A man died after his car plunged 600 feet off the edge of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, authorities said Tuesday. The Arizona park’s regional communications center received several reports of a car driving off the edge about 6 a.m.
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Sotomayor was schoolgirl with focus, determination, friends say
The teenage Sonia Sotomayor was easy to spot in the halls of her New York high school. BRONX, New York (CNN) — The teenage Sonia Sotomayor was easy to spot in the halls of her New York high school.
Charles Taylor testifies at his war crimes trial
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor took the stand Tuesday as the first defense witness at his trial on war crimes charges at The Hague in the Netherlands. Taylor, 61, is accused of fueling a bloody civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone that led to widespread murder, rape, and mutilation
Laid-off French Workers Threaten Factory
In the latest episode of Protesting French Workers Do the Darndest Things, laid-off employees at the New Fabris car-parts factory have come up with a novel method of negotiating their severance pay.
The CIA’s Secret Program: Why Wasn’t Panetta Informed?
Did the CIA deliberately keep its own director in the dark about a secret program?
Iran to execute 14 convicted in 2006 terror attack
Fourteen people convicted in connection with a 2006 attack on civilians will be publicly executed Tuesday in Iran, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported Monday. Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts are now in their sixth year of seven at the school.
Report: Kim Jong Il has pancreatic cancer
A report in South Korean media is fueling the ongoing speculation about the deteriorating health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. YTN News, citing unidentified intelligence sources in South Korea and China, reported Monday that the 67-year-old leader has pancreatic cancer. South Korea’s Unification Ministry flatly denied the report, which comes a week after a frail-looking Kim appeared in public for the first time in months.
Somali-American’s family: Who sent son to die?
The family of a Somali-American man who died in Somalia have said they want to know who is responsible for recruiting him to join an al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency. Jamal Bana is the third Somali-American from the city of Minneapolis to head to Somalia and die there
How Olympic TV Might Kill Chicago’s 2016 Bid
On October 2, members of the International Olympic Committee will meet in Copenhagen to decide the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Sailing the Northwest Passage: Dutch Harbor and the Bering Sea
In Dutch Harbor the smell of fish wafting from the docks and the canneries is the smell of money. And lately, the town has smelled a lot less fishy. Over fishing, new quota systems and changes in expected weather patterns have all played a role in changing the face of this once swashbuckling Alaskan town, fishermen say