Man opens fire at church festival

1 hour 7 min ago
A man with a rifle opened fire at a festival outside a Southern California church Saturday, wounding three people, one of them critically, police said. The suspect taunted bystanders before he was subdued by an off-duty police officer, CNN affilliate KTLA reported.

Man opens fire at church festival

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3,000 evacuated after train cars leak acid

3 hours 54 min ago
More than 3,000 people were evacuated in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Saturday after two of six derailed train cars containing highly corrosive hydrochloric acid began leaking, authorities said Saturday.

Bush says Saudi oil increase not enough

5 hours 22 min ago
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Ted Kennedy hospitalized

5 hours 25 min ago
Sen. Edward Kennedy was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital today after spending less than an hour in the Cape Cod Hospital emergency room, a spokesman for the Cape Cod facility told CNN. A well-informed, prominent Democratic source in Massachusetts told CNN that the 76-year-old senator seemed to have "symptoms of a stroke."

Derailed train leaks acid

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Iran seizes Baha'i religious leaders

8 hours 20 min ago
Six Baha'i leaders in Iran were seized and imprisoned this week, the religious group said. The act prompted condemnation and concern from the movement and a top American religious freedom panel.

35-year-old chosen to lead NAACP

8 hours 39 min ago
The NAACP has chosen Ben Jealous as its new president, members of its board of directors said Saturday.

Mugabe rival fears assassination plot

8 hours 51 min ago
Zimbabwe's opposition leader has canceled his return to Harare from South Africa after receiving information from a "credible source" about what his party said was a planned assassination.

One winner in $196 million lottery

8 hours 54 min ago
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China's rescue effort clings to hope

13 hours 41 min ago
Rescuers in China held out hope for finding more survivors from this week's devastating earthquake, buoyed by news Saturday of the rescue of a German tourist. China's official news agency Xinhua also reported that soldiers dug out another man who was buried in ruins for 117 hours.

Pakistan diplomat freed after being kidnapped

13 hours 43 min ago
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizudin has been freed three months after he was abducted in the Pakistan's tribal region while traveling to the Afghan capital of Kabul, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.

Ex-head of UCLA cadaver program indicted

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 9:14pm
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In-suit device solves Air Force's No. 1 problem

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 8:02pm
Where do fighter pilots traveling faster than the speed of sound go when they really need to "go"?

MySpace sexual assault suit dismissed

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 7:08pm
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Age of pregnant FLDS 'girls' disputed

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 7:02pm
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Iraqi police beat photographer, officials say

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 5:50pm
An Iraqi photographer working for Reuters was hospitalized Friday after police beat him at the scene of a bombing, officials told CNN.

U.S. will bypass junta to get aid to Myanmar

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 5:20pm
After concerns that Myanmar authorities improperly took some previous relief supplies, Myanmar is now allowing U.S. government aid workers to give aid directly to private aid groups.

Chemist gets life for hubby's acid vat murder

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 2:58pm
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Seacrest: Cheap shots with Cowell are real

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 1:04pm
"American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest talked with Larry King on Thursday about next week's finale. The show is down to its last two contestants: David Archuleta and David Cook.