| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Nebraska repeals death penalty | | One of the country's most conservative states, Nebraska, has outlawed what has long been a central plank of conservative criminal justice policy: the death penalty. |
| FIFA scandal's ugly example for soccer kids | | It was a scene right out of a movie: Swiss officials swept into the five-star Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich and arrested several leaders of FIFA, the global governing body of the world's most popular sport, soccer. |
| Texas floods a scary preview | | The deadly rainfall that has left many parts of Houston underwater has happened before and can happen again -- not only in Texas but other cities that are unprepared. Houston has been known to flood even in moderately heavy rains -- some of its roads are designed to collect large pools of water when the city's drainage gets overwhelmed, which happens pretty often. And some parts of the city received an enormous amount of rain -- more than 11 inches. |
| How Pope's move breaks with conservatives | | On Saturday, thousands gathered in El Salvador to celebrate a jubilant moment in their country's history. In a special ceremony held in the capital city of San Salvador, former Archbishop Oscar Romero was beatified, putting him one step closer to sainthood. |
| What's wrong with a 'hot take'? | | If your reading habits are marked more by page clicks than page turns these days, chances are you've come across a "hot take" -- or 20. |
| Jet has near miss with volcano | | An Air France passenger jet had a near miss with an active volcano in Africa earlier this month, according to French aviation authorities who are investigating the incident. |
| Pope Francis: You can't hurry love | | Speaking off the cuff to the many engaged couples gathered Wednesday in St. Peter's Square for his weekly audience, Pope Francis said that a lifetime love takes time to grow. |
| Pentagon mistakenly shipped anthrax to Md., Korea | | Four Defense Department workers have been put in post-exposure treatment, a defense official said, following the revelation the U.S. military inadvertently shipped live anthrax samples in the last several days. |
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