Sanford Picks Interim Police Chief Amid Martin Controversy

Richard Myers, formerly chief in Colorado Springs, takes over department

2012-05-02

CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- Sanford, Fla., city officials have chosen a former Colorado police chief as an interim replacement for the top cop who stepped aside during the furor over February's killing of an unarmed teen. Read the complete article

Source: Charges to Be Filed in Florida Hazing Death

26-year-old FAMU marching band member Robert Champion died in November

2012-05-02

Rich Phillips, CNN

(CNN) -- Criminal charges are expected to be filed Wednesday in Orlando in the suspected hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Stinging Gas Sends May Day Protesters Fleeing

Anti-Wall Street demonstrators lead way as marches—and clashes—take place nationwide

2012-05-02

Terry Collins The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Thousands of protesters in New York demanded an end to income inequality and housing foreclosures. Police fired tear gas to disperse marchers in Oakland, Calif. And black-clad demonstrators smashed windows in Seattle and occupied a building owned by the Catholic archdiocese in San Francisco. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Obama Flies to Afghanistan, Signs Pact with Karzai

The partnership spells out the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan beyond 2014

2012-05-01

Ben Feller AP White House Correspondent

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) -- In a swift and secretive trip to the war zone, President Barack Obama signed an agreement Tuesday night vowing long-term ties with Afghanistan after America's combat forces come home. "There's a light on the horizon," he told U.S. troops on the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. Read the complete article

Blind Lawyer Strikes a Popular Chord in China

Chen Guangcheng seen as symbol for justice in a society where civil rights are often forgotten

2012-05-01

Charles Hutzler The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) -- The blind activist at the center of a diplomatic tussle between the U.S. and China did not set out to be a dissident. Chen Guangcheng taught himself law to defend the constitutional rights he saw trampled so often. Read the complete article

Task Force Meets to Look at Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law

17-person group will probe statute at center of Trayvon Martin shooting

2012-05-01

CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- A task force created by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to examine the state's "Stand Your Ground" law in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting meets for the first time Tuesday. Read the complete article

Romney, Secret Service, GOP: Obama Mocks Them All

Obama also took a shot at the Republican congressional leadership, whom he thanked 'for taking time from their exhausting schedule of not passing any laws' to attend the dinner

2012-04-30

Michele Salcedo The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama scattered the barbs during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he poked fun at White House races past and present, the Secret Service and Donald Trump. Read the complete article

Who's Teaching Your Kids About Money?

Financial universe becoming more complicated, but few high schools focus on the topic

2012-04-30

Donna Krache CNN

(CNN) -- Debit cards, credit cards, saving and borrowing money -- you probably learned a lot of what you know about personal finance from your own life experiences. But in a world of economic uncertainty, rising college costs and social media that can target some of the youngest consumers, financial literacy may be more important than ever for your kids. Read the complete article

THE RACE: Gas Price Drop May Offer Political Bonus

Eight cent reduction at the pump hasn't entered discourse yet

2012-04-30

Tom Raum The Associated Press

You wouldn't know it from campaign rhetoric, but gasoline prices have been trending down. Read the complete article

Rodney King Looks Back Without Anger

20 years after riots, the poster child of police brutality says he has forgiven officers

2012-04-30

Jim Kavanagh, CNN

(CNN) -- The Los Angeles riots 20 years ago this week were sparked by the acquittal of four L.A. police officers in the brutal beating of suspect Rodney King a year earlier. The turbulence that led to more than 50 deaths and $1 billion in property damage all began with a traffic violation. Read the complete article