Sitting at her home in West Seattle, Washington, Amanda Knox's aunt Janet Huff was watching the live television news coverage that her niece had been convicted of murder.
Indoor pyrotechnics caused an explosion late Friday at a nightclub in central Russia that killed 103 people and injured at least 140 others, authorities said.
CNN's Tom Foreman at the batting cage for the holiday party!
Anderson Cooper talks with a panel to find out exactly who's to blame for Maurice Clemmons having his sentence commuted.
Off-road cyclocross racing is gaining fans and participants in the US. CNN's Beth English introduces us to the sport.
In a change of plans, President Obama will attend the end of an upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, the White House said Friday.
Two people were killed and at least nine were injured in a chemical explosion in Peshawar on Saturday, police said.
Rescuers were desperately trying to save dozens of people Saturday who were thrown overboard when a boat collided with a ferry in the Nile River in northern Egypt, the nation's government-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
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Sitting in for CNN's Larry King, Jim Moray talks with Janet Huff, Amanda Knox's aunt about the guilty verdict.
Jim Moray sitting in for Larry King talks with Amanda Knox's friend Madison Paxton about the guilty verdict.
The threat of Asian carp near the Great Lakes prompts Illinois' biggest fish kill. CNN's Ines Ferre reports.
One small instance of injustice springboards into an overview of human rights problems in Cameroon.
Russian officials say fireworks are to blame for a deadly nightclub explosion. CNN's Max Tkachenko reports.
CNN's Kitty Pilgrim reports that, though fewer jobs were shed in November, a good jobs report only goes so far.
Film director Roman Polanski has been released from custody in Switzerland and placed under house arrest, Swiss justice authorities said Friday.
Forget spray-painting crude symbols under the cover of night. Colorful knitters armed with needles and skeins of yarn are unleashing their own brand of colorful guerrilla art to breathe new creativity and spirit into the machismo of urban art.
An Italian jury has found American student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito guilty in the stabbing death of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.
Get them in, and get them out. The U.S. President's plan comes under fire quickly.
Wrestler Edward Fatu, better known as the hulking, tattooed WWE superstar "Umaga," died Friday of a heart attack in a Houston, Texas, hospital, a family friend said.
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared martial law beginning Friday night in the southern province of Maguindanao, where 57 people were killed last week, an army spokesman told CNN Saturday.
Sometimes if you want a seat in parliament, you have to catch it first!
South Africans celebrate the World Cup coming to home turf.
Are microchip implants in the health care bill? We'll check the Truth-o-Meter. Plus, a summit meeting?well, almost!
The Indian capital has launched a campaign to discourage urinating in public places -- a common sight across the country.
Two more people were charged Friday for allegedly helping a suspected cop killer elude police during an intense manhunt in the Seattle, Washington, area, prosecutors said.
Family and friends of Amanda Knox react after she is convicted of murder in Italy. KING's Allen Schauffler reports.
Will Tiger Woods' wife leave him given his recent 'transgressions'? Showbiz Tonight has the great Tiger Woods debate.
Houston Mayor Bill White announces that he will be running for Texas governor.
On the morning of the 2007 shooting massacre that rocked the country, Virginia Tech officials had begun to lock down administrative buildings and some staffers even warned their families nearly 90 minutes before the rest of campus was notified that a gunman was on the loose, according to a new report released by Virginia's governor Friday.
A group is working to save the sanctity of marriage by gathering signatures for a proposition to ban divorce in California.
A Michigan hat designer answers the call of duty and gains national acclaim on this week's Small Business Success.
A woman is sent to jail after recording less than two minutes of the vampire flick "New Moon" at a party.
Campbell Brown interviews Amanda Knox's aunt and gets her reaction to Amanda's guilty verdict.
CNN's Naamua Delaney talks with a legal analyst about Amanda Knox's guilty verdict.
It is an around-the-clock affair for news organizations hoping to break the latest information in the Tiger Woods scandal.
An Italian jury has found Amanda Knox guilty of the murder of her former roommate. CNN's Paula Newton reports.
Paul Merhige is accused of shooting and killing family members at holiday dinner. One victim's father speaks out.
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and his wife were involved in a three-vehicle accident Friday in which one person died, a network spokeswoman said.
The "catch-me killer" who used YouTube to claim responsibility for the murder of Jennifer Kresse has been caught.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed the pledges by NATO members and other allies to send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan to battle Taliban and al Qaeda extremists and train Afghan forces.
A fire at a karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, killed at least 20 people Friday night, according to a hospital.
Is the White House waging war on the Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf? Their endangered species status is in jeopardy.
A judge reads the verdict in the trial of Amanda Knox, found guilty on all charges of murdering her roommate.
Mexican authorities have freed 107 indigenous people who officials say were being held as slave laborers in a Mexico City factory disguised as a drug rehabilitation center.
Tom Brokaw and his wife were involved in an auto accident in which one person was killed.
Dozens are dead in central Russia after an explosion at a nightclub, according to state run media reports.
A birthday celebration that culminated in a trip to catch the blockbuster movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" could land 22-year-old Samantha Tumpach in prison for three years.
President Obama on Friday praised the latest jobs figures that show a drop in the U.S. unemployment rate from 10.2 percent to 10 percent in November.
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CNN's Becky Anderson talks about the art of poker with professional player Victoria Coren.
Oprah at the White House, J. Lo explains herself, and other news from HLN's "Showbiz Tonight."
President Obama takes a lunch break after giving a speech on the economy in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Support for President Obama has dropped below 50 percent for the first time in a CNN poll despite high marks for his recently announced Afghanistan policy.
Wolf interviews Mark Zandi with Moody's Economy.com, who believes the U.S. recession is coming to an end.
Deborah Wright can't remember the exact moment, but her eyes sparkle when asked about her ambition: "I have always wanted to fly planes."
CNN's Errol Barnett goes online to see how fans are reacting to the 2010 World Cup brackets.
Psychologist Linda Papadopoulos talks with CNN's Becky Anderson about Tiger Woods' relationship.
Twitter creator Jack Dorsey's Square application, which is like a smartphone PayPal for credit cards, has attracted lots of warranted attention for its potential to enable peer-to-peer and merchant credit card transactions in the real world far beyond what's capable today in most countries.
Germany striker Mario Gomez hit his third goal in consecutive Bundesliga games to help Bayern Munich seal a 2-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach to move up to third place in the table.
A Texas state senator is outraged after a supposedly paralyzed prisoner overcame guards and escaped.
After playing pregnant in this summer's "Away We Go," Maya Rudolph has welcomed a real-life bundle of joy: her second child with director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Paul Steinhauser and Keating Holland look at new CNN polls showing President Obama's approval rating slipping.
Filmmaker Roman Polanski is now under house arrest at his chalet in Switzerland. CNN's Morgan Neill reports.
CNN's Becky Anderson hosted a live Skype chat during the World Cup draw in South Africa.
Opera singer Angela Brown believes that opera is for "rich and poor people" and not just "elitist audiences."
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor reported Friday to the U.N. Security Council that violence continues in Darfur and that the Sudanese president and his government are not cooperating with investigators.
Stevie Wonder has had more than 30 U.S. top ten hits and has won 22 Grammy Awards -- more than any other male artist.
It's early on a Saturday morning, and Sarah Markowitz limbers up before her dance class begins.
It's a trip that would make Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher blush. On Friday, the Carnival cruise ship Elation, sponsored by the world's largest nonprofit singles travel group, will make history by hosting the world's first International Cougar Cruise, and we don't mean the animal.
HLN's Jennifer Westhoven shows you where to find bargain gifts this holiday season.
It's what we tell friends and family for their own peace of mind: Everybody's fine, and there is nothing to worry about.
Lamar Brantley has been handicapped by Tiger Woods.
These days, Becky Griggs starts her morning well before the sun comes up, in time to meet her clients at the gym at 5:30. It's a big change from six years ago, when she was 352 pounds and, as she calls it, engaged in a "slow form of suicide."
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist mistakenly gives out the number to a sex hotline in a recording. WJXT reports.
A look back at the top stories for December 4, 2009.
A Houston cardiologist wants routine heart screenings for sixth graders. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Rafael Nadal rediscovered his top form at the right time to brush aside Tomas Berdych in straight sets and give Spain the early advantage in their Davis Cup final defense against the Czech Republic in Barcelona.
MLS and LA Galaxy footballer Landon Donovan discusses his views on the teams competing in next year's World Cup.
CNN's Topher Kohan reviews broadcast TV sites in this edition of Tech Torture.
A down and out singer struggles to mend his "crazy heart."
Sen. Bob Corker says his daughter is fine but "really sore" after being pulled from her car and thrown to the ground in a carjacking in the nation's capital.
CNN's Alex Thomas has reaction from London on the eight groups for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The White House has authorized an expansion of the CIA's program to attack suspected al Qaeda and Taliban operatives in Pakistan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border with missiles shot from pilotless planes, a U.S. official confirms.
Music from late rapper Tupac Shakur has been included as part of the Vatican's official MySpace Music playlist.
CNN's Nkepile Mabuse has reaction from Cape Town, as South Africa is given a tough draw for the 2010 World Cup.
Varied numbers are out from a poll on President Obama's recent Afghanistan strategy announcement.
Former footballer John Fashanu talks about South Africa, England, USA and Argentina's chances in the World Cup.
An international team of scientists has developed a new method of measuring the absorption of CO2 by the oceans that could become an "early-warning system" for climate change.
Where can you find Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard, Kate Hudson and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas all having a blast singing and dancing together?
President Obama points to a glimmer of hope in the economy during a speech in Pennsylvania.
In a nondescript conference room tucked inside the library at the University of Delaware, a graduate student found a historian's equivalent to a needle in a haystack.
There's an old Hollywood tale, and it goes like this: Open a female-led movie around Valentine's Day. Watch women go in droves and drive up box office numbers.
Four militants armed with guns and grenades stormed a mosque in Rawalpindi frequented by military personnel, killing dozens of people Friday -- most of them children, the military said.
CNN sits down with "Juno" director Jason Reitman to talk about his new film, "Up in the Air."
A college student asks President Obama about legalizing prostitution, gambling and drugs.
A first thought upon hearing that Comcast is buying NBC Universal from GE? "Oh my God, will this be the end of "30 Rock?"
The new movie musical "Nine" features an all-star cast, including Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Penelope Cruz.
CNN correspondents look back on the stories from 2009 that made the biggest impression on them.
Barack Obama was viewed as the anti-war candidate for the White House and then won the Nobel Peace Prize as president. Now he'll triple the size of the American force in Afghanistan that he inherited less than a year ago.
Houston residents get a rare sight as snow passes through Texas.
What better way to reinvent one of the most popular video game franchises of all time than by adding simultaneous multiplayer fun?
CNN correspondents look back on the stories from 2009 that made the biggest impression on them.
CNN correspondents look back on the stories from 2009 that made the biggest impression on them.
Planners of Nigeria's capital city are plotting three new city centers, new railways and a highway.
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says the U.S. should start to focus more on its own issues.
Sure, costars on another popular show are dating in real life -- to the delight of fans -- but that's not the case for Glee's Cory Monteith.
Indian batsman Virender Sehwag admitted he was not too disappointed after he fell seven agonising runs short of a world record third triple-century in the third Test against Sri Lanka.
President Obama, cabinet members and business leaders discuss jobs and the economy. CNN's Samantha Hayes reports.
Despite signs the economy is imporiving, CNN's Allan Chernoff explains why managers are still hesitant to hire.
The elderly in Nigeria say they feel left out of Lagos' rapid growth and urbanization. CNN's Christian Purefoy reports.
More than 1,000 troops have started a big push against insurgents in a militant stronghold of southern Afghanistan, the U.S. Marines said Friday.
Brian Todd reports on the carjacking of a Senator's daughter, and how the vehicle was tracked by OnStar.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rejected suggestions Friday that the Obama administration plans to abruptly cut and run from Afghanistan.
New York City firefighters head to the Gulf Coast to hand out toys to kids in need. WALA reports.
Soccer fans gather in Cape Town, South Africa, for the 2010 World Cup draw.
There's a lot of head-scratching at the CIA over an article in Vanity Fair magazine that dubs Erik Prince, the founder of the notorious private military contractor Blackwater, a "tycoon, contractor, soldier, spy."
If HBO ever remakes "Green Acres," I will replace Eva Gabor. Despite living in a 19th-century farmhouse in upstate New York, I'm a city slicker at heart.
A verdict is expected soon in the murder trial of Amanda Knox. CNN's Paula Newton reports.
AOL's Russ Leatherman takes a look at the new movie, "Brothers," starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
HLN's Joy Behar talks with comedian Nick DiPaolo about what makes men like Tiger Woods cheat on their wives.
Have you ever felt cut off from other people, even if there are plenty around you? Maybe you felt all alone in the world, but you were making other people feel lonely without even realizing it.
Here are a few of the kinds of movies that I wish Hollywood made more often (like, you know, two or three times a year): a drama that connects to an audience because it taps, in a bold and immediate way, into the fears and anxieties of our time; a romantic comedy in which the dialogue pings with stylish wit and verve; a film that keeps surprising us because its characters keep surprising themselves.
Scientific videos color the debate over global climate change.
AOL's Russ Leatherman takes a look at the new Robert DeNiro film, "Everybody's Fine."
A third person was charged with helping a suspected cop killer elude police during an intense manhunt in the Seattle area, prosecutors said Thursday.
Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker, Saloman Kalou talks to CNN about his 2010 World Cup ambitions and playing alongside Didier Drogba.
South African captain Aaron Mokoena speaks to CNN?s Ben Wyatt about the pressure of performing as World Cup hosts.
It's the story that wouldn't go away.
Henry Molaison, known as H.M. in scientific literature, was perhaps the most famous patient in all of brain science in the 20th century.
Hayli Murphy hears her mother's cell phone ring, and she bounces off the couch to get it. Watching her run around, it's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, the 9-year-old was heavily sedated in a pediatric intensive care unit, a ventilator doing the job her lungs -- ravaged by H1N1 flu -- could no longer do.
The Grammy stage is set for a redux of one of the most infamous moments in music award show history when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech after a win over Beyonce at September's MTV awards show.
CNN's Eileen Hsieh examines the financial crisis in Dubai and personal crisis of Tiger Woods.
You know Elin Nordegren is married to Tiger Woods -- especially after all the excitement over his recent early-morning one-car crash in Florida and reports of infidelity.
CNN's Topher Kohan explores hulu.com in this edition of "Tech Torture."
Secretary of State Hillary Clintons tells CNN's John Roberts that she's excited to be a mother-of-the-bride.
It wasn't that I couldn't write. I wrote every day.
I have breast cancer and have been through surgery (lumpectomy). Most recently, I have had radiation. Now that it's over, I am wondering if I should take a vitamin, and if so, what would be a good vitamin for me?
Corus said on Friday it would mothball most of its Teesside Cast Products steelmaking site in the new year, with the loss of 1,700 jobs.
"Brothers," a drama centered around the war in Afghanistan, is based on a 2004 Danish film, but it could just about be a remake of the aftermath-of-Vietnam 1978 soaper "Coming Home."
The White House is being accused stonewalling as Congress investigates the party-crasher security breach at President Obama's first state dinner last week.
At 108 years old, Cpl. Frank Buckles said Thursday he hopes he lives to see the day when there's a memorial on the National Mall honoring all Americans who fought in World War I.
Afghan security in hands of local fighters? CNN's Chris Lawrence reports on why U.S. military leaders like the idea.
A new recruit spends his first 24 hours in the Army. CNN's Jason Carroll reports in part two of "A Soldier's Story."
Nepal's cabinet met at the base of Everest on Friday to highlight the impact of climate change on the Himalayas and adopted a 10-point Everest Declaration.
Royal Bank of Scotland has signalled that it will succumb to pressure to pay its high-flying investment bankers substantially less than rival institutions amid an escalating row with the government.
Jesper Parnevik admitted that he had "lost all respect" for fellow golfer Tiger Woods following revelations about the world number one's private life.
Sometimes, a film is so powerful that it haunts you long after you've left the theater. Usually, it's because of the weight of the message.
Meredith Baxter's recent revelation that she is a lesbian resonates with other celebrities who have been forced to discuss their sexuality publicly after gossip and tabloid speculation put a spotlight on the issue.
The White House Social Secretary avoids testifying on state dinner security, citing separation of powers.
On Saturday, thousands of people nationwide will search the skies in a high-tech scavenger hunt designed to test how far-flung groups can use the Internet and technology to work together.
James Gordon Meek was standing over the gravestone of a friend killed in Iraq when he noticed a familiar figure walking near him.
As Congress debates Obama's Afghan plan, the top U.S. general there begins implementation. CNN's Samantha Hayes reports.
Every now and then, you stumble upon a town that's gotten everything right -- great coffee, food with character, shop owners with purpose. These 10 spots have it all, in perfectly small doses.
President Obama's national security team is grilled on his Afghanistan plan for a second day. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
Three more people were sentenced to death for their roles in riots that killed about 200 in western China in July, state media reported Friday.
Business owner Michelle Brewer was trampled by a herd of deer as she arrived for work. Affiliate WRAL reports.
A.J. Hammer talks to singer Barry Manilow about his latest holiday albums.
An elf got put on Santa's naughty list after he told a mall Santa he was carrying dynamite. Affiliate WGCL reports.
David Beckham has promised he will do everything in his power to help England win the bid to stage the 2018 World Cup.
It's the oldest trick in the political playbook: Call together a "summit" of fancy people so you'll appear to be focused on work that must get done.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the transition of power from NATO forces over to the Afghans.
Kings of Leon's Nathan Followill talks about the group's four Grammy nominations.
CNN's John Roberts talks with Secy. of State Hillary Clinton about the non-U.S. troop commitment by NATO forces for Afghanistan.
Rapper Drake talks to CNN's Denise Quan about the Grammy nominations he received for a record that hasn't even released yet.
CNN's Kyung Lah talks to soccer fans about Japan's changes in the World Cup.
Dmitry Salita prepares to take on Amir Khan for his WBA light-welterweight title as many people are calling it a battle of religions.
Pulitzer prize-winning author Tom Friedman discusses the climate change e-mail controversy and answers questions.
The British sailors freed after a week in Iranian custody apologized to their families Friday as they were reunited for the first time since their detention on November 25.
LL Cool J talks with CNN's Denise Quan about loosening up the Grammy nomination party and sharing the same hat as a Sugarland member.
Singer Maxwell talks about coming back after eight years away from the music business.
Executives who were at the President's job summit, talk about what needs to be done to create new jobs.
CNN's John Defterios talks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about the nation's soaring budget deficit.
Militant attack at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, kills dozens. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.
Cape Town hosts World Cup draw in a test of South Africa's readiness for the 2010 games. CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.
The death toll rose to 23 on Friday in a suicide bombing attack at a Somali graduation ceremony, which killed three members of Somalia's U.N.-backed interim government, according to an independent media report.
The Himalayan Mountain glaciers are melting. ITN's James Mates reports.
On Saturday, in Newcastle, England, two fighters will clash for the WBA light-welterweight world title.
An amusement park re-opens in Baghdad. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.
Movie musical 'Nine' premieres in London. CNN's Neil Curry reports.
Sitting at her home in West Seattle, Washington, Amanda Knox's aunt Janet Huff was watching the live television news coverage that her niece had been convicted of murder.
Indoor pyrotechnics caused an explosion late Friday at a nightclub in central Russia that killed 103 people and injured at least 140 others, authorities said.
In a change of plans, President Obama will attend the end of an upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, the White House said Friday.
Two people were killed and at least nine were injured in a chemical explosion in Peshawar on Saturday, police said.
Rescuers were desperately trying to save dozens of people Saturday who were thrown overboard when a boat collided with a ferry in the Nile River in northern Egypt, the nation's government-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
Film director Roman Polanski has been released from custody in Switzerland and placed under house arrest, Swiss justice authorities said Friday.
Forget spray-painting crude symbols under the cover of night. Colorful knitters armed with needles and skeins of yarn are unleashing their own brand of colorful guerrilla art to breathe new creativity and spirit into the machismo of urban art.
An Italian jury has found American student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito guilty in the stabbing death of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.
Wrestler Edward Fatu, better known as the hulking, tattooed WWE superstar "Umaga," died Friday of a heart attack in a Houston, Texas, hospital, a family friend said.
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared martial law beginning Friday night in the southern province of Maguindanao, where 57 people were killed last week, an army spokesman told CNN Saturday.
The Indian capital has launched a campaign to discourage urinating in public places -- a common sight across the country.
Two more people were charged Friday for allegedly helping a suspected cop killer elude police during an intense manhunt in the Seattle, Washington, area, prosecutors said.
On the morning of the 2007 shooting massacre that rocked the country, Virginia Tech officials had begun to lock down administrative buildings and some staffers even warned their families nearly 90 minutes before the rest of campus was notified that a gunman was on the loose, according to a new report released by Virginia's governor Friday.
It is an around-the-clock affair for news organizations hoping to break the latest information in the Tiger Woods scandal.
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and his wife were involved in a three-vehicle accident Friday in which one person died, a network spokeswoman said.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed the pledges by NATO members and other allies to send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan to battle Taliban and al Qaeda extremists and train Afghan forces.
A fire at a karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, killed at least 20 people Friday night, according to a hospital.
Mexican authorities have freed 107 indigenous people who officials say were being held as slave laborers in a Mexico City factory disguised as a drug rehabilitation center.
A birthday celebration that culminated in a trip to catch the blockbuster movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" could land 22-year-old Samantha Tumpach in prison for three years.
President Obama on Friday praised the latest jobs figures that show a drop in the U.S. unemployment rate from 10.2 percent to 10 percent in November.
Have you been paying attention to the news? Answer these questions and find out.
Support for President Obama has dropped below 50 percent for the first time in a CNN poll despite high marks for his recently announced Afghanistan policy.
Deborah Wright can't remember the exact moment, but her eyes sparkle when asked about her ambition: "I have always wanted to fly planes."
Twitter creator Jack Dorsey's Square application, which is like a smartphone PayPal for credit cards, has attracted lots of warranted attention for its potential to enable peer-to-peer and merchant credit card transactions in the real world far beyond what's capable today in most countries.
Germany striker Mario Gomez hit his third goal in consecutive Bundesliga games to help Bayern Munich seal a 2-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach to move up to third place in the table.
After playing pregnant in this summer's "Away We Go," Maya Rudolph has welcomed a real-life bundle of joy: her second child with director Paul Thomas Anderson.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor reported Friday to the U.N. Security Council that violence continues in Darfur and that the Sudanese president and his government are not cooperating with investigators.
Stevie Wonder has had more than 30 U.S. top ten hits and has won 22 Grammy Awards -- more than any other male artist.
It's early on a Saturday morning, and Sarah Markowitz limbers up before her dance class begins.
It's a trip that would make Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher blush. On Friday, the Carnival cruise ship Elation, sponsored by the world's largest nonprofit singles travel group, will make history by hosting the world's first International Cougar Cruise, and we don't mean the animal.
It's what we tell friends and family for their own peace of mind: Everybody's fine, and there is nothing to worry about.
Lamar Brantley has been handicapped by Tiger Woods.
These days, Becky Griggs starts her morning well before the sun comes up, in time to meet her clients at the gym at 5:30. It's a big change from six years ago, when she was 352 pounds and, as she calls it, engaged in a "slow form of suicide."
Rafael Nadal rediscovered his top form at the right time to brush aside Tomas Berdych in straight sets and give Spain the early advantage in their Davis Cup final defense against the Czech Republic in Barcelona.
Sen. Bob Corker says his daughter is fine but "really sore" after being pulled from her car and thrown to the ground in a carjacking in the nation's capital.
The White House has authorized an expansion of the CIA's program to attack suspected al Qaeda and Taliban operatives in Pakistan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border with missiles shot from pilotless planes, a U.S. official confirms.
Music from late rapper Tupac Shakur has been included as part of the Vatican's official MySpace Music playlist.
An international team of scientists has developed a new method of measuring the absorption of CO2 by the oceans that could become an "early-warning system" for climate change.
Where can you find Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard, Kate Hudson and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas all having a blast singing and dancing together?
In a nondescript conference room tucked inside the library at the University of Delaware, a graduate student found a historian's equivalent to a needle in a haystack.
There's an old Hollywood tale, and it goes like this: Open a female-led movie around Valentine's Day. Watch women go in droves and drive up box office numbers.
Four militants armed with guns and grenades stormed a mosque in Rawalpindi frequented by military personnel, killing dozens of people Friday -- most of them children, the military said.
A first thought upon hearing that Comcast is buying NBC Universal from GE? "Oh my God, will this be the end of "30 Rock?"
Barack Obama was viewed as the anti-war candidate for the White House and then won the Nobel Peace Prize as president. Now he'll triple the size of the American force in Afghanistan that he inherited less than a year ago.
What better way to reinvent one of the most popular video game franchises of all time than by adding simultaneous multiplayer fun?
Planners of Nigeria's capital city are plotting three new city centers, new railways and a highway.
Sure, costars on another popular show are dating in real life -- to the delight of fans -- but that's not the case for Glee's Cory Monteith.
Indian batsman Virender Sehwag admitted he was not too disappointed after he fell seven agonising runs short of a world record third triple-century in the third Test against Sri Lanka.
More than 1,000 troops have started a big push against insurgents in a militant stronghold of southern Afghanistan, the U.S. Marines said Friday.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rejected suggestions Friday that the Obama administration plans to abruptly cut and run from Afghanistan.
There's a lot of head-scratching at the CIA over an article in Vanity Fair magazine that dubs Erik Prince, the founder of the notorious private military contractor Blackwater, a "tycoon, contractor, soldier, spy."
If HBO ever remakes "Green Acres," I will replace Eva Gabor. Despite living in a 19th-century farmhouse in upstate New York, I'm a city slicker at heart.
Have you ever felt cut off from other people, even if there are plenty around you? Maybe you felt all alone in the world, but you were making other people feel lonely without even realizing it.
Here are a few of the kinds of movies that I wish Hollywood made more often (like, you know, two or three times a year): a drama that connects to an audience because it taps, in a bold and immediate way, into the fears and anxieties of our time; a romantic comedy in which the dialogue pings with stylish wit and verve; a film that keeps surprising us because its characters keep surprising themselves.
A third person was charged with helping a suspected cop killer elude police during an intense manhunt in the Seattle area, prosecutors said Thursday.
It's the story that wouldn't go away.
Henry Molaison, known as H.M. in scientific literature, was perhaps the most famous patient in all of brain science in the 20th century.
Hayli Murphy hears her mother's cell phone ring, and she bounces off the couch to get it. Watching her run around, it's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, the 9-year-old was heavily sedated in a pediatric intensive care unit, a ventilator doing the job her lungs -- ravaged by H1N1 flu -- could no longer do.
The Grammy stage is set for a redux of one of the most infamous moments in music award show history when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech after a win over Beyonce at September's MTV awards show.
You know Elin Nordegren is married to Tiger Woods -- especially after all the excitement over his recent early-morning one-car crash in Florida and reports of infidelity.
It wasn't that I couldn't write. I wrote every day.
I have breast cancer and have been through surgery (lumpectomy). Most recently, I have had radiation. Now that it's over, I am wondering if I should take a vitamin, and if so, what would be a good vitamin for me?
Corus said on Friday it would mothball most of its Teesside Cast Products steelmaking site in the new year, with the loss of 1,700 jobs.
"Brothers," a drama centered around the war in Afghanistan, is based on a 2004 Danish film, but it could just about be a remake of the aftermath-of-Vietnam 1978 soaper "Coming Home."
The White House is being accused stonewalling as Congress investigates the party-crasher security breach at President Obama's first state dinner last week.
At 108 years old, Cpl. Frank Buckles said Thursday he hopes he lives to see the day when there's a memorial on the National Mall honoring all Americans who fought in World War I.
Nepal's cabinet met at the base of Everest on Friday to highlight the impact of climate change on the Himalayas and adopted a 10-point Everest Declaration.
Royal Bank of Scotland has signalled that it will succumb to pressure to pay its high-flying investment bankers substantially less than rival institutions amid an escalating row with the government.
Jesper Parnevik admitted that he had "lost all respect" for fellow golfer Tiger Woods following revelations about the world number one's private life.
Sometimes, a film is so powerful that it haunts you long after you've left the theater. Usually, it's because of the weight of the message.
Meredith Baxter's recent revelation that she is a lesbian resonates with other celebrities who have been forced to discuss their sexuality publicly after gossip and tabloid speculation put a spotlight on the issue.
On Saturday, thousands of people nationwide will search the skies in a high-tech scavenger hunt designed to test how far-flung groups can use the Internet and technology to work together.
James Gordon Meek was standing over the gravestone of a friend killed in Iraq when he noticed a familiar figure walking near him.
Every now and then, you stumble upon a town that's gotten everything right -- great coffee, food with character, shop owners with purpose. These 10 spots have it all, in perfectly small doses.
Three more people were sentenced to death for their roles in riots that killed about 200 in western China in July, state media reported Friday.
David Beckham has promised he will do everything in his power to help England win the bid to stage the 2018 World Cup.
It's the oldest trick in the political playbook: Call together a "summit" of fancy people so you'll appear to be focused on work that must get done.
The British sailors freed after a week in Iranian custody apologized to their families Friday as they were reunited for the first time since their detention on November 25.
The death toll rose to 23 on Friday in a suicide bombing attack at a Somali graduation ceremony, which killed three members of Somalia's U.N.-backed interim government, according to an independent media report.
On Saturday, in Newcastle, England, two fighters will clash for the WBA light-welterweight world title.
CNN's Tom Foreman at the batting cage for the holiday party!
Anderson Cooper talks with a panel to find out exactly who's to blame for Maurice Clemmons having his sentence commuted.
Off-road cyclocross racing is gaining fans and participants in the US. CNN's Beth English introduces us to the sport.
Anderson Cooper 360 Daily features highlights from CNN's premiere nightly news program.
Sitting in for CNN's Larry King, Jim Moray talks with Janet Huff, Amanda Knox's aunt about the guilty verdict.
Jim Moray sitting in for Larry King talks with Amanda Knox's friend Madison Paxton about the guilty verdict.
The threat of Asian carp near the Great Lakes prompts Illinois' biggest fish kill. CNN's Ines Ferre reports.
One small instance of injustice springboards into an overview of human rights problems in Cameroon.
Russian officials say fireworks are to blame for a deadly nightclub explosion. CNN's Max Tkachenko reports.
CNN's Kitty Pilgrim reports that, though fewer jobs were shed in November, a good jobs report only goes so far.
Get them in, and get them out. The U.S. President's plan comes under fire quickly.
Sometimes if you want a seat in parliament, you have to catch it first!
South Africans celebrate the World Cup coming to home turf.
Are microchip implants in the health care bill? We'll check the Truth-o-Meter. Plus, a summit meeting?well, almost!
Family and friends of Amanda Knox react after she is convicted of murder in Italy. KING's Allen Schauffler reports.
Will Tiger Woods' wife leave him given his recent 'transgressions'? Showbiz Tonight has the great Tiger Woods debate.
Houston Mayor Bill White announces that he will be running for Texas governor.
A group is working to save the sanctity of marriage by gathering signatures for a proposition to ban divorce in California.
A Michigan hat designer answers the call of duty and gains national acclaim on this week's Small Business Success.
A woman is sent to jail after recording less than two minutes of the vampire flick "New Moon" at a party.
Campbell Brown interviews Amanda Knox's aunt and gets her reaction to Amanda's guilty verdict.
CNN's Naamua Delaney talks with a legal analyst about Amanda Knox's guilty verdict.
An Italian jury has found Amanda Knox guilty of the murder of her former roommate. CNN's Paula Newton reports.
Paul Merhige is accused of shooting and killing family members at holiday dinner. One victim's father speaks out.
The "catch-me killer" who used YouTube to claim responsibility for the murder of Jennifer Kresse has been caught.
Get the latest World Sport headlines in 60 seconds everyday from CNN.
Is the White House waging war on the Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf? Their endangered species status is in jeopardy.
A judge reads the verdict in the trial of Amanda Knox, found guilty on all charges of murdering her roommate.
Tom Brokaw and his wife were involved in an auto accident in which one person was killed.
Dozens are dead in central Russia after an explosion at a nightclub, according to state run media reports.
CNN's Becky Anderson talks about the art of poker with professional player Victoria Coren.
Oprah at the White House, J. Lo explains herself, and other news from HLN's "Showbiz Tonight."
President Obama takes a lunch break after giving a speech on the economy in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Wolf interviews Mark Zandi with Moody's Economy.com, who believes the U.S. recession is coming to an end.
CNN's Errol Barnett goes online to see how fans are reacting to the 2010 World Cup brackets.
Psychologist Linda Papadopoulos talks with CNN's Becky Anderson about Tiger Woods' relationship.
A Texas state senator is outraged after a supposedly paralyzed prisoner overcame guards and escaped.
Paul Steinhauser and Keating Holland look at new CNN polls showing President Obama's approval rating slipping.
Filmmaker Roman Polanski is now under house arrest at his chalet in Switzerland. CNN's Morgan Neill reports.
CNN's Becky Anderson hosted a live Skype chat during the World Cup draw in South Africa.
Opera singer Angela Brown believes that opera is for "rich and poor people" and not just "elitist audiences."
HLN's Jennifer Westhoven shows you where to find bargain gifts this holiday season.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist mistakenly gives out the number to a sex hotline in a recording. WJXT reports.
A look back at the top stories for December 4, 2009.
A Houston cardiologist wants routine heart screenings for sixth graders. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
MLS and LA Galaxy footballer Landon Donovan discusses his views on the teams competing in next year's World Cup.
CNN's Topher Kohan reviews broadcast TV sites in this edition of Tech Torture.
A down and out singer struggles to mend his "crazy heart."
CNN's Alex Thomas has reaction from London on the eight groups for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
CNN's Nkepile Mabuse has reaction from Cape Town, as South Africa is given a tough draw for the 2010 World Cup.
Varied numbers are out from a poll on President Obama's recent Afghanistan strategy announcement.
Former footballer John Fashanu talks about South Africa, England, USA and Argentina's chances in the World Cup.
President Obama points to a glimmer of hope in the economy during a speech in Pennsylvania.
CNN sits down with "Juno" director Jason Reitman to talk about his new film, "Up in the Air."
A college student asks President Obama about legalizing prostitution, gambling and drugs.
The new movie musical "Nine" features an all-star cast, including Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Penelope Cruz.
CNN correspondents look back on the stories from 2009 that made the biggest impression on them.
Houston residents get a rare sight as snow passes through Texas.
CNN correspondents look back on the stories from 2009 that made the biggest impression on them.
CNN correspondents look back on the stories from 2009 that made the biggest impression on them.
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says the U.S. should start to focus more on its own issues.
President Obama, cabinet members and business leaders discuss jobs and the economy. CNN's Samantha Hayes reports.
Despite signs the economy is imporiving, CNN's Allan Chernoff explains why managers are still hesitant to hire.
The elderly in Nigeria say they feel left out of Lagos' rapid growth and urbanization. CNN's Christian Purefoy reports.
Brian Todd reports on the carjacking of a Senator's daughter, and how the vehicle was tracked by OnStar.
New York City firefighters head to the Gulf Coast to hand out toys to kids in need. WALA reports.
Soccer fans gather in Cape Town, South Africa, for the 2010 World Cup draw.
A verdict is expected soon in the murder trial of Amanda Knox. CNN's Paula Newton reports.
AOL's Russ Leatherman takes a look at the new movie, "Brothers," starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
HLN's Joy Behar talks with comedian Nick DiPaolo about what makes men like Tiger Woods cheat on their wives.
Scientific videos color the debate over global climate change.
AOL's Russ Leatherman takes a look at the new Robert DeNiro film, "Everybody's Fine."
Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker, Saloman Kalou talks to CNN about his 2010 World Cup ambitions and playing alongside Didier Drogba.
South African captain Aaron Mokoena speaks to CNN?s Ben Wyatt about the pressure of performing as World Cup hosts.
CNN's Eileen Hsieh examines the financial crisis in Dubai and personal crisis of Tiger Woods.
CNN's Topher Kohan explores hulu.com in this edition of "Tech Torture."
Secretary of State Hillary Clintons tells CNN's John Roberts that she's excited to be a mother-of-the-bride.
Afghan security in hands of local fighters? CNN's Chris Lawrence reports on why U.S. military leaders like the idea.
A new recruit spends his first 24 hours in the Army. CNN's Jason Carroll reports in part two of "A Soldier's Story."
The White House Social Secretary avoids testifying on state dinner security, citing separation of powers.
As Congress debates Obama's Afghan plan, the top U.S. general there begins implementation. CNN's Samantha Hayes reports.
President Obama's national security team is grilled on his Afghanistan plan for a second day. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
Business owner Michelle Brewer was trampled by a herd of deer as she arrived for work. Affiliate WRAL reports.
A.J. Hammer talks to singer Barry Manilow about his latest holiday albums.
An elf got put on Santa's naughty list after he told a mall Santa he was carrying dynamite. Affiliate WGCL reports.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the transition of power from NATO forces over to the Afghans.
Kings of Leon's Nathan Followill talks about the group's four Grammy nominations.
CNN's John Roberts talks with Secy. of State Hillary Clinton about the non-U.S. troop commitment by NATO forces for Afghanistan.
Rapper Drake talks to CNN's Denise Quan about the Grammy nominations he received for a record that hasn't even released yet.
CNN's Kyung Lah talks to soccer fans about Japan's changes in the World Cup.
Dmitry Salita prepares to take on Amir Khan for his WBA light-welterweight title as many people are calling it a battle of religions.
Pulitzer prize-winning author Tom Friedman discusses the climate change e-mail controversy and answers questions.
LL Cool J talks with CNN's Denise Quan about loosening up the Grammy nomination party and sharing the same hat as a Sugarland member.
Singer Maxwell talks about coming back after eight years away from the music business.
Executives who were at the President's job summit, talk about what needs to be done to create new jobs.
CNN's John Defterios talks with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about the nation's soaring budget deficit.
Militant attack at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, kills dozens. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.
Cape Town hosts World Cup draw in a test of South Africa's readiness for the 2010 games. CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.
The Himalayan Mountain glaciers are melting. ITN's James Mates reports.
An amusement park re-opens in Baghdad. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.
Movie musical 'Nine' premieres in London. CNN's Neil Curry reports.
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