Survivor: 'We were just shocked'
JACKSON, Tennessee (CNN) -- Candra Pennington huddled in her dorm room at Union University with about 15 other young women Tuesday night as bad storms swept through western Tennessee.
One of Last 2 WWI Vets in US Dies
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Harry Richard Landis, who enlisted in the Army in 1918 and was one of only two known surviving U.S. veterans of World War I, has died. He was 108.
CORRECTION: Torladoes in South kill at least 54 people
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms flattened the land and shattered lives across the U.S. South on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 54 people and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest such storms in nine years.
Poll Screw-Ups: Snow, 'Invisible Ink' and Missing Ballots
California Run Out of Ballots, Snow Snarls Illinois and 20 in Chicago Fooled By 'Invisible Ink' Stylus
Obama the choice of Democrats in Indonesia
(CNN) -- Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won the first battle of the Super Tuesday showdown when Democratic Party voters in Indonesia -- where Obama spent four years of his childhood -- picked him over Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Technical Difficulties Delay The Vote In Hoboken
HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBS) ― Presidential candidates are ready for Super Tuesday. Voters are ready. Some voting machines in Hoboken, however, were not.
'Mate, your girlfriend was a bloke'
GARRICK Jacobson was in custody at Sydney's Surry Hills police station when he apparently discovered his girlfriend used to be a man.
David Goldstein Investigates Dirty ATMs
We press these buttons just about everyday. But are we pressing our luck with germs? Like the bacteria we found on the button of this atm. Where did it come from?
Central Florida Firefighters Save Dogs With Mouth-To-Mouth CPR
According to Kissimee fire officials, Gary Letour and other firefighters responded to the fire at 401 S. Clyde Ave. at about 2 p.m.
One Of Utah's Bounty Hunters Is Mother Of 7 Children
When you hear the words, “Bounty Hunter,” you might think of vigilantes who operate just below the legal radar to hunt down bad guys. But just how legal is their job in Utah? We take a look at one woman who is cleaning up the streets of the Salt Lake Valley.
Another undersea Internet cable damaged in Mideast: Indian firm
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - Another Middle East undersea Internet cable has been damaged, adding to disruption in Indian online services caused when several lines were cut earlier this week, a cable operating firm said Saturday.
Drunks cut Normanby Hotel hours
ONE of Brisbane's best-known pubs has slashed trading hours to control the growing numbers of binge drinkers patronising the hotel.
Hidden Camera Footage Shows Holloway Suspect Confess to Dumping Body at Sea
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Hidden camera footage broadcast in the Netherlands on Sunday showed Dutch student Joran Van der Sloot saying he was with Natalee Holloway when she collapsed on a beach in Aruba. He said he believed she was dead and asked a friend to dump her body in the sea.
60-Year-Old Man Dies In Richard Petty Driving Experience Crash
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 60-year-old tourist who crashed while driving a Richard Petty Driving Experience NASCAR vehicle at the Daytona International Speedway died from a medical condition not related to the wreck, according to an autopsy report released on Monday.
Man complains that sex doll's moan stopped working
CONSUMER officials in Romania have upheld a complaint from a man who said his inflatable doll had lost its moan.
'Pig Rig' Accident Stalls Traffic On 60 Freeway
INDUSTRY, Calif. A stretch of the 60 Freeway was reopened Monday after a big rig hauling live pigs overturned, killing some of the animals.
Black workers sue restaurant over searches
WINDER, Ga. - Four black former employees of a north Georgia restaurant say they were unfairly strip searched by white managers and that three of them were fired after they complained.
Coke, Clydesdales Score With Super Bowl Viewers
A number of marketers tried to win over Super Bowl viewers with gross-out ads, but two feel-good commercials were the big hits among advertising executives and consumers.
Air your security gripes on TSA blog
WASHINGTON - Frustrated by long airport-security lines? Certain those screeners aren't paying attention? Wondering why your grandma always gets frisked? The federal government wants to hear — or at least read — your gripes at the "Evolution of Security" blog the Transportation Security Administration introduced Wednesday. And it promises those complaints and suggestions won't vanish into thin air.
New Evidence Emerges in Natalee Holloway Case
New evidence has emerged in the Natalee Holloway case that could shed light on how the Alabama teen died and the method by which her body disappeared, the prosecutor in Aruba said Thursday.
Safety agency slow to publicize hazards: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer safety regulators typically take almost seven months to inform the public of dangerous products in cases where the manufacturers were fined for not promptly reporting the defect, watchdog group Public Citizen said on Thursday.
Jury Finds Man Accused Of Shooting Two Deputies Guilty
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Thursday afternoon, Ernest Simmons was on trial for attempted murder. He was accused of firing shots that hit Orange County Deputies John Siller and Curtis Barnes.
Spring Price Shock: Gas Could Jump 50 Cents per Gal.
Experts are predicting pump prices, which jumped by almost a dollar a gallon in each of the last two springs in many parts of the United States, will spike again this year as refiners and gas stations switch from winter- to summer-blended fuels.
New Debit Card Borrows Against 401k
With the threat of a recession looming, many families are looking for ways to get some quick cash to make it through these hard times.
