Thursday, January 5, 2012

Colombia: Texas teen mistakenly deported will be handed over to U.S. officials

Colombia: Texas teen mistakenly deported will be handed over to U.S. officials

Colombia: Texas teen mistakenly deported will be handed over to U.S. officials

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 07:16 PM PST

Colombia is preparing to hand over to U.S. officials a Dallas teenager who was mistakenly deported after she ran away from home more than a year ago, the South American country's foreign ministry said in a statement Thursday night.

Singer Etta James leaves hospital

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 07:12 PM PST

Terminally ill singer Etta James was released Thursday from a Southern California hospital, her manager said.

Worries grow as China land sales slump

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:45 PM PST

Land sales slowed sharply in China last year, according to a series of industry reports that highlight the deepening woes of debt-laden local governments that depend on land auctions as a crucial revenue source.

Obama unveils plans for pared-down military

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:24 PM PST

President Barack Obama unveiled his administration's plan Thursday for a leaner, cheaper military, a reflection of Washington's fiscal belt tightening and slower national economic growth.

Coast Guard mission to Nome exposes U.S. limits in ice-breaking capability

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:20 PM PST

In what may be the furthest thing from a pleasure cruise, the U.S. Coast Guard's only operating Arctic icebreaker is escorting a Russian-flagged tanker this week on an emergency fuel run to the ice-blocked town of Nome, Alaska.

Washington City Council member charged with theft resigns

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:06 PM PST

A District of Columbia City Council member who was charged Thursday with taking thousands of dollars' worth of district property and filing false tax returns has resigned.

Mom gives tearful goodbye to 3 daughters killed in Christmas Day fire

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:05 PM PST

A crowd gathered Thursday for an emotional funeral in Manhattan's St. Thomas Church, where hundreds paid their respects to three young girls who died in a house fire in Stamford, Connecticut, on Christmas Day.

South Sudan's Jonglei state a 'humanitarian disaster area'

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:58 PM PST

South Sudan's Council of Ministers has declared Jonglei state a "humanitarian disaster area" and called on international aid agencies to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance.

Canadian doctor says LA arson suspect was diagnosed with mental disorders

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:43 PM PST

A medical doctor in Vancouver, British Columbia, told CNN Thursday that California arson suspect Harry Burkhart suffered from severe mental illness in 2010, when she examined him as part of a team of doctors.

Michael Jackson kids to make his footprints 'immortal'

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:34 PM PST

Michael Jackson's three children will use their father's shoes and sequined glove to make handprint and footprint impressions in the concrete in front of Hollywood's renowned Grauman's Chinese Theatre this month, Jackson's estate announced Thursday.

LA arson suspect was diagnosed with mental disorders, doctor says

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:32 PM PST

A medical doctor in Vancouver, British Columbia, said Thursday that California arson suspect Harry Burkhart suffered from severe mental illness in 2010, when she examined him as part of a team of doctors.

Gingrich, Santorum spar in N.H. over congressional records

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:27 PM PST

With GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney feeling comfortable enough to campaign in South Carolina, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum on Thursday scoured New Hampshire for votes and hammered away at each other's congressional record.

Van der Sloot to go on trial for murder of young woman in Peru

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:26 PM PST

Joran van der Sloot goes on trial Friday in Peru, ready to admit to killing a 21-year-old woman while planning to fight more stringent charges that could land him more time in prison, his lawyer said.

Justice turns over more ATF documents to congressional investigators-- rekindling debate

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:53 PM PST

The Justice Department Thursday turned over to congressional investigators 482 pages of subpoenaed internal documents in the latest chapter of the controversial guns-to-Mexico operation known as Fast and Furious.

Grief after Utah officer killed, 5 others wounded

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:52 PM PST

Utah law enforcement officers mourned one of their own Thursday after a shooting left one officer dead and five others wounded.

Beer pong skills reap $50,000 for Illinois pair

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:35 PM PST

Don't be confused, Las Vegas.

Why social media couldn't predict the Iowa race

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:32 PM PST

For years, bloggers and other netizens have repeated: "A link is not an endorsement."

Man free on bail, days after Oklahoma woman kills alleged intruder's accomplice

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST

A man who allegedly tried to break into the home of a recently widowed Oklahoma woman -- who shot and killed his alleged fellow intruder after calling 911 -- was freed Thursday on bail despite a first-degree murder charge, a court clerk said.

CNN Student News Transcript - January 6, 2012

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:08 PM PST

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