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

Tamerlan Tsarnaevs family will claim his body

2013-05-01

CNN Staff

Boston bombingsBoston 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

rape protest in IndiaA 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

Savita HalappanavarThe 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

Zimmerman to Argue Self-Defense, Will Not Seek 'Stand Your Ground' Hearing

He has admitted to following Trayvon Martin before shooting and killing him

2013-04-30

CNN Staff

(CNN) -- George Zimmerman, set to stand trial in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, on Tuesday waived his right to a "stand your ground" pretrial immunity hearing. Zimmerman's attorneys have decided they will try this as a self-defense case. Read the complete article

Segregated Prom Tradition Yields to Unity

For more than 40 years, students' proms were private, racially segregated events

2013-04-30

Jamie Gumbrecht CNN

WILCOX COUNTY, Georgia (CNN) -- It's a springtime tradition in this stretch of the magnolia midlands for crowds to gather at high school students' proms. They'll cheer for teens in tuxedos and gowns while an announcer reads what the students will do once they leave this pecan grove skyline. Read the complete article

Europe's Joblessness at New Peak, Prices Plunge

Is it safe to say austerity isn’t working?

2013-04-30

Mark Thompson CNN Money

LONDON (CNNMoney) -- Prices slumped in the eurozone this month and unemployment hit a new record high. That bolsters the case for Europe to ease up on austerity and cut interest rates to inject life into its recession-hit economy. Read the complete article