CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired Army General Wesley Clark. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1944 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Wesley Kanne Father: Benjamin J. Kanne, WWI veteran and attorney Mother: Veneta Kanne Clark Marriage: Gertrude (Kingston) Clark (June 1966-present) Children: Wesley Clark Jr. Education: United
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The thorniest issue at the global climate summit in Dubai is clear: Fossil fuels. More precisely, the role they should play in our rapidly warming future. As negotiators thrash out the terms of core agreements that will emerge from COP28, the big question is whether countries will ultimately agree
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at pushing back against nationwide efforts to ban books in schools. The Fight Book Bans Act, formally known as H.R. 6592, would allow the Department of Education to provide school districts with grants to cover the costs of fighting book challenges, “including costs such as attorney fees and court fees,” according to the
Continue Reading By John Miller, Cheri Mossburg, Sara Smart and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The gunman in a Wednesday mass shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus that left three dead and a fourth wounded is a 67-year-old career college professor with connections to colleges in Georgia and North Carolina, a law enforcement source told CNN, but it’s unknown what
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1961 Birth place: Waterford, Michigan Birth name: Mary Teresa Makela Father: Ray Makela, factory worker at GM Mother: Eva Makela Marriage: Tony Barra Children: Nicholas and Rachel Education: General Motors Institute (now
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1933 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Birth name: Tsugunomiya Akihito Father: Emperor Hirohito Mother: Empress Nagako Kuni Marriage: Michiko Shoda (April 10, 1959-present) Children: Nori no miya Sayako Naishinnô, Princess Sayako (aka Princess Nori);
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Personal Birth date: December 18, 1946 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Birth name: Steven Allan Spielberg Father: Arnold Spielberg, electrical engineer and computer pioneer Mother: Leah (Posner) Spielberg, restaurateur and concert pianist Marriages: Kate Capshaw (1991-present); Amy Irving (1985-1989, divorced) Children:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian Billy Crystal. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1947 Birth place: Long Beach, New York Birth name: William Edward Crystal Father: Jack, concert promoter and record store manager Mother: Helen (Gabler) Crystal Marriage: Janice (Goldfinger) Crystal (1970-present) Children: Jennifer and Lindsay Education: New
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The family of a Mississippi man is in disbelief since learning authorities buried him months ago in a pauper’s field after he was found slain on the street, according to their attorney – the second such case to emerge recently in Jackson. The body of Marrio Moore, 40, was
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Simchat Greyman had to pause several times when describing the evidence of sexual violence he saw when recovering bodies of victims of the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel. One body was so severely brutalized that he and his colleagues from ZAKA, the ultra-orthodox Jewish human remains recovery organization, couldn’t tell whether it
Continue Reading By Osmary Hernández, Fernando Almánzar and Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s president ordered the creation of a new state called “Guayana Esequiba” on Tuesday, following a controversial Sunday referendum which saw Venezuelan voters approving the annexation of land from neighboring Guyana. The area in question, the densely forested and oil-rich Essequibo region, amounts to about two-thirds of
Continue Reading By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has attempted to apologize for the thousands of lives lost to Covid-19 while he was in power, but was interrupted by protesters as he tried to do so. Johnson was giving evidence on Wednesday morning at the United Kingdom’s public Covid inquiry,
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said relations with the United Arab Emirates were at an all-time high during his first visit to the Middle East since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago. Putin praised cooperation between the two countries as he met President Mohammed
Continue Reading By Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that aviation workers who need to “think twice” before reporting their mental health issues to the federal government have created “a culture of silence that is affecting safety.” “No one, no one, should have to think twice
Continue Reading CNN By Irene Nasser, Tim Lister and Richard Greene, CNN (CNN) — Leaked audio recordings of a meeting between freed Israeli hostages and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have revealed considerable anger at the government’s conduct, as well as the enduring terror of captivity by Hamas in Gaza. Audio of the meeting between the former hostages,
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Four Russian soldiers have been charged with war crimes against an American who was living in Ukraine during the Russian invasion, according to a historic indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Virginia. The case against the Russian soldiers marks the first time the
Continue Reading By Irene Nasser, Tim Lister and Richard Greene, CNN (CNN) — Leaked audio recordings of a meeting between freed Israeli hostages and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have revealed considerable anger at the government’s conduct, as well as the enduring terror of captivity by Hamas in Gaza. Audio of the meeting between the former hostages, relatives
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning television producer Norman Lear, the creator of some of television’s most popular shows of his time, including “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son” and “The Jeffersons.” Personal Birth date: July 27, 1922 Death date: December 5, 2023 Birth place: New Haven,
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Snowstorms are bearing down on parts of the US weeks before the official start of winter, which falls on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. But on the heels of several scorching months, scientists confirmed that 2023 will still officially be the hottest year on record. Here’s what else
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A 34-year-old Texas man who was arrested after a string of homicides is believed to have first fatally shot his parents before killing four other people in another county, authorities said Wednesday. The suspect, identified by police as Shane James, was charged in Travis County with multiple
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