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Is your credit report accurate? Christine Romans on new FTC report
Christine Romans on the '60 Minutes' report that 40 million Americans have mistakes on their reports.
Manifesto gives insight into the mind of ex-cop Chris Dorner – Elizabeth Cohen reports
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen consults a psychiatrist to determine what we can glean on the mental state of ex-cop Chris Dorner.
READ MORE: Manhunt continues for ex-police officer wanted in 3 deaths
Manhunt continues for ex-LAPD cop suspected in three deaths – Casey Wian reports
CNN's Casey Wian on the latest in the search for Christopher Dorner, a fmr. officer who is suspected in three homicides.
Is this the face of Richard III? Erin McLaughlin gets a look at a reconstruction based on latest discovery
Leicester, England (CNN) - DNA tests have confirmed that human remains found buried beneath an English car park are those of the country's King Richard III.
British scientists announced Monday they are convinced "beyond reasonable doubt" that a skeleton found during an archaeological dig in Leicester, central England, last August is that of the former king, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
Mitochondrial DNA extracted from the bones was matched to Michael Ibsen, a Canadian cabinetmaker and direct descendant of Richard III's sister, Anne of York, and a second distant relative, who wishes to remain anonymous.
Now, scientists have created a full reconstruction of his head based on evidence found at the site. So what could Richard III look like?
This morning on "Early Start," Erin McLaughlin gets a look at a mock of what Richard III could have looked like, based on a recent skeletal discovery.
READ MORE: Body found under parking lot is King Richard III, scientists prove
Friend: Sniper Kyle was 'a guardian of Marines,' worked to help veterans with PTSD
On "Early Start" this morning, Pat Kilbane, co-writer & producer of SOFREP.com's "Inside The Team Room," on the legacy of sniper Chris Kyle, who was one of two men shot dead at a Texas gun range, allegedly at the hands of a fellow military veteran.
"When he was in Iraq, a lot of the work he did was called overwatch," Kilbane says. "As a sniper, he had the high ground, and he had a whole view of the battlefield so he could protect the Marines, who were moving below. I feel like a guardian is a good way to describe Chris. He was a guardian of the Marines, when he was deployed. And when he came home, he remained a guardian. He was very concerned about the way that veterans and service members were portrayed in the media. He felt like they need a fair shake."
"When we put people in a situation where they have to see and experience really horrible things, it's very difficult to know what part that had in their behavior. And I think too that Chris encouraged that we recognize the depth of sacrifice that going into combat represents, and that we have - that we give help at the other end of the agreement when they get out of the service that is commensurate with the depth of that sacrifice," he adds.
NewYorker.com's Socarides on death of fmr. NYC Mayor Koch: He was New York
Ed Koch, the brash former New York City mayor who typically greeted constituents with a "How'm I doin'?" died Friday at the age of 88, his spokesman said.
Koch died of congestive heart failure, spokesman George Arzt said. The former mayor felt very tired Thursday morning and was admitted to the intensive care unit, Artz said. Koch lost consciousness that afternoon and ultimately passed away around 2 a.m. Friday.
The lawyer-turned-public servant was a U.S. congressman from 1968 until he ran for mayor of the city in 1977 He served three terms until David Dinkins defeated him in a Democratic primary.
This morning on "Early Start," NewYorker.com writer Richard Socarides looks back at Koch's legacy.
Mexico City explosion kills 25, injures more than 100 – Nick Parker reports the latest
An explosion in Mexico City yesterday is a developing story today. The blast tore through the offices of a state-owned oil company and sent thousands of panicked employees into the streets.
Authorities say 25 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. Crews are searching for people trapped in the Pemex complex, which includes one of the city's tallest buildings. And there's word a survivor has been pulled from the rubble. Nick Parker is live in Mexico City with details.
Michael Drysch on scoring half-court shot for $75k win
Michael Drysch on making an impressive half-court basketball shot to win $75,000, and then hugged by Lebron James.
Similarities between Brazil nightclub fire and 2003 Rhode Island club fire – Author John Barylick explains
It was the last weekend of Brazil's summer break for many of the students, and the KISS nightclub was packed early Sunday with young people - many of whom attended one of a number of universities and colleges in Santa Maria.
At least 231 people died and hundreds more were injured in the fire that authorities believe began about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when the band's pyrotechnic show ignited insulation material.
Many apparently died from smoke inhalation. Others were trampled in the rush for the exits.
Of the dead, 101 were students at the Federal University of Santa Maria. Another 120 remained hospitalized Monday morning, 79 in critical condition, authorities said.
About 2,000 people were inside the club when the fire broke out - double the maximum capacity of 1,000, said Guido de Melo, a state fire official.
The roof collapsed in several parts of the building, trapping many inside. Firefighters found piles of bodies in the club's bathroom.
It looked, said state lawmaker Valderci Oliveira, "like a war zone."
For survivors of that February night fire in 2003, the Sunday blaze in Santa Maria brought back memories of their own brush with death.
This morning on "Early Start," author John Barylick weighs in on the similarities to both club fires.
READ MORE: Brazil nightclub fire: 'Like a war zone' with bodies piled
North Korea weapons test move in 'defiance' of U.N. Security Council resolution? Journalist Andrew Salmon explains
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) - North Korea said Thursday that it plans to carry out a new nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches, all of which it said are a part of a new phase of confrontation with the United States.
The North's National Defense Commission said the moves would feed into an "upcoming all-out action" that would target the United States, "the sworn enemy of the Korean people."
Carried by the state media, the comments are the latest defiant flourish from the reclusive North Korean regime, whose young leader Kim Jong Un has upheld his father's policy of pursuing a military deterrent and shrugging off international pressure.
The defense commission statement follows a United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday that the United States pushed for, condemning a recent recent rocket launch by North Korea and expanded existing sanctions.
This morning on "Early Start," journalist Andrew Salmon weighs in on what may be motivating North Korea to make the move now.
READ MORE: North Korea says new nuclear test will be part of fight against U.S.
