Widow wins $23B in smoking lawsuit

Widow wins $23B in smoking lawsuit
New York man dies after chokehold by police
Huge sinkhole opens in neighborhood
See Humpback whales entertain boaters
Dad to 911: Send an ambulance
Police: 25-pound boy nearly starved, beaten by family
19 injured when Texas prison roof collapses

Posted: 20 Jul 2014 04:34 AM PDT

A Florida jury awarded a widow $23.6 billion in damages in her lawsuit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, her lawyer said.

New York man dies after chokehold by police

Posted: 19 Jul 2014 11:03 PM PDT

Staten Island man Eric Garner was being detained by police when he was forced to the ground by an officer in a chokehold. Garner, a 350-lb asthmatic, soon after died from a heart attack en route to the hospital.

Huge sinkhole opens in neighborhood

Posted: 20 Jul 2014 07:22 PM PDT

A massive sinkhole in Spring Hill, Florida led to the evacuation of several nearby residents. CNN affiliate WTSP reports.

See Humpback whales entertain boaters

Posted: 20 Jul 2014 09:36 AM PDT

Several humpback whales play and feed in Monterrey Bay giving boaters a show. CNN affiliate KSBW reports.

Dad to 911: Send an ambulance

Posted: 20 Jul 2014 12:05 PM PDT

A dad says he caught someone sexually abusing his 11-year-old son, he beat the assailant and then called 911.

Police: 25-pound boy nearly starved, beaten by family

Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:45 PM PDT

A 7-year-old Pennsylvania boy beaten for sneaking food was nearly starved and sometimes resorted to eating insects he caught on the back porch, authorities said.