| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | UK road closed in bus security incident | | UK police have closed a major motorway near Birmingham, England, after an incident involving a passenger traveling on a bus from the northwestern town of Preston to London. |
| New Orleans: Broom Strummer blues | | When I first met the wiry-looking fellow, I had no idea he was a musical genius. Nor did I know his instrument of choice. Nor that I was about to witness the last breaths of a generation. |
| Some states hold off on Obamacare | | Repeal and replace -- or at least resist -- is the Republican mantra in the wake of last week's Supreme Court ruling upholding President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law. |
| WikiLeaks releases 2.4M Syria e-mails | | WikiLeaks said Thursday it has begun publishing some 2.4 million e-mails from Syrian politicians, government ministries and companies dating back to 2006. |
| Japan: Culture led to nuclear disaster | | Japan's parliament blames the Fukushima nuclear crisis on the nation's culture, including "reflexive obedience" and a "reluctance to question authority." |
| Al-Assad: Don't compare us to Egypt | | The Syrian president says his country's opposition movement has failed to duplicate the kinds of mass protests that unfolded in other Arab nations. |
| Fireworks misfire, go up all at once | | A San Diego fireworks display exploded into a big ball that fizzled after a few seconds, botching the show and sending some terrified spectators fleeing into the night. |
| Boat with 27 capsizes during fireworks | | A boat with 27 aboard capsized in New York, killing at least two people and throwing dozens of passengers watching fireworks into dark waters, authorities said early Thursday . |
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