Somalia Famine Killed Close to 260,000 People, Report Says

With reduced supplies available, the price of food staples soared

2013-05-02

Laura Smith-Spark and Nima Elbagir CNN

MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- Between 2010 and 2012, more than a quarter of a million people died in the famine in Somalia -- in part because the world was too slow to react, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Somalia said Thursday. Read the complete article

Newtown Family Member Confronts Senator Who Voted Against Background Checks

VIDEO: Daily Show visits Australia to see how gun control made converts

2013-05-01

By Ashley Killough CNN

When Sen. Kelly Ayotte was defending her vote on Tuesday on a recent gun control proposal, she was confronted by the daughter of a victim in the Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school massacre. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas in Clashes With Labor Day Protesters

2013-05-01

By Gul Tuysuz and Ivan Watson CNN

Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Wednesday at hundreds of protesters trying to hold May Day demonstrations in Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square in defiance of a ban. Read the complete article

Boston Marathon Bombings: Investigation Leads to Arrest of Three More Suspects

Tamerlan Tsarnaevs family will claim his body

2013-05-01

CNN Staff

Boston Police said Wednesday that three additional suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. Two are students from Bedford Massachusetts Read the complete article

VIDEO: Fresh Outrage in India After 4-year-old girl Dies Of Rape Injuries

Case is one of several fatal attacks on very young girls

2013-05-01

By Sumnima Udas and Neiha Sharma CNN

A week after the news of a child rape sparked protests in India, hospital officials confirmed the rape of another girl. Read the complete article

Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny Proposes New Rules on Abortion

Bill spurred by death of Savita Halappanavar would allow abortion to save mothers lives

2013-05-01

By Laura Smith-Spark CNN

The draft bill seeks to bring the country's legislation into line with a Supreme Court judgment two decades ago that it is legal to end a pregnancy when there is a risk to the life of the mother. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Bolivian President Evo Morales Expels US Agency for International Development

Morales claims USAID is conspiring against government

2013-05-01

By Mariano Castillo CNN

Bolivian President Evo Morales said he is expelling the U.S. Agency for International Development from his country for allegedly meddling and conspiring against the government. Read the complete article

Payroll Company Report Says Businesses Were More Hesitant to Hire in April

Fewr jobs were created in April than any month since last September

2013-05-01

By Annalyn Kurtz

Private sector employers added only 119,000 jobs in April, the weakest month for hiring since September, according to a report issued Wednesday by payroll-processing firm ADP Read the complete article

41 Percent of College Grads Overqualified for What They Do

Half of the recent grads believe they would fare better if they'd pursued a different major

2013-04-30

Chris Isidore CNN Money

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- College just isn't worth what it used to be. Read the complete article

D.C. Council Member Pushes Name Change for Redskins

Efforts to get the racist name changed have gathered steam in recent months

2013-04-30

Moni Basu CNN

(CNN) -- Grosso says his hometown, named after the nation's first president, has been dishonored by association with what many Native Americans call the R-word because it's just as offensive as the N-word. Read the complete article