CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of David Souter, former United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. Personal Birth date: September 17, 1939 Birth place: Melrose, Massachusetts Birth name: David Hackett Souter Father: Joseph Alexander Souter, banker Mother: Helen Adams (Hackett) Souter, store clerk Education: Harvard University, A.B., 1961; Rhodes Scholar at
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By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — New Illinois coach Bret Bielema took the first step last week toward restoring relevance to a tired football program by beating favored Nebraska in an early Big Ten conference matchup. But questions linger in Champaign. What does that win mean in the grand scheme of things?
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Meteorologists say natural and man-made forces made Ida deadly and devastating in the New York and New Jersey area even though the weakened storm made landfall more than 1,000 miles away. Experts say the remnants of Hurricane Ida lacked high winds but it kept its wet core. Then Ida
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story GROTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Maine man charged in the violent beating deaths of four family members in Massachusetts in 2017 pleaded guilty in the case Wednesday. Orion Krause, 26, of Rockport, Maine, plead guilty to using a baseball bat to beat his mother, his
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bond has been set at $750,000 cash for a Milwaukee man accused of fatally bludgeoning his 12-year-old grandson whom he accused of stealing his money. A criminal complaint alleges that 54-year-old Andrez Martina used a sledgehammer, mallet and coat rack to beat Andre Smith II for up to 90 minutes Sunday before
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns’ defense is getting healthy just in time for a matchup against Patrick Mahomes and those high-scoring Chiefs. Cornerback Greedy Williams, safety Grant Delpit and linebacker Sione Takitaki all returned from injuries and practiced on Thursday before coach Kevin Stefanski sent the Browns off
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WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for her writing on race is joining with educators in Iowa to launch a free community-based after-school literacy program in her hometown. Nikole Hannah-Jones tells the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier that the 1619 Freedom School will hold a soft launch in October at the Dr. Walter Cunningham
Continue Reading WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for her writing on race is joining with educators in Iowa to launch a free community-based after-school literacy program in her hometown. Nikole Hannah-Jones tells the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier that the 1619 Freedom School will hold a soft launch in October at the Dr. Walter Cunningham
Continue ReadingBy Gianna Caserta Click here for updates on this story JENSEN BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Parents were shocked to learn Jensen Beach High School was the center of a sheriff’s office investigation after a student found a “hit list” crumpled up on the floor of a science class. “Disgusting, it really is, now I’m afraid
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — You all remember Milo, an adorable dog that was born with his paws facing upward instead of downward. Milo and Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine made international news in early 2019 when he underwent corrective surgery. Milo recovered from
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story METAIRIE, Louisiana (WDSU) — A woman was shot and killed by a Jefferson Parish deputy after authorities say she hit a deputy with her vehicle in Metairie. Officials with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office said in a press release Wednesday that the shooting occurred near
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says Virgin Galactic can’t launch anyone into space again until an investigation is complete into founder Richard Branson’s off-course flight in July. Thursday’s ban came as Virgin Galactic announced plans to launch three Italian researchers to the edge of space
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN A new Texas law that effectively bans most abortions prompted President Joe Biden on Wednesday to use a word he’d entirely avoided as president: “Abortion.” The absence of the word in Biden’s public remarks and statements has frustrated activists, who say it reflects an issue that fell off the priority list
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By Chandelis Duster and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Virginia is moving ahead with its plans to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from its capital city following a pair of rulings Thursday from the state’s Supreme Court. The court is allowing the state to begin the “complex” multi-day process of taking down the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the “Dancing Queen” quartet going entirely digital. The forthcoming album “Voyage,” to be released Nov. 5, is a follow-up to 1981′s “The Visitors,” which until now had been the swan
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Aerolíneas Argentinas, la compañía aérea más grande del país, prohibió el transporte de “trofeos de caza” en sus vuelos nacionales e internacionales, según anunció la empresa en un comunicado publicado en su página web este jueves por la mañana. El comunicado señala que la caza para la obtención de
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Paramount Pictures is delaying the release of three big movies due to the ongoing pandemic. “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Mission: Impossible 7” and “Jackass Forever” are being pushed back to 2022, the studio announced. “Mission: Impossible 7” has been moved to September 30, 2022, “Top Gun: Maverick” will no longer release over
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills won’t renew their lease with the state and county without a partially publicly funded agreement in place for a proposed new $1.4 billion stadium, team executive Ron Raccuia tells Buffalo’s WBEN-Radio. Raccuia says the topic of relocation has not been raised
Continue Reading SLIDELL, La. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials are still searching for a man whose arm was ripped off during an alligator attack in the floodwaters of Hurricane Ida. Search crews with a cadaver dog have been looking in vain for traces of 71-year-old Timothy Satterlee. St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s Capt. Lance Vitter says Satterlee’s wife heard
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer North Carolina will have to come out of the gate quickly. The 10th-ranked Tar Heels open the season at Virginia Tech in a matchup with more than the usual amount of meaning because they are ACC Coastal Division rivals, and contenders. The league is also part of other
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