With fur out of fashion, PETA sets its sights on wool, leather and down
By Sarah Kent (CNN) — When Ingrid Newkirk co-founded People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 1980, fur was a status symbol.…
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Quincy Jones out of the hospital after food-related health scare
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — After a food-realted health scare over the weekend, Quincy Jones is out of the hospital. The famed music…
Continue ReadingFishing crew misses out on $3 million prize after 619-pound blue marlin disqualified because of ‘mutilation’ at sea
By Eric Levenson and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A fishing crew lost out on over $3 million in tournament prize money after the 619.4-pound blue…
Continue ReadingBiggest plane deal in history: Airbus clinches massive order from India’s IndiGo
CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Airbus has just landed the biggest-ever aircraft order in the history of commercial aviation. The French…
Continue ReadingBiggest plane deal in history: Airbus clinches massive order from India’s IndiGo
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Airbus has just landed the biggest-ever aircraft order in the history of commercial aviation. The French…
Continue ReadingDeep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underway
By BEN FINLEY and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Bret is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday
By Dave Hennen, CNN Meteorologist and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A tropical storm named Bret has formed over the central Atlantic Ocean and will…
Continue ReadingPolice charge Maryland man in fatal shooting of Virginia police officer
WINTERGREEN, Va. (AP) — A Maryland man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a police officer who was killed during a struggle with an assault…
Continue ReadingIrlanda pagará hasta US$ 90.000 por mudarte a una preciosa casa en una isla
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Sueñas con arreglar una propiedad rural lejos del caos de la vida moderna? Se avecinan nuevas oportunidades para…
Continue ReadingAmerican woman who was pushed and fell 165 feet near German castle is released from hospital
BERLIN (AP) — Police in southern Germany said Monday that an American tourist who was pushed into a ravine during an attack near Neuschwanstein…
Continue ReadingSe forma la tormenta tropical Bret en el Atlántico y se espera que se convierta en huracán este miércoles
urielblanco (CNN) — La tormenta tropical Bret se formó en el Atlántico Central este lunes, luego de que la depresión tropical Tres se…
Continue ReadingIntel to build $33-billion chip plant in Germany after government pledges to cover 1/3rd of cost
BERLIN (AP) — Intel and the German government have signed a deal that will see the U.S. company spend more than 30 billion euros ($32.8 billion) to…
Continue ReadingWhat is El Niño?
By Brandon Miller, Nick Thompson and Jennifer Gray, CNN (CNN) — El Niño is a climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean along the…
Continue ReadingFormer student opens fire in Brazilian school, killing teen and wounding other, official says
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A former student entered a school and then began shooting in Brazil’s southern Parana state Monday,…
Continue ReadingRussia claims to have remotely detonated tank laden with explosives, in apparent new tactic
CNN By Tim Lister, Pauline Lockwood and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s Ministry of Defense has claimed that a Ukrainian stronghold was…
Continue ReadingRussia claims to have remotely detonated tank laden with explosives, in apparent new tactic
CNN By Tim Lister, Pauline Lockwood and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s Ministry of Defense has claimed that a Ukrainian stronghold was…
Continue ReadingKey building block of life found on ocean world orbiting Saturn
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A key chemical building block of life has been found on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Phosphorus was…
Continue ReadingAirbus wins record order for 500 jets from India’s IndiGo at Paris Air Show
PARIS (AP) — India’s IndiGo airline is buying 500 passenger jets from European planemaker Airbus. The record-setting order Monday underscores…
Continue ReadingGuatemala prepares to vote after a tumultuous presidential campaign
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — This has been one of the most turbulent election seasons in Guatemala’s modern history.…
Continue ReadingAuto tycoon Ghosn denies payments to former French Cabinet minister
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials say a judge has questioned auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn in Beirut over possible links…
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