CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: Willard J. Moffitt, engineer for a fire department Mother: Betty Moffitt, Avon sales representative Marriage: Ilana Kloss
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentuckians on opposite sides of a school choice ballot measure are framing the election as a pivotal moment for education. They’re making their final pitches before early voting starts Thursday. Voters will decide whether Kentucky’s constitution should be amended to allow tax dollars to support students attending private or
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and forces of the previously dominant political party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The Tigray conflict, which lasted from 2020 to 2022, has left thousands dead, more
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Boehner, former speaker of the US House of Representatives. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1949 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Birth name: John Andrew Boehner Father: Earl Henry Boehner, bar owner Mother: Mary Ann (Hall) Boehner Marriage: Debbie (Gunlack) Boehner (1973-present) Children:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Timeline November 22, 1963– 11:37 a.m. – Air Force One arrives at Dallas’ Love Field with the President and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John B. Connally Jr. and his wife, Idanell Connally.
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is “very likely to ask” Moscow for advanced technology related to nuclear weapons in exchange for deploying troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun said at the Pentagon on Wednesday. North Korea will likely request Russian technology transfers
Continue ReadingNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — New York state police say a 33-year-old mother climbed over a safety rail and intentionally went over Niagara Falls with her two children, a 9-year-old and a 5-month-old. Search and rescue efforts have been unsuccessful. Authorities on Wednesday say they responded to the area around 9 p.m. Monday and determined
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns Pro Bowl linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah will sit out this week’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers as he continues to recover from a neck injury suffered on a violent hit while making a tackle on Sunday. Owusu-Koramoah was hospitalized overnight after he got hurt while helping bring down
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The Regal Theater in Palm Springs, the city’s only first-run movie theater, is set to close its doors. Tickets cannot be purchased online for showings after this weekend. New ownership is set to take over the theater, as well as the complex that houses it and adjacent office spaces, after purchasing the complex earlier this
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Latin superstar Nicky Jam on Wednesday said he’s withdrawing his endorsement of former President Donald Trump, one month after appearing onstage with Trump while donning a MAGA hat. The reggaeton artist, speaking in Spanish, posted to his 43.5 million followers on Instagram that he was withdrawing his Trump endorsement because of the recent
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Latin superstar Nicky Jam on Wednesday said he’s withdrawing his endorsement of former President Donald Trump, one month after appearing onstage with Trump while donning a MAGA hat. The reggaeton artist, speaking in Spanish, posted to his 43.5 million followers on Instagram that he was withdrawing his Trump endorsement because of the recent comments
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A white former New Hampshire police officer has been accused of a race-motivated assault against a Black bank executive outside of a diner on Thanksgiving Eve 2023. The state attorney general’s office filed a civil rights complaint against Aaron Goodwin on Tuesday. Similar complaints also were filed against his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina death row inmate Richard Moore has more than 20 people asking the governor to spare his life in a clemency petition filed just two days before he is scheduled to die by lethal injection for the 1999 killing of a store clerk. Included in the petition are
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say three soldiers and eight militants were killed after security forces backed by military helicopters raided a hideout in a former stronghold of insurgents in a restive province bordering Afghanistan. Police said Wednesday a local militant commander is believed to be among those killed in the operation in Bannu,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides have discussed a new effort by the U.S. administration and mediators in the Middle East to forge cease-fires to end fighting in Lebanon and Gaza. Christodoulides leads the European Union nation closest to Gaza. The small Mediterranean island nation has played a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — Police in Detroit are conducting an internal investigation after Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was not locked up following a traffic stop despite the discovery of a gun under his seat that he didn’t have a permit to carry, authorities said. Chief James White was “very unhappy about the totality
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The Inland Empire Community Foundation announced a $4.5 million donation, which will be transferred to four organizations in the Coachella Valley. The funds come from the estate of Jane Lykken Hoff, a Palm Springs horsewoman, philanthropist and namesake of an eponymous endowment fund who died in December at age 103. It’s the largest gift the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A pivotal actor in the meme stock craze that began during the pandemic continues to hold a powerful sway over the movement of shares in major U.S. corporations. Nearly four months after revealing a massive stake in the online pet supply retailer Chewy, Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, has dissolved his
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek leaders have revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany’s World War II occupation of Greece, during a visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Steinmeier ruled out German compliance, telling Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou that for his country, from a legal point of view the issue has
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A man accused of breaking into an Indio storage unit and stealing items including the ashes of the renter’s deceased son was absent from a scheduled court appearance, authorities said today. Thalia Hayden of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office told City News Service on Wednesday that Indio resident Wally Venecia failed to show up
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