CNN (tv network)

Wolf Blitzer's Oklahoma atheist interview gets viewers talking

2013-05-22 11:40:00

They say there are no atheists in foxholes. But apparently, they do exist in the middle of category EF-5 tornadoes. That's what CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer learned during a recent interview with survivors of the destructive Oklahoma tornado on Tuesday. In a...

White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressure

2013-05-19 13:02:00

WASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conservative groups for questionable scrutiny, while...

Giant 'Rubber Duck' deflates in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor

2013-05-15 13:49:00

A popular art installation in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor is no longer making waves. A 54-foot rubber duck, designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, started deflating Tuesday, and by Wednesday, the piece looked like a flattened yellow pancake bobbing...

Angelina Jolie discloses preventive double mastectomy

2013-05-14 11:40:00

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an...

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Shark Tank' on ABC

2013-05-16 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SERIES Undercover Boss Following last week'...

Rescued Cleveland women ask for privacy

2013-05-12 20:22:00

Three Cleveland women rescued after they were abducted and held captive for about a decade thanked the public Sunday and asked for privacy. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight issued statements that were read by a lawyer. "Thank you so much...

Cleveland suspect's brother: 'If I knew, I would have reported it'

2013-05-12 13:27:00

For two days, Pedro and Onil Castro were suspects in one of the most notorious crimes in Cleveland's history. Along with their brother, Ariel, the trio were arrested last week on suspicion of kidnapping, raping and holding three young women captive for...

CNN's Jeff Zucker unveils new morning show: 'New Day'

2013-05-10 08:05:00

CNN News President Jeff Zucker is putting a priority on the cable network’s new morning show, “New Day,” which launches�June 17. �“It’s really important that we have a very strong and good morning show,” Zucker said...

CNN to air unscripted series 'Chicagoland' from Redford's Sundance

2013-05-08 07:26:00

"The Wire" as a reality show? That appears to be what the cable news channel CNN is thinking with "Chicagoland," a new unscripted series about the Windy City from Robert Redford's Sundance Productions. "Chicagoland," which is set to premiere on CNN...

ABC expected to tap OWN's Whitney Holland for scheduling position

2013-05-07 10:17:00

ABC is expected to finally fill a key position in its scheduling department by tapping Whitney Holland as its new vice president of program planning and acquisitions, according to people close to her and ABC. Holland joins ABC from OWN, the cable...

Limo fire: Driver describes last minutes on the bridge

2013-05-06 14:55:00

A limousine burst into flames when a rear door was opened in an attempt to save the passengers inside, the limo’s driver told CNN in an interview Monday afternoon. “Everything happened so fast,” LimoStop Inc. driver Orville Brown, 46,...

Tony Award nominations! YouTube's FreddieW makes an impression.

2013-04-30 07:36:00

After the coffee. Before remembering that whatever happens today will be a distant memory a week from now. The Skinny: I got to see an ostrich up close last night. I don't know why ostriches and camels are my two favorite animals. These days it doesn'...

CNN's Wolf Blitzer interviews Oklahoma tornado survivor Rebecca Vitsmun.

2013-05-22 11:10:57

Howard Kurtz, a media critic and host of CNN's "Reliable Sources," is taking heat for some of his reporting.

2013-05-05 08:58:28

A production still from CNN's new acquisition "Our Nixon."

2013-04-24 00:00:00