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Arrest in Miss. killings

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 14:15
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said.

Kennedy clan gathers for funeral again

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 14:09
She might have gone unnoticed through the many years of triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy family. Now the spotlight will be cast, sadly, on Mary Richardson Kennedy.

Van Halen postpones summer tour

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:46
Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said.

Plan to raise sunken cruise ship

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:19
Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off Italy in one piece and tow it from the disaster site.

Final moments call to girlfriend

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:48
Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get off" in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording of the girl's interview with a prosecutor released Friday.

Hollywood stars without makeup

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:35
After being photographed without makeup while in Vancouver last month, candid shots of AnnaLynne McCord hit the Web, with with one site noting: "Her facial blemishes were completely visible."

Roasted fetuses stashed in luggage

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:58
Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.

Jurors get John Edwards case

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:36
The jury will begin deciding the fate of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards Friday, a day after closing arguments concluded in the corruption trial.

Facebook IPO: Internet glee, skepticism

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:23
Friends may be priceless. But 'friending' is worth $38 a share.

Arabs giggle over French PM's name

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:15
France's new Socialist government is already causing ripples throughout a Europe struggling to balance government budgets without making ordinary people's lives miserable, but it has created a completely different problem in the Middle East.

Kennedy family lashes out at media

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 06:35
The family of Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., blasted accounts of her hanging death for what they called "inaccuracies."

Breyer's D.C. home hit by burglary

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 06:32
Thieves must have something against Justice Stephen Breyer.

Court upholds Mississippi pardons

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 06:31
Mississippi's Supreme Court on Thursday denied the state attorney general's attempt that it reconsider its assent to controversial pardons -- several of them for convicted killers -- issued earlier this year by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour.

Do voters want moderates out of D.C.?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 06:30
Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November elections.

Flesh-eating infections: Scores per year

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 06:29
A foundation devoted to education about and treatment of flesh-eating bacteria cites government figures estimating 500 to 1,500 cases occur in the United States each year. But media coverage of these cases is rare, so the story of a Georgia grad student fighting the disease may help raise awareness, the foundation's co-founder says.

Shooter's injuries, traces of drugs among Martin evidence

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 06:23
Newly released material shows that police think the Trayvon Martin shooting wouldn't have happened if George Zimmerman had stayed in his car as requested.

Man questioned in highway killings

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 00:26
Ballistics tests have linked the shooting deaths of two people along roadways in Mississippi, a source who has been briefed on the investigation said Thursday.

Horses beaten, 'sored' to win shows

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 23:29
An undercover video shows horses being struck with sticks and subjected to "soring," an illegal process in which chemicals are placed on their legs to induce the trademark Tennessee Walking Horse high-stepping gait.

Travolta accuser hires Gloria Allred

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 21:40
The remaining plaintiff in the sexual battery lawsuit against John Travolta fired his lawyer, bringing an end to the case, the lawyer told CNN on Thursday.

49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 21:15
Despite the discovery of 49 headless bodies in the continuing Mexican drug war, a journalist tells CNN that people are becoming detached.