CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of John Delaney, a businessman, former US representative from Maryland and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1963 Birth place: Wood-Ridge, New Jersey Birth name: John Kevin Delaney Father: Jack Delaney, electrician Mother: Elaine (Rowe) Delaney, homemaker Marriage: April McClain-Delaney Children:
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for a shooting in the Bronx Friday that killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded two other teenagers, New York police said. The suspect was arrested Saturday morning on charges of murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon, New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN This Texas teacher’s goal is to provide everything she can for her students — and that includes pads and tampons. As an eighth grade teacher in Austin, Kylie DeFrance’s students are between the ages of 12 and 14. This is the time that most girls start their menstruation cycle, according to
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN An apparent fight at a birthday party in Indianapolis devolved into a shooting, leaving one person dead and five others wounded, police said. Around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a banquet hall in the 4200 block of 38th Street, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Foley said. “Preliminarily, detectives believe
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Former President Barack Obama is urgently throwing himself into the fight against disinformation, taking a yearslong private fascination into the open as he makes addressing the issue a key pillar of his post-presidency. More than a decade after the false and infamous “birther” conspiracy theory was promulgated by
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes should boost lending profits for major financial firms. Now, the big banks will have the chance to prove to investors that they can thrive if rates continue to climb. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will all report
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor are pledging to open up natural gas production, but there are constraints to what a governor can do. While governors can influence state agencies and lawmaking, they have limited ability to make the major moves the industry really wants, like building
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor are pledging to open up natural gas production, but there are constraints to what a governor can do. While governors can influence state agencies and lawmaking, they have limited ability to make the major moves the industry really wants, like building
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain’s Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 stuffed animals, including just over 400 from protected species and at least one specimen of a North African oryx, already extinct. The collection would fetch 29 million euros
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, Michelle Watson, Hannah Sarisohn, Amy Simonson and Amir Vera, CNN Cedar Rapids, Iowa, police have arrested a suspect in connection with a weekend shooting at a nightclub that left two people dead and 10 others injured, the department announced on Facebook Monday night. Timothy Ladell Rush, 32, was arrested on charges of
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan protesters have occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis in memory. Hundreds of demonstrators on Sunday weathered heavy rain with raincoats and umbrellas and chanted anti-government slogans. Some
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan protesters have occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis in memory. Hundreds of demonstrators on Sunday weathered heavy rain with raincoats and umbrellas and chanted anti-government slogans. Some
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British author Jack Higgins, who wrote “The Eagle Has Landed” and other bestselling thrillers and espionage novels, has died. He was 92. Publisher HarperCollins said that Higgins died at his home on the English Channel island of Jersey surrounded by his family. Higgins worked as a teacher and wrote in his spare
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Police are investigating an incident that saw Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo apparently slapping a phone out of a supporter’s hand as he left the field after a loss at Everton. The force in Liverpool is appealing for witnesses after footage was posted on social media following United’s 1-0 Premier League
Continue ReadingGQEBERHA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s cricketers are in sight of a series victory as Bangladesh stumbled to 27-3 chasing a mammoth 413 to win the second cricket test. South Africa forced out Mahmudul Hasan Joy (0), Najmul Hossain Shanto (7) and Tamim Iqbal (13) in 9.1 overs of the Bangladesh second innings before
Continue ReadingBy KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a parliamentary no-confidence vote has set Pakistan on an uncertain political path. Tens of thousands of Khan supporters marched in cities across Pakistan on Sunday, waving large party flags and vowing support, while the political opposition is preparing to
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egypt says its annual inflation rate has surged past 12% in March, up from 10% in February. The increase announced Sunday is largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, which strained global markets and sent oil prices to record highs. The data shows price hikes across many sectors, from fuel, electricity and
Continue ReadingBy Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN Eight-year-old Yana was going to gymnastics class six days a week at home near Odessa, Ukraine. Now, she can only practice by herself on a patch of open floor in a refugee center here in the Polish capital. Yana is one of millions of Ukrainian children coping with
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN A lucky Maryland man snagged a $25,000 lottery prize after playing the numbers on his younger brother’s license plate. The anonymous Windsor Mill winner, who used the name “Big Fish” to share his story, won the prize in the “Pick 5” game, according to the Maryland Lottery. He placed eight 50-cent
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis opened Holy Week Sunday with a call for an Easter truce in Ukraine to make room for a negotiated peace, highlighting the need for leaders to “make some sacrifices for the good of the people.” Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St. Peter’s Square for the first time
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