At least 23 people were feared dead on Wednesday after two days of torrential rains triggered flash floods in northwestern Turkey, sweeping cars into the sea and sending gushing water into homes and businesses. Sixteen people were believed to have been killed in Istanbul province and five in neighboring Tekirdag province, according to provincial officials
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Two great white sharks tagged off Massachusetts coast
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has tagged two great white sharks off Cape Cod in an area where shark sightings have been reported, state officials said Sunday. The first tagging Saturday marked the first time a great white shark had been successfully tagged in the Atlantic Ocean, the division said in a statement.
Anti-Chavez marches fail to draw crowds
Critics of Hugo Chavez marched in cities across the globe Friday, calling the Venezuelan president a dictator and violator of human rights. The largest crowds were in Venezuela, Colombia and Honduras, according to media reports.
Activists topple towers, claim dangers of AM radio waves
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Educators take heat over Obama school speech
Call it a lesson in contemporary political discourse. Educators across America found themselves at the center of a political storm this week as conservatives exploded in anger over President Obama’s plans to give a speech to the country’s schoolchildren
Police say missing boy dead, foster parents suspects
Police say the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old California boy with cerebral palsy are suspects in what is now being called a homicide investigation.
U.N. envoy seeks probe into ‘horrendous’ Sri Lanka video
A U.N. special representative wants an "independent investigation into the authenticity of a video" purportedly showing Sri Lankan troops killing two "naked and helpless men," as other corpses lay nearby
Attorney for kidnap case wife worried by media coverage
The attorney for Nancy Garrido, charged in the Jaycee Lee Dugard abduction case, expressed concern Wednesday that intense media coverage may prejudice his client’s ability to get a fair trial.
LeAnn Rimes announces divorce on Web site
An announcement on singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes’ Web site says she’s divorcing, but it misspelled her husband’s name. CNN was not able to immediately reach Rimes’ representatives to confirm the announcement, posted Tuesday.
‘Deviant hazing’ alleged at U.S. embassy in Kabul
Some private security guards hired to protect the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan say their contractor has allowed widespread mistreatment, sexual activity and intimidation within their ranks, according to the watchdog group Project On Government Oversight (POGO).