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- Obama targets Democratic holdouts on health care
President Obama made an urgent plea for health reform ahead of Sunday's vote. Also: • Obama will address House Dems Saturday • More lawmakers announced decisions • Boehner called the vote "tight"
- State will fund Casey Anthony's defense
The state of Florida must fund some of Casey Anthony's defense in her first-degree murder trial for the death of daughter Caylee, a judge ruled Friday.
- Criminals halt Mexico troop movements
Five presumed drug gang members and one soldier were killed in shootouts Thursday and Friday after criminals blocked thoroughfares in two northern Mexico states to prevent military reinforcements from arriving, authorities said.
- Argentine state OKs chemical castration
Officials in Argentina's Mendoza province have authorized chemical castration for rapists after a significant increase in sexual assaults last year.
- Adviser to Haiti missionaries arrested
A man who advised the 10 American Baptist missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children after the earthquake there was arrested Thursday night in the Dominican Republic and accused of human trafficking, officials said Friday.
- Anna Nicole estate loses $300M fight
Anna Nicole Smith's estate is not entitled to $300 million the deceased actress had claimed was intended as a gift from her oil tycoon husband, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
- Red River 16 feet over flood stage
The Red River kept rising to dangerous levels Friday as those in the area hoped they'd done enough to protect themselves.
- British Airways strike to go ahead
British Airways and the union representing its cabin crews planned to resume talks early Friday aimed at avoiding two consecutive weekend strikes.
- Opinion: Obama and 'black agenda'
Dear Tavis: Although we've never met, I feel like I know you. I've followed your career and listened to your commentary for over a decade.
Health
- March Madness this year comes with more padding
Basketball has become a rough sport with players crashing into each other, throwing elbows and landing hard on the court. To help prevent injury, they're wearing the a popular new accessory under their uniforms -- padded compression gear.
- Do you want a presidential physical?
President Obama's annual check-up included two op-of-the-line tests that aren't part of your typical physical. Should you get the same treatment? We give you the options and the prices.
- The facts behind hangover remedies
Doctors still don't know exactly what happens to cause a hangover, but contrary to popular belief, drinking more while hung over is not going to make you feel better, the experts say.
- Did Oliver really shape up fat town?
Did Jamie Oliver really shape up America's unhealthiest city?
- Changes your family can expect soon
If the health care reform bill passes, many of the provisions won't go into effect until years later. But there are some items that will be implemented in the first year after passage.
- She's 'Mother Teresa' to Peru's poor
Nearly 21 years ago, Patty Webster landed her dream job as an adventure tour guide in the Peruvian Amazon. But as she shared the area's beauty and culture with tourists, she realized there was a darker side to the rainforest paradise.
- FDA toughens kid-tobacco rules
Every day, nearly 4,000 children in the U.S. under the age of 18 try their first cigarette, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
- Dems: Bill would cost $940 billion
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Democrats' revised health care bill will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, two House Democratic sources told CNN on Thursday.
- Health care reform explained
The House is expected to vote this week on the health care bill passed by the Senate in December.
- Student suicides put Cornell on edge
A wave of suicides at Cornell University in the past two semesters is a "public health crisis," the school's mental health initiatives director said.
Entertainment
- Why we care about Sandra Bullock
When Jesse James issued a public apology this week for his "poor judgment" after rumors of an affair began to surface, you could almost sense a collective gasp in break rooms, dorm rooms and cubicles around the country.
- Joan Jett has advice for Lady Gaga
If there's anyone who could give sage advice to Lady Gaga, whose over-the-top outfits and performances seem to be wearing her down, it's veteran rockers Joan Jett and Steven Van Zandt.
- Artists, venues adapt to changes in music business
CNN Radio's Amanda Moyer and photographer Mark Hill visit Eddie's Attic, a club in the Atlanta, Georgia, area where a strict "no chatting" policy puts the focus on the performers.
- Anna Nicole Smith's estate loses $300 million court fight
Anna Nicole Smith's estate is not entitled to $300 million the deceased actress had claimed was intended as a gift from her oil tycoon husband, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
- Gallery: Is there really an Oscar curse?
When Sandra Bullock canceled her appearance at the London premiere of "The Blind Side" because of "unforseen personal reasons, the internet started with buzzing with rumors of an "Oscar curse."
- Jesse James: I'm sorry, Sandra
Facing allegations of infidelity, James issued an apology Thursday to his wife Sandra Bullock and his three children, taking full responsibility for their heartbreak. | READ STATEMENT FROM JESSE JAMES |
- Review: 'Wimpy Kid' is delightful
Memories of middle school can reduce strong men and women to shudders of horror as they remember their dorky, lumpy, shape-shifting earlier selves. Yet America's brave junior high-schoolers continue to endure the experience to this day. Not that they have much choice.
- Ex-boyfriend sues Lady Gaga for $30.5 million
Lady Gaga's former boyfriend, producer and business partner, is suing the pop star for $35 million, claiming he was pushed away after their failed romance.
- Who is Jesse James's alleged mistress?
America's sweetheart, she ain't. Michelle McGee is covered in tattoos -- one on her forehead reads, "Pray for Us Sinners" -- works as a stripper, chats and poses on an adult Web site, and uses a lewd phrase for her Twitter page. Her nickname is "Bombshell."
- Heidi Montag fires psychic manager
It wasn't in the stars.
Travel
- Great catch in Russia's Volga Delta
CNN Moscow bureau's Maxim Tkachenko shares a favorite fishing spot: Russia's Volga River Delta. From soaring birds and delicate lotus flowers to colossal catfish, this coastal area is teeming with life.
- World's curiosities feted on Web site
When Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras met, they knew immediately that theirs would be a friendship based on wonder and curiosity. Atlas Obscura, their recently launched Web site, is a testament to that belief.
- Americans staying away from Tijuana
On Tijuana's Avenue de la Revolucion, street vendor and sidewalk philosopher Juan Ramon Rocha leaned on his coin and jewelry cart and waited.
- British Airways strike to go ahead
British Airways cabin crew members will go ahead with their strikes beginning at midnight Friday after talks between the union and the airline broke down, the airline and union said Friday.
- British Airways strike: What to do
Unless last-minute talks bear fruit, British Airways flights are expected to be hit by a cabin crew strike in coming days.
- NTSB: Wayward pilots were awake
The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 did not fall asleep when they overflew their destination by more than 100 miles in October, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday in a detailed report on the wayward flight.
- Passenger recounts hours on tarmac
David Martin knew the situation on Virgin America Flight 404 was unraveling when members of the flight crew began snapping at passengers.
- Fly and cry: Babies divide air travelers
You're stuck in a cramped metal tube with hundreds of strangers for hours, when it invariably happens: A baby starts screaming and the passengers' collective blood pressure seems to rise along with the decibel level.
- No one told me about the resort fee
What's this on Sonja Johnson's hotel bill? A mandatory $25 per day "resort" fee for the use of the spa. But didn't the rate she booked through Hotwire include everything? No, it didn't. But that doesn't mean she's out of luck.
- List ranks best, deadliest U.S. roads
Before you take a road trip this summer, check out which routes could make your journey a smooth one and which ones have the potential for trouble.
Headlines last updated on Mar 19, 2010 17:11:44pm.
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