CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. Knowledge of the celebration spread as families
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Narendra Modi, prime minister of India. Personal Birth date: September 17, 1950 Birth place: Vadnagar, Gujarat, India Birth name: Narendra Damodardas Modi Father: Damodardas Modi Mother: Hiraba “Heeraben” Modi Marriage: Jashodaben (Chimanlal) Modi (1968-present, separated) Education: Delhi University, B.A., 1978; Gujarat University,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Korean War. Although hostilities ceased in 1953, there has been no formal end to the war. Causes of the Korean War Korea was under Japanese rule before and during World War II, and was divided into two parts after the Japanese surrender. The Soviet
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press Whether to count more than 1,900 mail ballots cast in one New Jersey county will be up to a judge after their envelopes were unsealed prematurely and members of the local election board deadlocked on how to proceed. The circumstances that led to the envelopes being unsealed early are
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has spent the last week pushing allies in the Middle East to make specific threats to Hamas, as part of an urgent campaign to push the group toward accepting the latest Israeli ceasefire and hostage proposal that would pause the fighting in Gaza. US officials have publicly
Continue ReadingDOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A woman found dead last year in a mountain community was the victim of the first documented fatal black bear attack on a human in California. The death occurred in the Sierra Nevada town of Downieville. Sierra County sheriff’s deputies making a welfare check in November found bear signs and the
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Gusoff, Katie Houlis, Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story RIVERHEAD, New York (WCBS) — Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann was charged Thursday with killing two more women 10 years apart on Long Island, as prosecutors released disturbing new details in the investigation. Heuermann, 60, was indicted on murder charges
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top state criminal investigation agency says a French citizen has been arrested on charges of collecting information on military issues. The arrest comes as relations between Russia and France have grown increasingly tense over the fighting in Ukraine. The Investigative Committee said Thursday that the suspect, whom it didn’t identify, has
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers have held preliminary discussions with University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley with the intent to offer the two-time NCAA national champion coach the same position with the Lakers, per reports citing unnamed sources. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report. ESPN and
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, according to Honor Flight Rochester, a veteran’s organization. Persichitti was a “wonderful, pleasant, humble guy,” who was “easy know, easy to talk to,” said Honor Flight Rochester
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Tokyo’s government is launching its own dating app as Japan’s fertility rate plunges to a record low. The nation of nearly 124 million people only recorded around 727,000 births last year, new data shows. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding 17-year-old Isabel Gallego, last seen on April 19. They believe she is the victim of human trafficking and are now looking for Kyree Jackson in connection with her disappearance. Her
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continues to try to depict Democrats as the “true radicals” on abortion policy. To make his case, though, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has made wildly inaccurate claims. In a Fox News interview on Wednesday, Trump said, “Hard to believe, they have some states
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Israel y el grupo islamista libanés Hezbollah, respaldado por Irán, están intensificando los ataques transfronterizos tras meses de combates de baja intensidad, lo que ha llevado al ejército israelí a advertir esta semana de que está preparado para lanzar un ataque a gran escala en su frontera norte. Tras más de
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The viral video of a Bend police officer surprising a 2-year-old’s parent with the lack of an Oregon law against public nudity brings to some long-time Bend residents’ minds a high-profile case of a nudist activist more than 20 years ago who rode her bike and took walks in the buff on several occasions, even disrobing in a courtroom.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has been given permission to appeal the British government’s rejection to provide him with police protection in the U.K. The Court of Appeal gave the Duke of Sussex the go-ahead to challenge a ruling earlier this year in the High Court. A judge in February
Continue ReadingGLEN ROSE, Texas (AP) — A Texas family got a brief scare when a nibble from a giraffe turned a 2-year-old’s safari visit into an airborne adventure. Paisley Toten was in the bed of a pickup truck on June 1 when her family drove through the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, where visitors can see exotic
Continue ReadingBy Brian Maass Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A Colorado judge who accepted a public censure and resigned following accusations of sexually charged conduct at work is striking back at the state investigation into his behavior calling it “disproportionate punishment for the crime.” He is claiming state administrators wanted to
Continue ReadingBy Kyung Lah, Zachary Cohen and Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — Arizona state Sen. Jake Hoffman on Thursday pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges related to the Republican lawmaker’s alleged role in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results. His attorney, Timothy La Sota, entered the plea on his client’s behalf. Hoffman appeared before
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says electric vehicles have ignited enough momentum from job growth and investments to steer past any roadblocks from former President Donald Trump and other critics. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press that EV-related jobs are springing up
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