CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Michelle Obama, wife of 44th US President Barack Obama. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1964 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Father: Fraser Robinson, water filtration worker Mother: Marian (Shields) Robinson Marriage: Barack Obama (October 3, 1992-present) Children: Sasha, Malia
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Dolly Parton, the Grammy Award-winning singer, song writer, producer, actress and entrepreneur. Personal Birth date: January 19, 1946 Birth place: Locust Ridge, Sevier County, Tennessee Birth name: Dolly Rebecca Parton Father: Robert Lee Parton, farmer Mother: Avie Lee (Owens) Parton Marriage: Carl Dean
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has squashed an attempt to release more records involving a sexual harassment complaint against a former state lawmaker, including information about how tax dollars may have been spent as part of the investigation. Davidson County Chancellor Russell Perkins’ ruling was
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The killing of a top Hamas commander in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment has given Israel an important symbolic achievement in its 3-month-old war against the Islamic militant group. But history has shown the benefits of such dramatic operations are often short-lived,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has once again renewed taxpayer-funded protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his top aides, who have been the target of persistent threats from Iran. The State Department notified Congress late last month that the threats against Pompeo and
Continue ReadingNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Police are working to identify and arrest the shooter of an imam outside a mosque in Newark, New Jersey. Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said the cleric was shot after 6 a.m. outside the Masjid Muhammad-Newark Mosque. There have been no arrests. It’s unclear what led to the violence and if
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The former Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 declined to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples must pay $260,000 in fees and expenses to the couple’s attorneys in addition to the $100,000 in damages awarded by a jury last year, a federal judge ruled. Kim Davis, ex–clerk of Rowan County in
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A law that would make it harder to remove Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office must go into effect only after the next parliamentary elections, the country’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, saying the legislation was clearly crafted for personal reasons. Israeli legislators passed the law last
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer TORONTO (AP) — An hour before one of the most significant faceoffs in the history of women’s hockey, New York players were roused by a commotion at the entrance of their dressing room. Enter Billie Jean King. “I just wanted to say, hi,” the former tennis star and gender
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The New Year signifies a fresh start for many folks. According Forbes Health, 37 percent of Americans had a goal or resolution in mind heading into 2023. Yet most average resolutions last a little more than three months. Improving ones health remains one of the most popular goals year after year. Forbes Health poll also
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Puerto Rico governor’s office must stop using the slogan “Making things happen” to promote the administration’s work because it looks like election campaigning, election officials said Wednesday. The phrase can no longer appear on ads launched with public money by the administration of Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, who is
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Capitol buildings in multiple states were temporarily shut down and evacuated Wednesday because of threats. “It was a mass email sent to several (Secretaries of State) and state offices across the country,” said Michon Lindstrom, a spokesperson for the Kentucky of Secretary of State’s office. A copy of an
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press Multiple state capitols received bomb threats Wednesday morning that led to brief evacuations or lockdowns as police investigated, but no evidence of explosives was found. The warnings came after a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days. Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Continue ReadingBy Emi Jozuka and Pete Muntean, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A Japanese coast guard aircraft which was struck by a passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport was instructed only to “taxi to holding point” and had not been cleared for takeoff, an official transcript of air traffic control communications released Wednesday suggests. The fatal
Continue ReadingBy DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Social media has been rife in recent weeks with posts speculating that a judge is about to release a list of clients or co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. There is no
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities are searching for 31 migrants from five countries who were abducted from a bus near the Texas border over the weekend. Federal Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said Wednesday that the National Guard, Army and Navy are participating in the search, but there have been few advances. On Dec.
Continue ReadingBy KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s government says former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason for his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in November. Authorities said Wednesday that Koroma has also been charged with misprision of treason, which is concealing knowledge of treasonable acts.
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A popular forestry scientist, his wife and their two adult children – described as “ambassadors” of archaeology in Arkansas – were killed after a suspected gas explosion leveled a home while they visited Michigan for the holidays. Northfield Township Police identified the victims Tuesday as 51-year-old
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Here’s what’s known — and what remains unclear — about Wednesday’s deadly explosions in Iran.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stock are slipping again on Wednesday as Wall Street’s slow start to 2024 carries into a second day. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in afternoon trading, though still within 2% of its record set exactly two years ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was
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