CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois who served eight years in federal prison. Personal Birth date: December 10, 1956 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Rod Blagojevich (has no middle name, uses the initial R to honor his father) Father: Rade Blagojevich, steelworker Mother:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia (Kerns) Bird Marriages: Dinah (Mattingly) Bird, (1989-present); Janet Condra (1975-1976, divorced) Children: with Dinah Bird: Mariah (adopted
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By Megan Marples, CNN Get your binoculars ready because meteors will paint the sky with their fleeting light Wednesday morning. The Leonid meteor shower will peak in the early morning hours on November 17. This meteor shower is known for having a storm every 33 years, with the last storm happening in 2002, NASA said.
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By Gregory Lemos and Chris Boyette, CNN A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat after he posted on social media about planning “a mass murder” at his church, authorities said. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department said it received a tip from the FBI that prompted an investigation into Ryan
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn, Florence Davey-Attlee, Scott McLean and Tim Lister, CNN Six arrest warrants have been issued in Thailand as a result of CNN’s investigation into a scam that saw millions of fake and second-hand medical gloves sold to American companies, as demand for the product worldwide surged during the coronavirus pandemic. In a press
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By Eric Levenson, Brad Parks, Brian Stelter and Carma Hassan, CNN A man who identified himself to police as a producer for MSNBC said he was instructed to follow the jury bus after deliberations had ended for the day Wednesday in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told the court
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By Eric Levenson and Brad Parks, CNN A group of 12 jurors began deliberating Tuesday morning on five felony charges in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial in connection to last year’s shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The jury deliberated for about 23 hours combined on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Jurors concluded their first day of deliberations just
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of singer, songwriter and painter Joni Mitchell. Personal Birth date: November 7, 1943 Birth place: Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada Birth name: Roberta Joan Anderson Father: William “Bill” Anderson, Air Force officer and grocer Mother: Myrtle (McKee) Anderson, teacher Marriages: Larry Klein, (1982-1994, divorced); Chuck Mitchell
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A man and his daughter were missing for hours after their single-engine plane crashed in Pennsylvania, but investigators say they were able to locate them thanks to a signal from his daughter’s iPad. On Sunday, a plane leaving from Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, went missing on radar
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By Stella Chan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Vanessa Bryant must turn over mental health records in her lawsuit regarding leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and others, a judge has ruled. Bryant’s lawsuit against Los Angeles County claims photos of the January 2020 crash site were shared
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By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Jason Hanna, CNN The prosecution in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing rested its case Tuesday afternoon after eight days of testimony and 23 witnesses. Three White men — Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. — are accused of chasing down
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Europe’s leaders are toughening their stances towards unvaccinated people and pursuing measures that increasingly isolate them from the rest of society, as frustration grows over stalling shot rollouts and a wave of Covid-19 infections on the continent. Germany may become the next country to impose stricter rules on those who haven’t
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By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah, Antonia Mortensen, Katharina Krebs and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Violence erupted at the Poland-Belarus border on Tuesday, as migrants desperate to cross into the European Union threw stones at Polish border guards who responded with water cannon and tear gas. Polish and Belarusian authorities have blamed one another for the ratcheting
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Jason Hanna, CNN The prosecution in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing rested its case Tuesday afternoon after eight days of testimony and 23 witnesses. Three White men — Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. — are accused of chasing down
Continue Reading By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah, Antonia Mortensen, Katharina Krebs and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Violence erupted at the Poland-Belarus border on Tuesday, as migrants desperate to cross into the European Union threw stones at Polish border guards who responded with water cannon and tear gas. Polish and Belarusian authorities have blamed one another for the ratcheting
Continue Reading By Sarah Moon and Steve Almasy, CNN Six teenagers were wounded in a shooting involving multiple suspects at a small park close to a high school in Aurora, Colorado, police Chief Vanessa Wilson said Monday. Six students who attend nearby Aurora Central High School went to the hospital. One student drove themselves, Wilson said. The
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s been a remarkably wet November in the Pacific Northwest, and more rain is on the way thanks to a Category 5 atmospheric river that could bring record river levels to the region. 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 It’s been a remarkably wet November in the Pacific Northwest, and more rain is on the way thanks to a Category 5 atmospheric river that could bring record river levels to the region. 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 It’s been a remarkably wet November in the Pacific Northwest, and more rain is on the way thanks to a Category 5 atmospheric river that could bring record river levels to the region. 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 It’s been a remarkably wet November in the Pacific Northwest, and more rain is on the way thanks to a Category 5 atmospheric river that could bring record river levels to the region. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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