Manson Murder Mystery: LAPD Hopes Decades-Old Tapes Hold Clues

2013-03-27

By Chelsea J. Carter and Sonya Hamasaki CNN

The Los Angeles Police Department can have access to personal tape recordings between Charles Manson follower Charles D. “Tex” Watson and his late attorney that investigators believe might hold clues to unsolved killings, a federal judge in Texas ruled Tuesday Read the complete article

VIDEO: Arguments at Supreme Court Focus on Federal Defense of Marriage Act

Justices looked at California same-sex marriage ban yesterday

2013-03-27

CNN staff

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. The federal law means federal tax, Social Security, pension, and bankruptcy benefits, and family medical leave protections do not apply to gay and lesbian couples. Read the complete article

Former New York Post Owner's Daughter Arrested, Accused of Trying to Sell Heroin

She allegedly advertised the drugs on Craigslist as ‘high quality diesel pain relief’

2013-03-26

Rande Iaboni CNN

(CNN) -- The daughter of Peter Kalikow, the former owner of the New York Post, has been arrested after allegedly trying to sell 30 bags of heroin, court documents show. Read the complete article

How Your Movements Create a GPS 'Fingerprint'

Our daily and weekly movement patterns are all quietly tracked by the GPS in our phones

2013-03-26

Doug Gross CNN

(CNN) -- Can you be identified only by where you take your phone? Yes, according to a new study, which finds it's not very hard at all. Read the complete article

Mississippi Lawmaker Found Dead

Conservative Republican had been a member of the state House of Representatives since 2004

2013-03-26

Brian Todd, Marlena Baldacci and Joe Sterling CNN

(CNN) -- A Mississippi state lawmaker was found dead Sunday at the home of a former colleague, apparently the result of a suicide, a friend close to the victim told CNN on Monday. Read the complete article

Reluctantly, Justices Hear Arguments Over Same-Sex Marriage

On Wednesday, the court will listen to arguments in separate case over Defense of Marriage Act

2013-03-26

Bill Mears and Michael Pearson CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As partisans argued pointedly over same-sex marriage outside the U.S. Supreme Court building, either hoping for or dreading a landmark decision, justices inside seemed reluctant Tuesday to extend a sweeping constitutional right for gays and lesbian to wed in all 50 states. Read the complete article

North Carolina Debuts Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

Supporters argue that it's safer to have more drivers trained and insured

2013-03-26

Gustavo Valdes CNN

RALEIGH, North Carolina (CNN) -- Olegario Rodriguez arrived at the DMV long before the doors opened Monday. He wanted to claim the first spot in line. Read the complete article

Man Who Pointed Laser at Aircraft Lands a 30-month Prison Sentence

19-year-old man shined a laser pointer at a plane and police helicopter

2013-03-26

Aaron Cooper CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A judge in California has sent a strong message to anyone who thinks that pointing lasers at aircraft is just harmless fun 'n' games. Read the complete article

Bloomberg Hasn't Given Up on Assault Weapons Ban

The measure would expand background checks, improve school safety and restrict gun trafficking

2013-03-25

Kevin Liptak CNN

CNN) -- A national ban on assault weapons may have met all-but-certain death in the Senate this week, but one of the measure's proponents - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg - said Sunday his fight wasn't over. Read the complete article

VIDEO: This Is No Spoof -- IRS Video Features Spock

'There is no mistaking that this video did not reflect the best stewardship of resources'

2013-03-25

Jim Acosta and Gregory Wallace CNN

(CNN) -- What genre best fits a six-minute "Star Trek" knock off where government agents confront an epidemic of alien identity theft and Solar Security Number fraud? Read the complete article