CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jon Corzine, former governor of New Jersey. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1947 Birth place: Willey’s Station, Illinois Birth name: Jon Stevens Corzine Father: Roy Allen Corzine Jr., farmer Mother: Nancy (Hedrick) Corzine, teacher Marriages: Sharon Elghanayan (2010-present); Joanne Dougherty (1969-2003, divorced) Children: with Joanne
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research 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); Akishino no
Continue ReadingBy ARIEL MALLORY Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — One neighborhood in West Mobile County hit by package thieves, and it was all caught on camera. The homeowner Crystal Lavelle says was alerted by her ring doorbell of an unexpected visitor. Two packages swiped right off her front porch in
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Jimmie Johnson will run the Indianapolis 500 and the entire IndyCar schedule next year. The seven-time NASCAR champion joined IndyCar this past year. He only ran the road and street courses in his first season of open-wheel racing because of safety concerns. As he settled into his new
Continue ReadingBy Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Just a week into the job, new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz finds himself confronting an increasingly radical anti-vaccination movement that, according to police, has plotted to murder elected officials and is actively threatening others. Authorities arrested six suspects and raided several properties in Dresden on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Senator Elizabeth Warren and Tesla CEO Elon Musk are in the middle of a full-scale Twitter war. Warren called the world’s richest person a freeloader for paying $0 in income taxes in recent years. Musk responded with a series of personal attacks, calling Warren “Senator Karen” and claiming his income
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN Lewis Hamilton was knighted on Wednesday, days after he narrowly missed out on a record eighth Formula One title. The 36-year-old was named in the New Year Honours list in December 2020, and received a knighthood from the Prince of Wales for his services to motorsport in an investiture ceremony at
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El siete veces campeón de la Fórmula Uno Lewis Hamilton recibió este miércoles el tÃtulo de caballero de manos del prÃncipe de Gales en el Castillo de Windsor por su estelar carrera y sus contribuciones al automovilismo. El nombramiento de Hamilton se produjo apenas unos dÃas después de que el
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A teacher in South Florida has been fired for repeatedly refusing to wear a mask. The school board in Broward County on Tuesday unanimously voted to fire John C. Alvarez, a science teacher at Piper High School for gross insubordination. Alvarez plans to appeal the decision to an
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Green Bay Packers, including dozens of players and coaches, announced Tuesday, Dec. 14, they have donated a total of $270,650 to the United for Waukesha Community Fund to benefit the victims of the parade tragedy and their families. According
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed in the 2018 shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Money also will go to some survivors of the shooting. The Broward County school board approved the settlements on
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (AP) — A Bend Police officer charged with assaulting a man while on duty has pleaded not guilty. The Bulletin reports Kevin Uballez appeared by video Tuesday in Deschutes County Circuit Court, pleading not guilty to misdemeanor assault and harassment. Uballez has been on paid leave since October, when he was charged. A
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — For the second time in less than a week, a home invasion has rocked a small Kenosha County town. The latest happened mid-day Monday, Dec. 13, and again, the victim is a woman home alone in a farmhouse, her doors
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN There are two equally valid reactions to “Shatner in Space,” an Amazon special about William Shatner’s recent flight aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin: A cynical one, with Amazon essentially using the “Star Trek” actor as a living product placement; and a more generous read seeing the 90-year-old Shatner giddily reaching
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says it has launched a coronavirus vaccination campaign for stranded migrants in war-torn Yemen. It says the campaign aims to inoculate around 7,500 migrants in its centers in the provinces of Aden and Marib. Yemen has been engulfed in civil war since 2014, when the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Chris Noth jokes that he’s been wearing black, holding his rosary beads and “saying all my Hail Marys.” The actor talked to Vogue about the death of his character, Mr. Big, on the “Sex and the City” reboot “And Just Like That…” which has caused quite a stir among viewers.
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Lisa Respers France, CNN Peloton has pulled an ad featuring Chris Noth in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him. “Every single sexual assault accusation must be taken seriously,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement provided to CNN. “We were unaware of these allegations when we featured Chris
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Una larga historia: 57 años después de su fundación, y tras cinco del final del proceso de paz que llevó a su desmovilización, las Fuerzas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) fueron retiradas a finales de noviembre de 2021 de la lista de organizaciones terroristas extranjeras de Estados Unidos. Y aunque algunos
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The multimillionaire businessman who forced South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster into a GOP runoff has started a Bitcoin mining company. John Warren announced his investment in the GEM Mining company on Wednesday. He says they’ve raised more than $200 million from banks, hedge funds, pension funds
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The multimillionaire businessman who forced South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster into a GOP runoff has started a Bitcoin mining company. John Warren announced his investment in the GEM Mining company on Wednesday. He says they’ve raised more than $200 million from banks, hedge funds, pension funds
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