George Lucas Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker George Lucas. Personal: Birth date: May 14, 1944 Birth place: Modesto, California…
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At least 1 dead and 5 injured after gunfire breaks out at a festival in Jackson, Mississippi
By Michelle Watson, CNN Authorities canceled the final day of the Mississippi Mudbug Festival after gunfire erupted at the festival in Jackson…
Continue ReadingMelissa Lucio was sentenced to death. Courts will now look at these 4 claims to decide if she gets a new trial
By Dakin Andone, CNN Fourteen years after she was sent to Texas’ death row, Melissa’s Lucio will finally get the chance to have new…
Continue ReadingThese young Muslim Americans hit significant turning points in their lives this Ramadan. Here’s how they observed the holy month
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Six months after Mussab Ali started his first year of Harvard Law School, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and underwent…
Continue ReadingA Maryland man won $100,000 after skipping work
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Maryland man skipped work — but still got paid, thanks to a winning $100,000 lottery ticket he bought on his day off. The…
Continue Reading3 University of Oklahoma students were killed in a traffic accident while returning from a storm-chasing trip
By Andy Rose, CNN Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students were killed late Friday night when their vehicle hydroplaned and was struck by a…
Continue ReadingDelays at Orlando’s ICE office have led to migrants sleeping outside or in cars while they wait, congressman says
By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN Delays at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Orlando have forced hundreds of…
Continue Reading‘Refusal to evacuate could be a fatal decision’: Officials urge residents in northern New Mexico to leave ahead of a rapidly growing blaze
By Hannah Sarisohn and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in northern New Mexico urged residents in more than two dozen communities to immediately…
Continue ReadingA Holocaust Remembrance Day event was canceled due to low registration. So hundreds showed up on Zoom to hear survivor’s story
By Ray Sanchez, CNN On one of the most solemn days on the Jewish calender, Holocaust survivor Arnold Fridland would not be silenced. Sydney…
Continue ReadingLake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West’s megadrought: Water or electricity
CNN By René Marsh, CNN Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, is drying up. The situation is critical: if water levels at the…
Continue ReadingPlanet-warming emissions from cow burps have been seen from space
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Methane emissions burped up by cows have been observed from space. The emissions were detected by environmental data company…
Continue ReadingLake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West’s megadrought: Water or electricity
By René Marsh, CNN Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, is drying up. The situation is critical: if water levels at the lake…
Continue ReadingAn Alabama corrections officer sold her home days before she disappeared with an inmate. Now investigators suspect a romantic relationship
CNN, WAFF By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amara Walker, Jade Gordon, Holly Yan and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Extra food. Special privileges that other inmates…
Continue ReadingA dolphin was impaled with a ‘spear-like object’ in Florida — while it was still alive
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is investigating the death of a dolphin that was impaled while alive…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Tech students create 4.2 mile-long hopscotch in hope of setting new world record
By Emmy Abbassi, CNN A group of Georgia Tech students has created what may be the world’s longest hopscotch. The course, which runs through the…
Continue ReadingCustoms officers intercept $70,000 worth of cocaine hidden in insulated thermal cups
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers intercepted four separate shipments of cocaine with a total street value of $70,000 hidden inside insulated…
Continue ReadingNew Yorkers don’t feel safe at home anymore
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Photographs by Hilary Swift for CNN NEW YORK — It’s a sweltering spring day in New York City, but Dana Aber stands…
Continue Reading11-foot alligator blocks traffic on Florida highway
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just when you thought rush hour couldn’t get any worse. A behemoth 11-foot alligator wandered onto State Road 417 in…
Continue ReadingCouple found 1950s McDonald’s bag with french fries inside wall during home renovations
By Sara Smart, CNN Cold french fries are bad enough. But cold, old french fries are even worse. That’s the surprise from Ronald McDonald that…
Continue ReadingAlabama authorities searching for an inmate and the corrections officer who removed him from jail
By Ralph Ellis, Rebekah Riess, Jamiel Lynch and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Authorities in Lauderdale County, Alabama, are searching for a corrections…
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