CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at best-selling author and Oscar-winning actress, Shirley MacLaine. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1934 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Shirley MacLean Beaty Father: Ira O. Beaty, school administrator Mother: Kathlyn (MacLean) Beaty, drama teacher Marriage: Steve Parker (1954-1982, divorced) Children: Stephanie Sachiko “Sachi” Parker Other Facts Nominated
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at missing children in the United States. There are several different types of missing children: runaways, family abductions, lost or “thrown away” and non-family abductions. Advances in technology, communications through public alerts and greater cooperation from law enforcement have facilitated the recovery process. Statistics According to the FBI’s
Continue ReadingSYRACUCE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse has struggled in Gary Gait’s first year as lacrosse coach. With three games left in the regular season, the Orange (4-7) are unranked and the only team with a losing overall record in the five-team Atlantic Coast Conference. That’s uncharted territory for Syracuse, which has had only one losing season
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White House and paid $150,439 in federal income taxes. That’s a tax rate of 24.6% for 2021, well over the average federal rate of around 14%. Those totals, released on Friday, tax
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Friday that “all of the countries of the world” should be prepared for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. Zelensky told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview from the office of the
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The city of Madras is about to use a $300,000 grant from the ODOT Safe Routes to School Construction Grant Program for a two-block sidewalk and infrastructure project along a designated route for students at Madras Elementary and Madras High School.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Embattled Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver is retiring from his role as executive chairman of the Western Alliance Bancorporation. The company released a statement saying Sarver will step down in June after having a lead role in the company since 2002. Sarver was the company’s CEO
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Funcionarios de salud del Reino Unido y de Estados Unidos están investigando casos de hepatitis grave en niños. La Organización Mundial de la Salud ha identificado 74 casos de hepatitis aguda grave (inflamación del hígado) entre niños en todo el Reino Unido, dijo la OMS en un comunicado de prensa el
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns guard Landry Shamet didn’t practice Friday because of a left foot injury. The Suns have the NBA’s best overall record and are preparing for the first round of the playoffs against either the Clippers or Pelicans. Shamet has been one of the team’s top players off the bench, averaging 8.3
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Liz Sheridan, una veterana actriz de teatro y cine que interpretó a la madre de Jerry Seinfeld, Helen, en “Seinfeld”, murió este viernes por la mañana, confirmó a CNN su manager y amiga, Amanda Hendon. Sheridan había celebrado su 93 cumpleaños a principios de esta semana, dijo Hendon. Le sobreviven su
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning musician Willie Nelson. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1933 Birth place: Abbott, Texas Birth name: Willie Hugh Nelson Father: Ira Nelson Mother: Myrle (Greenhaw) Harvey Marriages: Ann Marie D’Angelo (1991-present); Connie Koepke (1971-1988, divorced); Shirley Collie (1963-1971, divorced); Martha Matthews (1952-1962, divorced) Children:
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer An independent investigation has found NHL union executive director Don Fehr and others were not responsible for wrongdoing when they failed to act on a report that a Chicago Blackhawks player was sexually assaulted by a video coach in 2010. A law firm hired to look into the incident
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Pato O’Ward had high hopes for this season and believed an IndyCar championship could open his path to a seat in Formula One. But the Mexican driver has had a terrible start to the season and admitted he’s unhappy about his current contract.
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr and Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump on Friday endorsed J.D. Vance in the Republican Senate primary in Ohio, halting a last-ditch effort by Vance’s opponents to prevent the former President from handing his coveted endorsement to the “Hillbilly Elegy” author. In a statement, Trump acknowledged the difficult decision he faced in choosing
Continue ReadingBy DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, BRAZIL (AP) — Brazilian authorities say they are sending reinforcements to protect an Indigenous group’s territory in the Amazon that was recently invaded by illegal miners. The Ministry of Justice said Friday that the operation to protect the Xipaya Indigenous Land in northern Brazil involves bolstering teams from the
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Department of Interior announced Friday it planned to resume onshore oil and gas lease sales on federal land, with a higher royalty rate for companies to pay to the federal government. The Bureau of Land Management will issue sale notices on Monday for upcoming oil and gas projects. The Biden
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance has received Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement in the race for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat. The decision ends months of jockeying in a Republican Senate primary where his backing could be pivotal. And it marks a major
Continue ReadingBy LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liz Sheridan, who played doting mom to Jerry Seinfeld on his hit sitcom, died early Friday. She was 93. Sheridan’s longtime representative says the actor died in her sleep from natural causes. Sheridan’s “Seinfeld” role as Helen was her best known but followed decades of
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Police video shows officers bumping a car on a Georgia interstate to get it to stop and then almost immediately firing on the Black driver, who climbed out a window and ran across the interstate and down an embankment. The dashcam and body-worn camera video was released
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Sara Murray, CNN Steve Bannon, the onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump who has been charged with contempt of Congress, asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss his criminal case. Among the bevy of reasons Bannon provided for why his case should be dismissed: He said the congressional subpoena he
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