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- Explosion kills kids, husband of missing Utah woman
Josh Powell and his two sons died in a blast at Powell's Washington home, a Pierce County sheriff's spokesman said. Utah police previously had identified Powell as the lone "person of interest" in the disappearance of his wife Susan Powell-Cox in 2009.
- Romney wins Nevada; Gingrich resets
Mitt Romney rolls to victory in convincing fashion while Newt Gingrich says he has no intention of pulling out of the race.
- Romney's night
He may be a non-gambler, but Mitt Romney had a good night in Vegas. He left town as the night's big winner, capturing his second strong victory in a row.
- Gingrich's Southern revival strategy
Newt Gingrich said Sunday he is plotting a Southern revival, while Rick Santorum and Ron Paul seek stronger showings in upcoming caucuses to slow front-runner Mitt Romney's momentum after his second straight victory in the Republican presidential race.
- Syrian opposition group calls for strike
After world leaders decried the U.N. Security Council's failure to pass a resolution on Syria, reports of violence surged once again in the besieged country.
- Why China, Russia won't condemn Syria
Questions linger about the motivations of China and Russia, who vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resoultion on Syria.
- Opinion: Syria in for bloody stalemate
With the UN Security Council sidelined due to vetoes by Russia and China, the Syrian crisis will remain a violent standoff, says Randa Slim.
- Winter hammers Europe
Power is out and roads are blocked in Italy. In England, Heathrow Airport had to cancel half its flights. The cold snap that began in late January has killed dozens.
- Protests, anger mount in Cairo
Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that killed dozens last week.
- Egypt to charge 43 over NGOs
Forty-three people, including 19 Americans, face prosecution in an Egyptian criminal court on charges of illegal foreign funding as part of an ongoing crackdown on nongovernmental organizations, a prosecution spokesman said Sunday.
Health
- N.Y. town still baffled by mysterious tics
In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.
- Exclusive: Doctors cheating in dermatology exams
Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.
- Head-trauma suits against NFL increase
A nasty collision during a kickoff in 1997 left Kevin Turner seeing stars.
- The 'forbidden fruit' of medicinal mushrooms
Paul Stamets was shy as a child; he couldn't look people in the eyes, so he stared at the ground. That's where he found mushrooms.
- Why I became a triathlete
Senior executive producer Roni Selig's personal and professional problems led to her eventually start the Fit Nation program at CNN.
- Doctor fights mental health stigma
As Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care for more than three decades.
- Brain bank examines hard hits
The world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.
- Opinion: How our doctors do harm
The cold hard reality is that America does not need to reform health care, it needs to transform health care, Dr. Otis Brawley says.
- No stress relief for stress writer
"I see here you'll be staying overnight," says the woman at the surgery check-in, fixing me with a soothing beam.
Entertainment
- 'Wild Orchid' director Zalman King dies at 70
Zalman King, a one-time actor who went on to produce and direct numerous films including "Wild Orchid," died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer, his son-in-law said.
- Review: Madonna's 'W.E.'
There's a pretty good chance that you missed Madonna's first film as writer-director, the low budget London comedy "Filth and Wisdom."
- When a show overstays its welcome
A TV series' 100th episode signifies success and, in most cases, a profitable afterlife in syndication.
- Review: 'Chronicle' springs surprises
Just when I was ready to scream if I had to sit through another found-footage chunk of FX out of the "Blair Witch"/"Paranormal Activity" playbook, along comes "Chronicle" to make me a believer.
- Selma Blair cast in Charlie Sheen's show
Selma Blair ("Kath & Kim") has landed the female lead role in Charlie Sheen's new FX comedy "Anger Management."
- Review: 'The Woman in Black'
An old-fashioned, tastefully constrained supernatural thriller, "The Woman in Black" embraces the elements of gothic horror movies with pleasing seriousness: If there's a door handle to rattle or floorboard to creak in the ruined mansion at the heart of the story's trouble, this production pauses for the sight and sound.
Travel
- Air marshal report paints unflattering picture
A long-awaited report on alleged misconduct within the Federal Air Marshal Service concludes that while supervisors do not engage in "widespread" discrimination and retaliation against rank-and-file air marshals, the agency is far from trouble-free.
- Bali beyond sun, sand and sex
Bali may have its share of tourists seeking nothing more than sun and sex in the party triad of Kuta, Legian and Seminyak, but this only forms a small part of what's on offer.
- Major snow storm targets Denver area
Light snow started falling in Denver on Thursday as it braces for a major winter storm that is expected to blast some areas with up to two feet in a few days.
- Buffalo hotels bristle at Tom Brady jab
It looks like New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady underestimated Buffalo when he took a jab at the upstate New York city's hotels Wednesday.
- TSA screener accused of stealing $5,000 from jacket
A baggage screener at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport has been arrested after being accused of stealing $5,000 in cash from a traveler's jacket, according to the Port Authority Police Department.
- Anatomy of an airport security breach
By all accounts, it started innocently. An airport screener missed a bag. But by the time it was over, authorities had shut down an airport terminal for two hours, delaying scores of passengers.
- Spirit Airlines adding 'unintended consequences fee'
Spirit Airlines says a new federal regulation aimed at protecting consumers is forcing it to charge passengers an additional $2 for a ticket.
- French Polynesia minus the second mortgage
Despite a reputation for opulence and exclusivity, it's perfectly possible to visit these dreamy islands without taking out a second mortgage.
- Big rigs won't be getting any bigger -- for a while
A House committee passed a measure Thursday maintaining current tractor-trailer truck sizes and weights for three years until a study can be completed on the potential costs incurred by allowing longer and heavier trucks on U.S. roads.
- There's more to Indy
Whether you're traveling to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl or taking a trip later, here's where the locals have fun -- and where they recommend you go, too.
Headlines last updated on Feb 05, 2012 18:33:40pm.
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