Guatemala Genocide Conviction Overturned

Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and sentenced to 80 years in prison this month

2013-05-21

Mariano Castillo and Miguel Salay CNN

GUATEMALA CITY (CNN) -- When former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and sentenced to 80 years in prison this month, it was not expected to be the end of story. Read the complete article

African Americans More Financially Confident, But Underserved

Survey: Only 19 percent have financial advisers, compared to 30 percent of overall population

2013-05-21

Blake Ellis CNN Money

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- While the average African American is feeling more financially secure, many still feel neglected by the financial industry, new research shows. Read the complete article

Make $30 an Hour, No Bachelor's Degree Required

The median salary for a web developer is $62,500 a year

2013-05-21

Annalyn Kurtz CNN Money

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- No college degree? No problem. Become a web developer. The job is growing quickly, offers a median salary around $30 an hour, or $62,500 a year, and does not necessarily require a bachelor's degree. Read the complete article

Apple Grilled About Tax Havens

Senate investigating Apple’s strategy of shifting income to Irish subsidiary

2013-05-21

Chris Isidore CNN Money

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Apple executives defended the company's tax strategy on Capitol Hill Tuesday, claiming that it pays one of the highest effective tax rates of any major corporation. Read the complete article

New Controversy Over Video of Gaza Boy's Death 13 Years Ago

Israeli government says pictures don’t prove defense forces were responsible for death

2013-05-21

Michael Schwartz and Elise Labott CNN

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- As Jamal al-Durrah washes his son Mohammad's tombstone in a Gaza graveyard, he fears that the boy's spirit rests uneasy. Read the complete article

Sample of Gandhi's Blood Goes Up for Auction

Slide was donated by Gandhi when he was convalescing after an operation for appendicitis

2013-05-21

Laura Smith-Spark CNN

LONDON (CNN) -- A glass microscope slide with a trace of the late Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi's blood is among an array of memorabilia due to be sold at auction Tuesday in England. Read the complete article

English-Language Manual Helps the Fight Back for Hong Kong Kung Fu

Practitioner: Making martial art accessible to foreigners is the only way to save it from extinction

2013-05-21

Peter Shadbolt CNN

(CNN) -- It's the staple of almost every kung fu action film ever made: the hero is targeted for revenge after teaching the deadly and closely guarded secrets of the martial art to outsiders and, even worse, foreigners. Read the complete article

VIDEO: More Bad Weather Expected after Tornadoes Wallop Several States

'500,000 square miles under the gun for severe weather,' a meteorologist says

2013-05-20

Nick Valencia, Catherine E. Shoichet and Holly Yan CNN

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as it ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Virginia GOP Nominee Compared Planned Parenthood to KKK

E.W. Jackson, an African-American pastor and attorney from Chesapeake, made the comments in a self-produced 'message to black Christians' posted on YouTube last year

2013-05-20

CNN Political Unit

(CNN) -- An outspoken and provocative conservative who emerged from Saturday's Republican Party of Virginia Convention as the party's nominee for lieutenant governor once compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and blasted African-Americans for their "slavish devotion" to the Democratic Party. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Hofstra Marks Student's Death from Police Shooting with Graduation Moment of Silence

She was killed by police gunfire during a confrontation between a home invasion suspect and authorities Friday night

2013-05-20

Chelsea J. Carter and Chris Kokenes CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Sunday's graduation ceremony at Hofstra University was a bittersweet affair marked by a moment of silence for a 21-year-old student killed by a police officer two days ago. Read the complete article