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3-month-old's cries save him from tornado wreckage

The cries of a baby led rescuers to him in the wreckage of a home flattened by a tornado that killed his grandmother and blew his grandfather into the yard, officials said Friday.

Army puts football star's NFL dream on hold

Being drafted by a professional sports team is a dream of almost every college athlete, but, in a time of war, the Pentagon has decided duty should come before athletic glory for officers graduating from the nation's military academies.

Port chief: Oil spill costing $275 million a day

The oil spill that closed the Mississippi River at New Orleans is costing the U.S. economy $275 million a day, the head of that city's port authority told CNN.

State ponders charges for roadside memorials

Balancing safety concerns against the wishes of families of highway fatality victims, West Virginia's Division of Highways wants to offer the option of state-maintained memorial signs near crash sites.

Behind the scenes: Roller-coaster world of iReporting

iReporters brave storm, capture backhoe rampage

Being black can mean being a suspect

For Anthony Williams, being black in America means being a suspect.

Minimum-wage workers live on the edge

Timothy Davis, a 21-year-old who makes just above the minimum wage, chose to live on his own three months ago. He was soon second-guessing the decision.

Barge company to take care of Mississippi River spill cleanup

The owner of the barge that spilled about 420,000 gallons of industrial fuel in the Mississippi River near New Orleans said Thursday the company was not to blame for the accident, but said it will be responsible for the cleanup.

This week's fun photos from around the world

3-month-old's cries save him from tornado wreckage

The cries of a baby led rescuers to him in the wreckage of a home flattened by a tornado that killed his grandmother and blew his grandfather into the yard, officials said Friday.

Army puts football star's NFL dream on hold

Being drafted by a professional sports team is a dream of almost every college athlete, but, in a time of war, the Pentagon has decided duty should come before athletic glory for officers graduating from the nation's military academies.

Port chief: Oil spill costing $275 million a day

The oil spill that closed the Mississippi River at New Orleans is costing the U.S. economy $275 million a day, the head of that city's port authority told CNN.

State ponders charges for roadside memorials

Balancing safety concerns against the wishes of families of highway fatality victims, West Virginia's Division of Highways wants to offer the option of state-maintained memorial signs near crash sites.

Behind the scenes: Roller-coaster world of iReporting

iReporters brave storm, capture backhoe rampage

Being black can mean being a suspect

For Anthony Williams, being black in America means being a suspect.

Minimum-wage workers live on the edge

Timothy Davis, a 21-year-old who makes just above the minimum wage, chose to live on his own three months ago. He was soon second-guessing the decision.

Barge company to take care of Mississippi River spill cleanup

The owner of the barge that spilled about 420,000 gallons of industrial fuel in the Mississippi River near New Orleans said Thursday the company was not to blame for the accident, but said it will be responsible for the cleanup.

This week's fun photos from around the world

Air Force says officers fell asleep with nuke code

Three Air Force officers fell asleep while in control of an electronic component that contained old launch codes for nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, a violation of procedure, Air Force officials said Thursday.

Feds blame mine operator for fatal collapse

The U.S. government Thursday announced its highest penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year.

Behind the Scenes: Black and shopping in America

For Atlanta native Leah Wells, it's the humiliation she remembers most.

Commentary: Me and my brother and black America

Whenever the segment featuring me and my imprisoned brother, Everett, from Soledad O'Brien's searing CNN special "Black in America" airs nationally, I invariably receive an e-mail, call or comment from a black person saying our story is their story.

America's need for oil like an 'addiction,' expert says

You've no doubt heard the language by now -- that Americans are plagued by an oil addiction.

Dolly knocks out power as it drenches Texas

Tropical Storm Dolly has left hundreds of thousands of people without power and forced thousands into temporary shelters in South Texas, federal officials said Thursday.

Commentary: Coverage of Obama trip almost embarrassing

"Sometimes it's hard to tell if Barack Obama is running for president of the United States or Mr. Universe."

Spill could close part of Mississippi River for days

The U.S. Coast Guard closed 98 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, southward after a fuel barge and a tanker collided early Wednesday, spilling more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil.

Hurricane Dolly weakens to tropical storm

Hurricane Dolly weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday night after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, leaving a trail of battered buildings and flooding.

N.Y. officials: Factory for big retailers 'paid sweatshop wages'

Employees were underpaid millions of dollars and worked under sweatshop conditions at a New York factory that made garments for major retailers including Macy's and The Gap, the state Department of Labor said Wednesday.

Fax to bank: I'll be dead by time you foreclose

A 53-year-old wife and mother fatally shot herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying that by the time they foreclosed on her house that day, she would be dead.

Ali's Energy Hunt

Captain riding out storm on fishing boat

As his fishing boat, Murphy's Law, was tossed about Wednesday in the path of Hurricane Dolly, Steven Murphy hoped to dodge the adage his vessel is named for: "If anything can go wrong, it will."

Dolly becomes hurricane, targets Texas

Dolly became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday afternoon in the western Gulf of Mexico, prompting a weather official to urge anyone on Texas' barrier islands to consider leaving immediately.

Woman escapes California bear attack

A woman walking her two dogs in a rural area of Southern California was attacked and severely injured by a bear, but managed to escape and drive herself to a nearby fire station.

Offbeat iReports: Your fun and amazing photos

Poll: Most Chinese happy with nation's direction

Strikingly large numbers of Chinese are happy with their nation's direction and booming economy yet are deeply worried about rising prices, pollution and the gap between the rich and poor.

58 years later, records unsealed in Rosenberg spy case

After 58 years, historians and journalists will have a chance to examine the secret grand jury testimony of witnesses in the espionage case against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

U.S. offers lower limit for farm subsidies

The United States took the first bold step in a week of crunch trade talks Tuesday, slicing $1.4 billion (€880 million) from any previous offer to limit contentious, trade-distorting subsidies to American farmers.

Islam subway ads cause stir in New York

Ads promoting Islam are to be placed on New York subway cars in September, but a U.S. congressman finds people sponsoring the messages unacceptable.

Rocky flight with Congress members lands safely

A plane carrying 123 people, including seven members of Congress, was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday due to mechanical issues, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Up to Speed with Robin Meade

Pickens talks about alternative energy

Earlier this month, legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens unveiled a new energy plan he says will decrease the United States' dependency on foreign oil by more than one-third and help shift American energy production toward renewable natural resources.

Husband wins divorce from angry wife in YouTube video

A Broadway mogul whose wife trashed him in a widely viewed Internet video was granted a divorce from her Monday.

Dolly intensifies; Texas and Mexico brace for hurricane

Tropical Storm Dolly intensified early Tuesday in the western Gulf of Mexico, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said.

Huge math error in Katrina supply giveaway

Federal officials vastly overestimated the value of hurricane relief supplies given away earlier this year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reported Monday.

Iranian-American youth struggle to define themselves

Ramin Ostadhosseini needed to vent, and this gathering seemed the place to do it.

Shrinking newsrooms dent papers' quality, study shows

The many and deepening cuts at newspapers across the country are starting to take a toll on their content, according to a study being released Monday.

Tropical Storm Dolly approaches Mexico

Tropical Storm Dolly headed toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday evening while Tropical Storm Cristobal skirted the North Carolina's Outer Banks and headed away from the coast.

U.S. Treasury chief: U.S. banking system sound

The U.S. treasury secretary says the list of troubled banks will grow longer as they struggle to cope with big losses on bad mortgages.

Celebrated soldier fell victim to 'demons'

Officers had been to the white ranch house many times before over the past year to respond to a "barricade situation." Each had ended uneventfully, with Joseph Dwyer coming out or telling police in a calm voice through the window that he was OK.

Cristobal inches closer to North Carolina coast

Tropical storm Cristobal was forecast to move "parallel and very close" to the North Carolina coast Sunday morning, but the storm is not expected to make landfall along the eastern U.S. shores.

Federal inquiry begins at Houston crane collapse site

Federal officials started their investigation Saturday in the collapse of one of the nation's largest mobile cranes, which toppled at a Houston oil refinery, killing four workers and injuring seven others.

4 dead in Houston crane collapse

One of the nation's largest mobile cranes collapsed at a Houston, Texas, oil refinery Friday, killing four workers and injuring seven others in the latest of several fatal accidents that have raised concerns about the safety of construction cranes.

'It's gonna be a bloodbath,' fallen soldier told father

Cpl. Gunnar Zwilling suspected that his days were numbered last week, while he and his band of brothers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepared for a mission near Wanat, Afghanistan.

Gray wolves back in protected column

A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall.

Flood-ravaged Midwest communities weigh buyouts

Weeks after flooding devastated farmland and homes in the Midwest, officials in five states said Friday that initial steps are under way for possible buyouts of property in flood zones.

Week in iReport: IndyMac tanks and a family poses with Babe

Army will shoot live pigs for medical training

The Army says it's critical to saving the lives of wounded soldiers. Animal-rights activists call the training cruel and outdated.

Pilots say they feel pressure to cut back on fuel

U.S. Airways is pressuring pilots to use less fuel, undermining their authority and possibly compromising safety, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Airline Pilots Association.

This week's fun photos from around the world

Formal calls for probe into reporter's name on no-fly list

A House representative said Thursday she is requesting an investigation after learning a CNN reporter was put on the federal no-fly list shortly after his investigation of the Transportation Security Administration.

Teen fears disputed adoption could lead to deportation

Allie Mulvihill may seem like your typical American teenager, but she has something weighing on her mind that most 15-year-olds do not: deportation.

Commentary: T-shirt depicts 'pathetic and brutal legacy'

What T-shirt should you wear when you need to blend in with terrorists? Incredibly, we have an answer to that question.

Passenger plane flies with laser system that repels missiles

The first passenger plane equipped with a system to repel shoulder-fired missiles successfully completed its flight, a British defense and aerospace company announced Wednesday.

Trump mansion sells for $100M

The real estate market might be slumping, but not for Donald Trump, who sold his Palm Beach mansion for $100 million, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Pentagon looks at cuts in Iraq, additions in Afghanistan

Two top Pentagon officials said Wednesday that they expect to be able to recommend troops cuts in Iraq this fall and will try to increase troops in Afghanistan.

Casino regulators got items meant for Katrina victims

The agency that regulates Mississippi's casinos got pillows, stoves, dinnerware and other items meant for Hurricane Katrina victims, according to state records obtained by CNN.

Source: FBI investigating Indymac for fraud

The FBI is investigating Indymac Bancorp for fraud, a source tells CNN.

Ex-prosecutor on terrorism list: Fix mistake

Washington lawyer Jim Robinson is a former assistant attorney general and once served as a U.S. attorney in Michigan.

FAA rule aims to stop fuel tank explosions

A device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said Wednesday, 12 years after such an explosion destroyed TWA Flight 800, killing all 230 people aboard.

Californians cleared to vote on same-sex marriage ban

The California Supreme Court has cleared the way for Californians to vote in November on whether to ban same-sex marriages in the state.

Food, gasoline prices on the rise

Is online college exam site ethical?

A Web site developed this year that allows students to share old exams online is causing debate among professors about its ethical implications.

U.S. cities scrambling to meet rising mass transit demands

U.S. cities are racing to cope with ever-increasing demand on public transportation as gas prices remain at record levels.

Offbeat iReports: Your fun and amazing photos

Farmers fight plans for new oil refinery

Farmland stretches as far as the eye can see -- row upon row of corn stalks waving in the breeze. It's an unlikely place to watch America debate its energy crisis but a battle is raging in this corner of South Dakota over what could be the nation's first new oil refinery in 30 years.

Out-of-state gays closer to getting married in Massachusetts

Out-of-state gay couples got one step closer to a Massachusetts wedding Tuesday when the state Senate voted to repeal a 1913 law that has been used to bar them from marrying here.

Faulty recall hindered Tillman inquiry, panel says

A "striking lack of recollection" by White House and military officials prevented congressional investigators from determining who was responsible for misinformation spread after the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, a House committee said Monday.

iReporters talk about meeting Bonds, Maris and The Babe

Baseball's biggest stars are in New York for Tuesday's All-Star game, as the sport says goodbye to one of its most famous landmarks.

Husband charged with murdering soldier wife

The Marine husband of a slain Fort Bragg soldier was charged with murder Monday and another Marine was charged with aiding the crime, a local police chief said.

Q&A: How Fannie, Freddie and IndyMac affect you

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created to help individuals realize the American dream of home ownership, but they now find their survival at risk in the U.S. mortgage crisis.

Ex-prosecutor on terror list: Fix it

The Justice Department's former top criminal prosecutor says the government's terror watch list likely has caused thousands of innocent Americans to be questioned, searched or otherwise hassled.

TSA launches leak investigation

Federal officers charged with keeping terrorists off planes are now searching their own ranks for staff who told CNN that few flights were protected by air marshals.

Foreign-owned Bud a wound to Americana

Philip McClary was grilling out at his home in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, on Sunday night when he heard hometown brewer Anheuser-Busch would be bought by the Belgian company InBev.

InBev to buy Anheuser-Busch for $52B

Belgian brewer InBev has announced it will buy its U.S. rival Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion to create the world's largest brewer.

Female soldier missing, home burned

Authorities are searching for a female soldier, missing after a fire at her apartment near Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

New search under way for pilot Steve Fossett

A 10-member team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers hopes to do what search planes and satellite imagery couldn't -- find Steve Fossett's body.

Fighting wildfires and mudslides

Violent thunderstorms brought rain bursts that modestly helped firefighting efforts Sunday, but the downpours also triggered mudslides that complicated California's unfolding wildfire disaster.

Report: Anheuser-Busch agrees to InBev sale

Anheuser-Busch agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion in a deal that would shift ownership of the nation's largest brewer overseas, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

IndyMac to reopen 'strong and safe,' new boss says

California bank IndyMac will reopen as a "strong and safe institution" under federal management and a new name Monday, days after regulators closed it, the firm's new CEO said Sunday.

Background: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Bertha weakens, hovers near Bermuda

Bertha weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday as it hovered near Bermuda. Forecasters say it might still deal a glancing blow to the Atlantic island.

Bermuda expects slight punch from hurricane

After numerous fluctuations in intensity, Hurricane Bertha was again clinging to hurricane status as it remained nearly stationary off the coast of Bermuda on Saturday, poised to deal a glancing blow to the Atlantic island, the National Hurricane Center said.

Crews gain on California fires

Moist air and calmer winds helped firefighters make progress Saturday on a deadly wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the latest hot spot in an unprecedented fire season that has made much of California a disaster area.

Administration won't regulate greenhouse gases

The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy.

Ex-hostages head home to 'be family men again'

Three Americans rescued last week from captivity in the Colombian jungle left a medical center for their homes Saturday, hoping for some time out of the spotlight as they reconnect with loved ones.

A battle far from Iraq, but just as hot

Their weapon in Iraq was a rifle.

2nd possible near collision at JFK in a week

An incident involving two airborne passenger jets on Friday has raised questions of a second possible near collision within a week at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Burnt body found in wildfire region, authorities say

A Butte County Sheriff's Department deputy found a charred body inside a burned house Friday.

Muppets head to D.C. for special homecoming

Bert and Ernie are paying a special visit to the city that helped give birth to the "Sesame Street" gang.

Jets come within half-mile of colliding over JFK, FAA says

Two jets, one a Boeing 757, came within a half-mile of colliding over John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday, Federal Aviation Administration officials said.

Autopsy: Blood clots caused waiting room death

Blood clots from a long period of inactivity killed a woman who died last month on a waiting room floor at a New York hospital, the state's medical examiner said Friday.

Latest Photos Of The Twins

King children sue brother, father's estate

Two of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s children are suing their brother, accusing him of wrongfully taking money from their parents' estates.

Soldier remembers comrade who never came back

Spec. Shaun Gopaul woke up at 4 a.m. on May 12, 2007, and waited at a battle position south of Baghdad for members of his company to pick him up.

iReporters document fires, stranded cruise ship, car bombing

Defense confirms remains are captured soldiers

The Department of Defense confirmed Friday that the remains of two U.S. soldiers captured in an ambush south of Baghdad more than a year ago were found this week.

Fashion police mar officer's last day on job

A New Orleans, Louisiana, police officer retired wearing a light blue uniform shirt phased out after Hurricane Katrina, saying he wanted to salute 18 colleagues who died in the line of duty. Never mind that he was dressed down by superiors for a rules violation on his last work day.

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