US Capitol Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Capitol. Located at 100 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, DC, it is the meeting…
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Tunisia and Libya take 276 migrants stranded in desert border region, bring them to shelters
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia and Libya have taken back 276 sub-Saharan migrants stranded…
Continue ReadingTimothy Geithner Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1961 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingA look at known Iranian-Americans held by Iran as the US seeks a prisoner release deal
By The Associated Press Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, part of a possible deal over billions of dollars of…
Continue ReadingUS Open Tennis Tournament Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US Open Tennis Tournament. It is held annually at the USTA Billie Jean King National…
Continue ReadingKai Cenat condemns NYC Union Square melee, says ‘it was not my intention’
WCBS, KAI CENAT, TWITCH, VIEWER HANDOUT, CNN, Kai Cenat/Twitch, Viewer Handout By Nic F. Anderson and João Costa, CNN (CNN) — Social media…
Continue ReadingAt least 20 villagers killed in latest attack in Nigeria’s hard-hit north, survivors say
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Villagers in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state say at least 20 people have been…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacist accused of threatening jury and witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A self-proclaimed white supremacist has been arrested on charges that he made online threats toward the jury and witnesses…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial…
Continue ReadingControversial Police Encounters Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This…
Continue ReadingUS suicides hit an all-time high last year
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according…
Continue ReadingUAE’s al-Jaber urges more financing to help Caribbean and other regions fight climate change
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The head of this year’s U.N. global climate summit is urging more availability of…
Continue ReadingTexas sheriff says 3 hog hunters from Florida died in an underground tank after their dog fell in
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff said Thursday that three hog hunters from Florida died in an underground…
Continue ReadingThe wildfires scorching Maui have killed at least 53 people and reduced communities to ashes
By Christina Maxouris, Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophic wildfires that have been scorching Maui for…
Continue ReadingTrump campaign, in shot at DeSantis effort, warns state GOPs against super PAC activities
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron…
Continue ReadingNOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino
BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall.…
Continue ReadingPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fires nearly all governors in West Bank in major upheaval
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired most of the governors in the occupied West Bank. The move follows…
Continue ReadingStreamer Kai Cenat says he is ‘beyond disappointed’ in mayhem at NYC event
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 21-year-old social media influencer who was charged with inciting a riot after a crowd of…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver lies in state in the capitol rotunda
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a host of lawmakers, and numerous mourners poured in the…
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