Tomorrow there will be a hearing that could put Aaron Vargas behind bars for up to ten years. Vargas pleaded no contest to shooting this man to death, Darrel McNeal. Vargas says McNeal molested him and stalked him for almost two decades. Since then,
Shall we talk about our kids clothes for a minute, ok? Does it irritate you sometimes the way your son or daughter dresses? How about when your son has draggy pants like this? Does this just drive you nuts? Im sorry but this is New York State Senator
Principal says hey, these kids need role models. Let's go meet one. In this case, a black rocket scientist in Ann Arbor, a successful, smart guy with some good advice for the kids. Here is the problem. The trip was just for the black students. The wh
Small amount of oil has hit the beaches, the tip of iceberg, so to say, but the beaches are just one part of the economic equation. CNN's Reynolds Wolf live in Pass Christian, Mississippi this morning. Reynolds? I'll tell you, just moments ago we wer
When it comes to the stock market, are you smarter than a first grader? Youd better wait a few minutes before you answer. Im Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student News. Authorities around the Gulf of Mexico are in a race against time. They are trying to con
We are hearing now from a suspected terrorist in his own words. CNN has obtained two e-mails from Faisal Shahzad, you know, the man charged with the failed car bombings of New York's Times Square. Well, Shahzad voiced his frustrations with the state
BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT, (voice over): Shaneika Lewis is counting the days until her high school graduation. It's a day that almost didn't happen. She fell in with the wrong crowd and considered dropping out. SHANEIKA LEWIS, HIGH SCHOOL SEN
In central Florida an eleven year old girl woke up in her own bed this morning and that's reason to celebrate, that's because she had actually vanished into an alligator infested swamp area on Friday only to be found yesterday alive and well, it's an
WHITFIELD: You can't help but use the words like divine intervention here because the -- MATTINGLY: Yes. Yes. WHITFIELD: The forces that brought these two together pretty extraordinary. Now tell me, this little girl which was out for a walk, that kin
PHILLIPS: Jason Carroll now joining us live from New York. Jason, what criteria is the court likely to look at when trying to reach a decision on this? CARROLL: Well, Kyra, when we speak to these legal experts about this they all agree that they'll p
PHILLIPS: I think Stevie's keyboard helped out a lot. John Zarrella has been covering Romel's story for us. He has got a heartwarming follow up. Hey, John. JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Kyra. You know, Romel really looks good there as he got
So did a cigarette ad target young girls? The tobacco company says no, but pediatricians say, hold on, not so fast. The numbers show a link between the ad and girls lighting up. Our senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen here with that story. A
PHILLIPS: Growing up behind bars. They are considered too young to make their own legal decisions, yet they can face life in prison for crimes that do not involve murder. Now, one man is sharing his personal experience with the Supreme Court. CNN's J
15 years ago today; 168 people killed, 19 of them children. You saw there one of the troopers who stepped up. We're looking at some images here now. The trooper who stepped up is a guy who actually placed McVeigh under arrest back then, who came up t
A volcano in Iceland had been dormant for more than 180 years. But then a few weeks ago, this started. The volcano is erupting, and some scientists say it could last for more than a year. That's about how long it went the last time this happened,th
Politics now. The Tea Party movement is getting ready for the mid-term elections coming up in November. The group has released a list of heroes and targets. The heroes on the list are candidates that the Tea Party plans to support in the elections. T
So let's say health care reform passes. And you're one of the millions of Americans needing insurance. Think you'll be covered immediately? Well, think again. Our chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is here to break it all down for us. So, S
WHITFIELD: So if you've watched your fortunes rise and fall on Wall Street, this may be only mildly shocking to you. Those big plunges in your portfolio can also take quite a toll on your health. CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joini
People of a certain age sort of remember times of great racial conflict in this country, and divide that seemed pretty much impossible to bridge. And 60 years ago, researchers used the simple doll test to see how children view race, seeing their reac
All right. A Rhode Island High School that fired all of its teachers now plans to give them their jobs back. The news comes after Central Falls High School and the teachers union agreed on some new standards. Nearly a hundred teachers were fired beca