Posted: 2:46 PM In his first in-depth TV interview since his dramatic escape from house arrest, Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng told CNN about his departure from China and his continuing concern for family and friends he left behind.
Posted: 2:43 PM A former Manhattan store owner named Pedro Hernandez claims he strangled 6-year-old Etan Patz, a source said. The boy's disappearance 33 years ago Friday helped spawn a national movement to raise awareness of missing children.
Posted: 2:38 PM A near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is expected this year, with nine to 15 named storms and four to eight hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.
Posted: 10:43 PM The United States must secure its rights for rare minerals and oil under the ocean before countries such as China begin to infringe on the country's territorial rights, according to the nation's top diplomat and U.S. military leaders.
Posted: 10:39 PM A fire broke out Wednesday on a nuclear submarine docked at a U.S. Navy shipyard in Maine, injuring four people, authorities said.
Posted: 9:59 PM Gen. Colin Powell said Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room" that he supports legal same-sex marriage, either at the state or federal level.
Posted: 9:51 PM Allegations swirl that major clients of Morgan Stanley (MS, Fortune 500) and other banks involved in the offering may have had access to privileged information ahead of the stock's debut.
Posted: 6:26 PM Among the artists and historic figures whose timeless recordings have been selected by the Library of Congress for the National Recording Registry (clockwise from top left): Donna Summer; Edward R. Murrow; Prince; Bo Diddley; Parliament; and Dolly Parton. (CBS News Photo)
Posted: 5:15 PM Oil rigs are springing up in farmers' fields. "No vacancy" signs hang in the windows of local motels, and a steady stream of trucks barrel through Main Streets. Along the state's southern border, the once-quiet farm towns are quickly transforming into boomtowns.
Updated: 5:09 PM Marvel Comics’ mutant character Northstar has not often been a headliner. If all you know about the X-Men is what you've seen in movies starring Hugh Jackman, then you likely don’t know him at all. That changes with this week's “Astonishing X-Men #50” when Northstar takes center stage and prepares to go from one of the first openly gay superheroes in comics to the first married gay hero at Marvel.
Posted: 4:50 PM The Maine medical examiner's office says a Harvard Business School student's death was an accidental drowning.
Posted: 3:58 PM Western nations and Iran broached solutions over Tehran's controversial nuclear program Wednesday, the latest push to end the saber-rattling over the Islamic republic's atomic aspirations.
Posted: 3:54 PM After repeatedly pinning the president for the unemployment level, which now sits at 8.1%, Mitt Romney pledged he could cut the rate by two points if he makes it to the White House.
Posted: 3:51 PM Calling the nation's falling educational standards "the civil rights issue of our time," on Wednesday Mitt Romney proposed dramatically expanding school choice for low-income and disabled children.
Posted: 3:46 PM The jury in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' corruption trial finished its fourth day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict.
Posted: 3:28 PM If you're texting while driving and you have an accident - it's your fault. But what about the person who was texting with you? That question is at the heart of a lawsuit in New Jersey.
Posted: 3:15 PM A New York woman who pretended to have terminal cancer to pay for an extravagant wedding and honeymoon has been ordered to give back thousands of dollars she received from sympathetic donors.
Posted: 3:12 PM Actor Michael McKean was hit by a car while walking along a New York City street on Tuesday, suffering a broken leg, the New York Post reports.
Posted: 9:17 AM Palin announced her backing for Orrin Hatch in a post to her website Tuesday evening, calling him "part of the one percent of national politicians who I think should be reelected."
Posted: 11:42 PM Apple is moving forward with "spaceship" campus in Cupertino, a legacy left behind in the last visions of founder Steve Jobs. The circular building would house 13,000 employees, be surrounded by greenspace.
Posted: 10:59 PM California lettuce grower, River Ranch Fresh Foods, has expanded its voluntary recall of some bagged salads to the entire country, after routine sampling detected contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. No illnesses have been reported, the company said.
Updated: 11:00 PM The inventor of the TV remote, Eugene Polley, died on Sunday at 96.
Posted: 10:38 PM Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, already the presumptive Republican nominee, will win Tuesday's GOP presidential primaries in Kentucky and Arkansas, CNN projects.
Posted: 10:29 PM On Monday, more than 40 Catholic organizations sued the Obama administration over a requirement that most employers provide birth control coverage as part of their employee health plans.
Posted: 10:26 PM After Facebook's stock fell below its initial public offering price of $38 a share in its first two days on the public market, it fell an additional 8.5 percent on Tuesday, down $2.91, to close at $31.12.
