(CNN) -- Four groups that advocate for immigrant rights said Thursday they will challenge Arizona's new immigration law, which allows police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S. residency.

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arizona and the National Immigration Law Center held a news conference Thursday in Phoenix to announce the legal challenge.

"The Arizona community can be assured that a vigorous and sophisticated legal challenge will be mounted, in advance of SB1070's implementation, seeking to prevent this unconstitutional and discriminatory law from ever taking effect," said Thomas A. Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, known as MALDEF.

"This law will only make the rampant racial profiling of Latinos that is already going on in Arizona much worse," said Alessandra Soler Meetze, executive director of the ACLU of Arizona. "If this law were implemented, citizens would effectively have to carry 'their papers' at all times to avoid arrest. It is a low point in modern America when a state law requires police to demand documents from people on the street."

Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the law last week. It goes into effect 90 days after the close of the legislative session, which has not been determined.

Brewer and others who support the law say it does not involve racial profiling or any other illegal acts.

"Racial profiling is illegal," Brewer said after signing the bill Friday. "It is illegal in America, and it's certainly illegal in Arizona."

The National Coalition Of Latino Clergy & Christian Leaders said Sunday it also planned legal action.

"Our churches and pastors in Arizona are outraged about the significant threat this anti-immigrant law will have in the lives of Arizona's Latinos," said the Rev. Miguel Rivera, the group's chairman.

"This policy violates the rights of American citizens, particularly the fast-growing Latino population of Arizona, by eliminating the basic right of due process, which we are certain that the courts will agree," Rivera said.

The law requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there is reason to suspect they're in the United States illegally. The measure makes it a state crime to live or travel through Arizona illegally.

It also targets those who hire illegal immigrant day laborers or knowingly transport them.

In addition to signing the law, Brewer also issued an executive order that requires training for local officers on how to implement the law without engaging in racial profiling or discrimination.

"This training will include what does and does not constitute reasonable suspicion that a person is not legally present in the United States," she said.

Some officials in Arizona have expressed their displeasure with the measure. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon said Thursday that he is "very disappointed."

He said he is concerned that calls to boycott Arizona businesses and tourism will harm the state.

"I'm very incredulous that our state leaders -- our so-called leaders -- have allowed our state to be split when we're suffering economic hardships," Gordon told CNN.

Other critics say the bill is unconstitutional and will trample residents' civil rights.

"Quite simply, this law is a civil rights disaster and an insult to American values," said Mary Bauer, legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center. "No one in our country should be required to produce their 'papers' or demand to prove their innocence. What kind of country are we becoming?"

But a national Republican leader said Thursday that Arizona is just filling a void left by the federal government.

"I think the people of Arizona have a right to pass their laws under the 10th Amendment," House Minority Leader John Boehner said. "I think it is clearly a result of the federal government's failure to secure our border and to enforce our laws."

Gordon said the real solution is comprehensive immigration reform that would allow more immigrants to legally enter the United States.

"This law doesn't

Question: How many groups were there?

Question: Which law are the groups challenging?

Question: 4 groups announce what in Phoenix?

Question: Which groups announced the challenge?

Question: did they say law encourages racial profiling?

Question: what did the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund object?

Answer: Four

Answer: new immigration

Answer: new immigration law,

Answer: The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arizona and the National Immigration Law Center

Answer: of Latinos that is already going on in Arizona much worse," said Alessandra Soler Meetze,

Answer: new immigration law,

Summary:
NEW: 4 groups announce legal challenge in Phoenix .
American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Arizona, National Immigration Law Center slam law .
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund also objects to it .
They say law encourages racial profiling, but supporters say it doesn't involve any illegal acts .


(CNN) -- Four members of Florida A&M University's fabled Marching 100 band have been arrested on hazing charges, a spokeswoman for the Tallahassee college said Friday.

The charges are unrelated to the November hazing death of drum major Robert Champion.

FAMU police arrested three of the students Thursday night; the fourth turned himself in Friday morning, said Sharon Saunders, the FAMU spokeswoman.

The students -- Hakeem Birch, Brandon Benson, Anthony Mingo and Denise Bailey -- were charged with hazing five Marching 100 band members who wanted to join a group in the clarinet section known as the "Clones."

The five told police they were made to line up according to height at the start of each meeting. Then they were punched, slapped and paddled, according to the arrest warrant.

One of the students, who quit the pledging process after the first meeting, took a digital photo of the bruising on her body.

The initiation meetings, which began last September, took place at the home of Birch and Benson, the warrant said.

Champion's death prompted FAMU's board of trustees to approve a three-part plan to tackle the issue of hazing on campus. The plan includes an independent blue-ribbon panel of experts to investigate.

Trustee Belinda Reed Shannon told board members the panel would take a "forward-looking" approach at hazing on campus, and would not conflict with any current investigations into the Marching 100 band.

Champion, 26, collapsed in Orlando on a bus carrying members of the band after a November football game that included a halftime performance by the group.

Christopher Chestnut, a lawyer for Champion's family, has charged that Champion died after receiving "some dramatic blows, perhaps (having an) elevated heart rate" tied to "a hazing ritual" that took place on the bus.

Some band members have said Champion died after taking part in a rite of passage called "crossing Bus C." One member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explained that students "walk from the front of the bus to the back of the bus backward while the bus is full of other band members, and you get beaten until you get to the back."

No one has been charged in Champion's death; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Orange County Sheriff's Office are investigating the case.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement also launched a separate investigation into band employees, who were allegedly engaged in financial fraud.

The medical examiner's office has said Champion "collapsed and died within an hour of a hazing incident during which he suffered multiple blunt trauma blows to his body."

An autopsy conducted after his death found "extensive contusions of his chest, arms, shoulder and back," as well as "evidence of crushing of areas of subcutaneous fat," which is the fatty tissue directly under a person's skin.

An attorney for the band's director, on paid administrative leave since shortly after Champion's death, said his client issued letters of suspension and withheld scholarships "of all students whose names were provided to him once the incident was reported."

Julian White also informed campus police, attorney Chuck Hobbs said in a written statement.

"Dr. White applauds the efforts of law enforcement to arrest individuals that he suspended for hazing and hopes that they are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," according to the statement. "Dr. White has been the leading anti-hazing advocate on the FAMU campus for years and his legal team continues to call upon President James Ammons to fully reinstate him to his position since the original reason for termination -- failure to report hazing -- is clearly unfounded by the record evidence."

White originally had been suspended with termination scheduled for December 22, but he was subsequently placed on leave until completion of the investigation into Champion's death.

CNN's Vivian Kuo contributed to this report.

Question: what is not  not related to the November hazing death of Robert Champion

Question: What is not related to the arrest?

Question: How many students were charged?

Question: What are the four students charged with?

Question: The college is looking into how to address what problem?

Question: what was the four students are charged for

Answer: five Marching 100 band members who wanted to join a group in the clarinet section known as the "Clones."

Answer: unrelated to the November hazing death of drum major Robert Champion.

Answer: Four

Answer: hazing

Answer: hazing on campus.

Answer: hazing five Marching 100 band members who wanted to join a group in the clarinet section known as the "Clones."

Summary:
NEW: The band director's attorney again calls for reinstatement .
The arrests are not related to the November hazing death of Robert Champion .
They four students are charged with hazing those who wanted to join a clarinet group .
The college is looking into how best to address hazing problems .


(CNN) -- Four minor boys are facing felony assault charges after a 13-year-old boy accused them of sexually assaulting him in the locker room of a Tampa, Florida, middle school, authorities said Friday. The alleged victim told school officials he was assaulted with a broomstick and hockey stick at Walker Middle School, in southern Tampa, on April 30, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Linda Cobbe with Hillsborough County Schools said police were contacted Wednesday afternoon after the boy reported the incident. The four teenagers, 14 and 15 years old, were arrested at school Wednesday and charged with sexual assault and false imprisonment, the sheriff's office said. The victim said two boys held him down on the ground while the other two sexually assaulted him, the sheriff's office said. The alleged victim had been "continually picked on and harassed by the suspects" before the incident, the sheriff's office said in a news release. All four suspects have been suspended from school, Cobbe said. On Thursday, the school's principal, Kathleen Hoffman, contacted students' parents through a recorded message, telling them the four would not be allowed to return to school "unless their legal issues are resolved." Cobbe said the 13-year-old is back in classes at the school. CNN's John Couwels contributed to this report.

Question: Who said he was assualted?

Question: what age is the boy

Question: who was suspended from school

Question: What are the ages of the teens?

Question: Where do the teens face charges?

Question: Where was the 13-year-old boy assaulted?

Question: Who has been suspended?

Question: who faces felony charges

Question: All four suspects have been what?

Answer: a 13-year-old boy

Answer: 13-year-old

Answer: All four suspects

Answer: 14 and 15 years

Answer: Tampa, Florida,

Answer: in the locker room of a Tampa, Florida, middle school,

Answer: All four suspects

Answer: four teenagers, 14 and 15 years old,

Answer: suspended from school,

Summary:
Boy, 13, says he was sexually assaulted at middle school .
4 teens, age 14 and 15, face felony charges in Tampa, Florida .
All four suspects have been suspended from school .


(CNN) -- Four months after he was escorted in his pajamas onto a military plane and flown out of the country, ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya could return to power within days, analysts said Friday. Negotiators for Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti, the politician who was appointed president hours after Zelaya's June 28 removal, reached an agreement late Thursday to form a government of national reconciliation. The nation's congress, in consultation with the supreme court, must approve Zelaya's return to power. The reconciliation government would rule until a new president, to be chosen in November 29 elections, takes office in January. Micheletti announced the agreement in a televised speech to the nation Thursday night. Zelaya said Friday his return to the presidency is "imminent" and should occur within days. He has been staying at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, since secretly returning to the country September 21. "At this moment we are trying to reach a consensus so we can reconstruct democracy," he told CNN en Español on Friday. Although Zelaya's return to the presidency is not guaranteed in the eight-point pact, several analysts say they expect the congress will approve the measure. "If Micheletti came forward with a public announcement, the odds of this being approved by congress are pretty good. It's a done deal," said Kevin Casas-Zamora, a senior foreign policy fellow at the non-partisan Brookings Institution and a former vice president of Costa Rica. "It would be a horrible letdown if congress did not approve the agreement." Peter Hakim, president of the Inter-American Dialogue policy institute, also believes "they'll go ahead and vote for it." Said Larry Birns, director of the liberal Council on Hemispheric Affairs: "There seems to be no other way." The United States played a key role in the accord after weeks of stalemate. Thomas Shannon, assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, and two other high-level U.S. officials arrived Wednesday and met separately with Zelaya and Micheletti. An agreement appeared possible Thursday when Shannon announced at a news conference that the U.S. delegation would stay another day. A delegation from the Organization of American States had visited Honduras in early October but failed to obtain an agreement. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias had held consultations with both sides but did not get them to agree on a solution. The OAS, the United Nations, the European Union and the United States condemned the military-backed coup and demanded that Zelaya be reinstated. The United States and others imposed economic sanctions, which some analysts say have started to hurt Honduras. "The dark secret here is that the Honduran economy has been devastated," Birns said. "Huge numbers of Hondurans have crossed over into Mexico and are desperate for jobs." Crumbling economic conditions left Micheletti little choice, Birns said. "All along Micheletti was holding a diminishing deck," he said. "Not only the poor were being hurt. The cutoffs were hurting the nation's economic elite. So there was a very strong economic motive to reach a solution." There also was a strong political motive, Hakim said. "The candidates for president, the people looking forward, wanted to see the elections on November 29 as being legitimate," he said. Birns agreed that "the candidates wanted a resolution because of legitimacy." The United States and many other nations had said the elections would be considered illegitimate if held under Micheletti's rule. "By far, the most important thing right now is not whether Zelaya will be reinstated, but that the U.S. is going to recognize the elections," said Heather Berkman, a Latin America analyst with the Eurasia Group consulting firm. "The next president will be able to receive diplomatic recognition and much-needed access to international aid and financing, which will be crucial given the weakness of the economy and the fact that the government is running out of money," she said. Zelaya also appeared to have little choice but to accept the pact,

Question: Who could be reinstated?

Question: Did the negotiators reach a deal?

Question: Who is Manuel Zelaya replaced with?

Question: For whom do the negotiators work?

Question: Manuel Zelaya is the president of what country?

Answer: Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya

Answer: reached an agreement late Thursday to form a government of national reconciliation.

Answer: Roberto Micheletti,

Answer: Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti,

Answer: Honduran

Summary:
Negotiators for President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti reach deal .
Two sides to form a government of national reconciliation that could reinstate Zelaya .
Zelaya forced out of country in June 28 coup, replaced by legislative leader Micheletti .
Crisis stems from Zelaya's referendum plan that may have given president longer term .


(CNN) -- Four of O.J. Simpson's accomplices in the 2007 robbery at a Las Vegas hotel were given suspended sentences Tuesday by Nevada District Judge Jackie Glass.

District Court Judge Jackie Glass sentenced four O.J. Simpson codefendants to probation on Tuesday.

The four -- Charles Cashmore, Charles Erlich, Michael McClinton and Walter Alexander -- all turned on Simpson and cooperated in the case against him.

Simpson was sentenced last week to at least nine and as many as 33 years in prison in the case. Glass called him "arrogant" and "ignorant."

Before announcing the suspended sentences Tuesday, Glass said the actions of Cashmore, Erlich, McClinton and Alexander were "stupid but also criminal" when they accompanied the former football star to the Palace Station Hotel and Casino on September 13, 2007.

But she praised them for taking responsibility for their actions and for cooperating with the state's case against Simpson.

Should they violate the terms of their probation, the four could face prison time ranging from 12 months to 84 months, depending on the specific charges against them.

The four apologized to the state and the victims in the case before their sentences were read in court Tuesday.

Simpson, a former Heisman Trophy winner and record-setting NFL running back, had enlisted the help of Cashmore, Erlich, McClinton and Alexander, along with Clarence "C.J." Stewart, in an effort to get sports memorabilia items that Simpson claimed belong to him from dealers Bruce Fromong and Al Beardsley.

The six men confronted the dealers in a hotel room, brandishing weapons but not firing them.

Stewart received a sentence similar to Simpson's but will be eligible for parole in 7Â½ years.  Watch how Simpson's conviction came down Â»

Glass ordered Fromong removed from the courtroom Tuesday after he made a comment during the sentencing of McClinton, who admitted brandishing a gun in the hotel room.

Glass still has to decide restitution in the case a schedule a hearing on that for Friday morning.

The four men sentenced Tuesday walked meekly from the courtroom to report to law enforcement officials and get details on their probation.

On Friday, Simpson was led from the courtroom in shackles. He'll remain jailed while an appeal is pending.

Question: How long are the prison terms they could face?

Question: Who is in court?

Question: How many accompanied Simpson?

Question: Who accompanied Simpson and another man in robbery?

Question: Number of people that accompanied Simpson during robbery?

Question: What is going to be the sentence?

Question: What did they rob?

Question: Names of the four accomplices of OJ Simpson?

Question: What is the judge still deciding in the case?

Question: What must the judge in the case decide?

Question: What must the judge still decide?

Question: Who all is in court?

Answer: 12 months to 84 months,

Answer: Charles Cashmore, Charles Erlich, Michael McClinton and Walter Alexander

Answer: Four

Answer: Charles Cashmore, Charles Erlich, Michael McClinton

Answer: Four

Answer: suspended

Answer: Las Vegas hotel

Answer: Charles Cashmore, Charles Erlich, Michael McClinton and Walter Alexander

Answer: restitution

Answer: restitution

Answer: restitution

Answer: Charles Cashmore, Charles Erlich, Michael McClinton

Summary:
Charles Cashmore, Charles Erlich, Michael McClinton, Walter Alexander in court .
Four accompanied Simpson, another man in robbery of memorabilia dealers .
If they violate probation, four face prison terms of 12 months to 84 months .
Judge must still decide restitution in case .


(CNN) -- Four people died and another three were missing Monday after two avalanches in the Swiss Alps, Bern police said. The avalanches occurred at 11:30 a.m. (5:30 a.m. ET) and about noon Sunday in the Diemtigen Valley, 34 miles (55 km) south of Bern, said Thomas Jauch, a spokesman for police in Bern County. In the first incident an avalanche buried one person who was with a party of eight cross-country skiers, Jauch said. A nearby party of 25 skiers joined in the search and a physician, who was a member of a ski rescue team, was dropped into the area by one of two helicopters called in to help. As they were searching for the missing skier, a second avalanche buried 10 to 12 of them, Jauch said. Nine were found alive, one was dead, he said. Three of the survivors died later in hospital, he added. The doctor was among the dead, he said. It was not clear whether the original skier who was buried was among the survivors. "It was not a high-risk day; not a high-risk situation," Jauch said. Search efforts were suspended Monday because of the weather in the mountains. "There could be another avalanche," the police spokesman said.

Question: How many people were buried alive in the first avalanche?

Question: Where did the avalanches occur on Sunday?

Question: How many were buried in the second avalanche?

Question: When did the event happen?

Question: What happened to the party?

Question: How many were buried?

Answer: one person

Answer: Swiss Alps,

Answer: 10 to 12

Answer: at 11:30 a.m. (5:30 a.m. ET)

Answer: avalanche buried one person

Answer: one

Summary:
Avalanches occurred Sunday in the Diemtigen Valley, 34 miles (55 km) south of Bern .
In first incident an avalanche buried one person who was with a party of eight cross-country skiers .
Second avalanche hit as rescuers searched for victims, burying 10 to 12 of them .


(CNN) -- Four people, including a 12-year-old, died when an Amtrak train hit their car in Hardeeville, South Carolina, an official said Tuesday. The accident occurred Monday night near the South Carolina-Georgia state line, not far from the intersection of South Carolina 46 and U.S. 17. "It appears that the vehicle tried to go around the gate arms ... to beat the train across the tracks," said Ted Felder, Hardeeville's interim city manager. The Jasper County, South Carolina, coroner has not released the names of the dead. The car became wedged onto the front of the southbound train, which pushed it for a mile down the track, Felder said. The Hardeeville Fire Department  received a call shortly before 9 p.m. ET Monday, but teams from various agencies reportedly were unable to detach the car until about midnight. Felder said no one on the train was injured, and once the car was detached, a bus took passengers to the Amtrak station in Savannah, Georgia. The train was en route from Charleston, South Carolina, to Savannah when the crash occurred.

Question:
Who were killed?
How many were killed?
Were any passengers injured?
What hit the car?
Where did this happen?
Where was the car hit?
Where did the train crash?
How many were killed in the car?

Answer: Four

Answer: people,

Answer: no one

Answer: Amtrak train

Answer: Hardeeville,

Answer: in Hardeeville,

Answer: South Carolina,

Answer: people,

Summary:
Amtrak train hits car near South Carolina-Georgia state line .
Car apparently tried to beat train across tracks, official says .
Four killed in car, including 12-year-old .
No train passengers injured, official says .


(CNN) -- Four police officers fatally shot in a Washington coffee shop last month were "the best of who we can be," Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire told thousands of people gathered at the officers' memorial service on Tuesday.

Nearly 20,000 people -- mostly police officers from across the United States and Canada -- attended the service in the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, CNN affiliate KIRO reported.

"Sgt. Mark Renninger [and] officers Tina Griswold, Ron Owens and Greg Richards were the best of who we can be: Dedicated leaders and citizens who cared for their community," Gregoire said at the service.

The Lakewood police officers -- Renninger, 39; Griswold, 40; Owens, 37; and Richards, 42 -- were fatally shot November 29 in a coffee shop near Lakewood by an Arkansas parolee with a lengthy criminal history, police said.

The suspect, Maurice Clemmons, 37, was shot dead by a Seattle, Washington, police officer two days later after a manhunt that stretched across the Seattle and Tacoma areas.

Before the service Tuesday, a procession of thousands of police vehicles went from McChord Air Force Base to the Tacoma Dome, taking several hours to complete, KIRO reported. In the dome, colleagues and relatives took to the podium to recall the fallen officers, each of whom had children.

KIRO: Local coverage of memorial

Renninger was recalled as a dedicated SWAT member who loved NASCAR. Owens and Griswold were remembered for their love of motorcycle rides, and Richards for jamming with a band.

"If these officers were here this afternoon, to an officer they would tell you, 'On November 29, I was doing my duty.' And there is no higher calling than to do one's duty, and they served well," Lakewood Mayor Doug Richardson said.

Five people, including a man who identified himself as Clemmons' half-brother and neighbor, have been charged on suspicion of helping Clemmons elude police after the shooting, according to court documents.

Question:
When were the officers fatally shot?
How many people attended?
What was held in Tacoma?
Officers were fatally shot where?
What did the mayor say?
Memorial will be held where?

Answer: last month

Answer: Nearly 20,000

Answer: service

Answer: in a coffee shop near Lakewood

Answer: "If these officers were here this afternoon, to an officer they would tell you, 'On November 29, I was doing my duty.' And there is no higher calling than to do one's duty, and they served well,"

Answer: Tacoma Dome

Summary:
Memorial for four Lakewood, Washington, police officers held in Tacoma .
Nearly 20,000 people -- many of them police officers -- attend, KIRO reports .
Slain officers would say, "I was doing my duty," mayor says .
Officers fatally shot in coffee shop on November 29 .


(CNN) -- Four survivors of the US Airways Flight 1549 that went down in the Hudson River appeared on "Larry King Live" Thursday to discuss a recording of the pilot calmly telling an air traffic controller the plane would ditch. Carl Bazarian, clockwise from left, Vince Spera, Alberto Panero and Brad Wentzell appeared on "Larry King Live." "We're gonna be in the Hudson," pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger radioed on January 15, about three and a half minutes after the Airbus A320 took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration released the recording on Thursday, a day after the National Transportation Safety Board said both the plane's engines contained the remains of birds. Larry King: Carl, what goes through you when you hear the recording, especially the calmness? Carl Bazarian, survivor: You know, to me -- my son played it for me this morning. I found it incredibly stressful and sobering that we were so close to death. And that's the bad side. And I'm really not keen on hearing it too many more times. But on the other side, it's exhilarating. Again, we were blessed with the best feat in aviation, with the best pilot and co-pilot. That's all I can say. King: Vince, what goes through your mind? Vince Spera, survivor: Larry, the entire conversation that you hear going back and forth is just indicative of how the entire cabin was. It was calm, controlled, but tense. That's really what that conversation started to sound like to me.  Listen to pilot's communication with flight controller » King: Alberto? Alberto Panero, survivor: It's filling in pieces to the puzzle. While everything was going on in the plane, we didn't have much information of what was going on actually. So hearing this now kind of fits into the puzzle, where we see where I was at the point when everything was happening in the plane. King: Brad? Brad Wentzell, survivor: It's an amazing thing to hear, not only from our perspective, when we were basically going for a ride, but to hear from the man who -- just him and the Good Lord had our lives in his hand. King: How do you feel, Carl -- you'll see the whole crew with us Tuesday night -- when you hear the captain talk? Bazarian: First thing, he's very honest about it. But I don't know how -- we all had disbelief. It was all surreal. How then he was so energized to exhibit the highest professionalism. I think it's an incredible aviation feat. And my fellow friends, they will comment. But how did he get that composure?  Watch survivors react to hearing the tape » We were all panicky. Not panicky, I think Vince is right. We were kind of cool, but concerned, overly concerned. How did he regain himself and do what he did? I don't know how he did it. King: Vince, were there a lot of moments, Vince, when you thought you bought it? Spera: Actually, no. There was never a point in time when I thought I was going to die. Obviously, I think the way the people in the cabin behaved contributed to my feeling that way. It was just a lot of control. We felt like the pilot was in control. Obviously, it all worked out. At no point did I feel like I was going to die. I'm very happy to hear the captain truly didn't feel that way either. King: Alberto, how about when it hit the water? Did you think you were going to go under? Panero: No. I think as soon as we hit the water, we realized that the worst was over and the most important thing was to get out as soon as possible, making sure that the doors got open quickly and that everybody stayed calm and tried to exit as calmly

Question: What pilot dealt with an emergency?

Question: How many survivors reacted to the recording?

Question: What was the pilot doing on the recording?

Question: How many survived Flight 1549?

Question: What did the survivors of Flight 1549 listen to?

Question: At least, how many survived the crash of Flight 1549?

Question: What flight crashed?

Answer: Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger

Answer: Four

Answer: calmly telling an air traffic controller the plane would ditch.

Answer: Four

Answer: a recording of the pilot calmly telling an air traffic controller the plane would ditch.

Answer: Four

Answer: 1549

Summary:
Four survivors of Flight 1549 react to recording of pilot dealing with emergency .
"I'm really not keen on hearing it too many more times," one survivor says .
"How did [the pilot] get that composure?" another survivor asks .


(CNN) -- Four suspects are sought in connection with the shooting death over the weekend of a Houston, Texas, doctor, Austin County authorities said Monday. Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzales was found shot to death at his ranch in rural Texas on Saturday, police say. Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez, 56, was chief of the critical care section at Houston's Methodist Hospital and "a pulmonary medicine leader," according to the hospital system's Web site. He was found dead Saturday when deputies responded to a 911 call of a burglary in progress shortly after noon, said Austin County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Paul Faircloth. The responding officer was met by vehicles leaving the location, Faircloth said, and a person in one vehicle fired on the officer. The officer and his car were not struck, and the officer did not return fire, Faircloth said. The officer was able to provide a detailed description of the vehicles, he said. At the home, which Faircloth said is in a rural, wooded and isolated area, officers found Gonzalez shot to death and another person wounded. The second victim was airlifted to an Austin, Texas, hospital.  Watch Dr. Gonzalez's son talk about his father » Gonzalez's wife and small child were found unharmed inside the home, Faircloth said. CNN affiliate KHOU identified the woman as Charleen Gonzalez, 29, and the couple's 2-year-old son, and reported the two hid in a closet. Authorities do not know whether the incident was a burglary or an intended home invasion, Faircloth said, and "we do not know if this is random or targeted." Several leads were being followed Monday morning, he said, and numerous agencies were involved in the investigation. The motive for the killing had not been determined on Monday. The slaying took place at Gonzalez's ranch outside Bellville, Texas, said Lisa Block, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Gonzalez, his wife and child arrived at the ranch about 11 a.m. Saturday, she said, and "the suspects were at the house when they arrived." Gonzalez's wife ran inside with the child and called 911, she said. Ranch worker Noel Galvan was the second victim, Block said. He was listed in critical condition, she said. Faircloth said earlier Monday five suspects were being sought, but later said police were seeking four. The vehicles seen leaving the home were a late '90s white Ford F-150 pickup, occupied by two Hispanic males, Faircloth said, and a red Honda or Acura with dark tinted windows sitting low to the ground, with one Hispanic male inside. The shots were fired from the white pickup, he said. Another vehicle mentioned earlier Monday was a two-toned silver and black Ford F-150 that had two Hispanic males inside. Faircloth said Monday afternoon that vehicle had been located and was not thought to be involved. However, police released a video of a gray Lexus on Monday, and would like to question its owners, Faircloth said. The drivers are believed to be an older couple. The car was seen before the officer encountered the white and red vehicles. "The manhunt continues on the ground," Faircloth said. The suspects are considered armed and dangerous, he said. Faircloth said he had no information on whether the home had surveillance equipment. Family members told KHOU that Gonzalez went to the ranch nearly every weekend. "It's deeply saddening for all of us," an older son of Gonzalez, Juan Mauricio Gonzalez, told KHOU. "We are a tight-knit family and he was just a perfect man, a perfect father and a great physician." The Methodist Hospital System said Gonzalez will be missed, "both as a friend and an outstanding clinician and researcher. Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family during this tragedy." "This man had nothing to do with anybody," Juan Gonzalez told KHOU. "He was a peaceful man. He was a wise man. He was just here to make people better and nothing else."

Question: Who was at the doctor's house?

Question: What did police find?

Question: Who was hiding in the closet when the police arrived?

Question: Who did the police find shot?

Question: What was the crime?

Question: What did police respond to?

Question: Who was shot to death?

Answer: Gonzalez's wife and small child

Answer: Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzales was found shot to death at his ranch in rural Texas

Answer: Charleen Gonzalez, 29, and the couple's 2-year-old son,

Answer: Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzales

Answer: burglary or an intended home invasion,

Answer: 911 call of a burglary in progress

Answer: Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzales

Summary:
Suspects were at doctor's house when he, wife and child arrived, police say .
Police responded to 911 call of burglary at rural home of Houston, Texas, doctor .
Police found Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez shot to death and a ranch worker badly injured .
Gonzalez's wife and toddler found unharmed; they reportedly hid in a closet .


(CNN) -- Four years ago, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kissed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the cheek before he was sworn in as Iran's new leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could be in for a rocky second term as Iranian president, analysts say. Song and prayer heralded a new start for Iran with the hard-line Tehran mayor, virtually unknown to the outside world in 2005. He promised to stamp out corruption and fight for justice. With time, the world came to know the Iranian leader with his signature beige jacket and combative -- often anti-Israeli -- rhetoric. Monday, Iran's supreme leader endorsed Ahmadinejad for a second term in office, but there was no hug or kiss this time around. Video from the event shows Ahmadinejad leaning toward Khamenei before the supreme leader raises his left hand to block him, leaving Ahmadinejad to gingerly kiss the cleric's robe. The awkward scene seemed to only bolster the tensions that have emerged in the once strong relationship. Under Iran's constitution, the incoming president must receive the supreme leader's approval before being sworn into office. Khamenei's endorsement is the first step in that process. On Wednesday, Ahmadinejad will take the oath of office before Parliament. But he will begin his second term in a deeply fractured Iran, one in which the conservative leader finds himself under assault from the legions of pro-democracy supporters and the nation's powerful clerical establishment. Given the unprecedented fissures in Iranian society, some longtime scholars and observers now doubt whether Ahmadinejad will finish his second term in office. Some question whether the clerical establishment will sacrifice him in order to save the Islamic republic. Ahmadinejad's main political problem is "legitimacy," said Alex Vatanka, senior Middle East analyst at IHS Jane's, a provider of defense and security information. "Can you operate for four years with huge questions over whether you are the rightful president?" Vatanka said. "I think that would undermine everything he does." Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of Iran's June 12 election, but thousands took to the streets in the aftermath to protest what they believed was a rigged vote. They chanted the name of Ahmadinejad's chief rival, reformist Mir Hossein Moussavi, the crowds a sea of green, the color of the opposition candidate's campaign. Since then, widespread demonstrations have plagued Iran's leaders, who have ordered security forces to crack down swiftly and violently. Iranians have been arrested and jailed, their treatment condemned by global human rights organizations such as Amnesty International. Khamenei stood by his president, but strains in the relationship have surfaced in recent days after Ahmadinejad refused at first to heed the supreme leader's orders to change a controversial vice-presidential pick. Iran's clerics have made it known they would like Ahmadinejad "to remain a powerful and popular president" and reminded Iran that the supreme leader's word is the last one in the Islamic Republic. On the eve of his inauguration, Ahmadinejad sought to downplay any rift. In a public address, he compared his relationship with Khamenei to that of a father and son. But Kazem Alamdari, lecturer in sociology at California State University, Northridge, said Ahmadinejad has alienated the clerics just as he has the reformists. Alamdari said Ahmadinejad risks losing conservative supporters who may feel that Iran's system has been placed in danger and that the situation has "created an atmosphere for external forces to attack Iran." If convinced the system is truly threatened, Khamenei could use his power to dismiss Ahmadinejad, Alamdari said. It wouldn't be the first time a supreme leader has made such a move. The Islamic Society of Engineers, a conservative group and ally of Ahmadinejad, in a statement warned that he could suffer the same fate as Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq. He lost the support of the clerics, consequently the people, and eventually was deposed in a 1953 CIA-backed coup. Iran's first president after the 1979 Islamic revolution, Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, was forced to flee the country after he stood against the clerics, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Question: Who is  Ahmadinejad?

Question: The leader must have the support of who to stay in office?

Question: What does the analyst say?

Question: Who protested the election result?

Question: Who is running for a second term as Iran president?

Question: What was  Ahmadinejad to be sworn in as?

Question: Who is slated to be sworn in?

Answer: Iran's new leader.

Answer: the incoming president

Answer: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could be in for a rocky second term as Iranian president,

Answer: thousands

Answer: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Answer: Iran's new leader.

Answer: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Summary:
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slated to be sworn in for second term as Iran president .
Supporters of opposition candidates have protested election result .
Ahmadinejad must have support of clerics to stay in office, analyst says .
Faltering economy has added to Ahmadinejad's troubles .


(CNN) -- Four years ago, if someone said "Robert Pattinson" or "Taylor Lautner" to you, nine out of 10 people would have shrugged their shoulders and said "Who?"

Now, they're pretty much among the most wanted and talked-about actors in Hollywood -- and it's all thanks to the whopping success of the "Twilight" franchise. And while the "Breaking Dawn" films will mark the end of that series, nearly everyone in the know has pegged "The Hunger Games" as the next "Twilight."

So, take note of these names: Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth -- the next young megastars who will face the gift and curse of instant Hollywood fame. As the two male leads in "Hunger," their careers will receive an instant injection of megawatt star power and credibility, they'll be remarkably wealthy and among the A-list ... but they'll also be scrutinized and trailed by the paparazzi and media everywhere they go.

That's the trade-off these days, where any form of success or notoriety means everything in your life is now fair game -- chum in the water for the media sharks. Most actors and Hollywood stars gradually work their way up the ladder, but with the cult teen followings of "Twilight" and "Hunger" -- and both series' decisions to go with less-than-well-known names as the leads (save for Jennifer Lawrence in "Games") -- the transition from working actor to on-the-cover-of-everything can be a tough one to swallow.

Thankfully for Hutcherson and Hemsworth, they have co-stars, girlfriends (Hemsworth has been dating Miley Cyrus on and off, and Hutcherson was linked to Vanessa Hudgens) friends and past co-workers who can help steer them through the blinding headlights of fame that are bearing down on them.

Their "Hunger" co-star Lawrence experienced the same instant rise last year when she was nominated for an Oscar for her turn in "Winter's Bone." She went from relatively unknown actress to hot-new during awards season and will surely serve as a fame coach for her male counterparts.

She recently opined on her methodology for avoiding the pitfalls of fame in a Washington Post interview, saying: "As long as you remember what you're here for -- you're here for the work, you're here to make a film. ... There seems to be some very bizarre habit where as soon as you become big and famous, you think that you don't have to work anymore. And it's just such a weird trend that I'm starting to see. But I run into grounded people all the time. Given, most of them are behind the camera. But I definitely by no means think I'm the only one."

So with that mindset, what can Josh and Liam do to stay (relatively) grounded once they become the next big things? Here's a good checklist.

1. Choose wisely: This should apply to every aspect of your life, from who you surround yourself with and who you date, to what movies you are thinking of tackling. All of the minutiae of your life is now in full view, and a certain portion of the media loves nothing more than to exploit every misstep. Take a look to your left or right the next time you're in a business meeting or out with friends and ask yourself: "Is this person here for me, or for their own benefit?"

2. Stay (somewhat) private: We've already discussed the nosy media, but now with Twitter and other social media, celebrities can live out every action, thought and event in real time for all of the world to see. Sure, it's a great promotional vehicle, but it's one more trap that is 100% avoidable. Don't want your Twitter account hacked where someone posts nasty things in your name? Well, don't have a Twitter account. If you keep access to yourself somewhat limited, when you do actually have something to say

Question: Who will see instant Hollywood fame after "The Hunger Games"?

Question: who will see instant Hollywood fame?

Question: who is hutcherson

Question: Any form of what means everything in your life is fair game?

Question: who was nominated for an Oscar?

Question: who experienced an instant rise to fame?

Answer: Liam Hemsworth

Answer: Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth

Answer: next young megastars

Answer: success or notoriety

Answer: Lawrence

Answer: "Taylor Lautner"

Summary:
Hutcherson and Hemsworth will see instant Hollywood fame after "The Hunger Games"
Lawrence experienced an instant rise to fame when she was nominated for an Oscar .
Any form of success or notoriety means everything in your life is fair game .


(CNN) -- Fourteen alleged members of the Gambino crime family have been indicted on charges including murder, racketeering, prostitution of minors and trying to locate and intimidate a sequestered jury, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Manhattan, New York, said Tuesday.

"Today, the Gambino family has lost one of its leaders, and many of its rising stars have now fallen," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said. "We will continue to work with our partners at the FBI to eradicate the mafia and to keep organized crime from victimizing the businesses and the people of this city."

Twelve people, including Daniel Marino, named by the U.S. attorney as the current boss of the Gambino crime family, were arrested Tuesday morning. One was arrested last week, and another was at large Tuesday afternoon, Bharara's office said.

Marino has been charged with murder in various cases, including the 1989 killing of Thomas Spinelli, a member of the family who testified before a federal grand jury about the mafia's members and activities.

The other defendants, who authorities say include some high-ranking members of the Gambino crime family, also have serious charges brought against them.

Onofrio Modica is charged with jury tampering, which stems from 1992, when then-boss John J. Gotti was on trial on federal racketeering and murder charges. According to the U.S. attorney, Modica and other members of the Gambino family tried to locate the anonymous, sequestered jurors sitting on the trial. Modica was able to penetrate security measures and locate the hotel where the jury was sequestered, but the plan was called off after Gotti decided that the jury would not convict him, authorities allege.

The U.S. attorney alleges several of the defendants also operated a prostitution business from 2008 to 2009, where young women and girls as young as 15 allegedly were recruited to be prostitutes and advertised on websites such as Craigslist. According to Bharara, the defendants drove the women to their appointments and kept approximately half the money paid to them. The women allegedly were made available for sex to gamblers at weekly high-stakes poker games that authorities say were run by the defendants.

Read how rare it is for women and children to be involved

A press release from Bharara's office detailed the other charges against the defendants, including extortion; assault; trafficking of narcotics, such as cocaine, OxyContin and marijuana; wire fraud, which includes the alleged defrauding of several high-end New York restaurants by inflating invoice costs; loansharking; and gambling.

"This case shows that it's still about making money illegally, by whatever means," FBI Special Agent-in-Charge George Venizelos said. "No crime seemed too depraved to be exploited if it was a money-maker, including the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old."

According to the U.S. attorney's office, the fourteen defendants are Marino, Modica, Thomas Orefice, Dominick DiFiore, Anthony Manzella, Michael Scotto, Michael Scarpaci, Thomas Scarpaci, David Eisler, Salvatore Borgia, Steve Maiurro, Keith Dellitalia, Suzanne Porcelli and Anthony Vecchione.

Maiurro remains at large. The 13 defendants all entered not guilty pleas on Tuesday, according to the U.S. attorney's office, and they are expected to appear Wednesday before a federal judge who has been appointed to the case.

Question: Who was arrested?

Question: What was the crime ?

Question: Who is the group's boss?

Question: What are some of the defendants accused of?

Question: what boss is arrested

Question: Who was the groups boss ?

Question: What was he charged with ?

Answer: alleged members of the Gambino crime family

Answer: murder, racketeering, prostitution of minors and trying to locate and intimidate a sequestered jury,

Answer: Daniel Marino,

Answer: murder, racketeering,

Answer: Daniel Marino,

Answer: Daniel Marino,

Answer: murder

Summary:
Boss of Gambino crime family, other members arrested, U.S. attorney says .
Daniel Marino, who U.S. attorney says is group's boss, charged with murder .
One of Marino's charges connected to '89 killing of man who testified about mafia .
Some defendants accused of operating prostitution business with girls as young as 15 .


(CNN) -- Fourteen people were missing after a cargo ship sank Monday in Egyptian waters, Red Sea Gov. Majdi Al Qubaisi told Egyptian television. Nine survivors and the bodies of two crew members aboard the Cypriot-flagged Ibn Battuta cargo ship were recovered in separate operations Monday, the Nile TV News Web site said. A rescue boat was headed out to retrieve a 10th survivor. The survivors were "on their way to the naval base, and preparations had been taken to carry out a medical check as soon as they arrive," the Web site said, citing an unnamed Egyptian official. The Ibn Battuta's crew members are of Indian, Pakistani, Bengali, Somali, Iraqi and Sudanese nationalities, Nile TV News said. The Ibn Battuta was carrying 6,500 tons of sand for use in the glass industry and was on its way from the Port of Abu Zenima in Egypt to the United Arab Emirates, the TV station reported. The ship had experienced bad weather in the Red Sea, with low visibility and high waves. The commercial ship Susan K retrieved the two bodies, while the survivors were rescued by the boat Sultan and an aircraft from an Egyptian Search and Rescue team, Nile TV News said. -- CNN's Caroline Faraj and Yousef Rafayah contributed to this report.

Question: Number of crew missing after ship capsizes?

Question: Amount of survivors recovered from Cypriot-flagged Ibn Battuta cargo ship?

Question: What would the sand have been used for?

Question: Where did the ship capsize?

Question: Where did the ship experience bad weather?

Question: What was the ship carrying?

Question: How many tons of sand was the ship carrying?

Question: What ship capsized?

Question: What was the death toll of the incident at sea?

Answer: Fourteen

Answer: Nine

Answer: in the glass industry

Answer: Egyptian waters,

Answer: Egyptian waters,

Answer: 6,500 tons of sand

Answer: 6,500

Answer: Ibn Battuta

Answer: two

Summary:
Reports: 14 crew missing after ship capsizes in Egyptian waters .
9 survivors, 2 bodies recovered from Cypriot-flagged Ibn Battuta cargo ship .
Vessel carrying 6,500 tons of sand for use in the glass industry .
The ship had experienced bad weather in the Red Sea .


(CNN) -- Fourteen thoroughbred horses dropped dead in a mysterious scene Sunday before a polo match near West Palm Beach, Florida, officials said. Teams are trying to figure out what happened at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Florida. State and local veterinary teams are trying to figure out what happened at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida, as team Lechuza Caracas prepared to compete in a U.S. Open match. Two horses initially collapsed, and as vets and team officials scrambled to revive them, five others became dizzy, said Tim O'Connor, spokesman for the polo club. "A total of seven died on our property," O'Connor told CNN. Seven other horses died en route to a Wellington horse farm and a veterinary hospital. The cause of the deaths has not been determined, and necropsies and blood tests were underway, he said. O'Connor said each team brings between 40 to 60 horses for matches, and they are continuously switched out throughout a match to keep the horses from overexerting themselves. A meeting will be held to determine whether Lechuza Caracas will compete at a later date, he said. "Everybody is kind of in shock and trying to figure out what happened," he said. "Nobody can recall an incident in which this many horses have died at once." CNN's Samira Simone contributed to this report.

Question:
What Polo club's comment?
How many horses died?
Where were the races held?
Where was the match set?
What was the reason that horses die?
How many horsed died?

Answer: "A total of seven died on our property,"

Answer: seven

Answer: International Polo Club Palm Beach in Florida.

Answer: West Palm Beach, Florida,

Answer: has not been determined,

Answer: Fourteen

Summary:
14 thoroughbred horses drop dead unexpectedly before a polo match .
Match set at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida .
Cause of deaths not determined; necropsies and blood tests are underway .
Polo club spokesman: "Everybody is kind of in shock"


(CNN) -- Fourteen times in nine years, Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer Domeij had left his family behind and headed out on deployment as an Army Ranger, taking part in hundreds of combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, all before his 30th birthday.

His most recent tour turned out to be his last.

The veteran soldier's death rattled his commanders, as well as those in his native San Diego. His former football coach, Jeff Carpenter, remembered Domeij as diligent, funny, passionate and team-oriented.

"I told my classes that I was incredibly sad to begin with and incredibly angry," said Carpenter, who besides being an assistant coach the past 18 years is also a social sciences teacher at Rancho Bernardo High School. "Just the fact that it happened to someone like him -- it's hard."

Domeij, 1st Lt. Ashley White and Pvt. 1st Class Christopher Horns all died Saturday in Kandahar province when an improvised explosive device blew up near their assault force, according to a U.S. Army Special Operations Command news release.

The trio's death is far from unprecedented: According to CNN's count, based on U.S. military reports, there have been 1,811 U.S. troops killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan that began in October 2001.

Each person, each death, is unique. In Domeij's case, that translates to a man whom his unit commander described as "irreplaceable" -- on the battlefield and in life.

"He was one of those men who known by all as much for his humor, enthusiasm and loyal friendship as he was for his unparalleled skill and bravery under fire," said Lt. Col. David Hodne, head of the 75th Ranger Regiment's 2nd battalion. "This was a Ranger you wanted at your side when the chips were down."

Domeij distinguished himself as a person as much as he did as a player while in high school, his former coach recalled.

"He was just a great kid," Carpenter said, describing his great sense of humor and engaging personality. "And we knew, as coaches, that no matter what, this was a kid who was going to play hard and (all) out."

Carpenter said he wasn't surprised when Domeij told him he was going to enlist. "It made all the sense in the world," the coach said, given Domeij's proven dedication to and ability to thrive as a member of a team.

So Domeij joined the Army in July, a few months after graduating high school and not long before the September 11 terrorist attacks. Nine months later, he became part of the Ranger regiment.

Domeij was based at that unit's headquarters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, where his role was as a joint terminal attack controller. The person in this position often advances into harm's way, directing allied combat aircraft on where and when to strike.

His regiment's commander, Col. Mark Odom, called Domeij "technically and tactically competent" as well as critically important.

"His ability to employ fire support platforms made him a game-changer on the battlefield -- an operator who, in real terms, had the value of an entire strike force on the battlefield," Odom said in the news release.

The military culture is very much ingrained in the Southern California culture in which Domeij grew up. Much of the Pacific fleet is based there at U.S. Naval Base San Diego. A large Marine base at Camp Pendleton is about 30 miles northwest of Rancho Bernardo High, with the famed Marine Corps Air Station Miramar about 11 miles south.

The parents of many of that high school's students -- whose enrollment was about 3,000 when Domeij attended -- are in the military, Carpenter notes. Yet while multiple students enlist each year, Domeij's death is the first his coach can recall since Rancho Bernardo opened in 1990.

Carpenter said he'd kept in touch with his former player since graduation, knowing full well that was in Special Operations and in harm's way. But he said neither

Question:
What did the coach say?
In which province was Doemij killed?
What has been hard on the community?
When did Domeij join the army?
Where was Domeij killed?
When did he join?
Where was he killed?

Answer: "I told my classes that I was incredibly sad to begin with and incredibly angry,"

Answer: Kandahar

Answer: Domeij's death

Answer: July,

Answer: Kandahar province

Answer: July,

Answer: Kandahar province

Summary:
NEW: Coach says Kristoffer Domeij's death has been hard on community .
Domeij was one of 3 killed days ago while on a mission in Kandahar province .
He joined the Army in 2001 and became a Ranger the next year .
His unit commander calls him "irreplacable" in combat and in life .


(CNN) -- France has awarded its highest decoration to veteran CNN correspondent Jim Bittermann. CNN's Jim Bittermann at the special ceremony in  Paris where he was made a chevalier. At a special ceremony presided over by the Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in Paris Tuesday, Bittermann was presented with the "chevalier" (knight) of the National Order of the Legion of Honor. Bittermann, CNN's senior European correspondent based in Paris, said: "For the past 30 years, I've been explaining France and the French to the rest of the world." During his career with CNN in Paris Bittermann has covered the death of Princess Diana, the last days of Yasser Arafat, the French triumph at the 1998 World Cup and the Concorde air disaster. He joined CNN from ABC News, where he was a Paris news correspondent from 1990-1996; before that Bittermann was a European correspondent for NBC News. He began his career in broadcast journalism in 1970 in Milwaukee. Founded in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte to recognize outstanding accomplishment, the chevalier is given annually to around 3,500 Frenchmen and women -- but few non-nationals. Of the 13 honorees this year from outside France, two are American. Previous non-French recipients include former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, fillm legends Charles Chaplin and Orson Welles and Norman Schwarzkopf, who led allied forces against Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf War. Apart from his work for CNN, in recent years Bittermann has been a featured speaker at journalism events such as the International Diplomacy Institute, as well as lecturing and moderating panels at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In 1999 Bittermann was appointed a professor at the American University of Paris, teaching courses broadcast news, writing and production and politics and media among others.

Question: what is the rank of chevalier

Question: What is the name of the journalist?

Question: Are any Americans set to be awarded the rank of chevalier this year?

Question: In what year did Bittermann join CNN?

Question: The rank was first awarded by who?

Question: Who is Jim Bittermann?

Question: Which year did he join CNN?

Answer: (knight)

Answer: Jim Bittermann.

Answer: two

Answer: 1990-1996;

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer: veteran CNN correspondent

Answer: 1970

Summary:
Only two Americans are set to be award the rank of chevalier this year .
Jim Bittermann, a journalist for nearly 40 years, joined CNN in 1996 .
First awarded by Napoleon Bonaparte to recognize outstanding accomplishment .


(CNN) -- France international footballer Patrice Evra is determined to follow up his complaint of racism against Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, according to his club manager.

Manchester United defender Evra accused his Liverpool opponent of racially abusing him during Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw, and the English Football Association said it would investigate after match referee Andre Marriner reported the incident.

Suarez denied the claims in a statement on his Facebook page, but United manager Alex Ferguson told reporters on Monday that Evra stands by his comments to French television channel Canal Plus.

"I spoke to Patrice today. He is adamant he wants to follow it on," Ferguson said ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Romanian minnows Otelul Galati.

"It is not an easy one for us. It is not something we would want to level against Liverpool, and it is not against Liverpool. Obviously Patrice feels very aggrieved at what was said to him. It rests in the hands of the FA now."

Ask Samuel Eto'o and Roberto Carlos your questions

United and Liverpool are bitter rivals, and Ferguson appealed to both sets of fans before the match at Anfield, asking them not to sing abusive chants about the clubs' respective tragedies in Munich and Hillsborough.

Eight of United's players were killed in the 1958 German air crash that claimed 23 lives, while 96 Liverpool supporters died during an FA Cup semifinal in 1989.

"Saturday was terrific. Both sets of fans were good," Ferguson said. "There was not any of that silly chanting we have had in previous years. Both sets of fans deserve praise for that."

United midfielder Ashley Young was racially abused by Bulgaria fans during England's Euro 2012 qualifier in Sofia in September, but Ferguson said there are no such problems in the Premier League.

"I am not aware of any instances in terms of British football," the 69-year-old Scot said.

"It doesn't happen in England. There are very few examples of that. Maybe this is what surprised Patrice Evra. He thought he was slighted on Saturday.

"We don't want to see it. It is as simple as that."

Ferguson said Evra would be in contention to play in Romania, with last season's Champions League finalists United seeking to kickstart a faltering European campaign after picking up just two points from two Group C matches.

"Yes, yes. There is no problem," he said, while confirming that England striker Wayne Rooney would play despite Sunday's top-of-the-table derby clash with Manchester City looming.

Rooney started on the bench against Liverpool following the news that he will be banned for all three of England's Euro 2012 finals group matches after his red card against Montenegro.

"When the initial news came through it was a definite blow for him. He didn't expect that. None of us did," Ferguson said.

In Tuesday's other Group C game, Swiss side Basel host Portugal's Benfica with both clubs on four points.

In Group B, Italy's Internazionale travel to French side Lille on the back of another domestic defeat at the weekend, while Turkey's Trabzonspor will seek to extend their lead at home to CSKA Moscow.

Group A leaders Bayern Munich visit Italy's Napoli in search of a third successive win, while Manchester City host Spain's Villarreal with both teams in search of a first victory.

Nine-time European champions Real Madrid will seek a third successive Group D victory at home to French side Lyon in the clubs' ninth meeting in six years.

Dutch club Ajax, whose fourth European title came in 1995, travel to Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb -- with neither team having won yet this season.

Question: Who is expected to play?

Question: Who will continue his complaint?

Question: where English FA is investigating after incidents in Liverpool-Manchester United game

Question: Patrice Evra will continue his complaint of what?

Question: Evra is expected to play in what league?

Question: Who is investigating?

Answer: Wayne Rooney

Answer: Patrice Evra

Answer: Football Association said it would investigate

Answer: racism

Answer: Champions

Answer: the English Football Association

Summary:
Patrice Evra will continue his complaint of racial abuse against Luis Suarez .
English FA is investigating after incidents in Liverpool-Manchester United game .
Liverpool striker Suarez has denied the claims by United defender Evra .
Evra is expected to play in United's Champions League trip to Romania on Tuesday .


(CNN) -- France's reputation as rugby's Jekyll and Hyde team was reaffirmed on Saturday as Marc Lievremont's inconsistent side bounced back from two defeats to eliminate England and reach the World Cup semifinals.

Les Bleus avenged their 2007 semi defeat by the English on home soil with a 19-12 victory in Auckland, setting up a last-four clash with Wales -- who went through after beating Celtic neighbors Ireland 22-10.

With the other half of the drawing pitting hosts New Zealand against Argentina, and world champions South Africa versus Australia -- both games are on Sunday -- there could potentially be a repeat of the inaugural 1987 final when the All Blacks beat France.

Coach Lievremont will be replaced by Philippe Saint-Andre after the tournament, but he has the chance to help France to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time.

His team lost to New Zealand and Tonga in the group stage, but roared to a 16-0 halftime lead at Eden Park as wing Vincent Clerc and fullback Maxime Medard crossed for tries, while Dimitri Yachvili kicked two penalties.

England, the 2003 champions, rallied with second-half tries to fullback Ben Foden and wing Mark Cueto but a drop-goal by Francois Trinh-Duc in between those scores kept France safely ahead.

"You can't give a good team like France 16 points of a start. We had chances in the second half but they deserved to win," said England manager Martin Johnson, a World Cup winner as a player eight years ago.

France captain Thierry Dusautoir was glad to put the nightmare of the shock Tonga defeat behind him.

"We didn't want to go out like this. We wanted to show how we can play rugby," he said.

"I think we did it well. It was a great start for us and we are going to enjoy this victory. Now we need to keep it up and focus on the next game."

The French will take on Wales at Eden Park next Saturday after Warren Gatland's team handed Ireland a first defeat of the tournament to reach the semifinals for the first time since 1987.

The Group D runners-up scored three tries to one in Wellington as Ireland failed to capitalize on a wealth of first-half possession and crashed out at the last-eight stage for the fifth successive time.

Veteran winger Shane Williams put Wales ahead with a third-minute try that young flyhalf Rhys Priestland converted for a 10-3 lead at the break. Ronan O'Gara kicked Ireland's only points with a 24th-minute penalty before Leigh Halfpenny replied in kind just before the half hour.

Ireland leveled five minutes after the interval as O'Gara converted a try by wing Keith Earls, but Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips dotted down in the 51st minute and center Jonathan Davies made it safe on 64.

"We spent a lot of time in that first half in their 22 and we only came up with three points in the half," Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll said.

"It hurts a bit when you're going in at halftime having the opportunities and knocking on the door, but not really getting any points out of the territory.

"We needed to deliver a performance similar to the one against Australia or the one against Italy last week. We didn't do that today, we knocked on way too much ball."

Gatland backed his young team to go further in the tournament.

"They have no baggage and there's no fear factor," Gatland said. "We are in New Zealand and not in the bubble of Wales and listening to any of the negativity that is sometimes generated back home.

"We've worked so hard in the last three, four months. We aren't ready to go home yet."

Question: Who suffered first defeat of the tournament in New Zealand?

Question: Where did the tournament take place?

Question: When did Les Bleus last lose to England?

Question: Who won the game 19-12 in the World Cup quarterfinals?

Question: What was the score in semifinal game of Wales-Ireland?

Question: What country defeated England in quarterfinals?

Answer: Ireland

Answer: New Zealand

Answer: 2007

Answer: Les Bleus

Answer: 22-10.

Answer: France's

Summary:
France end England's World Cup hopes with 19-12 win in quarterfinals .
Les Bleus avenged 2007 semifinal loss to England on home soil .
Victory sets up semifinal clash with Wales, who defeat Ireland 22-10 .
Group C winners suffered first defeat of the tournament in New Zealand .


(CNN) -- Frances Reid, best known for her decades-long portrayal of Alice Horton on the soap opera "Days of our Lives," died Wednesday at the age of 95.

Reid played the role of the martriarch since the long-running soap series' first episode in 1965, and made her last appearance in 2007.

Reid was nominated twice for Daytime Emmys, and in 2004 she was awarded a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award.

NBC said in a statement to CNN that the network "is deeply saddened by the passing of Frances Reid. She was a true icon of the daytime genre and while we mourn her passing, we also celebrate her long life and the tremendous talent she shared with her generations of fans. She will be sorely missed."

On Twitter, "Days" actress Alison Sweeney, who plays Sami, wrote, "I'm so sad to hear the news about Frances Reid. She was a truly talented actress and we are all lucky and proud to have known her."

Question: What did Reid win in 2004?

Question: What few years old actress Frances Reid died?

Question: When did Reid die?

Question: Who died Wednesday at the age of 95?

Question: What prize won in 2004?

Question: What roles were carried fame?

Question: What was she best known for?

Answer: Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Answer: 95.

Answer: Wednesday

Answer: Frances

Answer: Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Answer: Alice Horton

Answer: her decades-long portrayal of Alice Horton on

Summary:
Actress Frances Reid died Wednesday at the age of 95 .
She was best known for her decades-long role as Alice Horton on "Days of Our Lives"
Reid won a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement award in 2004 .


(CNN) -- Fred Berretta was aboard US Airways Flight 1549 bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, when he heard a loud bang and the plane shook. The New York Fire Department rescued passengers from the downed plane in the Hudson River. "We were still on ascent, and the engine blew out," he said. "The pilot turned around and made a line for the river." Passenger Alberto Panero said that immediately, he smelled smoke. "All of a sudden, the captain came on and said brace for a landing, and that's when we knew we were going down," he said. The Airbus A320, carrying Panero and more than 150 other passengers and crew, crash-landed in the Hudson River on Thursday after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York.  Watch Jeff Kolodjay describe the crash » A New Jersey State Police source told CNN the pilot radioed to air traffic controllers that he had experienced a bird strike and declared an emergency. "We knew there wasn't a lot of time because we were quite close to the ground, and it felt as though the descent was somewhat rapid," said Berretta, who said he was sitting in seat 16A.  Watch Berretta describe the landing » As the plane headed down toward the river, the cabin was mostly silent, he said. "After he told us prepare for impact, it was pretty evident we were not going to make the runway." At first, it felt like the plane was gliding, Berretta said, as if no engines were working. "People started praying, and there was a lot of silence, and the realization that we were going in was really hard to take in at that moment," he said. As the plane started to go down, some passengers shouted to those in exit rows to be prepared to quickly open the doors. Berretta spent that time contemplating the chances of surviving a water crash. "I think that [it] certainly went through my mind that this probably very much could be it," he said. Then the plane hit the water. Panero said the impact felt like a car crash. Some said that as the plane hit, there were extremely loud noises. "The plane was jockeying about, spinning a bit," Berretta said. "Then all of a sudden, it was 'Get out, get out now,' " Panero said. Jeff Kolodjay was sitting in seat 22A right next to the engine believed to have caused the plane to go down. "The plane started filling with water pretty quick," he said. "It was scary. There was a lady with her baby on my left-hand shoulder, and she was crawling over the seats." Upon impact, passengers left behind their coats and luggage. They grabbed life vests and seat cushions and headed toward the exits. "It seemed like it lasted an eternity," Berretta said. When the plane began to sink, some passengers began to panic, Panero said.  Watch Panero describe what he saw and heard » "But there was a couple of people who kind of took charge and just started yelling to calm down, just to get everybody out," he said. "Once people realized that we were going to be OK, everybody kind of calmed down and just tried to get out of the plane to safety." Passengers began to group themselves on the wings to stay out of the frigid water. When they were safely out of the plane, Berretta said, there was one more moment of fear. "Our raft was tethered to the plane, and we worried we might go down with the plane," he said. "But we were able to get a knife off a rescue boat and cut the tether." More than anything, passengers wanted to thank the crew. As Berretta exited the plane, he said that besides a few passengers remaining, the crew and pilot stayed behind to make sure everyone was out.

Question: What plane crash is being discussed?

Question: What did Jeff Kolodjay say?

Question: What were the passengers doing?

Question: What did the woman do?

Question: What did the woman with the baby try to do?

Question: In what body of water did the plane crash?

Question: What plane started filling with water?

Question: What did the pilot say to the passengers?

Question: What did the plane start to fill with?

Question: What did a woman with a baby attempt?

Answer: US Airways Flight 1549

Answer: "The plane started filling with water pretty quick,"

Answer: began to group themselves on the wings to stay out of the frigid water.

Answer: crawling over the seats."

Answer: crawling over the seats."

Answer: Hudson River.

Answer: US Airways Flight 1549

Answer: brace for a landing,

Answer: water

Answer: crawling over the seats."

Summary:
NEW: People were praying, telling exit row passengers to get ready to open doors .
Plane passengers say pilot told them to "brace for a landing"
Jeff Kolodjay: "The plane started filling with water pretty quick"
Woman with baby tried to climb over seats to get out .


(CNN) -- Freed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi thanked friends and family Tuesday for their support during her ordeal in an Iranian prison, and said she plans to spend the next few days relaxing. Roxana Saberi smiles ouside her home in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday. "I am, of course, very happy to be free and to be with my parents again," a smiling Saberi, 32, told reporters. Saberi, who was dressed in a black tunic and a blue headscarf, said she was only now learning of a global support campaign on her behalf. "I want to thank all the people all over the world, who, whether they knew me or not, helped me and my family during this period," she said. "I don't have any specific plans for the moment. I just want to be with my parents and my friends and to relax." Reza Saberi, her father, said they plan to leave Iran soon. Saberi was convicted last month on espionage charges in a one-day trial that was closed to the public. She was sentenced to eight years in prison after being accused of spying for the United States. A judge changed Saberi's sentence during an appeal hearing Monday. The court agreed with her lawyers that, because Iran is not at war with the United States, Saberi cannot be punished for cooperating with agents of a hostile nation, according to Saberi's spokesman, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi. Her sentence was changed to a two-year jail term, suspended for five years, Iran's state-run news agency IRNA reported. Saberi was detained in January after initially being accused of buying a bottle of wine and working as a journalist without proper accreditation, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, an advocacy group. She was soon charged with espionage. Saberi went on a hunger strike while imprisoned, but her father said she has since put on some weight.

Question: What did the father of Roxana Saberi say?

Question: Who was convicted last month on espionage charges ?

Question: What was Saberis sentence changed to?

Question: What was her sentence reduced to?

Question: What was her career?

Question: What was Saberi convicted for?

Question: What was changed to a two-year jail term, suspended for five years ?

Question: Which relative ofRoxana Saberi says they plan to leave Iran soon ?

Answer: they plan to leave Iran soon.

Answer: Saberi

Answer: a two-year jail term,

Answer: two-year jail term, suspended for five years,

Answer: journalist

Answer: espionage charges

Answer: Her sentence

Answer: her father,

Summary:
Father of Roxana Saberi says they plan to leave Iran soon .
Saberi, 33, was convicted last month on espionage charges .
Her sentence was changed to a two-year jail term, suspended for five years .
She has lived in Iran since 2003, reporting for international news organizations .


(CNN) -- Freezing temperatures plagued much of the nation Thursday after a major storm moved into Canada, but another storm that will dump more snow in the Sierra Nevada was brewing, forecasters said.

That storm, which is expected to start overnight, should last several days and eventually make its way eastward, like its predecessor, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said. The Sierras, straddling California and Nevada, received more than 3 feet of snow in the last few days.

Crews in El Dorado County, California, have been working around the clock this week to restore power to residents who have been left in the dark and cold since Sunday, according to CNN affiliate KXTV. That county, near Lake Tahoe, has received more than 30 inches of snow.

Elsewhere, more than 18 inches of snow had accumulated in parts of the Midwest by Thursday, and high winds made the snow difficult to clear.

Unusually low temperatures were in store for much of the nation into Friday, the National Weather Service said.

"Almost the entire Lower 48 is below normal as far as temperatures. In some cases, 20, 30 degrees," CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano said.

Freezing or below-freezing temperatures were recorded from Dallas, Texas, and Memphis, Tennessee, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois. The temperature in Detroit, Michigan, was 16; in Minneapolis it was minus 5; and in Chicago it was 1 degree.

Overnight temperatures were to dip to 17 in Denver, Colorado, and Kansas City, Missouri; 24 in Seattle, Washington; 31 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 32 in Las Vegas, Nevada; and 27 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lake-effect snow warnings and advisories were in effect for western Michigan and the state's Upper Peninsula, areas that border Lake Michigan, according to the National Weather Service. Lake-effect snow forms when a mass of cold air moves over a body of warmer water.

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Tens of thousands of people were left in the dark in southeast Michigan, with temperatures that plunged well below freezing, after high winds blew down power lines, according to CNN affiliate WXYZ TV.

Schools and government offices were closed in many cities.

In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Jeanne Knurr took advantage of having her two children -- Sierra, 12, and Austin, 15 -- home.

"We told them we were going to put them to work," she told CNN affiliate WLUK on Wednesday. "We told them before they went to bed that they were going to have to help mom shovel because she's going to be all alone."

They didn't seem to mind.

"Well, I think shoveling snow's actually better because afterward you actually get to make forts and stuff," Sierra said. "Sleeping in is a lot better."

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High winds made snow removal difficult.

Wind gusts reached 50 mph in Omaha, Nebraska; 58 mph in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and 60 mph in Toledo, Ohio. In Omaha, as soon as plows cleared the snow, the wind blew more in their paths, noted former resident and CNN meteorologist Chad Myers as he watched a video clip.

Several states reported storm-related deaths.

In Northumberland, New York, authorities said a freight train struck a snowplow Wednesday, killing a passenger in the plow, reported CNN affiliate WTEN.

In Yale, Iowa, an elderly man was discovered dead Wednesday outside his truck, said Bret Voorhees, spokesman for the state's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.

A 28-year-old woman was killed in Omaha on Tuesday night when a truck plowing snow in a parking lot backed into her, police spokesman Jacob Bettin said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

In northern Arizona, dozens of elk hunters were stranded this week by deep snow in the area's backwoods. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office said it has assisted or offered assistance to about 50 hunters Wednesday and Thursday, including some air evacuations.

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Question: How much snow has fallen?

Question: what do forecasters say

Question: What do forecasters say about U.S. temperatures?

Question: Where did the major storm move into?

Question: Where is another storm brewing?

Question: what amount of snow has fallen

Question: What is the amount of snow that has fallen in parts of the Midwest?

Question: where are the storms

Answer: 3 feet

Answer: another storm that will dump more snow in the Sierra Nevada was brewing,

Answer: Unusually low

Answer: Canada,

Answer: Sierra Nevada

Answer: 3 feet

Answer: 18 inches

Answer: Sierra Nevada

Summary:
Major storm moves into Canada, but another one brewing over Sierra Nevada .
More than 18 inches of snow have fallen in parts of the Midwest .
U.S. temperatures unusually low, forecasters say; several states report storm-related deaths .


(CNN) -- French Open champion Roger Federer dramatically withdrew from the Halle Open tournament on Tuesday saying he was "overwhelmed and exhausted" after his Paris triumph. Roger Federer quits the Halle Open saying he is  "overwhelmed and exhausted" after his Paris triumph. Federer beat Swede Robin Soderling in Sunday's Roland Garros final to complete his Grand Slam haul and equal the record 14 'major' wins by Pete Sampras. He traditionally uses the German follow-up event as his warm-up for Wimbledon which starts on June 22. "I sincerely apologise to the tournament organisers, my competitors, and my fans in Germany," Swiss world number two Federer said in a statement on his Web site. "I only hope they will understand that I still feel emotionally overwhelmed and exhausted by the incredible events of the past few days. "It is hard for me to admit, but I simply cannot imagine giving my best effort in another tournament right away and I don't want to risk injury if I am not 100 percent prepared. "I need to rest and recuperate, but I look forward to returning to Halle in 2010 to go for my sixth title." Serb Novak Djokovic, who scored a straight sets win over Italy's Simone Bolelli 7-5 6-2 in 84 minutes earlier in the day, has now been promoted to top seed. "For my first game here, I was pretty happy," said Djokovic, who faces France's Florent Serra in the second round. Djokovic is using the grass-court tournament to prepare for the next Grand Slam tournament -- and he hopes injury worry Rafael Nadal will be at Wimbledon to defend his crown. Nadal withdrew from the Queen's tournament this week with a knee injury and the Spaniard says he will travel to London next week before making a final decision. "I hope he makes it, it would be a shame for the tournament if the defending champion and world number one doesn't play through injury," said Djokovic. Earlier, third-seeded Fernando Verdasco suffered a first round exit when he was beaten by Germany's Philipp Petzschner 3-6 7-6 6-4. Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt tipped Federer to set a new Grand Slam record at Wimbledon after easing into the second round at Queen's. Australian Hewitt took just 44 minutes to sink Argentine Eduardo Schwank 6-1 6-0 and then turned his thoughts to Federer whose triumph in Paris saw him draw level with Pete Sampras on 14 Grand Slam wins. "It was an amazing achievement," said Hewitt. "His record speaks for itself. From what I saw of the match, he played his best tennis in the final. "There was a lot of pressure and expectation on him. He came out and played one of his best matches. I think coming to Wimbledon is probably his favorite tournament of the year, so he's going to be feeling pretty confident." He added: "Roger's going to be the one to beat. But Andy Murray has got a good chance, no doubt about that, both here and Wimbledon. He's number three in the world at the moment and plays extremely well on this surface." Britain's Murray, who is the top seed in the singles, and Hewitt won their opening doubles 3-6 6-3 12-10 on a match tie-break after dropping the first set to U.S. duo Rajeev Ram and Andy Roddick. Second-seeded Roddick began his challenge for a record fifth Queen's title with a comfortable 6-1 6-4 second round victory over Kristof Vliegen.

Question: Who is overwhelmed and exhausted?

Question: What was his reason?

Question: What did Federer use the German follow-up event as a warm-up for?

Question: Who withdrew from Halle Open?

Question: Who is the French Open champion?

Question: What is traditionally used as a German followup event?

Answer: Roger Federer

Answer: "overwhelmed and exhausted"

Answer: Wimbledon

Answer: Roger Federer

Answer: Roger Federer

Answer: his warm-up for Wimbledon

Summary:
French Open champion Roger Federer dramatically withdraws from Halle Open .
Swiss world No. 2 is "overwhelmed and exhausted" after his triumph in Paris .
Federer traditionally uses German follow-up event as warm-up for Wimbledon .


(CNN) -- French Prime Minister Francois Fillon unveiled further details Monday of a 26 billion-euro ($33 billion) business stimulus package which his government hopes can stall falling growth and prevent the country joining other major European economies in recession. Up to 1,000 projects will benefit from the package, which was first proposed by President Nicolas Sarkozy in December and approved by French lawmakers last week. Around 20 billion euros of the total amount will be spent over the next 12 months. Businesses will receive 11.4 billion euros while the same amount will be invested in public projects with social housing identified as a priority. The final 4 billion euros will be spent on improving France's transport, energy and postal service infrastructure. The package is expected to stimulate economic growth of around 1.3 percent, Fillon said. France has so far avoided the worst of the recession that has gripped many of its western European neighbors, including Germany and the UK. But unemployment rose by a further 45,000 in December after surging by 64,000 in November, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Monday, adding that she would be "very surprised" if France experienced positive growth in 2009. Speaking to CNN this weekend at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Lagarde, defended the case for public spending in the face of fears that stimulus packages amounted to storing up unmanageable debts for future generations. "When the house is on fire we don't look at what can be built, Lagarde said. "We need to kick start (the economy) and we need to restore confidence."

Question: What did PM Fillion hope to stimulate?

Question: Who is the French PM?

Question: What rose in December?

Question: Who hopes the package will stimulate the economy?

Question: How much will the government spend to bolster economy?

Question: Number that unemployment rose by in December?

Question: Amount the french government spent?

Question: By how much did unemployment rise in France in December?

Question: Who is the French finance minister?

Question: How much money was the French government spending to help their economy?

Question: What did the French government do?

Question: How much did unemployment rise by in December?

Answer: economic growth

Answer: Francois Fillon

Answer: unemployment

Answer: Prime Minister Francois Fillon

Answer: ($33 billion)

Answer: 45,000

Answer: 26 billion-euro

Answer: 45,000

Answer: Christine Lagarde

Answer: 26 billion-euro

Answer: unveiled further details Monday of a 26 billion-euro

Answer: 45,000

Summary:
French government to spend $33 billion in effort to bolster economy .
French PM Fillon hopes package will stimulate 1.3 percent in 2009 .
Unemployment rose by 45,000 in December, according to French finance minister .


(CNN) -- French fishermen suspended their blockade at three English Channel ports Thursday, allowing ferry traffic and freight to move through after two days of disruption, union leaders said. French fishing boats blockade the port of Boulogne. The French ports of Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne were open again after French unions met Thursday and agreed to stop the blockade. Union leaders have yet to agree on how the rest of their protest will develop, and whether the suspension will become permanent. The fishermen began their blockade of the three ports Tuesday to protest European Union fishing quotas, which they say threaten their livelihoods. The flotillas forced a halt to all cross-Channel traffic, including passenger ferries and freighters, stranding tourists on both sides of the waterway and causing a backlog of freight trucks. P&O, the largest ferry operator on the Channel, said it had resumed running normal services to Calais. "It is our hope that we'll be able to continue doing that throughout the day," spokeswoman Michelle Ulyatt said. LD Ferries, which operates services to Boulogne, said it had canceled four sailings Thursday as a result of the dispute. "We do not yet have any information on whether any of our services will be affected beyond 16th April," the company said in a statement. French fishermen held four hours of talks with Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Michel Barnier in Paris on Wednesday, the French news agency Agence France-Press reported. Barnier offered the local industry €4 million ($5.3 million) in aid, but refused to budge on the fishermen's key demand that the European Union increase fishing quotas, AFP reported. Both France and the European Union have ruled out any renegotiation, pointing out that French cod quotas have already been raised 30 percent since 2008, AFP said.

Question:
Where were the blockades lifted?
What did P&O say?
What are they protesting?
Who are protesting?
who will lift blockades?
What are fishermen protesting about?
Where have port blockades been lifted?
What did the blockades do?
What services were affected?

Answer: at three English Channel ports

Answer: it had resumed running normal services to Calais.

Answer: European Union fishing quotas,

Answer: French

Answer: French

Answer: European Union fishing quotas,

Answer: Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne

Answer: forced a halt to all cross-Channel traffic, including passenger ferries and freighters, stranding tourists on both sides of the waterway and causing a backlog of freight trucks.

Answer: passenger ferries and freighters,

Summary:
French fishermen lift port blockades at Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne .
Fishermen are protesting over European Union fishing quotas .
Blockades shut all cross-Channel traffic at the three ports .
Ferry operator P&O says it is resuming normal Dover-Calais services .


(CNN) -- French parachutist Michel Fournier vowed Tuesday to try again to launch a record-breaking skydive in August, hours after a "freak" accident over Canada aborted his second attempt to do so. Michel Fournier tests his equipment a few days before his attempt to break four world records. "I'm not about to give up," the 64-year-old adventurer said of his shot at setting a world record for the highest jump and fastest, longest free fall by a man riding a balloon. Tuesday's attempt was thwarted when an electrical charge broke the cable connecting the balloon to the gondola, causing it to slip away from his ground crew and rise into the Saskatchewan skies over North Battleford. "The question is, why was it electrically activated?" said Michel Chevalet, a balloon expert working on Fournier's technical team. He suggested that static electricity may have been to blame but that it had been an unforeseen possibility. "Unexpected freak accidents do happen," he said.  Watch report on Michel Fournier's failed free-fall quest » Fournier said the failure came as a blow. "It was like having a hammer over the head," he said.  Watch Fournier talk about trying again » The former paratrooper had hoped his "Big Jump" would start 40 kilometers (25 miles) above the Earth's surface. But his hopes dissipated over the Canadian prairie shortly after 5 a.m. (7 a.m. ET), when the balloon took off before his capsule could be attached. Still clad in his bright yellow pressure suit, a visibly frustrated Fournier waved away cameras after his balloon's abrupt departure. It drifted back to the ground about 40 km away. Fournier says he spent nearly 12.7 million euros ($20 million) on his quest, a risky endeavor that French authorities refused to allow him to attempt over France. Canadian authorities approved the mission over the town of North Battleford, in sparsely populated Saskatchewan. The town's mayor, Julian Sadlowski, said Monday's failure was "a disappointment." "I thought this was going to be the day that we saw history made in the Battlefords," he said. Balloon trouble also doomed Fournier's effort to break the record in 2003. Fournier holds the French record for the highest parachute jump at 12,000 meters (40,000 feet). He says his next chance is in August because that is when the jet stream will next be favorable. The "Big Jump" will collect data that will help astronauts and others survive at high altitudes, he says. Fournier estimated that Tuesday's failed effort cost him and his sponsors about 600,000 euros ($946,000).

Question:
What age is Michel Fournier?
What does Fournier do?
what was broken?
What is his nationality?
who will be jumping?
what record was attempted?
Will he try for the record again?
What was the free fall record?

Answer: 64-year-old

Answer: parachutist

Answer: the cable connecting the balloon to the gondola,

Answer: French

Answer: parachutist Michel Fournier

Answer: the highest jump and fastest, longest free fall by a man riding a balloon.

Answer: "I'm not about to give up,"

Answer: 12,000 meters (40,000 feet).

Summary:
NEW: Parachutist Michel Fournier promises to try record jump again .
Balloon escapes as French skydiver attempts free fall record .
Tuesday's attempt thwarted when an electrical charge broke important cable .