Manhunt launched at Mount Rainier after park ranger killed

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• Manhunt launched at Mount Rainier after park ranger killed
• South Korea ready for 'new era' of relations with North, president says
• Police: West Florida boy critically wounded by celebratory gunfire
• Egypt's generals move up next round of elections
• Europe's leaders warn of tough 2012
• Report: Fighters attack South Sudan town despite presence of U.N. peacekeepers
• About 200 birds found dead in Arkansas city for second straight New Year's Eve
• North Korea editorial: 2012 will be important year
• India's president expresses condolences for cyclone victims
• Iowa is a horse race with no clear leader
• Official: 4 Ohio fluid-injection wells cannot open in wake of quake
• 68 Occupy demonstrators arrested in New York
• NASA's second moon probe reaches lunar orbit
• Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan
• Two more states allow same-sex civil unions
• Explosives found in bag at Texas airport
• World welcomes 2012 with cheers, celebrations
• 4 found dead in suburban San Diego condo hours into new year
• Report: Iran builds, tests first nuclear fuel rod
• 15 faith-based predictions for 2012

Manhunt launched at Mount Rainier after park ranger killed Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:51 PM PST Authorities scoured the national park around Washington's Mount Rainier on Sunday for a man they say fatally shot a park ranger and fled into the woods, a park spokeswoman said.

South Korea ready for 'new era' of relations with North, president says Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:19 PM PST The South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak, offered Monday to cooperate with North Korea to begin a "new era" of relations between the two countries, a day after Pyongyang had said it would defend its new leader, Kim Jong Un, to the death.

Police: West Florida boy critically wounded by celebratory gunfire Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:14 PM PST A west Florida boy is in critical condition after a bullet apparently fired skyward during a New Year's celebration went into his head, authorities said Sunday.

Egypt's generals move up next round of elections Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:24 PM PST Egypt's ruling military council has moved up the scheduled elections for the upper house of parliament by nearly three weeks, with voting now scheduled to start in late January, the state news agency MENA reported Sunday.

Europe's leaders warn of tough 2012 Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:23 PM PST Europe's leaders warned 2012 was likely to be tougher than 2011, when spiralling borrowing costs forced political change in Italy and Spain and threatened the survival of the euro.

Report: Fighters attack South Sudan town despite presence of U.N. peacekeepers Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:20 PM PST Thousands of fighters attacked a remote town in South Sudan despite the presence of United Nations peacekeepers in the area, a military official said Sunday.

About 200 birds found dead in Arkansas city for second straight New Year's Eve Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST Someone went into a large roost of blackbirds in Beebe, Arkansas, as the clock struck midnight Saturday and set off fireworks, contributing to the deaths of scores of blackbirds, a state wildlife spokeswoman said.

North Korea editorial: 2012 will be important year Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:06 PM PST North Korea's new supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, appears to have carried out his first public inspection with the country's military since the death last month of his father, Kim Jong Il.

India's president expresses condolences for cyclone victims Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:29 PM PST India's president expressed her condolences Sunday for those killed by a devastating cyclone that has forced thousands to seek refuge in emergency shelters.

Iowa is a horse race with no clear leader Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:16 PM PST It has become a great American tradition, an act of small-town civics, an example of direct democracy in action where citizens get to meet presidential candidates multiple times.

Official: 4 Ohio fluid-injection wells cannot open in wake of quake Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:37 PM PST State leaders have ordered that four fluid-injection wells in eastern Ohio will be "indefinitely" prohibited from opening in the aftermath of heightened seismic activity in the area, an official said.

68 Occupy demonstrators arrested in New York Posted: 01 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST New York police arrested 68 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators on New Year's Eve after a flare-up at and march from their longtime base, a police official said.

NASA's second moon probe reaches lunar orbit Posted: 01 Jan 2012 03:40 PM PST The second of two new research probes successfully entered the moon's orbit Sunday afternoon, a day after its companion, NASA announced.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan Posted: 01 Jan 2012 03:20 PM PST A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck off the coast of Japan on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Two more states allow same-sex civil unions Posted: 01 Jan 2012 02:24 PM PST Several same-sex couples came together in the first minutes of New Year's Day in Honolulu to become the first in the state's history to enter into civil unions.

Explosives found in bag at Texas airport Posted: 01 Jan 2012 02:23 PM PST A North Carolina man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to carry explosives through a security checkpoint at an airport in Midland, Texas, federal authorities said.

World welcomes 2012 with cheers, celebrations Posted: 01 Jan 2012 02:13 PM PST Throngs of revelers gathered around Times Square in New York City early Sunday to ring in the New Year amid cheers, glittering confetti and fireworks in one of many festivities worldwide.

4 found dead in suburban San Diego condo hours into new year Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST Four people were found dead in and around a suburban San Diego condominium early Sunday, apparently killed by gunfire that broke out in the first few hours of 2012, police said.

Report: Iran builds, tests first nuclear fuel rod Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST Iran has succeeded in building and testing the country's first domestically produced nuclear fuel rod, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday.

15 faith-based predictions for 2012 Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:29 PM PST To ring in the New Year, CNN's Belief Blog asked experts in religion, faith leaders, and a secular humanist about how the forces of faith and faithlessness will shape the world in 2012.

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