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Bob Dylan Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate Bob Dylan. Personal Birth date: May 24, 1941 Birth place: Duluth, Minnesota Birth name: Robert Allen Zimmerman Father: Abraham Zimmerman, a furniture and appliance salesman Mother: Beatty (Stone) Zimmerman, a former model and housewife Marriages: Carol Dennis (1986-1992, divorced);

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Loretta Lynch Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Personal Birth date: May 21, 1959 Birth place: Greensboro, North Carolina Birth name: Loretta Elizabeth Lynch Father: Lorenzo Lynch, Baptist minister Mother: Lorine (Harris) Lynch, school librarian Marriage: Stephen Hargrove (2007-present) Education: Harvard College, A.B.,

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Clint Eastwood Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Clint Eastwood, a filmmaker, actor, producer, director and composer. Personal Birth date: May 31, 1930 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Clinton Eastwood Jr. Father: Clinton Eastwood Sr., corporate executive Mother: Margaret Ruth (Runner) Wood, homemaker Marriages: Dina Ruiz (1996-2014, divorced); Margaret

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Despite the arrest

Louisville police release videos of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and discipline detective for not activating body-worn camera

CNN By Eric Levenson, Gabe Cohen and Celina Tebor, CNN Louisville police released two videos Thursday showing some of the arrest of star golfer Scottie Scheffler last week and announced the detective who arrested him was disciplined for not turning on his body-worn camera at the time. One video from a fixed pole camera positioned

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Feds reach $310M settlement with Norfolk Southern after toxic Ohio train derailment. Here’s what else the company has to do

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have reached a $310 million settlement agreement with Norfolk Southern after last year’s train derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and air in Ohio. “If the settlement is approved by the

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The lawsuit alleges the monument conveys a message that "Black people’s rightful place as one of subservience and obedience."

North Carolina residents sue to have Confederate monument to ‘faithful slaves’ removed

By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Residents of a small county in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to have a Confederate-era monument to “faithful slaves” removed from outside the county courthouse. The monument in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, features a Confederate soldier on top of a pedestal with the inscription “In appreciation of our faithful slaves” written

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Louisville police release videos of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and discipline detective for not activating body-worn camera

By Eric Levenson, Gabe Cohen and Celina Tebor, CNN Louisville police released two videos Thursday showing some of the arrest of star golfer Scottie Scheffler last week and announced the detective who arrested him was disciplined for not turning on his body-worn camera at the time. One video from a fixed pole camera positioned across

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Minneapolis police investigate hit-and-run at a mosque as a potential bias crime as search for suspect continues

By Joe Sutton and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run incident as a potential bias crime after a driver struck a man in the parking lot of a mosque while driving toward him at high speed, police said. The 36-year-old victim had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to

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Michigan school shooter’s parents do not have to help their son with his appeal, court rules

By Jean Casarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan judge on Wednesday denied Ethan Crumbley’s request for his parents’ pre-sentence investigation reports to help him appeal his life without parole sentence. Ethan was sentenced in December after pleading guilty to gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s

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UCLA Police Department chief temporarily reassigned, vice chancellor says

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The police chief for the University of California, Los Angeles Police Department has been temporarily reassigned weeks after violence erupted at a pro-Palestine encampment on the campus. “John Thomas has been reassigned temporarily, pending an examination of our security processes,” Mary Osako, vice chancellor for strategic communications, said

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The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde

Uvalde families reach $2M settlement with city and say they are suing school district and 92 officers over shooting response

By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Nineteen families of the students and teachers killed or injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, announced Wednesday they have settled a lawsuit with the city for $2 million, and announced they are suing 92 officers with Texas Department of Public Safety, the school district

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This popular YouTuber launched a campaign to help kids in Gaza and other conflict zones. Then came the angry comments

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In her videos, Ms Rachel’s whimsical voice is like a balm for many unyielding toddlers. “Hiiii, heeeello,” she chirps while waving cheerfully in social media clips that feature upbeat nursery rhymes, dances and language lessons for preschool children. But last week, her message to her more than 6.5 million combined followers

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