Obama condemns rioters as 'criminals and thugs'

Obama condemns rioters as 'criminals and thugs'
Angry mom smacks protesting son
Iran seizes ship; U.S. responds
Nigerian troops rescue 200 girls
Landslides follow Nepal quake
Justices wary of redefining marriage
Oven cooks man to death, company charged
Eight executed by firing squad
Hundreds of decomposed corpses found
Video shows train blown off bridge by storm
'Lord of the Rings' cinematographer dies
Angry college professor fails entire class
Jeb Bush pushes for 51st state
Two-way mirror found in bar's bathroom stall
Sting, Bradley Cooper and Helen Mirren are ...
32 amazing sports photos
Straight teen asks gay best friend to prom
Lifetime making 'Full House' tell-all movie
5 great hairstyles that always look amazing
On board with bionic bartenders
World's fastest train takes you a mile in 10 seconds
Alligator trainer attacked during show
Model: Cop slammed my face into glass table
Turning waves into mesmerizing mountains
Surreal photos of classic fairy tales
Nepal struggles to treat quake victims
Families ripped apart by earthquake
Believe your eyes: World photo awards
Erupting volcanoes that can be seen from space
Man reunites with baby he found in dumpster
Your future home may have wheels

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 12:43 PM PDT

Baltimore residents wonder how to stop the violence from happening again. FULL STORY | PHOTOS

Angry mom smacks protesting son

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 09:47 AM PDT

A mom furious at her son for apparently taking part in the Baltimore riots has become a sensation online.

Iran seizes ship; U.S. responds

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 10:33 AM PDT

Iran Revolutionary Guard patrol boats fired shots across the bow of and later intercepted a commercial cargo ship, the M/V Maersk Tigris, which was crossing the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday morning, according to a senior U.S. military official.

Nigerian troops rescue 200 girls

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:12 PM PDT

Nigerian troops rescued 200 girls and 93 women Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announced on its official Twitter account.

Landslides follow Nepal quake

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:24 PM PDT

More than 4,600 people dead. Over 9,000 injured. Eight million affected across Nepal. One million children urgently in need of help.

Justices wary of redefining marriage

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:05 PM PDT

Update 11:13 a.m.: The man who disrupted court arguments this morning was yelling and screaming outside the courtroom doors before police officers dragged him out of the building and put him in handcuffs, according to Lane Hudson, a witness who was standing outside the courtroom doors.

Oven cooks man to death, company charged

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 12:43 PM PDT

Bumble Bee Foods and two employees face felony criminal charges in the 2012 death of Jose Melena, an employee who died in a pressure cooker. KCAL/KCBS reports.

Eight executed by firing squad

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:20 PM PDT

The families of death row prisoners who are expected to be executed within the next 24 hours by Indonesian firing squad made their final visit Tuesday to the island where they're being held.

Hundreds of decomposed corpses found

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 09:13 PM PDT

Hundreds of decomposed corpses were discovered buried in shallow graves in the streets of the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak this past weekend, according to local officials and a resident.

Video shows train blown off bridge by storm

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 12:40 PM PDT

Video shows the moment a train was blown off the Huey P. Long Bridge by a storm in Jefferson Parrish, Louisiana. No injuries were reported.

'Lord of the Rings' cinematographer dies

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 12:14 PM PDT

Andrew Lesnie, the Oscar-winning cinematographer who spent more than a decade collaborating with director Peter Jackson on the six "Lord of the Rings"and "Hobbit" films, has died. He was 59.

Angry college professor fails entire class

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 09:09 AM PDT

A professor at Texas A&M Galveston said in an email to his strategic management students that they were a disgrace, that they lacked maturity -- and that he would fail the entire class.

Jeb Bush pushes for 51st state

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 11:12 AM PDT

Jeb Bush reiterated his support for Puerto Rico statehood on Tuesday, telling a crowd that he's long been a supporter of the movement to make the U.S. territory the 51st state.

Two-way mirror found in bar's bathroom stall

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 03:39 AM PDT

Two-way mirror faces the ladies' toilet in a Chicago bar. Jeanne Moos reports the mirror is reflecting poorly in the bar's Yelp ratings.

Sting, Bradley Cooper and Helen Mirren are ...

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 11:26 AM PDT

The nominations for the 69th Annual Tony Awards were announced Tuesday morning.

32 amazing sports photos

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 03:26 AM PDT

Straight teen asks gay best friend to prom

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 12:57 PM PDT

When high school junior Jacob Lescenski couldn't find a date for prom, he thought he'd ask his best friend to go with him.

Lifetime making 'Full House' tell-all movie

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 04:43 AM PDT

Have Mercy! Lifetime has its follow-up to its "Unauthorized Saved By the Bell" TV movie: the network is now taking on Full House.

5 great hairstyles that always look amazing

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 11:22 AM PDT

From curly and coily to just a hint of kink, African women across the continent are embracing the natural hair movement.

On board with bionic bartenders

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 02:20 AM PDT

When Royal Caribbean's huge Anthem of the Seas cruise ship rumbled smoothly out to sea on its maiden commercial trip last week, it carried a strange cargo alongside its 4,000-plus passengers.

World's fastest train takes you a mile in 10 seconds

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 09:09 AM PDT

The Japanese Maglev train crushed its own world record by traveling at 374 miles per hour for nearly 11 seconds. Check out the train in action.

Alligator trainer attacked during show

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 12:41 PM PDT

An alligator trainer was attacked while performing a show in Texas. CNN affiliate KTRK reports.

Model: Cop slammed my face into glass table

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 03:40 AM PDT

A California woman explains why she is suing Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department after a nightclub arrest. CNN affiliate KSNV reports.

Turning waves into mesmerizing mountains

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 12:56 PM PDT

Australian coalminer-turned -photographer Ray Collins braves perilous conditions in storm-churned oceans to reveal a dreamlike world of frozen waves.

Surreal photos of classic fairy tales

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 04:03 AM PDT

You don't have to be well-versed in Russian folklore to appreciate this dream-like take on classic stories.

Nepal struggles to treat quake victims

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 11:49 AM PDT

The injured have flooded Kathmandu's overstretched hospitals following a devastating earthquake in Nepal on Saturday, April 25.

Families ripped apart by earthquake

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 06:01 AM PDT

By the time you reach the outskirts of Nepal's capital, even the roads are showing signs of the sheer magnitude of this earthquake -- and the enormity of the task awaiting a country struggling to come to terms with devastation and tragedy.