STORY HIGHLIGHTSBlackBerry sales have slumped in the U.S. but is still strong in emerging marketsNew models launched should remember why they are popular in developing worldIn places like Brazil and South Africa, the 10 is the update to their current phonein Sub-Saharan Africa there is expected to be 175 million new customers in the next 3 yearsWatch Jim Clancy on CNN International's "The Brief" at...
Japan December factory output up 2.5% on-month
Labels: Technology TOKYO: Japan on Thursday said the nation's factory output for December rose 2.5 per cent from the previous month thanks to brisk production of cars and semiconductors.The gain -- still worse than a 4.0 per cent expansion expected by the market -- came as Japan's new government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vows to breathe new life into the world's third-largest economy with huge stimulus...
Interstate littered with cars after North Georgia tornado
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSMuch of the affected region sees huge temperature extremesA Georgia TV news crew sees tornado form; damage is reported in AdairsvilleNearly 20 are injured in Georgia; several are trapped for a time A Tennessee man dies when a tree falls on his home, emergency managers sayIs there severe weather near you? Share your photos and videos on iReport, but stay safe.(CNN) -- Powerful winds...
Storm system moves into Ga., blamed for 2 deaths
Labels: Health Updated 6:45 p.m. ETADAIRSVILLE, Ga. A massive storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes and dangerous winds that overturned cars on a Georgia interstate and demolished homes and businesses, killing at least two people. The storm system tossed vehicles on Interstate 75 in Georgia into the air, onto their roofs and into the grassy shoulder. The highway was closed for a time,...
Obama Confident Immigration Reform Will Pass
Labels: Business President Barack Obama expressed confidence on Wednesday that he would sign comprehensive immigration reform into law by the end of this year.In an interview with Univision's Maria Elena Salinas, Obama explained that significant details of a bill still must be worked out by lawmakers, including the structure of a pathway to citizenship for many of the 11 million undocumented...
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Is the U.S. getting Egypt wrong again?
Labels: WorldEgyptian riot police stand guard as people protest against Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy in Cairo on December 29, 2012.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNational protests against Morsy set for second anniversary of Egypt's revolution Cynthia Schneider: U.S. out of step, underestimates the anti-Morsy sentiment She says proponents of secular democracy think the U.S. backs Muslim BrotherhoodShe says massive protests...
US judge postpones Texas woman's execution
Labels: Technology CHICAGO: A Texas judge on Tuesday granted a last-minute reprieve to death row inmate Kimberly McCarthy, who had been scheduled to become the first woman executed in the United States since 2010.District Judge Larry Mitchell postponed her execution until April 3 after her lawyers asked for time to bring forward an appeal on grounds of racial discrimination.McCarthy -- who has been on death...
Judge OKs BP plea, record $4 billion fine
Labels: LifestyleBy Terry Frieden, CNN Justice Producerupdated 3:51 PM EST, Tue January 29, 2013Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon on April 21, 2010.STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe $4 billion deal is the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history11 workers died April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon caught on fireThe plea deal includes felony manslaughter chargesA...
Calif. family with "mixed" immigration status eager for Obama reforms
Labels: Health (CBS News) LOS ANGELES - On Tuesday, President Obama laid out what would be the most sweeping reform of immigration law in decades. it would include a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants who already live in America. Here's how he described his plan in Las Vegas: President Barack Obama delivers remarks on immigration reform at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, January 29,...
Jodi Arias Borrowed Gas Cans Before Killing Ex
Labels: Business Accused murderer Jodi Arias borrowed two five-gallon gas cans from a former boyfriend the day before she drove to Arizona to kill another ex, Travis Alexander, according to testimony in Arias' murder trial today.In cross examination, prosecutors also forced Arias' former live-in boyfriend Darryl Brewer to describe his sex life with Arias as "pretty aggressive."Brewer, 52, dated...
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