News #17: Family of beaten teen hope for healing after death

(CNN) -- The family of a Chicago teenager whose beating death was caught on video hope that the attention the incident has garnered will spur healing locally, a relative said at a news conference Wednesday evening.

News #16: American jailed in Japan for trying to reclaim his children

• * STORY HIGHLIGHTS  
• American dad tries to snatch kids from ex-wife who took them to Japan
  
• She is a fugitive in Tennessee, but has broken no law in Japan
  
• Father, who has legal custody in U.S., charged in Japan with abduction
  
• "Our court system failed him," court-appointed helper says of father

News #15: Yellowstone fire grows; park still open

(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.

News #14: Columnist William Safire dies at 79

*Story Highlights
William Safire dies at age 79, according to New York Times
Safire, a Pulitzer Prize winner, died after pancreatic cancer battle, Times reports
Safire was columnist for the Times, former speechwriter for President Nixon
He coined "nattering nabobs of negativism" for a Spiro Agnew speech

News #13: Polanski arrested in connection with 1970s sex charge

*Story Highlights
In 1977 director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl
He has lived in France for decades to avoid arrest if he enters the U.S.
Oscar winner was arrested en route to Zurich Film Festival, which was honoring him
Polanski won Oscar for best director for "The Pianist;" did not collect it in person

News #12: U.S. to Iran: Prove your nuclear program is peaceful

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States wants Iran to provide international inspectors with full access to a newly disclosed underground uranium enrichment plant that Obama administration officials say is both illegal and probably intended for developing weapons.

News #11: Terror suspect allegedly planned to attack Marine base

(CNN) -- A North Carolina man accused of plotting to wage holy war overseas also planned to attack the U.S. Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, according to new charges announced thursday.

News# 10: ACORN sues filmmakers

*Story Highlights
ACORN suing 2 filmmakers who recorded videos embarrassing the agency
ACORN filed suit Wednesday in Baltimore, Maryland
Community organization group under fire after release of videos
Workers on tapes appeared to be condoning illegal activity

News #9:Five found killed in Illinois home

(CNN) -- Five members of a family were found slain in their Beason, Illinois, home, authorities
said Tuesday, and they urged people in the area to be cautious until the killer is found.

News #8:Bail set for terrorism suspect in Colorado

(CNN) -- A federal magistrate set bail at $50,000 Monday for one of the three men charged with lying to federal agents during a wide-ranging terrorism inquiry, as the men made their first appearances in courtrooms in New York and Colorado.

News #7: 'Bin Laden' tape

*Story Highlights
Obama is "vulnerable man who will not be able to stop the war as he promised"
Message: "By God, we will never compromise on it (Palestine), ever"

News #6: Health insurance is not tax increase

President Obama insists that requiring Americans to get health insurance does not amount to a tax increase.

News #5: H1N1

3.4 million inhalable H1N1 vaccine doses available soon

News #4: Cuban 'Peace' concert

HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- An international rocker is creating a rare opportunity to sing about change on the Communist island of Cuba.

Animation: Star Magic

News #3 : BMW vision

Frankfurt Motor Show: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car.
Along with this innovative designed BMW, CO2 emissions figure is just 99g/km.
It can also run emissions-free as a plug-in hybrid for short journeys.

News #2 : Ancient bones seized, returned to China

U.S. returned dinosaur and saber-toothed cat bones to China on Monday.
People had tried to bring the fossils into the U.S. through mail or luggage from China.
Removing them violated customs laws that protect against theft of cultural property.

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News #1: Michigan Mom raped her son

Aimee Louise Sword raped son she gave up for adoption 10 years ago.