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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1947 Birth place: Hamadan, Iran Father: Muhammad Ali Ebadi, law professor and lawyer Mother: Minu Yamini Marriage: Javad Tavassolian (1975-divorce date unknown) Children: Nargess (female); Negar (female)
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. Personal Birth date: June 28, 1971 Birth place: Pretoria, South Africa Birth name: Elon Reeve Musk Father: Errol Musk, engineer Mother: Maye (Haldeman) Musk, nutritionist and model Marriages: Talulah Riley (2013-2016, divorced for the second
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business There is a gigantic disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street when it comes to inflation. Something’s got to give. The US government reported last week that consumer prices, excluding food and energy, rose at their fastest clip since 1992 in May. Sherwin-Williams is lifting the price of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked Tuesday where he stands on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a Democratic bill that aims to prevent states from implementing racially discriminatory voting laws. McConnell’s response, in which he expressed opposition to the bill, omitted a bunch of key context, got at
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN When New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the stage at a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley on Saturday night, the congresswoman paused a beat and took in the scene. Before she made the case for Wiley as the progressive choice for Democrats in this sprawling, contentious, fraught
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN As a school year filled with challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic comes to a close, the focus is on summer school and planning for the fall, when the Biden administration expects all schools to return to in-person learning. Since children under 12 likely won’t be eligible for a vaccine until Thanksgiving,
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN Inmates in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) began receiving tablets this week as part of a plan to supply all state prisoners with secure tablet computers. More than 21,000 inmates at over 20 facilities will receive tablets that will give them access to books, college classes, music and even a
Continue ReadingBy Rafael Romo, CNN She says she feels angry and desperate, but the way she speaks and what she says make it clear that she refuses to be afraid. Berta Valle is the wife of Félix Maradiaga Blandón, one of at least seven opposition leaders who have been detained in Nicaragua so far this month.
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Dallas resident Stephanie Houston was driving from the store with her teenage son one day six years ago when he blurted out words that changed their lives forever. “Oh by the way,” Pierre, then 17, told his mom. “I’m going to live my life as a woman now.” Houston was stunned,
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN Deirdre Lawson was living her best life before the pandemic — if she wasn’t traveling, she was going to concerts, movies or doing other activities with friends — often at the spur of the moment. “Then 2020 hit and the universe says, ‘Hey, I got something for you,’” she told CNN.
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By Lily Lee, CNN At least 12 people were killed in a huge gas explosion in central China on Sunday, state media reported. The blast took place at about 6:30 a.m. local time in the Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province, according to local authorities. Authorities have rescued nearly 140 people from the
Continue ReadingBy Alanne Orjoux, CNN As more Americans get vaccinated against Covid-19 and states and cities further ease pandemic restrictions, more people are flying to vacations, family visits or just getting away. The Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2 million passengers Friday, the highest number since March 7 of last year, just before lockdowns and
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN About 19 million years ago, roughly 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off, and scientists don’t know why. The recent discovery left researchers stunned, unable to explain the immense loss or the reason behind the deaths of one of the ocean’s most powerful predators. It began when scientist Elizabeth Sibert
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN The US is reopening far and wide just in time for the summer, a sign that millions are ready to get their life back. But the loosening of restrictions come as new Covid-19 vaccination rates decrease from spring highs, leaving some areas vulnerable to potential pandemic hotspots and risking the progress
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with three separate shootings in less than 24 hours that wounded five people across the Columbus, Georgia, metro area, according to police. “They were able to apprehend the suspect in the downtown area,” Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said at a news conference
Continue Reading By Brad Parks and Chris Boyette, CNN Police are looking for two gunmen in a shooting in Chicago early Saturday that sent 10 people to the hospital, where one woman died. People were standing on a sidewalk in the city’s South Side when two men approached and opened fire, police said. The woman who was
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Brasil registró casi 80.000 nuevas infecciones diarias por covid-19 y miles de muertes relacionadas con el virus el sábado, un día antes de que empiece el torneo de fútbol más grande del continente a nivel de selecciones. El Ministerio de Salud de Brasil informó el sábado 78.700 nuevos casos
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Copa América va tomando forma y las selecciones participantes están confirmando los planteles que participarán en una competición que históricamente han dominado Uruguay y Argentina. La Celeste ha ganado en 15 ocasiones, mientras que Argentina se ha impuesto en 14 oportunidades. Pero Brasil ha comenzado a acercarse porque ha
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El futbolista danés Christian Eriksen se encuentra en condición estable después de colapsar durante la primera mitad del partido de la Eurocopa 2020 de Dinamarca contra Finlandia en Copenhague. El partido fue suspendido tras los esfuerzos prolongados del personal médico para resucitar a Eriksen con RCP y un desfibrilador
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