March 2021

Kashmir Fast Facts

March 28, 2021 6:40 am CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at Kashmir, a region in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. India, Pakistan and China all claim partial or complete…

2011 Libya Civil War Fast Facts

March 28, 2021 6:36 am CNN Newsource

Here’s some background information about the civil war that took place in Libya in 2011. Timeline February 16, 2011 – Police crack down…

Former Manchester United player Lou Macari turns his attention to helping the homeless

March 28, 2021 6:33 am CNN Newsource

Before there was Marcus Rashford, there was another notable Manchester United humanitarian, Lou Macari. The Scot enjoyed a long and successful career…

A California teacher sings to her students to build confidence

March 28, 2021 6:32 am CNN Newsource

Third graders in Katie Booser’s classroom expect to sing a song before every test they take, using the teacher’s very own lyrical…

Eddie Murphy Fast Facts

March 28, 2021 6:11 am CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-nominated actor, writer, director, singer and comedian Eddie Murphy. Personal Birth date: April 3, 1961…

Nuclear Nations Fast Facts

March 28, 2021 6:09 am CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at nuclear nations. Information about nuclear stockpiles varies from source to source. The information below is sourced to the…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Fast Facts

March 28, 2021 6:03 am CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Personal Birth date: April 16,…

Biden made stimulus look easy. Selling tax hikes for infrastructure will be harder

March 28, 2021 5:28 am CNN

President Joe Biden’s second big legislative push will be harder than his first for multiple reasons, most conspicuously this one: It will…

Airbnb and Vrbo are overloaded with reservations

March 28, 2021 4:41 am CNN Newsource

After a year of being cooped up at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, many Americans are taking a cue from 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction…

Bomb squad safely detonates Civil War cannonball found in Maryland

March 28, 2021 4:08 am CNN Newsource

Bomb squad technicians have safely disposed of a Civil War-era ordnance found in Frederick County, Maryland. The technicians identified the…

Tommy Fleetwood and Sergio Garcia hit holes-in-one at the WGC Matchplay

March 28, 2021 3:00 am CNN Newsource

There are a whole lot of holes-in-one going on at the WGC Matchplay. Sergio Garcia hit a hole-in-one to win a sudden death playoff against Lee…

For Black Georgians, voting restrictions are more of the same. These slave narratives prove it

March 28, 2021 1:02 am CNN Newsource

Georgia’s controversial sweeping elections bill has been signed into law. And historians and critics are likening the measures to the start of…

What kids are telling us about their pandemic lives

March 28, 2021 12:02 am CNN Newsource

As more children get to head back to in-person school after a year of virtual learning, they bring with them the lessons learned from a year of…

Myanmar junta is committing ‘mass murder,’ UN official alleges after 100-plus killed in one day

March 27, 2021 10:49 pm CNN Newsource

Human rights officials are calling on the international community to do more to stop the bloodshed in Myanmar after more than 100 civilians were…

Oregon’s Saturday prep football scores

March 27, 2021 10:48 pm The Associated Press

PREP FOOTBALL= Barlow 28, Gresham 0 Central Catholic 35, Grant 21 Douglas 34, Coquille 28 Franklin 23, Roosevelt 8 La Pine 24, Vale 18 Lincoln 33,…

Injured hiker rescued at Smith Rock State Park

March 27, 2021 10:40 pm Barney Lerten

A Portland-area woman was rescued Saturday afternoon after she became injured while hiking on Misery Ridge at Smith Rock State Park, Deschutes…

‘Words are not enough:’ UN official urges world to act after at least 114 killed in Myanmar in one day

March 27, 2021 10:22 pm CNN Newsource

Human rights officials are calling on the international community to do more to stop the bloodshed in Myanmar after more than 100 civilians were…

Teen invents playing cards that are gender-equal — and diverse

March 27, 2021 10:01 pm CNN Newsource

In card games, you play the hand you’re dealt. Maayan Segal wants that hand to be more diverse. At 16 years old, she’s released the…

Inmate killed by police held corrections officer hostage and took his radio and keys to free other inmates, administrator says

March 27, 2021 9:51 pm CNN Newsource

An inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center held a correctional officer hostage, took his radio and keys and released other inmates before…

‘It’s a tough time to be Asian,’ demonstrator says at Los Angeles rally to end anti-Asian violence

March 27, 2021 8:32 pm CNN Newsource

Tam Nguyen, one of several hundred demonstrators at a Stop Asian Hate rally in Koreatown, shook with rage as he held a racist letter. Nguyen said the…

Month: March 2021