By Gul Tuysuz and Christian Edwards, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine said it was responsible for the assassination of a Russia-backed official with a car bomb in the occupied eastern city of Luhansk on Wednesday. Mikhail Filiponenko, a lawmaker in the Kremlin-installed assembly, was a former head of the army of the so-called Luhansk People’s
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: Willard J. Moffitt, engineer for a fire department Mother: Betty Moffitt, Avon sales representative Marriage: Ilana Kloss
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Timeline November 22, 1963– 11:37 a.m. – Air Force One arrives at Dallas’ Love Field with the President and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John B. Connally Jr. and his wife, Idanell Connally.
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1942 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Barbara Joan Streisand Father: Emanuel Streisand, a teacher Mother: Diana (Rosen) Streisand Kind Marriages: James Brolin (July 1, 1998-present); Elliott Gould (March 21, 1963-1971,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Personal Birth date: November 19, 1954 Birth place: Cairo, Egypt Birth name: Abdel Fattah Said Hussein Khalil el-Sisi Father: Said “Hassan” el-Sisi, bazaar shop owner Mother: Soad Mohamed Marriage: Entissar Amer (1977-present) Children: Mustafa, Mahmoud, Hassan and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Personal Birth date: November 23, 1962 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Nicolás Maduro Moros Father: Nicolás Maduro García Mother: Teresa de Jesús Moros Marriage: Cilia Flores Children: Nicolás Jr. Other Facts Worked as a bus driver for Caracas
Continue Reading By Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — South Africa’s transport minister and her bodyguards were robbed at gunpoint on Monday, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS). Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga was travelling on the N3 highway between Vosloorus and Heidelberg, south of Johannesburg, on Monday when the incident took place, police said. Recounting the
Continue Reading By Yong Xiong, Melissa Gray and David Culver, CNN (CNN) – Three giant pandas left their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and departed by plane back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of more than 50 years of Chinese pandas being housed at the zoo. The black and white bears
Continue Reading By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman has made history by becoming the first woman and the first Black CEO and president of the nation’s oldest zoo. Mogerman assumed the role at the Philadelphia Zoo on October 30, but she said she’s continued to receive an outpouring of support since her appointment was announced in August. “There’s
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Mentone, Texas, at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake had a depth of about 4.9 miles, and its epicenter was about 22 miles west-southwest of Mentone, the USGS said. The earthquake was felt as far away Santa
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A new CNN poll shows former President Donald Trump narrowly leading President Joe Biden 49% to 45% in a hypothetical rematch. This is fraying nerves among Democrats, but inside Biden’s headquarters, the president’s advisers remain confident that his coalition will grow — and that he is still the
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A new CNN poll shows former President Donald Trump narrowly leading President Joe Biden 49% to 45% in a hypothetical rematch. This is fraying nerves among Democrats, but inside Biden’s headquarters, the president’s advisers remain confident that his coalition will grow — and that he is still the party’s
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A new CNN poll shows former President Donald Trump narrowly leading President Joe Biden 49% to 45% in a hypothetical rematch. This is fraying nerves among Democrats, but inside Biden’s headquarters, the president’s advisers remain confident that his coalition will grow — and that he is still the
Continue Reading By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s ambitions of joining the European Union received an important boost on Wednesday when the bloc’s executive body said detailed negotiations should begin next year. The European Commission said in a report that so-called accession talks should finally start, nearly 18 months since the bloc accepted Ukraine as a candidate
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Southern California investigators are asking for the public’s help as they parse through conflicting witness accounts about what led up to the death of a 69-year-old Jewish man who fell and suffered a fatal head injury during dueling Israel-Hamas war protests in Thousand Oaks on
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi, David Shortell and Lauren Kent, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Waving white flags and holding identification papers aloft, residents of northern Gaza were seen fleeing south during a four-hour window allotted by the Israel Defense Forces for civilians to escape Tuesday. Videos from the scene, including one published by the IDF,
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Duarte Mendonca, Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — A UNICEF spokesperson has defended the death toll being reported out of Gaza, saying the organization’s figures had historically matched those of the Hamas-controlled Gazan health ministry. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in the past month –
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Unusually early heavy snowfall blanketed swathes of northeastern China this week, forcing airlines to cancel flights, halting trains and shutting schools and roads in the country’s first major blizzard of the season. The first snowfall in northeast China usually takes place between late November and early December,
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — An Arkansas man accused of hiding his 5-year-old daughter behind a wall to prevent state workers from taking her last week has been arrested and charged with false imprisonment and other offenses, authorities said. Jon Thompson, 40, was arrested Friday, two days after police found that the girl was
Continue Reading By David Close, CNN (CNN) — During her nearly 300-day detainment in Russia, Brittney Griner didn’t think she would play basketball again let alone represent her country. On Tuesday, the two-time Olympic gold medalist expressed her thankfulness for the opportunity to play for Team USA again following her wrongful imprisonment abroad. “I didn’t think I
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