Alex Rodriguez Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Alex Rodriguez, former New York Yankees infielder, who is in fifth place for the most career…
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which serves 15.3…
Continue ReadingHamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says
By Kareem Khadder, Lucas Lilieholm and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Hamas-led armed groups committed “numerous war crimes and crimes against…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 17: Trump, Supreme Court, Floods, Elon Musk, Copycat snacks
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s World Emoji Day, an unofficial holiday acknowledging the thousands of symbols and smileys we use to…
Continue ReadingCyanide poisoning likely killed six found dead in luxury hotel, including two US citizens, Thai police say
By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, and Manveena Suri, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Six people, including two US citizens, who were found dead…
Continue ReadingA spate of stabbings has sparked online debate about China’s economic woes
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The fatal stabbing of two people by a man at a residential compound in southern China has ignited an…
Continue ReadingFormer CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry indicted on charges of secretly working for South Korea
By Michael Mitsanas, Audry Jeong and Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — A prominent North Korea expert and former CIA analyst has been indicted by a New…
Continue ReadingWe asked how you use emojis. Here’s how different generations responded
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Here’s something you can text your friends about. It’s World Emoji Day, a completely made up,…
Continue ReadingOne in 10 young people in Japan say they have been groped in public, survey finds
By Chris Lau and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — One in 10 young people in Japan – the vast majority women – have been groped on trains and…
Continue ReadingPolice from Ohio fatally shoot 43-year-old Samuel Sharpe Jr. near Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
By Steve Almasy, Cindy VonQuednow and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Ohio police officers who were in Milwaukee to help with security at the…
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s World Emoji Day, an unofficial holiday acknowledging the thousands of symbols and smileys we use to…
Continue Reading2 death row inmates to be resentenced amid review into decades of prosecutorial misconduct in Alameda County, DA announces
By Nick Watt and Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — The Alameda County District Attorney’s office on Tuesday announced the resentencing of two…
Continue ReadingAttorneys for ‘Rust’ armorer file for dismissal of her case or new trial after collapse of Alec Baldwin case
By Cheri Mossburg and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for “Rust” movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed – convicted of involuntary…
Continue ReadingDeadly floods engulf parts of South Asia as extreme weather devastates vulnerable region
By Sahar Akbarzai, Michael Rios, Michael Mitsanas, Helen Regan and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — From Afghanistan to Bangladesh, India to Nepal,…
Continue ReadingChanges coming to ACT exam, including the science portion being made optional
By Nic F. Anderson and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — Major changes are coming to the ACT college admissions exam in the spring, the CEO of ACT…
Continue ReadingOver 70 arbitrary detentions reported days into campaigning for Venezuela election, NGO says
By Abel Alvarado and Osmary Hernández, CNN (CNN) — Seventy-one “arbitrary detentions” have been reported within days of the start of…
Continue ReadingPrize money for Olympians, inside the Forbidden City, preparing for an asteroid: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Covid-19 is on the rise again in the United States, with emergency rooms reporting that visits by…
Continue ReadingDozens of Indian nationals in Italy freed from ‘slave-like’ working conditions on farms, police say
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Dozens of Indian nationals held in “slave-like” working conditions near Verona in northern Italy…
Continue ReadingISIS claims responsibility for rare attack on mosque in Oman
By Heather Law and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — The jihadist ISIS group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite-Muslim mosque in…
Continue ReadingWhat went wrong with security at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally
By Rachel Clarke and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Security errors, lapses and missed opportunities to stop a gunman led to the first shooting of…
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