By Dakin Andone and Stella Chan, CNN Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez faces a charge of attempted murder after prosecutors say he shot one man while intending to kill another man who was recently charged with molesting one of Velasquez’s relatives. The shooting Monday afternoon occurred during an “11-mile, high speed chase through busy
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By Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Markeith Loyd, convicted of the murder of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton, was sentenced to death Thursday by a Florida judge. The sentence, handed down by Ninth Circuit Judge Leticia Marques, came nearly three months after a jury recommended the death penalty in Loyd’s case and more than
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft. Personal Birth date: March 24, 1956 Birth place: Detroit, Michigan Birth name: Steven Anthony Ballmer Father: Fred Ballmer, manager for Ford Motor Co. Mother: Bea (Dworkin) Ballmer Marriage: Connie Snyder (1990-present) Children: three sons Education: Harvard University, B.A.,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of State and ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson. Personal Birth date: March 23, 1952 Birth place: Wichita Falls, Texas Birth name: Rex Wayne Tillerson Father: Bob Tillerson, Boy Scouts of America executive Mother: Patty (Patton) Tillerson Marriage: Renda (St. Clair) Tillerson Children:
Continue Reading An explosion that wrought “catastrophic damage” Thursday to a garden-style four-story building in Silver Spring, Maryland, has left over a dozen injured, five seriously, a Montgomery County Fire Department public information officer said.
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN For the first time since it was filled more than 50 years ago, Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the country, is projected to dip past a critical threshold, threatening water supplies and putting a key source of hydropower generation at heightened risk of being forced offline, as climate change-fueled drought
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By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As air raid sirens blared in the small Ukrainian city of Uman, about 125 miles south of the capital Kyiv, families crowded into a makeshift bomb shelter underneath a central synagogue. Before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week, the basement of the temple was used as
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As air raid sirens blared in the small Ukrainian city of Uman, about 125 miles south of the capital Kyiv, families crowded into a makeshift bomb shelter underneath a central synagogue. Before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week, the basement of the temple was used as
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By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Luke McGee and Radina Gigova, CNN A Russian military strike hit an evacuation crossing point in a Kyiv suburb Sunday, killing a family with two children and several other civilians trying to flee the Russian invasion, according to the city’s mayor, as civilian casualties seeking safety from the onslaught continue
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN An explosion that wrought “catastrophic damage” Thursday to a garden-style four-story building in Silver Spring, Maryland, has left over a dozen injured, five seriously, a Montgomery County Fire Department public information officer said. Firefighters immediately made several rescues, said spokesperson Pete Piringer. All priority-one patients have been transported or are in
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN The United States’ closest Middle East allies on Wednesday condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in a break from their previously neutral statements and a nod to the changing nature of a war that has created over a million refugees in just a week. All of the US’ Gulf allies, including Saudi
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By Maya Brown, CNN An international coalition of activists and human rights attorneys on Wednesday announced they filed an appeal to the United Nations on behalf of African refugees facing racial discrimination in Ukraine and Poland. The filing follows numerous reports from Black refugees who said they faced segregation, racism and abuse as they tried
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist and former ambassador Andrew Young. Personal Birth date: March 12, 1932 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. Father: Andrew Jackson Young, a dentist Mother: Daisy (Fuller) Young, a teacher Marriages: Carolyn (McClain) Young (April 15, 1996-present);
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at former Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is serving life in prison without parole for the murders of 16 Afghan civilians in 2012. About former Staff Sgt. Bales Bales was assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington.
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By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the war in Ukraine is “going according to plan” Thursday, with residents of the key city of Mariupol facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation, as the city remains under siege by Russian forces determined to tighten their grip on Ukraine’s south. “The
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By Luke McGee, CNN For days, residents of Kyiv had been bracing themselves for a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery to arrive for an assault on the Ukrainian capital. Days later, they’re still waiting. On Thursday, US intelligence suggested that the convoy was still stalled some distance from Kyiv, backing
Continue Reading By Luke McGee, CNN For days, residents of Kyiv had been bracing themselves for a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and towed artillery to arrive for an assault on the Ukrainian capital. Days later, they’re still waiting. On Thursday, US intelligence suggested that the convoy was still stalled some distance from Kyiv, backing
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN The distribution of White supremacist propaganda in 2021 reached the second-highest level recorded since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking it, the group announced on Thursday. Last year, there were 4,851 documented cases of racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ fliers, stickers, banners and posters distributed in the United States, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The fallout from the war in Ukraine is extending to outer space. Russia’s space agency is refusing to launch a batch of internet satellites for a London-based startup as a form of retaliation against UK sanctions. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
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