CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former NFL star O.J. Simpson. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1947 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Orenthal James Simpson Father: Jimmie Lee Simpson, custodian and cook Mother: Eunice Simpson, nurse’s aide Marriages: Nicole (Brown) Simpson (February 2, 1985-1992, divorced); Marguerite (Whitley) Simpson
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At least 17 people were injured in southern Los Angeles after an explosion occurred inside a police bomb squad disposal truck. The police were trying to detonate improvised explosive devices in the truck, according to officials.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson and Brisa Colon, CNN As the West deals with a historic drought, officials in some cities are banning fireworks to help prevent more wildfires. The pandemic shuttered most of the July 4 celebrations last year as people stayed home to stop the spread of Covid-19. Thanks mostly to vaccinations, restrictions have been
Continue ReadingBy Curt Devine and Kristen Holmes, CNN A family suing the Champlain Towers South condo association names the engineering firm that performed a 2018 structural analysis of the building as a defendant, arguing the firm should have more thoroughly examined the building’s stability. Maryland-based Morabito Consultants should have done so by “inspecting the sub-surface foundation,”
Continue ReadingOne Surfside condo resident heard noise well before; a new survivor’s recording shows the shock of the collapse; and CNN gets a birds eye view of rescuers
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Rain Thursday morning caused more flooding issues in Mid-Missouri.
Continue ReadingEXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — The partial collapse of a vacant hotel in suburban Kansas City has led authorities to evacuate nearby businesses and apartments and close roads and sidewalks in the area. Officials say a corner section of the former Royal Hotel in downtown Excelsior Springs collapsed onto the sidewalk around 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN For most women in rich countries, getting their period doesn’t amount to much more than a minor inconvenience. A few hours of cramps. Mood swings. Hiding a tampon up the sleeve on the way to the office bathroom. Yet for millions across the world, menstruation still remains synonymous with shame, hardship
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN For most women in rich countries, getting their period doesn’t amount to much more than a minor inconvenience. A few hours of cramps. Mood swings. Hiding a tampon up the sleeve on the way to the office bathroom. Yet for millions across the world, menstruation still remains synonymous with shame, hardship
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. Now, he is presiding over a protracted civil war that by many accounts bears the hallmarks of genocide and has the potential to destabilize the wider Horn of Africa region. In
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By Ben Westcott and Steven Jiang, CNN China’s rise is a “historical inevitability” and it will no longer be “bullied, oppressed or subjugated” by foreign countries, its leader, Xi Jinping, said Thursday during an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. “Anyone who dares to try, will find their heads bashed bloody
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The European Union will work to phase out caged animal farming across the bloc, after a petition calling for an end to the practice gathered more than a million signatures. The European Commission has outlined plans to propose legislation which would phase out — and ultimately ban — cages for farm
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The European Union will work to phase out caged animal farming across the bloc, after a petition calling for an end to the practice gathered more than a million signatures. The European Commission has outlined plans to propose legislation which would phase out — and ultimately ban — cages for farm
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, the day Medicaid expansion would have taken effect, Missourians plan to rally outside the Governors Mansion at 11 a.m. Missourians in support of expansion plan to share their personal health care stories during the rally. Missouri Jobs with Justice has set up a hotline where Missourians can express their
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Ray Sanchez, CNN Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, the first high-profile celebrity criminal trial of the #MeToo era, was reversed, but his accusers hope the movement will continue to inspire victims to come forward. “It is a discouraging message to sexual assault survivors,” said Patricia Leary Steuer, who accused Cosby of
Continue ReadingBill Cosby has been convicted of aggravated indecent assault. The entertainer’s career spans five decades and includes several iconic shows, but much of his legacy has been damaged.
Continue ReadingBill Cosby has been convicted of aggravated indecent assault. The entertainer’s career spans five decades and includes several iconic shows, but much of his legacy has been damaged.
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Extreme heat in the Northwest is easing, but only after hundreds of deaths were reported in this latest example of the global climate crisis. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
Continue ReadingTropical storm Elsa has formed in the Atlantic on the heels of a deadly heatwave. CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers has the details.
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By Sarah Dean, Amy Cassidy and Mia Alberti, CNN The African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have voiced “concern” after it emerged that Europe’s digital “green pass” does not recognize a vaccine that was donated to many African countries through the COVAX initiative. The European Union Digital Covid Certificate
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