By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Harris W. Fawell, a seven-term Illinois congressman and state senator, has died at age 92. His wife Ruth Fawell said Sunday that her husband died last week of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. The Republican from Naperville represented a Chicago-area district in Congress from 1985 to 1999 and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, which took place November 26-29, 2008. Facts Ten Pakistani men associated with the terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba stormed buildings in Mumbai, killing 164 people. Nine of the gunmen were killed during the attacks, one survived. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman,
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN Actor Taylor Lautner and his girlfriend, Tay Dome, are engaged. The couple both shared images of a romantic marriage proposal on their Instagram pages on Saturday. They are surrounded by rose petals and candles. He is pictured wearing a suit while on one knee holding a ring box and looking up
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Personal Birth date: November 23, 1962 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Nicolás Maduro Moros Father: Nicolás Maduro GarcÃa Mother: Teresa de Jesús Moros Marriage: Cilia Flores Children: Nicolás Jr. Other Facts Worked as a bus driver for Caracas Metro and
Continue ReadingBy Christina Carrega and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A scathing report by the US Marshals Service this month uncovered the deplorable conditions inside one of the three facilities within the Washington, DC, jail, citing systemic failures like lack of water, inadequate quality of food and standing human sewage. While prisoner advocates cheered the report, many also
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Michael Chertoff, former secretary of Homeland Security. Personal Birth date: November 28, 1953 Birth place: Elizabeth, New Jersey Birth name: Michael Chertoff Father: Gershon Chertoff, rabbi Mother: Livia Chertoff Marriage: Meryl (Justin) Chertoff (1988-present) Children: Two Education: Harvard University, BA, 1975; Harvard University, JD,
Continue Reading CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Federal marshals in Ohio say a 1969 bank robbery has been closed following the death earlier this year of the man they say was responsible. Authorities say 20-year-old Theodore Conrad was a bank teller at the Society National Bank in Cleveland when he walked out with a paper bag containing $215,000.
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers both decided this offseason it was time to upgrade over the quarterbacks who helped both franchises reach the Super Bowl in recent years. The Rams made a big deal to acquire Matthew Stafford to replace
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers both decided this offseason it was time to upgrade over the quarterbacks who helped both franchises reach the Super Bowl in recent years. The Rams made a big deal to acquire Matthew Stafford to replace
Continue Reading By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians are voting to elect a new parliament and a new president amid a surge of coronavirus infections that has come amid the country’s political deadlock. Some 6.7 million voters are eligible. Bulgaria held inconclusive elections in April and July but the third attempt on Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN A Democratic congresswoman from California stressed on Sunday the need to bring down extremely high gas prices in her state, saying that while she would prefer the market sort itself out, she’s open to some federal intervention. “The median price is $4. And in many places, it’s $5. I know that
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins, John Harwood and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden has selected former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to oversee the implementation of the roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the White House announced Sunday evening. Landrieu’s role underscores the substantial effort that officials say it will take to enact the massive
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police arrested a young San Diego couple on suspicion of killing their 3-month-old daughter, but officials provided no details about how the child died or why her parents are suspected of killing her. The Union-Tribune reports authorities responded to a 911 call late Tuesday reporting the baby was unresponsive at a
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Toyota has unveiled a GR Supra it will use in the 2022 NHRA season, ending a 10-year run with the Camry in Funny Car competition. The car is expected to debut at the season opener at Pomona in February. The two-year development process followed Toyota’s commitment to designing
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Toyota has unveiled a GR Supra it will use in the 2022 NHRA season, ending a 10-year run with the Camry in Funny Car competition. The car is expected to debut at the season opener at Pomona in February. The two-year development process followed Toyota’s commitment to designing
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mitchell Marsh and David Warner smashed half centuries as Australia won its first cricket T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final. New Zealand lost the all-important toss Sunday and scored 172-4 with skipper Kane Williamson scoring 85 off 48 balls. Josh Hazlewood finished
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Taylor Swift can’t stop breaking the internet. First, she dropped a rerecorded version of her Grammy-nominated album “Red,” titled “Red (Taylor’s Version),” on Friday. Then, she released her directorial debut in the form of a short film “All Too Well,” named after the fifth track on the record starring herself,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Counter-terrorism police in Britain are investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another. Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi that pulled up at Liverpool Women’s Hospital shortly before the explosion took place Sunday morning. Police said
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story TROUTDALE, Oregon (KPTV) — Two suspects are in custody after Multnomah County Sheriff’s deputies found them passed out in a car, they tried to drive away and then rammed a patrol cruiser on Saturday afternoon in Troutdale. Sheriff’s deputies said at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday,
Continue Reading LECH-ZÜRS, Austria (AP) — Austrian skier Christian Hirschbühl has edged teammate Dominik Raschner in the final of a men’s World Cup parallel event for his first career victory. Hirschbühl was .5 of a second behind after the first run but won by .07 on aggregate after the decisive leg. Both Austrians defeated a Norwegian opponent
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