Monday, January 2, 2012

Obama returns to chilly Washington, political scene

Obama returns to chilly Washington, political scene

Obama returns to chilly Washington, political scene

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:57 PM PST

President Barack Obama returns Monday to a chilly Washington, going from a family holiday in Hawaii to a decidedly different climate rife with political battles, overseas crises and continued economic uncertainty.

Man charged with arson in case of California fires

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:49 PM PST

A 24-year-old man was charged Monday with arson in connection with a rash of car and building fires across the Los Angeles area, said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Missing Maine girl's father: 'She's the world to me'

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:33 PM PST

The father of a missing 20-month-old Maine girl said Monday he wants his daughter home and "I would never do anything to harm her."

Body identified as man sought in Mount Rainier park ranger shooting

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 05:37 PM PST

National park officials said Monday afternoon that the man found dead in Washington's Mount Rainier National Park is Benjamin Colton Barnes, the suspect in the shooting death of park ranger Margaret Anderson the previous day.

Campaign-tech scorecard: How the candidates compare online

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 05:21 PM PST

In 2012, a strong Web presence must be part of every political hopeful's strategy.

Taliban, allies form leadership council

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 05:00 PM PST

Pakistani Taliban factions and their allies have set up a council of elders in hopes of coordinating efforts against NATO troops in Afghanistan, a spokesman said Monday.

Iran test-fires missiles in Strait of Hormuz exercises

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:49 PM PST

Iran test-fired two missiles Monday, the final day of its naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, state-run media reported.

Leading candidates target one another on eve of Iowa caucuses

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:37 PM PST

The three GOP presidential candidates at the top of Iowa polls are taking aim at one another, with the surging man in third -- Rick Santorum -- trying to claw his way into the top two ahead of Tuesday's Iowa caucuses.

CNN Student News Transcript - January 3, 2012

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST

January 3, 2012

Samsung and Hyundai issue rallying call

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST

Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor, South Korea's two biggest companies by market value, issued a rallying call to staff on Monday and warned of tougher business conditions for 2012 amid the global economic slowdown.

Year-end bets against euro hit record

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST

Hedge funds increased their bets against the euro to a record level in the last week of 2011, increasing pressure on the embattled European common currency as it enters the most testing year of its history.

South Sudan gains control of town where ethnic tensions flared, official says

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:50 PM PST

South Sudan's government has gained control of a remote town that had been under attack by fighters from a rival tribe, the nation's information minister said Monday.

Killing continues in Syria, Arab League says

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:31 PM PST

Syrian tanks have withdrawn from residential areas in cities, but snipers remain a threat, and killings are still occurring, the head of the Arab League said Monday.

FAMU board approves plan to battle hazing

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:26 PM PST

Nearly two months since the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, the school's board of trustees voted Monday to approve a three-part plan to tackle the issue of hazing on campus.

CNN Student News: Daily Discussion

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:24 PM PST

January 3, 2012

N.Y. police probe attacks on mosque, house that serves as Hindu temple

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:03 PM PST

Video released Monday shows a person throwing a Molotov cocktail toward a residence in New York City that also serves as a Hindu temple in one of three such attacks reported by police in the city.

Onlookers pull 3 children from car in frigid Utah river

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:57 PM PST

Several passers-by jumped into a frigid Utah river to rescue three young children whose car had flipped and filled with water, police and one of the rescuers said Monday.

Website says 4,000-plus Iraqi civilians killed in 2011

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:40 PM PST

Iraq's civilian death toll lingered at more than 4,000 for the third straight year in 2011, a sign of the country's "persistent low-level conflict," according to a public online database.

Depth of Paul supporters could make difference in Iowa

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:11 PM PST

In the sport of presidential politics, Republican candidate Ron Paul has an impressive ground game, a robust team of staffers and volunteers in Iowa and beyond.

Beyonce 'enormously pregnant in sky-high heels,' says source

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:56 PM PST

Despite the loud buzz that Beyoncé gave birth over the holiday weekend, the countdown to the arrival of baby Bey is still on.
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