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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Personal Birth date: January 28, 1972 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth name: Amy Vivian Coney Father: Michael Coney, attorney Mother: Linda Coney Marriage: Jesse Barrett (1999-present) Children: Emma, Vivian, Tess, John Peter, Liam, Juliet, Benjamin Education:

By David Williams, CNN The Joker is not on the rampage in Missouri, but it looks like authorities there are ready for the “Batman” villain. An emergency alert mistakenly sent to mobile devices Tuesday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol asked residents of Gotham City to be on the lookout for a purple/green 1978 Dodge

By Brian Vitagliano, CNN The University of Michigan has reached a settlement agreement with attorneys for about 1,050 people who say they were abused by the late Dr. Robert Anderson, a former university physician, UM announced Wednesday. The settlement agreement includes $460 million for the roughly 1,050 claimants and $30 million for future claimants. But

By Sonia Moghe and Holly Yan, CNN A teen who pleaded guilty to killing Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors was sentenced to 14 years to life on Wednesday. Majors was 18 when she was stabbed to death in December 2019 at Morningside Park in New York City. Her parents, Inman and Christy Majors, were in

By Leah Asmelash, CNN With a new year comes new restrictions. Ditch meat for a month with Veganuary. Start that new gym membership, or try this new diet. The onslaught of demands to “start the new year right” seems endless. One, though, has steadily gained supporters: Dry January. A version of the term, reportedly first

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN I’m a coffee person, but if you prefer starting your mornings with orange juice, I have some sour news. OJ prices are surging because the orange crop this year is set to be the smallest in more than 75 years. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed

By Travis Caldwell, CNN Lusia “Lucy” Harris, a star in women’s collegiate basketball during the 1970s and the first and only woman ever to be officially drafted by an NBA team, died Tuesday, according to a statement from her family as well as Delta State University. She was 66. “We are deeply saddened to share

By Travis Caldwell, Amir Vera and Jason Hanna, CNN As authorities work to learn more about the armed man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue Saturday, new details are emerging of his activities in the days leading up to the incident, including a heated exchange at a nearby mosque. Malik Faisal Akram,

By Amy Simonson, CNN An off-duty Memphis police officer is recovering after being ambushed and shot outside his home, investigators say. The man was leaving his Olive Branch, Mississippi, home in his personal car to head to work Monday morning when he was blocked in his driveway by the suspect, according to the DeSoto County