Mother’s Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May in the United States. It is also celebrated in many other…
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One ticket wins the $473.1 million Powerball jackpot
By Jason Hanna, CNN The year’s second-largest Powerball jackpot is off the board, with only one winning ticket to claim it. A ticket sold in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 28: Ukraine, Covid-19, Disney, Capitol riot, Drought
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to managing your finances, you may use an app on your phone or your computer to help rein in overspending.…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN When it comes to managing your finances, you may use an app on your phone or your computer to help rein in overspending. But…
Continue Reading A shooting spree in Mississippi leaves 4 dead and leads to police standoff that ended with suspect found dead, officials say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Musa, CNN A shooting spree in Mississippi left four people dead and resulted in a police standoff with the suspect…
Continue Reading Judge in Nikolas Cruz sentencing reverses course on jury selection in Parkland high school shooting case
By Kevin Conlon, CNN The judge in the sentencing of the shooter who pleaded guilty to killing 17 people in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
Continue Reading Judge vacates murder conviction of man wrongfully imprisoned for 32 years
By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A man who served 32 years in prison for murder walked free Wednesday when a Florida judge vacated his conviction and…
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Congressman discusses health care concerns after meeting in Imperial County
Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) discussed regional health concerns during a Congressional…
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Texas residents are suing their county after books were removed from public libraries
Seven residents in Llano County, Texas, are suing county officials, claiming their First and 14th Amendment rights were violated when books deemed…
Continue Reading Lily Peters, 10, suffered strangulation and blunt force trauma in Wisconsin homicide, coroner says
By Amir Vera and Rebekah Riess, CNN Lily Peters, a 10-year-old girl who prosecutors say was killed by an eighth grader in Wisconsin, suffered…
Continue Reading Texas residents are suing their county after books were removed from public libraries
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Seven residents in Llano County, Texas, are suing county officials, claiming their First and 14th Amendment rights were…
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Biden honors educator teaching students about ‘race, gender and oppression’ amid classroom culture wars
President Joe Biden on Wednesday honored an Ohio history instructor who teaches courses rooted in exploring oppression and Black history as the 2022…
Continue Reading Lake Mead plummets to unprecedented low, exposing original 1971 water intake valve
By Stephanie Elam, CNN The West is in the grips of a climate change-fueled megadrought, and Lake Mead — the largest manmade reservoir in the…
Continue Reading Atlanta HBCU Morris Brown College has accreditation restored after 20 years
By Amir Vera, CNN Morris Brown College may have had the comeback of the year on Wednesday. The historically Black college in Atlanta received its…
Continue Reading Kenosha police request FBI look at incident of off-duty officer putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl
By Omar Jimenez, CNN The Kenosha Police Department has asked the FBI to look into the case of an off-duty police officer seen on video putting his…
Continue Reading A federal wild horse facility in Colorado is under quarantine as 67 horses have died from an ‘unknown and highly contagious’ disease
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN An “unknown yet highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease” has plagued a federal wild horse holding facility…
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Derek Chauvin appeals his murder conviction in the death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has asked the state Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction for the 2020 murder of George Floyd,…
Continue Reading A federal appeals court says Crosley Green’s disputed murder conviction can stand, but the 64-year-old has no intention of giving up the fight
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Crosley Green has received the news he didn’t want to hear — a federal appeals panel is reinstating his…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Armed Forces Day, a holiday observed in some areas of the United States to honor all branches of the…
Continue Reading Mark Zuckerberg Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta. Personal: Birth date: May 14, 1984 Birth place: Dobbs…
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