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May 25, 2015
• Cleveland Police Shooting Settlement; Honoring Military's Sacrifice; Former Seal Honors Fallen; Blogger: Donate Money to "Take Out" Activist; Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Some Businesses Losing Expected Holiday Sales. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Record Rain Kills 3, Sweeps 350 Homes Away; Iraqis Showing No Will to Fight?; Police Detonate Pressure Cooker on Capitol Hill; Officer Acquitted in Deaths of Two People. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 24, 2015
• Carter: Iraqi Troops Had "No Will to Fight"; Deadly Floods Soak Texas, Oklahoma; 71 Arrested in Cleveland Protests; Republican Presidential Field Getting Crowded; Could NSA Split Threaten GOP Future?; Slain Omaha Officer to be Buried Tuesday; Remembering the Fallen on Memorial Day. Aired 6-7p ET
• Plains States under Storm Watches and Warnings; Defense Secretary Ash Carter Speaks about Fall of Ramadi to ISIS; Lebron James Calls on the Protesters; General Motors Failure to Disclose Ignition Switch Defect Led to 100 Deaths; Remembering Memorial Day 2006 Blast in Baghdad. Aired 5-6p ET
• Record Breaking Rain Pounds the Plains; Coalition Forces Launched New Air Strikes; Severe Weather in Texas and Oklahoma; Anne Meara, Ben Stiller's Mother, Has Died; John Nash, the Princeton University Mathematician Whose Life Inspired the Film "A Beautiful Mind," Died Saturday; Ben Carson Handily Won the Southern Republic Leadership Conference Straw Poll; All-Female Activist Group Crosses Korean Demilitarized Zone in a Bus; Washington, DC, Police Released Four People Taken into Custody with Daron Wint. Aired 4-5p ET
• Flooding Continues in Texas and Oklahoma; John Nash, Mathemetician Who Inspired "A Beautiful Mind," Dies in Car Accident; Mayor and Police Chief Praise Protesters for Relatively Peaceful Demonstrations; Lebron James Calls on Protesters; Cleanup of Massive Oil Spill in Santa Barbara County Underway; Remembering Shooting Rampage That Forever Changed California College Town; Random Shootings in Colorado Still a Mystery. Aired 3-4p ET
• Storm Watches and Warnings Still in Effect Today; Ash Carter's First Comments Since Ramadi Fell to ISIS; John Nash Who Inspired "A Beautiful Mind" Died Saturday in a Car Accident; Cleveland Mayor and Police Chief Praising Protesters for Relatively Peaceful Demonstrations; Massive Oil Spill in Santa Barbara County; Cleveland Activists Want Community Involved In Policing; "The New York Times": Justice Department Finds Criminal Wrongdoing By GM. Aired 2-3p ET


May 23, 2015
• Mayor Calls For Calm After Emotional Verdict; Texas Bulletin: Bandidos "Out For Blood"; Cleveland Office Acquitted in 2012 Shooting, Justice Department to Review Case; TLC Cancels Duggar Show Following Molestation Allegations; Candidates Posed with Josh Duggar Before Scandal Broke' How to Close the Gap between Haves, Have-Nots. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Cop Acquitted in Unarmed Couple's Death; Cleveland Mayor Addresses Police Shooting Verdict; Interview with U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois; Honoring Kids of Fallen U.S. Troops. Aired 4-5p ET
• Cleveland Police Officer Acquitted of All Charges in Shooting Deaths of Unarmed Couple; Washington, DC, Murder Suspect Daron Wint Captured; Major Flooding in Texas and Oklahoma; Omaha Police Officer Killed Just Before Her Maternity Leave to be Laid to Rest Tuesday; Some Republicans May Have What is Becoming Called a Josh Duggar Problem; Helping Veterans to Find Jobs; Aired 3-4p ET
• Cleveland Police Officer Found Not Guilty of Manslaughter and Assault in Police Shooting of Unarmed Suspects; Community Policing Discussed; Witness in D.C. Murder Trial May Have Lied in Testimony; Severe Weather Threatens Parts of Texas; Oil Spill Hits California Beaches. Aired 2-3p ET
• Cleveland Police Officer Acquitted in Deaths of Unarmed Man and Woman. Aired 1-2p ET
• Reaction to Cleveland Police Officer's Acquital on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges; Protest in Cleveland After Officer's Acquittal; Justice Department to Investigate Cleveland Cop Case. Aired 12-1p ET
• Cleveland Cop Found Not Guilty; Protest In Cleveland After Officer's Acquittal. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Cleveland Police Officer Found Not Guilty of Manslaughter and Felonious Assault in Police Shooting. Aired 10-11a ET


May 22, 2015
• Hillary Clinton's E-mails Released; TLC Pulls "19 Kids and Counting"; Suspect Daron Wint Captured; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• ISIS Advancing or Falling Back?; Biker War; D.C. Murder Suspect Caught. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• ISIS Closes in on Key Air Base en Route to Baghdad; Duggar Confession Causes Controversy; Mike Huckabee Supports Duggars; Slain Obama Officer, Mother Mourned. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• D.C. Suspect Due in Court; Bikers May Target Police; ISIS Closes in on Baghdad. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• First Set of Clinton E-Mails to be Released; Santa Barbara Cleanup Could Take Months; Celebrating Age or Sexuality?; "White Helmets" Help Victims of Syria Conflict. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Police Capture Quadruple Murder Suspect; Biker Gang Targets Texas Police; ISIS Seizes Syria's Last Entry into Iraq; Grand Jury Indicts 6 Baltimore Officers; Interview with Representative Robert Pittenger; Benghazi E-mails to be Released? Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Waco Police On Alert; Man Accused of D.C. Murder in Court Today; Josh Duggar Apologizes for Previous Charges; : Baltimore Officers Indicted; Senate Could Work Weekend to Save Patriot Act; Interview with Sen.Mike Lee. Aired 9:30-9:45a ET
• Police Capture Quadruple Murder Suspect; Former Attorney Defends D.C. Murder Suspect; Militants Seize Syria's Last Entry Into Iraq. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 21, 2015
• Baltimore Police Launching Search for Suspects in Arson of Businesses in Baltimore; Nearly 14 Million Viewers Watched the Final Episode of David Letterman Show; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Texas Biker Brawl; ISIS Advancing?; Suspect Identified in D.C. Murders. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Suspected Gang Member Posts Bail; Mansion Murder Suspect's Girlfriend Says He'll Turn Self In; Mother Shames Daughter on Facebook. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Mansion Murder Suspect; ISIS Storms Ancient City; Oil Spill Cleanup. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Suspect Named in Quadruple Homicide, Arson; 105,000 Gallons of Oil May have Spilled Off Coast; Social Media Reacts to Black Rhino Hunter; Cuba's Hot New Trend: Stars and Stripes. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iraq Desperately Trying to Stop ISIS Advances; Militants Capture City, Threatens Antiquities; Hundreds of Weapons Found in Biker Gang Shootout; David Letterman Says Goodnight. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CNN's Exclusive Access to U.S. Spy Plane; Tensions Between U.S. and China; Letterman Says Good Night; Oregon DOT Wants Drivers to Pay for Miles, Not Gas. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Iraq Desperately Trying to Stop ISIS Advances; Manhunt Underway for Mansion Murder Suspect; California Oil Spill. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 20, 2015
• Murder Mystery in Rich D.C. Neighborhood; Protesters in Baltimore Marching to Police Union Headquarters; Republican Senator and White House Hopeful Rand Paul Filibustering Patriot Act; Former NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Now in Prison; Report Out Today Regarding Sexual Violence on College Campuses. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Texas Biker Brawl; Senator Rand Paul Filibusters Patriot Act; California Oil Spill. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• Roger Goodell Talks to NFL Owners; Protests Outside McDonald's Headquarters; New Information in Amtrak Crash; Mother of Soldier Killed in Iraq Says U.S. Getting Ramadi Back Important. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Secrets from bin Laden; Oil Sick Spreading; Rand Paul Filibustering. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Clinton Wealth "A Problem"; Hunter Pays $350K to Kill Endangered Black Rhino; David Letterman Signing Off After 33 Years. Aired 10:30-11a
• Takata Issues Largest Auto Recall Ever; Biker's Run-Over Foot May Have Sparked Gunfire; North Korea Cancels Visit by U.N. Chief; Critics: No U.S. Plan After Fall of Ramadi?; Does White House Have a Plan to Stop ISIS?; Los Angeles Votes for $15/Hour Min. Wage; Bernie Sanders: Clinton Wealth "A Problem". Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Gender Politics; Bin Laden Documents Released; Patriots Owner Will Not Appeal NFL Punishment; Google Map Apologizes for Racist Results; Takata Airbags Cause Recordbreaking Auto Recall. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• New North Korea Threat; ISIS Extorts Civilians as Oil Profit Dry Up; Takata Issues Largest Auto Recall Ever; Three Men Bikers Back in Waco Police Custody; Clinton Finally Answers Reporter Questions. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 19, 2015
• Hillary Clinton In Iowa; More Arrests In London Jewelry Heist; "Game of Thrones" Shocked Some Viewers Into Fan Hate; Federal Trade Commission Comes Down On Four "Sham" Cancer Charities; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• FBI Involved In Federal Investigation Into Amtrak Derailment; Helicopter Carrying Six Marines And Two Nepalese Soldiers Crash. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hillary Clinton on Iraq War; ISIS Makes Gains in Iraq; Biker Brawl Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Op-Ed: Biker Coverage Shows Double Standard on Race; Massive Airbag Recall Is Largest in History; Washington Mansion Murders Being Compared to Connecticut Pettite Murders; Robert Kraft Responds to Deflategate; David Letterman Says Good Night. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Waco Police on Alert; Interview with Author of 'Inside Biker Gangs Crime Empire'. Aired 14:00-14:30p ET.
• Rand Paul Takes Aim at Patriot Act; U.S. Releases ID of ISIS Commander Killed in Raid; ABC Anchor Tied to Second Clinton Group; "David Letterman Says Goodnight" Airs Tonight on CNN. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iraq Unleashes New Airstrikes against ISIS; Interview with Kevin Lace; Police Update on Biker Gang Shooting; Gas Prices Climbing Almost a Penny A Day; D.C. Murder Baffles Police; Clinton's Private E- Mails on Libya Stir Controversy. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• FBI: No Evidence Gunfire Hit Derailed Train; Walmart Reporting Weaker-Than-Expected Profits. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET.
• Texas Police Brace for Threat of Retaliation; Bandidos Member Pushes Back on Alleged Stereotype; Senator Calls for 10,000 U.S. Troops in Iraq; Interview with Congressman John Conyers. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 18, 2015
• FBI Involved Investigation into Deadly Derailment of the Amtrak Train; Chris Roberts told the FBI that He Managed To Take Control of the Engines on One Plane; Helicopter Carrying Six Marines Crashes. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Fumble Iraq Question; U.S. Forces Kill ISIS Leader; Biker Brawl. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI Gets Involved in Amtrak Investigation; Lawsuit Filed Against Amtrak; Legendary Climber Among Dead at Yosemite; Obama Talks Demilitarizing Police. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Deadly Biker Brawl; Gangs May Target Officers; Ramadi Falls to ISIS; U.S. Engages in Hand-To-Hand Combat with ISIS; Mansion Murders. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Amtrak Service Resumes, Investigation Deepens; Hillary Clinton Back in Iowa; Did Louis C.K.'s Jokes Go Too Far?; Apple CEO Gives Commencement Address. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• ISIS Declares Victory in Key Iraq City; U.S. Raid Kills Notorious ISIS Commander; Biker Gang Shootout Erupts in Texas; Can Passenger Jets Get Hacked?; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• ISIS Declares Victory in Ramadi; U.S. Raid Kills ISIS Commander; FBI Examining Train Windshield; Pope Francis Saints Two Palestinian Nuns; Remembering Jim Gaines. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biker Gang Shootout Erupts in Texas; FBI to Study Amtrak Windshield; President to Ban Sending Certain Military Gear; GOP Hopefuls Pressed on Iraq; Carly Fiorina Slams Question on Hormones. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 17, 2015
• ISIS Takes Key Iraqi City of Ramadi; Hacker: I Took Over Airliner Engine Controls; A New "Iraq Question" Stumble; Letterman Signs Off One Last Time; Interview with Mayor William Bell; Political Prisoner in Venezuela Calls for World's Attention. Aired 6-7p ET
• Wife of Fallen Marine Remembers His Courage; ISIS Takes Key Iraqi City of Ramadi; Pentagon Gives New Details on ISIS Raid; At Least 9 Dead in Waco Shooting; Hacker Took Over Airliner Engine Controls?; Amtrak Crash Victim's Widow Speaking Out. Aired 50-6p ET
• Ramadi Under ISIS; Marines Bodies Found in Nepal Crash; American Forces Investigating Wife of ISIS's Top Money Man; Amtrak Aiming to Reopen Northeast Corridor by Monday. Aired 4-5p ET
• ISIS Official Abu Sayyaf Killed in Special Ops Raid in Syria; Amtrak Working to Reopen Northeast Corridor; Tornados Reports in 9 State; Military Idnetifies Marines Killed in Nepal Helicopter Crash; David Letterman to Say Goodbye; Aired 3-4p ET
• Syria Raid Kills ISIS Leader; Amtrak Working to Reopen Northeast Corridor; Tornados Reported in 9 States; Military Helicopter Crashes While on Nepal Aid Misdion; Was ISIS Raid Worth The Risk?; Pope Declares Two Palestinian Nuns Saints; Stephanopoulos Apologizes For Clinton Donations; Freight Trains Carrying Potentially Deadly Cargo. Aired 2-3p ET


May 16, 2015
• ISIS Commander Killed in U.S. Raid; Interview with U.S. Congressman Ed Royce; Amtrak Ordered to Beef Up Technology; Amtrak Liability Might Grow; U.S. Operations Killed ISIS Top Money Man; Aired 7-8p ET
• ISIS' Abu Sayyaf Killed By U.S. Delta Special Force; U.S. Rushing Heavy Weapons And Ammunition Into Iraq; Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced To Death; New Mystery In Amtrak Crash; Severe Weather in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas; Study Shows That 26- Year-Old Men In Baltimore Make Significantly less Than Their Counterparts Across The Country. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Special Forces Kill Top ISIS Commander; NTSB: Object May Have Struck Amtrak Train; ; Jeb Bush Tries to put Iraq Question to Rest; Hillary Clinton's Quiet Campaign; Ominous Weather in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Special Forces Kill Top ISIS Commander; Amtrak's Liability on Train Derailment; Anti-ISIS Raid Led by U.S. Army's Delta Force; GOP Governors Balance Home, Nationwide Support. Aired 4-5p ET
• Abu Sayyaf Is Dead; Boston Marathon Bomber Sentenced To Death; Federal Railroad Administration Demands Urgent Changes; Jeb Bush In Iowa. Aired 3-4p ET
• ISIS Operative Killed in Raid; Wife of ISIS Operative Captured; New Report Indicates Amtrak Trains Struck by Projectiles Before Derailment; ISIS' Source of Revenue Examined; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death; Cellphone App is Hearing Aid; Preakness Taking Place in Baltimore; Father Leaves Infant Daughter in Car Where she Dies. Aired 2-3p ET
• U.S. Kills Key ISIS Figure in Raid in Syria; FBI Forensics Team Joins Amtrak Investigation; Boston Marathon Bomber's Case on Appeals; Jeb Bush Struggles to Clarify Iraq Position. Aired 1-2p ET
• U.S. Intel Confirms Target Was ISIS CFO; Former Egyptian President Sentenced To Death; NTSB: Object May Have Struck Derailed Train; Boston Bomber's Only Hope Is Appeal; Jeb Bush Defends Brother's Iraq Policy. Aired 12-1p ET
• Obama Authorized ISIS Raid; NTSB: Object May Have Struck Derailed Train; Jury Chose Death On Six Counts Related To Second Bomb; U.S. Special Ops Kill Key ISIS Figure In Syria; Former Egyptian President Sentenced To Death. Aired 11-12a ET
• ISIS Operative Killed in Raid; Wife of ISIS Operative Captured; New Report Indicates Amtrak Trains Struck by Projectiles Before Derailment; House Committee Votes to Cut Amtrak Funding. Aired 10-11a ET


May 15, 2015
• Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Life or Death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Super-Fast Hyperloop Closer To Reality; Jury Reaches Decision On Tsarnaev Sentence. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Train Driver Agrees to Interview; Deadly Derailment Speed; Amnesia as a Defense; Stephanopoulos Apologizes; Jeb Bush Comments. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Mitt Romney Ready to Rumble in Holyfield Fight; Bush Clarifies Iraq Answer for 5th Time; Stephanopoulos: Donations a "Mistake"; Female Soldier on a Rock 'n' Roll Mission; Blues Icon B.B. King Dies. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Military Helicopter Wreckage Found; Amtrak Crash Investigation Focuses on the Engineer; Employee Files First Suit Against Amtrak After Crash; Final Victims Identified; ISIS Raises Flag Over Government Building in Ramadi; Boston Bombing Trial Deliberations Enter 10th Hour. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• ISIS Leader Releases New Audio; Employee Files Suit Against Amtrak; Jeb Bush's Changing Iraq War Answers; Hillary Clinton Not Answering Report Questions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Marine Chopper Wreckage Found in Nepal; Amtrak Engineer to Speak to NTSB Investigators; Interview with Congressman John Mica of Florida; Marines: Unlikely Any Survivors From Chopper Crash in Nepal. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 14, 2015
• New Details on Tuesday's Deadly Amtrak Train Derailment Released; The NFL Players Association Filed Appeal on Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady's Four-game Suspension. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Terrorism Fears; Jeb Bush on Iraq War; Drone Danger. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Train Crash Disrupts Travel Along East Coast; Train Driver Had "No Recollection Whatsoever"; Tsarnaev Jurors Ask Judge For Legal Guidance. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Man Detained at White House; Amtrak Crash; Jeb Bush on Iraq; Travel Along East Coast. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Safety Feature Could Have Prevented Crash; U.S. Considers Surveillance in South China Sea. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Rail Disruptions Hurting Businesses; Looking for Victims after Train Derailment; Iraq War Creates Programs for Jeb Bush. Search for Missing Helicopter Continues. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Amtrak Crash Raises Safety Concerns; Tsarnaev Jury Deliberations; Tom Brady Has Until 5PM to Appeal; America's Crumbling Infrastructure. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Families Frantically Search for Loved Ones; Investigation of Amtrak Derailment Focuses on Speed and the Engineer; Iran Fires on Cargo Ship; Fears of Terror Attack in U.K. Growing; NTSB: Train Traveling 106 MPH in 50 MPH Zone. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 13, 2015
• Amtrak Train Derailed in Philadelphia, Killing Seven Passengers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Philadelphia Train Crash. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Seven Confirmed Dead In Amtrak Derailment; Source: Train Believed To Have Been Going 100 MPH. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Detailed Examination of the Amtrak Derailment; Press Conference with Mayor Nutter. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Amtrak Black Box Recovered, Being Analyzed; Interview with Senator Richard Blumenthal; Interview with Mayor Michael Nutter. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Six Dead in Amtrak Derailment in Philadelphia; Mayor Nutter Gives Update on Train Crash; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Amtrak Derailment; Chris Christie Talks Iraq War. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Six Dead in Amtrak Derailment; Reports: North Korea's Defense Chief Publicly Shot to Death; Hundreds Search For Missing U.S. Chopper. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 12, 2015
• Ted Wells blasted Tom Brady's agent; 19-year-old Tony Robinson was shot and killed by police officer; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Kerry Meets With Putin; Earthquake Aftermath; U.S. Helicopter Missing in Nepal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Helicopter Missing in Nepal; Tremor Hits Nepal; Robinson Shooting Charges; Zimmerman Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• George Zimmerman Involved In Shooting; U.S. Military Helicopter Missing in Nepal; Picasso Paints Sells for $179 Million; Obama, Democrats, Republicans Fight Over Trade Deal Authority; Ted Wells Furious Over Report Reaction. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Jeb Bush not Sweating the Polls; Fewer Americans Identifying as Christians; Deadly 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Nepal. Aired 10:30-11a ET


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