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Chris Brown Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Personal Birth date: May 5, 1989 Birth place: Tappahannock, Virginia Birth name: Christopher Maurice Brown Father: Clinton Brown, corrections officer Mother: Joyce Hawkins, former day care director Children: with

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks following a weekly Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol on April 14.

Senate GOP unveils $70B immigration plan to circumvent Democrats in bid to end DHS shutdown

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Senate GOP leaders formally declared Tuesday that they will attempt to circumvent Democrats in the months-long stalemate over Department of Homeland Security funding and deliver as much as $70 billion for immigration enforcement on their own. After months of failing to resolve the DHS shutdown, Republicans are now planning

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Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland is pictured.

At least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared in recent years, sparking federal investigation

By Natasha Chen, Alex Stambaugh, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A nuclear physicist and MIT professor fatally shot outside his Massachusetts residence. A retired Air Force general missing from his New Mexico home. An aerospace engineer who disappeared during a hike in Los Angeles. These are among at least 10 individuals connected to sensitive US

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16.

Fact check: Trump makes false claims about inflation and birthright citizenship

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made false claims about inflation and birthright citizenship in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday morning. Inflation CNBC anchor Joe Kernen correctly informed Trump that while there were significant price increases during former President Joe Biden’s administration, the inflation rate “was down to about where it

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Japan opens door to global arms market with biggest export rule change in decades

By Reuters Tokyo (Reuters) — Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defense export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons. The move aimed at strengthening Japan’s defense industrial base marks another step away from pacifist restraints that have shaped

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A photo shows Shamar Elkins

A Louisiana man killed 8 children, 7 of his own. His family said warning signs preceded the tragedy

KTBS, FACEBOOK, SHAMAR ELKINS, CNN, Facebook/Shamar Elkins By Zoe Sottile, Lauren Mascarenhas, Isabel Rosales, Maria Sole Campinoti, Taylor Romine, CNN Shreveport, Louisiana (CNN) — Freddie Montgomery looked across the street as he walked home from visiting a neighbor and saw Shamar Elkins. The 31-year-old was sitting on the front porch of his Shreveport, Louisiana, home

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Firebirds looking forward to playoffs, start quest for Calder Cup against Bakersfield in first round

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds finished 4th in the Pacific Division with 88 points through 72 games. Despite a solid regular season effort, it’s now onto to the Calder Cup playoffs, with the first round starting this week against the Bakersfield Condors. Home ice locked in 🔥 #LGFBGet tickets now: https://t.co/LlWuBYFLZh pic.twitter.com/Da1VTLoEPy—

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