Information gathered by a renewed investigation into actress Natalie Wood's 1981 drowning death has persuaded the Los Angeles coroner to remove "accidental" from her death certificate, a detective said.
Half way to a popular waterfall at Yosemite National Park, the 15 members of a Southern California family decided to take a break from the trail at a footbridge that crosses the boulder-strewn Merced River.
Hike up The Mist Trail and beyond to the top of Nevada Fall and experience the wonders of Yosemite National Park
The south Florida lifeguard fired for leaving his post so he could save a swimmer outside his coverage zone said Thursday he has been offered his job back.
John Zarrella reports a lifeguard fired for ignoring protocol to rescue a swimmer says he has been offered his job back.
Police have concluded the probe of Whitney Houston's death and have released the 911 call made by hotel security.
The police investigation of Whitney Houston's death is "officially closed" with the conclusion that her death was an accidental drowning, the Beverly Hills Police Department said Wednesday.
Doctors treating Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children in a bathtub in 2001, will ask that she be allowed to leave her mental hospital for two hours each week to attend church, her attorney said Thursday.
Anderson Cooper talks to Jim Moret and Sam Kashner about the mystery surrounding Natalie Wood's death investigation.
A boat captain says he, Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken concocted a story about the night Natalie Wood died.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office is reopening its investigation into the death of movie star Natalie Wood, who drowned in 1981 while boating off Catalina Island near the California coast, authorities said Thursday.
Emergency officials report at least 43 people in 12 states have died as a result of Hurricane Irene.
iReporting Irene
updated: Mon Aug 29 2011 17:52:00
CNN iReporters track Hurricane Irene from the Mid-Atlantic into New England.
Emergency officials report at least 27 people in nine states have died as a result of Hurricane Irene.
Motorist, two children drown as Pittsburgh flash flood pins their minivan against a tree.
A mother and two children drowned inside a car Friday after floodwater washed their vehicle away, a Pittsburgh city official said.
"There is no other logical conclusion," says Discovery network's Dr. G., who clashed with the defense
Casey Anthony lied - but didn't kill her daughter, a lawyer says at the start of the murder trial
The final autopsy report on a San Diego State exchange student whose body was pulled from a Madrid river last March indicates an accidental drowning death with no signs of external violence, a Spanish court official said on Tuesday.
At least 80 African migrants were feared drowned Monday after their boats capsized off the coast of Yemen, authorities there reported.
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Nov. 29. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer.
Harmon Parker is using his masonry skills to save lives. Since 1997, he has built 45 footbridges over Kenya's perilous rivers, protecting people from flash floods and predatory animals. The bridges also connect isolated communities with valuable resources.
Ex-NBA star Dikembe Mutombo introduces Harmon Parker, who builds bridges so people can cross perilous rivers in Kenya.
At least 10 people were killed in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic as creeks and rivers swollen by days of heavy rains burst their banks, destroying buildings, dams and bridges, officials said.
As temperatures soared Monday, the cool water of Shreveport, Louisiana's, Red River lured a group of family and friends to its banks.
A Texas man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in the Saturday drownings of four children who were in his car when it veered into a Houston bayou, police said Sunday.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- I'm in Florida for spring training, doing a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Three days ago I picked up a newspaper and read about the tragic drowning accident down here involving the four football players. The following morning (Tuesday), I was driving when IT popped into my head -- a story idea.
A man who faked his drowning death nearly 20 years ago off a Florida beach was found out by North Carolina police who stopped him for a traffic violation, authorities said Thursday.
Police say a man who disappeared 20 years ago may have faked his death. WESH's Claire Metz reports.
Pirates on a seized Saudi-owned oil supertanker are delaying release of the ship despite receiving a ransom because of a fatal drowning accident that killed four of their colleagues, a journalist who spoke with one of the pirates told CNN.
The man who faked his drowning death in a $500,000 fraud has appealed against his sentence, UK news agencies have reported.
A husband and wife are sentenced to jail for faking the man's death. ITN's Emma Murphy reports.
Gustav weakens to a tropical storm, but still dumps torrential rains on Haiti
Tropical Storm Gustav left 22 dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic before it pulled away from the countries Wednesday, officials said.
Three swimmers drowned and three were missing Saturday in two days of treacherous ocean currents at Long Island and New York City beaches
Free swimming lessons for minorities aim to reduce the risk of drowning as Judy Fortin reports in this Health Minute.
Marquez Benson, 9, sits patiently on the edge of the indoor pool at the Boys and Girls Club near downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
CNN's Randi Kaye investigates the drowning deaths of 40 college students. Were they victims of the 'smiley face' killers?
At the age of 21, Christopher Jenkins appeared to have everything going for him. The University of Minnesota senior was good-looking, had a near perfect grade-point average and had a future in business.
The death of Kathleen Savio, Drew Peterson's third wife, has been ruled a homicide. CNN's Nancy Grace reports.
The family of a missing Illinois woman has an "eerie feeling of dread" after a ruling that her husband's previous wife was a victim of homicide, a spokeswoman said.
Forecasters say that approximately 40 tornadoes swept through Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Wisconsin since Monday.
The witness at the heart of Andrea Yates' successful appeal for drowning her five children said in a statement released Friday that he simply made an honest mistake -- one he tried to clear up before the Texas mother's trial ended.
Authorities looking into the case of a missing woman are exhuming the body of her husband's last wife.
The disappearance of a suburban Chicago police sergeant's wife is now being treated as a potential homicide, and her husband is a suspect, authorities said Friday.
CNN's John Roberts talks to the aunt of an Illinois woman reported missing late last month.
Police are using tracking dogs, airplanes, infrared sensors and volunteers on foot Tuesday to look for a young mother who disappeared nine days ago, leaving her 4- and 2-year-old children behind.
Hurricane Henriette threatened Mexico's mainland Wednesday, while the weakening remnants of Hurricane Felix dumped heavy rain over Central America
Mexico gets storm's 1-2 punch
The remnants of Hurricane Dean dumped heavy rain across central Mexico on Thursday, drenching mudslide-prone mountains as it pushed inland after slamming into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm and killing four people.
Massive Hurricane Dean roared through the open waters of the western Caribbean on Saturday, prompting the National Hurricane Center to call it an "extremely dangerous" storm as it hovered precariously close to Category 5 intensity.
Personal tragedy set Kate Braestrup on her path to ministry.
When Melina Slotnick was 6 years old, she nearly drowned.
It's never going to happen to you, right?
At least 50 deaths have been reported already this year in whitewater sports on the nation's rivers, according to a nonprofit organization's Web site.
A jury on Wednesday found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity of drowning her five children in a bathtub five years ago.
A 6-year-old Cuban boy drowned Thursday after a smuggler's boat carrying him and 30 other people capsized as a U.S. Coast Guard vessel attempted to intercept it south of Florida, the Coast Guard said.
Trapped inside the darkened, stifling hot attic of her flooded home in New Orleans with her two teenage daughters, Debbie Este watched her own mother die as they waited for help she thought would never come.
As 30 revelers enjoyed a pool party, 7-year-old Paolo Ayala sank to his death. At least two hours passed before anyone noticed his absence, and a cloudy pool meant two days would elapse before anyone would see his body at the bottom of the pool.
Flash floods in Texas have killed six people, including two toddlers, and one child is still missing after weekend storms passed through the state.
Flags were flying at half-staff and classical music was being played on television as Kosovo marked a day of mourning for the 28 people who died in last week's violence.
Thousands of fresh NATO troops were taking up positions across Kosovo in an effort to avoid a repeat of attacks that left 28 people dead and 600 wounded.