Search for QZ8501: What we know

Searchers looking for more bodies and wreckage from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea faced fresh difficulties with bad weather on Thursday.



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Palestinian leader seeks to join ICC

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed a bid on Wednesday to join the International Criminal Court.



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Obama sorry golf hit wedding

President Barack Obama apologized to a couple after his golf game in Hawaii forced the bride and groom to relocate their wedding Sunday.



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Iran's 'hypocritical' stab at U.S.

It's a farce that Iran's Supreme Leader is posting tweets criticizing U.S. police, says Michael Rubin.



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Sony hack: FBI insists N. Korea did it

Despite seeing evidence from data scientists pointing to individuals who may have been behind the hacking of Sony last month, the FBI isn't wavering on its original assessment that North Korea is the culprit, an FBI source tells CNN.



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Tributes for mom shot by tot

The father-in-law of a mother fatally shot in an Idaho Walmart by her 2-year-old son says she didn't have a mean bone in her body.



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HK teen held after drawing flower

A 14-year-old girl in Hong Kong could be removed from her father's care after she was arrested for drawing chalk flowers on a wall at one of the city's pro-democracy protest sites.



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Lessons from transgender teen

Last weekend, a 17-year-old apparently committed suicide in Ohio. And because she was transgender, many assigned a political or social or religious narrative to her story before even fully recognizing her death.



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Teen dies in U.S. flu epidemic

Shannon Zwanziger seemed perfectly healthy. She was an active 17-year-old who rarely got sick and hadn't been to a doctor in more than three years.



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Beijing skyscraper show goes dark

CNN's Will Ripley reports from Beijing where police have canceled a planned New Year's Eve celebration.



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Tragedy at Shanghai waterfront

Steven Jiang reports on news from Shanghai that at least 35 people have been killed during a New Year's Eve celebration.



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'Gilmore Girls' father dies

Edward Herrmann, the versatile, honey-voiced actor whose roles included patricians and politicians such as "Gilmore Girls" father Richard Gilmore, "The Practice" law professor Anderson Pearson and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has died. He was 71.



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Dozens die in New Year stampede

At least 35 people were killed in a stampede at a New Year's celebration in Shanghai, China, state media reported.



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Is AI really an existential threat?

Imagine you're the kind of person who worries about a future when robots become smart enough to threaten the very existence of the human race. For years, you've been dismissed as a crackpot, consigned to the same category of people who see Elvis lurking in their waffles.



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A New Year's resolution for work

Imagine that after a routine medical exam your doctor delivers some devastating news: Since your last checkup your cognitive performance has plummeted.



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Who are passengers?

The families of those aboard the missing AirAsia plane cope with the unknown. A social media post believed to be the pilot's daughter, reads: "Dad, please come home, I still need you."



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See world's 2015 celebrations

Follow the celebrations as the world's biggest cities ring in 2015.



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NFL security head on sex charge

The Baltimore Ravens' top security guy has been charged with a sex offense that allegedly occurred December 14, online court records reveal.



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U.S.: We killed Al-Shabaab leader

A U.S. airstrike has killed the head of intelligence and security for the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization in Somalia, Tahlil Abdishakur, the Pentagon said Wednesday.



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U.S. rips Cuba's dissident crackdown

Two weeks after the United States and Cuba agreed to thaw decades of icy relations, the U.S. State Department blasted the Cuban government for reportedly arresting at least six dissidents.



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'Straight Outta Compton' trailer debuts

One of the most controversial rap acts of all time will soon have a movie that chronicles their rise to fame and infamy.



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Ebola patient: I want new treatment

A Scottish woman diagnosed with Ebola is now asking for experimental treatment of the virus.



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How AirAsia flight differs from AF447

Pilot Bill Palmer says the AirAsia flight had similarities to Air France 447, which also encountered bad weather



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Don't turn your back on smuggled kids

Poverty isn't the only reason why so many parents are paying to have their child smuggled into the United States, says Carole Geithner



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The power of radical empathy

I recently read seven words that shook me to the core.



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Kremlin critic convicted, re-arrested

One of Russia's most prominent opposition figures and his brother have been found guilty of fraud in a politically charged trial, state media reported Tuesday.



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Victims' bodies flown to Indonesia

The bodies of the first recovered victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 are returned to Indonesia. CNN's Gary Tuchman reports.



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How will AirAsia families grieve?

Sarah Bajc, who lost her partner on MH370, explains the emotional trauma AirAsia families will be going through.



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Motorists stranded in snowstorm

San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig speaks to CNN after 139 motorists were stranded on a snowy mountain pass.



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139 drivers saved on U.S. mountain

It beats sleeping in your car at temperatures in the teens -- maybe lower.



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Rebels targeted by suicide bomber

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering for Shiite rebels Wednesday, killing at least 18 people in Yemen's southern city of Ibb, town officials said.



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Bad weather hinders search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

The search for the wreckage and victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 is temporarily halted because of adverse weather conditions in the area.



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Saudi King Abdullah hospitalized

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has been admitted to a hospital for medical tests, according to a statement from the royal court published Wednesday by the state-run Saudi Press Agency.



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Hundreds of migrants rescued on ship

A freighter carrying 970 people, most believed to be migrants from war-torn Syria, docked safely in the southern Italian port of Gallipoli on Wednesday after the coast guard seized control.



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Official: Sonar may have detected QZ8501 wreckage

An Indonesian search and rescue official tells CNN sonar equipment has detected wreckage from the plane at the bottom of the Java Sea.



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15 killed in Boko Haram raid

At least 15 people were killed by Boko Haram fighters during a raid on a village in northern Nigeria, local residents told CNN.



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Voice of 'Babe' dies at 51

Christine Cavanaugh, who lent her distinctive voice to the title pig in "Babe," Chuckie Finster on "Rugrats" and Dexter of "Dexter's Laboratory," has died. She was 51.



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Sonar detects wreckage

Indonesian officials have located wreckage from AirAsia Flight 8501 on the sea floor. CNN's Don Lemon has more.



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U.N. nixes Palestinian state

The U.N. Security Council, in a close 8-2 vote with five abstentions, on Tuesday voted down a Palestinian statehood resolution that set a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories by 2017.



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Ayatollah posts #BlackLivesMatter

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweets #BlackLivesMatter amidst tensions in the U.S. over police shootings.



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10 dead in ferry blaze; 427 rescued

Hundreds of desperate passengers are enduring freezing conditions on a stricken ferry that has been burning in the Adriatic Sea for 24 hours. Helicopters have been working through the night to pull them off, one by one.



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Pilot shown in ISIS propaganda

In an "interview" published by ISIS the captured pilot is quoted as saying he was shot down.



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Nut scandal exec detained

A former Korean Air executive who sparked outrage earlier this month by kicking a flight attendant off a plane for serving macadamia nuts the wrong way is being detained by police in Seoul.



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9 slain in Edmonton, police say

Nine people, including two children, have been found dead at three crime scenes in Edmonton, Alberta, and nearby Fort Saskatchewan, police said Tuesday in a press conference.



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Mom shot dead by son, 2

A 29-year-old mother was fatally shot Tuesday in an Idaho Walmart when her 2-year-old son in the shopping cart grabbed a gun concealed in her purse and shot her in an apparent accident, authorities said.



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Ambushes on U.S. police rising

The number of law enforcement officers shot to death in the line of duty is up by more than 50% this year, and the leading circumstance of those shootings were ambush-style attacks.



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Back-to-back Oscar winner dies

Luise Rainer, who won back-to-back Oscars in the 1930s for "The Great Ziegfeld" and "The Good Earth" only to quit Hollywood at the height of her fame, has died.



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Racing star Bianchi begins rehab

Jules Bianchi remains unconscious in a French hospital following his horrific crash at October's Japanese Grand Prix, but the Formula One driver has begun a program of rehabilitation therapy, according to a statement released by his family on Tuesday.



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Crowds rally to protest verdict

Scores of Muscovites protest the verdict in the case of Alexei Navalny. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.



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U.S. targets Al-Shabaab leader

The United States conducted an airstrike Monday in Somalia against Al-Shabaab, said Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary.



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Bush remaining in hospital

Former President George H.W. Bush's breathing "has returned to normal" but he will stay in the hospital Monday night, an aide said. It will be his seventh straight night since being admitted last week.



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Vin Diesel hints at Marvel role

Vin Diesel, can you be a little more "inhumanly" obvious?



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What caused plane to crash?

The discovery of debris from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 means investigators have taken a big step toward answering the questions haunting the families of those aboard the doomed plane. What are the key questions, and what might come next?



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George H.W. Bush out of hospital

Former President George H.W. Bush is out of the Houston-area hospital where he spent the Christmas holiday, a spokesman said Tuesday.



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Obama sorry golf hit wedding

President Barack Obama apologized to a couple after his golf game in Hawaii forced the bride and groom to relocate their wedding Sunday.



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Sony hack: FBI insists N. Korea did it

Despite seeing evidence from data scientists pointing to individuals who may have been behind the hacking of Sony last month, the FBI isn't wavering on its original assessment that North Korea is the culprit, an FBI source tells CNN.



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Politician quits after tax evasion charge

Rep. Michael Grimm announced late Monday night plans to resign from Congress, after pleading guilty to a felony tax evasion charge last week.



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Virgin 747 in UK emergency landing

A Virgin Atlantic plane that developed a technical fault en route to Las Vegas has landed safely at London's Gatwick Airport, the airline says.



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Transfer ban: Barcelona hit back

Barcelona says the transfer ban placed on the club is "disproportionate" and "excessive."



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Funeral attack leaves 21 dead

A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up among mourners inside a funeral tent on a farm about 12 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, according to police.



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What really scares terrorists?

Even terrorists have fears. And the prospect of gender equality appears to rank high on their list of worst nightmares.



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Ebola patient at London hospital

A health care worker diagnosed with the Ebola virus has been transferred to a London hospital. Nic Robertson reports.



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Ebola virus: What you need to know

The deadliest outbreak of Ebola virus on record has sparked fears that the killer virus could spread from West Africa to other regions and continents.



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The messy truth about Ebola

What happens when you get Ebola? CNN's Miguel Marquez explains (Sources: CDC and WHO).



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Is AI a threat to humanity?

Imagine you're the kind of person who worries about a future when robots become smart enough to threaten the very existence of the human race. For years, you've been dismissed as a crackpot, consigned to the same category of people who see Elvis lurking in their waffles.



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A New Year's resolution for work

Imagine that after a routine medical exam your doctor delivers some devastating news: Since your last checkup your cognitive performance has plummeted.



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Who are passengers?

The families of those aboard the missing AirAsia plane cope with the unknown. A social media post believed to be the pilot's daughter, reads: "Dad, please come home, I still need you."



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MS Dhoni retires from Test cricket

He is India's most successful Test match captain but Mahendra Singh Dhoni has decided enough is enough.



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U.S. police shot at in Florida, L.A.

A week after two New York City officers were killed while sitting in their patrol car, more police across the country are getting shot at.



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What Obama said

A childhood friend of an Army captain whose wedding was moved to accommodate a round of golf for President Barack Obama said the bride and groom had to quickly scramble to find a Plan B. But the agile bride and her wedding party still pulled it all off without a hitch, the friend said.



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Sofia Vergara reportedly engaged

One of Hollywood's most attractive couples is heading down the aisle.



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Opinion: Disaster's lasting effects

News that wreckage was found after an Indonesia AirAsia flight went missing over the weekend marked the third major incident involving Southeast Asian airlines this year.



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Passengers arrive in Italy

New video shows rescued ferry passengers arriving in Bari, Italy. CNN's Natalie Allen reports.



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Timeline

TIMELINE



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Comedian Chris Rock to divorce

After 19 years of marriage, Chris Rock has filed for divorce.



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Families see shocking images

In a briefing by officials, the families of AirAsia Flight 8501 passengers were briefly shown video of bodies in the water.



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Ebola patient moved to London

A health care worker who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus after returning to Scotland from Sierra Leone was transferred early Tuesday to the Royal Free Hospital in London.



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Kremlin critic Navalny convicted

One of Russia's most prominent opposition figures and his brother have been found guilty of fraud in a politically charged trial, state media reported Tuesday.



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Russian opposition figure guilty

One of Russia's top opposition figures and his brother have been found guilty of fraud. CNN's Erin McLaughlin has more.



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Boy jumps from burning building

An Alabama man captures chilling video of people jumping to safety during an apartment fire. CNN affiliate WBRC has more.



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Pilot had 20,000 flying hours

CNN's Joe Johns profiles the pilot of the missing AirAsia flight 8501, Captain Iriyanto.



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MH370 relatives relive agony

No one can fathom the agony that families of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 are going through -- except the families of MH370.



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Reports: Debris seen in Java Sea

An Indonesian official says that debris has been spotted in the water by crews searching for AirAsia Flight 8501.



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Pilot: Radar should help find jet

Before the world reaches a conclusion as to the outcome of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, it's important to understand that the details are far too limited for drawing a parallel to Malaysia Flight 370.



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The Cuban-American rift

When Raul Moas took his first trip to Cuba, he plunged deep in the generational chasm among Cuban-Americans that now shapes much of the politics behind this month's historic renewal of U.S.-Cuba ties.



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Possible debris from AirAsia flight spotted

Authorities are poring over photos of debris that could be from missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501. The objects are spotted off the coast of Indonesia's central Kalimantan province.



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Fire at mall kills at least 13 in Pakistan

A fire sparked by a short circuit at a shop quickly engulfed a three-story shopping center in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people.



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Massive floods hit Malaysia, Thailand

Massive flooding forces more than 132,000 Malaysians to leave, and more rain is expected in the Thai border region.



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'Interview' breaks online record

"The Interview" is already Sony's top online film ever, but will hackers strike back? CNN's Pamela Brown reports.



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Wintry weather

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'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks found?

Kevin Dykstra and Frederick Monroe 's possible discovery of a sought-after shipwreck could be worth millions in gold.



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Obama marks end of Afghan combat

Thirteen years and more than 2,000 American casualties after it began, the war in Afghanistan will conclude responsibly, President Barack Obama said on Sunday.



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Search area expands

The search for a missing airliner with 162 people aboard will expand Tuesday, Indonesia announced. Andrew Stevens reports.



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How storm could hit flight?

CNN's Tom Foreman demonstrates how weather may have impacted the missing AirAsia airliner with 162 people aboard.



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U.S. targets Al-Shabaab leader

The United States conducted an airstrike Monday in Somalia against Al-Shabaab, said Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary.



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Bush remaining in hospital

Former President George H.W. Bush's breathing "has returned to normal" but he will stay in the hospital Monday night, an aide said. It will be his seventh straight night since being admitted last week.



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Vin Diesel hints at Marvel role

Vin Diesel, can you be a little more "inhumanly" obvious?



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Scotland confirms case of Ebola

Health officials in Glasgow, Scotland, have confirmed a case of Ebola.



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Obama sorry golf hit wedding

President Barack Obama apologized to a couple after his golf game in Hawaii forced the bride and groom to relocate their wedding Sunday.



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Al Jazeera journalists held for year

One year later, Al Jazeera journalists are still being held in an Egyptian prison. CNN's Ian Lee reports.



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Frustrating day in jet search

Despite an expanded search area, no concrete evidence in the search for the missing Air Asia plane. Andrew Stevens reports.



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U.S.-bound flight lands safely after fault

A Virgin Atlantic plane that developed a technical fault en route to Las Vegas has landed safely at London's Gatwick Airport, the airline says.



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What's with North Korea's Internet?

North Koreans' ability to surf the Internet -- for the few in the isolated nation who could ever really go online anyway -- is rockier than ever.



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Funeral attack leaves 21 dead

A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up among mourners inside a funeral tent on a farm about 12 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, according to police.



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What really scares terrorists

Even terrorists have fears. And the prospect of gender equality appears to rank high on their list of worst nightmares.



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Poll: Bush is GOP frontrunner

Jeb Bush is the clear Republican presidential frontrunner, surging to the front of the potential GOP pack following his announcement that he's "actively exploring" a bid, a new CNN/ORC poll found.



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Clinton, Obama top 'most admired' poll

Hillary Clinton takes the top spot on a list of admired living women for the 13th year in a row, according to an annual survey released by Gallup on Monday.



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Pilot held hostage by ISIS

The U.S. says a Jordanian pilot was taken hostage by ISIS in Syria after his plane crashed -- refuting claims that the group shot the jet down.



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Electoral crisis sparks Greek vote

Greek lawmakers failed to elect a new president and that will trigger a snap general election. Elinda Labropoulou reports.



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Schumacher still fighting, one year on

There is a simple message for Michael Schumacher one year on from his devastating accident -- keep fighting.



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Beyonce's dad sells memorabilia

Beyonce's father Mathew Knowles is getting flack for selling his daughter's old memorabilia at a garage sale.



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Bad weather a factor?

The passengers and crew aboard AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 could have expected to have landed in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, after a flight of just over two hours.



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N. Korea blames Obama for movie

The North Korean government is fuming over the release of the "The Interview," claiming President Barack Obama forced the film into theaters and onto streaming video services.



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QZ8501: Your questions answered

The sudden disappearance of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in Indonesian airspace has fueled a host of questions: What caused the loss of contact? Why Asia again? Is air travel still safe?



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U.S. police shot at in Florida, L.A.

A week after two New York City officers were killed while sitting in their patrol car, more police across the country are getting shot at.



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Roddick: Time to scrap Hawk-Eye

When Andy Roddick played tennis, the grand slam winner and former world No. 1 never shied away from conversing, or arguing with chair umpires.



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Hope for survivors dwindling

CNN's Andrew Stevens talks with Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla about the search for AirAsia Flight 8501.



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QZ8501: Timeline

TIMELINE



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Comedian Chris Rock to divorce

After 19 years of marriage, Chris Rock has filed for divorce.



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Rescued ferry passengers arrive

New video shows rescued ferry passengers arriving in Bari, Italy. CNN's Natalie Allen reports.



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U.S. woman freed after 'nightmare'

American traveler Stacey Addison says she was detained for months in East Timor because she unwittingly shared a taxi with a stranger carrying methamphetamine. Now she's out of jail -- and a guest of a former East Timor leader.



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Search for AirAsia jet resumes

CNN's John Vause talks with former pilot and aviation security expert Desmond Ross about missing AirAsia Flight 8501.



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Plane likely 'at bottom of sea'

AirAsia Flight 8501 went missing on a flight to Singapore. CNN's Michael Holmes reports on a newly-released statement.



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Passengers stuck on burning ferry

Hundreds of passengers on a burning ferry are still awaiting rescue. CNN's Barbie Nadeau reports.



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Hundreds await helicopter rescue

Rescue teams have rescued more than 280 passengers, but hundreds are still on board. CNN's Elinda Labropoulou reports.



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Syrian opposition barred from talks

The Syrian government is ready to send envoys to Moscow for talks with representatives of the opposition it has been fighting in a brutal civil war for over 3½ years, according to state-run media.



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Rookie U.S. police officer killed

A rookie police officer who was answering a domestic violence call has died from gunshot wounds, the Flagstaff, Arizona, Police Department said Saturday.



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Boko Haram kill 23 in Cameroon

At least 23 people were killed in a Boko Haram attack in the Mozogo district in Cameroon's Far North Region, an official said.



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Pilot: Radar should help find jet

Before the world reaches a conclusion as to the outcome of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, it's important to understand that the details are far too limited for drawing a parallel to Malaysia Flight 370.



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The Cuban-American rift

When Raul Moas took his first trip to Cuba, he plunged deep in the generational chasm among Cuban-Americans that now shapes much of the politics behind this month's historic renewal of U.S.-Cuba ties.



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Search resumes for plane

CNN's Andrew Stevens reports has the latest search efforts for AirAsia Flight 8501 from Indonesia's Surabaya Airport.



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Official: AirAsia jet likely at 'bottom of the sea'

Based on radar data from the plane's last contact, authorities believe the missing AirAsia jet is likely at "the bottom of the sea," says Indonesia's top rescue official.



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When Christmas was banned

For the Puritans of the 17th century, there was too much merry and not enough Christ.



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Egypt bans movie 'Exodus'

Another Hollywood movie is running afoul of a foreign government this month.



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Al-Shabaab commander 'caught'

Somali government forces on Saturday captured a top commander of the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, two of the country's military officials said.



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Track phones, why not planes?

CNN viewers tweet their questions about the disappearance of AirAsia Flight 8501. Poppy Harlow gets answers.



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Hundreds on burning ferry for 24 hours

Hundreds of desperate passengers are enduring freezing conditions on a stricken ferry that has been burning in the Adriatic Sea for 24 hours. Helicopters have been working through the night to pull them off, one by one.



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Distraught families gather

Relatives of passengers on AirAsia Flight 8501 await news on the missing plane's whereabouts. CNN's Andrew Stevens reports.



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Massive floods hit Malaysia, Thailand

Massive flooding forces more than 132,000 Malaysians to leave, and more rain is expected in the Thai border region.



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Fire on ferry burns for hours

Scores of passengers are stranded on a ferry that has been burning for hours on the Adriatic sea.



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Christmas countdown

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Woman: My fiance on flight

For loved ones on board AirAsia Flight QZ8501, it's too painful to bear. They're teary-eyed, exhausted, confused and afraid.



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'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks found?

Kevin Dykstra and Frederick Monroe 's possible discovery of a sought-after shipwreck could be worth millions in gold.



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Boko Haram's teen suicide bombers

A 13-year-old Nigerian girl said that the militant group forced her and two others into suicide attacks.



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Obama marks end of Afghan combat

Thirteen years and more than 2,000 American casualties after it began, the war in Afghanistan will conclude responsibly, President Barack Obama said on Sunday.



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Daring rescue from ferry blaze

See the moment a woman and her two little kids were pulled from a burning ferry off the coast of Greece.



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How AirAsia, MH370 incidents differ

A Malaysia-based airliner vanishes over the waters of a Southeast Asia ocean. There's no distress call, no wreckage, nothing but water and questions.



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Why is it possible to lose jet?

Jon Ostrower, a WSJ reporter explains the factors behind the disappearance of AirAsia's Flight 8501.



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Gym mat death re-investigated

Despite concluding there was no foul play in the death of a Georgia teen nearly two years ago, a sheriff's office conducted additional interviews on the case as recently as this month.



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EPL: Man City miss chance

Sunday's action in football's Premier League failed to match the Boxing Day goal-fest but that didn't mean there was a shortage of drama.



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Senator hints at China role

Sen. Lindsey Graham hinted at China's involvement in the North Korean cyberattack on Sony Pictures and called for additional U.S. action against North Korea to make the hermit kingdom "feel the pain that is due."



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Who really hacked Sony?

Experts doubt North Korea was behind the Sony hack -- so who could it be?



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Skiing: U.S. wins again in Italy

The way things have gone for the U.S. men in downhills in Italy this month, they probably wish every race could be held there. After Steven Nyman won in Val Gardena, Travis Ganong finished first in Santa Catarina.



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What's with North Korea's Internet?

North Koreans' ability to surf the Internet -- for the few in the isolated nation who could ever really go online anyway -- is rockier than ever.



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Revenge of the Democratic techies

The nerds are all right.



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What really scares terrorists

Even terrorists have fears. And the prospect of gender equality appears to rank high on their list of worst nightmares.



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Poll: Bush is GOP frontrunner

Jeb Bush is the clear Republican presidential frontrunner, surging to the front of the potential GOP pack following his announcement that he's "actively exploring" a bid, a new CNN/ORC poll found.



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Santa helps soldier propose

A mall Santa Claus helped one overseas soldier propose to his girlfriend. WFIE reports.



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Yachting: Wild Oats XI victorious

The super model's new super yacht couldn't quite keep up with an established vessel in the annual Rolex Sydney-Hobart race. Wild Oats XI won an unprecedented eighth line honor, bettering Comanche and its fast start.



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'63 not out' trademarked

Cricket Australia has trademarked the term "63 not out" in an attempt to prevent people cashing in on the death of its Test batsman Phillip Hughes.



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Pilot held hostage by ISIS

The U.S. says a Jordanian pilot was taken hostage by ISIS in Syria after his plane crashed -- refuting claims that the group shot the jet down.



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Agonizing wait for families

CNN's Will Ripley reports on the families of the passengers on board the missing Air Asia flight 8501.



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PlayStation, Xbox still struggling

PlayStation was still hobbled over the weekend after a possible cyberattack Thursday on the network that enables its gamers to play one another online.



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Did weather affect flight?

The passengers and crew aboard AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 could have expected to have landed in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, after a flight of just over two hours.



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AirAsia statement

AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 (Surabaya LT) this morning. The flight took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya at 0535hours.



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N. Korea blames Obama for movie

The North Korean government is fuming over the release of the "The Interview," claiming President Barack Obama forced the film into theaters and onto streaming video services.



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Indian army hits back after massacre

Army, paramilitary and police troops have intensified counter-insurgency operations in Assam in the wake of Tuesday's tribal militant raid, which left at least 72 people killed in the India's remote tea-producing state, a defense spokesman said.



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Adriatic ferry on fire, rescue underway

A joint Italian-Greek rescue operation was underway Sunday for hundreds of passengers on board the Italian-flagged ferry Norman Atlantic, which was on fire in the Adriatic Sea, the Greek Merchant Marine Ministry told CNN.



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Christmas baby born on train

Riders of Philadelphia public transit were reminded on Christmas Day that the holiday celebrates a birth in the humblest of circumstances.



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Plane was on common route

Richard Quest explains 'flight information regions' and how they apply to missing AirAsia flight 8501.



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Neil deGrasse Tyson outrages Twitter

It's a figure that even astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is having a hard time wrapping his brilliant mind around.



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Pilot asked to deviate from flight plan

AirAsia 8501's pilot asked to change its route due to weather, but Richard Quest says bad weather doesn't down planes.



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Predecessor killed this month

The latest ISIS-appointed governor of Mosul was killed in coalition airstrikes, according to Iraqi police.



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Contact with AirAsia plane lost

AirAsia Flight 8501 has lost contact with traffic control in Jakarta, Indonesia, the airline's crisis center said Sunday.



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U.S. woman freed after 'nightmare'

American traveler Stacey Addison says she was detained for months in East Timor because she unwittingly shared a taxi with a stranger carrying methamphetamine. Now she's out of jail -- and a guest of a former East Timor leader.



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ISIS leader in Iraq 'killed by strike'

The latest ISIS-appointed governor of the group's Iraqi stronghold is killed by coalition airstrikes less than 25 days after taking office.



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Syrian opposition barred from talks

The Syrian government is ready to send envoys to Moscow for talks with representatives of the opposition it has been fighting in a brutal civil war for over 3½ years, according to state-run media.



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Rookie AZ police officer killed

A rookie police officer who was answering a domestic violence call has died from gunshot wounds, the Flagstaff, Arizona, Police Department said Saturday.



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Boko Haram kill 23 in Cameroon

At least 23 people were killed in a Boko Haram attack in the Mozogo district in Cameroon's Far North Region, an official said.



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Bush to stay in hospital over weekend

Former President George H.W. Bush has improved, but will remain in the hospital through the weekend, his spokesman said Saturday night.



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Breathing aid halted for pregnant patient

The artificial breathing support for a clinically dead woman who is 18 weeks pregnant has been switched off by the Irish hospital treating her, an official with detail knowledge of the case said Saturday.



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Hospitalized Bush 'in great spirits'

Former President George H.W. Bush, who was taken to a Houston hospital Tuesday night after experiencing shortness of breath, will remain in the hospital at least through Christmas Day as a precaution, his spokesman said.



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Wrestling star booked on battery

Alcohol-fueled hostility ended with a famous professional wrestler pinning his son down at their Florida home early Christmas Eve, sheriff's deputies said.



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When Christmas was banned

For the Puritans of the 17th century, there was too much merry and not enough Christ.



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Egypt bans movie 'Exodus'

Another Hollywood movie is running afoul of a foreign government this month.



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Al-Shabaab commander 'caught'

Somali government forces on Saturday captured a top commander of the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, two of the country's military officials said.



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Threat of landslides looms

Government officials say extreme flooding in Malaysia has forced more than 132,000 people to evacuate.



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Missing Mexico priest found dead

A missing priest in Mexico was found dead in an alley on Christmas Day, his diocese said.



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Shot officer: U.S. police bid farewell

Rafael Ramos was an unusual cop.



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Epic floods hit Malaysia, Thailand

Massive flooding has forced more than 132,000 Malaysians to evacuate, and more rain is expected. One Sri Lankan city received more than twice the average monthly rainfall in just eight days. And it's going to get worse. Another 100 millimeters (4 inches) of rain could fall over the next two days near the Malaysian-Thai border, he said.



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Gitmo detainees days from move?

The Obama administration hopes to transfer dozens of detainees from Guantanamo Bay. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.



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Swarms of shoppers hit sales

Shoppers in London swarm stores for Boxing Day sales.



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Journalist's letter from Cairo cell

"As we approach the end of our first year in prison, I cannot help but feel proud and strengthened by all that has been achieved so far," said journalist Peter Greste in a letter from a Cairo jail cell.



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UK battles to tackle obesity

Christina Macfarlane reports on new advice being given to British doctors to identify patients who are putting on weight.



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N. Korea blasts U.S. over film release

North Korea denounces "The Interview" release, as CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.



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Russian doctrine: NATO a threat

Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a doctrine listing the U.S. and NATO as top military threats.



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Amir Khan honors Pakistan pledge

He's one of the world's most famous boxers but this could be Amir Khan's toughest fight yet.



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Boko Haram's teen suicide bombers

A 13-year-old Nigerian girl said that the militant group forced her and two others into suicide attacks.



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N. Korea blasts U.S. over release

North Korea issued a statement on its official state news agency on Saturday denouncing Sony Pictures Entertainment's release of the movie "The Interview." It called President Barack Obama the "chief culprit" who forced the production company to "indiscriminately distribute" the picture.



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Gym mat death re-investigated

Despite concluding there was no foul play in the death of a Georgia teen nearly two years ago, a sheriff's office conducted additional interviews on the case as recently as this month.



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Dustin Diamond held in bar stabbing

Police on Friday arrested Dustin Diamond, better known as "Screech" in the early 1990s sitcom "Saved by the Bell," in a stabbing incident at a bar in Port Washington, Wisconsin.



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Super model's super yacht leads

It's the super yacht with a super model and her billionaire tycoon husband as its joint owners and the 100ft supermaxi Comanche lived up to expectations with a blazing start to the Rolex Sydney-Hobart race Friday.



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Twitter jibe backfires for EPL side

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea had the last laugh on London rival West Ham to keep up its relentless pace at the top of the English Premier League with a 2-0 Boxing Day home win.



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Ireland: Pregnant mom to be unplugged

Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Friday doctors can withdraw life support in the case of a clinically dead woman who is 18 weeks pregnant as there is "no reasonable prospect" her unborn child will survive.



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Oldest Facebook user dies aged 114

A woman believed to be the world's oldest Facebook user has died at the age of 114, her family said.



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What's with North Korea's Internet?

North Koreans' ability to surf the Internet -- for the few in the isolated nation who could ever really go online anyway -- is rockier than ever.



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Revenge of the Democratic techies

The nerds are all right.



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What really scares terrorists

Even terrorists have fears. And the prospect of gender equality appears to rank high on their list of worst nightmares.



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Al-Shabaab: AU attack was revenge

Al-Shabaab said it attacked an African Union military base in Somalia on Thursday in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed their leader near Barawe in September.



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Drone strikes 'kill 7' in Pakistan

A pair of suspected U.S. drone strikes on militant targets in Pakistan killed at least seven people, Pakistani intelligence sources said Friday.



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Teen 'raised gun before officer fired'

A teenager shot dead by police in Missouri, near Ferguson, held a gun "straight out" before the officer fired, the police chief says.



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Coalition pilot held hostage

The U.S. says a Jordanian pilot was taken hostage by ISIS in Syria after his plane crashed -- refuting claims that the group shot the jet down.



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Dotcom barters with hackers after gamers forced offline

Gaming legend Kim Dotcom intervenes after hackers torpedoed the PlayStation and Xbox live networks on one of the year's busiest gaming days.



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'Lizard Squad' claims hack

Hackers disrupt the live networks of Sony Playstation and Microsoft Xbox on one of the busiest gaming days of the year.



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Police scan social media for threats

Six men have been arrested in connection with alleged threats made toward police officers since Saturday afternoon, when two NYPD officers were shot in the head from behind while sitting in their patrol car, said police spokeswoman Sophia Mason.



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Farewell for slain NYPD officer

Rafael Ramos was an unusual cop.



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Cricket: Smith leads way for Australia

The sudden responsibility of leadership is resting well on Steve Smith's shoulders and it needed a captain's knock from him to lift Australia to a respectable 259 for five wickets after day one of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.



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Indian army hits back after massacre

Army, paramilitary and police troops have intensified counter-insurgency operations in Assam in the wake of Tuesday's tribal militant raid, which left at least 72 people killed in the India's remote tea-producing state, a defense spokesman said.



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'Baby Jesus' stolen, pig's head left

Police in Haverhill, Massachusetts, are asking the public to help solve a bizarre theft.



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Christmas baby born on train

Riders of Philadelphia public transit were reminded on Christmas Day that the holiday celebrates a birth in the humblest of circumstances.



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Indian tribal militants kill at least 54

At least 54 people have been killed in a series of attacks by tribal militants in India's remote northeastern state of Assam, a police official said Wednesday.



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Rogen thanks fans at theater

Fans get a surprise at a Los Angeles movie theater before seeing "The Interview."



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Jackie Chan's son on drugs charges

The 32-year-old son of actor and kung fu star Jackie Chan has been charged with a drug offense and could face up to three years in jail.



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Predecessor killed this month

The latest ISIS-appointed governor of Mosul was killed in coalition airstrikes, according to Iraqi police.



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Rogen: We hope you like it

Actor Seth Rogen drops by a screening in L.A. to thank fans for supporting "The Interview." CNN's Rosa Flores has more.



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U.S. woman freed after 'nightmare'

American traveler Stacey Addison says she was detained for months in East Timor because she unwittingly shared a taxi with a stranger carrying methamphetamine. Now she's out of jail -- and a guest of a former East Timor leader.



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ISIS governor of Mosul killed in strikes

The latest ISIS-appointed governor of Mosul was killed in coalition airstrikes on Thursday, according to Iraqi police.



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Israeli girl hit with Molotov cocktail

An 11-year-old Israeli girl is being treated for severe burns after a Molotov cocktail was hurled into the car she was riding in Thursday in a West Bank settlement community, national EMS provider Magen David Adom said.



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Alan Gross gets $3.2M settlement

The U.S. Agency for International Development has paid Alan Gross $.3.2 million, settling a claim over the former contractor freed last week by Cuba after five years in prison, a spokesman for the federal agency tells CNN.



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What the Pope wants for Christmas

Pope Francis wants to bring hope to Christians and other ethnic and religious groups suffering "brutal persecution" in Iraq and Syria.



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Author's chilling journey inside ISIS

Juergen Todenhoefer's journey was a tough one: dangerous, but also eye-opening. The author traveled deep into ISIS territory -- the area they now call their "caliphate" -- visiting Raqqa and Deir Ezzor in Syria, as well as Mosul in Iraq.



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Al-Shabaab raids Somalia base

Somalia's militant Islamist group Al-Shabaab raided the country's largest military base for African Union troops on Thursday, detonating a car bomb at the entrance before engaging in a firefight with troops, a spokesman for the group said.



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George H.W. Bush in hospital

Former President George H.W. Bush, who was taken to a Houston hospital Tuesday night after experiencing shortness of breath, will remain in the hospital at least through Christmas Day as a precaution, his spokesman said.



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Wrestling star booked on battery

Alcohol-fueled hostility ended with a famous professional wrestler pinning his son down at their Florida home early Christmas Eve, sheriff's deputies said.



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When Christmas was banned

For the Puritans of the 17th century, there was too much merry and not enough Christ.



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What about threat to journalists?

Will "The Interview" impact practitioners of an already risky profession?



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China blacks out Sony hack

Efficient -- or heavy-handed -- censors mean most Chinese know little about the Sony hack story.



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Pope: God is always there

Pope Francis presides over Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica and delivers a message about life and patience.



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Ebola fear for CDC lab tech

A technician from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be monitored for three weeks after possibly being exposed to the Ebola virus at one of the agency's Atlanta labs, the CDC said Wednesday.



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Amanpour: Legends we lost in 2014

CNN's Christiane Amanpour recalls "giant of journalism" and composer who brought hope to North Korea.



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Pope's big changes

CNN's Delia Gallagher looks back at the Pontiff's busy year with visits to Sri Lanka, the Philippines, the U.S. and France.



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Killing in iconic civil rights city

On a recent morning, Edward Shaw and other family members walked into the Selma Police Department in search of answers.



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Pope ringing in his 2nd Christmas

After an eventful 12-plus months that began with him being named Time's Person of the Year and ended with his blistering critique of the Vatican bureaucracy, Pope Francis gets a chance to celebrate -- by presiding over Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica.



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Journalist's letter from Cairo cell

"As we approach the end of our first year in prison, I cannot help but feel proud and strengthened by all that has been achieved so far," said journalist Peter Greste in a letter from a Cairo jail cell.



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ISIS: We shot down plane

ISIS says it has captured a Jordanian pilot after his plane went down. CNN's Hala Gorani reports.



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S. Koreans applaud Sony

Kyung Lah reports that people in South Korea believe releasing "The Interview" is a good way to deal with North Korea.



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School massacre: Boxer pledges help

He's one of the world's most famous boxers but this could be Amir Khan's toughest fight yet.



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Behind the scenes at the legendary Studio 54

It has become synonymous with the glamor and excess of the late Seventies. But people who've retained clear memories of Studio 54, the legendary New York nightclub that defined an era, are few and far between.



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Who's most at risk from police?

Simon Moya-Smith says Mah-hi-vist Goodblanket, who was killed by law enforcement, deserves justice.



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Christmas countdown

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The real story behind Santa Claus

Don't tell the kids, but we've got Santa Claus all wrong. Historians say Kriss Kringle was originally created to keep adults, not children, off the naughty list.



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U.S. holiday storm turns deadly

This Christmas, people will grieve and heal in southern Mississippi. They will clear rubble and restore power lines ripped apart by a tornado system that killed four people and packed an emergency room with dozens of injured.



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FBI warns theaters of risks

The FBI is reaching out to the slightly more than 200 theaters which plan to screen "The Interview" on Thursday, warning of potential threats.



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Doctors punished for 'surgery selfies'

Staff at hospital in northwest China take group photos next to patients.



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Casey Kasem buried in Norway

Six months after his death, radio personality Casey Kasem has finally found a resting place.



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Who unplugged North Korea?

North Korea's Internet is patchy after a disruption due to a possible attack, amid a war of words with the U.S. over a cyberattack on Sony Pictures.



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Oldest Facebook user dies aged 114

A woman believed to be the world's oldest Facebook user has died at the age of 114, her family said.



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Golf: Tiger seeks return to form in '15

The Tiger will be back on the prowl in 2015 -- and that's according to the man himself.



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Cops: Teen was armed

Police say a teen in Missouri pointed a gun at an officer, who fired out of fear for his own life. CNN's Sara Ganim reports.



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Poll finds racial divide on police

There is a defined racial divide in America between how whites and non-whites view police and the criminal justice system, according to a CNN / ORC poll released Monday.



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Billionaire tycoon to go to jail

A billionaire who jointly controlled Asia's biggest property development company was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $64,452 after he was convicted in one of the city's most significant corruption trials.



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ISIS: We've captured Jordanian pilot in Syria

ISIS militants claim on social media to have captured a Jordanian pilot after shooting down a coalition warplane over Syria.



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