National Spelling Bee Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. June 3, 2022 – Harini Logan, a 14-year-old from San Antonio, wins…
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Norway Terror Attacks Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the terror attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011. Eight people died in a bombing in Oslo and another 69…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Attorney General Merrick Garland, former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the DC…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the death penalty in the United States. Facts Capital punishment is legal in 27 US states. Three of…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of the founder of Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1950…
Continue ReadingMassive fire at Bangladesh juice factory kills 52 people
By Salman Saeed, Sophie Jeong and Amy Woodyatt, CNN At least 52 people were killed when a massive fire ripped through a juice factory in Bangladesh,…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer pleads guilty to murder of Sarah Everard
London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, holds a press conference after London police officer, Wayne Couzens, pleads guilty to the…
Continue Reading14-year-old wins spelling bee after only 2 years of practice
2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde joins CNN New Day to share her experience and talk about her…
Continue ReadingSwedish plane crash kills eight skydivers and pilot
By Amy Cassidy, Henrik Pettersson and Rob Picheta, CNN Nine people have been killed after a plane carrying skydivers crashed near the runway at…
Continue ReadingTaliban makes gains in Afghanistan, taking over key border crossing to Iran
By Sandi Sidhu and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have made further territorial gains in Afghanistan over the past day, capturing two strategic border…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer pleads guilty to murder of Sarah Everard
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN A Metropolitan Police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murdering marketing executive Sarah Everard, whose disappearance…
Continue ReadingGunman opens fire on couple at Downtown Aquarium in Houston
A man open fired at a couple, killing the man and injuring the woman, at the Downtown Aquarium in Houston. Houston Police Executive Chief Matt…
Continue ReadingMan charged with killing golf pro Gene Siller ‘bound the hands, legs, and mouth’ of two other victims with tape, warrant says
By Madeline Holcombe, Dakin Andone and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The man arrested and charged in a triple homicide that happened earlier this month…
Continue ReadingA man is dead and a woman injured after gunman opened fire on pair dining at a Houston restaurant
By Alta Spells, CNN A man and a woman were finishing dinner at a restaurant at the Downtown Aquarium in Houston, Texas, Thursday night when a man…
Continue ReadingYouth baseball coach fatally shot on a Minnesota highway after a possible altercation, officials say
By Madeline Holcombe, Keith Allen and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Minnesota police believe that what started as a traffic altercation on a highway this week…
Continue ReadingSouthern Africa hoped it was through the worst of Covid-19. Then the Delta variant arrived
By David McKenzie, CNN Patients are crammed into every corner of the hospital’s emergency room ward. They lie on beds and gurneys, or sit…
Continue ReadingDelta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
South Africa is experiencing a crippling third wave of Covid-19 cases driven by the Delta variant and a lack of vaccines in the country. CNN’s David…
Continue ReadingLockdowns toughen in Seoul and Sydney as Delta variant Covid-19 outbreaks grow
By Jake Kwon and Angus Watson, CNN The capital of South Korea and Australia’s largest city announced Friday they would increase their Covid-19…
Continue ReadingFatal shooting of 17-year-old passenger after Astros game was road rage incident, Houston police say
By Amir Vera, Carma Hassan and Keith Allen, CNN A 17-year-old who died Thursday was shot following a road rage incident after a major league baseball…
Continue ReadingThe first African American contestant to win National Spelling Bee is now aiming for Harvard, the NBA and NASA
By David Williams and Kevin Dotson, CNN Zaila Avant-garde wasn’t focused on her place in history on Thursday when she became the first African…
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