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Janet Yellen Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Janet Yellen, the first female Treasury secretary. Personal Birth date: August 13, 1946 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Janet Louise Yellen Father: Julius Yellen, doctor Mother: Anna (Blumenthal) Yellen Marriage: George Akerlof (1978-present) Children: Robert Education: Brown University, B.A. in Economics,

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Ben Affleck Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. Personal Birth date: August 15, 1972 Birth place: Berkeley, California Birth name: Benjamin Geza Affleck Father: Tim Affleck, a social worker Mother: Chris Affleck, a teacher Marriage: Jennifer Lopez (July 16, 2022 – present); Jennifer Garner (June 29,

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Robert Redford Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — 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

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Black mom sues city of Detroit claiming she was falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant by officers using facial recognition technology

WXYZ, PORCHA WOODRUFF, CNN By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department detective after she was falsely arrested while eight months pregnant by officers using “an unreliable facial recognition match,” a federal lawsuit filed Thursday says. Porcha Woodruff, 32, was home around 8

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Black mom sues city of Detroit claiming she was falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant by officers using facial recognition technology

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department detective after she was falsely arrested while eight months pregnant by officers using “an unreliable facial recognition match,” a federal lawsuit filed Thursday says. Porcha Woodruff, 32, was home around 8 a.m. on February 16,

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