CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Personal Birth date: February 4, 1953 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Jerome Hayden Powell Father: Jerome Powell, attorney Mother: Patricia (Hayden) Powell, mathematician Marriage: Elissa (Leonard) Powell (1985-present) Children: Samuel, Lucy and Susie Education: Princeton University, A.B.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the social media network Meta, formerly known as Facebook. Facts Meta says it had on average 3.58 billion daily active people across its platforms in December 2025. There were 78,865 full-time employees at Meta, as of December 31, 2025. Facebook introduced words such as “friending” to
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A charter bus company hired by the state of Texas to transport migrants to Chicago is trying to flip the script on the border crisis in a federal lawsuit against the city alleging that its ordinance banning unannounced migrant drop-offs is unconstitutional and punishes transportation companies
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Gaudette is back in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues after more than a year and a half in the minors. The one-time top prospect played his first game in the league since April 2022 when the Blues lost to the Washington Capitals on
Continue ReadingCNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — “‘Help! Help! Help!” “I don’t want to die. My teacher is dead.” “One of my teachers is still alive but shot.” “There is a lot of dead bodies.” A scathing US Justice Department review of one of America’s deadliest and most scrutinized school shootings highlights these pleas from
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — “‘Help! Help! Help!” “I don’t want to die. My teacher is dead.” “One of my teachers is still alive but shot.” “There is a lot of dead bodies.” A scathing US Justice Department review of one of America’s deadliest and most scrutinized school shootings highlights these pleas from terrified
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, Sana Noor Haq, Eyad Kourdi and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — A near-total communications blackout in Gaza, the longest of the war, has now lasted one week with no signs of abating, preventing humanitarian and emergency services from operating effectively in the territory. It is the ninth such outage since Israel’s war on Hamas began following
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A Nassau County midwife was issued a $300,000 fine for creating false immunization records for approximately 1,500 school-aged children throughout New York state. The vaccine scheme began at the start of the 2019-2020 school year, three months after the June 2019 elimination of non-medical exemptions for
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District continued to investigate Thursday morning after an explosion and fire at a Hallsville duplex on Wednesday. Fire crews told ABC 17 News crews on scene Thursday the home is at risk of collapsing due to extensive damage. An excavator was used to knock down burnt portions
Continue ReadingCNN By Rachel Clarke, Shimon Prokupecz, Hannah Rabinowitz and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Officers had many opportunities as the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was still unfolding to reassess their flawed response to the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the US Justice Department concludes in a damning new report.
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Two people were found dead inside the home along with an unknown number of dogs, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX rocket took off for the International Space Station on another trailblazing mission operated entirely by the private sector. On board is a group of European astronauts, including the first person from Turkey to visit outer space. The mission is the latest in a series of endeavors from
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers rappelled down a steep mountain slope in Hawaii Monday and airlifted a missing hiker found nearly 200 feet below the trail to safety after her barking dog caught the attention of bystanders. A hiker on the Lanipo Trail in Kaimuki called 911 Monday, saying an
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Six people are wounded after gunfire broke out inside a popular shopping mall in Kansas City, Missouri. The shooting happened Wednesday evening at Crown Center. All six victims are expected to survive. Two were found in a food court area on the lower level. Police later learned that four other
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri activists are throwing support behind a constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights while also allowing the procedure to be restricted in later stages of pregnancy. The group Missourians for Constitutional Freedom committed Thursday to an amendment that would let lawmakers restrict or ban abortions
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — As the first US lunar lander mission in decades ends without reaching its target, a spacecraft that Japan launched is drawing closer to the moon and preparing for a historic landing attempt. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, is expected
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — His face has become instantly recognizable around the world: A red-haired baby boy holding a pink elephant toy, looking directly into the camera with a toothless smile. His name is Kfir Bibas, and he is the youngest of the 253 hostages taken into Gaza
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — His face has become instantly recognizable around the world: A red-haired baby boy holding a pink elephant toy, looking directly into the camera with a toothless smile. His name is Kfir Bibas, and he is the youngest of the 253 hostages taken into
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Bank customers in the US are often surprised by $35 overdraft fees, and those who can least afford them are charged the most frequently. That could change, however, after the Biden administration proposed a rule Wednesday that could save consumers more than $3 billion a year in bank fees.
Continue ReadingCNN By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Aya Elamroussi and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and beyond, tensions between Texas and federal officials remain high. Here are the latest developments: Texas authorities arrested migrants at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, late Wednesday evening
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