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feed text Ashes of 'Star Trek' actor on private rocket
Thu, 24 May 2012 16:09:37 EDT
In the end, it was Scotty who got beamed up, as "Star Trek" actor James Doohan's ashes are on a rocket orbiting Earth.

Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion walked into the darkness of Bus C in a parking lot in Orlando, Florida, last fall in the hope of gaining respect from his fellow band members.

text Welcome to the world's nicest prison
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:58:12 EDT
Off Norway, murderers and rapists sunbathe and tend cows. Norwegians stand up for this brand of justice, even as the trial of an admitted mass killer is under way.

In Wes Anderson's latest film, "Moonrise Kingdom," he tells the tale of two young lovers who reunite and run away into the wilderness after a year apart.

Anders Behring Breivik vowed Thursday he won't appeal if a court finds him sane and guilty in charges tied to killings of 77 people in Norway, his lawyer said.

An Argentinian woman this week got confirmation that a body found in a Uruguayan cemetery is that of her father, who disappeared during the so-called Dirty War.

Bernie Ecclestone has exclusively told CNN that Formula One's 12 teams have signed an agreement to secure the long term future of the sport

"Significant differences" remain between world powers and Iran in negotiations over its nuclear program, the EU foreign policy chief said.

Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng gives his first in-depth interview to CNN.

George Zimmerman gave a scathing review of the Sanford Police Department when he spoke at a public meeting in January 2011.

Investigators in New York have a man in custody who has implicated himself in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, police said Thursday.

The teenager charged with killing three classmates at his Ohio school and wounding three more will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Thursday.

text Travel Photo of the Day
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:13:18 EDT
Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Travel Photo of the Day. Click through the gallery above to see stunning shots from around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image. Have a gorgeous travel photo of your own to share? Submit it for the gallery at CNN iReport!

text Facebook launches 'Camera' photo app
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:12:53 EDT
So much for Instagram?

text Hurricane Bud now a Category 2
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:01:08 EDT
Hurricane Bud quickly strengthened early Thursday after forming off the southwestern coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.

Jurors in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' corruption trial asked to review all exhibits in the case Thursday.

text Was Columbus secretly a Jew?
Thu, 24 May 2012 14:32:04 EDT
Charles Garcia says scholarly research suggest that the explorer was seeking to find a safe haven for Jews who were persecuted in Spain.

London detectives have visas to Libya to investigated the 1984 shooting death of an officer killed outside the Libyan diplomatic offices.

Arab uprisings have inspired the world, and efforts by Arab dictators to crush the dissent have destabilized the region, the U.S. says.

Japan's largest utility said Thursday that more radiation than thought was released into the atmosphere in the days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Elton John was released from a hospital Thursday after testing and treatment for a serious respiratory infection, his publicist said.

text Bride who faked cancer ordered repay donors
Thu, 24 May 2012 14:03:19 EDT
A woman who pretended to have cancer to pay for a wedding and honeymoon has been ordered to give back thousands of dollars she received from sympathetic donors.

Malians say they hope their nation can reunite and establish itself once again as an example of African stability.

text Prince Philip: The man behind the queen
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:56:33 EDT
Known as much for his gaffes, brusque manner and eccentricities as for his charity and campaigning work, Prince Philip seems to have lived a life permanently in the shadow of his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.

Even as the head of the Young Republicans at Samford University, Weathers Veazey didn't have a lot of time for politics this primary season.

The taste of success is sweet for Maria Sharapova -- in more ways than one.

With recent headlines emerging from Azerbaijan, you could be forgiven for assuming something graver than a singing competition was descending on the country.

text NOAA predicts near-normal hurricane seasons
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:19:41 EDT
A normal Atlantic hurricane season is expected this year, with up to 15 named storms including one to three major hurricanes, NOAA says.

text Opinion: Orthodox rally ignores abuses
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:59:43 EDT
When I rode the No. 7 train to Citi Field last Sunday, I was one of the few women in a train car packed with Hasidic Jews. My knees were in full view, but I shielded my face behind a pair of shades and a copy of Christopher Hitchens' atheist bible, "God Is Not Great," held conspicuously aloft. Toward the end of our shared journey, when it had become clear that the only people left on the train were headed to the same event, I looked up from my book, removed the sunglasses and asked the men sitting across from me if they were there to protest the Internet or the abuse.

The speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly decided Thursday not to pursue disqualification proceedings against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

An Arkansas man charged with murder will be retried on the most serious offenses after the U.S. Supreme Court concluded Thursday a hung jury in his original criminal prosecution did not prevent the state from getting a second chance at a conviction.

text Germany's mighty Mittelstand
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:42:54 EDT
As the eurozone's financial crisis drags past its second year, Germany's powerhouse economy has kept the bloc from sinking into a double dip recession.

David Wessels says a new bipartisan bill called the JOBS Act will in fact roll back protections for investors who want a slice of IPOs.

A private spacecraft has maneuvered closer to the International Space Station for what could be a historic rendezvous Friday.

It was the scene for one of the most famous controversies in soccer history. Did England striker Geoff Hurst's shot during the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley cross the line?

text Explainer: What is Eurovision?
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:23:14 EDT
It's not just any old talent show, it's an institution -- an annual event that attracts an estimated global audience of 125 million. Here's how it works.

text U.S. deports former Bosnian-Serb commander
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:22:52 EDT
A former Bosnian-Serb police commander wanted for genocide against thousands of Bosnian Muslims was deported from the U.S. Wednesday.

They are some of the most spectacular diamonds in the world now, just in time for the Diamond Jubilee, the Crown Jewels have gone on display in a new-look show.

Schapelle Corby, the Australian serving time in a Bali, Indonesia, prison on a conviction of drug smuggling, has had her jail term cut by five years.

text Vettel: Monaco no place for 'sissies'
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:19:50 EDT
Double Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has described the Monaco Grand Prix as "no place for sissies" ahead of the marquee race in the principality this weekend.

Killings and torture by Syrian security forces and anti-government fighters persisted in Syria in the last two months, the U.N. said.

Iranian sailors helped scare off armed pirates who attacked an American cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian state media reported Thursday.

text Yahoo launches Axis 'search browser'
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:59:24 EDT
Yahoo has joined the browser wars with Axis, its very own tool designed to enhance its search with a clear eye toward the rapidly expanding mobile Web.

North Korea appears to be ready to conduct a nuclear test whenever leaders of the reclusive state give the green light, the South Korean Defense Ministry says.

text Minorities are not looking for 'payback'
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:38:26 EDT
Ruben Navarrette Jr. says people like Rush Limbaugh see the changing demographics as a threat, but they have nothing to fear.

The deadly clashes that are a fact of daily life in Syria have now bled into Lebanon, where a series of sectarian shootouts this week are raising fears that a period of relative calm for the country may be nearing an end.

A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason, officials told CNN.

A vial purportedly containing dried blood from former President Ronald Reagan will be donated to Reagan's presidential foundation.

Why wait for the election in November? Convention host cities Tampa and Charlotte go head-to-head as part of our Destination USA project.

Daniel Aldrich says the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, worst since Chernobyl, and its aftermath offer lessons we ignore at our peril.