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Sen. Arlen Specter discusses the NFL's handling of a videotaping scandal.
Palm trees, mild weather, the Mediterranean -- what more could you want? For film aficionados, the answer is movies, movies and more movies.
It's indie movies versus Indy's movie at the Cannes Film Festival.
CNN's Kareen Wynter shows us how some Hollywood producers are starting to portray the war and 9/11 in a comedic light.
China's death toll from a massive earthquake soared by thousands Wednesday as troops rushed to plug "severe cracks" in a dam upriver from one of the hardest hit cities.
CNN's Ben Wedeman reports Gazans struggle with a worsening enegry crisis as Israel tightens its grip.
A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a deliberately set wildfire in Palm Bay, Florida, authorities said.
Author John Sandford discusses his latest novel in the Lucas Davenport mystery series.
Chinese troops are deployed to plug cracks in the Zipingpu Dam.
Israelis and Palestinians clashed in Gaza -- killing four Palestinians, including a teen -- as President Bush arrived Wednesday in Israel to prod the oft-stalled Mideast peace deal.
ITN's Nicholas Glass previews the mix offerings at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Amateur video captures the earthquake at the moment it struck a mountain reserve outside Chengdu, China.
CNN's Stephanie Elam has the latest business news in the afternoon CNN.com Business Bulletin.
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor calls for increased funding for Alzheimer's research.
Americans facing rising gasoline and diesel prices are cycling about, saddling up, singing out and, sometimes, resorting to violent symbolism.
Dennis Quaid testifies before Congress about the near-fatal heparin overdose of his newborn twins.
Aerial view of China's Zipingpu Dam, where troops work to repair cracks.
Blogger Karina Longworth explains why documentaries are so popular this year and previews the Cannes Film Festival.
Following his trouncing in West Virginia, Sen. Barack Obama is out to woo the voters who have been hesitant to embrace his candidacy.
CNN contributor Roland Martin offers his commentary on Sen. Hillary Clinton's primary win in West Virginia.
One of the Supremes is opening her costume closet for a London museum. CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh reports.
The scene outside a shopping center in Ashkelon, Israel, after a reported rocket attack.
In Che Jia Va, survivors of the deadly earthquake that struck central China wait patiently for aid. They don't complain.
CNN Radio's Michelle Wright explains how the Idols' song choices fell a little short.
Wildfires that have scorched about 10,000 acres already continues to burn in Palm Bay, Florida.
The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor -- shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.
CNN's Atika Shubert reports from Jerusalem where President Bush has arrived for a state visit with Israel.
A robot designed by Honda conducts a Detroit Symphony performance of 'Impossible Dream'.
Palm Bay City Manager Lee Feldman says a suspected arsonist has been arrested in connection with wildfires.
Police are holding a suspect in connection with fires that have burned 9,000 acres in the Palm Bay area.
Lawrence O'Donnell said Hillary Clinton's West Virginia speech was more of a concession speech.
Thousands of quake victims are relocated to the hard-hit city of Mianyang. CNN's Eunice Yoon is there.
Bill Bennett discusses what Hillary Clinton's win in WV means for Republicans.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said it's time for the Democrats to unite around a nominee.
James Carville says the Democratic presidential race should continue.
Myanmar's military junta has reportedly insisted it does not need help from foreign aid experts, while survivors in the cyclone-devastated country are braced for further hardship following warnings that more bad weather is coming this week.
Some of the wounded in bomb attacks in Jaipur, India, arrive at the hospital.
CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser looks at how Hillary Clinton's West Virginia win will affect the race.
CNN Personal Finance Editor Gerri Willis explains how to prepare for layoffs.
Showbiz Tonight's A.J. Hammer reports on Mariah Carey's first TV appearance since getting married.
President Bush says he gave up playing golf because of the war in Iraq.
Rescue workers pulled a woman who was eight months pregnant to safety Wednesday after she spent 50 hours trapped under earthquake rubble.
A car crashed through a store window in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says if Barack Obama is the nominee he should pick Hillary Clinton as VP.
CNN's Bonnie Schneider has your Wednesday morning forecast in the international weather update.
As Christie's auctions Lucian Freud's masterpiece, the full-figured muse tells why she bared all.
CNN's Sara Sidner reports on Operation Care and Response, after Myanmar authorities allow some aid to come in.
Amateur video by JD Stewart shows a huge twister passing through West Mineral, Kansas.
CNN's John Vause reports on the plight of survivors of China's earthquake.
Thirteen years ago, Christopher Nguyen was in day-care at the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City.
President Bush make his debut on the 'Internets' and CNN's Jeanne Moos has the highlights.
Rescuers pull children from the rubble of their toppled elementary school in China.
Covered bodies are lined up as family and friends come to identify them in Beichuan, China.
Onlookers cheer as rescuers pull a pregnant woman from a damaged building in China.
The Smart ForTwo earned top marks in side and front crash tests done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
A bar owner sees nothing wrong with selling Obama T-shirts with a monkey on them. Affiliate WSB reports.
The Democratic primary race moves to Kentucky.
After enduring a week of political obituaries, Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign proved Tuesday that it still has some life.
Former Georgia Congressman and actor Ben "Cooter" Jones talks about his support for Barack Obama and his new book.
Police imposed a curfew in Jaipur on Wednesday, a day after near-simultaneous bomb attacks in the ancient Indian city killed at least 63 people and wounded more than 200.
Sen. Hillary Clinton used her big win in West Virginia on Tuesday to make her case that she has a better chance of beating the Republicans in the general election.
An officer's dash-cam captured a tornado that damaged 100 homes in Picher, Oklahoma.
An 11-year-old leukemia patient who doesn't want to continue chemotherapy will be forced to continue, a court rules.
Two natural disasters in tightly-controlled Asian nations this month have produced two very different responses: Myanmar's very slow reaction to Cyclone Nargis, and China's speedy response to a killer earthquake.
Myanmar's military junta says it is trying to disperse aid to cyclone victims.
Blasts rip through India's ancient city of Jaipur, killing dozens and leaving hundreds more injured.
A rescuer squeezes through a small gap under a collapsed building to pull out a woman in Beichuan, China.
Oil prices were steady Wednesday after moving back from an overnight trading record near $127 a barrel on concerns that Iran may consider cutting oil production.
CNN's Larry King talks with his panel about the results of the West Virginia primary, and the race going forward.
Judging by the screams, you'd think a rock star was in the room. But these teens were screaming for Obama.
This high-rise building in Allentown is home to a growing falcon family.
After giving birth to her first child, word came that the father was killed. Mindy Mizell of affiliate WBAL reports.
Gordon Bacon of the International Rescue Committee joins CNN to discuss aid response in Myanmar.
The high price of gas is hurting police departments throughout Minnesota. CNN affiliate KARE reports.
Rescuers in Pengzhou City, China hunt around damaged bridge for earthquake victims.
President Bush arrives in Israel to meet with top officials and address parliament.
CNN's Andrew Stevens shows us the latest gadgets and technology being invested into the hotel industry.
A picture of an overweight woman lying naked on a couch, painted by the British artist Lucian Freud, set a record Tuesday night for the most money paid for any work by a living artist.
A car bomb explosion at a civil guard barracks in northern Spain killed a guard member and wounded four others Wednesday, a Basque regional police spokeswoman told CNN.
iReporter Mike Weed captured residents running to safety as a powerful earthquake hits China.
Gasoline for $1.50 a gallon? That's what one inventor says he can make from coal. CNN's Deb Feyerick reports.
A car bomb exploded at this barracks in Legutiano, Spain killing one and wounding several others Wednesday.
Local fire departments and residents are doing everything they can to put out wildfires in Florida.
Devastating images of devastation from the earthquake in China continue to flow.
Nancy Grace reports on a woman who allegedly fell overboard while on a cruise with her boyfriend. Was it an accident?
Quake victims' bodies continue to be pulled out from under the rubble in Quinchuan City, China.
Sen. Hillary Clinton wins big in West Virginia, but is it too little, too late for her White House run?
Showbiz Tonight's A.J. Hammer talks about the spat between Star Jones and Barbara Walters over Walters' new book.
This overturned boat carried 14 Cuban migrants to Xcalak, Mexico. They were at sea for 17 days hoping to reach Florida.
The official death toll from the China earthquake stood at 12,012 on Wednesday afternoon, but it is expected to rise as soldiers and rescue crews pull more bodies from crumbled buildings at the epicenter in Sichuan province.
James Kunstler discusses his new book in which he describes what the world would be like without oil.
India is on high alert after a series of near-simultaneous explosions killed at least 60 people and wounded 150 others in a top tourist spot, government and local officials told CNN-IBN.
Based on early returns, CNN projects that Democrat Travis Childers defeated Republican Greg Davis in a Tuesday special election for an open congressional seat in northern Mississippi.
Victims from harder-hit cities are now in Mianyang. Shai Oster of the Wall Street Journal explains.
Panelists discuss the impact of Travis Childers defeating his GOP opponent in a Mississippi house race.
Howard Wolfson, communications director for the Clinton campaign, says the Democratic nomination hinges on two states.
A report on the state of the refugees in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis.
Sen. Barack Obama tells Missouri supporters if they vote for Sen. John McCain, it is a vote for Bush's third term.
Hillary Clinton for vice president? CNN's Tom Foreman examines the pros and cons of such a scenario.
The cost of living in Britain is rising quickly, causing families to tighten budgets and try to cut costs.
West Virginia voters head to the polls, relief efforts are under way in China, and an online game turns learning into food aid.
A cheering crowd in West Virginia welcomes Sen. Hillary Clinton after winning the state's primary.
A car plows into a store window in Stoneham, Massachusetts. WHDH's Victoria Warren reports.
Sen. Hillary Clinton thanks West Virginia voters and says she'll be back to win the White House in the general election.
The slumping U.S. economy has baby boomers putting off retirement. CNN's Allan Chernoff reports
Clean-up efforts are underway in Picher, Oklahoma after a tornado destroyed homes over the weekend.
President Paul Kagame tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour Rwanda has moved beyond the bloodshed of the 1994 genocide.
CNN's John King says Democrats must win over rural America to have a chance to win the White House.
Sen. Hillary Clinton says her win in West Virginia makes her more determined than ever to carry on her campaign.
Sen. Bob Casey says Americans will choose Sen. Barack Obama over the presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain.
The Clinton campaign says that the 2.5 million voters in Florida and Michigan should be counted.
Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign says winning West Virginia proves that she can still win the nomination.
Juyuan Middle School students were settling in to afternoon arts and humanities classes when their four-story classroom building collapsed, setting off a wave of tragedy and disbelief that was only beginning to sink in 24 hours later.
The House of Representatives voted to direct the Bush administration to stop filling the strategic petroleum reserve temporarily in an effort to alleviate increasing gas prices.
Anne Lewis says the Clinton campaign will march on to the other primary states despite pressure to call it quits.
CNN's Bill Schneider says exit polls show race and the economy helped Sen. Hillary Clinton win West Virginia.
CNN's Brian Todd reports on new polls showing stronger sentiment that Hillary Clinton should leave the race.
CNN's team of analysts say Sen. Barack Obama is turning his attention to the general election and Sen. John McCain.
CNN's John King says the numbers show that Sen. Hillary Clinton has a tough road ahead despite her win in West Virginia.
Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama interact on the Senate floor Tuesday.
One of the best female golfers in history says it's time to move on.
The Election Express is on the campaign trail and producer Josh Rubin is talking to West Virginia voters.
Sen. Barack Obama, campaigning in Missouri, says that a McCain presidency would be a third Bush term.
Jack asks: Now that it looks like it will be Barack Obama against John McCain, how big an issue will race become?
Some big stars who got in big trouble are now saying, 'we're so sorry!'
A woman whose family was slaughtered in the Rwanda genocide says she has reconciled with the killer.
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin speaks with Wolf Blitzer about his state's primary and Sens. Obama and Clinton.
CNN's John King uses the 'Magic Wall' to explain Sen. Obama's upcoming travel schedule to key battleground areas.
Sen. Clinton looks for a big win in West Virginia while Sen. Obama looks ahead. CNN's Sean Callebs reports.
Sen. John McCain took his weeklong environmental tour to Washington state Tuesday, addressing the need for reducing the nation's dependency on foreign oil and sparking investment in environmentally friendly technology.
Fashion designers are giving new life to worthless candy wrappers, newspapers and plastic bags; turning trash into trendy tote bags, purses and jewelry.
If Hillary Clinton wins big in West Virginia, it could send a message to Democrats. CNN's Bill Schneider takes a look.
Former N.Y. Gov. Mario Cuomo explains why Sens. Obama and Clinton should both be on the Democratic ticket.
An American iReporter was in a high-rise when the China quake hit.
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