| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Nicki Minaj | | A hair stylist is accusing former "American Idol" judge and rapper Nicki Minaj of wigging out on a deal. |
| Container ship | | On any day, between 5 million and 6 million containers are on the high seas, carrying everything from potato chips to refrigerators. But not all of them make it to their destination, as the crew of the Svendborg Maersk have just found out. |
| Medals of Honor | | They braved bullets and bombs, risking their lives for their country. |
| Ole Miss | | A noose was hung around the neck of a statue of a famous civil rights figure at the University of Mississippi. |
| Border purgatory | | Part of the fence separating the United States and Mexico sits about 50 yards away from hundreds of tunnel-like holes and makeshift tents where people live, stuck between two countries. |
| Winter storm | | Parts of the Eastern United States on Friday fended off freezing rain and snow as a powerful winter storm lumbered through the Great Lakes, driving thunderstorms eastward. |
| Eric Holder | | Attorney General Eric Holder is spending his remaining time in office as an activist for civil rights and social justice issues, ranging from gay rights to changing sentencing laws for non-violent crimes. |
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