Roe v. Wade Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in…
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3 indicted for attempted murder and assault of an Illinois police officer during traffic stop
By Josh Campbell, CNN A routine traffic stop in a Chicago suburb turned violent after a driver and two passengers allegedly assaulted the police…
Continue ReadingAs the West winds down its ‘war on terror,’ jihadists are filling the vacuum, UN warns
By Paul Cruickshank, Tim Lister and Nic Robertson, CNN As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the United Nations is warning that the threat from…
Continue ReadingHe mowed his way across the country. Now Rodney Smith Jr. has an army of young volunteers cutting grass for those in need
Gabriel Kinder, CNN Anyone who has had a tough time convincing their kid to mow the lawn may want to enlist the help of Rodney Smith Jr. Over the…
Continue ReadingHe mowed his way across the country. Now Rodney Smith Jr. has an army of young volunteers cutting grass for those in need
Rodney Smith Jr. has made a name for himself over the last several years, traveling across the country and mowing lawns in all 50 states. He also…
Continue ReadingWhy Texas’s lone Black freshman Democrat refuses to give up on the fight for voting rights
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, holding public office was not a goal she ever set. Neither was becoming a civil…
Continue ReadingGeorgia family mourns ‘most loving, joyous’ 5-year-old boy who died from Covid-19
By David Williams, CNN A family in Georgia is mourning after a 5-year-old boy — described as someone who had “nothing but pure…
Continue Reading‘It’s not the critics that count.’ Chicago’s mayor remains optimistic after a turbulent two years
CNN’s Omar Jimenez sits down with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to discuss her time in office and her plans for the…
Continue Reading‘It’s not the critics that count.’ Chicago’s mayor remains optimistic after a turbulent two years
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been criticized as “racist” — even as a Black woman — and she’s…
Continue ReadingThe intentional misgendering of transgender nursing home residents in California is no longer banned, court rules
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Staff at nursing homes in California are no longer prohibited from deliberately misgendering residents, a California district…
Continue ReadingAtlanta students must wear masks when school starts, district says
By Elizabeth Stuart, Rachel Clarke and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Atlanta Public Schools, one of the nation’s first districts to begin its school…
Continue ReadingArnold Schwarzenegger Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former governor of California. Personal Birth date: July…
Continue ReadingSleepaway camp in New York says 31 campers under age 12 tested positive for Covid-19
By Joe Sutton and Eric Levenson, CNN A co-ed sleepaway camp in New York said that 31 campers between 7 and 11 years old have tested positive for…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people still missing in German floods unlikely to be found, officials fear
By Nadine Schmidt, Frederik Pleitgen, Barbara Wojazer and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A week after severe flooding hit western Europe, devastating Germany,…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people still missing in German floods unlikely to be found, officials fear
CNN By Nadine Schmidt, Frederik Pleitgen, Barbara Wojazer and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A week after severe flooding hit western Europe, devastating…
Continue ReadingUniversities have held onto sacred Indigenous remains and items for decades — and have been slow to give them back
By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN The Ponca tribe buried Chief Standing Bear more than a century ago in what is now Nebraska. But Standing…
Continue ReadingDaughter of detained man behind ‘Hotel Rwanda’ says she was spied on by Israeli software
By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN The daughter of Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotelier who inspired the movie “Hotel Rwanda,”…
Continue ReadingNeil Armstrong Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong. Personal Birth date: August 5, 1930 Death date: August 25, 2012…
Continue ReadingMount Rushmore National Memorial Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of…
Continue Reading1998 US Embassies in Africa Bombings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998, which killed 224 people.…
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