Remains found at Rivera crash site

STORY HIGHLIGHTSRemains have been found at the site where Jenni Rivera's plane is believed to have crashedInvestigators cannot say whose remains they are yet and wouldn't describe their conditionDNA tests are under way; results could take from a day to weeks, official says(CNN) -- Investigators have found human remains at the site of a crash in northern Mexico believed to have killed Mexican-American...

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Right-to-work poised to become law in Michigan

Against a backdrop of raucous protests in the Michigan capitol, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is poised to sign controversial right-to-work legislation after it neared final passage in the GOP-led state legislature. Play VideoTens of thousands protest right-to-work in Mich. The Michigan house passed two right-to-work laws today - one focused on public sector workers, and one focused on private-sector...

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Doha summit launches climate damage aid

The latest summit to stop climate change, held in Doha, Qatar, over the past two weeks has been roundly slammed. Little was agreed to curb greenhouse gas emissions and the latest modelling, carried out by the Climate Action Tracker consortium shows global averages temperatures are still set to rise by at least...

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Samsung, Apple top 'smart device' Q3 sales: survey

WASHINGTON: Samsung and Apple led the field of makers of "smart connected devices" -- tablets, smartphones and PCs -- in the third quarter as sales hit fresh records, a survey showed Monday.Research firm IDC found that the global market for such devices grew 27.1 percent year-on-year in the third quarter to 303.6 million units, valued at $140.4 billion dollars.The firm said it expects...

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DJs 'heartbroken' and 'sorry' over prank gone wrong

STORY HIGHLIGHTSMichael Christian says he's "gutted, shattered and heartbroken"It's "gut-wrenching" that the prank apparently led to a nurse's suicide, Mel Greig saidThe pair says the decision to air the recorded prank call was not theirs(CNN) -- The two Australian radio personalities who made the prank phone call to a British hospital caring for the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge made tearful apologies...

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Colo. massacre suspect asked for notebook back

CENTENNIAL, Colo. Attorneys for Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes called the University of Colorado four days after the attack and asked the school return a package that Holmes sent to his psychiatrist, according to testimony Monday. 16 PhotosThe Colorado massacre suspect University of Colorado, Denver, Police Chief Douglas Abraham said that the call alerted authorities to the...

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New Evidence Suggests Biblical Flood Happened

The story of Noah's Ark and the Great Flood is one of the most famous from the Bible, and now an acclaimed underwater archaeologist thinks he has found proof that the biblical flood was actually based on real events.In an interview with Christiane Amanpour for ABC News, Robert Ballard, one of the world's best-known underwater archaeologists, talked about his findings. His team...

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Female lemurs avoid the wrong love in the dark

IT IS the ultimate voice-recognition system. Without ever meeting him, a female lemur still knows the call of her father. The ability to identify family members is important to avoid inbreeding. For large-brained mammals like apes that engage in complex...

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Football: Leverkusen slump leaves Bayern 11 points clear

BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday joined Borussia Dortmund as the biggest losers of the weekend in watching Bayern Munich extend their lead on top of the Bundesliga.Szabolcs Hustzi converted two penalties as Hanover beat Leverkusen 3-2 at home in a result which, combined with Dortmund's 3-2 loss Saturday at home against Wolfsburg, leaves Bayern as the biggest winners.Bayern beat Augsburg...

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Lagarde warns of 'zero' growth

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