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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Facts The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured several hundred more. Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols were convicted of the attack. The federal

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1962 Birth place: Yonkers, New York Birth name: Antony John Blinken Father: Donald Blinken, investment banker and US ambassador to Hungary Mother: Judith (Frehm) Pisar, UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the deaths of 13 people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. Facts Twelve students and one teacher were killed by students Dylan Klebold, 17, and Eric Harris, 18. The pair made home videos prior to the attack making references

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bill Gross, founder of PIMCO, Pacific Investment Management Company. Personal Birth date: April 13, 1944 Birth place: Middleton, Ohio Birth name: William Hunt Gross Father: Sewell “Dutch” Gross, a steel company sales executive Mother: Shirley Gross Marriages: Amy Schwartz (2021-present); Sue (Frank) Gross

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the nearly 50 migrants who were transported from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022 in flights arranged by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can move forward with a lawsuit against the company that dropped them off. The destination of the flights was

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected in a shooting at an Easter brunch in Nashville – leaving one person dead and several others wounded – has been taken into custody in Kentucky, the Metro Nashville Police Department posted on social media. Anton Rucker was arrested in Princeton, Kentucky – about 100 miles northwest of

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The University of Texas at Austin has sent layoff notices to an estimated 60 staff members who previously worked in diversity, equity and inclusion roles, according to the Texas NAACP and the Texas Conference of American Association of University Professors. The staffing cuts come as the university works

By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — Before its disastrous collapse last week, the Francis Scott Key Bridge served as an economically crucial gateway: thousands of container ships crossing from the Atlantic to Baltimore’s port passed under the bridge’s decades-old span. But the now-ruined structure isn’t the only bridge

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Roscoe “Rocky” Shorey lived his life one adventure at a time until his sudden death after a fall while summiting Mount St. Helens, his roommate told CNN. The 42-year-old experienced mountain climber of Washougal, Washington, was found Saturday within the crater of the Mount St. Helens volcano, approximately 1,200

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Wednesday’s estimated $1.09 billion Powerball jackpot – which would be the fourth-largest grand prize in the lottery’s history – have been drawn. Wednesday’s winning numbers are 11, 62, 65, 38, 41 and Powerball 15. The estimated $1.09 billion in play Wednesday jumped from $1 billion after

By Dalia Faheid and Gene Norman, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were killed and several were injured after a powerful storm system spawned tornadoes and damaging storms from the South to the Ohio Valley. Two people were killed by falling trees when storms swept through Pennsylvania on Wednesday, CNN affiliate WPVI reported. A