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By Josh Campbell, CNN Gunfire in broad daylight along a busy street in the nation’s capital last month sent bystanders running. “The guns were shooting all over,” one eyewitness told CNN’s Jim Acosta. “It sounded like a war zone.” Just days before, a shooting outside a Nationals baseball game caused widespread panic throughout the stadium

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Halfway into a challenging school year of teaching second graders in-person with coronavirus safety protocols, a Massachusetts teacher fell ill with Covid-19. When Amie Gilbert got sick in mid-January, vaccines were unavailable to most teachers in the state. A few of her students at Stony Brook Elementary School in Brewster also

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Jeniffer Hall was hesitant to get vaccinated until early July when a Detroit pastor convinced her that she needed the shot to protect herself and her brother — who she has cared for since he suffered an aneurysm — from Covid-19. After surviving Covid-19 herself in 2020, Hall said she

By Alaa Elassar, CNN An FBI agent in Puerto Rico is believed to be the first Black woman to be selected to train for any of the bureau’s SWAT teams. The newly chosen agent, who has only been identified as Tai, will be undergoing New Operator Training School (NOTS), a 10-week course that prepares selectees

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of award-wining filmmaker, philanthropist and environmentalist Robert Redford. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1936 Birth place: Santa Monica, California Birth name: Charles Robert Redford Jr. Father: Charles Redford Sr., an accountant Mother: Martha (Hart) Redford Marriages: Sibylle Szaggars (July 11, 2009-present); Lola Van Wagenen (September 12,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space. There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Timeline October 4, 1957 – The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1961 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Timothy Franz Geithner Father: Peter Geithner, international development official Mother: Deborah (Moore) Geithner Marriage: Carole (Sonnenfeld) Geithner (June 8, 1985-present) Children: Elise and Benjamin

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Stephen Breyer, retired associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August 15, 1938 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Stephen Gerald Breyer Father: Irving Breyer, an attorney Mother: Anne (Roberts) Breyer Marriage: Joanna (Hare) Breyer (September 4, 1967-present), pediatric psychologist

By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can voluntarily share their Covid-19 vaccine status with administration, but those who show up on campus unvaccinated or choose not to disclose their vaccination status will have to get tested for coronavirus weekly. When apprehensive students started approaching

By Alaa Elassar, CNN The Sierra Nevada red fox, a rare California species whose population is dramatically dwindling, has been listed as endangered. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced in a news release Monday that the fox population in Sierra Nevada, which only consists of about 18 to 39 individuals, will receive protection

By Christina Maxouris, CNN As the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations climbed and new infection numbers plummeted in spring, many Americans thought they were in for a carefree summer. But lagging vaccinations and a highly contagious new variant dragged the US back into a vicious Covid-19 surge — one that’s prompted new mask mandates and measures

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Nearly four years ago, Danielle Crull rescued a stray kitten from a forest in Pennsylvania. Now, that spunky kitty is changing hundreds of lives by helping children with eye problems feel more confident about wearing glasses and eye patches. Truffles, now famous for her glamorous glasses — which range from sparkling