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Month: August 2021

Michael Jackson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning artist Michael Jackson. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1958 Death date: June 25, 2009 Birth place: Gary, Indiana Birth name: Michael Joseph Jackson Father: Joseph Jackson, crane operator/The Jackson 5 manager Mother: Katherine (Scruse) Jackson Marriages: Debbie Rowe (November 15, 1996-October 8,

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John McCain Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Senator John McCain. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1936 Death date: August 25, 2018 Birth place: Panama Canal Zone Birth name: John Sidney McCain III Father: John McCain Jr., Navy admiral Mother: Roberta (Wright) McCain Marriages: Cindy (Hensley) McCain (May 17, 1980-August 25,

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There are active discussions about a further drawdown of the US embassy in Kabul among State Department officials

Drawdown of US embassy in Kabul is under discussion, sources say, as Taliban makes rapid gains in Afghanistan

By Kylie Atwood, CNN There are active discussions about a further drawdown of the US embassy in Kabul among State Department officials, according to two sources familiar with the discussions, as the Taliban continues to gain ground in Afghanistan. Those gains — which have occurred much more rapidly than many US officials expected — have

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Joyce Humpert

Man accused of killing mother

By ANNA MUCKENFUSS Click here for updates on this story     Saginaw County, MI (WNEM) — Joyce Humpert, 55, was found lying in a ditch along the north side of Swan Creek Road about 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7 when deputies from the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area for a well-being check.

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Elderly people are seen on chairs and makeshift bed onboard a ferry at the port of the village of Pefki

Greece faces ‘disaster of unprecedented proportions’ as wildfires ravage the country

By Chris Liakos, Elinda Labropoulou and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Greece is facing a “natural disaster of unprecedented proportions,” as 586 wildfires burn in “all corners” of the country, according to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The Mediterranean nation is broiling under one of its worst heat waves in decades and firefighters continue to battle blazes

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Elderly people are seen on chairs and makeshift bed onboard a ferry at the port of the village of Pefki

Greece faces ‘disaster of unprecedented proportions’ as wildfires ravage the country

By Chris Liakos, Elinda Labropoulou and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Greece is facing a “natural disaster of unprecedented proportions,” as 586 wildfires burn in “all corners” of the country, according to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The Mediterranean nation is broiling under one of its worst heat waves in decades and firefighters continue to battle blazes

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