By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became an influential Black educator and civil and women’s rights leader. She opened a boarding school for Black children in 1904,
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida man has been arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call, officials say. On October 7, Assistant State Attorney Dan Faggard charged Veondre Avery with manslaughter and failure to securely store a firearm in connection to the
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN A US Postal Service worker in Longmont, Colorado, was shot and killed Wednesday, according to a statement from police. The postal worker is the third to be killed in the US the past two days, after two USPS employees were shot dead Tuesday in a Memphis postal facility. The FBI said
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By Sherry Liang, CNN A creature known as a “living fossil” — the alligator gar — has found its way to Kansas for the first time in documented history. Angler Danny Lee “Butch” Smith caught the 4.5-foot, 39.5-pound (1.37-meter, 17.92-kilogram) fish September 20 on a routine fishing trip in the Neosho River, according to the
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new executive order bans any entity in Texas from enforcing a Covid-19 vaccine mandate — a rule that directly conflicts with President Joe Biden’s proposed rules requiring Covid vaccines for federal workers and for large employers. The competing rules create a bind for many companies that rely
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By Megan Marples, CNN Say hello to a litter of cute, newborn cheetahs. Five cubs arrived Tuesday morning at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. The world is getting a chance to see them via the Cheetah Cub Cam, which features live footage of the den. Sometimes viewers can hear the newborns
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor William Shatner. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1931 Birth place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Birth name: William Shatner Father: Joseph Shatner, business owner Mother: Ann Shatner Marriages: Elizabeth (Anderson Martin) Shatner (February 13, 2001-March 3, 2020, divorced); Nerine Kidd (November 15, 1997-August 9,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at hacking incidents during the 2016 presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. For details about investigations into hacking and efforts to interfere with the election, see 2016 Presidential Election Investigation Fast Facts. Timeline September 2015 – The FBI contacts the Democratic National Committee’s help desk, cautioning the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is some spooky background information about Halloween, celebrated annually in the United States on October 31. In 2022, Halloween is on a Monday. Facts The word Halloween is an abbreviated version of the phrases All Hallows’ Eve or All Hallows’ Evening. Halloween comes from an ancient pagan festival celebrated by Celtic
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of journalist and former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather. Personal Birth date: October 31, 1931 Birth place: Wharton, Texas Birth name: Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. Father: Daniel Irvin Rather Sr., oil pipeliner Mother: Byrl (Page) Rather Marriage: Jean (Goebel) Rather (April 21, 1957-present) Children: Daniel
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the New York City Marathon. November 5, 2023 – The New York City Marathon is scheduled to take place. November 6, 2022 – Kenyan runners sweep the New York City Marathon, with Evans Chebet winning the men’s race and Sharon Lokedi winning the women’s race. Lokedi is the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Elizabeth Smart, children’s advocate and kidnapping survivor. Personal Birth date: November 3, 1987 Birth name: Elizabeth Ann Smart Father: Ed Smart, real-estate and mortgage broker Mother: Lois Smart Marriage: Matthew Gilmour (February 18, 2012-present) Children: Olivia, November 2018; James, April 2017; Chloe, February 2015 Education:
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the US, a new study found. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the US, a new study found. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the US, a new study found. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the US, a new study found. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There is now a clearer picture of what happened to Gabby Petito after a coroner said Tuesday that she died by strangulation. But many questions remain unanswered. Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue had previously ruled Petito’s death a homicide, and though the cause was revealed, he declined to provide details
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By Raja Razek, CNN A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured Tuesday when she and a security guard at a Chicago high school were shot, police said. The shooting happened at the end of the school day, around 3:30 pm, at Wendell Phillips Academy High School, Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brian Deenihan said during a
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured Tuesday when she and a security guard at a Chicago high school were shot, police said. The shooting happened at the end of the school day, around 3:30 pm, at Wendell Phillips Academy High School, Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brian Deenihan said during a
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By Scott Glover and Daniel A. Medina, CNN Federal prosecutors in Kansas have launched a criminal grand jury investigation into a retired Kansas City police detective who is the subject of long-swirling allegations that he “exploited and terrorized” Black residents of the city’s north end for decades, CNN has learned. Roger Golubski is accused of
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