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Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Adnan Syed will remain free despite his conviction for the 1999 murder of his high school ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, a Maryland judge ruled. In a court order Thursday, Judge Jennifer Schiffer granted Syed a sentence reduction to time served, allowing him to remain free. Syed’s conviction was
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel. Personal Birth date: September 30, 1928 Death date: July 2, 2016 Birth place: Sighet, Transylvania (now Romania) Birth name: Eliezer Wiesel Father: Shlomo Wiesel, a grocer Mother: Sarah (Feig) Wiesel Marriage: Marion (Rose) Wiesel, (1969-July 2,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emmy-award winning actress Betty White. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1922 Death date: December 31, 2021 Birth place: Oak Park, Illinois Birth name: Betty Marion White Father: Horace White, electrical engineer Mother: Tess White Marriages: Allen Ludden (June 14, 1963-June 9, 1981, his
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric. Personal Birth date: November 19, 1935 Death date: March 1, 2020 Birth place: Peabody, Massachusetts Birth name: John Francis Welch Jr. Father: John Francis Welch Sr., a train conductor Mother: Grace (Andrews) Welch Marriages: Suzy
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of famed journalist Barbara Walters. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1929 (some sources say 1931) Death date: December 30, 2022 Birth place: Boston, Massachusetts Birth name: Barbara Jill Walters Father: Lou Walters, a theater producer Mother: Dena (Selett) Walters Marriages: Merv Adelson (1986-1992, divorced);
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. Personal Birth date: March 24, 1976 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth name: Peyton Williams Manning Father: Archie Manning, former NFL quarterback Mother: Olivia (Williams) Manning Marriage: Ashley (Thompson) Manning (March 2001-present) Children: twins
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990. Personal:Birth date: October 13, 1925 Death date: April 8, 2013 Birth place: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England Birth name: Margaret Hilda Roberts Father: Alfred Roberts, grocer Mother: Beatrice Ethel (Stephenson) Roberts, grocer Marriage: Sir
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Personal:Birth date: November 12, 1933 Death date: October 3, 2017 Birth place: Kelkan, Iraq Marriage: Hero Ibrahim Ahmed Children: Qubad and Bafel Education: Baghdad University, law degree, 1959 Religion: Sunni Muslim Timeline:1947 – At age 14, joins the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1918 Death date: December 5, 2013 Birth place: Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa Birth name: Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela Father: Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, a counselor to the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of British actor and UNICEF Ambassador, Roger Moore. Personal:Birth date: October 14, 1927 Death date: May 23, 2017 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Roger George Moore Father: George Moore, a police officer Mother: Lily (Pope) Moore, homemaker Marriages: Kristina Tholstrup (March 9, 2002-May
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt. Personal Birth date: May 4, 1928 Death date: February 25, 2020 Birth place: Kafr-el Meselha, Minufiya, Egypt Birth name: Mohammed Hosni Mubarak Marriage: Suzanne (Thabet) Mubarak Children: Gamal and Alaa Education: Egyptian Military Academy, 1949; Air Force
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, Egypt’s first democratically elected leader. Personal:Birth date: August 20, 1951 (some sources say August 8) Death date: June 17, 2019 Birth place: Sharqiya, Egypt Marriage: Naglaa Ali Mahmoud Children: Ahmed; Osama; Omar; Shaimaa; Abdullah Education: Cairo University, B.S.,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Personal:Birth date: April 3, 1930 Death date: June 16, 2017 Birth place: Ludwigshafen am Rhine (in Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany Birth name: Helmut Michael Kohl Father: Hans Kohl, a civil servant Mother: Cacilie (Schnur) Kohl Marriages: Maike (Richter) Kohl (May 8, 2008-his
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has publicly called for the president to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal crimes related to George Floyd’s 2020 death – drawing derision from the Minnesota attorney general who helped put Chauvin in prison but amplification from one of Trump’s most powerful
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at British actor Christopher Lee. Personal:Birth date: May 27, 1922 Death date: June 7, 2015 Birthplace: London, England Birth name: Christopher Frank Carandini Lee Father: Geoffrey Lee, a professional soldier Mother: Contessa Estelle Marie Carandini di Sarzano Marriage: Birgit “Gitte” Kroencke Lee (March 17, 1961 – June 7, 2015,
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, Devon M. Sayers and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — Military police and local law enforcement responded to reports of “a potential active shooter” at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, Thursday, though the threat appeared to be unfounded, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said. The area was determined to be “all clear,”
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, Tareq Al-Hilou and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — In the desolate ruins of the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, Umm Muhammad’s daughter Hala assembles scraps of wood and chunks of foam to build a fire. Proper housing and basic infrastructure are nowhere to be found. Their family of 11 is living
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A recently unsealed defense motion in the capital murder case against Bryan Kohberger offers the most detailed picture of the suspect’s personality to emerge since his arrest in the brutal killings of four University of Idaho students. Attorneys for Kohberger claim in the motion the 30-year-old has autism spectrum
Continue Reading CNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late Moammar Gadhafi, leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011. Personal:Birth date: June 7, 1942 Death date: October 20, 2011 Birth place: Sirte, Libya Father: Mohamed Abdulsalam Abuminiar, a Bedouin farmer Mother: Aisha Ben Niran Marriages: Safia Farkash (1970-October 20, 2011, his death);
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