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CNN - [Top Stories]
The 5 stories you want us to cover
On June 10 we put forward 20 story ideas for your consideration and agreed to do whichever five got the most votes. Here are the five.
Iran and U.S.: New hope on nukes?
It would be easy to dismiss Friday's election of Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran as little more than a sham -- a rigged election that changes nothing. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei still calls the shots in Tehran.
The U.S. war you don't know about
Today, the United States is conducting offensive cyberwar actions around the world.
Death row woman goes free
Paula Cooper was just 16 when she became the youngest person on death row. Her victim's grandson helped set her free.
Why teen rode 30-ft. shark
Chris Kreis talks exclusively to CNN's Piers Morgan about his trip on a whale shark's back.
Things for your bucket list
Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Travel Photo of the Day. Click through the gallery above to see stunning shots from around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image. Have a gorgeous travel photo of your own to share? Submit it for the gallery at CNN iReport!
Latest search in Michigan field
On and on the theories go: Teamsters' boss Jimmy Hoffa was encased in the cement of Giants Stadium. He was sunk in the swamps of Florida. He was carted off to California. He was crushed in a car and shipped overseas with a load of scrap metal.
FBI search unearths concrete
It's fascinating to watch. A tractor slowly scrapes off a layer of dirt, then rolls back. A line of law enforcement officers watches. Any minute now they could make a huge find: The final resting place of Jimmy Hoffa. FULL STORY
Ed Koch's tombstone corrected
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch has been dead for more than four months, but a mistake on his tombstone likely would have amused him.
Why parents turned in their son
CNN's Piers Morgan talks to parents that decide to turn their son in after discovering a mass shooting plan.
See soldier meet son for first time
A Dove Men+Care viral ad features a deployed soldier reuniting with his family. HLN's A.J. Hammer reports.
Server drops F-bomb on receipt
A Missouri waitress was reprimanded for giving an explicit receipt to a customer on Father's Day but will keep her job.
Wendy's drive-thru rant goes viral
HLN takes a look at the latest viral rant by a fast-food customer.
Judge to rape accuser: Pay $2.6M
A woman has been ordered to pay $2.6 million for falsely accusing a high school football star of rape in 2002.
Where was Kanye during birth?
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West became parents on Saturday. HLN's A.J. Hammer reports.
Popcorn nearly kills congressman
CNN's Brian Todd reports on a scare in Washington: A Texas congressman choked on a piece of popcorn.
Bieber in car accident with pedestrian
It's that combination again: Justin Bieber, an automobile, and a mishap.
Watch ominous tornado near airport
This Vine video shows an ominous tornado near the Denver International Airport.
Feds: Captives forced to eat dog food
A mentally disabled woman and her child were held in an Ohio apartment for two years, forced to perform manual labor and menaced with snakes and dogs to keep them compliant, federal authorities say. FULL STORY
Real-life 'Goodfellas' home searched
FBI agents are looking for human remains at a home in Queens linked to gangster James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, according to a law enforcement source.
Cops: Attacker saws off own hands
A 59-year-old man lay bloody on the driveway. His son stood nearby, both his hands cut off at the wrist.
Reason for Knox retrial explained
Italy's supreme court on Tuesday explained its earlier ruling that American Amanda Knox be retried in the 2007 death of her roommate, saying the jury that acquitted her didn't consider all the evidence, and that discrepancies in testimony need to be answered.
4 Americans killed in Afghanistan
Four Americans were killed during a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base, outside of Kabul, a Pentagon official said Tuesday on the condition of anonymity.
BuzzFeed reporter Hastings dead
Journalist Michael Hastings, known for his 2010 profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal that led to the officer's abrupt retirement, died in a car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Police dog dies in hot patrol car
A police dog died of heat stroke after being left in a patrol car in Woodstock, Georgia, authorities said Tuesday.
Majority of Texas in drought emergency
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has renewed a drought emergency in more than 200 counties throughout the state, authorizing "all necessary measures" be implemented to aid response efforts.
Venus Williams to miss Wimbledon
Five-time champion Venus Williams has pulled out of next week's Wimbledon championships because of injury.
Celeb chef hubby talks to cops
Lawson's husband says he voluntarily talked to police after newspapers published photos showing him with his hand on her throat. FULL STORY
Photos show hand on throat
Matthew Chance looks at whether a report alleging celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was choked by her husband could be true.
Medical examiner in hotel deaths quits
The death of an 11-year-old boy at a Boone, North Carolina, hotel could have been prevented had police been told that the carbon monoxide that killed him was also to blame for two earlier deaths in the same room, the city's police chief said.
Singer: Jolie not 'brave' for surgery
Singer Melissa Etheridge reportedly criticizes Angelina Jolie for her decision to undergo a double mastectomy.
DJ 'visibly shaken' during apology
One of the radio hosts fired for mocking a former NFL player with ALS admits the skit wasn't funny and has apologized.
Farmers fear mystery wheat
The discovery of genetically modified wheat in Oregon sparks economic and health concerns. Stephanie Elam reports.
Webcam catches volcano eruption
A volcano outside Mexico City erupted Tuesday, sending ash and smoke into the air.
Photos: Ivory's tragic price
Life in underwater art gallery
A sunken World War II ship is now underwater gallery, featuring 12 photographs of retro sailors and their sweethearts.
Catfish stabs boy in the neck
A 13-year-old boy has a near-death experience after being stabbed in the neck by a catfish barb.
Tourists abuse dying dolphin
A dolphin who died in the southern Chinese city of Sanya Monday has sparked nationwide anger after pictures surfaced of tourists near the shore mistreating and posing with the dying animal were spread on Weibo, China's most popular social network site.
Pub diners tweet Obama, Bono lunching
The first lady and girls take in Ireland's sights and find time to grab a bite with U2's Bono. Erin McLaughlin reports.
Flub shows what's great about pageants
A rambling response from Miss Utah is the reason Anderson Cooper loves beauty pageants.
CNN BuzzFeed: 9 beauty queen fails
As Miss Utah Marissa Powell demonstrated in Sunday's Miss USA contestant, it's not always easy to think on your feet. But at least we can look back on those flubs and and smile, right? Here are some of the most cringe-worthy, skin-crawling moments that ever happened on stage.
Fabio's odd behavior in grocery stores
Model Fabio poses for pictures and thumb wrestles customers while promoting protein powders at Whole Foods.
Guy picks fight with deer (deer wins)
John Berman shares lessons learned from Internet videos. One of the most important? Don't "argue with the wildlife."
The world's best airline is...
Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.
Funny or Die: Eva Mendes sex tape
From the Funny or Die archives: Actress Eva Mendes takes to the Web to sell her sex tape.
Ellsberg: He's a hero
Daniel Ellsberg tells CNN's Don Lemon that NSA leaker Edward Snowden showed courage, has done an enormous service.
New show 'too white'?
HBO's 'Girls' is the latest TV show depicting life in New York City without one of its most crucial elements: diversity.
Zimmerman's body language
An expert in body language says George Zimmerman showed signs of anger in court in Florida.
Anderson battles on 'Jeopardy!'
CNN's Anderson Cooper reflects on the highs and lows of his past "Jeopardy" appearances and weighs his odds of winning.
Steinem on GOP and women
Activist and author Gloria Steinem analyzes the "war on women" and says extremists have taken over the Republican party.
Facebook fans 'lonely'?
A report on Facebook, Bill O'Reilly and the Fox "brand," Current TV"s new hire, a Pulitzer for a PA reporter, GMA rises
Working moms of CNN
CNN goes behind the scenes with the working moms on Suzanne Malveaux's team to see how they juggle it all.
Levon Helm remembered
Anderson Cooper takes a look back at the life of The Band's Levon Helm and his many contributions to music.
Man makes dating spreadsheet
Soledad O'Brien discusses the investment banker who created an elaborate spreadsheet to keep track of his dates.
Political dog tale duel
In the RidicuList, Anderson Cooper examines which candidate's dog tale will have a greater election impact.
Vanessa Williams' perfect man
Entertainer Vanessa Williams talks to CNN's Piers Morgan about "being properly in love" and relationships.
'Only in America': Defending Axl Rose
Piers Morgan defends Axl Rose for deciding not to attend the Rock'N'Roll Hall of Fame induction of Guns N' Roses.
Rep. won't name 'Communists'
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) responds to criticism after he claimed a number of Democratic reps in Congress are Communists.
RidicuList: Quest for 'sexy veggies'
CNN's Anderson Cooper riffs on a staple of Courtney Stodden's grocery list, "sexy veggies."
Kim Kardashian for mayor?
Soledad O'Brien discusses Kim Kardashian's comments about running for Mayor in Glendale, California.
New judge in Martin case
CNN's Erin Burnett speaks to a panel of analysts about the new judge in the Trayvon Martin shooting case.
'Days of Rambo over'
The Pentagon unveiled plans Tuesday for fully integrating women into front-line and special combat roles.
DoD unveils plan for women in combat
Women could be in every job in DoD in just a few years. Chris Lawrence reports
How to hide your data from the NSA
Most of us don't e-mail, tweet or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny. But just in case ...
From Cheney to China
As his popularity has dropped to 45%, President Barack Obama reflects on current issues and responds to criticism.
Source: NSA chief to disclose thwarted plots
The director of the National Security Agency was expected on Tuesday to reveal two previously classified cases in which secret surveillance programs thwarted terrorist plots, a congressional source told CNN.
How to hide your data from the NSA
Most of us don't e-mail, tweet or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny. But just in case ...
Feds: 50 attacks prevented
The heads of the NSA and FBI revealed startling details at a hearing on top secret spy programs that were made public in leaks of classified information. FULL STORY
NSA: Programs 'critical'
NSA officials defended controversial snooping programs to skeptical lawmakers Tuesday. Dana Bash reports.
Obama: I'm no Dick Cheney
People who have compared President Obama's stance on government surveillance to that of Dick Cheney are missing a big point, Obama says. FULL STORY
7 things we learned about Obama
As his popularity has dropped to 45%, President Barack Obama reflects on current issues and responds to criticism.
Jimmy Hoffa
Former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 40 years ago, was killed by Detroit mobsters -- not the Genovese family -- and he's buried on a Michigan farm, an aging source tells the FBI. FULL STORY
NSA
The man who admitted leaking classified documents about U.S. surveillance programs purportedly went online live on Monday to declare the truth would come out even if he is jailed or killed.
Obama interview
Critics who have compared President Barack Obama's stance on government surveillance to that of hawkish former Vice President Dick Cheney are missing his insistence on proper systematic balances, Obama said in an interview that aired Monday.
Nigella Lawson
Charles Saatchi told a London newspaper Tuesday that he went to police voluntarily over an incident in which he grabbed his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, by the throat to avoid it "hanging over all of us for months."
Turkey's 'standing man'
A man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who had broken up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to emulate his vigil.
Afghan handover
Afghan forces have formally taken over security for the entire country from NATO led troops, Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a handover ceremony in Kabul on Tuesday.
Brazil protests
Nine cents have been enough to make tens of thousands of Brazilians cry foul for a week.
Dolphin controversy
A dolphin who died in the southern Chinese city of Sanya Monday has sparked nationwide anger after pictures surfaced of tourists near the shore mistreating and posing with the dying animal were spread on Weibo, China's most popular social network site.
CNN - [Most Popular]
Vanishing act: The long, strange search for Jimmy Hoffa
Like a magician in a blue shirt and white socks, James Riddle Hoffa stood outside the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Michigan on July 30, 1975, made a phone call, and vanished.
Justin Bieber in accident involving pedestrian
It's that combination again: Justin Bieber, an automobile, and a mishap.
Medical examiner in North Carolina hotel death cases resigns
The death of an 11-year-old boy at a Boone, North Carolina, hotel could have been prevented had police been told that the carbon monoxide that killed him was also to blame for two earlier deaths in the same room, the city's police chief said.
Police: Son stabs father, then saws off his own hands
A 59-year-old man lay bloody on the driveway. His son stood nearby, both his hands cut off at the wrist.
How to hide your data from Internet snoops
Let's face it: Most of us don't e-mail, tweet, text or post anything worthy of clandestine scrutiny.
Chinese netizens decry tourist treatment of dying dolphin
A dolphin who died in the southern Chinese city of Sanya Monday has sparked nationwide anger after pictures surfaced of tourists near the shore mistreating and posing with the dying animal were spread on Weibo, China's most popular social network site.
Italian court on reason for Knox retrial: Evidence neglected
Italy's supreme court on Tuesday explained its earlier ruling that American Amanda Knox be retried in the 2007 death of her roommate, saying the jury that acquitted her didn't consider all the evidence, and that discrepancies in testimony need to be answered.
Pentagon official: 4 Americans killed in attack at U.S. base in Afghanistan
Four Americans were killed during a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base, outside of Kabul, a Pentagon official said Tuesday on the condition of anonymity.
Feds: 3 in Ohio held woman, child in 'subhuman' conditions
A mentally disabled woman and her daughter were held in an Ohio apartment crowded with people and animals for more than a year, forced to perform manual labor and threatened with dogs and snakes to keep them compliant, authorities said Tuesday.
Five-time champion Venus Williams to miss Wimbledon through injury
Five-time champion Venus Williams has pulled out of next week's Wimbledon championships because of injury.

CBS News - [Face the Nation]
Face In the News: Denis McDonough defends NSA
A round-up of news made on the June 16th edition of Face the Nation.
Face the Nation transcripts June 16, 2013: McDonough and Rogers on NSA surveillance
CBS News' Bob Schieffer hosts the hour-long program on the latest political news
NSA programs may be legal, but are they ethical?
A "Face the Nation" panel looks at what changing social norms about privacy mean for NSA surveillance programs
Video: NSA surveillance: Is there adequate oversight?
Time Magazine's Rick Stengel, The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, The Washington Post's Barton Gellman, and Mother Jones' David Corn discuss recently revealed surveillance programs, whether they have adequate oversight from the judiciary and Congress, and whether they intrude too deeply into Americans' privacy.
Video: June 16: McDonough, Rogers & more
Syria, the NSA and more with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and a panel featuring David Corn, Barton Gellman, Peggy Noonan and Rick Stengel.
Congress not yet likely to approve Syrian arms aid, Rogers says
Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says Obama has so far offered only vague plans about involvement in Syria
Video: FTN Page 2: June 16
Miss the second half of the show? Watch Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and a panel with David Corn, Barton Gellman, Peggy Noonan and Rick Stengel discuss the latest on scandals plaguing the White House, Syria and more.
Video: Rogers: NSA surveillance program has stopped threats
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., explains why he thinks the National Security Administration's phone monitoring program is an appropriate use of power and how it's stopped terrorist threats.
Video: Rogers: Administration has great media strategy, not a great Syrian strategy
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., criticizes the administration's handling of the Syrian crisis.
Video: WH chief of staff defends NSA program, Syria action & more
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough says the president doesn't think the phone surveillance program has violated anyone's privacy, explains why the administration is acting cautiously in Syria and what it plans to do with North Korea's offer to reinstate talks to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Video: Schieffer to Snowden: Come home, face the consequences
Bob Schieffer says that Edward Snowden is "no hero," and "if he has a valid point... he would greatly help his cause by coming home to face the consequences."
Bob Schieffer: Edward Snowden is no hero
Says people willing to take on the government should be prepared to face the consequences, like civil rights leaders of the past
Video: Open: This is Face the Nation, June 16
Syria, the NSA and more with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Rep. Mike Rogers, and a panel featuring David Corn, Barton Gellman, Peggy Noonan and Rick Stengel.
Obama doesn't think NSA programs violated Americans' privacy, WH says
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said "bipartisan majorities" enacted sweeping surveillance programs
Video: McDonough: President doesn't think program has violated privacy
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough says the president does not feel as if the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program has violated Americans' privacy.
MSNBC - [US News]
Analysis: Why Edward Snowden isn't a whistle-blower, legally speaking
Ever since Edward Snowden revealed himself as the leaker of classified documents about U.S. surveillance programs, he has sometimes been called a whistle-blower. But is he?Those who believe he has shed light on improper government actions say he deserves to be called one. But there seems little doubt that he cannot claim legal whistle-blower protection.For starters, the general whistle-blower laws...
    
Welcoming pets in the hospital
    
NSA considers ending collection of data on Americans' phone calls
The National Security Agency is reviewing whether to stop collecting a vast stockpile of records of Americans’ telephone calls — the most controversial component of its surveillance programs— by allowing telecommunications companies to retain the data until U.S. intelligence officials have a specific reason to review it for possible connections to terror plots, U.S. officials said TuesdayThe NSA’s...
    
Search for Hoffa continues in Michigan field
    
Business, tourism take a hit as Great Lakes evaporate
    
Disabled Ohio woman, daughter allegedly held captive in horrid conditions
A cognitively disabled woman and her young daughter were held against their will in an Ohio home for more than two years, forced to perform manual labor, threatened by poisonous snakes, and beaten to scare them from ever escaping, authorities announced on Tuesday.Jessica L. Hunt, 31, and Daniel J. Brown, 33, and Jordie L. Callahan, 26, were arrested in Ashland, Ohio, and charged with forced labor ...
    
Tornado touches down near Denver airport
    
‘Days of Rambo are over’: Women to enter combat roles
    
Marijuana fed pork for sale
    
Accused Fort Hood gunman's request for a trial delay denied
An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 and wounding nearly three dozen others at a Fort Hood, Texas, military post in 2009 has been denied a trial delay by a judge.Major Nidal Hasan, 42, who has been allowed to represent himself, had requested a three-month postponement to his trial so he could prepare more. Military Judge Col. Tara Osborn refused the request Tuesday, and said jury selection w...
    
Manning trial focuses on whether tweets meet evidence standards
FORT MEADE, Md. - The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating the challenge of keeping secrets in the digital age must decide whether tweets and Web pages can be admitted as evidence.Lawyers for Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, who is accused of providing more than 700,000 files to the anti-secrecy websit...
    
World's oldest manatee gets a check-up
    
Baked Alaska: Crazy weather swings from ice to fire
In Alaska, houses are built to keep warm air in and cold air out, not the other way around. So with a record-setting heat wave scorching the state, residents are sweltering amid temperatures soaring past 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Southcentral Alaska hit four all-time highs yesterday (June 17), ranging between 88 F in Seward to 94 F in Talkeetna, according to the National Weather Service's Alaska fore...
    
Wave causes boat to spin out of control
    
‘There are changes going on right now’
    
Disabled Ohio woman, daughter held captive in horrid conditions
A cognitively disabled woman and her young daughter were held against their will in an Ohio home for more than two years, forced to perform manual labor, threatened by poisonous snakes, and beaten to scare them from ever escaping, authorities announced on Tuesday.Jessica L. Hunt, 31, and Daniel J. Brown, 33, and Jordie L. Callahan, 26, were arrested in Ashland, Ohio, and charged with forced labor ...
    
California prosecutors: Man threw ex-wife off cruise ship in Italy
A man was arraigned on indictment for murder on Monday by a California grand jury for throwing his ex-wife over the side of a cruise ship, according to the Orange County District Attorney.The indictment against Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 55, includes one felony count of murder for financial gain.Prosecutors said that that Kocontes and his ex-wife, Micki Kanesaki, divorced in 2001 but lived together on...
    
Woman celebrates 107 years of life
    
Frederick Douglass statue moves to the Capitol
    
Fliers tackle passenger screaming about poison, CIA, Snowden
A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Newark Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet for the duration of the flight. The FBI met United Airlines Flight 116 as it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday around 1:30 p.m., passengers said, and escorted the man off the airliner. Th...
    
Store owners accused of abusing workers
    
US Atty: Disabled woman held as slave in Ohio
    
Treasury chief's loopy signature evolves into something almost legible
Penmanship purists can relax: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has straightened out his signature.When he was nominated for the post earlier this year, Lew was mocked for his John Hancock — an aimless series of loops that was compared to the white icing atop a Hostess cupcake.The top finance official in the federal government was given the humiliating nickname Loopty Lew. Worse still, the treasury chie...
    
Analysis: Why Edward Snowden isn't a whistleblower, legally speaking
Ever since Edward Snowden revealed himself as the leaker of classified documents about U.S. surveillance programs, he has sometimes been called a whistleblower. But is he?Those who believe he has shed light on improper government actions say he deserves to be called one. But there seems little doubt that he cannot claim legal whistleblower protection.For starters, the general whistleblower laws ap...
    
Kitten survives 1,000-mile journey inside car engine
A stray kitten is recuperating after spending two days stuck in the engine of car that made a 1,000-mile drive from Oregon to Southern California.Julia Di Sieno, who has been rescuing animals for 30 years, answered the driver’s call to rescue the kitten in Santa Barbara, Calif.Di Sieno said that the driver heard the stray's cries when she left Oregon, but she continued with her journey, unsure of ...
    
MSNBC - [Nightly News with Brian Williams]
Dwindling Great Lakes squeeze shipping industry
By Amber Payne, Producer, NBC NewsTOLEDO, Ohio -- It’s the 14th straight year of low water levels for the $34 billion shipping industry that relies on the Great Lakes.And for ships like the Mesabi Miner, that comes at a great cost.On a recent Saturday the vessel drifted through the Detroit River and docked in Toledo, where the crew began the eight-hour process of unloading 66,000 tons of iron ore,...
Welcoming pets in the hospital


30 years ago: Sally Ride’s journey into space


Surveillance prevented at least 10 U.S. terror attacks, NSA says


Obama to speak at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin


Taliban announces willingness to talk with US


‘Days of Rambo are over’: Women to enter combat roles


More protests expected as Brazilians decry corruption


Tornado touches down near Denver airport


AMA recognizes obesity as a disease


Search for Hoffa continues in Michigan field


Business, tourism take a hit as Great Lakes evaporate


Chrysler agrees to recall 1.56 million Jeeps


Recalculating! GPS may lead you astray


From the Archives: Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space


‘There are changes going on right now’


First Read Minute: Obama overseas, abortion, guns, and immigration


Afghan forces take control of country’s security


Innovative treatment helps cancer patients


‘I was very happy with the results’


‘I don’t have any second doubts about it’


Maya Angelou advises students: ‘liberate yourselves’


Maya Angelou advises students: ‘liberate yourselves’


California fire season 'very volatile'


Tense standoff in Istanbul