Columbus Day-Indigenous Peoples’ Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In 2022, both are celebrated on October 10. Columbus Day…
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‘Funeral home’ ad spreads message for the unvaccinated
CNN, WBTV By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The truck had the name of a funeral home on it. But instead of a soothing thought that might double as a company…
Continue ReadingA school employee in Oregon has been placed on leave after showing up to work in blackface, officials say
By Nicole Chavez and Jennifer Henderson, CNN A school board in Oregon is holding a special meeting just days after a school employee was placed on…
Continue ReadingMonument honoring abolition of slavery unveiled in Richmond two weeks after Robert E. Lee statue was removed
By David Williams, CNN A monument honoring the abolition of slavery was dedicated on Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia, just two miles from where a…
Continue ReadingTexas doctor fired for using leftover Covid-19 vaccine doses sues county for discrimination
By Carma Hassan, CNN A Texas public health doctor fired earlier this year for using leftover doses of Covid-19 vaccine on eligible individuals is…
Continue ReadingIRS Scandal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal involving the targeting of certain…
Continue ReadingBarbara Walters Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of famed journalist Barbara Walters. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1929 (some sources say…
Continue ReadingThe man accused of killing college student Kristin Smart in 1996 will stand trial for her death
By Stella Chan, CNN The man accused of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996 will stand trial for her death, according to the San…
Continue ReadingRev. Jesse Jackson is discharged from rehab facility after being hospitalized for Covid-19
By Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The Rev. Jesse Jackson was discharged from a rehabilitation facility Wednesday following an earlier…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
CNN By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
CNN By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
CNN By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in Denver,…
Continue ReadingTen current and former Black women officers sue DC police claiming racial and sexual discrimination
By Emma Tucker and Christina Carrega, CNN A group of former and current Black women officers filed a class action lawsuit against the Washington, DC…
Continue Reading1 teen dead and 2 injured in a bus stop shooting in Louisville, police say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN A drive-by shooting at a bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday left one teen dead and two other children injured,…
Continue ReadingNumber of women serving life sentences without parole has surged over the past decade, report shows
By Christina Carrega, CNN The number of women inmates serving life without the possibility of parole has risen 43% since 2008, adding to an already…
Continue ReadingTeen pleads guilty in 2019 killing of Barnard College student Tessa Majors
By Brynn Gingras and Brian Vitagliano, CNN A teenager has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2019 killing of Tessa Majors, a New York City college…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 22: Coronavirus, United Nations, Congress, Trump revelations, immigration
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN If you’ve patiently waited to break out the decorations and the pumpkin spice, now’s your time. It’s the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 22: Coronavirus, United Nations, Congress, Trump revelations, immigration
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN If you’ve patiently waited to break out the decorations and the pumpkin spice, now’s your time. It’s the…
Continue ReadingTexas doctor fired for using leftover Covid-19 vaccine doses sues county for discrimination
CNN, WBNS, KHBS, WWNY, WCBS, WXII By Carma Hassan, CNN A Texas public health doctor fired earlier this year for using leftover doses of Covid-19…
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