Nicolás Maduro Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Nicolás Maduro, ousted president of Venezuela. Personal Birth date: November 23,…
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Sergey Brin Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Personal: Birth date: August 21, 1973 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingWho was freed in major prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova CNN (CNN) — American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan were among the 24…
Continue ReadingHamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran by bomb planted months before blast, source says
By Jeremy Diamond and Rob Picheta, CNN Haifa, Israel (CNN) — Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingUK rocked by far-right riots fueled by online disinformation about Southport stabbings
By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Far-right demonstrations turned violent for a second night across England Wednesday, in the wake of this week’s mass…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Aug. 1: Presidential race, Middle East, 9/11 mastermind, Wildfires, Instagram
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” mode is facing renewed scrutiny after police announced the technology was…
Continue ReadingSonya Massey’s mom called 911 to report her daughter was having a mental breakdown the day before she was killed
By Emma Tucker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — The day before the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey in Illinois, her mother called 911 and…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military says it killed Hamas chief Mohammed Deif in Gaza last month
By Dana Karni, Sophie Tanno and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military has said that one of the reported masterminds of the October 7…
Continue ReadingIsrael not invited to ceremony commemorating 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki
By Hanako Montgomery, Manveena Suri, Nodoka Katsura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Israel will not be invited to this year’s peace ceremony…
Continue ReadingBoy, 17, charged with murder of three young girls in Southport attack
By Helen Regan and Maija Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — A teenage boy has been charged with murder after three young girls were killed in a stabbing…
Continue ReadingChina doping controversy casts a shadow over Olympic swimming
By Simone McCarthy and Andrew McNicol, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Within 72 hours of the start of the Paris Olympics, star Chinese swimmer Zhang…
Continue ReadingMaduro warns he’ll call for a ‘new revolution’ if forced by ‘North American imperialism’
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro warned Wednesday that he will not hesitate to call on the population for a…
Continue ReadingRomano Prodi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy. Personal Birth date: August 9, 1939…
Continue ReadingGeorge Soros Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of one of the most successful investment financiers in the world, George Soros. An…
Continue ReadingAl Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Hira Humayun, Sana Noor Haq and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Two Al Jazeera correspondents were killed in an…
Continue ReadingWhite woman who wrongfully accused ‘Groveland Four’ of rape in Jim Crow-era South dies at 92
By Devon M. Sayers, Sara Weisfeldt and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era…
Continue ReadingNicolae Miu sentenced to 20 years in prison in Wisconsin river stabbing incident that left one teen dead
By Sydney Bishop and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Nicolae Miu, who was convicted of stabbing five people, one fatally, during a 2022 tubing…
Continue ReadingVoting Rights Act Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th…
Continue Reading1998 US Embassies in Africa Bombings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998, which killed 224…
Continue ReadingRobert Redford Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning filmmaker, philanthropist and environmentalist Robert Redford.…
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