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| Rapist's descent into violence puzzling | | The convicted rapist arrested last week in Gorham, Maine, after 34 years on the lam was a quiet, laid-back, hardworking, sweet young man whose lurch into violent behavior in his last year of high school remains a puzzle, according to a childhood friend. |
| N. Korea is warned of 'strong response' | | South Korea's president today warned North Korea that any provocative moves will be met with "a strong response." The U.S. has sent F-22 Raptors to the tense region. FULL STORY |
| 2 dead from unusual bird flu strain | | Two people in China have died and another remains critical after falling ill with a strain of bird flu not detected before in humans, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. |
| Pope breaks tradition again | | Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Mass with departures from the style of his predecessor even as he delivered a traditional call for peace. |
| 'Egypt's Jon Stewart' is hauled in | | An Egyptian TV host and satirist was released on bail Sunday. Bassem Yousef is accused of insulting Islam and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy. |
| Injury 'awful to look at' | | University of Louisville spokesman Kenny Klein discusses Kevin Ware's gruesome leg injury during a tournament game. |
| 2nd prosecutor killing rocks Texas | | Frayed nerves and a palpable tension cloak this quiet Texas county where the FBI, the Texas Rangers and half a dozen other agencies are on the hunt for the killer or killers bent on taking out top criminal justice officials. |
| Ex-Klansman dies | | Elwin Wilson, a former Ku Klux Klan member who once beat U.S. Congressman John Lewis and apologized for it, has died. |
| 3 feared dead after rescue copter crash | | An Alaska State Trooper helicopter that had been sent to rescue a stranded snowmobiler crashed -- and authorities fear that all three occupants on board are dead. |
| Daily life in North Korea | | Sunday, March 31, 2013 9:33 PM | |
| What is life like for people cut off from the rest of the world? Full story |
| Scientist aims to 'repair the brain' | | Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:54 PM | |
| Ed Boyden tilts his head downward, remaining still except for his eyes, which dart back and forth between blinks for a full 10 seconds. Then, as if coming up for air from the sea of knowledge, he takes a breath, lifts his head back up and begins to speak again. |
| What it's like to have a killer in the family | | Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:46 PM | |
| Family members of mass murderers say they feel humiliation, isolation and sadness. Some even question their identity. "It started to make me wonder if I was like my dad," says the daughter of one killer. |
| Face transplant patient, burn victim wed | | Sunday, March 31, 2013 6:58 PM | |
| Horrific events brought them together. After meeting in a hospital support group for burn victims, Dallas Wiens and Jamie Nash got married on Saturday. |
| A killer in the family | | Sunday, March 31, 2013 5:04 PM | |
| | Family members of mass murderers say they feel humiliation, isolation and sadness. Some even question their identity. "It started to make me wonder if I was like my dad," says the daughter of one killer. |
| Wear this, cuddle with baby gorilla | | Sunday, March 31, 2013 3:25 PM | |
| A mom rejected her baby gorilla, so human surrogates are raising Gladys at the Cincinnati Zoo until they find a new mom. |
| Baseball is back, thank God | | Sunday, March 31, 2013 2:55 PM | |
| Forget Punxsutawney Phil's predictions. The words "Play ball!" are the most dependable sign that spring has arrived in America. Finally, baseball season is here. |
| Unlikely pair argue marriage case | | Sunday, March 31, 2013 11:16 AM | |
| Two lawyers -- one liberal, one conservative -- team up to overturn California's Prop 8. CNN's Gloria Borger reports. |
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