CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of actor and producer Michael Douglas. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1944 Birth place: New Brunswick, New Jersey Birth name: Michael Kirk Douglas Father: Kirk Douglas, actor Mother: Diana (Dill) Douglas, actor Marriages: Catherine Zeta-Jones (November 18, 2000-present); Diandra (Luker) Douglas (1977-2000, divorced) Children: with
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Buddy Roemer, the 52nd governor of Louisiana. Personal Birth date: October 4, 1943 Death date: May 17, 2021 Birth place: Shreveport, Louisiana Birth name: Charles Elson Roemer III Father: Charles “Budgie” Elson Roemer II, farmer and aide to Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards Mother: Adeline
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN State Department spokesman Ned Price has tested positive for Covid-19 after participating in the UN General Assembly last week. “After experiencing symptoms for the first time this morning, I tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter, & will now quarantine for the next 10 days,” Price said in a tweet Monday. “I’m
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MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man unexpectedly won the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend when the two Kenyan runners who had far outpaced him were disqualified after being diverted off the course by a race volunteer bicyclist. The Quad-City Times reports that Tyler Pence crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 6
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the process of impeachment, a misconduct charge that leads to a trial to determine whether a public official is guilty of abuse of power or other offenses. A conviction leads to removal from office. Process in the United States Article I of the Constitution gives the House of
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In this federal case in the Eastern District of New York, Kelly faced a total of nine counts — one count of racketeering, with 14 underlying acts that included sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery and sex trafficking charges, and also eight additional counts of violations of the Mann Act, a sex trafficking law.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of actress Julie Andrews. Personal Birth date: October 1, 1935 Birth place: Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom Birth name: Julia Elizabeth Wells Father: Edward Wells, teacher Mother: Barbara (Morris) Andrews, pianist Marriages: Blake Edwards (1969-2010, his death); Tony Walton (1959-1968, divorced) Children: adopted with Blake Edwards: Joanna,
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Hospitals and nursing homes around the country are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With such rules taking effect this week in states New York, California and Rhode Island, the fear is that some employees
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Hospitals and nursing homes around the country are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With such rules taking effect this week in states New York, California and Rhode Island, the fear is that some employees
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Fort Bliss officials say a soldier reported that she was assaulted by a small group of Afghan refugees at the Army post’s shelter complex in New Mexico. A Fort Bliss statement said the assault happened Sept. 19 at the Doña Ana County Range Complex. A Defense Department official, speaking
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Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A former assistant soccer coach at the University of Southern California testified Monday that she regularly created fake athletic profiles with exaggerated accomplishments and images she found on Google to help get unqualified students admitted. Laura Janke took the stand in U.S. District Court in Boston in the trial of former casino
Continue Reading SHREVEPORT,La. (AP) — A woman accused of throwing two of her children into a Louisiana lake has been extradited from Texas and arrested on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. Thirty-two-year-old Ureka Black of Shreveport is accused of throwing her 5-year-old and 8-month-old sons into Cross Lake on Friday. The baby died. It
Continue Reading By ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press/Report for America TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas legislators are forming a committee to examine the impact of COVID-19 mandates and what they call government overreach, partly in response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine requirements. Republican Senate President Ty Masterson and Republican House Speaker Ron Ryckman will
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid was released from the hospital Monday after he felt ill and was taken by ambulance to be treated for dehydration following their 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews said that Reid was “in great spirits”
Continue Reading KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with Shariah, or Islamic, law. The order in Helmand province was issued by the provincial Taliban government’s vice and virtue department to barbers in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital. During
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — South Africa has pledged more ambitious emissions targets, a move that was welcomed by climate activists. The South African government says it will aim to limit greenhouse gas emissions to no more than 510 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by 2025 and no more than 420 million tons by 2030. The
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jurors have found R&B singer R. Kelly guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, along with separate charges of sex trafficking. In this federal case in the Eastern District of New York, Kelly faced a total of nine counts — one count of racketeering, with
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades has been launched into orbit from California to ensure continued observations in the climate change era. The Landsat 9 satellite was carried into space aboard a
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The earliest bird reared by humans may have been a cassowary — often called the world’s most dangerous bird because of its long, dagger-like toe. Territorial, aggressive and often compared to a dinosaur in looks, the bird is a surprising candidate for domestication. However, a new study of more than 1,000
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