CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Thanksgiving Day, celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. In 2022, Thanksgiving is on November 24. Facts The USDA projects that 212 million turkeys will be raised in the United States in 2022. The US president traditionally receives a turkey in a ceremony at
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: Willard J. Moffitt, engineer for a fire department Mother: Betty Moffitt, Avon sales representative Marriage: Ilana Kloss (October 18,
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By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez, CNN Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected  a ballot measure to overhaul policing  drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that had launched it. More than 56 percent of the 143,000
Continue Reading By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez, CNN Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected  a ballot measure to overhaul policing  drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that had launched it. More than 56 percent of the 143,000
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By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN The Las Vegas Raiders released wide receiver Henry Ruggs III Tuesday night after he was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) resulting in a death after his car rear-ended another car and left one person dead, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. LVMPD responded to
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By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt and Jason Hanna, CNN Attorneys for three University of Florida professors will fight the school’s order that the instructors cannot be paid for any expert testimony they provide in a court case against the state, they said Tuesday. The university had denied the professors’ requests to testify for plaintiffs as
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By Eric Levenson, Ashley Killough and Amir Vera, CNN New FBI infrared aerial surveillance video played in Kyle Rittenouse’s homicide trial Wednesday provides a unique angle into the final moments before the teenager fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum during the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August. The infrared video, grainy and shot from 8,500 feet overhead,
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Lemos, CNN A 16-year-old high school student was in critical condition after being shot in the head by a fellow student Tuesday morning while waiting for a school bus, police in Gwinnett County, Georgia, said. According to Lawrenceville Police Department Lt. J. O. Parker, officers were dispatched to the Saddle Shoals neighborhood around
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva warned Tuesday of a possible public safety threat due to a “mass exodus” of deputies from the department and blamed the county’s vaccine mandate. Villanueva accused the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors of poor policy-making and pointed to an executive order issued by the
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva warned Tuesday of a possible public safety threat due to a “mass exodus” of deputies from the department and blamed the county’s vaccine mandate. Villanueva accused the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors of poor policy-making and pointed to an executive order issued by the
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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By AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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By Kiely Westhoff and Taylor Romine, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, to take immediate actions to improve the quality of its drinking water to protect residents from lead exposure. The move from the federal agency comes about two weeks after the Benton Harbor City Commission voted
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Eric Levenson, CNN A “customer disturbance” aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles resulted in the flight being diverted to Dallas on Monday, according to Delta. The incident occurred on Delta Flight 365 that took off from Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. “Situations like these are rare and
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