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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Empire State Building. Facts Located on Fifth Avenue between 33rd and 34th streets in Manhattan. It is 103 stories tall (1,250 feet to top floor, excluding height of antennae, which is 204 feet). Took only one year and 45 days to build, or more than

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former governor of California. Personal Birth date: July 30, 1947 Birth place: Thal, Austria Birth name: Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger Father: Gustav Schwarzenegger, police officer Mother: Aurelia Jadrny Marriage: Maria Shriver (April 26, 1986-December 28, 2021, divorced) Children: with Maria

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. Facts July 20, 1969 – [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong (commander), Buzz

By Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN. Dwight Jackson filed the lawsuit against the

By Dakin Andone and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a new executive order Tuesday that will limit or ban cell phone use in public schools – the latest in a string of efforts by officials to crack down on what many see as a classroom distraction and a threat to

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Close calls on airport runways this year have alarmed the flying public and aviation experts alike. This week, a United Airlines plane lost a wheel during takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport while two planes in upstate New York almost used the same runway, spurring an investigation. Here’s what

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Close calls on airport runways this year have alarmed the flying public and aviation experts alike. This week, a United Airlines plane lost a wheel during takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport while two planes in upstate New York almost used the same runway, spurring an investigation. Here’s what else

By Nicole Chavez and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is facing murder and other charges after the remains of a transgender teen who had been missing in Pennsylvania since late June were found in a lake, according to a criminal complaint. Dashawn Watkins, 29, has been charged with first degree murder, aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with

By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements began Wednesday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin, nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of the Western film “Rust.” Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson focused on Baldwin’s reckless behavior on set, saying

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The gunman who opened fire in Yellowstone National Park last week, leaving one ranger injured, had held a woman against her will and said he planned to carry out a mass shooting at July 4th events outside the park, authorities say. The shooter, identified as 28-year-old Samson Lucas Bariah

By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Almost 250 years ago, British soldiers marched in search of military supplies stockpiled by colonial rebels in Massachusetts and tension turned to bloodshed with battles at the towns of Lexington and Concord that began the Revolutionary War. The fighting in Concord on April 19, 1775, was immortalized by legendary

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it is investigating an incident in which a commercial flight aborted a landing as another plane apparently was taking off from the runway the first plane intended to use this week in upstate New York. The immediate aftermath of Monday’s incident at New York’s

WTMJ, CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — D’Vontaye Mitchell was his mother’s “big teddy bear,” who enjoyed music, cooking and art, and was a beloved brother, uncle and father of two. Mitchell, 43, died on June 30, after he was pinned down by hotel security guards outside a Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee in an

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! West Virginia and Mississippi have the lowest average personal income in the United States. They also have some of the highest rates of homeownership. It’s a curious pattern. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Futuristic meat: Do

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! West Virginia and Mississippi have the lowest average personal income in the United States. They also have some of the highest rates of homeownership. It’s a curious pattern. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Futuristic meat:

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The death of a Black man after he was pinned to the ground by security guards at a Wisconsin hotel last month is being investigated as a homicide, as members of his family and their attorneys on Wednesday called for criminal charges and marched to the hotel in protest of the

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Migrant families that have been sleeping overnight in Boston’s airport may soon find themselves in an unexpected place: a former state prison. A new Massachusetts policy goes into effect today, banning overnight stays at Logan International Airport. Some eligible families on a waiting list will be taken to

By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office aims to present a new indictment with new charges against Harvey Weinstein to a grand jury by the fall, a prosecutor said in court Tuesday. Alvin Bragg’s office is working with alleged victims whose claims of forcible rape and sexual abuse

By Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines plane lost a wheel while taking off Monday from Los Angeles International Airport, officials said, marking the latest issue this year for the airline, which was already the focus of a safety review by federal aviation officials. The Boeing 757-200 that

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Investigators looking for missing American Taylor Casey in the Bahamas have enlisted the help of search dogs, marine teams and flight crews, officials said, as the search for the Chicago woman nears the three-week mark. Casey, 41, was last seen June 19 on Paradise Island, a small resort enclave