IRS Scandal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal involving the targeting of certain…
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Barbara 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…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1931…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Ehud Olmert, former prime minister of Israel. Personal Birth date: September 30, 1945 Birth…
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 ReadingWhat does life after Merkel look like? Germans are set to decide in a tight election
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time…
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 ReadingChina’s Xi Jinping promises to halt new coal projects abroad amid climate crisis
CNN By Caitlin Hu and Angela Dewan, CNN In a rare address to the UN General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made a major new…
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 ReadingMillions of deaths could be avoided under new air quality guidelines, WHO says
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN New air quality guidelines published on Wednesday by the World Health Organization could prevent millions of deaths globally…
Continue ReadingBiden called for diplomacy over conflict at the UN General Assembly. Here’s how world leaders responded
By Kara Fox, CNN In his United National General Assembly debut on Tuesday, United States President Joe Biden declared a “new era” of US…
Continue ReadingBiden called for diplomacy over conflict at the UN General Assembly. Here’s how world leaders responded
CNN By Kara Fox, CNN In his United National General Assembly debut on Tuesday, United States President Joe Biden declared a “new era” of…
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 ReadingAide to Ukraine’s president survives apparent assassination attempt
By Katharina Krebs and Zahra Ullah, CNN Shots were fired Wednesday morning at the car of a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outside…
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