CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 23, 1936 Birth place: Sacramento, California Birth name: Anthony McLeod Kennedy Father: Anthony J. Kennedy, lawyer and lobbyist Mother: Gladys (McLeod) Kennedy, civic leader Marriage: Mary (Davis) Kennedy
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Liz Truss, prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1975 Birth place: Oxford, England Birth name: Mary Elizabeth Truss Father: John Kenneth Truss, math professor Mother: Priscilla (Grasby) Truss, nurse and teacher Marriage: Hugh O’Leary (2000-present) Children: Frances, Liberty
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Apple, Inc, creator of the Mac computer and the iPhone. Facts The corporate headquarters are in Cupertino, California. As of September 2022, the company reported that it employs approximately 164,000 people full-time. Timeline April 1, 1976 – Apple Computers, Inc. is founded by Steve Jobs and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. February 2, 2023 – For the third year in a row, Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, predicting six more weeks of winter. February 2, 2022 – Punxsutawney Phil sees
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By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — Officials are searching for a hiker who went missing in California’s Yosemite National Park last weekend. Hayden Klemenok was backpacking with a group of friends at Upper Chilnualna Falls when he entered Chilnualna Creek near the trail junction Sunday afternoon, according to a Wednesday Facebook post from the park.
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of an Alabama man who died after a police officer tased him is demanding to view body camera footage of the incident and claims the man was mistakenly apprehended, according to the family’s attorney. Mobile Police officers responded Sunday to a residential burglary in progress at a
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the January 8, 2011, shootings in Tucson, Arizona. Six people were killed and 13 were wounded including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Shooter Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty in 2012 and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Victims Christina Taylor Green, 9Born on
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By Michelle Krupa and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man reported missing eight years ago as a teen actually returned home a day later and has been there all along with his mother, who deceived police by giving fake names and insisting he was gone in the years before his discovery last week
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991. Facts The riots over five days in the spring of 1992 left more than 50 people
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By Kristina Sgueglia and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — OceanGate – the owner of the Titan submersible that imploded during a voyage to the Titanic, killing all five people on board – says it has suspended its exploration and commercial operations, according to its website. The company’s CEO, Stockton Rush, was among those who perished
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By Rosa Flores, Andi Babineau and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The man being sentenced on federal charges for fatally shooting 23 people and wounding 22 others at a Texas Walmart nodded “yes” Thursday when asked by the son of a victim if he was sorry for the massacre. For a second emotional day, survivors
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By Michelle Watson, Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The New Jersey cargo ship fire that killed two firefighters at Port Newark has been contained to one section of the vessel as firefighters continue to battle the blaze Saturday. As of Saturday afternoon, the US Coast Guard said they “made considerable
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — How much money would you need to feel rich? Thousands of Americans weighed in on this age-old question and said they need, on average, nearly half a million dollars annually to feel financially free. Of course, that figure is a lofty ambition for many people, but financial experts say
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — A 65-year-old San Diego man was found dead apparently from extreme heat at Death Valley National Park in California, where his car had two flat tires and a non-functioning air conditioning system as temperatures soared into the triple digits, park officials said Wednesday. A maintenance worker for the National
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By Aya Elamroussi and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The man facing murder charges in a mass shooting that left five people dead in a Philadelphia neighborhood Monday “obviously planned” the rampage, but the investigation of the killings could take months as authorities dig for more details, a district attorney said. Kimbrady Carriker, 40, acted
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By Nadia Bidarian and Travis Caldwell, CNN (CNN) — Police in Southern California are investigating a theft at a high-end wine shop where, according to the store, a burglar drilled a hole into its roof, descended via rope and stole around 600 bottles of wine and liquor worth over $500,000. After descending into the wine
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Nic F. Anderson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Shark patrols are ramping up off Long Island beaches after five people were bitten in two days by marine animals that are likely sharks, authorities say. Officials in Long Island’s eastern Suffolk County, where three of the attacks occurred, have increased beach patrols
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — California Highway Patrol officers are on the hunt for a green military vehicle stolen from a National Guard armory north of San Francisco on Monday. Santa Rosa Police initially responded to a call about debris and discovered a trail leading back to the armory where they discovered damaged gates.
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By Sara Smart and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of impregnating an Ohio child – a girl who then went to Indiana for an abortion in a case that became a flashpoint in debates about post-Roe v. Wade abortion rights – was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Ralph Moralis was supposed to walk his daughter down the aisle this weekend. Instead, less than a week before one of the most important days of his life, he was shot dead by a gunman who started firing randomly at vehicles and nearby pedestrians in southwest
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