CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News

CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News:

• SET EDITION: U.S.
• INTERNATIONAL
• MÉXICO
• ARABIC

• TV:
• CNNUS
• CNNi
• CNN en Español

• Sign up
• Log in

• Home
• Video
• NewsPulse
• U.S.
• World
• Politics
• Justice
• Entertainment
• Tech
• Health
• Living
• Travel
• Opinion
• iReport
• Money
• Sports

Source: U.S. drone killed U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki; a 2nd American, Samir Khan; and 2 others in Yemen.

updated 12:26 p.m.EDT, Fri September 30, 2011

U.S. al Qaeda cleric killed in Yemen, officials say

An airstrike killed U.S.-born Anwar al-Awlaki, known for his ability to leverage the internet and indoctrinate impressionable youth for terrorist causes, officials say. FULL STORY

• Rock star no more | His influence
• U.S.-born cleric understood the West
• 'This guy is very narcissistic'
• Dead, captured, still wanted

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL

• LIVE: Testimony continues
• MJ 'flatlined,' paramedic to testify
• Day 3: Paris' reaction to dying dad
• CNN cameras go behind the scenes

LATEST NEWS

• Military OK's same-sex marriages
• Hurricane Ophelia intensifies in Atlantic
• 90% of Americans say economy stinks
• Forecast calls for double-dip recession
• Ticker: First lady's Target trip
• LIVE: Newt Gingrich in Iowa
• Fla. primary move will shake up 2012
• 'Onion' tweets fake hostage report
• Do tweets signal Demi, Ashton split?
• Who invented the 'booty call'?
• Red Sox, manager parting ways SI
• Friday Five: Favorite buddy movies
• She reaches out to troubled youth
• This Just In: CNN's news blog

Toobin: Democracy built on conflict

Jeffrey Toobin says the government doesn't look broken; it looks like a fierce debate about what it stands for and what it can accomplish, with Democrats and Republicans struggling over profound ideological differences. FULL STORY

FEATURED

How the four-year Knox saga unfolded

Mullen on Pakistan's dangerous game

What fuels backlash against transgender?

Reddit under fire for 'Jailbait' section4:33

Pinky promise may save dad's life

Police lift car off pinned boy1:33

Five fabulous fall foliage train rides

Gotta Watch: Best brawls on tape

Unpaid movie interns sue over menial jobs2:43

Make CNN Your Homepage

Hi! Log in or sign up to personalize!

POPULAR ON FACEBOOK

NEWSPULSE

LOCAL WEATHER & NEWS

SPORTS

MARKETS

CNNMoney.com »

Updated 12:28 pm EDT Sep 30

• Dow 11,093.13
  (-0.55 %)

  -60.85
• Nasdaq 2,457.22
  (-0.95 %)

  -23.54
• S&P 1,149.87
  (-0.91 %)

  -10.53

From our shows

Behar's 2-year CNN anniversary

Clark Howard: New online sales tax

Showbiz: Actor's knock out role

JKUSA: Growing Syria tension

Piers Morgan: West Memphis 3

Connect the World: Beauty Industry

Issues: MJ kids' death reaction

The RidicuList: Nancy's 'slip' debate

AC 360: Holding bullies accountable

Piers: Why Warwick won't watch trial

JKUSA: Perry right on immigration?

Dr. Drew: Murray 'undercharged'?

Showbiz: What Jackson planned

Behar tells Nancy to milk 'nip slip'

AC360: Bullies taunt teen's suicide

Dr. Drew disputes Murray defense

Kathy Hilton talks to Piers about MJ

JKUSA: Obama warned

Video

• What's the impact of al-Awlaki's death?
• Will Obama's jobs speech help Wall Street?
• Mickelson helps kids succeed in school
• Tour Championship: Golf's big payday
• Pres. Obama golfs with Pres. Clinton
• Video shows boy rescued from under car
• Rugby World Cup ramping up

U.S.

• Latinos identify as Native Americans
• Pics: Wash. Monument assessed
• The key to saving troubled youth?
• Young and unemployed in America
• Founding father to religious question
• 'Electrified' tide glows neon
• Fierce Texas dust storm

Politics

• House to deal with spending bill Thursday
• Axelrod: 'titanic struggle' for Obama
• White House geography fail
• Obama mixes with celebs, Marines
• Cutter to leave WH for campaign
• Palin threatens lawsuit over book
• Why Congress won't stop hurting you

Quick vote

Is the U.S. in for another recession?

• Yes
• No

or view results

World

• Al-Awlaki: al Qaeda rock star no more
• Amanda Knox appeal nears end
• Medvedev: I cede to Putin
• Plane crashes in Indonesia
• Living as a slavery-free consumer
• What should U.S. goal be in Afghanistan?
• Record price for Nazis' Enigma

Business

• HP CEO Meg Whitman's salary: $1
• 90% of Americans say economy stinks
• Stocks: Eurozone fears rule market
• What if the debt committee fails?
• Investors shun debit fees
• Life under Martha Stewart's reign
• 50 most powerful women

Tech

• Comparing Kindle Fire, iPad
• Don't hold people's inboxes hostage
• Apple to kill iPod classic, shuffle?
• It's official: iPhone event next week
• You'll freak over the new Facebook
• Q&A: Internet pioneer Sean Parker
• The top 10 music games of all time

Entertainment

• The new American dream
• Review: 'Take Shelter' is elegant
• Steve Martin wins bluegrass award
• Singer, hip-hop pioneer dies
• Scarlett Johansson defends privacy
• Hef's ex insures her breasts
• What exactly is 'Hunger Games'?

Living and Eatocracy

• Debunking beauty myths
• Celebrity tips for red lipstick
• 12 fall fashion trends you'll love
• China's first supermodel
• How to not poison your pet
• What are your food superstitions?
• Fancy-pants french fries

Opinion

• It's good that government is stalled
• Stupid voters, broken government
• Raines: Class warfare is American
• Fleischer: Too late for Christie
• Putin and Russia's bloated state
• Avlon: Politics as blood sport
• How to leave a strong Afghanistan

Health

• Pinky promise may save dad's life
• 10 big food-borne illness outbreaks
• Which body fat test should I trust?
• Tainted cantaloupe warnings continue
• Backlash against transgender people
• Twitter shows how the world feels
• When parents start dating again

Sports

• Red Sox and Francona to part ways
• King: Weekend NFL Game Plan
• Rays about to unveil secret weapon
• Verducci: Tigers-Yankees preview
• College football weekend picks
• Why Cowboys should be nervous
• Former No. 1 pick on the block

Mother Nature Network

• A stunning tiny home in Bordeaux
• Guinness World Record-holding pets
• When eco-fashion goes too far
• Doubts about electric cars? Read this
• Recipes for the meat-lite crowd
• Why Alton Brown's Fanifesto works
• Robots ripped from the history books

Travel

• Five fabulous fall foliage train rides
• Glamping: Rough it in style
• Going wild in San Francisco
• Today's photo: Key West
• Inside the world's largest catamaran
• Buenos Aires: Gateway to Argentina
• 8 foreign fast-food chains worth a taste

CNN TV Schedule | HLN | Listen to CNN | TV Programs ---------------------------------------- Today's schedule ----- NEWS ----- American Morning Anderson Cooper 360 CNN Newsroom CNN Presents Prime News Morning Express with Robin Meade Spec. Investigations Unit CNN Student News Showbiz Tonight The Situation Room State of the Union ----- INTERVIEW and DEBATE ----- Erin Burnett OutFront Fareed Zakaria GPS ISSUES with Jane Velez-Mitchell Nancy Grace Piers Morgan Tonight Reliable Sources The Joy Behar Show ----- NEWS for LIVING ----- Clark Howard Sanjay Gupta MD Your Bottom Line Your Money

CNN TV

CNN's new 7 o'clock show
Premieres Monday night

Conrad Murray trial day 4
Today, 11 a.m. LIVE on HLN

You've got mail - Antrax
Sunday, 8 p.m. ET on CNN

Hot topics

Anwar al-Awlaki

Conrad Murray

Michael Jackson

National Debt

Amanda Knox

Afghanistan

United Nations

Greece

Mexico

Iran