First Defendants in Atlanta Cheating Scandal Surrender

Educators are charged with racketeering and making false statements

2013-04-02

Jamie Gumbrecht CNN

(CNN) -- Before daylight on Tuesday, the first of 35 educators indicted in a cheating scandal that rocked Atlanta's public schools turned themselves in to the Fulton County Jail. Read the complete article

Explainer: What is the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas?

FBI describes group as ‘whites only,’ prison-based gang that has been operating since the 1980s

2013-04-02

Holly Yan and Deborah Feyerick CNN

(CNN) -- As investigators scramble to figure out who killed two Texas prosecutors, suspicions abound over whether the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas played a role. Read the complete article

Five Charged in Alleged Mayoral Election Bribery Scandal

Prosecutors: N.Y. Democrat tried to bribe way onto GOP Mayoral ballot

2013-04-02

Chris Boyette CNN

(CNN) -- New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith and New York City Councilman Dan Halloran were arrested Tuesday morning on charges they schemed to fix the city's 2013 mayoral election through fraud and bribery, according to prosecutors. Read the complete article

Arkansas AG to Investigate Oil Pipeline Leak

Pipeline rupture allowed thousands of barrels of heavy crude oil to flow into a community

2013-04-02

CNN Staff

(CNN) -- Arkansas is opening an investigation into what caused last week's pipeline rupture that allowed thousands of barrels of heavy crude oil to flow into a community in the middle of the state. Read the complete article

VIDEO Prosecution Pushes Death Penalty for Colorado Theater Shooting Suspect

Defense offered last week that James Holmes would plead guilty to avoid death penalty

2013-04-01

From Hunter Parsons for CNN

CENTENNIAL, Colorado (CNN) -- Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes despite his offer last week to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding a death sentence. Read the complete article

VIDEO Who's Killing Texas Prosecutors? Chilling Mystery Leaves County on Edge

Two months earlier, an assistant district attorney was shot to death

2013-04-01

Ed Lavandera and Holly Yan CNN

KAUFMAN, Texas (CNN) -- Fears that a white supremacist gang or someone else is targeting Texas law enforcement officials spread Monday to Houston, where the chief prosecutor went under 24-hour protection in the wake of the weekend shooting death of his counterpart in a suburban Dallas county. Read the complete article

VIDEO April Fools: Google's Smell-O-Vision, Electronics for Cats and Bacon Mouthwash

Twitter announced its site is now a paid service, and that only 'premium' users will get to use vowels

2013-04-01

Jose Pagliery

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- April Fools' Day is here, and the usual suspects are at it again with fake product launches. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Grand Jury Indicts 35 in Georgia School Cheating Scandal

Former Superintendent Beverly Hall 'was a full participant,' says DA but Hall denies charges

2013-03-30

By Chelsea J. Carter CNN

In what has been described as one of the largest cheating scandals to hit the nation's public education system, 35 Atlanta Public Schools educators and administrators were indicted Friday on charges of racketeering and corruption. Read the complete article

GOP Leaders Slam Alaska Republican for Racist Slur

As Republicans seek to reshape party image one of their own lets the side down

2013-03-29

CNN

Rep. Don YoungWith the GOP actively working to reshape its image, it didn't take long for top Republicans to blast one of their own, Rep. Don Young, for using the derogatory term “wetbacks” in describing migrant workers from Mexico. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Obama Pushes for More Action on Gun Laws

Polls show support for new gun laws has slipped

2013-03-29

By Tom Cohen CNN

ammoPresident Barack Obama tried to shame the nation and Congress into action against gun violence Thursday, saying it is time to pass new laws after the tears and grief of tragedies like the Newtown massacre in December that killed 20 first-graders. Read the complete article