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Coretta Scott King Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Coretta Scott King, civil rights and peace activist. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1927 Death date: January 30, 2006 Birth place: Marion, Alabama Birth name: Coretta Scott Father: Obidiah Scott Mother: Bernice (McMurray) Scott Marriage: Martin Luther King Jr. (June 18, 1953-April 4,

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A photo of Lynette Hooker

Search turns to recovery for American woman whose husband says she fell overboard in Bahamas, officials say

By Chris Boyette, Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — An American woman is missing at sea in the Bahamas after reportedly falling overboard during an evening dinghy ride with her husband, prompting a recovery mission and investigation, police said. Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband, Brian Hooker, 58, both US nationals from Michigan, were heading back

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5 things to know for April 7: Historic spaceflight, Tax refunds, Iran war, Georgia special election, March Madness

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN After weeks of war rattling supply chains, some businesses are beginning to pass along higher costs to consumers with sneaky — and not-so-sneaky — price hikes. Several airlines, for example, have raised checked baggage fees, while Amazon and other companies have introduced fuel surcharges. Here’s what else you need to

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5 things to know for April 7: Historic spaceflight, Tax refunds, Iran war, Georgia special election, March Madness

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN After weeks of war rattling supply chains, some businesses are beginning to pass along higher costs to consumers with sneaky — and not-so-sneaky — price hikes. Several airlines, for example, have raised checked baggage fees, while Amazon and other companies have introduced fuel surcharges. Here’s what else you need to

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5 things to know for April 7: Historic spaceflight, Tax refunds, Iran war, Georgia special election, March Madness

By Alexandra Banner, CNN After weeks of war rattling supply chains, some businesses are beginning to pass along higher costs to consumers with sneaky — and not-so-sneaky — price hikes. Several airlines, for example, have raised checked baggage fees, while Amazon and other companies have introduced fuel surcharges. Here’s what else you need to know

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A newly released city camera video from Minneapolis is shedding light on the moments leading up to a shooting involving an ICE agent and two Venezuelan immigrants in January – and why the agency’s initial account of the incident eventually crumbled.

ICE’s story of a Minneapolis shooting fell apart. New video shows what happened before an agent fired

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A newly released city camera video from Minneapolis is shedding light on the moments leading up to a shooting involving an ICE agent and two Venezuelan immigrants in January – and why the agency’s initial account of the incident eventually crumbled. Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, who was shot

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Trump speaks from the White House on April 1 in Washington

Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out in one night’: What we know about the war, now in its 6th week

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump issued new threats and mused about negotiations at a White House press conference Monday as the war with Iran continues. Earlier, Tehran rejected a temporary ceasefire proposed by negotiators, and Israel announced a new strike on a petrochemical plant in southern Iran. Meanwhile, the humanitarian

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