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Final moments call to girlfriend
Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get off" in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording of the girl's interview with a prosecutor released Friday.
Arrest in Miss. killings
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said.
Plan to raise sunken cruise ship
Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off Italy in one piece and tow it from the disaster site.
49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?
Despite the discovery of 49 headless bodies in the continuing Mexican drug war, a journalist tells CNN that people are becoming detached.
Jurors get John Edwards case
The jury will begin deciding the fate of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards Friday, a day after closing arguments concluded in the corruption trial.
Kennedy clan gathers for funeral again
She might have gone unnoticed through the many years of triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy family. Now the spotlight will be cast, sadly, on Mary Richardson Kennedy.
Van Halen postpones summer tour
Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said.
Hollywood stars without makeup
After being photographed without makeup while in Vancouver last month, candid shots of AnnaLynne McCord hit the Web, with with one site noting: "Her facial blemishes were completely visible."
Arabs giggle over French PM's name
France's new Socialist government is already causing ripples throughout a Europe struggling to balance government budgets without making ordinary people's lives miserable, but it has created a completely different problem in the Middle East.
Roasted fetuses stashed in luggage
Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.
World
13 years old and taking care of mom
At 13 years old, Nickolaus Dent is his mother's primary caregiver.
Know a hero? Nominate them!
Do you know an everyday person changing the world? It's easy to nominate them as a CNN Hero.
Swim lessons help kids break cycle
Young refugees find footing in U.S.
Khalid Yohana was 7 years old when war reached his hometown of Mosul, Iraq.
Finding justice for Haiti's rape victims
Three days after a massive earthquake threw Haiti into chaos, Alvana was homeless, along with her two children.
Gay dad finds families for foster kids
David Wing-Kovarik and his partner, Conrad, were ready to adopt a child. They moved through all their requirements smoothly, even enrolling in an orientation and training class for prospective parents. Then they were confronted with their first real stumbling block.
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Poisoned water sickens Afghan boys
Nearly 400 boys at a school in Afghanistan's Khost province fell ill after drinking water from a well that may have been poisoned, a health official said Tuesday.
Can you make a deal with Taliban?
When it comes to negotiating with the Taliban, it's seemingly one step forward, two steps back.
Child actress in Nepal crash
A 14-year-old Indian actress, Taruni Sachdev, was among the passengers who died in Monday's plane crash in Nepal, officials said.
Replacing Kenya's 'flying toilets'
In the slums of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, visiting the bathroom usually means one of two things; a trip to the local pit latrine or the 'flying toilet'.
Turning up the heat, bring down bills
It's an illuminating idea which its creators hope will help drive up energy efficiency and bring down buildings' carbon emissions.
Save the whales? Use the app
A new iPhone app is making waves in the commercial shipping world by providing an early warning system that aims to reduce maritime collisions with endangered whales.
Acid poured on woman's face for 'no'
When 18-year-old Mumtaz walks into a room the first thing you notice about her is the patchwork of painful puffy red scars that stretch across her face.
Should I cancel my Europe trip?
In the last decade of the 20th century, the Turkish lira fell in value 1,000 times against the U.S. dollar, meaning that tourists returning to that country after several years found that any old money they still possessed since their last visit had become almost worthless.
Medal of Honor four decades later
Rose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love.
U.S. News
Meet Obama the campaigner
Alex Castellanos says that Team Obama has turned the onetime candidate of hope and change into a ferociously political animal.
Obama. Hollywood. Still friends?
Timothy Stanley says Obama must stay on the right side of moviemakers if he wants to use their cultural influence--and big donations--to get reelected
A $23M salary? Look elsewhere
Ingo Walter and Jennifer Carpenter: Focus on changing the risk incentives of banks rather than the level of executive pay
What Facebook says about U.S.
Frida Ghitis says one of world's most successful companies could not have come into existence anywhere else
Why I won't quit Facebook
Omar Gallaga says Facebook, despite its flaws, remains the easiest way for him to connect with friends and family.
Diva who defined the disco moment
Donna Summer defined the disco era. Her brazenly sexual hits "Love To Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love" horrified some and delighted many more when they came out. They also helped to propel disco into a national phenomenon. Even now, the sound of her voice -- controlled yet passionate -- summons up the hedonistic, willful spirit of the late 1970s.
Martin's last words on phone: 'Get off'
Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get off" in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording of the girl's interview with a prosecutor released Friday.
Under 18 and taking care of mom
At 13 years old, Nickolaus Dent is his mother's primary caregiver. He's responsible for the grocery shopping and cooking. He cleans the house. He does all the laundry. It's a full-time job, but he doesn't have a choice.
How charity donations are spent
If you've ever wondered how much money charities spend mailing you those glossy brochures and free address labels along with their request for a donation, the answer might surprise you.
Harper brings baseball hope to D.C.
He's brash, bold and has the skills to back it up. 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper is less than a month into his baseball career with the Washington Nationals, and he's already making his presence felt in the nation's capital. With high-profile magazine covers and international baseball experience already on his resume, the Nationals are looking to Harper to be one of their building blocks as they try to put Washington baseball on the map.
Solar eclipse to project "ring of fire"
Thousands of people are planning viewing parties in the western United States for Sunday's annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon.
Van Halen concerts postponed
Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said.
'Go-Go' pioneer Brown dies
Chuck Brown, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go," a genre blending funk, jazz and soul and other musical forms, died Wednesday, his manager said.
Amazon lists best-read cities
Virginia is for lovers, so the slogan goes -- but more specifically, it seems to be the state many book-lovers call home.
Brain injury link NFL players, vets?
The same dementia-like disease found in the brain tissue of several National Football League players has shown up in the brains of four U.S. veterans exposed to improvised explosive devices and other head trauma, according to new research.
Politics
Obama's likeability a factor in election
Despite the heated campaign, lackluster performance on the economy and negative feelings many conservatives have toward President Obama, many voters still like Obama as a person.
Do voters want no more moderates?
Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November elections.
LGBT families lobby Congress
Tommy Starling and Jeff Littlefield say they've slowly been changing minds of people in their community when it comes to what a family looks like.
Grow up, Congress -- make a deal on debt
Congressional Republicans are threatening another game of chicken with the debt ceiling. This will get America nowhere, says John Avlon.
Pension reform is key to California's budget crisis
William Bennett says Gov. Jerry Brown should look to Wisconsin as role model in solving the state's huge budget shortfalls
Technology
Internet greets Facebook's IPO price
Friends may be priceless. But 'friending' is worth $38 a share.
Why I won't be quitting Facebook
Flush with cash and drunk with power after its $100 billion IPO, Facebook could be caught secretly brainwashing millions of new users into signing up (mind-control hoodies, anyone?) -- and still I might not quit the world's largest social network.
Google revamps search again
So, let's say you're doing a Google search for "Kings." Did you mean the L.A. hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe the TV show? Or maybe you actually wanted to know something about monarchs.
How you help FB make billions
Every post you "like." Every friend you add or fan page you join. Every place you check in, and every Web page you recommend.
'Social Network' writer to pen Jobs film
Aaron Sorkin, the celebrated screenwriter whose punchy dialogue propelled TV's "The West Wing" and the Facebook movie "The Social Network," will write and direct an upcoming film on the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Science & Space
Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.
Shuttle lands at California air base
NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
iReporters watch planets, moon align
Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening
From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.
Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise
Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.
Offbeat
Gamers prove their metal as rock stars
Jess Hu is a child care provider from Brooklyn, New York, but for 20 hours a week, she's a rock star. That's how much she estimates she plays the video game "Rock Band."
Comedian is living in an Ikea store
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Texas town hopes to become UFO landing spot
Governor's son sells 'Don't Drop the Soap'
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Cops snag lotto ticket from accused drug dealer
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EPA: Alaska mine could degrade premier salmon runs
 Rivers and streams in the world's premier wild salmon fishery would be greatly degraded for decades should a vast mine be built and then see a failure in the dam holding back its mine waste, the U.S. EPA said in a draft report.
French president sticks to Afghan pullout plan
 New French President Francois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that he will stick by his pledge to withdraw France's troops from Afghanistan at year's end.
G-8 leaders: Burden of peace proof on Iran
 President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options regarding Iranian nuclear bomb development and worsening violence in Syria.
2 arrested in murder of USC students from China
 Two young men were arrested Friday in the killings of two Chinese graduate students, Ying Wu and Ming Qu, shot to death near the University of Southern California campus, police said.
Key witness in Trayvon Martin shooting changed story
A key witness to the Trayvon Martin shooting changed the story he had given Sanford, Fla., police, telling state authorities he was not sure who was screaming during the altercation with George Zimmerman, NBC Dateline confirmed Friday.
Nurses (yes, nurses) lead charge for Wall Street 'sin' tax
A coalition of nurses’ unions is taking their call for a “Robin Hood” tax on Wall Street -- which they say could generate up to $350 billion a year -- to Chicago in the first major protest ahead of this weekend’s NATO summit.
Colo. women deny faking hate crime
Two Parker, Colo., women who claimed that someone painted "Kill the Gay" on their garage door are charged with spray painting the phrase themselves, NBC station KUSA reported.
Storifiy: Scenes from NATO summit protests
Quick verdict not likely as jury weighs Edwards' fate
 A jury of eight men and four women began deliberations Friday in the trial of former Sen. John Edwards and quickly signaled that it could be some time before it reaches a verdict.
Texan to Obama: Forget turkey, pardon writer O. Henry!
 A Texas activist launches campaign to win a presidential pardon of celebrated American writer O. Henry, who died in 1947 under the cloud of a conviction for embezzling.
Class of 1987 asks forgiveness for school bullying
 A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.
911 recordings released in case of Florida mom who allegedly shot four children, herself
Recordings of 911 calls released Friday provide a window into the predawn chaos on Tuesday when Florida mother Tonya Thomas apparently shot and killed her four children and then killed herself, WESH Orlando reported.
World News
Blind Chinese activist Chen set to leave for US
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family are due to leave Beijing Saturday for the US, NBC News has learned.
A random act of kindness lifts spirits in London
An apparently homeless man looks through a trashcan for food. Many people in big cities like London would simply walk on by. But not Lewis Dediara.
G-8 leaders: Burden of peace proof on Iran
President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options regarding Iranian nuclear bomb development and worsening violence in Syria.
Panetta seeks $70M for Israel's 'Iron Dome' shield
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its short-range rocket shield, known as the "Iron Dome," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said after a meeting with his Israeli counterpart on Thursday.
French president sticks to Afghan pullout plan
New French President Francois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that he will stick by his pledge to withdraw France's troops from Afghanistan at year's end.
US agriculture companies pledge millions to Africa
A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural projects and products, the companies said on Friday.
Japanese woman, 73, reaches Mount Everest summit
 Tamae Watanabe, who on May 16, 2002 at the age of 63 years became the oldest woman to climb Mount Everest, smashed her own record on Saturday, reaching the peak of the world's highest mountain at the age of 73, Kyodo news service reported.
400 anti-capitalist protesters arrested in Frankfurt
 Police in Frankfurt, Germany, arrested about 400 "Blockupy" protesters Friday for defying a ban on anti-austerity demonstrations.
Poll: 63 percent in US back military action to prevent nuclear-armed Iran
Some 63 percent of Americans would be in favor of taking military action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, according to a Pew survey.
800-year-old cedar tree died death of a thousand cuts
 The death of an ancient cedar tree inside a remote park on Canada's Vancouver Island is being showcased by an environmental group seeking more protection against illegal loggers.
'Covert' US drone operation is mapped on Twitter
Though the hour was late, Yemen’s social media was still very much awake. A U.S. drone's missiles had just slammed into a convoy of vehicles in a remote part of Yemen, killing three alleged militants.
Mexican crime reporter kidnapped and murdered
CIUDAD OBREGON, Mexico, May 18 (Reuters) - The corpse of a crime reporter was found stuffed into a garbage bag in a suspected gangland killing in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, prosecutors said Friday.
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Teenage Girl Convicted in Ill. Killing
A teenage girl was convicted Wednesday in the killing of a 16-year-old classmate who was choked, beaten and sawed into pieces after an argument over boys.
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Severed Male Body Part Brought To Local Store
Ralph Iannotti reports that a man went into a local store and asked the clerk to warm up - in the microwave - what appears to be a severed male body part.
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Toddler's Talking Elmo Book Asks 'Who Wants To Die?'
A mother in Dallas is one of several parents complaining about a new interactive book for toddlers in which Sesame Street character Elmo asks "who wants to die?" according to a Local 6 News report.Family members said 16-month-old Miranda Boll's new book, "Potty Time With Elmo," was supposed to teach an interactive lesson using voice commands
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Restaurant serves alcohol to 5-year-old
NEW YORK -- A mother is suing the chain eatery Applebee's after a restaurant in Manhattan served her five-year-old son a Long Island Iced Tea instead of the apple juice he ordered.
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Whale vomit worth millions
A STINKING, solidified lump of gunk from the gut of a sperm whale could make an Australian family up to $1 million richer.The 14.75kg block of rare whale excreta, expelled orally, was found by the family on a beach near Streaky Bay on South Australia's west coast.
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Sony plants secret controls on PCs
After being caught out by a researcher, Sony has admitted to planting a secret, invisible digital rights management tool on PCs when they play Sony CDs, a bit of malware that can't be removed without damaging host computers.
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Tracking Code Discovered in Color Printers
It sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it isn't. The pages coming out of your color printer may contain hidden information that could be used to track you down if you ever cross the U.S. government.
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Marijuana Compound Spurs Brain Cell Growth
Findings that suggest the drug helps promote brain cell growth while treating mood disorders.
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Giant Balls of 'Snot' Explain Ocean Mystery
Scientists have discovered giant sinking mucus "houses" that double the amount of food on the sea floor.
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Elusive Giant Squid Finally Photographed
The giant squid can be found in books and in myths, but for the first time, a team of Japanese scientists has captured on film one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep sea in its natural habitat.
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Mystery Ocean Glow Confirmed in Satellite Photos
Fictionally, such a "milky sea" is encountered by the Nautilus in Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty accidentally blurted out an X-rated word
Before Minnesota's biggest hockey crowd ever, the normally strait-laced governor accidentally blurted out an X-rated word that rhymes with "puck"
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Squirrels on crack
NATURE lovers fear that squirrels could become hooked on crack cocaine plundered from addicts' hidden stashes.
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Shark followed on 12,000-mile trip
Experiment proves long-range movement, raises questions
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Bush Considers Military Role in Flu Fight
President Bush, stirring debate on the worrisome possibility of a bird flu pandemic, suggested dispatching American troops to enforce quarantines in any areas with outbreaks of the killer virus.
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Bush claimed God told him to invade Iraq, Afghanistan: BBC
Bush made the claim when he met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and then foreign minister Nabil Shaath in June 2003, the ministers told the documentary series to be broadcast in Britain later this month.
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