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Everest legacy: On top of world, 1963
When Jim Whittaker stood atop Everest in 1963, he became the first American to accomplish the feat. He had no way to know he'd be back on the mountain with his son 49 years later, at age 83.
Categories: National News
Review: 'Fast & Furious 6' in high gear
Drawing level with the "Star Wars" saga and pulling well ahead of "Shrek," "Ice Age" and "Spider-Man" in the sequel stakes, "The Fast and the Furious" could yet challenge Rocky Balboa, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger for longevity.
Categories: Entertainment News
Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million
Millions of dollars are being raised in the wake of the deadly Oklahoma tornado.
Bridge collapses in Washington
Crews are still searching the area, but they say it appears no one died when an Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed. Three people were rescued from the water.
Categories: National News
Urlacher, Lewis broke the mold for prototype inside linebackers
Tough. Fast. Athletic. Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher are leaving the NFL not just as greats, writes Don Banks, but as two players who changed the way teams now look for linebackers.
Categories: National Sports
Joey Votto at center of scouts vs. stats debate
The old-school stats point to a No. 3 hitter who isn't doing his job. The new-school view sees one of the game's best hitters. Welcome to baseball's culture war, writes Paul Daugherty.
Categories: National Sports
Girl, 5, killed by suicide jumper
A 5-year-old South Korean girl was killed when a man who jumped from his 11th floor apartment landed on top of her, police said.
Categories: International News
Swedish capital hit by fifth night of riots
Police in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, have called in reinforcements after the city's suburbs were hit by a fifth night of riots.
Categories: International News
Who was slain British soldier?
The British soldier slain in a gruesome cleaver attack in London was a well-liked infantryman and machine gunner who served in Afghanistan and Cyprus, and then became a military recruiter and ceremonial drummer outside the Royal Palaces, the military said Thursday.
Categories: International News
Arias juror: Decision tense
A day after a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the jury foreman described the decision process as tense and emotional.
Categories: National News
Does Brad Pitt suffer from face blindness?
It seems that anytime Brad Pitt speaks, the world stops to listen, and his latest interview with Esquire has been no exception.
Categories: Health
Stress may cause your cravings
What do drug addicts, serial dieters and children from troubled homes have in common? More than you might think.
Categories: Health
2 arrested after Pakistan flight diverted in UK airspace
A UK fighter jet was scrambled to escort a Pakistan International Airlines flight as it was diverted Friday from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to London's Stansted Airport.
Categories: International News
Actor in drag exposes harassment
A man dresses as a woman and goes undercover to expose sexual harassment in Egypt. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.
Categories: International News
Russia's Far East rocked by quake
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck the Russian Far East on Friday, the U.S. Geologicial Survey reported.
Categories: International News
U.S. family may exhume son's body
The parents of American Shane Todd, found hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, tell CNN they may exhume their son's body to conduct an autopsy in the United States.
Categories: International News
