Mel Brooks Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of comedian, actor, director, producer, playwright and screenwriter Mel Brooks, best known for…
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Manson Family Murders Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Charles Manson and the 1969 “Manson Family” murders. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1934…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1929 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Uganda’s first female boxer heads to Tokyo Olympics
After the Australian softball team, the Ugandan Olympic team is the next international team to arrive in Japan for pre-Game camp in their host town…
Continue Reading Ugandan Olympic coach tests positive for Covid after arriving in Japan
By Junko Ogura, Julia Hollingsworth and Angus Watson, CNN A coach in Uganda’s Olympic team tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Tokyo…
Continue Reading 1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Considered the nation’s most important civil rights legislation since…
Continue Reading Julian Assange Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth date: July 3, 1971 Birth place:…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about active United States aircraft carriers. Ten of the active air carriers are in…
Continue Reading Andrea Yates Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Andrea Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her five…
Continue Reading Missing US student Catherine Serou found dead in Russia
By Katya Krebs, CNN Russian authorities have found the body of Catherine Serou, a missing United States student who vanished earlier this week in the…
Continue Reading Duchess Catherine Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Catherine (Kate) Middleton. Personal Birth date: January 9,…
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NFL player says he’d rather retire than get Covid-19 vaccine
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, in a challenge to the National Football League’s new Covid-19 training camp and preseason protocols,…
Continue Reading Trump dashed dreams of reform in Iran. The country’s new hardline president is living proof
By CNN Staff It should have been a spring day most Iranians could look forward to. The trees that lined Tehran’s boulevards glistened in the…
Continue Reading Violent public outbursts and unruly behavior may keep some from reentering society — but likely not for long, experts say
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Just when you thought you were ready for a soft return to public life, this happens: An unruly plane passenger commandeers an…
Continue Reading Astronauts begin spacewalk to install solar panels on International Space Station
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Space is hard — and no one understands that better than astronauts. After facing “technical delays”…
Continue Reading One dead after a truck hit pedestrians at a Florida Pride parade
Two pedestrians at a Pride parade near Miami on Saturday were hit by a truck, leaving one dead and the other injured, according to…
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, didn’t see diverse characters in books as she grew up. She hopes ‘The Bench’ will change that
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she hopes “any family” will see themselves represented in the pages of her…
Continue Reading Michigan police fatally shot a 19-year-old woman who allegedly fired at an officer near a Juneteenth parade
By Sahar Akbarzai and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Michigan police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old woman Saturday after police said she shot at the…
Continue Reading China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses
By Yong Xiong, Nectar Gan and Laura He, CNN China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as…
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