The Latest News in Brief

[definition]

 Navigation

- Top Stories
- U.S. National
- World
- London Terror Bombings
- Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
- NASA and Space Shuttle
- Asian Tsunami Disaster
- Iraq
- Mideast Conflict
- Politics
- Elections
- Business
- Technology
- Sept. 11 & Terrorism
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Health
- Oddly Enough
- Science
- Opinion/Editorial
- Obituaries
- Most Emailed
- Most Viewed
- Most Recommended
- Richard Bangs Adventures
- Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone
- Top Stories
- U.S.
- World
- Public Eye
- Politics
- Sci-Tech
- HealthWatch
- Entertainment
- Business
- Opinion
- CBS News Video
- The Early Show
- CBS Evening News
- 48 Hours
- 60 Minutes
- GameCore
- Blogophile
- Top Stories
- U.S.
- World
- Business
- Entertainment
- Sci/Tech
- Health
- Sports
- Most Popular
- Top Stories
- World
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia
- Europe
- Middle East
- U.S.
- World Business
- Technology
- Science & Space
- Entertainment
- World Sport
- Football
- Travel
- Video
- Most Recent
- Bird Flu
- Top News
- Business News
- US News
- International
- Politics
- Entertainment
- Technology
- Science
- Internet
- Sports
- Health News
- Oddly Enough
- Life & Leisure
- Winter Olympics
- Top Stories
- World
- US
- Politics
- Business
- Technology
- Health
- Entertainment
- Travel
- ESPN Sports
- World News Tonight
- 20/20
- Primetime
- Nightline
- Good Morning America
- This Week
- News Front Page
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Middle East
- South Asia
- UK
- Business
- Health
- Science/Nature
- Technology
- Entertainment
- Have Your Say
- Magazine
- Week At a Glance
- Programmes
- Latest Published Stories
- Headlines (video)
-
UK (video)
-
World (video)
-
Business (video)
-
Sci-Tech (video)
-
Health (video)
-
Entertainment (video)
-
Scotland (video)
- News Front Page
- World
- UK
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
- Business
- Politics
- Health
- Education
- Science/Nature
- Technology
- Entertainment
- Have Your Say
- Magazine
- Week At a Glance
- Programmes
- Latest Published Stories
- Headlines (video)
-
UK (video)
-
World (video)
-
Business (video)
-
Sci-Tech (video)
-
Health (video)
-
Entertainment (video)
-
Scotland (video)
- Top News
- World
- Politics
- Washington
- Business
- Technology
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Health
- Science
- Strange
- Featured Feed - Baseball
- Latest News
- Nation/World
- Business
- Travel
- Leisure
- Opinion
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Technology
- US
- Europe
- Asia
- Technology
- US Business
- Market News
- Opinion - Review & Outlook
- Personal Technology/Walt Mossberg
- Media & Marketing
- Today's Free Features
- HomePage
- Business
- Circuits
- Education
- Health
- International
- National
- New York/Region
- Obituaries
- Science
- Sports
- Technology
- Washington
- Arts
- Automobiles
- Books
- Dining & Wine
- Fashion & Style
- Home & Garden
- Job Market
- Magazine
- Movie News
- Movie Reviews
- Movies - Red Carpet
- Real Estate
- Theater
- Travel
- Week in Review
- Most Emailed Articles
- Multimedia
- TimesSelect
- Editorials/OP-ED
- Top Stories
- Real-time headlines
- MarketPulse
- Personal Finance Stories/Columns
- Stocks to Watch
- Internet Daily
- Internet Stories/Columns
- Mutual Funds
- Software Stories/Columns
- Financial Services Stories/Columns
- Commentary
- Newsletters & Research
- Herb Greenberg
- Marshall Loeb's daily money tip
- Automotive Reviews
- News & Commentary
- Top Worldwide
- Markets (Americas)
- Commentary
- Sports
- Culture
- All Stories
- Top Stories
- Markets
- News/Economy
- News/International
- Personal Finance
- Technology
- Commentary
- Most Popular
- US & World
- Politics
- Business
- Technology
- Science
- Health
- Fox Life
- Views
- FOX Blogs
- Most Popular
- Top News
- Autos
- Classic Cars
- Hybrids
- Auto Reviews
- Architecture
- Brand Equity
- Car Buff
- Game Room
- Technology
- Investing
- Small Business
- Careers
- B-Schools
- Magazine Selections
- Auto Beat
- Blogspotting
- Brand New Day
- Byte of the Apple
- Deal Flow
- Economics Unbound
- Fine On Media
- Hot Property
- Investing Insights
- NussbaumOnDesign
- Tech Beat
- BW Video
- Most Popular Stories
- Latest Headines
- Markets News
- Faces In The News
- Business
- Personal Finance
- Entrepreneurs
- Technology
- Lifestyle
- Columnists
- Investment Newsletters
- Video Network
- Work
- Wire Stories
CNN.com Recently Published/Updated

Former NFL star, actor Merlin Olsen dies at 69
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:11:09 EST
Hall of Fame football player and actor Merlin Olsen, a giant man who friends say had an even larger heart, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, football and university officials said.
Court clears reciting of Pledge of Allegiance at Western schools
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:08:34 EST
Public schools in Western states can continue teacher-led reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, after a federal court ruled against a group of atheist parents.
Democrats try to finish health care reform
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:03:16 EST
Health care reform takes center stage Thursday as President Obama and top congressional Democrats work behind closed doors to nail down a final agreement.
Dr. Drew Pinsky: Corey Haim should have done my show
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:41:11 EST
Corey Haim apparently made a fatal mistake when he recently told "Celebrity Rehab's" producers he had no interest in participating, the show's host, Dr. Drew Pinsky, told PEOPLE.
All the dirt from 'The Real Housewives of O.C.' reunion
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:53 EST
The ladies of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" reunited Wednesday night after the dramatic season 5 finale, which showed Tamra Barney's marriage falling apart and Lynne Curtin's teen daughters acting out.
Three strong earthquakes strike Chile in quick succession
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:23:11 EST
Three strong earthquakes rocked Chile on Thursday, causing significant damage in at least one city, the country's newly inaugurated president said Thursday.
Officials: Bacterial meningitis kills Oklahoma student
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:17:43 EST
An Oklahoma elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis, officials said Thursday, and two other students are hospitalized with the illness.
Mississippi school sued for canceling prom over lesbian student
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:15:38 EST
A Mississippi high school faces a lawsuit over its decision to cancel its prom rather than allow a lesbian high school student to attend with her girlfriend.
Georgia judge bars release of photos of hiker's nude, decapitated body
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:23 EST
Photos of the nude and decapitated body of a murdered hiker, sought by a writer on assignment for Hustler magazine, will not be released, a judge in Georgia ordered Wednesday.
House votes to impeach federal judge from Louisiana
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:10:47 EST
The House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to impeach a federal judge from Louisiana.
Building free homes for wounded vets
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:08:22 EST
Alexander Reyes' boyhood dream of a military career ended when he was hit by an improvised explosive device during a patrol two years ago in Baghdad.
Nightshift: 'Different lifestyle in reverse'
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:46 EST
Every night when America puts on its PJs and heads to bed, I -- and thousands of others like me -- head out the door.
British Airways employee faces terrorism charges
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:03 EST
A British Airways employee accused of funding terrorism and planning suicide bombings -- including his own -- appeared in court Thursday.
Kansas City superintendent defends plan to shutter schools
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:58 EST
The superintendent of the Kansas City, Missouri, school district on Thursday defended a plan to shutter nearly half the district's schools.
Billionaire sworn in as Chilean president
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:32 EST
Sebastian Pinera was sworn in Thursday as president of Chile, taking over a country battered by a recent earthquake but with a strong economy and stable social institutions.
Coroner: Post-Katrina hospital death not homicide
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:36:13 EST
After reviewing the case of a woman who died at New Orleans, Louisiana's Memorial Hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina, coroner Frank Minyard said Thursday that he cannot classify her death as a homicide.
Early Iraq election results put prime minister's group in lead
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:12:04 EST
The first results from Iraq's parliamentary elections were released Thursday, five days after millions of Iraqis went to the polls in defiance of the threat of violence.
Poulter aims to become top-ranked European
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:20 EST
Ian Poulter can become the top-ranked European golfer for the first time in his career if he can clinch his second world title of the season in Florida this week.
The 8 people - and 1 cat - Twitter made famous
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:38 EST
When Conan O'Brien randomly started following Sarah Killen's Twitter page (@LovelyButton) she got nearly 19,000 followers, a new iMac, a free wedding gown, gratis wedding rings, $2,600 in donations for her cancer walk, and the chance to meet Ludacris.
Feldman says Corey Haim was winning fight with drugs
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:54 EST
Corey Haim seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death, his manager and closest friend said Wednesday.

 Useful Links: 

 Videos
 AP news in Google maps
 Schema-Root.org
 vansirc

 News Search Engine 
 

Compare Google and Yahoo news search results by putting them side-by-side.

 Word of the day 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 11, 2010 is:

will-o'-the-wisp • \will-uh-thuh-WISP\  • noun
1 : a light that appears at night over marshy ground *2 : a misleading or elusive goal or hope

Example sentence:
Though her friends think she's chasing a will-o'-the-wisp, Alexis is determined to quit her job and follow her dream of becoming a pop music star.

Did you know?
The will-o'-the-wisp is a flame-like phosphorescence caused by gases from decaying plants in marshy areas. In olden days, it was personified as "Will with the wisp," a sprite who carried a fleeting "wisp" of light. Foolish travelers were said to try to follow the light and were then led astray into the marsh. (An 18th-century fairy tale described Will as one "who bears the wispy fire to trail the swains among the mire.") The light was first known, and still also is, as "Ignis Fatuus," which in Latin means "foolish fire." Eventually, the name "will-o'-the-wisp" was extended to any impractical or unattainable goal.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

©2005-2009 NEWSiness - Home - About - Contact - Add Headline News - Directory