Former Guatemalan Dictator Guilty Of Genocide

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Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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Efrain Rios Montt is the first head of state to be tried for genocide within his own judicial system.

Hostage Children Rescued In Trenton

Comments (0) | child hostages, gerald murphy, hostages, murder, Nation and World, NBC, New Jersey, new jersey hostages, Trenton, trenton standoff

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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Three others, one a 13-year-old child, are confirmed dead.

Rape Goes Unpunished At USC

(Maria Rodriguez)

I—and millions of other survivors—can tell you: rape is not a myth.

Federal Terrorist Database Too Big To Flag Boston Suspect

Comments (0) | Boston, boston marathon bombing, cia, counterterrorism, dept. of homeland security, dhrovkar tsarnaev, federal government, Ford, Nation and World, obama administration, Russia. federal intelligence, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, TIDE, Tsarnaevs, united states government

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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With some 875,000 records, some believe the federal terrorist database is too big to be of use.

Boston Bombing Intended For July 4

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Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

the national guard, creative commons

The bombing suspects allegedly also considered a suicide attack.

Disney Halts Production In Bangladesh

Comments (0) | Bangladesh, bangladesh factory collapse, bangladesh factory fire, Belarus, CNN, Dhaka, Disney, disney merchandise, equador, factory fire, industrial disasters, labor, labor conditions, Nation and World, Pakistan, tazreen fashions factory, Venezuela

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

darren wittko, creative commons

Disney will stop production in response to two devastating industrial disasters in Bangladesh.

35 Estimated Dead In Texas Explosion

Comments (0) | CNN, fertilizer plant explosion, fire fighters, industrial disaster, Nation and World, search and rescue, texas, texas explosion, waco, West, west fertilizer plant

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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Ten first responders are among the dead.

Police Officer Fatally Shot On MIT Campus

Comments (0) | CNN, college, college safety, Gun Violence, guns, massachusetts state police, MIT, mit shooting, Nation and World, police shooting, shooting, violence

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Kimberly Bookman/WCVB-TV

The situation remains active and dangerous.

Google To Block Resale Of Google Glass

Comments (0) | augmented reality specs, Business, CBS News, Google, Google Glass, google glass resale, Science+Tech, Technology

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Antonio Zugaldia, Wikimedia Commons

Each device can only ever have one owner.

Obama Moves Romney With Boston Bombing Speech

Comments (0) | Boston, boston marathon, boston marathon bombings, boston memorial service, CNN, democrat, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts, memorial service, mitt romney, Nation and World, Obama, POTUS, President Obama, Republican, Romney, wolf blitzer

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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"I thought the president gave a superb address," Romney said.

In Memoriam: Anne Frank Is No 'Belieber'

Francesca Bessey
Deputy Opinion Editor

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Confronted with the reality of the murder of millions, Bieber talks of fandom.

U.S. Reducing Incendiary North Korea Rhetoric

Comments (0) | department of defense, missile attack. pentagon, missile launch, missiles, Nation and World, North Korea, north korean attack, nuclear weapons, Pyongyang

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

creative commons

American announcements of military deployments may encourage North Korean belligerence.

Texan Mourners Demand Justice For Prosecutor Killings

Comments (0) | aryan brotherhood, chris heisler, christina foreman, CNN, Kaufman County, Mark Hasse, Mike McLelland, Nation and World, rick perry, texas, texas district attorney, texas murder, texas prosecutor killings, texas prosecutor memorial service

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

kaufman county website

"Chase 'em down. Go get 'em. Bring 'em to justice."

Obama Bids Roger Ebert Farewell

Comments (0) | Chicago, cinema, Film, film criticism, hollywood, Huffington Post, movies, Nation and World, Obama, President Obama, Roger Ebert, roger ebert death

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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"The movies won't be the same without Roger."

FEMEN Activists Wage 'Topless Jihad'

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

joseph paris, wikimedia commons

Activists staged topless protests outside mosques and Tunisian embassies across Europe.

Hillary Clinton Makes A Move For The Presidency

The pro-Clinton superPAC "Ready for Hillary" announced on Monday that it was off to a "super" start.

Fresh & Easy's Stateside Flop

Comments (3) | Arizona, California, Food, fresh & easy, grocery shopping, grocery stores, L.A. Times, Nation and World, Nevada, tesco

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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British supermarket giant Tesco once hoped to "revolutionize" how Americans grocery shopped.

Obama Receives Highest Israeli Civilian Honor

Comments (0) | civilan honor, Israel, medal of disctinction, Middle East, Nation and World, Obama, obama middle east trip, presidential medal of freedom, shimon peres, U.S.-Israel relationship, United States, washington times, world

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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Obama is the first sitting president to receive the award.

Australia Apologizes For Forced Adoption Policy

Comments (0) | adoption, Australia, australia national apology, australian government, children, family, forced adoption, forced adoption policy, julia gillard, Nation and World, parental rights, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, world

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Troy Constable Photography, Creative Commons

Prime Minister Julia Gillard received a standing ovation.

Rape Culture Exists In America, Too

Newtown grafitti, Creative Commons

When exactly will the U.S. recognize the victims of gender-based violence within its own borders?

Mike Feuer: How's The Frontrunner For City Attorney Doing?

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Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Neon Tommy

Polls have shown Mike Feuer with a slight lead.

L.A. City Attorney Candidates Spend $3 Million In Campaign Dollars

Comments (1) | campaign, Carmen Trutanich, city attorney, city attorney campaign, greg smith, ktla, la city attorney race, la election, LA Times, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, mike feuer, noel weiss, trutanich

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

JMR_Photgraphy, Creative Commons

The race is one of the most expensive non-mayoral contests in history.

"Love Conquers All": Vassar Westboro Protest In Photos

Comments (8) | college, Crowdrise, gay rights, Huffington Post, Nation and World, Trevor Project, vassar, vassar westboro protest, Westboro Baptist Church

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Shannon Smith

Joke's on you, Westboro.

Drug Cannon Found Near U.S.-Mexico Border

Comments (1) | border patrol, California, CNN, controlled substances, drug cannon, drug smuggling, drug trade, Drugs, Mexico, U.S.-Mexico border, United States

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

"it was 3 a.m., Creative Commons

The cannon was found in the back of a pickup in Mexicali.

Joan Rivers Stands By Holocaust Joke

Comments (2) | Anti-Defamation League, E!, entertainment, Fashion Police, germans, Heidi Klum, Holocaust, holocaust humor, holocaust survivors, jews, Joan Rivers, joan rivers holocaust joke, Judaism, Media, Nation and World, Nazi Germany, television

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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Said Rivers: "The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the ovens."

Spending Cuts Free 300 Illegal Immigrants From Arizona Jails

Comments (0) | Arizona, Budget Cuts, dept. homeland security, illegal immigration, immigration, immigration and customs enforcement, Immigration Debate, immigration law, jail, jan brewer, John McCain, Nation and World, prison, sequester cuts, United States, White House

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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The immigrants were released into a supervised monitoring program.

FBI Employees Sexting On Government-Issued Phones

Comments (0) | child pornography, CNN, FBI, FBI employees, FBI internal disciplinary reports, FBI sexting, government, government employees, investigation, Nation and World, Office of Professional Responsibility, sexting, us government

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

StrebKR, Creative Commons

Confidential reports obtained by CNN reveal rampant misconduct.

Google Seeking "Bold, Creative Individuals" To Test-Run Computer Glasses

Comments (0) | augmented reality glasses, Glasses, Google, Google Glass, Google I/O, ifihadglass, innovation, Internet, Nation and World, Project Glass, technological developments, Technology, Time Best Inventions of the Year 2012, Twitter

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

zugaldia, Creative Commons

Want to try?

Stranded Cruise Ship Docks In Alabama

Comments (1) | Alabama, carnival, carnival cruise lines, cruise, cruise ship, engine failure, engine fire, Gulf of Mexico, Opinion, stranded cruise ship, triumph, triumph engine failure

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

DVIDSHUB, Creative Commons

Conditions on the ship rapidly deteriorated as the ship’s plumbing system had also failed.

Senate Democrats Offer Plan Averting Sequester Cuts

Comments (0) | across the board spending, agricultural subsidies, Budget Cuts, Congress, defense spending, democratic party, fiscal cliff, Nation and World, Senate, senate democrats, sequester cuts, taxes, United States

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

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They proposed defense spending cuts and increased taxes on millionaires.

Former White House Chief Of Staff Has Eyes On Presidency

Comments (0) | 2016, 2016 elections, 2016 presidential race, campaign, Chicago, Chief Of Staff, democratic party, Hilary Clinton, mayor, Nation and World, President, Rahm Emanuel, White House

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

afagen

Emanuel's press secretary has denied the mayor's interest in joining in the race.

Dorner's Mother, Ex-Girlfriend React To Shooting Rampage

Comments (0) | arianna williams, big bear, California, christopher dorner, dorner body found, dorner girlfriend, dorner mother, dorner shootout, Fox, john mcmahon, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles police department, nancy dorner, police violence, san bernadino county sheriff's department

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Facebook

Dorner's mother expressed her condolences for victims.

Big Bear Residents Warned To Stay Indoors As Dorner Manhunt Continues

Comments (0) | big bear, big bear manhunt, christopher dorner, dorner pick-up truck, evacuation of big bear, john mcmahon, LA Times, lapd officer, lapd officer shooting, Los Angeles and Region, manhunt, murder police officer, triple murder

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Brianna Sacks, Neon Tommy

Some residents have been evacuated.

Dorner Sent Package To CNN, Anderson Cooper Reports

DeiselDemon, CreativeCommons

The package contained a DVD and commemorative coin with bullet hole damage.

Syria Threatens "Surprise" Response Following Israeli Air Strike

Comments (0) | antiaircraft missiles, ban ki-moon, conflict in middle east, conflict in syria, Hezbollah, Israel, Israeli air strike, Israeli forces, Lebanon, Nation and World, russia, Syria, Syrian rebels, syrian uprising, United Nations, United States, world

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Syria delivered a letter of protest to the U.N.

College Cal Grants More Accessible To Los Angeles Students

Comments (0) | Cal Grants, California, California Student Aid Commission, college, college applications, Education, financial aid, high school, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, state student aid

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

A new system simplifies applying for financial aid.

Updates: Alabama Boy Held Hostage Underground

Comments (0) | Alabama, Gun Control, gun safety, gunman, guns, hostage situation, mental illness, National, ptsd, vietnam veteran

Paige Brettingen, Francesca Bessey
Executive Producers

(Creative Commons)

The 5-year-old is reportedly doing well after more than two days in an underground bunker.

Claims Of Free Speech Infringement By Conversion Therapy Ban Invalid And Unjust

Comments (0) | California, conversion therapy, gay rights, judge mueller, judge schubb, lgbtq, medicine, Opinion, sacramento

Francesca Bessey
Deputy Opinion Editor

California's conversion therapy ban should be allowed to take effect without exception.

Tragic Death Is Consequence Of Ireland's Abortion Policy

Comments (30) | abortion, Ireland, joe walsh, Opinion, patient neglect, Todd Akin, women's rights

Francesca Bessey
Deputy Opinion Editor

(infomatique, Creative Commons)

The world lost another victim of the campaign against women's physical autonomy.

End Of GOP In California Spells New Beginning For Politics

Comments (4) | 2012 elections, California, democratic party, Opinion, politics, Republican Party

Francesca Bessey
Deputy Opinion Editor

(photologue_np, Creative Commons)

Is it really such a bad thing to see the end of the Democrat-Republican stand-off?

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