CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1932 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Donald Harold Rumsfeld Father: George Donald Rumsfeld, a real estate salesman Mother: Jeannette (Huster) Rumsfeld Marriage: Joyce (Pierson) Rumsfeld (1954-present) Children: Nick, Marcy and Valerie Education:
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By Katie Hunt, CNN It was an asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction 66 million years ago. But what were their lives like before it hit? Whether they were thriving or already teetering on the brink has long been a matter of debate for paleontologists. A new study suggests that dinosaurs were in
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By Katie Hunt, CNN It was an asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction 66 million years ago. But what were their lives like before it hit? Whether they were thriving or already teetering on the brink has long been a matter of debate for paleontologists. A new study suggests that dinosaurs were in
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says the rise in coronavirus from the Delta variant in certain part of the US “is entirely avoidable, entirely preventable” if more people in those areas would get the Covid-19 vaccination.
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business What labor shortage? America’s private sector employers added 692,000 jobs in June, according to Wednesday’s ADP Employment Report. That exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations. While employers complain that they can’t find enough workers, the battered leisure and hospitality industry still registered by far the most job growth at 332,000 new
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The pop star, now 39, calls the 13-year, court-mandated conservatorship controlling her life ‘abusive.’ Will she be able to end it – and do those involved have her best interests at heart?
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Britney Spears has some guidance for us. The pop star who has been in the headlines lately because of her conservatorship has been on vacation in Hawaii and on Tuesday she posted a video on her verified Instagram account titled “DOS AND DONTS if you are a pap, fan or
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Britney Spears has some guidance for us. The pop star who has been in the headlines lately because of her conservatorship has been on vacation in Hawaii and on Tuesday she posted a video on her verified Instagram account titled “DOS AND DONTS if you are a pap, fan or
Continue ReadingBy Christina Carrega, CNN Zerious Meadows was 16 when a Michigan judge sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole for participating in a felony murder. Now, at 67, Meadows is free. During 20 of the 47 years Meadows was in prison, he said, he earned an associate degree in business accounting and participated
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By Maggie Fox, CNN Nearly all the staff at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are vaccinated against Covid-19. Yet they are all still wearing masks to work. These researchers, who are among the most well-versed in the tricks of the coronavirus, aren’t taking any chances. They’re advising the rest of the country and
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By Angela Fritz, Carma Hassan and Brisa Colon, CNN Hundreds of people have visited emergency departments or urgent-care clinics in the Pacific Northwest since Friday — and as many as 230 deaths have been reported — as an excruciating heat wave smashed all-time temperature records in Oregon, Washington and Canada. Portland set record-high temperatures three
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mark Hoppus caught the world up on how he’s been doing since recently sharing his cancer diagnosis. The Blink-182 singer and bassist appeared on an almost 45-minute Blinko stream on Twitch and said he was feeling better than he had felt the day before. “Yesterday was hellish for me and
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mark Hoppus caught the world up on how he’s been doing since recently sharing his cancer diagnosis. The Blink-182 singer and bassist appeared on an almost 45-minute Blinko stream on Twitch and said he was feeling better than he had felt the day before. “Yesterday was hellish for me and
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, CNN Dan Gannon wouldn’t mind a full summer break. The Bronx high school history teacher is as drained as anyone by teaching remotely during the pandemic. He sympathizes with any educator taking the summer off. Many worked more hours than usual to adapt lessons and relearn how to instruct — and carried
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By Katie Hunt, CNN When it comes to our closest adult relationships, the ones we have with our siblings often take a back seat. Parent-child relationships, romantic relationships and peer relationships hog our collective attention, but we’re tethered to our brothers and sister far longer; for many of us, our sibling relationships are the longest-lasting
Continue ReadingSevere storms usher in cooler/drier air for the Northeast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast and what to expect with the extreme heat out West.
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN It’s not been the best week so far for Olivia Rodrigo. First the teenage star came in for criticism from Courtney Love, the Grand Dame of grunge, who called her “rude” for imitating Hole’s album cover. Now social media users have accused her of plagiarizing a song by the veteran British
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Delta coronavirus variant, first detected in India, is now causing cases to surge in the United Kingdom. Health experts are increasingly concerned about its spread in Europe and the United States. But investors have largely brushed off the risks, confident that vaccination campaigns will prevent the need for new
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CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to Canada, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Canada‘s Covid-19 situation continues to improve and it’s now reporting about 600 cases a day on average. The Canadian government announced it’s easing its mandatory two-week quarantine
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CNN’s John Avlon rips the New York City Board of Elections after they threw New York City’s mayoral primary into chaos by counting test ballots.
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