Admitted hijacker has hidden in Cuba for 43 years

Admitted hijacker has hidden in Cuba for 43 years
Obama gets ready to meet with Cuba, a 'sworn U.S. enemy'
Shooting witness nearly erased video out of fear
Spain: ISIS recruiters arrested
Iran: End sanctions or no deal
NASA: Proof of alien life closer
Gov. Christie's plan to win
N. Korea wants its ship back
30K cases hummus recalled
So you think you're good at multitasking?
Taylor Swift: My mom has cancer
Frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood dies
Kurt Cobain's daughter: 'I don't really like Nirvana'
40 years of 'Holy Grail': Best of Monty Python
Job advice from the guy who has tried them all
When babies go swimming
The most otherworldly place for a vacation?
#ImNoAngel lingerie ads 'redefine sexy'
Where the Ringling elephants now live
The Aaron Hernandez trial in 3 minutes
Burger King: Congrats Mr. Burger and Miss King
Are baseball players killing the game of baseball?
Attack takes 11 French TV channels off air
New York Dem teams up with tea partier
Why Mariah Carey Christmas movie has to happen
Gun-toting witness thwarts carjacking attempt

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:03 PM PDT

Charlie Hill is accused of killing a police officer and hijacking an airliner in 1971. As U.S.-Cuba relations thaw, he wonders if he should end his "exile." FULL STORY

Obama gets ready to meet with Cuba, a 'sworn U.S. enemy'

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 11:41 AM PDT

Emboldened after striking a preliminary nuclear deal with Iran, President Barack Obama heads to a gathering of South and Central American leaders this week prepared to test his doctrine of engaging sworn U.S. enemies, this time Cuba.

Shooting witness nearly erased video out of fear

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:32 PM PDT

Feidin Santana, the man who recorded a South Carolina police officer fatally shooting a fleeing unarmed man, says fear for his own life almost kept him from revealing the tape.

Spain: ISIS recruiters arrested

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:37 PM PDT

Eleven people arrested in Spain's Catalonia province were suspected members of a jihadist cell linked to ISIS, officials said.

Iran: End sanctions or no deal

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 05:45 AM PDT

The Iran deal framework unveiled last week includes easing of U.S. and U.N. sanctions.

NASA: Proof of alien life closer

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 04:44 AM PDT

A chief NASA scientist predicts that we will have "definitive evidence" of life outside our planet in 20-30 years.

Gov. Christie's plan to win

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 11:42 AM PDT

Whatever happened to Chris Christie?

N. Korea wants its ship back

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:05 PM PDT

North Korea accused Mexico of illegally holding one of its cargo ships Wednesday and demanded the release of the vessel and crew.

30K cases hummus recalled

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 11:54 AM PDT

Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

So you think you're good at multitasking?

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 09:16 AM PDT

Our brains on multitasking aren't nearly as good as we think they are. Let's say you're working on an activity over here, on the right side of the brain, and suddenly you're trying to multitask another activity, like talking on the phone.

Taylor Swift: My mom has cancer

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 09:15 AM PDT

Pop star Taylor Swift, who has built an intense bond with her fans by sharing personal details of her life, revealed some sobering news Thursday: Her mother has cancer.

Frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood dies

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 08:24 AM PDT

Geoffrey Lewis, a prolific character actor who appeared opposite frequent collaborator Clint Eastwood as his pal Orville Boggs in "Every Which Way But Loose" and its sequel, has died. He was 79.

Kurt Cobain's daughter: 'I don't really like Nirvana'

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:33 PM PDT

One summer a few years ago, Frances Bean Cobain worked as an intern in the New York offices of Rolling Stone. Frances -- the daughter of Nirvana singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain and an executive producer of the new HBO documentary on his life, "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck" -- was "a 15-year-old Goth kid, so stoked," she recalls with a laugh during a recent interview for the cover story in our new issue. She remembers providing research assistance on a cover about the Jonas Brothers -- and working in a cubicle across from a wall with a giant painting of Kurt. "Yeah," Frances says with a grin and mock-exasperation, "looking at my dad every day." (Preview the cover story and listen to a previously unheard Cobain song here.)

40 years of 'Holy Grail': Best of Monty Python

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:41 PM PDT

Monty Python in a movie?

Job advice from the guy who has tried them all

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:33 PM PDT

Mike Rowe is taking the bull by the horns (or, at the very least, trying not to get gored) in the season premiere of "Somebody's Gotta Do It," where he tries out niche jobs anywhere from bullfighting to water ballet.

When babies go swimming

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 07:00 AM PDT

The most otherworldly place for a vacation?

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 09:15 PM PDT

David Bristow and Colin Bell traveled the length of Africa to find the continent's best eco-friendly hotels and safari camps.

#ImNoAngel lingerie ads 'redefine sexy'

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:44 PM PDT

Retailer Lane Bryant launched an ad campaign for its lingerie line that is aimed at changing people's perceptions of beauty.

Where the Ringling elephants now live

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:32 PM PDT

CNN's Alina Machado visits the elephant sanctuary where the Ringling Bros. elephants are enjoying their retirement.

The Aaron Hernandez trial in 3 minutes

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 12:32 PM PDT

As a jury decides Aaron Hernandez's fate, catch up on the case against him and his defense.

Burger King: Congrats Mr. Burger and Miss King

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 06:32 AM PDT

Fast-food outlet Burger King will sponsor the wedding of an Illinois couple. Not just any couple -- these are the nuptials of Joel Burger and Ashley King.

Are baseball players killing the game of baseball?

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 09:35 AM PDT

CNN's Richard Roth speaks to fans, coaches and players about where the game of professional baseball stands today.

Attack takes 11 French TV channels off air

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 11:55 AM PDT

A global French-language television network struggled Thursday to regain its footing -- and contact with its audience -- after having been virtually disabled by a massive cyberattack the previous evening.

New York Dem teams up with tea partier

Posted: 09 Apr 2015 11:38 AM PDT

A diehard New York Democrat sits in her congressional office, looking over details of one of her pet bills. In walks a far-right Republican, a woman from the West who was part of the Tea Party Caucus -- the sort who'd seem an obvious adversary.