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Gloria Steinem Fast Facts

March 18, 2022 6:16 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of writer and activist Gloria Steinem. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1934 Birth place:…

What we know about Texas crash involving a 13-year-old driver that killed nine

March 18, 2022 5:20 AM CNN

CNN, KOSA By Ray Sanchez, CNN The University of the Southwest golf teams — a mix of students from the US, Canada, Mexico and Portugal —…

A victim begged for mercy before Gerald Brevard allegedly pulled the trigger, surveillance footage shows

March 17, 2022 10:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales, CNN His victim begged for mercy, police say. But all Gerald Brevard allegedly did, according to court documents, was pull the…

A sheriff’s deputy died while helping people evacuate as central Texas wildfire spread

March 17, 2022 9:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, Alaa Elassar and Joe Sutton, CNN A central Texas sheriff’s deputy died Thursday while going door to door and helping…

Maryland park police officers said they wanted Black Lives Matter protesters dead, according to lawsuit

March 17, 2022 7:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez and Rebekah Riess, CNN A group of police officers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are being accused of repeatedly making hateful…

Ex-Louisville officer indicted for firing pepper balls in the moments before David McAtee’s fatal police shooting

March 17, 2022 6:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Chris Hippensteel and Christina Maxouris, CNN A former police officer is facing a federal charge of using unreasonable force against an individual…

A 13-year-old was behind the wheel in Texas crash that killed 9 people and left two University of the Southwest golfers critically injured

March 17, 2022 5:13 PM CNN

CNN, KOSA By Ray Sanchez, Steve Almasy, Rosa Flores, CNN A 13-year-old boy drove the pickup truck involved in a fiery head-on collision in Texas that…

New footage shows California man yelling ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying in police custody after 2020 traffic stop

March 17, 2022 2:43 PM CNN

A federal judge has unsealed a video taken by the California Highway Patrol that captures the death of Edward Bronstein, a 38-year-old man who was in…

6 dead in Missouri interstate pileup involving 47 vehicles, official says

March 17, 2022 2:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN A 47-car pileup on Interstate 57 in southeastern Missouri left six people dead and closed the highway in…

James Lovell Fast Facts

March 17, 2022 2:40 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of astronaut James Lovell. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1928 Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio…

Biden’s St. Patrick’s Day scrambled by Irish PM’s COVID case

March 17, 2022 2:13 PM The Associated Press

President Joe Biden’s plans to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day were scrambled Thursday after Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin tested positive for…

PayPal enables customers to send money to Ukrainians

March 17, 2022 1:41 PM The Associated Press

PayPal says that its users will now be able to send money to Ukrainians, both in the war-ravaged country as well as those now refugees across…

Recently unsealed video shows California man screaming ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying in police custody after 2020 traffic stop

March 17, 2022 1:38 PM CNN

CNN By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A federal judge has unsealed a video taken by the California Highway Patrol that captures the death of…

Civil rights groups ask Texas court of appeals to stop state investigations of transgender families

March 17, 2022 1:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Killough and Alaa Elassar, CNN Civil rights groups are seeking an emergency order from the Texas Third Court of Appeals to ensure families…

UFC fighter Kevin Holland disarms gunman with chokehold at a Houston sushi restaurant

March 17, 2022 1:12 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN UFC fighter Kevin Holland says he used a chokehold to subdue a suspected gunman who fired a shot into the ceiling of a…

Biden calls Putin a ‘murderous dictator’ and ‘pure thug’

March 17, 2022 12:29 PM CNN

President Joe Biden on Thursday called Vladimir Putin a “pure thug” and “murderous dictator,” his latest pointed attack against the Russian President…

Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, wasn’t actually Irish

March 17, 2022 11:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN St. Patrick’s Day may be strongly associated with Irish pride, but the eponymous saint actually wasn’t even from…

The West’s megadrought will persist and may get worse in coming months. Water availability is a high concern

March 17, 2022 11:22 AM CNN

KOVR, SACRAMENTO VALLEY WATER, CNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The West’s intense multi-year drought is expected to at least continue — if not…

Off-duty officer resigns from school district role after being seen on video putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old to break up a fight

March 17, 2022 9:07 AM CNN

CNN, HLN By Omar Jimenez, Raja Razek, Chris Boyette, Caroll Alvarado and Kathryn Jaeger, CNN A Kenosha Police Department off-duty officer who was…

Why Chicago dyes its river green for St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2022 8:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN For the last 60 years, enterprising Chicagoans have dyed the city’s river a vibrant green in honor of St.…