Biden, Warren talked presidential bid
Vice President Joe Biden “discussed” with Elizabeth Warren last year the idea of having her as his running mate for a would-be presidential bid, a source familiar with their conversations told CNN on Thursday.
Trump’s women problem
The thing about women, Donald J. Trump once wrote, is that they “have one of the great acts of all time.”
Zimmerman’s gun may still be up for auction
The gun George Zimmerman purportedly used to kill Trayvon Martin may still be up for auction.
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Navy fires officer in charge of sailors detained in Iran
The U.S. Navy officer who oversaw the 10 sailors captured and briefly detained by Iran earlier this year has been relieved of his duties due to “loss of confidence” in his ability, the Navy announced Thursday.
Missing girl found; uncle arrested
Carlie Marie Trent, a 9-year-old girl missing more than a week, has been found safe in eastern Tennessee, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported Thursday afternoon.
Woman left 12 hours in crashed car
Her car tumbled more than 500 feet down an embankment and rescue didn’t come for at least 12 hours. But a California woman looks like she will live to talk about her harrowing ordeal.
Attacked for being baseball fan, man finds his new calling
In the auditorium at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco, hundreds of students cheer as Bryan Stow walks on stage with the aid of crutches to the rousing guitar chords of the ultimate ’80s inspiration song, “Eye of the Tiger.”
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Dashcam video shows incredible rescue from burning car
In his three years of service with the Montgomery County, Maryland, police department, Officer Cody Fields has been dispatched to car crashes many times.
Man in ‘Chicagoland’ found dead
Lee McCullum was a hopeful figure in “Chicagoland,” the 2014 documentary that aired on CNN about the violent streets of that city.
TSA glitch: 3,000 bags sit at airport
Flying out of Phoenix to head to a wedding or another special event?
Opinion: We all have role in fight against LGBT discrimination
The story of America, at its best, is one of an ever-widening circle of inclusion, with each generation showing a greater openness to communities once excluded. But recent efforts to marginalize certain people and groups, specifically transgender and gender-nonconforming people, are an affront to America’s inclusiveness.
Schools to get federal guidance on transgender bathroom access
The Obama administration will issue guidance on Friday directing public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity.
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Meet CNN Hero Paula Claussen
Since 1991, Paula Claussen and her group have crossed the Mexico border to build more than 1,250 free homes for impoverished families in Tijuana.
Crossing the Mexico border to build a home in one day
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Trump, Ryan meet: ‘A great opportunity to unify’
House Speaker Paul Ryan dropped a bombshell last week when he refused to back Donald Trump. This week, he’s moving to pick up the pieces.
Penn State’s president defends Paterno’s legacy
Penn State’s president had strong words this week in defense of the legacy of Joe Paterno.
Suspect in deadly stabbings had admitted himself to hospital
The man who stabbed two people to death in Taunton, Massachusetts, had been acting strangely and had admitted himself to the hospital the day before the attacks, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn told reporters Wednesday.
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Prince death investigation: Doctor saw Prince twice
The focal point of the investigation into Prince’s death appeared to be shifting Wednesday to the role of a Minnesota doctor revealed in a search warrant to have seen the entertainer twice in the weeks before he died.
Last ‘True American’ in Damascus doesn’t want to leave his home
The brutality of Syria’s civil war is staggering: More than 300,000 people killed, and millions either internally displaced or have fled the country altogether.
Texas fertilizer-plant explosion was no accident, ATF says
Rumors started swirling on Tuesday that the news was coming.
California mother fights to keep 2-year-old son on life support
Tubes and wires crisscross Israel Stinson’s little body in the heart-wrenching video. Moments after the 2-year-old is tickled under his arm, Israel appears to move slightly on his bed in a Northern California hospital.
Fake funeral home billboard tells people to text and drive
The Wathan Funeral Home wants you to text and drive — they’ve even put up a billboard asking you to.
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Police officers under review after violent end to car chase
Police officers are under review after a multi-state car chase that began in Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon ended in a violent arrest.
Hawaii’s Ni’ihau: Journey to the ‘forbidden island’ of diving
The Forbidden Island.
One transgender woman’s long road to finding herself
It was September 2015 and I was about to tell my co-workers something huge. I was filled with tremendous anxiety, as I had been before telling my sister, my dad and my kids. “Where do I start? What do I say first? What will they think it means for them?” Questions so loud in my head, I had trouble walking, focusing on sounds and things around me.
Jail time set for ‘affluenza’ teen Ethan Couch
“Affluenza” teen Ethan Couch will see 720 days behind bars — nearly two years — as a condition for his continued probation for a 2013 drunken-driving crash that killed four people and seriously injured two others.
George Zimmerman allegedly selling gun used to shoot Trayvon Martin
George Zimmerman is purportedly auctioning the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin four years ago.
Opinion: ISIS is losing the war
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS, as an organized military force in Iraq and Syria, is losing — even losing badly. This does not mean the end of ISIS, and we may see organized (as in Libya and Afghanistan) and unorganized (as in Paris and San Bernardino) bands carrying the ISIS label and banner for some time yet.
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Can 50 U.S. troops make a difference?
When President Barack Obama dramatically shifted his Syria policy last week and announced he would station Special Operations forces in the war-plagued country, Republicans were quick to criticize the move.
Special forces fight ISIS, al Qaeda in Middle East, Africa
President Barack Obama is increasingly calling upon Special Operations forces to carry out so-called “small wars” across the Middle East and Africa to challenge both ISIS and al Qaeda in places where the U.S. maintains a footprint beyond Syria and Iraq.
Inmate: I’m Prince’s son and only heir
Dividing up Prince’s vast estate just got more complicated.
2 victims, stabbing suspect killed
An assailant was shot after stabbing multiple people Tuesday night at the Galleria mall in Taunton, Massachusetts, and a residence in the town, said David Procopio, spokesman for the Massachusetts State Police.
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MIT, Harvard scientists find skin magic
There are countless lotions and potions that promise youthful skin.
Publix issues recall for listeria worries
The grocery store chain Publix is issuing a recall for its prepackaged cranberry nut and seed mix.
Navy SEAL trainee dies
A 21-year-old Navy SEAL student died during his first week of basic training in California, authorities said.
Black cadets cleared over fists photo
The 16 female, African-American cadets who appeared in a photograph with raised fists in uniform will not be punished for their controversial “Old Corps Photo.”
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An estimated two million Americans are dependent on prescription opioids, and the number of deaths linked to the drugs has skyrocketed in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Opioids: The new heroin, but deadlier
Gupta: Blame doctors for the mess of opioid addiction
Veteran doctors don’t need a blood test to tell when someone is on the verge of a drug overdose. They can even narrow down the culprit by observation alone. Dilated pupils mean cocaine, amphetamines, maybe LSD. Constricted pupils mean an opiate.
A third of West Virginia Dems say they’ll back Trump
Worries about the economy topped the concerns for both Democratic and Republican voters in West Virginia on Tuesday, but Republicans in Nebraska were less concerned about the economy and more concerned about government spending, according to early exit poll results.
Cruz not ruling out re-entry into race if path opens
Former Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Tuesday he is not ruling out getting back into the race if a path to victory were to re-open.
Jon Stewart: Trump’s a ‘man-baby’
Jon Stewart launched a stinging new round of criticism against Donald Trump on Monday, calling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a thin-skinned hypocrite who ridicules political rivals and minorities but implodes when faced with even a minor slight.
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Trump walks back debt and tax talk
Donald Trump, one of America’s best-known businessmen, spent Monday trying to clean up his comments about the economy.
Meet the world’s oldest cat
Gaze into the eyes of Scooter, the new World’s Oldest Living Cat.
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