Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in…
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Vatican Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates,…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first eleven years of the war, which began in 2011, an estimated…
Continue ReadingState police won’t comment on audio obtained by AP of investigators grilling state trooper at center of Ronald Greene killing
CNN By Virginia Langmaid and Nick Valencia, CNN A former Louisiana State Police officer, who on body camera video can be heard saying that he…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter…
Continue ReadingRussian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator
By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise…
Continue Reading‘The answer is not to defund.’ Here’s what’s in President Biden’s increased budget for policing
By Peter Nickeas, CNN Billions of dollars to address America’s exploding gun trafficking problem, to catch dangerous fugitives, and to fund…
Continue ReadingShe helped rebuild Kyiv after World War II. Now, she’s had to flee it
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Even as the bombs began to fall, Yevhenia Khomenko didn’t want to leave her home in Kyiv, Ukraine. “I would rather…
Continue ReadingShe helped rebuild Kyiv after World War II. Now, she’s had to flee it
CNN By Omar Jimenez, CNN Even as the bombs began to fall, Yevhenia Khomenko didn’t want to leave her home in Kyiv, Ukraine. “I would…
Continue ReadingAmerican teacher who taught Ukrainian mom English raises funds to help her flee
By Marianne Garvey Julia Temchenko and her two young children were in their living room in Kyiv, Ukraine when a rocket flew past, shattering the…
Continue ReadingGenocide Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group,…
Continue ReadingHillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the…
Continue ReadingCharge dropped for West Virginia University student accused of making terroristic threats
By Dakin Andone, CNN A charge against a West Virginia University student previously accused of making terroristic threats was dismissed without…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 31: Ukraine, Abortion, Gas prices, Immigration, Iran
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Housing prices are continuing to inflate wildly in the US. While that doesn’t always mean a housing bubble is…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 31: Ukraine, Abortion, Gas prices, Immigration, Iran
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Housing prices are continuing to inflate wildly in the US. While that doesn’t always mean a housing bubble is…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 31: Ukraine, Abortion, Gas prices, Immigration, Iran
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Housing prices are continuing to inflate wildly in the US. While that doesn’t always mean a housing bubble is…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 31: Ukraine, Abortion, Gas prices, Immigration, Iran
By AJ Willingham, CNN Housing prices are continuing to inflate wildly in the US. While that doesn’t always mean a housing bubble is brewing,…
Continue ReadingFlorida judge approves $83 million settlement for victims’ families and owners in Champlain Towers South collapse
By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A Florida judge approved an $83 million settlement Wednesday for former condo owners and heirs of those killed last year…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea not telling the whole truth about latest ICBM test, South Korean official says
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most…
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