CNN By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Tinder wants to help people surface red flags about potential dates through quick and affordable criminal background checks. Beginning this week, Tinder users will see a background check tool integrated into the popular dating app’s Safety Center. The new option is part of a partnership between Tinder’s parent
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Facts Haditha is a city on the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight US Marines faced charges in the deaths, but only one was convicted of a crime, that of negligent dereliction of duty. Timeline November 19,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Bowe Bergdahl, former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho Birth name: Bowe Robert Bergdahl Father: Robert Bergdahl Mother: Jani Bergdahl Military: US Army, 2008-2020 Other Facts Traveled throughout Europe before enlisting in the Army. Worked as a crew member
Continue ReadingBAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — Charles Edward Entenmann, who helped turn his family’s New York-based bakery into a national brand, has died at age 92. Entenmann died Feb. 24 in Hialeah. His son, Charles William Entenmann, confirmed the death to Newsday. Charles E. Entenmann was a grandson of William Entenmann, a German immigrant who founded
Continue ReadingBAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — Charles Edward Entenmann, who helped turn his family’s New York-based bakery into a national brand, has died at age 92. Entenmann died Feb. 24 in Hialeah. His son, Charles William Entenmann, confirmed the death to Newsday. Charles E. Entenmann was a grandson of William Entenmann, a German immigrant who founded
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and actress, Mariah Carey. Personal Birth date: March 27, 1970 Birth place: Long Island, New York Birth name: Mariah Carey Father: Alfred Roy Carey, aeronautics engineer Mother: Patricia (Hickey) Carey, opera singer and voice coach Marriages: Nick Cannon (2008-2016, divorced); Tommy Mottola
Continue ReadingBy Annette Weston Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WLOS) — North Carolina biologists are asking homeowners that stumble upon a bear den this spring to leave it alone. Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said Black bears are very resourceful in finding places to shelter late December through April
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at weapons inspections in Iraq from 1991 to 2007. Facts At the end of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, the United Nations passed Security Council Resolution 687 setting the terms for the ceasefire between Iraq and the US-led coalition. Section C of the resolution called for the elimination of
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The deputy commissioner for the National Lacrosse League has been named the new commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. Jessica Berman replaces Lisa Baird, who resigned last October after one of the league’s most prominent coaches faced allegations of sexual harassment and coercion. Berman’s four-year term begins
Continue ReadingHARVEY, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say four people died in a south Chicago suburb when an SUV hit the last rail car of a moving freight train at a crossing and caught fire. Harvey city spokesman Jason Baumann says the Dodge Durango struck the CSX train about 2 a.m. Wednesday at a crossing on the
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN In Israel, when someone is trying to tread carefully, it is said that they are “walking between the raindrops” — trying not to get wet. For several weeks now, Israel has been walking between the raindrops as Russia wages war on Ukraine. On the one hand is Foreign Minister Yair Lapid,
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN House lawmakers who spent much of 2019 and 2020 probing Amazon for possible antitrust violations now accuse the tech giant of lying to Congress and want the Justice Department to investigate “potentially criminal conduct” from the company and some of its executives. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland dated
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Jackson County woman has fallen victim to a website heist. The published author has used her first, middle and last name as her website’s address for the last 20 years, but she said the domain name was recently
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN In his first year as Florida governor in 2019, Ron DeSantis paid a somber visit to the memorial for the 49 people who lost their lives when a man opened fire at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. His wife, Casey, clutched a bouquet of white flowers as DeSantis took in
Continue ReadingMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Storms moving across the Deep South toppled trees and left scattered damage in southeastern Alabama. No injuries or deaths were reported. But at least one home was damaged near Mobile, Alabama. The Storm Prediction Center says there also were reports of damage along the Georgia line in Barbour County, where trees
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Gun violence in America is a public health crisis that is worsening with pandemic-like speed. So says Steve Ballmer, the billionaire philanthropist whose nonprofit is devising a new remedy to address it. Even with COVID-19 lockdowns, deaths caused by gun violence in America jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020,
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Gun violence in America is a public health crisis that is worsening with pandemic-like speed. So says Steve Ballmer, the billionaire philanthropist whose nonprofit is devising a new remedy to address it. Even with COVID-19 lockdowns, deaths caused by gun violence in America jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020,
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Tinder wants to help people surface red flags about potential dates through quick and affordable criminal background checks. Beginning this week, Tinder users will see a background check tool integrated into the popular dating app’s Safety Center. The new option is part of a partnership between Tinder’s parent company,
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Nestle USA says it will build a $675 million plant in metro Phoenix to produce beverages including oat milk coffee creamers. The company announced Wednesday that the factory will eventually employ more than 350 people in Glendale. It’s slated to open in 2024. Nestle, which makes the Coffee mate brand of creamers,
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge has indicated he is moving forward with a plan for the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to pump at least another $1.2 billion into a nationwide settlement of lawsuits against over the toll of opioids. Legal wrangling still lies ahead for the overall bankruptcy reorganization plan. The
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