Meteorologists see similarities between the weather patterns that have led to this winter's mid-Atlantic snowstorms and the Northeast's blizzard of 1978.
At a time of deepening political disaffection and intensified distress about the economy, President Obama enjoys an edge over Republicans in the battle for public support.
On the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iran’s president sent forces onto the streets to break up protests and taunted the West by claiming progress on uranium enrichment.
AP - Former President Bill Clinton had two stents inserted Thursday to prop open a clogged heart artery after being hospitalized with chest pains, an adviser said.
AP - U.S. and Afghan forces ringed the Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Thursday, sealing off escape routes and setting the stage for what is being described as the biggest offensive of the nine-year war.
AP - The Iranian security forces unleashed a crushing sweep against opposition protesters on Thursday as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution to defy the West and boast his country was now a "nuclear state."
Demonstrators in Tehran marked the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution today with both pro-government and opposition supporters taking to the streets. A stand-off between the two camps was expected. "It looks like this is going to be a very bloody day," a source in Tehran said.
Osama bin Laden's son, Omar bin Laden, warns the U.S. that if they succeed in killing or capturing his father, the next generation of al Qaeda leaders may be even worse.
Former President Bill Clinton underwent a procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries, his office said.
Several large circus tents previously used by Cirque du Soleil are on their way to Haiti to be used as a temporary headquarters for the Port-au-Prince government, CNN has learned.
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