I get CNN Breaking News e-mails, and every now and then I can’t understand what they consider “breaking news”. This page will keep track of some of their Breaking News Alerts that I think are a waste of electrons.
| Breaking News | Date |
|---|---|
| Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to be cited for failure to wear a helmet, not having a proper license at time of his June 12 accident. | June 19, 2006 10:30 a.m. |
| Dan Rather reaches agreement with CBS News to leave the network after 44 years, The Associated Press reports. | June 20, 2006 10:11 a.m. |
| Enron founder Ken Lay has died in Aspen, Colorado, a spokesman for Lay's family said today. Lay was awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of conspiracy and fraud. | July 5, 2006 10:05 a.m. |
| Mystery writer Mickey Spillane dies after a long illness, a nursing home spokesman says. He was 87. | July 17, 2006 5:45 p.m. |
| Evacuation fees for americans being helped to leave Lebanon will be waived, two Republican senators tell CNN. | July 18, 2006 8:08 p.m. |
| Mel Gibson has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor drunken driving and received three years probation, prosecutors say. | August 17, 2006 2:35 p.m. |
| Leading astronomers say Pluto is no longer defined as a planet, The Associated Press reports. |
August 24, 2006 9:22 a.m. |
| Apple Computer is recalling 1.1 million laptop batteries supplied by Sony, citing a fire hazard, The Associated Press reports. |
August 24, 2006 1:13 p.m. |
| Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from husband Bobby Brown, her publicist tells The Associated Press. |
September 13, 2006 3:44 p.m. |
| Dallas Cowboys star Terrell Owens says "there was no suicide attempt" when he took pills that left him hospitalized. |
September 27, 2006 3:38 p.m. |
| The Dow Jones industrial average closes at a record high as the bell rings. |
October 3, 2006 4:04 p.m. |
| Former Rep. Mark Foley was molested as a teenager between the ages of 13 and 15 by a clergyman, his lawyer says. |
October 3, 2006 6:05 p.m. |
| Kirk Fordham, a former aide to ex-Rep. Mark Foley, said he alerted the office of the Republican leader of the House of Representatives two years ago about worrisome conduct by Foley with teenage pages, AP reports. |
October 4, 2006 4:11 p.m. |
| The National Transportation Safety Board blames a stiff wind for the plane crash in New York last month that killed Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, The Associated Press reports. |
November 3, 2006 2:34 p.m. |
| Britney Spears files for divorce from her husband Kevin Federline, citing irreconcilable differences. |
November 7, 2006 4:09 p.m. |
| Allen Iverson traded by Philadelphia 76ers to Denver Nuggets, NBA source tells The Associated Press. |
December 19, 2006 5:13 p.m. |
| The musical "Dreamgirls" led today's Academy Awards contenders with eight nominations, but was shut out in the best picture category for which it had been considered a potential front-runner. |
January 23, 2007 8:49 a.m. |
| The Associated Press reports Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized this morning, according to one of the horse's co-owners. |
January 29, 2007 12:28 p.m. |
| Anna Nicole Smith dies after being found unconscious in her hotel room, a law enforcement source says. |
February 8, 2007 3:53 p.m. |
| A Los Angeles judge orders the body of Anna Nicole Smith to be preserved pending a February 20 hearing on the paternity dispute surrounding her five-month-old daughter, lawyer says. |
February 9, 2007 12:33 p.m. |
| There is no evidence to suggest that a crime occurred in the death of Anna Nicole Smith but case remains open, Seminole, Florida, police chief says. |
February 9, 2007 3:33 p.m. |
| Larry Birkhead is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, a court in the Bahamas rules. Birkhead said he hopes to have custody soon. |
April 10, 2007 3:49 p.m. |
| Ashton Kutcher is first to reach 1 million followers in Twitter contest with CNN. |
April 17, 2009 2:17 a.m. |
| A 6-year-old climbed into a balloon-like experimental aircraft built by his parents and floated into the Colorado sky. |
October 15, 2009 2:57 p.m. |
| A balloon-like experimental aircraft thought be carrying a 6-year-old Colorado boy has landed. |
October 15, 2009 3:44 p.m. |
| KMGH: Police say no one was found inside a balloon that was thought to be carrying a 6-year-old Colorado boy. |
October 15, 2009 3:47 p.m. |
| A 6-year-old Colorado boy believed to have set adrift a helium balloon has been found alive, authorities said. |
October 15, 2009 6:22 p.m. |
| Sheriff: Charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, whose son was thought to be in runaway balloon Thursday. |
October 17, 2009 9:37 p.m. |
| County sheriff in Colorado says "balloon boy" incident was a "hoax" and a "publicity stunt." |
October 18, 2009 1:11 p.m. |
| Golfer Tiger Woods was injured in a car accident this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. |
November 27, 2009 2:44 p.m. |
| Windermere, Florida mayor: Tiger Woods released from hospital, treated for facial lacerations. |
November 27, 2009 3:25 p.m. |
| 'There is no time to waste' on climate change accord, President Obama tells U.N. Climate Change Conference. |
December 18, 2009 6:53 a.m. |
| The Dallas Cowboys defeated the New Orleans Saints 24-17, ending the Saints' hopes for an undefeated NFL season. |
December 19, 2009 11:33 p.m. |
