Snow, Tornado Threat Mix in Spring Weather Tango

Wildfires, tornadoes, snow, all on the same day

2013-04-09

Ben Brumfield and Jim Kavanagh CNN

(CNN) -- Wildfires, tornadoes, snow, all on the same day. Sure, it sounds weird. But it's not, CNN meteorologist Judson Jones said Tuesday. Read the complete article

Chelsea Clinton Doesn't Shy Away from Talk Of Political Office

She appeared this weekend with her father at the annual meeting for college students at the Clinton Global Initiative University

2013-04-08

Ashley Killough CNN

(CNN) -- Chelsea Clinton, the only daughter of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, is opening the possibility of her own political bid one day. Read the complete article

Obama Cabinet: Who's Taking a Pay Cut?

Vice President Joe Biden's staff says he will take a pay cut if his staff is affected by the forced budget cuts

2013-04-08

CNN Political Unit

(CNN) -- News that President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel are voluntarily surrendering a portion of their paychecks in a show of unity with furloughed federal workers has prompted other Cabinet officials to take similar steps. Read the complete article

VIDEO: U.S. Diplomat Died 'Doing What She Loved' in Afghanistan

Smedinghoff is believed to be the first U.S. diplomat killed since last year's attack in Libya

2013-04-08

Catherine E. Shoichet CNN

This past weekend, the 25-year-old was trying to do just that -- delivering books to a school in southern Afghanistan -- when a suicide bomber smashed into her convoy Saturday. She is believed to be the first U.S. diplomat killed since the September attack in Benghazi, Libya. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Obama Proposes Changes To Medicare And Social Security In New Budget

Official: Plan would include $400 billion in savings to Medicare over 10 years

2013-04-05

Jessica Yellin CNN Chief White House Correspondent

 President Barack Obama's upcoming budget plan will include proposed changes to Social Security and Medicare plus some new tax increases in an effort for the president to reach a deal with Republicans. The plan quickly drew criticism from liberal groups Friday. Read the complete article

Wilcox County High School in Georgia Holds First Racially Integrated Prom

VIDEO: Prom posters have been torn down as some push back against integration

2013-04-05

CNN

prom wilcox countyFor as long as anyone could remember, students in their South Georgia community went to separate proms, and homecoming dances, too. White students from Wilcox County attend one. Black students, another. They're private, invitation-only events organized by parents and students, not the school district. Schools have long been desegregated, but in Wilcox County, the dances never changed. Read the complete article

Expert Says Biggest Delay in VA Backlog Lies With Wasteful Appeals Management Center

Dr. Craig Bash has written to Veterans Administration Sec. Eric Shinseki to expose problem

2013-04-05

By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News

Cleveland McCordA veteran, who knows the system better than almost anyone outside the Veterans Administration, says the biggest problem he sees is with the appeals system.“The bottleneck is in the Appeals Management Center,” says Dr. Craig Bash, who helps veterans win claims and appeals with his medical testimony.  Read the complete article

Obama Will Give Up Portion of His Salary

President will put five percent of $400,000 annual salary back into the federal government's coffers

2013-04-04

Becky Brittain CNN White House Producer

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama will put 5% of his paycheck back into the federal government's coffers in a show of unity with furloughed federal workers, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday. Read the complete article

Craigslist Killer Sentenced to Death

Authorities have said that one of Richard James Beasley's motives was to steal from his victims

2013-04-04

CNN Staff

(CNN) -- A man convicted of murdering three men who answered a Craigslist ad to work on an Ohio cattle farm was sentenced to death Thursday morning, Summit County Court Bailiff Brian Scheetz said. Read the complete article

New State Laws Employ Roe v. Wade Provisions to Restrict Abortions

Planned Parenthood: Laws are tip of the iceberg in a broader assault on women's right to choose

2013-04-04

Ben Brumfield CNN

(CNN) -- A handful of conservative states have been passing laws that tread heavily on abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade. Alabama and Indiana are about to join them, with fresh legislation waiting for signatures on their governors' desks. Read the complete article