CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of astronaut James Lovell. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1928 Death date: August 7, 2025 Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio Birth name: James Arthur Lovell Jr. Father: James Lovell Sr. Mother: Blanche Lovell Marriage: Marilyn (Gerlach) Lovell (1952-August 27, 2023, her death) Children: Jeffrey, Susan,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — When a multi-million federal grant program for dairy businesses was shut down earlier this month in line with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency push to downsize the government, Wisconsin lawmakers on both sides of the aisle sprang into action to try and save it. The Democratic senator who
Continue ReadingCNN By Rafael Romo, Susannah Cullinane, José Álvarez, Chris Boyette, Jessica Hasbun and Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are searching on land, by air and in the water for a University of Pittsburgh student who disappeared last week on spring break in Punta Cana. Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old United States
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Nic Robertson and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Mahmoud Muna looked on in disbelief as plain-clothes Israeli police officers rifled the shelves in his decades-old bookstore in occupied East Jerusalem. The officers were looking for books they deemed “inciteful,” and in the process detained him and his nephew, Ahmad, for 48
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of a California fire chief who claimed he lost his job because of his Christian faith, a case that could have made it easier for Americans to win discrimination lawsuits against employers. Ronald Hittle, a 24-year veteran of the
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday said it would review a Colorado law that bars mental health professionals from practicing “conversion therapy” for minors, a discredited practice that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaley Chiles, a licensed counselor and practicing Christian, challenged that law under
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Kit Maher, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Trump administration is canceling 83% of programs at the US Agency for International Development and intends to fold the remaining programs under the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. The move to have the remaining 1,000 USAID programs administered by the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Russia has revoked the accreditation of two British diplomats over alleged intelligence activities, the Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday, the latest in a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic rebukes that was quickly dismissed by London as “baseless.” The men “intentionally provided false information” when they
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump correctly noted Friday, as he has before, that Canada has tariffs above 200% on dairy products imported from the US. But Trump again failed to mention a critical fact. Those high tariffs kick in only after the US has hit a certain Trump-negotiated quantity of
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The far-right frontrunner in Romania’s presidential vote has been barred from running in May’s election, in an explosive decision that sparked violence on the streets of Bucharest and came despite pressure from Washington to “listen” to voters’ demands. After a 10-4 vote, the country’s electoral bureau (BEC) said Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — A blonde whippet from Italy with soulful eyes and tiger-like markings won the overall prize at Crufts, the world’s biggest dog show, on Sunday. Miuccia, who is 4 years old, became the first Italian dog to win the coveted Best in Show prize at the event in Birmingham,
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Federal judges hearing Trump administration litigation have increasingly gone beyond the case at hand to reflect on potential threats to democracy or offer dramatic assertions about the state of America. Democratic and Republican appointees alike, these judges are giving voice to a simmering concern in judicial
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — A top acting State Department official deleted at least half a dozen tweets that ridiculed his now boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including ones calling him “low IQ” and repeating a false rumor about Rubio’s sexuality. The deleted tweets from Darren Beattie, the acting under
Continue ReadingKDKA, @AMERICA_NRI_LA FRUSTRATION@DEFENSACIVILRD, CNN By Rafael Romo, Susannah Cullinane, José Álvarez, Chris Boyette, Jessica Hasbun and Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are searching on land, by air and in the water for a University of Pittsburgh student who disappeared last week on spring break in Punta Cana. Sudiksha Konanki, a
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered in downtown Palm Springs to take part in a peaceful protest on International Women’s Day. It was hosted by local organizations Courageous Resistance and Indivisible of the Desert in the Downtown Park. Emily Vogt, one of the protest’s coordinators, says she was proud to
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Warships from Iran, China and Russia kicked off their annual joint exercises in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, showing off their military ties as US President Donald Trump upends longstanding Western alliances. The “Security Belt-2025” drills, taking place near the Iranian port of Chabahar, is the
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, Priscilla Alvarez, Gloria Pazmino and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in New York has blocked any efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist at Columbia University who was arrested Saturday night, until a conference Wednesday, according to court documents. It’s unclear whether he
Continue ReadingCNN By Avery Schmitz, Isaac Yee, Yong Xiong and Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN Buenos Aires (CNN) — The P-3 propellor plane banks sharply, silhouetted against dozens of shimmering lights in the sea against an Argentine sunset. As the camera pans across the scene, it becomes clear: the glaring lights come from dozens of fishing vessels
Continue ReadingStory by the Associated Press New Delhi (AP) — Police in southern India said Saturday that they arrested two men in connection with allegations of gang rape of an Israeli and a local woman. The Israeli and her homestay operator were stargazing along with three male travelers, an American and two Indians, in Koppal town
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