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Anderson Cooper jilted at the aisle in 'SNL' wedding

By Alan Duke-CNN
 CNN anchor Anderson Cooper played the groom in a surreal wedding scene send-off for Bill Hader's Stefon character on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live."

Kicks and hits highlight the 2013 Billboard Music Awards

By Lisa Respers France-CNN
   At least one performer fell hard for Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards. Not sure what that means? Well, check out the top five moments from Sunday night's 2013 Billboard Music Awards:

Inside a Bangladesh garment factory that plays by the rules

By Leone Lakhani and Saeed Ahmed-CNN
   The rat-a-tat of a hundred green sewing machines. The hypnotic hum of spools spinning brightly colored threads. The hiss of a thousand clothing irons.

North Korea fires more projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South says

By Jethro Mullen and Yoonjung Seo-CNN
   North Korea on Monday fired more projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korean officials said, urging Pyongyang to refrain from "tension-creating acts."

Teen featured in viral video dies

By Amanda Enayati-CNN Contributor
 Zach Sobiech, 18, passed away this morning, surrounded by family and loved ones.

More bad weather expected after tornadoes wallop several states, killing 2

By By Nick Valencia. Catherine E. Shoichet and Holly Yan-CNN
Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday.

FBI mourns loss of agents in hostage rescue training

By CNN Staff
The FBI is mourning the deaths of two special agents killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Merger Monday on Wall Street

By Ben Rooney-CNN Money
A pair of corporate mergers failed to boost the broader market Monday as investors await comments from Federal Reserve officials later in the week.

Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1; record damage

By Dana Ford - CNN
At least one person was killed and around a dozen injured Sunday when a string of tornadoes tore through four states, ripping roofs off homes, downing power lines and tossing trees like matchsticks.

Winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ...

By AnneClaire Stapleton-CNN
The million-dollar questions have been answered. What are the Powerball numbers, and have any winning tickets been sold?