Girls hug U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a 2010 tour of a shelter run for sex trafficking victims in Cambodia.STORY HIGHLIGHTSDonna Brazile: Clinton stepping down as Secretary of State. Maybe she'll run for presidentShe says as secretary she expanded foreign policy to include effect on regular people She says she was first secretary of state to focus on empowering women and girlsBrazile:...
34 injured in bus accident in Boston: report
Labels: Technology NEW YORK: Thirty-four people were injured late Saturday when a charter bus traveling on a highway hit an overpass in Boston, Massachusetts, US media reported.NBC News said the accident happened on Soldiers Field Road about 7:30 pm (0030 GMT Sunday).The bus was returning to Pennsylvania from Harvard University with 42 people on board, the network said.The injured have been taken to local...
Body of missing American found in Turkey
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBody of New York woman found in IstanbulShe disappeared almost two weeks agoSarai Sierra was a mother a twoShe failed to arrive at Newark, New Jersey, airport(CNN) -- The family of an American woman who went missing in Istanbul nearly two weeks ago is in mourning after learning that Turkish police found her body Saturday.Steven Sierra wept during a phone call with CNN, as he waited...
Feb
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Hillary: Secretary of empowerment
Labels: WorldGirls hug U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a 2010 tour of a shelter run for sex trafficking victims in Cambodia.STORY HIGHLIGHTSDonna Brazile: Clinton stepping down as Secretary of State. Maybe she'll run for presidentShe says as secretary she expanded foreign policy to include effect on regular people She says she was first secretary of state to focus on empowering women and girlsBrazile:...
US needs to keep up drone war against Qaeda: Panetta
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: The United States will have to keep up an open-ended drone war against Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan and elsewhere to prevent another terror attack on America, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said.The assassination of Al-Qaeda figures in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia with unmanned, robotic aircraft has provoked widespread criticism from human rights groups and some US allies,...
Parole board: Release member of 'Manson family'
Labels: LifestyleBy Michael Martinez and Kyung Lah, CNNupdated 10:06 PM EST, Fri February 1, 2013Bruce Davis was sent to prison on April 21, 1972, for the 1969 first-degree murders of two men.STORY HIGHLIGHTS"He earned it," defense attorney says of recommendationCalifornia parole board formally recommends parole for Bruce Davis, 70Governor must modify, affirm or reverse the recommendation in 30 daysDavis is serving...
Twitter: 250,000 users' data compromised in hacking attacks
Labels: Health #1157946: Twitter bird logo, social networking and microblogging service, graphic element on white / AP Graphics Twitter said today that it recently detected a series of attempts to hack into user data, and that the attackers may have successfully absconded with some users' information. In a blog post Friday afternoon, Twitter explained the situation, and the steps it has taken to fight...
Gov's Handling of Sandusky Case Under Investigation
Labels: Business The newly-elected attorney general of Pennsylvania is going after the state's governor, Tom Corbett, who was attorney general when child sex allegations against Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky were first brought forward.Kathleen Kane, a Democrat who was sworn in as attorney general on Jan. 15, said that she will name a special prosecutor in the coming days to investigate Corbett's...
Jan
31
Reality check needed on immigration?
Labels: WorldSTORY HIGHLIGHTSHoward Kurtz: The mainstream media are rooting for immigration policy changesKurtz: Is enthusiasm causing the media to overestimate the prospects for reform? He says the Republican House has been a graveyard for numerous Obama reformsKurtz: Illegal immigration still arouses visceral opposition among some Americans Editor's note: Howard Kurtz is the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources"...
MediaCorp's Toggle service available on multiple devices
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: MediaCorp's personal entertainment service, Toggle, is now available on multiple devices to offer an uninterrupted and engaging viewing experience.Its over-the-top service offers entertainment, information and news to viewers online, on smartphones, tablets and smart TV.Users can subscribe to their favourite channels and movies.They can also register - at no cost - to watch...
X Games snowmobiler dies
Labels: LifestyleBy CNN Staffupdated 1:55 PM EST, Thu January 31, 2013A photo of Caleb Moore's performance in the Snowmobile Freestyle Final during X Games Aspen 2013.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Caleb Moore's brother also suffered an accident in the X GamesCaleb Moore died a week after a snowmobile crash in the X GamesThe crash has raised new safety concerns about the gamesESPN, which operates the X Games, says it will conduct...
Alaska Airlines plane lands safely after pilot passes out
Labels: Health PORTLAND, Ore. An Alaska Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Seattle was diverted to Portland, Ore. Thursday night after the pilot lost consciousness, and the co-pilot landed the plane safely, reports CBS Portland affiliate KOIN-TV. Flight 473 had 116 passengers and 5 crew members on board, the station says. Once on the ground, medical personnel boarded the plane to treat the captain. Alaska Airlines...
Arias' Lawyer Shows Ex-Boyfriend's Lewd Photos
Labels: Business Accused murderer Jodi Arias was kept away from the Mormon friends of her lover Travis Alexander and their torrid sex affair was kept secret by Alexander, even as he sent lewd photos of himself to her online, according to court testimony today.The testimony in Arias' trial for killing Alexander in 2008 was intended to bolster the defense's argument that she killed him in self...
Jan
30
Teen who performed at inaugural events shot dead
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Chicago mayor: "We have a responsibility to see a stop to this"Hadiya Pendleton, 15, was shot dead in Chicago on TuesdayLast week she performed in events surrounding President Obama's inauguration"Just a matter of days after the happiest day of her life, she's gone," Sen. Dick Durbin saysChicago (CNN) -- A teen who performed at events around President Barack Obama's inauguration...
Obama: "No doubt" Congress will pass immigration, gun bills
Labels: Health Play VideoObama: "No doubt" gun, immigration bills will pass in coming monthsThere's more bipartisan support in Congress for comprehensive immigration reform than gun control legislation, President Obama said tonight during an interview with Univision, but qualified that even under his proposal, illegal immigrants shouldn't be harboring expectations that they'll be granted citizenship "manana." ...
No Device Eliminates Concussion Risk, Experts Say
Labels: Business As the long-term consequences of concussions become clearer, a cottage industry has popped up to sell athletes and worried parents products designed to mitigate risks of concussions that even helmets cannot prevent.Despite the bold claims of some companies, however, many experts say the Holy Grail in contact sports -- a device that prevents concussions -- simply does not exist....
Jan
29
Can India learn respect for women?
Labels: WorldSuniti Neogy, the writer, at a community meeting in the village of Musepur in India, where she discussed the importance of men taking an active role in parenting.STORY HIGHLIGHTSSuniti Neogy: Gang-rape, murder in New Delhi has forced many Indians to confront truthShe says she was asked to lead workshop promoting gender sensitivity in an Indian districtShe said adult male teachers said they had not...
Tokyo stocks hit highest level since 2010
Labels: Technology TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped 2.28 per cent on Wednesday to close at their highest level in nearly three years thanks to a weaker yen and receding concerns over Europe's debt crisis.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 247.23 points at 11,113.95, its highest finish since April 2010, while the Topix index of all first-section shares rose 1.51 per cent, or 13.91 points, to 934.67."Europe's...
Report: Bus driver shot; child abducted
Labels: LifestyleBy CNN Staffupdated 9:30 PM EST, Tue January 29, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Man tells CNN affiliate WSFA that bus driver was shot four timesSheriff says no one has been taken into custodyIncident happened near Midland City, Alabama(CNN) -- One man was shot on a school bus in Alabama on Tuesday, the Dale County Sheriff's Office.Sheriff Wally Olson said in a written statement the suspect had not been...
Clinton Talks 2016, Stands by Benghazi Testimony
Labels: Business In her final television interview as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton told ABC's Cynthia McFadden that she is "flattered and honored" at the intense interest in whether she might run for president in 2016.But Clinton maintained that right now she's "not focused" on a presidential campaign; instead she said she wants to return to a "normal" life when she steps down from office...
Jan
28
Why haven't we learned from fires?
Labels: WorldSTORY HIGHLIGHTSPyrotechnics, overcrowding, poor exits have contributed to tragic fires in recent yearsYou would think the world would have learned from past incidents, John Barylick saysConcertgoers have to be their own fire marshals, he saysEditor's note: John Barylick, author of "Killer Show," a book on the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, is an attorney who represented victims in wrongful...
10 rare pygmy elephants found dead in Borneo
Labels: Technology KUALA LUMPUR: Ten endangered pygmy elephants have been found dead this month in Malaysian Borneo and are thought to have been poisoned, conservation officials said Tuesday.Wildlife authorities in Sabah, a state on the eastern tip of the island, have formed a taskforce together with the police and WWF to investigate the deaths.Laurentius Ambu, Sabah wildlife department director, said it...
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