Ebrahim Raisi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ebrahim Raisi, former president of Iran. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1960…
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UNLV shooter was a career professor with connections to other schools, source says, as police work to determine motive
CNN, KVVU By John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are searching for the motive of a shooter who killed…
Continue ReadingWhite House delays menthol cigarette ban, alarming anti-smoking advocates
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pushing back a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that…
Continue ReadingJill Biden and military kids sort toys the White House donated to the Marine Corps Reserve program
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and military kids are sorting toys donated by the White House to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve…
Continue ReadingWesley Clark Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired Army General Wesley Clark. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1944 Birth…
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Bend Brewfest, C.O.’s largest craft beer festival, returns to Hayden Homes Amphitheater next fall
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Here’s an early Christmas gift for craft beer lovers in Central Oregon and beyond. The Bend Brewfest is set to return to the…
Continue ReadingNevada grand jury indicts six Republicans who falsely certified that Trump won the state in 2020
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada grand jury has indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to…
Continue Reading2 people are dead as an atmospheric river pummels the Northwest with more than 9 inches of rain. And the danger isn’t over
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A second person has died in a swollen Oregon waterway after…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers introduce bill aiming to push back on book bans
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at pushing back against nationwide efforts to ban…
Continue ReadingNew GOP-favored Georgia congressional map nears passage as the end looms for redistricting session
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia special session to redraw congressional and legislative voting district maps is likely to end…
Continue Reading48 Haitian migrants have been detained on an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. federal authorities say they have detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas shooting suspect was a professor who recently applied for a job at UNLV, AP source says
By KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at a Las…
Continue ReadingAutomakers, dealers and shoppers dawdle on EVs despite strong year in US sales growth
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and TOM KRISHER The Associated Press The EV trend in the US at the end of 2023 is a little tough to tease out. Overall sales hit a…
Continue ReadingAir Force Reserve staff sergeant arrested on felony charges for role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from Texas has been arrested on felony charges in the U.S.…
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003; Combs denies allegations
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman sued the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday, claiming he and two other…
Continue ReadingMary Barra Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1961 Birth…
Continue ReadingEmperor Emeritus Akihito Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1933 Birth…
Continue ReadingSteven Spielberg Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Personal Birth date: December 18, 1946 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingBilly Crystal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian Billy Crystal. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1947 Birth place: Long…
Continue ReadingRepublicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of…
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