Man in Stable Condition After Niagara Falls Plunge
Apparent suicide attempt leads to painstaking two-hour rescue
2012-05-22
Carolyn Thompson The Associated Press
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- A man who survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls - only the third person known to have done so without a safety device - was in stable condition Tuesday, a day after his apparent suicide attempt that led to a dramatic and painstaking rescue. Read the complete article
Facebook Plunges 18 Percent Below IPO Price
Investors tending to sit on sidelines with worries about effectiveness of social net’s ad platform
2012-05-22
Aaron Smith
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook continued to plunge as its stock dropped 8% at the start of trading Tuesday, then pulled back to a 3% loss by late morning. Read the complete article
Chicago Police Get High Marks for NATO Protests
A force still dogged by harsh image from 1968 convention shows patience at latest event
2012-05-22
Don Babwin The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) -- The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators Sunday was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most of those who clashed with protesters have been alive. Read the complete article
New Generation Challenges Some Blacks in Congress
Longtime incumbents in Dallas, Detroit, NYC face young, African American rivals who think it’s time for a change
2012-05-21
Nomaan Merchant The Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) -- For two decades, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has been an outspoken voice for Democrats in her signature bright blazer and multicolored scarf. Read the complete article
Fatal Mississippi Prison Riot Quelled, Authorities Say
24-year-old guard killed during incident at facility run by private company
2012-05-21
Stephanie Gallman, CNN
(CNN) -- Authorities said early Monday they had put down a prison riot that claimed the life of a guard as it continued into the late evening Sunday. Read the complete article
Ex-Rutgers Student Gets 30 Days for Bullying Gay Roommate
September 2010 death of Tyler Clementi pushed cyberbullying, gay relations into spotlight
2012-05-21
Ashley Hayes, CNN
(CNN) -- A New Jersey judge on Monday sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail for spying on and intimidating his gay Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then killed himself by jumping off New York's George Washington Bridge in September 2010. Read the complete article
Obama Sees 'Emerging Consensus' on Economic Fix
G-8 leaders seemed intent on trying to inspire confidence by agreeing on a broad strategy no matter their differences
2012-05-20
Ben Feller and Jim Kuhnhenn The Associated Press
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) -- Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge. Read the complete article
22 States Join Campaign Finance Fight Against Citizens United
Legal observers say don't count on the Supreme Court reconsidering its decision
2012-05-20
Matt Gouras The Associated Press
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending. Read the complete article
Protesters Prepare for Larger NATO Demonstration
'We want the world to focus on NATO - they're not important and have no mandate anymore,' said Micah Philbrook, an Occupy Chicago spokesman
2012-05-20
Jim Suhr and Robert Ray The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) -- Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders will meet. Read the complete article
Virginia City Tops Amazon’s Most Well-Read List
Alexandria residents bought the most books, mags per capita; Cambridge, Mass., is second
2012-05-19
Emanuella Grinberg, CNN
(CNN) -- Virginia is for lovers, so the slogan goes -- but more specifically, it seems to be the state many book-lovers call home. Read the complete article
