| Latest worldwide news | Paleontologists discover dinosaur tail in northern Mexico | | | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A team of paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday. |
| More sagas in soccer transfer frenzy | | | The sun is shining, barbecues are out, beaches are packed and the commute to work is slightly less crowded than normal. It can mean only one thing football's summer transfer window is upon us. Most managers hate it, fans are powerless to resist hourly updates on it; sports journalists worldwide are consumed by it. With a further month of fevered speculation, rumor, counter-rumor and downright subterfuge to come before it closes, CNN tries to work out what it all means. |
| Germany braces for heat wave | | | July 26 - German officials are warning locals to limit their time outside ahead of a heatwave this weekend which is forecast to bring record high temperatures. Deborah Gembara reports. |
| Players Get Green Light to Compete in Sochi Olympics | | | The National Hockey League (NHL) and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) reached an agreement to free players for the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Friday after nearly four years of intense and sometimes bitter negotiations. |
| U.S. Envoy and Putin Aide Discuss Snowden | | | There were signs that the United States and Russia might try to contain the fallout over Russias decision to grant temporary asylum to Edward J. Snowden, the fugitive intelligence analyst. |
| 'The Spectacular Now' spotlights young love like it used to be | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a summer dominated by big budget, action-packed blockbusters geared toward young adults, the writers of "The Spectacular Now" wanted to harken back to the angst-ridden romance films of the 1980s and shine a spotlight on the complexity of young love. |
| Wedding turns funeral | | | Authorites want to know how a power boat carrying bride-to-be Lindsey Stewart and her fiance's best man slammed into a construction barge north of Manhattan, throwing them from the boat. |
| When cooking can kill | | | For nearly half of the world's population, building and maintaining a fire is a daily -- and often deadly -- chore. |
| Aetna pulls out of Maryland health exchange | | | Aug 2 (Reuters) - Aetna Inc has pulled its applications to sell insurance plans on Maryland's individual health exchange after it was asked to lower its rates by up to 29 percent from what it had requested, according to the state's department of insurance. |
| Well The Ticktock of the Death Clock | | | I recently found myself at DeathClock.com, the Internets friendly reminder that life is slipping away second by second. Then, not allowing myself to wallow one grain of sand longer, I decided to quit my day job. |
| 'The Wolverine' earns $55 million | | | Sometimes even earning the No. 1 spot can be seen as a modest disappointment, or at least that's what the new narrative around The Wolverine (CinemaScore A-) would have you believe. |
| Maxwell's 12th-Inning HR Lifts Royals Over Mets | | | Pinch-hitter Justin Maxwell homered deep into the left-field seats leading off the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals overcame a late blown lead and got back to their winning ways with a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. |
| Franklin ties record for most golds at worlds | | | BARCELONA (Reuters) - American teenager Missy Franklin captured a record-equaling fifth gold medal at a single world championships when she won a second consecutive 200 meters backstroke title in Barcelona on Saturday. |
| Meaning of pope's remarks on gays | | | Pope Francis ignited a firestorm on the Internet with a few words about gay and lesbian people that seemed to suggest a new church position on homosexuality. I say "seemed to" because it would only appear new to someone who was unfamiliar with the old position. |
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