MythBusters' Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:55 PM PDT "MythBusters" is looking to the future -- and leaving some of its regulars behind.  |
| Devastating floods across the U.S. Posted: 23 Aug 2014 06:17 AM PDT Record-breaking rain and rising waters have affected cities all across the U.S. CNN's Jennifer Gray reports.  |
| How dangerous is that sunburn? Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:26 AM PDT Dr. Sanjay Gupta tells us how applying sunscreen every day can help you live to be 100.  |
| When nature made us say, 'Wow' Posted: 23 Aug 2014 01:34 AM PDT When a photographer is at the right place at the right time, a lightning show can be absolutely magical.  |
| Suffering is called 'unspeakable' Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:35 AM PDT Some 20,000 ethnic Turkmen Shiites in Iraq are running low on food, water and electricity. The situation "demands immediate action," a U.N. official says.  |
| 'World's most ruthless terrorists' Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:33 AM PDT The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is using brutal tactics to gain control of large areas of Iraq and Syria.  |
| Is Obama planning strikes in Syria? Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:34 AM PDT After three years of avoiding it, President Barack Obama finds himself being pushed toward military action in Syria.  |
| What it will take to beat ISIS Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:29 AM PDT "We need long-term to take out ISIS' leadership, to degrade their operational capabilities, to cut off their financing sources, to go after them in a comprehensive way to cut off their ability to do the things we've seen them do."  |
| Ice Bucket Challenge is not a gimmick Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:17 AM PDT John Bare says the Ice Bucket Challenge signals a new kind of activism and peer-to-peer fund-raising.  |
| Keep prosecutor on Brown case Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:31 AM PDT As the investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown continues, critics, including Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, have questioned the prosecutor's efficiency and impartiality.  |
| Just pay ISIS ransom? Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:31 AM PDT ISIS demanded 100 million euros ($132.5 million) in ransom for the release of James Foley, the American journalist kidnapped and killed by the terrorist group in Syria, according to a spokesman for GlobalPost, the news website for which Foley freelanced.  |
| SpaceX rocket explodes in test Posted: 23 Aug 2014 05:02 AM PDT A small rung on a long ladder to Mars broke on Friday, when a rocket test in Texas ended in a midair ball of fire.  |
| See rocket burst into flames Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:46 AM PDT A SpaceX F9R rocket exploded during a test flight over Texas.  |
| Boa bites Nicki Minaj dancer Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:49 AM PDT A 6-foot-long boa constrictor named Rocky stole the show Friday during a rehearsal for Nicki Minaj's performance of "Anaconda" at the MTV Video Music Awards when he bit a backup dancer in the arm, according to a statement from MTV.  |
| Parents turn daughter in for sexting Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:03 PM PDT A family turned to the local sheriff for help after discovering their 13-year-old daughter was sexting with school boys.  |
| Rally held at site of choke-hold death Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:41 PM PDT Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday on a New York street where Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, died after a white police officer put him in a choke hold, sparking national outrage just weeks before the Michael Brown was shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.  |
| India, Pakistan exchange fire Posted: 23 Aug 2014 04:34 AM PDT Pakistan and India exchanged fire near the border in the disputed Kashmir region early Saturday, killing at least two people from each country.  |
| Russian aid trucks out of Ukraine Posted: 23 Aug 2014 07:59 AM PDT Several dozen Russian aid trucks left Ukrainian territory on Saturday morning, Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported, a day after they crossed the border without authorization.  |
| Video shows brutal mosque attack Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:46 AM PDT Police say gunmen stormed a Sunni mosque in Iraq during prayers and opened fire, killing at least 70 people.  |
| Foley's brother: Too little was done Posted: 23 Aug 2014 03:04 AM PDT The United Nations on Friday condemned the beheading of American journalist James Foley by his ISIS captors as "heinous and cowardly" and said the execution shows the increasing danger to journalists reporting in Syria.  |
| ISIS wanted to free 'Lady al Qaeda' Posted: 23 Aug 2014 05:55 AM PDT CNN's Jean Casarez reports on the woman, known as "Lady al Qaeda," who ISIS wanted to exchange for James Foley.  |
| Iceland closes airspace near volcano Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:01 AM PDT Iceland closed the airspace near the Bardarbunga volcano on Saturday, warning that significant emission of ash into the atmosphere is likely.  |
| Rare creature shocks neighbors Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:05 AM PDT A rare, all white, deer was spotted in a Connecticut neighborhood. CNN affiliate WCBS has the story.  |
| Cops: Pair lured Amish girls with dog Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:16 PM PDT A puppy was used to lure two Amish girls into a car in upstate New York, with the captors plotting to enslave the sisters, authorities said.  |
| Meet this 10-year-old CEO Posted: 23 Aug 2014 05:58 AM PDT Meet the 10-year-old CEO who's having serious fun running a successful business.  |
| Bizarre ice bucket challenge goes viral Posted: 23 Aug 2014 05:59 AM PDT As CBC's Zach Goudie reports, taking the ice bucket challenge can have unintended consequences.  |
| 'Big Bang' star on his big new paycheck Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:14 AM PDT At the end of last season on "The Big Bang Theory," Sheldon finally had to cope with not getting what he wanted in his career.  |
| What makes a movie quote so quotable? Posted: 23 Aug 2014 08:42 AM PDT Screenwriter William Goldman has won two Oscars and written some of the most famous lines in movie history. And he still has no idea why some of his dialogue is part of the national vernacular.  |
| History's worst female serial killer Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:51 AM PDT With a ruined centuries-old castle looming up on the hill above, the Slovakian village of Cachtice could easily take a starring role in a Gothic horror film.  |
| You call that a salad?! Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:54 AM PDT There was a time in my life when I thought I knew a thing or two -- about life, about being a reasonably functional member of society, about language, about being a food editor. That phase of my existence ended several weeks ago when the meatloaf salad showed up in my workplace cafeteria.  |
| Are women better at 'Brain Games'? Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:28 AM PDT "Brain Games" host Jason Silva joins Dr. Sanjay Gupta on SGMD Saturday at 4:30pm ET and Sunday at 7:30am ET on CNN  |
| Build a home for $30. Seriously Posted: 23 Aug 2014 08:09 AM PDT Getting a foothold on the property ladder can be a challenge at the best of times, and the prospects for many of us have been battered further by the global recession.  |
| Officer's supporters 'will not hide' Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:23 PM PDT Supporters of Ferguson, Missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson say they have faced threats over their views, but vowed not to be silenced.  |
| Residents: You don't know Ferguson Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:43 AM PDT They moved to the St. Louis suburb because of its schools, affordable housing and manageable crime rate. The city they've seen lately, in the media and out their windows, is not that city.  |
| Meet the children of Ferguson Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:43 PM PDT Poppy Harlow reports how the children of Ferguson are coping with the protests and violence there.  |
| Residents: You don't know Ferguson Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:26 AM PDT They moved to the St. Louis suburb because of its schools, affordable housing and manageable crime rate. The city they've seen lately, in the media and out their windows, is not that city.  |
| SpaceX rocket explodes in test flight Posted: 23 Aug 2014 07:22 AM PDT A SpaceX F9R rocket exploded during a test flight over Texas.  |
| What makes a movie quote so quotable? Posted: 22 Aug 2014 03:53 PM PDT Screenwriter William Goldman has won two Oscars and written some of the most famous lines in movie history. And he still has no idea why some of his dialogue is part of the national vernacular.  |
| Should nations pay ISIS ransom? Posted: 22 Aug 2014 02:51 PM PDT Paying to free terrorist captives has worked for France, say Peter Bergen and Emily Schneider, but carries uncomfortable risks and grim options.  |
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| Capturing our changing world Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:25 PM PDT Defining Moments: Capturing our changing world  |
| James Foley Posted: 23 Aug 2014 01:39 AM PDT The United Nations on Friday condemned the beheading of American journalist James Foley by his ISIS captors as "heinous and cowardly" and said the execution shows the increasing danger to journalists reporting in Syria.  |
| Ukraine Posted: 23 Aug 2014 03:38 AM PDT Several dozen Russian aid trucks left Ukrainian territory on Saturday morning, Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported, a day after they crossed the border without authorization.  |
| Amish girls Posted: 23 Aug 2014 02:07 AM PDT A puppy was used to lure two Amish girls into a car in upstate New York, with the captors plotting to enslave the sisters, authorities said.  |
| Ferguson Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:59 PM PDT Supporters of Ferguson, Missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson say they have faced threats over their views, but vowed not to be silenced.  |
| 'MythBusters' Posted: 22 Aug 2014 04:07 PM PDT "MythBusters" is looking to the future -- and leaving some of its regulars behind.  |
| Movie quotes Posted: 23 Aug 2014 01:46 AM PDT Screenwriter William Goldman has won two Oscars and written some of the most famous lines in movie history. And he still has no idea why some of his dialogue is part of the national vernacular.  |
| Emmy Awards Posted: 23 Aug 2014 01:39 AM PDT Will it be a "Bad" night -- or a "True" one?  |