Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's opposition presidential candidate accused the incumbent of intimidation, as early returns reported by state-run TV SLRC showed President Mahinda Rajapaksa leading the race. Candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka accused Rajapaksa of intimidation during the country's first peacetime presidential election in more than two decades and said his staff had received threatening phone calls Army soldiers and commandos tried to enter the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel shortly after Fonseka and opposition party members arrived Tuesday, the former general told CNN. His security forces told the soldiers they could not enter the building, so they stayed outside, Fonseka said. Fonseka said he was not leaving the hotel, citing the armed soldiers outside. Several dozen armed soldiers lined the street of the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel and surrounding area, checking cars driving up to the building in the nation's capital, Colombo. "He's ignoring the constitution to remain in power," Fonseka said of ally-turned-rival Rajapaksa. There was no immediate reaction from Rajapaksa's government in response to Fonseka's claims. The presidential election is the first since government forces put down a 26-year insurgency by Tamil Tiger rebels. And controversy mounted as vote tallying began. Earlier Tuesday, top politicians vowed to block Fonseka from taking office if he won because he is not eligible to vote. The government will fight the commissioner of elections in the Supreme Court on the issue of Fonseka's eligibility, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama vowed. Fonseka admits he is not registered to vote; 14 million Sri Lankans are eligible. What will Sri Lankan election mean? Rajapaksa and Fonseka have waged a bitter battle against each other. Both men say they are winning the election. But early returns showed Rajapaksa was leading in the race, state-run television SLRC reported. Fonseka broke ranks with the Rajapaksa administration after he was elevated to the largely ceremonial post of chief of defense staff in July, following his retirement as army commander. After Fonseka announced his presidential bid, the main opposition parties -- with widely diverse political ideologies -- closed ranks behind him to make him their common candidate. The general is riding a wave of popularity after he led a military campaign to crush Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The Tamil Tigers, as they are known, fought a brutal war for decades against the government and controlled large swathes of territory at the height of their power. Rajapaksa also claims war-hero status with the win against the Tamil Tigers last May. He is seeking a fresh mandate for his government, advocating for more development programs and jobs. And in his revised booklet, "Mahinda Chinthanaya" ("Thoughts of Mahinda"), he campaigns to ensure a "better tomorrow." But in the lead-up to the election, the island nation just south of India has become host to escalating violence. Three and a half hours before Sri Lankans headed to the polls, explosions that residents said sounded like mortar fire were heard. While it was unclear what Tuesday's explosions were, there have been more than 700 reports of violence ahead of the election, and at least our deaths reported, said Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu of the Center for Policy Alternatives, a branch of the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence. There have been allegations of interference with mail-in ballots, according to the group. Most of the complaints have been against members of Rajapaksa's government, the center said. The spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said last week that the U.N. chief was "concerned about the growing violence in the lead-up to the presidential election." "The peaceful conduct of the first post-conflict national election is of the highest importance for long-term peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka," he added. CNN's Sara Sidner and Iqbal Athas contributed to this report.

Politicians vowing to block Fonseka, why?

Answer: intimidation

Answer: vote.

Answer: intimidation during the country's first peacetime presidential election

Answer: President Mahinda Rajapaksa

Answer: President Mahinda Rajapaksa

Answer: top

Answer: Fonseka

Summary:
NEW: Early returns show Rajapaksa leading, state-run TV SLRC reports .
Fonseka accuses Rajapaksa of intimidation .
Politicians vow to block Fonseka, saying he is not registered to vote .
Presidential election is first since government forces put down 26-year insurgency .


Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's response to a scathing United Nations report alleging war crimes and human rights violations has reached the president's desk.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa received the 400-page document on Sunday night. The response, compiled by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, will be presented to Parliament, though Rajapaksa did not say when.

At their president's urging, Sri Lankans took to the streets in May to rail against the U.N. report, which cites "credible allegations" that crimes were committed by both sides during the final stages of the country's civil war.

A three-member U.N. panel recommended that Sri Lanka immediately conduct an investigation into the alleged violations of international law.

Human rights groups have already alleged both government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels violated humanitarian laws and that thousands of civilians were killed during the war, which ended in May 2009 after the government declared victory. The rebels had fought a 26-year bloody separatist war that left thousands dead and large numbers of others internally displaced, according to the United Nations.

The U.N. report concluded there were "credible allegations, which, if proven, indicate that a wide range of serious violations of international humanitarian law and international humanitarian rights law was committed both by the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE (rebels), some of which would amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity."

In the war's final stage, which lasted from September 2008 to May 2009, the Sri Lankan army advanced into an area of northern Sri Lanka known as the Vanni, where about 330,000 people were trapped by fighting.

The report said the government used "large-scale and widespread shelling" that left many civilians dead.

Some of the shelling happened in no-fire zones where the government had encouraged civilians to congregate, the report said. Government forces also shelled a U.N. hub and food distribution lines and fired near International Committee of the Red Cross ships that were picking up the wounded, the report said.

The government also shelled hospitals on the front lines, some of them repeatedly, the report said.

"Most civilian casualties in the final phases of the war were caused by government shelling," the report said.

A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Ban hopes the U.N. report "will make a contribution to full accountability and justice so that the Sri Lankan government and people will be able to proceed towards national reconciliation and peace."

how many pages of responses produce Lanka?

What country has the U.N. accused of committing war crimes?

Answer: May 2009

Answer: the war,

Answer: and human rights violations has reached the president's desk.

Answer: 2009

Answer: 400-page

Answer: Sri Lanka's

Summary:
Sri Lanka produces a 400-page response to U.N. allegations that it committed war crimes .
The U.N. report says the government used "widespread shelling" that killed many civilians .
Sri Lanka's response will be presented to Parliament, though the president did not say when .
The country's civil war ended in May 2009 after the government declared victory .


Colorado Springs, Colorado (CNN) -- If you come to a neighborhood park in Colorado Springs, plan on bringing your own trash bags. To save money, the city has removed the trash cans. Need to catch a bus? Don't try on evenings or weekends. The city has cut that service, too. And when the sun goes down, Colorado Springs is going to look a little bit dimmer. Crews are removing a third of the city's streetlight to save money on electricity and light bulbs. Watch city's PSA on streetlight deactivation It's this conservative city's way of closing a $28.5 million budget gap. "You can cry about the fiscal situation ... or you can take it as an opportunity to change, reinvent yourself and innovate and that's what were going to do in Colorado Springs," City Councilman Sean Paige said. Other governments are considering higher taxes to avoid such cutbacks, but in the state of Colorado, there is a taxpayers' bill of rights. It prevents state and city governments from raising taxes unless such a measure is approved by the voters. "We put it on the ballot last fall, and they said 'no,' " said Paige, a Republican. "They declined to write the city a blank check, and they said, 'City, tighten your belts. We're tightening ours. You need to do the same.' "We're going to respect that," he added. "I'm not going to cry about that." It's not a new concept in Colorado Springs, touted on some Web sites as a "libertarian paradise." The city's garbage collection, zoo and philharmonic are all privately funded. The city is even auctioning off its police helicopters on the Internet. Want to place a bid? The latest budget cuts could be felt at community centers like Meadows Park, which is bustling with after-school programs for kids, as well as exercise classes and hot meals for seniors. Unless the center can find private funding, Colorado Springs is slated to shut it down at the end of March. "I'm hoping that some sort of a miracle will happen so we can keep the centers open," said Sheryle Nix, 56. Every day, Nix eats a $2 lunch at the center because she can't afford to eat in a restaurant and has trouble preparing her own food. "I have a traumatic brain injury, so this really helps keep me on schedule to eat lunch," she explained. Jeanie Schweitzer, 55, returned to Colorado Springs to take care of her grandmother Elsie, who suffered a stroke. She brings Elsie to the center to get her out of the house. "I don't think they should be shutting it down. There should be enough money," Schweizer said. "It's not that much in the big picture to keep it open." The center is a lifeline for parents who work and cannot pick their kids up after school ends in the afternoon. Lindon Jackson, who is 13, has been coming to the Meadows Park after-school program since she was 3. When asked what she'll do if the center shuts down, she said, "Nothing." "I'd just be home doing nothing." Whether the government should continue funding Meadows Park and other community centers like it strikes at the heart of the political argument over the role of government, particularly during an economic downturn. "The model of governments, from the federal government down to municipal governments, don't work anymore," according to Chuck Fowler, chairman of City Committee, an alliance of local businesspeople set up by Paige. "They don't take in as much money. They can't possibly provide the same amount of services, pay their employees, pay their pensions. Something's got to give." Fowler believes that the solution may be in weaning people off of government services. "The larger the government is, the more conditioning with

Which area faces a $30 million budget hole?

What led them to the brink of the budget?

Which people say it's better than raising taxes?

Who now benefits children and the elderly?

Programs for which individuals might be cut?

Answer: $28.5 million

Answer: community centers

Answer: Colorado Springs,

Answer: economic downturn.

Answer: taxpayers'

Answer: Meadows Park,

Answer: kids,

Summary:
Colorado Springs faces nearly $30 million budget hole .
Programs for the elderly and kids might be cut .
Supporters say it's better than raising taxes .
Opponents say basic services shouldn't be sacrificed .


Concepcion, Chile (CNN) -- There are days working for CNN when you feel like you are in the final scene of the film "Hotel Rwanda," hurtling toward an uncertain salvation from a disaster of epic proportions.

Fear and frustration are softened by exhaustion. Your heart races, but every other sound is like white noise. You plunge ahead, but also long to return to the comfort of your own life with its own particular frustrations and joys.

That's how it felt pulling out of Concepcion, Chile, where an earthquake sent people gliding across the floors of their own homes, tossed some buildings into pieces and set off frantic unrest among people living without food, water or safety. We had been on an odyssey just to get to the epicenter of this disaster.

We had left behind a documentary project on the Haiti disaster to fly to Miami, Florida, where we turned around and went through Panama; Lima, Peru; Sao Paolo, Brazil; and Buenos Aires and Bariloche, Argentina, before driving through Patagonia into Chile. But we couldn't stay long in Chile without jeopardizing that project.

Full coverage of the Chilean earthquake

Even as this new disaster unfolds, there are still thousands living on Haiti's streets in a crisis of uncommon proportions. A documentary on Haiti's children needs to air while the public is still focused.

Meanwhile, CNN was getting more teams on the ground to help those already here amid tough conditions. Our team of nine journalists and four drivers had arrived in Concepcion to join a few others, but we'd all been stymied by the lack of generators or fuel to power them in a place with no electricity.

We had a mountain of snack food and water, but until we found ways to get electricity, each attempt at making television was a challenge.

Then some of our local drivers confused the cans of extra diesel fuel and gasoline and filled the wrong fuel in the tanks. They spent half a day sucking it out of the vehicles, but then threw out the empty jugs we needed to get refills -- if fuel ever reappeared. It was a comedy of errors that ended up with three of four cars temporarily inoperable.

It was cold with no place to stay, no way to power our cameras or equipment. The CNN logistics folks hustled, getting new people in with fresh supplies and gas. Our Haiti project was looming. We'd have to leave soon. But how?

No fuel means no cars, and this whole region of Chile was at a standstill. The only thing moving was the earth, in constant aftershocks. And we were a 12-hour drive from Santiago, where the only big airport was closed. We hopped aboard one of the cars that still had fuel and headed to a small airport outside town.

Concepcion, city of chaos

It wasn't easy: Whenever you leave a story, a reporter feels enormous guilt. After all, you'd come to tell people what's happening, to hold the authorities accountable, to record history in the making. This town was in crisis, and we were leaving.

As we drove, dozens of people rode around on bicycles dangling fuel cans from one hand, aimlessly searching for ways to power cars and light homes. We dodged barricades put up by residents to discourage looters and around piles of bricks from homes newly damaged from aftershocks. The air smelt like smoke and concrete. Military vehicles and sirens made the only noise.

We expected the tiny airport, which was officially closed, to be empty, but it was abuzz with the displaced. We were not the only ones hoping to leave. Hundreds of people carrying luggage had slept outside the darkened terminal hoping some aircraft would soon land and leave.

The Chilean Air Force was offering rides, so we made our way to Santiago where the Peruvian president had a few police planes offering trips out of the disaster zone to Lima. We boarded the small airplane through the back ramp and saw that this aircraft was meant for cargo, not people. The gray metal "seats" ran along the sides of a curved plane that

Who went from one earthquake zone to another?

What did they experience when they left Chile?

Answer: CNN

Answer: a reporter

Answer: Concepcion, Chile

Answer: frustrations and joys.

Answer: enormous guilt.

Summary:
Soledad O'Brien and her team go from one earthquake zone to another .
They give a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to cover a major disaster .
They experience guilt as they have to leave Chile and the story of its troubles .
Exiting Chile proves to be as arduous as getting into the earthquake-ravaged nation .


Copenhagen, Denmark (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday warned participants in the climate change conference in Copenhagen that they are "running out of time" to reach an agreement on what to do about global warming. Critics say those attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which began December 7, have made little or no headway toward developing a plan. U.S. officials in Copenhagen and at the White House confirmed that talks broke down Wednesday after the Chinese rejected American demands that they commit to transparency regarding their emissions reductions. Without mentioning China by name, Clinton said their continued refusal would be "kind of a deal breaker for us." The uncertainty over whether a deal could be reached before talks end Friday led to speculation that President Barack Obama might not travel to Copenhagen as planned, but White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters he would leave Thursday evening. "We all know there are real challenges that remain in the hours left to these negotiations," Clinton said. "And it is no secret that we have lost precious time in these past days. In the time we have left here, it can no longer be about us versus them. "We all face the same challenge together," she added. "We're running out of time. It's unfortunate that there have been problems with the process, difficulties with certain parties being willing to come to the table, all kinds of discussions and disagreements, sometimes about the past rather than about the future." Without mentioning China by name, Clinton said that nation's continued refusal to come to the table would be "kind of a deal breaker for us." Gibbs said the Chinese "balked" at the "strong transparency requirement," and he "hoped they would reconsider." "The president is going to travel in hopes of making progress for a strong operational agreement," Gibbs said. "There are no changes in the president's plans." The agreement Obama is hoping for out of Copenhagen would not be a treaty, nor would it be legally binding. Gibbs acknowledged it would be "a political agreement that would lead to a treaty" later. The last time the president traveled to Copenhagen -- in October to try to win the 2012 Olympic bid for Chicago -- he came back empty-handed. "Coming back with an empty agreement would far worse," Gibbs said Thursday. Clinton said the United States is concerned about the ability of needy nations to do their part. The United States is willing to work with other countries to raise $100 billion by 2020 to address the climate-change needs of developing nations, she said. She told delegates that the United States already has joined an effort to provide more immediate funding that would reach $10 billion in 2012. "After a year of diplomacy, we have come to Copenhagen ready to take the steps necessary to achieve a comprehensive and operational new agreement that will provide a foundation for long-term, sustainable economic growth," Clinton said. "We have now reached the critical juncture in these negotiations. I understand that the talks have been difficult. I know that our team, along with many others, are working hard and around the clock to forge a deal," she said. "But the time is at hand for all countries to reach for common ground and take an historic step that we can all be proud of." Clinton's announcement was "enormously encouraging," Tim Flannery, an internationally known zoologist, conservationist and explorer, said on CNN's "Amanpour." Clinton proposed several core elements that should be included in any plan: decisive national actions; an operational accord "that internationalizes those actions"; technical and other assistance for needy nations that are "the most vulnerable and least prepared to meet the effects of climate change; and standards of transparency that provide credibility to the entire process." "The world community should accept no less," she added. Kandeh Yumkella, director-general of the U.N. Industrial Development Organization, said on "

Who is "fast-start" funding gearded toward?

When will President Obama join the talks?

Answer: United States

Answer: climate-change needs of developing nations,

Answer: he would leave Thursday evening.

Summary:
U.S. joins an effort to mobilize "fast-start" funding for developing counties.
Talks intended to agree a global limits on carbon emissions to replace Kyoto .
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to join the talks Friday .
Japan, EU pledge more than $20 billion in climate aid to developing nations .


County Kildare, Ireland (CNN) -- The mayor of a town in Ireland has resigned and faces a possible police investigation after saying he would no longer represent people of black African origin.

Councillor Darren Scully was Mayor of Naas in County Kildare, near the Irish capital, Dublin.

Interviewed on local radio Tuesday morning, Scully said he had decided not to represent black Africans because of their "aggressive" attitude to him.

"I have been met with aggressiveness, I have been met with bad manners," he claimed. "I have also been played the race card - it's been said 'Oh yeah, you will help white people, but you don't help black people'."

The then mayor continued: "After a while I made a decision that I was just not going to take on representations from black Africans, that I would be very courteous to them and I would pass on their query to other public representatives who would take their concerns."

Members of other political parties called for Scully to resign and Tuesday evening he did just that.

He issued the following statement: "I wish to apologise unreservedly for my remarks on 4FM and KFM. I realise they have caused deep hurt and offence in all communities and in all sectors of society.

"I have been proud to be Mayor of Naas and to represent all the people of the town. However, as a result of the upset that I have caused, I feel it is appropriate that I step down from this position."

Earlier, political rivals Sinn Fein had accused him of being racist, but in his statement Scully denied the claim. He said: "I realise now that my remarks were open to an interpretation that I did not intend. I abhor racism in all its forms."

Naas Town Council had called a special meeting for Tuesday evening to discuss the controversy, but Scully resigned just ahead of it.

The now ex-mayor is a member of the main party in the Irish coalition government - Fine Gael - but said he was expressing personal views.

The party agreed - Fine Gael issued this statement: "The views expressed by Cllr Scully do not reflect the views of Fine Gael and they are not party policy.

"Fine Gael is an inclusive party and we are trying to build a country that caters for all."

A lawmaker with the junior partners in the coalition government, Aodhan O Riordain of the Labour Party, said he had reported the matter to Irish police with a view to prosecution. O Riordain branded Scully's comments "outrageous" and said they could be considered as incitement to hatred.

The Irish census of 2006 showed there were 1,862 people of African origin living in Kildare out of a population in the county of 186,335, according to the Central Statistics Office in Dublin.

Naas has a total population of just over 20,000. Local people told CNN Tuesday that race relations in the town are good and they were "really surprised" a local representative would make such comments.

Who had decided to actually stop representing them?

Where is Irish Mayor Darren Scully resigns  ?

Answer: Councillor Darren Scully

Answer: he would no longer represent people of black African origin.

Answer: called for Scully to

Answer: Councillor Darren Scully

Answer: would no longer represent people of black African origin.

Answer: Naas in County Kildare,

Summary:
Irish Mayor Darren Scully resigns after saying he would no longer represent people of black African origin .
He said the black Africans were aggressive towards him and accused him of not standing up for them .
As a result, he said on radio, he had decided to actually stop representing them .
Opposition parties demanded he step down as mayor of Naas .


Cristiano Ronaldo is in the running to win the FIFA World Player of the Year for a second successive year after being named on a 23-man shortlist for this year's award. The Portuguese winger, who joined Real Madrid this summer from Manchester United for a world record transfer fee,  heads a familiar cast of football's biggest names ahead of the annual gala in Zurich, Switzerland, on December 21. Champions League holders Barcelona boast six nominees -- defender Carlos Puyol, midfielders Andres Iniesta and Xavi, and strikers Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Former Barca star Samuel Eto'o, now playing for Inter Milan, also joins the nominations list. Spain's La Liga boasts 11 nominees altogether, in addition to the Barcelona contingent there is Valencia's David Villa, Sevilla's Luis Fabiano and Real Madrid's Kaka and Iker Casillas. The English Premier League follows with eight nominees; England internationals Wayne Rooney, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are among those up for the award. Nominees list: Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain),Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Diego (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Steven Gerrard (England), Thierry Henry (France), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Luis Fabiano (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Carles Puyol (Spain), Franck Ribery (France), Wayne Rooney (England), John Terry (England), Fernando Torres (Spain), David Villa (Spain), Xavi (Spain).

Who is the reigning World Player of the Year?

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain),Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Diego (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Steven Gerrard (England), Thierry Henry (France), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Luis Fabiano (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Carles Puyol (Spain), Franck Ribery (France), Wayne Rooney (England), John Terry (England), Fernando Torres (Spain), David Villa (Spain), Xavi (Spain).

Answer: Zurich, Switzerland,

Answer: FIFA World Player of the Year

Summary:
FIFA announce list of nominations for the World Player of the Year award .
The annual ceremony takes place in Zurich, Switzerland on December 21 .
Reigning holder Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid nominated once again .


Cupertino, California (CNN) -- The iPhone 4S may not look any different from its predecessor, but it is Apple's only model with a sort of robot living inside.

Apple's new phone, which was announced on Tuesday to be sold in stores on October 14, will have a new function called Siri. The program lets people bark commands or ask questions to the phone, and it will provide an answer or ask follow-up questions in order to perform a given task.

At the news conference, Phil Schiller, Apple's marketing executive, called Siri "the coolest feature of the new iPhone 4S," and the company is expected to advertise Siri heavily in its sales pitches.

Apple dedicated a significant chunk of the presentation to showing the extent of Siri's ability to interpret requests and respond. "Do I need a raincoat today?" incites a robo-female voice to reply: "It sure looks like rain today," as Scott Forstall, Apple's mobile software executive, demonstrated.

Ask Siri to remind you to buy flowers for your wife at a certain time, and Siri may ask you to identify her in the phone's address book. Siri then remembers who she is for future requests, Forstall said. The software integrates with Yelp and WolframAlpha for relevant queries. It can also schedule appointments in the phone's calendar and transcribe e-mails or text messages.

With Google's Android phones, users can dictate messages, too, which are then transcribed by Google's servers. Other cell phones support voice commands, which is handy when operating a phone while driving, but few people take advantage of the option. Even the preceding iPhones had a basic version of this called Voice Control, which can be activated in the same way as Siri, by holding down the phone's home button.

But Apple's ambitions for Siri are much greater.

Steve Jobs has said that Siri's focus is on artificial intelligence. "We like what they do a lot," the Apple co-founder and former CEO said at the AllThingsD conference last year.

Forstall echoed that onstage Tuesday, saying: "I've been in the AI field a long time, and this still blows me away."

The big unveiling of the iPhone 4S on Tuesday was the first time most people learned about Siri, but the voice-assistant software is rooted in many years of extensive technical research.

The project was born at SRI International, a nonprofit research organization. It was a part of an ambitious project called CALO, for Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes. The program was funded by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the government division responsible for Global Position System (GPS) and developments that led to the creation of the Internet.

Work on Siri began in the summer of 2007, and SRI executives decided to spin out the project as a standalone business in 2008. Apple acquired the company in April 2010.

"The team was so happy when Apple did the acquisition," Norman Winarsky, a Siri co-founder who remained at SRI, said in an interview on Monday. "They have a vision."

Before joining Apple, Siri provided a free app for iOS mobile devices. Apple removed it from the App Store on Tuesday, which means only iPhone 4S owners will be able to access the service starting next week.

The version integrated into the 4S is vastly superior to the now-defunct app based on onstage demos. Apple spokespeople did not respond to CNN's requests to try the product at the event on Tuesday.

Siri's engineers were excited for the opportunity to bake their software deeply into the new iPhone and build features that a third-party developer would not be able to do because of Apple-imposed restrictions, Winarsky said.

"We are going to be very proud," he said. "The world of virtual personal assistants is going to be everywhere."

Siri's specialty is in its ability to interpret so-called natural-language requests. It was originally developed to handle typed queries, Winarsky

What is Apples iphone 4s voice assistant feature called?

What is the name of the voice-assistant?

Answer: Siri.

Answer: artificial intelligence.

Answer: onstage demos.

Answer: April 2010.

Answer: Siri

Summary:
Apple's iPhone 4S will have a new voice-assistant feature called Siri .
Siri is based on a government-funded research program .
Apple acquired Siri in April 2010 .


Cusco, Peru (CNN) -- Authorities in Peru have rescued the last of hundreds of travelers who had been stranded by flooding in a town near one of South America's most popular tourist destinations, a government official said Friday. Tourism Minister Martin Perez said 1,460 tourists were evacuated from Aguas Calientes, bringing the total rescued during the past three days to 4,005 -- 3,500 of them tourists. Thirteen helicopters in 268 flights took them to the city of Cusco, though one group of Colombians indicated they had not wanted to leave, he said. Days of heavy rain had triggered flash floods and landslides around Machu Picchu, the ruins of an Incan settlement in southern Peru's Andes Mountains. The floods closed roads, bridges and rail lines, stranding tourists from around the world in the small town closest to the ruins. They also killed at least seven people, including an Argentine tourist, according to news reports. The tourists became stranded after a landslide early in the week blocked a rail line to Cusco, the nearest major city, said Martin Perez, Peru's minister of foreign trade and tourism, according to the state-run Andina news agency. Peruvian authorities said they have given priority to children, the elderly and the ill, regardless of their nationality. Authorities estimated that 10,000 people were affected by the rain and 2,000 homes were ruined in and around Machu Picchu. The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in two regions around Machu Picchu -- Cusco and Apurimac. The floods have damaged thousands of acres of crop land, washed out about a dozen bridges and damaged several highways. Don Jacinto, whose parents and grandparents lived in one affected area, said his relatives could not recall the rivers ever raging so strongly. Machu Picchu is an ancient city on a mountain in the Andes, standing 8,000 feet (2,430 meters) above sea level in a tropical mountain forest. Known as the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu attracts tens of thousands of international tourists every year. CNN's Maria Elena Belaunde in Cusco and journalist Claudia Cisneros in Lima contributed to this report.

What triggered the flash floods and landslides?

Answer: Days of heavy rain

Answer: Peru

Answer: became stranded after a landslide

Summary:
NEW: Last of tourists stranded by flooding are evacuated, a government official said Friday .
NEW: The total rescued during the past three days was 4,005, tourism minister says .
Days of heavy rain had triggered flash floods and landslides in southern Peru .
At least seven people killed in flooding, reports say .


DALLAS, Texas (CNN)  -- A terrorism suspect accused of plotting the bombing of a skyscraper made his first appearance in federal court Friday. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi said through his lawyer that he understood the charges Friday. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, a 19-year-old Jordanian, said little during a 20-minute hearing at the Dallas federal courthouse. His lawyer, however, said Smadi understood the gravity of the charge. Judge Irma Ramirez set a probable cause hearing for October 5. Smadi initially drew authorities' scrutiny because of his violent posts on an extremist chat site, court papers indicate. He was arrested Thursday in a sting operation, the FBI said. Federal officials said Smadi, who entered the United States illegally and lived in Texas, tried to set off an explosive attached to a vehicle at the base of the 60-story Fountain Place office tower. Long before authorities arrested Smadi, however, they were following his Internet discussions, according to a court affidavit. "Smadi was discovered by the FBI within an online group of extremists," the affidavit says. "Among many others in the group who espoused and endorsed violence, Smadi stood out based on his vehement intention to actually conduct terror attacks in the United States." Undercover officers then contacted Smadi, posing as members of an al Qaeda sleeper cell. After months of conversations, the agents considered Smadi a legitimate threat. Smadi picked several targets to attack, including the Dallas-Forth Worth airport, before deciding on the skyscraper, which houses Wells Fargo Bank, the affidavit says. It details a conversation that Smadi is said to have had with authorities: "I have decided to change the target," he said, according to the affidavit. "God willing, the strike will be certain and strong. It will shake the currently weak economy in the state and the American nation, because this bank is one of the largest banks in the city." Smadi said many times that he wanted to commit violent jihad and he was a soldier of Osama bin Laden, the affidavit says. Undercover agents tried to get Smadi to "re-evaluate his interpretation of jihad," saying there were nonviolent ways to commit the act. But "Smadi again communicated his continuing commitment for violent jihad," the affidavit says. After casing the bank in July, Smadi told an undercover agent he would target it, according to authorities. Initially, Smadi told the agent he wanted to bomb the bank on September 11 but decided to wait until the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ended on September 20, authorities said. After receiving what he thought was an explosive from an undercover agent, Smadi drove a car with the fake bomb into a parking garage under the skyscraper, authorities said.  Watch how a Jordanian was given fake explosive » Smadi thought he could detonate the bomb by dialing his cell phone, they said. When he dialed, the number rang a phone in authorities' possession, the affidavit says. Counterterrorism officials arrested Smadi on Thursday before publicly disclosing a similar but unrelated terrorism sting arrest Wednesday in Springfield, Illinois. A federal law enforcement official familiar with the cases said authorities feared that word of the Illinois arrest could tip off the Texas suspect to the sting operation.  Watch what the recent terror arrests mean » A charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction carries a potential sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine. In the Illinois case, undercover FBI agents foiled a plot to bomb Springfield's federal building, authorities said. In neither case did authorities find ties to known terrorist groups. Journalist Todd Bensman and CNN's Jeanne Meserve, Sean Callebs and Terry Frieden contributed to this report.

who plotted to bomb the Dallas skyscraper?

What was the name of the accused in Texas bomb plot?

When did suspect initially want to stage attack?

when did the suspect want to stage the attack?

Answer: Hosam Maher Husein Smadi

Answer: Hosam Maher Husein Smadi

Answer: Undercover agents

Answer: September 11

Answer: September 11

Summary:
NEW: Suspect initially wanted to stage attack on September 11, authorities say .
Affidavit: Teen accused in Texas bomb plot wrote violent posts on extremist Web site .
Hosam Maher Husein Smadi accused of plotting to bomb Dallas skyscraper .
Smadi told plans to undercover FBI agents, authorities say .


DALLAS, Texas (CNN)  -- Texas terrorism suspect Hosam Smadi recorded a seven-minute video message for al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden before his arrest on charges of plotting to blow up a Dallas building, an FBI agent testified Monday. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi said through his lawyer that he understood the charges Friday. No details of the message were provided in court. But FBI Special Agent Thomas Petrowski said the video was recorded in a hotel room with the assistance of undercover FBI operatives and Smadi intended for it to be delivered to or seen by bin Laden, the fugitive leader of the terrorist network behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. Smadi, a 19-year-old Jordanian living in the United States illegally, is charged with plotting to set off a bomb at the base of the 60-story Fountain Plaza office tower in downtown Dallas. He was arrested September 24 after federal agents said he tried to trigger an improvised bomb attached to a vehicle at the base of the building. At a brief hearing in Dallas on Monday, Magistrate Judge Irma Ramirez ordered Smadi bound over for future hearings. Peter Fleury, the public defender representing Smadi, told reporters that his client remains held under immigration law, with no bail set. Fleury called his client "a scared 19-year-old kid held away from his family," who could face additional charges from a grand jury. Prosecutors don't have to share the evidence against Smadi until after a grand jury acts, so lawyers don't know the full extent of the case against him, Fleury said. "We have got a lot of work to do," he said. "They have had the case since March. We just got the case. We're way behind them." Friends in the town of Italy, Texas, about 45 miles south of Dallas, said Smadi was outgoing and friendly -- but one told CNN last week that the teen started showing signs of depression about six months ago, around the same time the FBI started believing he was serious about carrying out a bomb plot. CNN's Tracy Sabo contributed to this report.

Who is accused of plotting to bomb Dallas skyscaper?

Answer: ordered Smadi bound over for future hearings.

Answer: Hosam Smadi

Answer: he was serious

Summary:
FBI: Suspect recorded video in hotel; intended for Osama bin Laden to see it .
Hosam Smadi accused of plotting to bomb Dallas skyscraper .
Lawyer: Smadi "a scared 19-year-old kid held away from his family"
Judge also ordered Smadi bound over for future hearings .


DALLAS, Texas (CNN)  -- The minute you walk into Mustang Barbers you immediately smell the scent of aftershave lotion and your grandfather's cologne. Mustang Barbers in Dallas, Texas, is usually buzzing with hair-cutting activity. The sounds of hair clippers buzzing and hair dryers blowing fill this hardwood-floor barber shop. Mustang Barbers is an old-fashioned barber shop. Men come from all walks of life to get their haircuts from one of Mustang's 10 barbers. While some men wait their turn in the barber's chair, they get a shoeshine and read the morning newspaper. The old saying "the more things change, the more things stay the same" couldn't be more true at Mustang Barbers. The shop has been around this Dallas neighborhood for 40 years. Its owner, Phil McAllister, has been cutting hair for more than 35 years. He comes from a family of barbers. His father, A.E. McAllister, was a barber for 61 years and worked at Mustang Barbers into his 90s. Phil's son, Wes McAllister, 28, also works there. "Once my wife lets me retire," says Phil McAllister, "my son will take over the business." Barbering has been around for centuries, and this old profession doesn't seem be going away anytime soon. The barbers at Mustang Barbers really enjoy cutting hair and making small talk with their customers. Straight-razor shaves also are available. "My clients are my friends," say McAllister. Fathers bring their sons, and sons come with their grandfathers. This American career has been passed from generation to generation. "I've cut grandfather's hair, his son's hair and his grandson's hair," says barber Carolyn Wilson, who has been cutting hair for 17 years. "Some ladies want to just cut women's hair, but I just want to cut men's hair," says Wilson. "I just like to make them feel good about themselves."  Watch the comings and goings at the shop » Todd Blalock, 36, has only been cutting for five years. "I'm gonna do this forever," he says. Blalock was a musician and a Mustang Barbers customer for years. Then he decided to change careers and become a barber. He is glad to see young people decide to become barbers. "There's opportunity for youth to revitalize barbering, to show it's strong and still here." Barbering is not for everyone. "You have to be thick-skinned," says McAllister. "There's lots of teasing." If want to know the latest talk of the town, a dirty joke or just the hottest sports opinion, this barber shop is the place to visit. "We pretty much rake [each other] over the coals all day long," says Blalock. Mustang Barbers has stayed in business by keeping it simple for 40 years. "The techniques are all the same," McAllister explains. "Once you know the basics, you go from there." In a fast-paced world of ever-changing technology, Blalock is glad that places like Mustang Barbers are still around. "Everything in the world changes so quickly, there's something about a place that has stayed the same," he says. Wilson agrees. "Barbering will never go away," she says. "It's been around forever and always will be."

What shop has been passed down through the generations?

What advice did the barber have to give?

Where can one go to hear the latest joke or sports opinion?

Answer: Mustang Barbers

Answer: "Once you know the basics, you go from there."

Answer: Mustang Barbers.

Answer: Mustang Barbers

Summary:
Hair clippers buzzing, hair dryers blowing at old-fashioned barber shop .
Shop has been passed down through the generations .
Mustang Barbers is place to go to hear latest joke, sports opinion .
"Once you know the basics, you go from there," barber says .


DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- A police officer was killed Friday morning in a motorcycle accident as Sen. Hillary Clinton's motorcade made its way through downtown Dallas, police said. The Dallas Police Department said Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada-Tirado was traveling southbound on the Houston Street viaduct when he struck a curb, lost control of the motorcycle and went down. Lozada-Tirado was transported to Methodist Central Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A Dallas police officer since December 1988, Lozada-Tirado was married with four children, according to police. CNN affiliate WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth reported he was 49. There were no other vehicles involved in the accident, police said, and the motorcade was able to continue to the site without further incident. Clinton said she called the Dallas police chief and would contact the officer's family at an appropriate time. The Democratic presidential candidate said she is "greatly heartsick over this loss of life in the line of duty." "I just want to express my deepest condolences to the family and to the Dallas Police Department on this tragic, tragic loss," she said. "I am certainly grateful for all they do for me and more importantly what they do for the citizens of cities like Dallas."  Watch Clinton offer her condolences » Clinton is attending rallies Friday in Texas and Ohio ahead of those states' primaries on March 4. In the past 18 months, there have been two fatal accidents involving motorcycle officers escorting President Bush. On August 27, Germaine Casey, an officer from Rio Rancho, New Mexico, died when his motorcycle crashed as the motorcade approached the airport in Albuquerque. The 40-year-old had been the lead motorcycle in the motorcade when the crash occurred. On November 21, 2006, Steve Favela, a Honolulu police motorcycle officer, crashed on wet roads in Hawaii while part of the president's motorcade. Favela, 30, died of his injuries a week later. Two other officers were injured in the crash. E-mail to a friend CNN's Sasha Johnson and Mike Roselli contributed to this report.

Who is heartsick over this loss?
Who is heartsick over the loss?
Who is Clinton greatly heartsick over?
Who died in motorcycle accident
Who died in a motorcycle accident?
Who has died in a motorcycle accident?
What was he part of?

Answer: The Democratic presidential candidate

Answer: The Democratic presidential candidate

Answer: this loss of life

Answer: Victor Lozada-Tirado

Answer: Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada-Tirado

Answer: Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada-Tirado

Answer: Clinton's motorcade

Summary:
NEW: Dallas police Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada-Tirado dies in motorcycle accident .
Officer was part of Sen. Hillary Clinton's motorcade in Dallas .
Clinton says she is "greatly heartsick over this loss"


DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- Arizona Sen. John McCain, whose White House aspirations went into a nose dive last summer, clinched the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday night with a sweep of GOP contests in four states. "I am very, very grateful and pleased to note that tonight, my friends, we have won enough delegates to claim with confidence, humility and a great sense of responsibility, that I will be the Republican nominee for president of the United States," McCain told supporters in Texas. CNN estimates that McCain has amassed 1,195 delegates to the GOP's September convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, four more than the 1,191 needed to claim the party's nomination. "Now, we begin the most important part of our campaign: to make a respectful, determined and convincing case to the American people that our campaign and my election as president, given the alternative presented by our friends in the other party, is in the best interest in the country that we love," McCain said. "The big battle's to come," he said. "I do not underestimate the significance nor the size of the challenge."  Watch McCain address supporters after sweeping Tuesday's contests » McCain's last leading rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, bowed out of the race after his projected losses in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont and urged his supporters to back the Arizona senator in November. "It's now important that we turn our attention not to what could have been or what we wanted to have been but now what must be, and that is a united party," Huckabee said.  Watch as Huckabee ends his presidential bid » Claiming the title of presumptive nominee will give  McCain a head start on the general election campaign while Democratic contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are still locked in a battle for their party's title, said Alex Castellanos, a GOP strategist and CNN contributor.  Allocate delegates yourself and see how the numbers add up » "Tomorrow, he can get started," Castellanos said. "He'll have the [Republican National Committee] behind him. He'll have a broad base of financial support. It's a big step. Meanwhile, it looks like the Democrats are engaged in the land war across Russia, so he's got a big advantage now." Both Clinton, the New York senator and former first lady, and Obama, the first-term senator from Illinois, called McCain on Tuesday night, campaign officials said. Obama told McCain he looks forward to running against him in the fall, campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said. McCain is slated to go to the White House on Wednesday to receive the endorsement of President Bush, according to two Republican sources. The Arizona senator's campaign -- his second run for the White House -- was largely written off last summer amid outspoken opposition from the party's conservative base, a major staff shakeup and disappointing fundraising. But the former Navy pilot and Vietnam prisoner of war rebounded with wins in January's primaries in New Hampshire and South Carolina, the state where his first presidential bid foundered. "There were times, obviously, when my political campaign was not viewed as the most viable in America, as you probably know," he told reporters in San Antonio earlier Tuesday. "In fact, I was reminded of the words of Chairman Mao, who said it's always darkest before it's totally black." McCain's fortunes also rebounded as U.S. commanders in Iraq credited the 2007 launch of a campaign to pacify Baghdad and its surrounding provinces with a sharp decline in American and Iraqi casualties. The senator had been one of the most outspoken advocates of the shift and has blasted his potential Democratic rivals for calling for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from the widely unpopular war. "This is a man with a lot of trials in his life," said former Education Secretary William Bennett, a CNN contributor. "He's had a lot of downs; he's been up, and this is a big up." McCain

What number of delegates did McCain amass?

Who had amassed 1,047 delegates before Tuesday?

Who withdraws from race for GOP nomination?

Who withdrew from the race for GOP nomination?

Whose campagin was largely written off last summer?

Who projects McCain wins Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont?

Answer: 1,195

Answer: McCain

Answer: Mike Huckabee,

Answer: Mike Huckabee,

Answer: Arizona Sen. John McCain,

Answer: projected losses in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island

Answer: CNN

Answer: Mike Huckabee,

Summary:
CNN projects McCain wins Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont .
Huckabee withdraws from race for GOP nomination .
CNN: McCain had amassed 1,047 delegates before Tuesday .
McCain campaign was largely written off last summer .


DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- If you turn to the Bible -- Isaiah Chapter 35, Verse 8 -- you will see a passage that in part says, "A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness."

Churchgoers in six states have held prayer sessions along the side of Interstate 35.

Now, is it possible that this "highway" mentioned in Chapter 35 is actually Interstate 35 that runs through six U.S. states, from southern Texas to northern Minnesota? Some Christians have faith that is indeed the case.

It was with that interesting belief in mind that we decided to head to Texas, the southernmost state in the I-35 corridor, to do a story about a prayer campaign called "Light the Highway."

Churchgoers in all six states recently finished 35 days of praying alongside Interstate 35, but the prayers are still continuing.

Some of the faithful believe that in order to fulfill the prophecy of I-35 being the "holy" highway, it needs some intensive prayer first. So we watched as about 25 fervent and enthusiastic Christians prayed on the the interstate's shoulder in Dallas.

They chanted loudly and vibrantly, making many people in the neighborhood wonder what was going on. They prayed that adult businesses along the corridor would "see the light" and perhaps close down.

They prayed for safety and freedom from crime for people who lived along the interstate. They prayed that all Americans would accept Jesus into their lives.  Watch believers offer prayers »

The woman who came up with the concept of "Light the Highway" is a Texas minister named Cindy Jacobs.

She says she can't be sure Interstate 35 really is what is mentioned in the Bible but says she received a revelation to start this campaign after "once again reading Isaiah, Chapter 35."

Jacobs also points out that perhaps there is a link between the area near this highway and tragedies that have happened in history, such as the bridge collapse on I-35 in Minneapolis last August and the assassination of JFK 44 years ago near I-35 in Dallas. That's why prayer certainly can't hurt, she adds.

Now, it's only fair to say most people, the religious and the non-religious alike, don't buy any of this, but none more than the owners of some of the adult businesses along I-35.

At an adult go-go club, the owner tells us he resents people trying to impose their will on others. And he says his club holds fundraisers, food drives and toy drives to help the community.

But on the side of the road, the prayerful aren't going to change their minds. Holy highways and nude clubs, they believe, are not a combination God has in mind. E-mail to a friend

What is the northernmost state I-35 runs through?

What is the connection that people see between the Bible and Interstate 35?

Which highway runs to northern Minnesota from Texas?

Which highway is connected to the Bible?

What states does the highway run through?

What do believers hope for when they pray at the side of the highway?

Which states does the highway run through?

What do some people connect with the Bible?

Answer: Minnesota?

Answer: this "highway" mentioned in Chapter

Answer: "highway" mentioned in Chapter 35 is actually Interstate 35 that runs through six U.S. states, from southern Texas to northern Minnesota? Some Christians have faith that is indeed the case.

Answer: Interstate 35.

Answer: six U.S. states, from southern Texas to northern Minnesota?

Answer: Interstate 35

Answer: along the side of Interstate 35.

Answer: through six U.S. states, from southern Texas to northern Minnesota?

Answer: Interstate 35 that runs through six U.S. states, from southern Texas to northern Minnesota?

Answer: of Holiness."

Answer: offer prayers

Answer: from southern Texas to northern Minnesota?

Answer: the side of Interstate 35.

Answer: prayed that adult businesses along the corridor would "see the light" and perhaps close down.

Answer: from southern Texas to northern Minnesota?

Answer: six U.S. states, from southern Texas to northern Minnesota?

Answer: Interstate 35.

Summary:
Some see connection between the Bible and Interstate 35 .
Believers pray by the side of the highway, which runs through six states .
I-35 runs from southern Texas to northern Minnesota .


DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- Police in Irving, Texas, captured a convicted burglar Wednesday who escaped from a medical facility last weekend by rappelling off the building using a string of bedsheets, a department spokeswoman said. Saturday night's escape was the third for Joshua Duane Barnes, 21, since June 2008. Joshua Duane Barnes, 21, escaped Saturday night from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital at Galveston. It was Barnes' third escape from authorities since June 2008. Each time, he was caught in four days. He will face felony escape charges, spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said. According to the Criminal Justice Department's inspector general, about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, police received a call about a suspicious person in a park, Lyons said. The man ran as police approached him, and police chased him. The man, later identified as Barnes, barricaded himself in an abandoned residence before surrendering to police without incident about 10 a.m. Barnes was to be taken to one of the department's Huntsville-area prisons later in the day. When authorities realized Barnes was missing Saturday, they noticed a hole in the wall where a vent had been removed. Barnes also had broken through a thick window. Barnes was serving 35 years in prison for felony convictions including seven burglary charges, two escape charges and an aggravated assault charge in the Texas Panhandle area, according to a department statement. He began serving his sentence in January. He was housed at a prison in Midway, Texas, but authorities said he was taken to the medical facility in Galveston last week after being hurt in a fight. Barnes' two other escapes took place in Potter County in the Texas Panhandle while he was under the control of local authorities. On June 6, 2008, he fled the county courthouse shortly after being asked to take the stand during a probation violation hearing. The second escape was on October 4, 2008, when Barnes fled the county jail recreational yard after hopping onto the corner of a roof and peeling back layers of sheet metal and galvanized fencing. In both cases, he was found four days later, hiding out at motels. CNN's Ed Lavandera contributed to this report.

When was the escapee moved to the Galveston medical facility?

Answer: in a park,

Answer: later in the day.

Answer: in an abandoned residence

Answer: abandoned residence

Answer: a medical facility

Answer: a medical facility

Summary:
Convicted burglar escaped from Galveston medical facility Saturday .
Wednesday morning, Irving police receive call about suspicious person in a park .
Police chase escapee, who flees to abandoned house, then surrenders .
Escapee was moved to Galveston medical facility last week after a fight .


DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- The FBI has seized a two-page, handwritten letter of condolence sent by Jacqueline Kennedy to the widow of Robert F. Kennedy shortly after he was assassinated in 1968. The family contends the letter was stolen. Jacqueline Kennedy sent her sister-in-law a condolence letter in 1968 which is now in the hands of the FBI. "We're trying to determine who the legal owner is," said Mark White, a spokesman for the FBI. "There's still an ongoing investigation." The letter's path from the Virginia home of Robert Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy, to a locked evidence vault in the Dallas field office of the FBI is described in a six-page affidavit filed last month in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas by Special Agent John Skillestad. It says Max Kennedy, the son of Ethel and Robert, alerted the bureau in July 2006 to the letter's pending auction at Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers Galleries in Dallas. Max Kennedy, who said he is the sole person in charge of his parents' papers, "stated that he had not given authority to sell, give, or donate any papers of Ethel or Robert Kennedy to anyone," the affidavit says. After the gallery pulled the letter from its auction, the FBI traced its provenance to Thomas Nuckols, who told authorities he had found it among the papers left by his father, Russell Thomas Nuckols, a plumber who died in 1999. "Thomas Nuckols said he was dumbfounded upon discovery of the letter because he had never seen it before and did not know how it came into his father's possession," the affidavit says. Nuckols said he contacted the Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, but "the person on the telephone did not seem too interested in the letter" and referred him to a Connecticut collector, who bought it for $6,000, the affidavit says. CNN has not been able to reach Nuckols. The letter was then resold to several other collectors, and was at one time valued at as much as $30,000 before it wound up with the Dallas auctioneer, who has cooperated with authorities, the FBI said. Last October, the FBI spoke with Ethel Kennedy, who said she remembers Russell Thomas Nuckols as a plumber who worked at the Kennedy house in Virginia during the 1960s and 1970s, the affidavit says. The 81-year-old widow of the former senator and attorney general said she "never gave the letter to anyone to keep and under no circumstances would anyone have the authority to transfer ownership of the letter to anyone." The affidavit concludes that the letter "is considered as a stolen good." Once the rightful owner is determined, it will be given to that person, FBI spokesman White said. "I don't know how long it will take." Jacqueline Kennedy was the widow of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963. In the letter she mentions "Stas," an apparent reference to Stanislas Radziwill, her brother-in-law. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in 1994. The letter is not dated, but appears to have been written shortly after Robert Kennedy died on June 6, 1968, the victim of an assassin's bullet. The Dallas News printed a copy of the letter, which White confirmed is authentic. It reads: My Ethel -- No one in the world could have ever been like you were yesterday -- except maybe Bobby -- We are going home now -- Your phone was busy You don't want any more callers you must be so tired -- I stayed up till 6:30 last night just thinking -- and praying for you -- and for you in the months ahead -- I love you so much -- You know that anything -- Stas will take little Bobby to Africa -- I'll take them around the world + to the moon + back -- anything to help you + them now and always -- With my deepest deepest love Jackie

what is the fbi trying to determine about jackie kennedy's letter

where did thomas nuckols find the letter

Answer: Thomas Nuckols,

Answer: FBI

Answer: who the legal owner is,"

Answer: Virginia home of Robert Kennedy's widow,

Answer: 1968

Answer: among the papers left by his father, Russell

Answer: condolence sent by Jacqueline

Summary:
FBI trying to determine who owns letter written by Jackie Kennedy in 1968 .
Letter passed from collector to collector, but widow says she gave it to no one .
Letter found among papers of Russell Nuckols, who died in 1999, son says .
Son Thomas Nuckols told authorities he found it among the papers left by his father .


DANVILLE, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- When Joseph Homicz's doctor found what could be dangerous blockages of the arteries, he ordered catheterization, a common procedure in which tubes are inserted into the body to check the blood flow. Dr. Peter Berger, far right, has a 40-item checklist covering steps before, during and after a procedure. But Homicz's treatment was not quite ordinary because he was sent to a cardiologist working at Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania. Geisinger, which operates hospitals, community clinics and its own insurance company, is enacting what some consider radical ideas to improve patient care and lower costs. It's a system that President Obama has billed as one of the nation's "islands of excellence." Homicz's procedure was part of the Proven Care program, in which all of a patient's medical professionals work together to ensure no mistakes are made. It is everyone's job to make sure any errors are caught, and doctors are graded on the entire treatment a patient receives from the time of diagnosis through an operation to the care received weeks or even months later. "We want to make it harder to make a mistake," Dr. Peter Berger, Homicz's cardiologist, said after the procedure.  Watch more on Geisinger's approach to health care » Berger has a 40-item checklist covering steps before, during and after the procedure, including checking whether the catheterization is really needed to ensuring he has the right patient on the table. Berger, who is also the system's director of clinical research, says patients and doctors both benefit from this type of medicine. "Every study that has been done has shown that doctors and health care systems aren't as good at administering all of the things a patient needs as we ought to be," Berger says. "There are so many watchful eyes on the patient. All members of the team have an assigned responsibility, and we are all making sure we all do our job. I absolutely think that the patients benefit from that kind of approach." Leading up to Homicz's catheterization and during the procedure, nurses and doctors checked off specific items and were encouraged to check in on what Berger was doing. Geisinger says this approach encourages teamwork, which leads to better results, less mistakes and increased profits. "We got a lot of buzz out of the fact that we re-engineered all our care from beginning to end," Dr. Glenn Steele, president and CEO of Geisinger said. He said company employees went out and studied how medical professionals around the country were conducting specific procedures and incorporated the best of what was found.  Watch more of Steele's take » "When you're having heart surgery how tightly should you control the level of your blood sugar? Should you do that with a continuous drip of a medicine called insulin? What should your temperature be exactly when you come out of the operating room and go to recovery room? All of those things are thought or have been proven to be related to the probability of you having a perfect outcome, but none of those things has been formally engineered into a process until we did it," Steele said. Geisinger says its procedures and operations cost patients less than others. Some patients who have Geisinger insurance are able to pay a set price. In return, if within 90 days after a procedure they develop any related complications  -- for example an infection, pneumonia, a bleed in the area -- they get free treatment. Geisinger estimates about a third of those using Proven Care are eligible for this guarantee. "We've found huge decreases in hospitalization and rehospitalization for those patients because they're better cared for," Steele says. The company also helps keep patients with chronic problems from getting worse by assigning case managers to consult and check in with patients as often as necessary. For example, James Connelly, a 78-year-old patient with a history of congestive heart failure, kidney disease and artery disease, was admitted to the hospital in May of last year after gaining 14 pounds. After doctors stabilized him

What does the company say cost patients less?

What does the CEO say that the company has re-engineered?

Answer: Danville, Pennsylvania.

Answer: all our care

Answer: procedures and operations

Answer: this approach encourages teamwork, which leads to better results, less mistakes and increased profits.

Answer: hospitals, community clinics and its own insurance company,

Answer: all our care from beginning to end,"

Summary:
Geisinger operates hospitals, community clinics, its own insurance company .
Company says its procedures, operations cost patients less .
"We re-engineered all our care from beginning to end," CEO says .


DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNN)  -- Bob Konrardy carried the guilt with him for more than 40 years. A platoon commander in Vietnam, Konrardy was wounded when shrapnel tore through his body. Four comrades carried him to safety in a poncho for more than an hour while the firefight raged. Bob Konrardy says the fallen soldier monument outside his home honors soldiers killed in Iraq like Dave Behrle. "These four guys went back to help the platoon because they were still fighting, and all four of those guys got killed," Konrardy says. "I felt guilty for 40-something years." Two years ago, Konrardy got to thinking: He'd be a Santa of sorts for soldiers in Iraq as a way to help him deal with his conscience. He would collect autographed college and pro footballs, letters from local kids and other mementoes from home to help inspire the troops in Iraq. Then, he would have the goods delivered to his old platoon serving in Iraq, the First Cavalry Division. He initially thought he'd have the material shipped. But his plan changed when the military signed off for Konrardy to deliver the goods in person and work as an embedded journalist for a local paper. The 65-year-old grandpa was about to head to one of the world's most dangerous places.  Watch "I could have been killed" » "I wanted to maybe bury some Vietnam demons and just make a difference with this platoon and maybe make up for what I didn't do with my old platoon," he says. "I thought it was going to go one way. It went the other. It made me worse." He adds, "I couldn't sleep before, but now it's worse. I hate to see it get dark. I get extremely nervous. I get uptight. I just don't like to see it get dark. And once it is dark, I'm on edge until it gets dawn." Konrardy's story is one of patriotism, heroism and torment -- a war veteran unable to escape what happened in 1965, when he was just 23. "Here's a guy who is a true American hero in his own right. He was wounded in action in the Iadrang Valley, and he comes into a combat zone 40 years later," says Maj. Chris Rogers, the operations officer of the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, when Konrardy embedded with them. "In my opinion, he's a guy who has done it all -- bled for his own country -- and he's more interested in telling the story of today's generation of young heroes than trumpeting his own horn." Konrardy was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder shortly after he retired from John Deere in 2002, when he says his disorder really kicked in. He once sleep-drove to a Wal-Mart about 20 minutes from his home at 3 a.m. He doesn't recall how he got there or how he got home. He only remembers a guy mopping the floor asking if he could be helped. Other times, he'd patrol the neighborhood in the wee hours of the night with his loaded 9-mm pistol on his hip. His counselor with the Department of Veterans Affairs once asked what he would do if the police ever stopped him. "I said, 'I'll just shoot out his windows and escape and evade back to the house. I think it'd be fun.' She didn't like that answer," he says with a laugh. "So I'm lucky because that's probably what I would've tried to do." Konrardy checked himself into a VA facility in Des Moines, Iowa, to get help for his PTSD. He chuckles more when he recounts trying to escape from the place and police approached him. "I rolled down a hill and started running so they couldn't catch me. They said that was the wrong thing to do."  Learn about PTSD and how to get help » He says he was then put in an isolation ward for 11 days and nights, and eventually

What sould the nation be ready for when troubled soldiers return from Iraq?

What was the army veteran trying to expunge by going to Iraq?

Who spent four days on patrol in March 2007 as a journalist?

How many days did Bob Konrardy spend on patrol in March 2007?

Answer: checked himself into a VA facility

Answer: post-traumatic stress disorder

Answer: guilt

Answer: Bob Konrardy

Answer: 11

Answer: Iraq.

Answer: He would collect autographed college and pro footballs, letters from local kids and other mementoes from home to help inspire the troops in Iraq.

Summary:
Army veteran went to Iraq hoping to expunge "Vietnam demons"
Bob Konrardy spent four days on patrol in March 2007 as an embedded journalist .
"I couldn't sleep before, but now it's worse. I hate to see it get dark," he says .
Konrardy says nation must be ready for when troubled soldiers return from Iraq .


DAVID, Panama (CNN) -- Dozens of families frightened by aftershocks slept outside overnight Wednesday after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook coastal Panama near the border with Costa Rica. The quake was centered about 235 miles (380 km) west of Panama City, near the town of David, according to the U.S. Geological Survey . The temblor occurred at 1:11 a.m. ET and residents reported feeling three aftershocks. There were no immediate reports of casualties, but damage was reported in the cities of Paso Canoa, David and Puerto Armuelles. The extent of the damage was not immediately known. Many families opted to stay outside their homes, saying that they felt as if the earth were swallowing them and that trees and their houses were falling down. One resident, Carlos Estribi, said he picked up his children in his arms and ran to the public plaza in David, seeking protection since he felt like his house was collapsing. Family members told CNN that patients at the Regional Hospital of David went outside and refused to go back in because aftershocks were still being felt. Patients at the Materno Infantil Jose de Obaldia Hospital and the Regional Rafael Hernandez Hospital also fled their rooms. Cyclists from Costa Rica, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Germany, who were in David for a bicycle race, also had to leave their hotel rooms. Police and other security officials were inspecting schools, hospitals and private and public buildings for damage. Journalist Demetrio Abrego in David contributed to this report.

What was the reason for patients not wanting to go back to the hospital?

How many frightened patients fled the hospital?

Were there any immediate reports of casualties?

How far was the quake from Panama City when it struck at 1:11 am?

Answer: of

Answer: because aftershocks were still being felt.

Answer: Wednesday

Answer: 1:11 a.m. ET

Answer: went outside and refused to go back

Answer: Dozens

Answer: no

Answer: 235 miles

Summary:
NEW: Frightened patients flee hospital and refuse to return as aftershocks rumble .
NEW: No immediate reports of casualties; damage reported but extent not yet known .
Quake struck at 1:11 a.m. ET about 235 miles (380 km) west of Panama City .


DAVIS, California (CNN) -- If every scientist hopes to make at least one important discovery in her career, then University of California-Davis professor Pamela Ronald and her colleagues may have hit the jackpot. Scientists have bred a new strain of flood-tolerant rice that could help feed millions. Ronald's team works with rice, a grain most Americans take for granted, but which is a matter of life and death to much of the world. Thanks to their efforts to breed a new, hardier variety of rice, millions of people may not go hungry. About half the world's population eats rice as a staple. Two-thirds of the diet of subsistence farmers in India and Bangladesh is made up entirely of rice. If rice crops suffer, it can mean starvation for millions. "People [in the United States] think, well, if I don't have enough rice, I'll go to the store," said Ronald, a professor of plant pathology at UC-Davis. "That's not the situation in these villages. They're mostly subsistence farmers. They don't have cars." As sea levels rise and world weather patterns worsen, flooding has become a major cause of rice crop loss. Scientists estimate 4 million tons of rice are lost every year because of flooding. That's enough rice to feed 30 million people. Rice is grown in flooded fields, usually to kill weeds. But rice plants do not like it when they are submerged in water for long periods, Ronald said. "They don't get enough carbon dioxide, they don't get enough light and their entire metabolic processes are thrown off. The rice plant tries to grow out of the flood, but when it does, it depletes its sugar reserves. It starts to break down its chlorophyll, important for photosynthesis. It grows really quickly, and then when the flood recedes, it just dies. It's out of gas." Normal rice dies after three days of complete flooding. Researchers know of at least one rice variety that can tolerate flooding for longer periods, but conventional breeding failed to create a strain that was acceptable to farmers. So Ronald and her colleagues -- David Mackill, senior scientist at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and Julia Bailey-Serres, professor of genetics at the University of California-Riverside -- spent the last decade working to find a rice strain that could survive flooding for longer periods. Mackill identified a flood-resistant gene 13 years ago in a low-yielding traditional Indian rice variety. He passed along the information to Ronald, who isolated the gene, called Sub1, and introduced it into normal rice varieties, generating rice that could withstand being submerged in water for 17 days. The team relied on something called precision breeding, the ability to introduce very specific genes into plants without the associated baggage of other genes that might tag along in conventional breeding. "This can be a problem for farmers," Ronald said. "The varieties that were developed from conventional breeding were rejected by farmers because they didn't yield well or taste good." Using precision breeding, scientists introduced the Sub1 gene three years ago into test fields in Bangladesh and India. The subsequent rice harvests were a resounding success. "The results were really terrific," said Ronald. "The farmers found three- to five-fold increases in yield due to flood tolerance. They can plant the normal way. They can harvest the normal way and it tastes the same. Farmers had more food for their families and they also had additional rice they could sell to bring a little bit of money into the household." "The potential for impact is huge," agreed Mackill in a statement on the IRRI Web site. "In Bangladesh, for example, 20 percent of the rice land is flood prone and the country typically suffers several major floods each year. Submergence-tolerant varieties could make major inroads into Bangladesh's annual rice shortfall." The researchers anticipate that the flood-tolerant rice plants will be available to farmers in Bangladesh and India

how many days can survive this new rice under complete fooding?

how long can the flood tolerent rice survive

How much of the world's population eats rice?

Answer: bred a new strain of flood-tolerant rice

Answer: 17

Answer: could withstand being submerged in water for 17 days.

Answer: new strain of flood-tolerant rice

Answer: Bangladesh and India.

Answer: half

Answer: new strain of flood-tolerant rice

Answer: Bangladesh and India.

Answer: Research Institute in the Philippines

Summary:
Scientists breed a new strain of flood-tolerant rice .
Normal rice dies after three days of complete flooding; this rice can survive 17 days .
New rice was successfully field-tested by farmers in India and Bangladesh .
About half of the world's population eats rice as a staple of its diet .


DAVOS, Switzerland (CNN) -- The worldwide economic recession has exposed a "crisis of global governance" that can only be addressed by the radical reform of the United Nations, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday as the World Economic Forum got under way in Switzerland. Kofi Annan says the United Nations needs to be reformed. "The current architecture of managing global affairs is broken and needs to be fixed," Annan said on the opening morning of the five-day annual meeting of global political and business leaders. "We have major new players coming on the scene and they need to be integrated and given a voice." Referring to the U.N. Security Council, which gives permanent places and vetoing powers to the U.S., the UK, Russia, China and France, Annan said: "We cannot continue to run the world based on countries that won a war 60 years ago. It's either destructive competition or cooperation. We live in an interdependent world and the only way to move forward is to cooperate." Annan is one of six co-chairs at this year's WEF gathering, along with news tycoon Rupert Murdoch, HSBC Chairman Stephen Green, Werner Wenning of the German chemical group Bayer, Indian industrialist Anand G. Mahindra and Maria Ramos, Chief Executive of the South African transport group Transnet. He also urged delegates to address three interconnected challenges: the global recession, energy and security, and climate change. "It is important leaders work on ways of finding effective, far-reaching policies -- even if they are radical -- that will allow us to create sustainable economic growth and create jobs for those who are out of jobs," Annan said. Newscorp. CEO Murdoch said delegates needed to be "absolutely honest about where the world is at this point," warning that the consequences of $50 trillion being wiped off personal fortunes had left people feeling "depressed and traumatized." "We've been living in the Western world way above our means. We've been on a great binge and it's come to an end and we have to live though the correction," Murdoch said. But he said the downturn offered a chance to set about tackling issues of energy sufficiency and pollution. "We must treat this crisis, whether it lasts for a year or five years, as an opportunity to set goals for how we want to come out of it. This is a time to shape the policies to help to solve some of those problems." HSBC boss Green said the banking industry needed to admit that it had not "covered itself in glory" in contributing to the collapse of the financial industry and called for continuing government intervention to "stop a nasty recession spiraling down into something else." But he said the major banks could contribute to solving the crisis as well: "I do not believe for a moment that you can have a successful economy without successful and properly functioning international capital markets." Wenning said he didn't expect any solutions to emerge from this year's meeting, but hoped delegates could achieve "a joint understanding of the reasons for the financial crisis" and called for a return to "the basics of sustainable behavior." "If we are really able to address these mega-challenges of the future then we would be able to restore the trust in leadership -- and I believe the world needs leadership." Political leaders will join the discussions later Wednesday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin both due to deliver agenda-setting addresses.

Who called for reform of the UN in Davos?

According to Annan, what has the economic recession exposed?

What did Annan say the recession exposed?

Answer: former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Answer: Stephen Green,

Answer: Green

Answer: "crisis of global governance"

Answer: World Economic Forum

Answer: Kofi Annan

Answer: that it had not "covered itself in glory" in contributing to the collapse of the financial industry

Answer: "crisis of global governance"

Summary:
Kofi Annan calls for reform of U.N. at World Economic Forum in Davos .
Annan says economic recession has exposed a "crisis in global governance"
Rupert Murdoch: Western world has been living "way above our means"
HSBC boss Stephen Green admits banks "didn't cover themselves in glory"


DECATUR, Georgia (CNN) -- One falling tree saved John Kiefer from another. Windstorms in Atlanta, Georgia, uprooted several trees, including this one that fell through John Kiefer's home. Kiefer was sitting on his sofa Monday morning while a brief but intense windstorm blew through the Atlanta, Georgia, area, including Decatur. He heard a tree crash in his backyard and got up to investigate. That tree knocked down a chain-link fence, and Kiefer was getting worried about several other large backyard trees that were swaying in the wind. "And as I'm watching those move and sway, this crashed down," he said. "This" was a 50-foot red oak in the front yard that fell onto his living room, splitting his house in half and coming to rest a few inches above where he had been sitting on the couch. "Yeah, it's a mess," he said as he surveyed the tangle of broken wood beams, plaster, bricks and gray insulation. Curiously, Kiefer's electricity was still on, and cable TV was still playing less then 10 feet away from the massive tree trunk in his living room. An ancient upright piano and various collectibles on it were unharmed. Kiefer had been away over the weekend, visiting a son in Cincinnati, Ohio, and his three dogs were still at the kennel where he boarded them. They'll be staying there a bit longer. Three years of drought in Georgia have weakened trees' root systems, and recent heavy rains loosened the soil around them, said Kiefer, who works at a plastics recycling company in nearby Stone Mountain. The windstorm brought down hundreds of trees in the area, including one that crushed a car, killing the person inside, and one that fell on a nursing home, where no one was hurt, CNN affiliate WGCL reported. Service was disrupted on Atlanta's MARTA rail transit system, according to WGCL. Power and traffic signals were out in many areas.  Watch CNN report about dangerous storms » Despite having a tree lying across his living room, Kiefer seemed remarkably calm, but that was a new development. "Couple of hours ago my knees where shaking pretty good," he admitted. But, he said, God was looking out for him. "Actually, he saved my life," Kiefer said. "When I came outside to investigate that noise, that was my warning to get up off that couch. And then, not to go back in the house when it got real windy, but to stand right there where that tree stopped. There are no coincidences."

How many trees were brought down by the windstorm?

How many were hurt as a result of a tree falling on a nursing home?

What city has been affected by intense windstorm?

Answer: Windstorms

Answer: hundreds of

Answer: no one

Answer: Windstorms

Answer: his living room,

Answer: Atlanta,

Answer: Georgia,

Answer: splitting his house in half and

Summary:
Brief but intense windstorm blows through Atlanta, Georgia .
Winds brought down hundreds of trees, including one that killed person inside car .
Another tree fell on a nursing home; no one was hurt .


DECATUR, Georgia (CNN) -- Police quietly wait by the front door of the small, brick suburban Atlanta home as investigators tell 48-year-old Lajuana Robinson, a mother of nine, "I'm going to have to put you in handcuffs." Investigators take a woman from her Decatur, Georgia, home after her arrest in a truancy case. She's charged with violating her parole in a truancy case because three of her younger children have missed hundreds of days of school combined. While students have always suffered the consequences of playing hooky, parents in DeKalb County, Georgia, are facing one of the more aggressive anti-truancy programs in the country, one where punishment can include time behind bars. DeKalb's program is one of a growing list targeting truancy in U.S. schools, said Jodi Heilbrunn, senior research and policy analyst at The National Center for School Engagement. "Ten years ago, there weren't too many anti-truancy programs, but now they are springing up like rabbits," Heilbrunn said, and "they come in many varieties." In some communities, a single school takes on its own problem. In others, like Jacksonville, Florida, and Niagara Falls, New York, the battle is system wide. And New Jersey is about to institute a statewide system, targeting six cities with the worst truancy problems. The DeKalb County program, started in May 2006, was designed to get children from the age of 6 to 16 back in class. If a child has 10 or more unexcused absences from school, parents are referred to an intervention program where they sign a contract agreeing to make sure their children get to class. If they fail to do that, they face the judge. According the county solicitor general's office, around 300 families have gone to court so far.  Watch how a Georgia mother ends up in handcuffs » Most of the parents who are cited are charged with educational neglect, said DeKalb County Solicitor-General Robert James. Most of those charged plead guilty and get probation, he said. The probation usually involves parenting classes, counseling, and follow-up visits for progress and attendance reports. Parents who violate their probation run the risk of thousands of dollars in fines, and up to 30 days in jail per count. "We are putting parents in jail, or we are bringing them in orange jumpsuits not just because their children are not in school, but because they got a subpoena or summons to come to court, or to come to a diversionary program and they refused to do so. So this is more about accountability than anything," James said. James said it is critical in his county to keep kids in school. The Georgia Department of Corrections found that more than 60 percent of its inmates in 2007 didn't earn a high school diploma, and James quoted an internal survey that found 84 percent of inmates in DeKalb County's jail are high school dropouts. LaTara Tankersley-Jones and Craig Scott, investigators for the DeKalb County Solicitor-General's office, are tasked with locating "truant" parents and serving court-ordered summons. Jones and Scott, usually with assistance from local law enforcement, also must arrest parents who have not complied with a court-ordered probation or failed to show up to court in the first place. Scott said arrest is the least desirable option, but "the bottom line is, we have a warrant and even if the children are there, you're going to have to come with us." Robinson was no stranger to the investigators. The county had intervened on behalf of her children before, even providing Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas presents last year. The mother had been ordered to be sure her children went to school and to attend parenting classes herself. She had done neither, investigators said, earning herself a night in jail and a face-to-face with the judge the next day. Judge R. Joy Walker presides over the Educational Neglect courtroom. On a recent Friday in October, she handled each of the 80 or so cases before

How many families have gone to court in truancy cases?

What county is operating the aggressive program?

What county is determined to keep kids in school?

Answer: around 300

Answer: around 300

Answer: DeKalb

Answer: DeKalb

Summary:
Georgia county operates aggressive program to keep kids in school .
300 families have gone to court in truancy cases .
Fifteen "truant" parents have faced time behind bars .


DELHI, India (CNN)  -- India is on high alert after a series of near-simultaneous explosions killed at least 60 people and wounded 150 others in a top tourist spot, government and local officials told CNN-IBN. An injured man rests at Swai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur. Bicycles and rickshaws were strewn about the streets, with pools of blood nearby, in the northwestern city of Jaipur. Motorcycles, pieces of which were found at nearly every bomb site, appear to have been used in the attacks, said Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Indian government officials -- including Minister of State for Home Affairs Shriprakash Jaiswal -- were quick to label it a terrorist attack. The eight explosions started at about 7:30 p.m. (1400 GMT) and detonated within 12 minutes of each other, police said. The bombs exploded within about 500 meters (0.3 mile) of each other in Jaipur's old city, which is frequented by tourists.  See the aftermath of the explosions. » An ninth bomb was defused, according to H.G. Raghavendra, a Jaipur city official. He described all the bombs as "medium intensity." "There is no reason to panic," he told CNN-IBN. "Everything is under control." One blast struck near Hanuman Temple, which was crowded with Hindus worshipping Hanuman, the religion's monkey god. Another struck near a market area inside Jaipur's walled city where tourists and locals frequent restaurants and shops. Jaipur, known as the "pink city," is about 260 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of India's capital, New Delhi. Many of the casualties were taken to SMS Hospital, the largest government hospital in Jaipur. People gathered outside the hospital to hear news about friends and relatives; the hospital issued an urgent appeal for blood donations. The state of Rajasthan, where Jaipur is located, was placed on alert, local officials said. Delhi police officials said they too were on high alert after the blasts and were receiving regular updates from Jaipur on developments in the investigation. The Deputy Chief Minister for the state of Maharashtra, R.R. Patil, said the entire state was also on high alert. Mumbai is in the state of Maharashtra. The attack was immediately condemned by the United States. U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the attacks were "quite clearly an act intended to take innocent lives." He told reporters at his daily briefing that Washington was still collecting information, and could not "offer insight into who may be responsible." According to the U.S. State Department, India ranks among the countries where terrorism is most common. "The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir, attacks by extreme leftist Naxalites and Maoists in eastern and central India, assaults by ethno-linguistic nationalists in the northeastern states, and terrorist strikes nationwide by Islamic extremists took more than 2,300 lives this year," the agency said. It said India's counterterrorism efforts "are hampered by outdated and overburdened law enforcement and legal systems," and described the country's court system as "slow, laborious, and prone to corruption."

What did the state minister say?
What kills 60 people?
What was used in the attacks?
What was used in the attack?
Where did the explosions occur?
WHo was wounde after bombs exploded?
Who were wounded?
What killed at least 60 people?

Answer: was also on high alert.

Answer: near-simultaneous explosions

Answer: bombs

Answer: Motorcycles,

Answer: Jaipur.

Answer: 150 others

Answer: 150 others

Answer: explosions

Summary:
Eight quickfire explosions kill at least 60 people in northwest Indian city .
Bombs explode within 12 minutes of each other, 150 people also wounded .
Explosions within a small radius in Jaipur's old city, popular with tourists .
Motorcycles appear to have been used in the attacks, state minister says .


DENDERMONDE, Belgium (CNN) -- Authorities have charged a 20-year-old man with murder and attempted murder in a stabbing rampage at a Belgian nursery school that left two children and a staff member dead and a dozen others wounded.

A family pays tribute Friday evening outside the nursery school in Dendermonde, Belgium.

The regional prosecutor's office identified the man, who has been in custody since Friday, as Kim D., and would not release his last name. They said he lives alone in Sinaai, a city about 20 kilometers (12 miles) outside of Dendermonde.

He has no police record and is unemployed, the office said.

Authorities allege the man, whose face was painted white with black rings around his eyes, entered the Fabeltjesland (Fable Land) nursery school midmorning Friday and began stabbing those inside.

He entered the building through a side door, typically only used by parents who are late in arriving to pick up their children from the school, authorities said. Once inside, he went through several rooms in the center.

The dead included the head of the nursery, a woman in her 60s who was well known in the town, residents said. The other victims were young; the nursery cared for children up to the age of three.  Watch report on attack »

Authorities caught up with him about an hour-and-a-half later after the attack ended, the ministry said. At the time of his arrest, he had on him a knife, an ax and a fake pistol. He was wearing a bullet-proof vest, authorities said.

Two other knives were found at the nursery school, but it has not been confirmed whether they were used in the attack.

Kim D. has said nothing to authorities regarding the attack, the prosecutor's office said.

Authorities have searched his home, but they did not release any information from the search. Watch description of what happened »

The suspect, who is being held in jail, is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning. The judge has assigned three doctors to monitor him, authorities said. Earlier, authorities said he was not registered with any psychiatric institution.

Dendermonde, about 16 miles northwest of Brussels, is a tight-knit community of about 40,000 people, residents said. Fabeltjesland lies off a park and is not easy to find from the road.

On Saturday, the nursery stood quiet and boarded up, with tributes of flowers, cuddly toys and cards left outside.

Who died at the nursery?
Is the town near Brussels?
Where was this nursery located?
Who was killed?
What were the children's ages?
who killed the children and adults?
What were the tributes?
What was the suspect carrying?

Answer: two children and a staff member

Answer: 16 miles northwest of

Answer: Dendermonde, Belgium.

Answer: two children and a staff member

Answer: up to the

Answer: Kim D.,

Answer: flowers, cuddly toys

Answer: fake pistol.

Summary:
Two children, one adult killed in attack at Belgian nursery school Friday .
Tributes including cards, cuddly toys, flowers left outside boarded-up nursery .
NEW: Authorities: Suspect was also carrying an ax, bulletproof vest, fake pistol .
Attack happened in town of Dendermonde, about 16 miles northwest of Brussels .