CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about violence against US politicians and diplomats throughout history. Presidents January 30, 1835 – President Andrew Jackson is shot at by Richard Lawrence as he attends a congressional funeral in the Capitol in Washington. Lawrence fires twice, but the bullets do not discharge. April 14, 1865
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Belarusian parliament has voted to suspend the country’s participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty that once was a key security doctrine for the continent. The treaty was already abandoned last year by Russia. Wednesday’s move could pave the way for Belarus — Russia’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has released the father of a Salvadoran soccer player from prison after the athlete published a plea for his release on social media. Authorities confirmed Wednesday that the father of Marcelo “El Chiky” Díaz, who plays for El Salvador’s national team, was released. In
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1953 Birth place: Edinburgh, Scotland Birth name: Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Father: Leo Charles Blair, lawyer Mother: Hazel (Corscadden) Blair Marriage: Cherie (Booth) Blair (1980-present) Children: Leo, Kathryn, Nicholas and Euan Education:
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Mathews Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A few days after last year’s tragedy at Old National Bank, several people were shot at a west Louisville Park. “I said I would never step foot in this park again,” said David Huff, Sr. It’s painful but courageous for Huff
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former AIG Chief Executive Officer Hank Greenberg. Personal Birth date: May 4, 1925 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Maurice Raymond Greenberg Father: Jacob Greenberg Mother: Ada (Rheingold) Greenberg Marriage: Corinne (Zuckerman) Greenberg (1950-March 17, 2024, her death) Children: Jeffrey,
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Progress is being made in getting more women into leadership positions in South Carolina. The election of a sixth woman to the 46-member Senate in January pulled South Carolina up from last place in the U.S. in the percentage of women in its upper chamber. South
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1949 Birth place: Lisbon, Portugal Birth name: Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres Father: Virgílio Guterres Mother: Ilda Cândida de Oliveira Marriages: Catarina Vaz Pinto (2001-present); Luisa Melo (1972-1998, her death) Children: A
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan opposition leader who was imprisoned on charges of inciting anti-government protests. Personal Birth date: April 29, 1971 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza Father: Leopoldo López Gil, businessman and member of the European Parliament Mother:
Continue ReadingBy Norman Seawright Click here for updates on this story HENRYVILLE, Indiana (WLKY) — The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested a southern Indiana man for leaving the scene of an accident involving a horse-drawn buggy. Heather Williams said she and her husband were driving on Highway 31 when they saw fire trucks
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There are a lot of risks when it comes to adolescents using screens — and a new multinational study shows weight-related bullying may be among them. The more time adolescents spend on screens and social media, the greater the likelihood that they will be bullied about their weight, according
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TODAY: Wednesday afternoon sees mostly sunny skies and highs into the upper 70s as winds continue out of the west gusting up to 30 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight, you can expect more of the same. Temperatures will drop into the upper 40s under clear skies and relatively calm conditions. Any breeze will be minor and from
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En este momento se están celebrando dos juicios penales contra Donald Trump. Está el que se celebra en un tribunal de Manhattan, donde un juez, los abogados de ambas partes y los posibles miembros del jurado hacen enormes esfuerzos para sentar las bases del juicio justo al que tienen derecho el
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By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — Boeing’s already battered reputation took another hit at two Senate committee hearings Wednesday on Capitol Hill, with witnesses questioning how the company builds airplanes and the safety of those planes. One of the key witnesses was Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour, a whistleblower who said
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Montana, leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk, stopping noontime traffic on the city’s busiest street before being loaded back into
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story BLADEN COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A school bus driver has been charged with multiple sex crimes involving a student, according to investigators in Bladen County, North Carolina. The sheriff’s office said they were notified on April 10 about an incident with the driver and
Continue ReadingSEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has denied bond for the four people charged with kidnapping and killing two Kansas women. Tifany Adams; her boyfriend, Tad Cullum; and Cole and Cora Twombly made their first appearances Wednesday. The judge accepted a prosecutor’s request to deny bail, entered not-guilty pleas on their behalf
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORDTON, North Carolina (WYFF) — A North Carolina drug dealer used a man’s death to market the potency of his drugs in a private Facebook group for recovering heroin addicts, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. James Adam Earwood, 39, of Rutherfordton, was sentenced
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — The head of a specialty pharmacy will be sentenced in Michigan for 11 deaths more than a decade ago that were tied to tainted steroids. Michigan is the only state that has pursued charges against Barry Cadden for deaths resulting from a national meningitis outbreak in
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