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50,000 'ghost soldiers' hurt Iraq army

50,000 'ghost soldiers' hurt Iraq army


50,000 'ghost soldiers' hurt Iraq army

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 04:11 AM PST

In its fight against Islamist terror militia ISIS, the Iraqi army may be weakened from within by corrupt soldiers not showing for duty -- 50,000 of them. Maybe more.

Police: Man killed with hammers

Posted: 30 Nov 2014 11:29 PM PST

Two juveniles are in custody Sunday, suspected in the death of a man beaten with hammers on a St. Louis street.

Cops sue city over killings

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 03:45 AM PST

Officers involved in a 2012 shooting in Cleveland are suing the city and police officials, alleging racial discrimination.

Sinkhole swallows car

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 02:03 AM PST

Two men had a close call when their car was swallowed by a sinkhole that formed in the street. CCTV has more.

How to become a morning person

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:25 PM PST

Want to "Be a Champion" like Dhani Jones? Waking up early can jump start your career.

Creed frontman: I'm 'penniless'

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 04:55 AM PST

Scott Stapp, the lead singer of the band Creed, revealed he was living in a Holiday Inn and "penniless" in a nearly 16-minute Facebook video post early Wednesday morning.

Travel photos we wish we'd taken

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 06:56 AM PST

Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Travel Photo of the Day. Click through the gallery above to see stunning shots from around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image.

Reuniting soldiers with dogs left behind

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 11:38 AM PST

Staff Sgt. Edwin Caba served in Afghanistan for nearly three years. Like his fellow soldiers, he longed for a sense of normalcy during his tours.

Group wants NFL to apologize

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 08:25 AM PST

A group representing police in St. Louis says it's infuriated after several St. Louis players raised their hands in solidarity with protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.

Obama preparing executive order

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 11:10 AM PST

President Barack Obama, responding to concerns over the use of military-style equipment during protests in Ferguson, Missouri over the summer, is asking aides to prepare an executive order that would better track the weapons and gear flowing from the federal government to local police departments around the nation.

Call for nationwide walkout today

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:09 AM PST

Activists were calling for students to walk out of school and employees to walk off the job nationwide Monday to protest police violence.

Why Ferguson touched raw nerve

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 03:48 AM PST

The rage echoing across the nation after a grand jury's conclusion in Ferguson, Missouri, goes far beyond the decision not to indict white police Officer Darren Wilson in the death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown.

Should we forgive Bill Cosby?

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 07:24 AM PST

By now, we have all heard the allegations made by numerous women that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them. At least 15 have accused him of abuse, with the first incident in the late 1960s and the last in 2004.

GOP, get your facts straight

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 07:24 AM PST

President Obama's critics have the right to be upset by his decision to shield from deportation, at least temporarily, some groups of undocumented immigrants. But they don't have the right to twist the facts, use inflammatory language and create confusion.

Can we get racial justice?

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:12 AM PST

On the night the Ferguson Grand jury's decision broke, a friend sent me an email:

The new power of John McCain

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:26 AM PST

Just about six years after his career seemed to come to a crashing halt, when Barack Obama defeated him in the presidential election of 2008, Arizona Sen. John McCain is poised to re-emerge as a major player in the next two years.

You're lucky to survive a day here

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 05:06 AM PST

A year after leaving Syria, and I had almost forgotten how it feels to be under pressure and terrified all the time. How so easily you can become one of the nameless victims, considered lucky if you were even counted among the dead. But a year after fleeing from the civil war, I have come back -- to a place dominated by fear and chaos, one governed by the force of arms and of bombs.

GOPer who dissed Obama girls resigns

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 06:53 AM PST

A senior Republican staffer is resigning after her comments that the Obama daughters should "try showing a little class" caused a firestorm of criticism on social media this weekend.

U.S. F-16 pilot dies in Jordan crash

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:44 AM PST

A U.S. Air Force pilot was killed when the F-16 Fighting Falcon he was flying crashed in an noncombat incident in Jordan, officials said.

Ohio State player found dead

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:49 AM PST

A missing Ohio State University football player has been found dead, authorities said Sunday.

FBI warns military of ISIS threat

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 06:29 AM PST

The FBI issued a warning Sunday to members of the U.S. military that ISIS is calling for attacks against them, according to a law enforcement source, saying that "overseas based individuals are looking for like-minded individuals in the US to carry out these attacks."

High court hears Facebook threat case

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:13 PM PST

The high court will hear oral arguments Monday in the first examination of free speech rights and social media.

Wife: Ray Rice 'terrified' after hitting me

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:30 AM PST

Ray Rice is a human who made a mistake that he'd never made before and that he won't make again, wife Janay Rice said in an interview that aired Monday.

Ray Rice's wife speaks out

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 06:03 AM PST

CNN's Alisyn Camerota talks with Jemele Hill of ESPN, who recently interviewed Janay Rice.

Head-injury suit targets high school

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:46 PM PST

The legal fight over head injuries in football has made its way to the high school arena -- and is heading to court.

Prince Harry reveals his secret

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:00 AM PST

Prince Harry reveals his darkest secret as part of a new campaign to encourage people to talk about HIV and Aids.

The new 'Fashion Police' host is ...

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:52 PM PST

Comedian Kathy Griffin will fill Joan Rivers' stylish shoes as host of E!'s "Fashion Police" in 2015.

Travelers' mile-long wait for TSA

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 08:30 AM PST

Travelers at Chicago's Midway airport documented the mile-long security line on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Cops: Girl shot after knifing man

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 04:14 AM PST

A Palestinian teenage girl attacked an Israeli man with a knife on Monday, then was shot down by Israeli security officers, authorities said.

Bargains on police auction site

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 05:57 AM PST

CNN's Paul Vercammen reports on a police auction website that sells unclaimed stolen evidence items at bargain prices.

Drone shows what's </br>left of Chernobyl

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:08 AM PST

Armed with a camera and a dosimeter Geiger counter, cinematographer Danny Cooke explored the remains of Pripyat and Chernobyl, the Ukrainian region that was evacuated in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear explosion.

Actor hits racism as black Stormtrooper

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:43 AM PST

Actor John Boyega has four words for anyone who's upset he's playing what appears to be a black Stormtrooper in the trailer for the latest "Star Wars" film: "Get used to it."

Reporter shot at during interview

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 08:28 AM PST

A reporter was shot at in West Virginia while she was following up on a story. CNN affiliate WCHS reports.

Hearing this brought a family to tears

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 03:40 AM PST

After losing their son and brother in a tragic house fire, the Heisler family got to hear his heart beat again.

How 1 village pumps out muscle men

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:03 AM PST

The village of Asola-Fatehpur Beri is the strongest in India.

Will there ever be an HIV vaccine?

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 03:08 AM PST

2.1 million new HIV infections occurred in 2013 and on World AIDS day we explore whether an HIV vaccine will ever be possible to stop this rising indefinitely. In 2009, mild success form a trial in Thailand renewed hope and now, in January 2015 a new version will be tested in South Africa, where 19% of the population have HIV. Other vaccines are being designed simultaneously as just 50 percent protection would be enough to make an impact globally. Experts believe we will never fully control HIV without a vaccine. Will we get one?

Photographer's last images

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 07:38 AM PST

Andy Rocchelli was barely 30 years old when mortar shells obliterated his convoy near Slovyansk, Ukraine. His final photos project the maturity of a young man who, by then, had roamed confidently in dangerous war scenarios.

$127k found in desk bought at auction

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 11:57 AM PST

One man discovered more than $127,000 inside an antique desk he bought at auction for $40.

Where did 'snow circles' come from?

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 06:21 AM PST

A series of almost perfect geometric shapes have appeared on isolated, frozen lakes.

Man proposes, but then ...

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:13 AM PST

One man's plan to propose didn't go quite as planned after the ring fell into water . WBMA reports.

Huston opens up on Nicholson, O'Neal

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 06:19 AM PST

Most of us haven't lived enough to fill one memoir, let alone two, but then again most of us have not lived the life of Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston.

'Walking Dead': Tragic midseason finale

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 05:41 AM PST

"The Walking Dead's" midseason finale on Sunday was about as intense as it gets.

Giving autistic kids a 'bigger world'

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 03:58 AM PST

Thanks to Dr. Wendy Ross and her nonprofit, more autistic children and their families are getting to experience the fun activities that other children do.

Actor hits racism over 'black Stormtrooper'

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 01:02 AM PST

Actor John Boyega has four words for anyone who's upset he's playing what appears in the trailer for the latest "Star Wars" film to be a black Stormtrooper: "Get used to it."

Drone shows what's left of Chernobyl

Posted: 30 Nov 2014 10:24 PM PST

Armed with a camera and a dosimeter geiger counter, cinematographer Danny Cooke explored the remains of Pripyat and Chernobyl, the Ukrainian region that was evacuated in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear explosion.

Opinion: Police shootings out of hand

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 01:30 PM PST

Police officers do heroic, often frightening work. And they do it for our sake -- to protect us.

Ferguson

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 11:55 AM PST

A group representing police in St. Louis says it's infuriated after five St. Louis Rams players raised their hands Sunday in solidarity with protesters upset at Michael Brown's death.

Football player dies

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:49 AM PST

The rough sports he loved may have helped to do Kosta Karageorge in at age 22. He gained attention as a 6'-5", 285-lb. Ohio State football defensive tackle, but he was also a wrestler.

Chernobyl

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 01:24 AM PST

Time has effectively stood still in the Ukrainian city of Pripyat, which was evacuated in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion.

GOP staffer

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 10:06 AM PST

A senior Republican staffer is resigning after her comments that the Obama daughters should "try showing a little class" caused a firestorm of criticism on social media this weekend.

Muscle village

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 01:24 AM PST

The village of Asola-Fatehpur Beri is the strongest in India.

Black Stormtrooper

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 02:40 AM PST

Actor John Boyega has four words for anyone who's upset he's playing what appears to be a black Stormtrooper in the latest "Star Wars" film: "Get used to it."

Photographer's last images

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 09:57 AM PST

Andy Rocchelli was barely 30 years old when mortar shells obliterated his convoy near Slovyansk, Ukraine. His final photos project the maturity of a young man who, by then, had roamed confidently in dangerous war scenarios.

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