CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning screen legend Sophia Loren. Personal Birth date: September 20, 1934 Birth place: Rome, Italy (grew up in Pozzuoli, outside of Naples) Birth name: Sofia Villani Scicolone Father: Riccardo Scicolone Mother: Romilda Villani Marriages: Carlo Ponti (April 9, 1966-January 10, 2007, his death;
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were targets of a plot carried out by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by calling in bogus reports of police emergencies at their homes. A federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday accuses 26-year-old Thomasz Szabo, of Romania,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille says that Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital. Conille spoke Wednesday at a hospital in Port-au-Prince where three Haitian policemen were recuperating after being
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES RAMS (10-8) EXPECTATIONS: Life after Aaron Donald could be difficult for the Rams, whose entire defense was built on the bedrock of No. 99’s phenomenal skills throughout coach Sean McVay’s first seven seasons. Los Angeles will be much more ordinary without the retired defensive tackle, who will be replaced with a group of
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and a former presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 18, 1951 Birth place: Detroit, Michigan Birth name: Benjamin Solomon Carson Father: Robert Carson, auto factory worker Mother: Sonya (Copeland)
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. The justices rejected an administration request to put most of it back into effect. It was blocked by the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the rebuilding of Ground Zero in lower Manhattan and the memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks. September 11 Memorial The memorial honors those killed on September 11, 2001, in all locations of the attack, as well as those killed on February 26, 1993,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He is currently the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1965 Birth place: Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) Birth name: Dmitry Anatolyvich Medvedev Father: Anatoly Medvedev, professor Mother: Yulia Medvedeva,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research CNN – Here is a look at cyclist Lance Armstrong. Personal Birth date: September 18, 1971 Birth place: Plano, Texas Birth name: Lance Edward Gunderson Father: Edward Gunderson Mother: Linda (Mooneyham) Gunderson Marriages: Anna Hansen (2022-present);Kristin (Richard) Armstrong (1998-2003, divorced) Children: with Anna Hansen: Olivia Marie and Max; with Kristin Armstrong: Isabelle
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station and its detention facilities. Facts The base, sometimes referred to as “Gitmo,” is located in southeastern Cuba, on the coast of Guantánamo Bay. The United States has been leasing the 45 square miles that the base sits on since 1903. The base
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law. Facts In the local Hausa dialect, Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden.” The group also refers to itself as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad, meaning “People
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (14-6) EXPECTATIONS: After following up losses in the NFC title game in the 2021 and ’22 seasons with an overtime loss in the Super Bowl to Kansas City last season, anything short of the franchise’s long-awaited sixth Super Bowl title would be viewed as a disappointment. Coach Kyle Shanahan’s squad has done
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Katie Lobosco and John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to lift a sweeping block on President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan that aims to slash monthly payments and quicken the path to loan forgiveness. The high court turned down a request from the Biden administration
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tommy Lasorda lost his cool. The Phillie Phanatic — that furry, flightless bird out of the Galapagos archipelago — nearly lost his head. Sports fans across the world lost their minds 36 years ago at the sight of the cartoonish clash that involved the portly Los Angeles Dodgers manager,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin early next month. His Sept. 5 visit will focus on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. That’s according to a White House official who spoke on condition of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network that call for the trial or jailing of his foes, including House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol and special counsel Jack Smith. He also posted images that reference the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has released new photos of the gun used to shoot Donald Trump during a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as well as the backpack and explosives the shooter had in his car at the rally. The pictures were released Wednesday as FBI
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, looked up information about explosives over the last five years and eyed the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe is getting the rematch he wants, a second shot at Ben Shelton at the U.S. Open. But there won’t be a second straight Grand Slam title for Barbora Krejcikova. The Wimbledon champion was knocked out of the U.S. Open in the second round on Wednesday, defeated
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego police officer killed when a fleeing vehicle crashed into his patrol car had been with the department since 2019, authorities said. Officer Austin Machitar, 30, died in the collision late Monday and his partner that night, Officer Zach Martinez, 27, was critically injured, the department said. The driver
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