A 56-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start.
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.
Lisa Sylvester reports on overseas tax scams and what some in Congress are trying to do about it.
A Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in the Philippines on Friday after a hole appeared in the fuselage and the cabin lost pressure suddenly.
CNN's Carol Costello reports on how a Qantas plane loaded with passengers landed safely after an in-flight scare.
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The stories of the week that touched our lives from Nancy Grace.
Barack Obama said Friday that persuading NATO allies to contribute more troops to Afghanistan could lead to U.S. troop cuts and help improve the U.S. economy, with reduced military expenditure being diverted into tax cuts to help middle class families.
The recent salmonella outbreak spurs bills to create traceability of the U.S. food supply. Bill Tucker reports.
The federal government says Mexico is the source of a U.S. salmonella outbreak. Louise Schiavone reports.
K-9 police dogs in Indianapolis receive bulletproof vests. WTHR's Emily Longnecker reports.
America's allies in Europe are crucial to the success of anti-terror efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq and in helping solve economic problems at home, Sen. Barack Obama told CNN on Friday.
The McCain campaign is criticizing Barack Obama for not visiting troops in Germany. Is it a fair critique? Bill Schneider reports.
A blind Green Beret refuses to quit. CNN's Rusty Dornin reports.
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.
Only Mexican-grown raw jalapeños and raw serrano peppers have been linked to the salmonella outbreak, a spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
CNN's Guillermo Arduino has your Friday evening forecast in the international weather update.
Video shot by a passenger shows the chaos as a Qantas flight was forced to make an emergency landing.
Listen to the 911 calls in the mysterious case of missing two-year-old Florida girl Caylee Anthony.
Sen. John McCain on Friday said as president he would consider bringing Osama bin Laden to justice through a Nuremberg-like international trial.
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.
A Wisconsin couple claims their house vibrates and it's affecting their health. WBAY's Emily Rustic reports.
Iraqi representatives will meet with the International Olympic Committee on Monday to try to reach an agreement that would allow now-banned Iraq to participate in next month's games, an official said Friday.
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.
CNN's David Daniel got more than he bargained for when he interviewed the stars of "Space Chimps."
A lawmaker offers a solution to California's budget crisis -- Stop paying for illegal aliens. Casey Wian reports.
A top aide to Sen. Barack Obama said Friday the campaign canceled a scheduled visit to an American military base in Germany the day before because the Pentagon expressed concerns it would be viewed as a campaign trip.
Obama in Paris; McCain hits Obama on Iraq War
CNN's Brian Todd is in New Orleans, where a massive oil spill wreaks havoc on the economy.
Dying professor Randy Pausch made a surprise appearance to speak to the class of 2008.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports on France's admiration for Senator Barack Obama.
Legal Analyst Sunny Hostin discusses some of the laws surrounding child support payments.
Greek police on Friday evacuated more than 2,000 European vacationers from a strip of holiday resorts on Rhodes as fierce forest fires swept through the Greek island and thick plumes of smoke choked its most popular hotels.
A bank that holds Coke's secret formula sells billions of dollars of its Coca-Cola stock. CNN's Johnathan Mann reports.
A violent thunderstorm with tornado-like winds snaps trees and destroys homes across parts of New Hampshire. (no audio)
Three white teens were charged Friday in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town.
CNN.com's Nicole Lapin profiles Taraje Williams-Murray, a 23-year-old member of the U.S. Olympic Judo team.
Sen. John McCain is in the Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer to discuss the issues and the campaign.
CNN's Richard Quest takes a look at what could have gone wrong on the Boeing 747.
Several small streams overflow after a few inches of rain fall quickly in Sullivan County.
Brooke Hogan is speaking out like never before. Brad Pitt is peeved at the paparazzi. Showbiz Tonight has the details.
Police are led through north Oklahoma City at speeds up to 100 mph.
CNN's Stephanie Elam brings us the story of a woman whose hand-made wedding cakes aren't exactly what they seem.
A female suicide bomber blew herself up as she approached US-allied Sunni fighters in Ba'quba.
Officials allowed handful of vessels to move through an oil slick on the Mississippi River.
CNN's Adrian Finighan samples the splendor of a royal state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
Behind the scenes of the groundbreaking series Black in America.
Showbiz Tonight investigates sex, teens and Hollywood. Is Hollywood pushing teens to be too sexy, too soon?
At least four people were killed in a gunbattle between opposing forces in northern Lebanon Friday, a senior security source told CNN.
CNN's Milanee Kapadia has the latest business news in the evening CNN.com Live Business Bulletin.
Congress is locked in a partisan dispute over energy legislation that has produced plenty of combustible debate but is unlikely to produce a bill to help lower gas prices anytime soon.
Six people, including two Hamas militants, were killed Friday in separate Gaza City explosions, Shiva Hospital spokesman said.
Nestled among the lush forests and mountain foothills of rural southeastern Oklahoma is a soldier's utopia, a sleepy enclave where U.S. military veterans can claim their share of the American dream for pennies on the dollar.
If the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of "NCAA Football 09" are the starting seniors, then Wii owners might feel like redshirt freshmen with EA Sports' first college football game for Nintendo's popular gaming console.
Donna and David Sloat love to travel. When they got a postcard that claimed they could get 50 percent off the price of cruises and 75 percent off condo vacations, they were intrigued.
Showbiz Tonight's Brooke Anderson investigates the arrest of "The Dark Knight" star Christian Bale.
An official at a Christian radio station in central Pennsylvania says police shot and killed a man who reportedly threatened the station.
A good pitchman can boost any product's name recognition with some high-quality shilling. A bad one, on the other hand, can quickly ruin the brand images that companies spend years and millions carefully honing.
It started as a bar fight in a college town in upstate New York.
A look back at the top stories for July 25, 2008.
CNN's Reza Sayah investigates allegations that two U.S. boys were held against their will in a Pakistani madrassa.
Natasha Bedingfield explains why she has a "Pocketful of Sunshine." CNN's Denise Quan has the story.
William Bernstein Jr. of Virginia Beach, Virginia, discusses how he captures the news and reports on amusement parks.
Showbiz Tonight's Kareen Wynter takes a look at a newly released documentary about segregated Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama.
In the world of higher education, summer is usually the off-season.
CNN.com's Kate Taylor discusses the latest features and solicitations on iReport.com.
The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.
The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.
Police have arrested the head of one of Colombia's main governing parties for alleged ties with far-right paramilitaries.
With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.
CNN's Alessio Vinci takes a look at how Serbs are dealing with the issue of war crimes.
Atlanta music group Jaspects brings jazz to a young audience in a new form blended with hip-hop.
Sen. Barack Obama tells CNN's Candy Crowley about getting a lift from Jordan's King Abdullah.
Richard Roeper, fresh off announcing that he was leaving the balcony of "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper," may have put it best.
In Session's Jami Floyd has the Last Word on on the Hamdan trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The IOC bans Iraqi athletes from next month's Summer Olympics. CNN's Morgan Neill reports.
Sen. John McCain explains his charge against Sen. Barack Obama to Wolf Blitzer.
Former Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy was sentenced to three years probation and fined $5,000 Friday after pleading guilty in November 2007 to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
CNN's Arwa Damon reports from the rapidly vanishing forests of Sumatra in central Indonesia.
In this weeks Moviefone Unscripted, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly answer e-mails about their new movie.
Randy Pausch, the professor whose "last lecture" became a runaway phenomenon on the Internet and was turned into a best-selling book, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, Carnegie Mellon University announced on its Web site.
Sen. John McCain has not settled on a running mate and the timing of any announcement has not been determined, a senior McCain source told CNN.
It sounds like a scene from "Fight Club."
Rob Del Bueno of Atlanta's Refuel discusses the benefits of creating biodiesel where it will be used.
CNN entertainment producer JD Cargill has all the details on the new "X-Files" movie.
For Anthony Williams, being black in America means being a suspect.
A team of experts gathered Friday on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula to decide how to deal with marauding bears that reportedly have killed two people recently.
The grandmother of a missing 2-year-old Orlando, Florida girl told an emergency dispatcher that a car driven by the girl's mother smelled like there had been a dead body inside, according to recordings of 911 calls released Thursday.
Security sources say five crew members have been abducted from a Swedish boat in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger delta region.
Seated behind the wheel of a fire engine, Dave Breglia follows a map dotted with expensive homes threatened by wildfires. His job: protect high-end real estate and save an insurance company millions of dollars.
Sen. Barack Obama sits down with CNN Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley for a wide ranging interview.
CNN's Sandra Endo talks to voters in Missouri about what they are looking for in the next president.
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.
This month it's all about killer attitude.
Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.
CNN's Soledad O'Brien explores the focus on narrowing the gap between black and white students, one child at a time.
A new group of black leaders is emerging, and they're making an impact online. CNN's Don Lemon reports.
Historically black colleges, business leaders give students real-world lessons on success. Don Lemon reports.
Janks Morton's film examines the role of stereotypes and misrepresentations in America.
Dick Gregory talks about growing up poor and black and the struggle to end segregation.
The lawyer of former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic was expected to launch an appeal Friday to block his client's extradition to The Hague to face an international war crimes tribunal.
CNN's Colleen McEdwards talks with Rob Henshaw, the Quantas passenger who shot video from inside the plane as it dropped.
CNN's Deborah Feyerick reports on the tragic story of one woman whose home was due to be auctioned off.
A "last lecture" by Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon professor facing terminal cancer, became an Internet sensation.
The State Department insisted Friday it can handle the growing demand for passports, despite congressional investigators' findings that the agency has not overhauled the system to avoid repeating last summer's backlog fiasco.
This week's most compelling iReports are presented with quotes and commentary from the iReporters themselves!
Barack Obama touched hearts during an impassioned speech to a 200,000-strong crowd in Berlin, German newspapers agreed, but suspicions remain about the White House contender's motives for courting a European audience.
Rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders said Friday they will start historic reunification talks Sept. 3, ending years of deadlock and sparking hope that the island's 34-year division could finally end.
Bill and Janet Cohen talk about their diverse backgrounds and life as an interracial couple in America.
Essence editor-in-chief Angela Burt-Murray says black women aren't ruling out interracial relationships in their search for love.
Inmates at San Quentin prepare for life on the outside by pursuing a college degree. CNN's Soledad O'Brien reports.
CNN's Stephanie Elam examines the impact of a recession on blacks in the U.S.
Long, short, natural, straightened, weaved, locked or braided, hair is an important part of a black woman's identity.
Rick Kittles of African Ancestry reveals the results of DNA tests to the oldest living matriarch of the Johnson family.
Soledad O'Brien reports on rapper Kanye West's program to fight the high rate of high school dropouts among blacks.
Nicole Lapin talks to rising African-American country music star Rissi Palmer.
A commentary on the state of relationships among African American Women and what they are looking for in a man.
CNN's Soledad O'Brien previews tonight's special 'Black in America.'
Relationship experts and black men share their perspectives on love and its influence on families.
You could say controversy is Constantin Costa-Gavras' middle name.
Jurors in Phil Spector's upcoming murder retrial should be allowed to hear testimony about blood evidence and the autopsy of the actress he is accused of shooting, prosecutors argued in court documents.
Usain Bolt, the 100 meters world record holder talks to CNN's Pedro Pinto about his preparation for the Beijing olympics.
If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Comic-Con on Thursday.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a vote of confidence this week, allowing his ruling party to keep in play a proposed nuclear partnership with the United States.
A summer with budget-busting gasoline prices seems like the worst time to launch a cross-country road trip from California to Georgia, but this one is different: We're road-testing alternative fuel that might help reduce pollution and break the nation's reliance on foreign oil.
Want to look down on the rich and famous? Go eye to eagle-eye with a winged predator? See the sun rise over Queens? How better to do this than from a balloon 30 stories above Central Park?
A Qantas plane made an emergency landing in Manila after a hole in its fuselage caused it to lose cabin pressure.
CNN.com's Cody McCloy and his trusty colleague Brian Hardy want your input on where they should stop during their biofuel road trip from California to Georgia.
Partisan bickering might prevent Congress from passing an energy bill before the summer recess.
Lincoln Industries looks like a typical blue-collar plant -- workers cutting, bending, plating and polishing steel for products such as motorcycle tailpipes and truck exhausts amid the din of machinery.
President Bush signed an executive order Friday expanding U.S. sanctions against Zimbabwe, the White House said.
If the North Pole holds 20 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and gas reserves, could it lead to conflict?
Taking a deep breath just doesn't work anymore. Not this summer.
Sen. Barack Obama tells CNN's Candy Crowley that his overseas trip isn't different from Sen. John McCain's recent trips.
Eight more FARC hostages are released to the International Red Cross in Colombia.
The worst-kept secret of this year's election campaign is out.
Kareen Wynter looks at one of America's oldest and richest traditions that's still segregated in parts of the South.
Want to make biodiesel yourself? Rob Del Bueno of Atlanta's Refuel Biodiesel explains what you should know.
Stop me if you've heard this one before, but producer Judd Apatow has another hit comedy on his hands. This time it's "Step Brothers," an astute no-brainer that's also Will Ferrell's funniest effort since "Talladega Nights."
Dave Schweidenback helps give people in developing countries a way to access remote jobs, schools and health care.
When I first heard about digital mammograms, my first thought was, "This could be good."
Passengers escape through emergency exits before the plane took off from New Delhi, India. (No audio)
CNN's Black in America documentary looks at the issue of interracial marriage.
More from Glenn's interview with best selling author James Patterson on his new book, "The Dangerous Days of Daniel X."
Convicted child-killer Joseph Edward Duncan III is mentally competent to face a death penalty hearing, a federal judge in Idaho ruled Thursday.
AOL's Russ Leatherman previews the new films 'Step Brothers,' and 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe.'
The howling wind across a remote landscape, a creaky metal gate or a run-in with a rattlesnake or gun-toting local are the things that attract ghost towners. They are history buffs who take their outdoor adventures with a dash of mystery.
The credit crunch in Britain is putting a squeeze on all things, including love. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports.
A convicted South Florida child molester who has avoided serving a 43-year prison sentence may soon be taken back into custody, according to a court document filed Thursday afternoon.
Sen. Barack Obama tells Candy Crowley that longterm U.S. security depends on how we interact with other countries.
Frank "The German" Schweihs, reputedly one of Chicago's most feared mob enforcers, has died while awaiting trial on charges he took part in a conspiracy that included numerous organized crime murders.
"Step Brothers" stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly explain themselves to CNN's KJ Matthews.
These days, not many people are smiling when they see their 401(k) statements. But they'd be downright outraged if they saw the fees that are automatically deducted from their returns. The Labor Department is proposing a rule that would require employers to disclose to workers the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds and other investments in a chart or similar format.
Rob Del Bueno of Atlanta's Refuel Biodiesel explains how biodiesel is made, and the environmental benefits of using it.
Beijing struggles with heavy smog despite emergency pollution controls. CNN's John Vause reports.
At precisely 100 years of age, the FBI is learning new tricks. It has no choice.
Zain Verjee features a Virginia woman and an Australian couple in this report on a new vacation trend.
A Montana man has come up with a line of candles he hopes will appeal to men. KRTV's Matt Austin reports.
The United States is in the process of strengthening sanctions against individual Zimbabweans blamed for deadly electoral violence, the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe said Friday.
A month ago I was driving down a South Carolina back road when the car in front of me lost the tread off one of its back tires and the driver quickly veered off onto the shoulder.
Estelle Getty always liked a bargain.
Hugo Chavez was on a hug-and-make-up visit to Spain on Friday, his first since last year's infamous exchange in which Spain's normally reserved monarch told the voluble Venezuelan leader to "shut up" at a summit in Chile.
Lance Armstrong talks with John Roberts about his Livestrong Summit.
Scuffles broke out in Olympic ticket lines. CNN's Alex Zolbert reports.
It slams into you like a kick in the head. You're browsing through some snapshots, you see a shot of some old lady's hands, then suddenly -- wham! --you realize those hands are yours.
The makers of the new "X-Files" movie have done themselves a disservice in coming up with the elongated title, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." Really, it just invites a whole bunch of bad jokes which, unfortunately, are justified.
Now Amy Adams' love life is "Enchanted," too.
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are exchanging words over Obama's overseas trip.
America's new rock and roll standouts discuss their new album and their legendary live shows.
One Danish and one British soldier have died in fighting over the last 24 hours in southern Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province.
A killer who argued that Virginia's procedures for lethal injection were unconstitutional was executed Thursday after a federal appeals court upheld the primary method of capital punishment in the country's second-busiest death chamber.
Officials say a motorized boat has sunk in Congo, killing at least 47 people. Some 100 people are missing.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen talks about the risks involved in giving children too much processed meat like hot dogs.
A Qantas flight is forced to make an emergency landing in Manila. Seven Network's Paul Marshall reports.
Police and firefighters went door-to-door in Epsom,NH Thursday cleaning up the mess after violent storms ripped through.
A car bomb exploded at a building housing security forces in Yemen on Thursday night, killing at least four people, authorities said.
A man came across a peacock as he drove down a Pennsylvania road. WBRE's Eric Deabill reports.
Bombings by militants have destroyed a government-run girls' high school and several shops in the Swat Valley of northern Pakistan, police said Friday.
One person was killed and several others were injured on Friday in a string of bomb blasts in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, police said.
A dramatic look at the ups and downs of air quality in Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games.
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced Thursday that it arranged for the release Wednesday of eight civilians held for a week by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Headline News' meteorologist Bob Van Dillen looks at weather conditions for racing this weekend.
An umpire ejected 17 people following a bench-clearing brawl at a minor league baseball game in Dayton, OH.
A series of blasts hit Bangalore, India, leaving at least one person dead and six injured
The head of an asylum center in Norway says more than 20 people were injured when a group of men armed with bats and iron bars attacked the facility.
A Peruvian model is accused of offending a patriotic symbol after posing nude on her country's flag in a magazine photo.
Pew Study shows Hispanic Voters support Obama by three to one margin. CNN's Ted Rowlands reports.
Is Hollywood doing enough to diversify roles for Black actors? Showbiz Tonight's Brooke Anderson takes a look.
Editor's note: Watch CNN's "The Screening Room" meet the cast of blockbuster musical "Mamma Mia!" and double Oscar-winning Greek director Constantin Costa-Gavras in Greece at the following times: Friday 25 July at 1730 and on Saturday 26 July 0730 and 1330 (all times GMT.)
Brad Pitt is threatening to sue members of the paparazzi over pictures taken of his newborn twins.
British prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing fresh woes after his party was defeated in a special election in one of its strongholds.
A fire at a boarding house early Friday killed five men and one woman, injuring 11 other people, South Korea's Yonhap news service reported.
Tensions rose in Beijing on Friday, as hundreds of people waited in long lines to buy the last batch of Olympic tickets to go on sale.
Security tries to forcibly remove media from outside the Olympic ticketing office in Beijing.
The final Olympic tickets to go on sale leads to pushing, shoving and flaring tempers in Beijing
CNN's Carol Costello reports on Richard Simmons and his testimony before Congress on childhood obesity.
CNN's Carol Costello reports on a father who found a way to forgive his daughter's killer.
Thousands of people scrambled in Beijing for the last remaining tickets to the Olympic games.
A mother and her four children were killed Thursday in a grenade attack on a bus stand in Srinagar, police said.
A mosque under construction in northwestern China collapsed, killing at least seven people and seriously injuring four others, Chinese state media reported on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory.
Viewers compete with 360 staff to come up with the best caption for a photo in the news today.
Anderson Cooper 360 Daily features highlights from CNN's premiere nightly news program.
CNN's Candy Crowley reports on Barack Obama's call for a new era in U.S./European relations.
A Nebraska company's wellness initiative is paying big dividends. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
CNN's Charles Hodson speaks with Feargal Sharkey of British Music Rights about the UK's clampdown on music piracy.
CNN's Wilf Dinnick follows the HMCS Calgary as its crew tries to prevent drug smuggling along the Arabian Sea.
A teenager shown on a video coaxing his 2- and 4-year-old nephews into smoking marijuana was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison.
In Health for Her, CNN's Judy Fortin looks at the difference between digital and film mammograms.
Two Italian climbers are rescued by helicopter from Nanga Parbat Mountain in Pakistan.
The Olympic torch continues its journey to Beijing as it makes its way through Zhengzhou, China.
Fourteen people are injured, two seriously, in a Mexican bull run.
A special assembly on Thursday approved a new draft constitution granting Ecuador's leftist president broad powers, including the ability to dissolve Congress and set monetary policy, and freeing him to run for office through 2017.
A former army commander in Argentina was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his role in the kidnapping, torture and death of four activists in 1977.
Nancy Grace speaks to Tara Graff, a friend of the mother of missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.
Police release 911 tapes in the case of missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.
CNN's Zain Verjee reports on the shift in U.S. aid to help Pakistan fight terrorism by upgrading its fighter jet fleet.
The United States plans to shift about $230 million in aid to Pakistan from counterterrorism programs to upgrading the nation's aging F-16 fighter jets.
