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January 17, 2016


January 16, 2016
• Soldiers Hunting for Gunmen in Burkina Faso; Iran Waits for Sanctions to be Lifted; Man Left Brain Dead after Drug Trial; Taiwan Vote Could Affect Ties with China; Trump-Cruz Friendship Fizzles; Dangerous Conditions at Detroit Public Schools; Sean Penn on "Rolling Stone" Article; The Child Soldiers of ISIS; The Gulf War 25 Years On; 102-Year-Old Teacher Keeps Working. Aired 5-6a ET
• Soldiers Hunting for Gunmen in Hotel Attack; Iran Waiting for IAEA Certification; The Child Soldiers of ISIS; Historic Taiwan Elections; Sean Penn on "Rolling Stone" Article; Trump-Cruz Friendship Fizzles; Dangerous Conditions at Detroit Public Schools; One Brain Dead after French Drug Trial; The Gulf War 25 Years On. Aired 4-5a ET
• Joint Terror Attack in Burkina Faso; Iran Awaits Report from IAEA; Polls Close in Taiwan for Historic Election, One Dead, Others Hospitalized in Drug Clinical Trial.; Penn Calls El Chapo Interview Failure. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Intense Rescue Operation Underway in Burkina Faso; Indonesians Denounce Extremist Ideology; Sean Penn Now Regrets El Chapo Interview; Polls Closing Soon in Taiwan; Snow Expected for Eastern Europe; Space Oddity; Remembering David Bowie. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• China to Trump: One China Policy Not Negotiable; Mexico Pushes Back, Vows Retaliation against Trump Tariff; Facebook Curbing "Fake News" in Germany; Brexit Uncertainty Forces Companies to Leave U.K.; Deadly Cold Gripping Europe; Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Ends after 150 Year. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hostage Crisis in Burkina Faso; D-Day for Iran's Sanctions; One Dead, Five Hospitalized After Clinical Trial; Taiwan Could Elect First Female President. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• U.S. Lifts Economic Sanctions Against Iran; Iran Frees 4 U.S. Prisoners in Swap, 5th Separately; Benghazi Movie Reignites "Stand Down" Order. Aired 7-8p ET
• US Sanctions on Iran Lifted; Five American Prisoners in Iran Released; Donald Trump Booed; 6-7p ET
• U.S. Lifts Economic Sanctions Against Iran; Iran Frees Four U.S. Prisoners in Swap, 5th Separately; Candidates React to Prisoner Swap with Iran; Obama Lifts Iran Sanctions After Certifying Nuclear Compliance; Lifting of Sanctions Means More Trade, Investment in Iran; Bernie Sanders Faces Uphill Climb for SC Black Votes. Aired 5-6p ET
• American Prisoners Exchanged For Four Iranian Prisoners; U.S., E.U. Lift Economic Sanctions Against Iran. Aired 4-5p ET
• Four American Rleeased by Iran Following Lengthy Negotiations; American Journalist Found Dead in Belize; Trump-Cruz Feud Continues. Aired 3-4p ET
• Iran Releases Five Americans Detained in Iran; Nuclear Deal with Iran Pending Implementation; U.S. Prisoner Swap with Iran Examined; Charges Against Bill Cosby for Sexual Assault May Be Dropped. Aired 2-3p ET
• Iran Releases Five American Prisoners; Alleged Al Qaeda Attackers Siege Hotel in West Africa; E-Mail Surfaces That May Derail Case against Bill Cosby. Aired 1-2p ET
• U.S. Confirms Iran Frees Four Prisoners In Swap; Iran Releases Fifth American, Separate From Deal. Aired 12-1p ET
• Iran Frees Four U.S. Prisoners in Swap. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Iranian News Media Reports Pending Released of Americans Detained in Iran; Nuclear Deal with Iran to be Implemented; U.S. Possibly Swapping Iranian Prisoners in U.S. for Release of Americans Held in Iran. Aired 10-11a ET


January 15, 2016
• Latest GOP Debate in South Carolina; Trump Fires at Cruz; New Poll Shows Clinton's Lead Shrinking; Shanghai Exchange Lost More Than 3.5 Percent Today; New Ebola Case in Sierra Leone; Health Crisis in Flint, Michigan; California Lottery Hoax?. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump/Cruz Take on Birther Issue at Debate; Fact Checking Candidate Claims in Debate; Controversy over New "Charlie Hebdo" Cartoon; Trump Goes After Cruz on Citizenship at Debate; Debate Moderators Ask Cruz about New York Values; Teacher Investigated in Deadly Alpine Avalanche; Former Comedian Sworn In as Guatemalan President; Actor Alan Rickman Dies. Aired 2-3a ET
• Republican Presidential Candidates Face-to-Face in South Carolina; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Indonesian Attack; Defense Secretary: Navigational Error Caused U.S. Sailors to Enter Iranian Waters. Aired 1-2a ET
• Koreas Meet for Second Time to Discuss Winter Olympics; Trump Criticizes Democrats on DACA; Officials Blame Human Error for Missile Alert; People Flee Renewed Fighting Near Idlib; Pope in South America; Chinese Oil Tanker Sinks in South China Sea. Aired 12-1a ET
• Ten American sailors briefly detained after baring into Iranian waters; Tennessee couple who won part of that massive Powerball jackpot did a live national TV interview before claiming the prize; Minnesota Vikings Blair Walsh received an empathy letter from first graders after he missed the shot; Former GOP presidential candidate Lindsey Graham throws his support behind Jeb Bush and takes a swipe at Marco Rubio. 3:30-4p ET
• Michigan Water Investigation; Sean Penn's Life in Danger?; Debate Winners and Losers. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• Debate Coach Grades GOP Candidates' Performance at Debate; Cruz Former Debate Teammate/Classmate Talks Debate; More Information on U.S. Sailors Captured by Iran. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Dow Tumbles; Trump and Cruz at War; Sean Penn on Accusations; Rotting Detroit Classrooms. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Rents Iowa Theater for "Benghazi" Movie; New Videos Show Officer Killing Black Teen; "The Person who Changed my Life". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Dow Plunges More Than 300 Points from the Open; Trump and Cruz Trade Punches During GOP Debate; Lindsey Graham Endorses Jeb Bush; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• RNC Member Rallies Against Trump; Dow Drops at Open; "The Nation" Backs Sanders for President; New Videos Show Officer Killing Black Teen; Couple Claims to Hold Winning Powerball Ticket. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump and Cruz Trade Punches During GOP Debate; El Chapo Situation Update. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 14, 2016
• Ten U.S. Sailors Freed from Iranian Detention; Jakarta Terror Attacks Detailed; Stocks Down in Europe; Three Winning Lottery Tickets. Aired 3-4a ET
• 4 Suspects Killed in Attack on Indonesian Capitol; Suspects Killed in Attack in Jakarta, Indonesia; Video Shows U.S. Sailor Apologizing to Iran. Aired 2-3a ET
• Jakarta Business District Rocked by Multiple Blasts; Attack on Indonesian Capitol; Asian Markets Slide Further into Negative Territory; 4 Jakarta Suspects Shot. Aired 1-2a ET
• Terror Attacks in Jakarta; . Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Chicago police officer had his gun drawn following Chapman; 35- year-old Ashley Olsen's boyfriend discovered her dead in her apartment; Nominees for the 88th Academy awards are out; Ten prisoners from Yemen were transferred this morning to temporary accommodations in Oman; 3:30-4p ET
• Terror in Indonesia; FBI Investigates Philadelphia Shooting; Republicans Set to Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Court Orders Chicago to Release Another Teen Shooting Video; Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan, Creating Health Crisis; 3 Winning Powerball Tickets Sold in California, Florida, Tennessee. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Republican Race; Trump-Cruz Rivalry; Jakarta Attack; El Chapo Texts. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Details on How U.S. Sailors Got Off Course; New Poll Shows Clinton Lead Narrowing in Iowa; Remembering Alan Rickman; "Sunshine Superman" Profiles BASE Jumping; Powerball Blitz. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump, Cruz Escalate War of Words; Bombs, Three Tickets Split Record Powerball Jackpot; Gunfight Rock Jakarta in Brazen Attack; New Details About Freed Sailors; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Stock Market Check; El Chapo Capture; El Chapo's Flirty Relationship; Powerball Host Sam Arlen Speaks Out; Italian Police: Breakthrough in Death of American Citizen; Oscar Nominations Are In. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Three Tickets Split Record Powerball Jackpot; New Attack on Ted Cruz Ahead of Debate; British Actor Alan Rickman Dies At 69; Bombs and Gunfight Rock Jakarta In Brazen Attack; Obama To Hold Town Hall In Baton Rouge This Morning; New Poll Shows Clinton's Lead Narrowing In Iowa; New York Students Killed In Bus Crash. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 13, 2016
• Iran Calling for Apology from U.S. After Two Military Boats Entered Iranian Waters; 10 Americans in Iranian Custody; Bombing in Pakistan Kills 14; SC Governor Nikki Haley Delivers GOP Response to SOTU; NFL Agrees to Move Rams Back to Los Angeles; Mexican Authorities Investigate Circumstances of El Chapo's Interview with Sean Penn. Aired 3-4a ET
• 10 American Sailors Held by Iran's Revolutionary Guard; Obama's SOTU Address, Nikki Haley's Response; Obama Talks "Moon Shot to Cure Cancer," Talks Presidential Candidates in SOTU; Turkey P.M. Says ISIS Responsible for Attack; Brent Oil Price Plummets; Iran Demands Apology from U.S.; South Korea Fires Warning Shots at North Korea; Security Agencies Focus on New Jihadi John; NFL's Rams Moving Back to L.A.; U.S. Caught in Powerball Fever. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Obama Delivers Last State of the Union; Iran to Return Detained U.S. Sailors; Rams Returning to Los Angeles; Turkey Blasted by Suicide Bombing Killing at least 10; Inside El Chapo's Hideout; China's Richest Man Buys Hollywood Studio; Iran to Release 10 American Sailors; Aide Workers Describe Heartbreaking Scene in Madaya, Syria; ISIS Relying on Child Soldiers; Price of Oil Plummets. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Turkish PM Says Suicide Bomber Was ISIS Member; Aid Delivered to Madaya; NFL Give Rams Green Light to Move Back to LA; Battle Waged in Iraq for the Children. Aired 12-1a ET
• Steven Avery hired a new lawyer and filed a new appeal in his case; New calls for an investigation into a Chicago city police detention center; Joby Ogwyn, the father of base jumping exclusive interview; 3:30-4p ET
• Republican Party Division; President Obama Targets Cancer Cure; Controversy Over Detained Sailors; Nikki Haley Remarks to Press. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• National Guard Responds to Water Crisis in Flint; Obama References TV Shows During SOTU; New Jersey Restaurant Staff Mistakenly Thought They Won Powerball; Killed Vet's Facebook Post Goes Viral. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Iranian Capture of Sailors; Iowa Polls; Nikki Haley's Speech; El Chapo Security. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Haley Takes on Trump in GOP Response; St. Louis Rams to Move to Los Angeles; New Video Out of Sailors Detained by Iran. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Iran Releases 10 U.S. Sailors; President Obama Deliver Last State of the Union Address; Latest Polls Shows Ted Cruz Leads in Iowa; Clinton Responds to Biden's View on Democratic Race; Obama Swipes at Trump in Final Address. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Presidential Race; Cruz Fights Back; Haley's Response; Flint, Michigan, Residents Seek Clean Drinking Water; Powerball Jackpot Hits $1.5 Billion Tonight. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Iran Releases 10 U.S. Sailors; President Obama Delivers State of the Union Address; Polls Show Tightening Race for Democrats; Clinton: Feel About Good Organization in Iowa. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 12, 2016
• New Details and Video of El Chapo's Capture; U.N. Official: Starving Syrian Civilians Must Be Evacuated; Is Clinton More Electable Than Sanders?; Rand Paul Will Not Participate in Undercard Debate; Obama Preparing for Final State of the Union Address; North Korea Says It's Arrested an American Citizen; Explosion in Central Istanbul, Turkey. Aired 3-4a ET
• Video Released of el Chapo Capture; U.N. Aid Packages Delivered to Madaya, Syria; Rising Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in Germany; ISIS Making New Threats to Bomb the U.S.; David Bowie's Hometown Reacts to His Death; Joe Biden Talks About Son, Beau Biden; North Korea Detainee Asks U.S. to Rescue Him. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump and Cruz Battle for the Lead in Iowa; Clinton and Sanders Neck and Neck in Iowa; new Details About Capture of "El Chapo"; Sean Penn's Interview Raises Legal Questions; Three NFL Teams Vying to Move to L.A.; China's Wanda Group Buys Hollywood Film Studio; Joe Biden Talks Presidential Race; L.A. Deals with Natural Gas Leak; David Bowie's Hometown Reacts to His Death. Aired 1-2a ET
• Controversy over El Chapao Arrest and Interview with Sean Penn; Rand Paul Will Not Participate in GOP Undercard Debate; Remembering David Bowie; Playboy mansion on Sale. Aired 12-1a ET
• Jeb Bush Super-PAC Attacks Marco Rubio; Thousands Starving In Madaya; President Obama's Final State Of The Union Address Tonight; Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Engaged To Jerry Hall. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Ted Cruz Responds to Trump Attacks; Joe Biden Speaks Out; President Obama Set to Deliver State of the Union Address. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Obama's SOTU to Address Gun Violence Epidemic; Are Trump, Cruz Good for the Republican Party; ISIS Suicide Bomber in Istanbul Kills Germans. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Political Polls; El Chapo Arrest; San Bernardino Widow Attends Speech. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Obama Gearing up for Key Address Tonight; Obama Teams Up with Social Media Tonight; Sister of Alleged "New Jihadi John" Talks; Terror Attack in Istanbul. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 9 in Turkey; Joe Biden Speaking Out About Son Beau; Donald Trump Predicts Record Turnout for Trump- Hillary Faceoff; New Images Show Sean Penn Landing in Mexico; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• White House Unveils Speech Preview; Oil Prices Drop; Family of U.K. Terror Suspect Speaks Out; Alabama Wins Fourth College Football National Championship; Terror Attack in Istanbul. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• : Bernie Sanders Closes in on Hillary Clinton for Early Votes; Joe Biden Weighs in on Presidential Race; Paul: I'm Skipping the Next GOP Debate; Turkey: Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 9; Mexico: Penn "Essential" to Drug Lord's Arrest. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 11, 2016
• Iran-Saudi Conflict Examined; Israeli Manhunt for Gunman Detailed; Donald Trump Campaign Updated; A Look at Midwest Flooding. Aired 4-5a ET
• El Chapo Agrees to an Interview with Sean Penn; David Bowie Dies of Cancer. Aired 3-4a ET
• Mexican Actress Linked to Penn-Guzman Interview; Could Sean Penn Face Legal Problems for Meeting el Chapo; Grim Start to Trading Week After Last Week's Chaos In Chinese Markets; CNN Talks to 2 Western Detainees Held in North Korea; Legendary British Singer David Bowie Dies. Aired 2-3a ET
• Mexico Wants to Ask Actors about El Chapo's Meeting; Red Carpet Golden Globes; Asia Pacific Markets Start Week With Another Drop; North Korea Gives Access to Detainees; Mexican Actress Linked to Penn- Guzman Interview; Students Return to Garissa University; Golden Globes Kick Off Awards Season. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Seeks Extradition of El Chapo; North Korean Prisoners Interviewed; Florence, Italy, Police Treating Death of American Artist as a Homicide. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Latest Poll Data for Iowa and New Hampshire; Philadelphia Police Warned of Further Attacks; David Bowie Has Died; Playboy Mansion for Sale for $200 Million. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Presidential Race Heats Up; David Bowie Dies; Affluenza Mom in Court. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• U.S. Targets ISIS Cash; New Video of New York Rape Suspects; Tonya Couch Set to Appear Before Judge; Is Your Food Making You Sick. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Presidential Race; Ted Cruz's Birth Place; Democratic Race Neck and Neck; Video of El Chapo Raid; El Chapo Interview. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Video Released of ""El Chapo" Raid"; Stand Against Hate. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump, Cruz Escalate War of Words; Bombs, Three Tickets Split Record Powerball Jackpot; Gunfight Rock Jakarta in Brazen Attack; New Details About Freed Sailors; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Market Open; Obama's State of the Union; Mexican Officials Want to Question Actress; American Artist Found Dead in Italy; Officer Goodman Trial Delayed; Wild NFL Weekend. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• David Bowie Dies After 18-Month Cancer Battle; Sean Penn Faces Heat for Meeting with Fugitive;Latest from the Campaign Trail. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 10, 2016
• Paris Honors Attack Victims; El Chapo Fights Extradition; U.S. Bomber Flies over South Korea; Trump Ramps Up Cruz "Birther" Rhetoric; Warming Lakes Toxic to Marine Life; "Charlie Hebdo" Attack One Year Later; Saudi-Iran Tensions Rise; Filmmaker Captures Plight of Refugees; Internet Dog Pants Debate. Aired 5-6a ET
• El Chapo to be Extradited to the U.S.; U.S. Show of Force Over North Korea; Protests in Germany Over NYE Assaults; Paris Remembers Charlie Hebdo Victims; Death in Syria; GCC Condemns Iranian Attack on Saudi Embassy; Report: World Warming at Alarming Rate; Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Ted Cruz; Powerball Fever. Aired 4-5a ET
• Sean Penn Secretly Met with "El Chapo"; Trump Hammers Away at Cruz's Citizenship; Government Creates New Task Force Against Online Terrorism; Guns in America; Obama's Last State of the Union; Slain Reporter's Boyfriend on Obama's Town Hall. Aired 7-8p ET
• Sean Penn Secretly Met with "El Chapo"; Trump: Cruz Could Get Sued If He's the Nominee; Clinton, Sanders Trade Blows Over Gun Control; American Woman Found Dead in Italy; Dow Plunges Thousand Plus Points in the New Year; Interview with Tim Armstrong; Desperation in Famine-Hit Syrian City. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Continues to Question Cruz's Eligibility; President Obama to Deliver Final State of the Union; Sean Penn interviews El Chapo for "Rolling Stone"; American Woman's Death in Italy Triggering Murder Investigation; Interview with Michael Fineman's father. Aired 5-6p ET
• Sean Penn's Meeting with El Chapo Inadvertently Helped In His Capture. Aired 4-5p ET
• American Woman Found Murdered in Italy; Mexican Authorities Now Want To Question Actor Sean Penn Over El Chapo Guzman; Tuesday Night President Barack Obama Gives Final State of the Union Address; U.S. Appears to be Sending a Warning to North Korea; New Poll Shows Donald Trump Trailing Senator Ted Cruz. Aired 3-4p ET
• Sean Penn Interviewed Drug Lord Before His Recapture; New Poll: Clinton-Sanders Neck-And-Neck In Iowa; Ceremonies Remember Charlie Hebdo Victims. Aired 2:30-3p ET


January 09, 2016
• El Chapo Recaptured; Philadelphia Police Suspect Ambusher of Terrorist Ties; Muslim Woman Ejected from Trump Rally; Obama Faces Gun Control Critics in Town Hall; Stories from Clinton-Blair Tapes; Protests in Cologne after Mob Sex Attack; Madaya Residents Face Starvation; Inside North Korea's New Science Facility; China Denounces North Korean Nuclear Test; Western Australia Fights Massive Fire; Designer Sues George Lucas and Wins. Aired 5-6 ET
• Mexico Returns El Chapo to Prison; Muslim Woman Escorted from Trump South Carolina Rally; Examining Life in North Korea; Egyptian Hotel Scene of Terror Attack on Westerners; Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting Regarding Saudi Strikke Hitting Iranian Embassy in Yemen. Aired 4-5a ET
• El Chapo Recaptured; Venezuela and Hugo Chavez; Shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Detailed; Latest from the Campaign Trail. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• El Chapo Back Behind Bars; South Korea Responds To Pyonyang's H-Bomb Claims; Muslim Woman Ordered To Leave Donald Trump Rally After Staging Silent Protest. Aired 2-3a ET
• El Chapo Recaptured; Investigation into Shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer; North Koreans Celebrate Nuclear Detonation. Aired Midnight-12:30a ET
• Mexico: "El Chapo" Will Be Extradited to U.S.; Philly Cop Shooter Claims ISIS Allegiance; Trump Goes After Cruz at Rally in Iowa; Gary Keillor Retiring; Powerball Craze. Aired 7-8p ET
• Philly Cop Shooter Claims ISIS Allegiance; Mexico Announces "El Chapo" Will Be Extradited; Attorneys: Chicago Cops Tried to Intimidate Witnesses; Do Chicago Police Need More Oversight; Trump, Bush Rallies While Christie/Rubio Battle Continues; AOL CEO: Content Has "Expanded Dramatically; Powerball Jackpot Reaches $900 Million. Aired 5-6p ET
• El Chapo Recaptured; Protests in Germany Over New Year's Eve Assaults; Powerball Craze; Will Obama's Gun Moves Face a Legal Challenge?; Billionaire Glenn Hutchins: A Lesson in Economics. Aired 4-5p ET
• Edward Archer Confesses To Ambushing And Shooting Philadelphia Police Officer; El Chapo Recaptured; Muslim Woman Ejected From Trump Rally After Staging Silent Protest; Trump Using Bill Clinton's Infidelities To Combat Hillary; State Of Emergency Declared For Thousands Living in Michigan. Aired 3-4p ET
• El Chapo Behind Bars; Germans Protest Over Sex Assaults Allegedly by Refugees; Muslim Woman Kicked of Trump Rally; Philadelphia Police Ambushed by Gunman; White House Seeks Silicon Valley Help to Silence ISIS Online; Trump Ad Highlights Bill Clinton's Past Infidelity; Powerball Jackpot Hits Record $900 Million. Aired 1- 2p ET
• Thousands Protest After Wave Of Sex Attacks; Drug Lord Back In Prison After Dramatic Arrest; "Chilling" Video Shows Moment Philly Cop Shot; Two Refugees Charged With Supporting ISIS; Muslim Woman Removed From Trump Rally After Staging Silent Protest; Presidential Hopefuls Campaign Hard In Iowa Pre-Caucuses; Explosive New Details About Death Of Laquan McDonald Included in Thousands Of Emails; Did President Obama Change Any Minds At CNN Town Hall Meeting? Aired 12-1p ET


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