CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired baseball player Barry Bonds, holder of Major League Baseball’s all-time home run record. Personal Birth date: July 24, 1964 Birth place: Riverside, California Birth name: Barry Lamar Bonds Father: Bobby Bonds, former major league baseball player and coach Mother: Patricia (Howard) Bonds
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Alex Rodriguez, former New York Yankees infielder, who is in fifth place for the most career home runs in Major League Baseball history. He was suspended for the entire 2014 season after an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Personal Birth date: July 27,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Asif Ali Zardari, president of Pakistan. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1956 Birth place: Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan Father: Hakim Ali Zardari, politician and businessman Mother: Bilquis Zardari Marriage: Benazir Bhutto (December 18, 1987-December 27, 2007, her death) Children: Bilawal, Bakhtawar and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 1996 Olympic Park Bombing in Atlanta. Facts Two people died and more than 100 others were injured as a result of a bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Alice Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Georgia, was killed by the explosion. Turkish cameraman
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CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Four settlers were arrested after an attack on CNN and other journalists in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, according to Israeli Police. The journalists were near the village of Sinjil north of Ramallah to cover the one-year anniversary of the killing of Saif Musallet, a Palestinian-American who
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PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – A Palm Springs-based nonprofit organization focused on protecting local wildlife and wildlife habitats urged the city today to reject a proposal to remove more than 2,000 dry fronds from city-owned palm trees. According to a proposal going before the Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday, city staffers are calling for the
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By Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Democratic Senate front-runner Abdul El-Sayed has faced criticism for previous comments he made about defunding the police. In recent interviews, El-Sayed has insisted he “never, never called for defunding” the police. Last week in an interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt, he said he deleted old tweets
Continue Reading By Adam Cancryn, Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Just hours after President Donald Trump said he’s considering selling F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke against the potential move, even as he downplayed divisions between the two world leaders. In an interview with CNN, Netanyahu warned that the
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Bill Kirkos, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho mother who claimed her toddler twins died last year shortly after being vaccinated is now facing murder charges after prosecutors accused her of suffocating the children. Andrea Shaw was charged with two counts of first-degree murder last week for the May 2025 deaths
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By Ellis Kim, Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — US Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for about a month, and it’s still not clear why he was admitted or what his condition is. Aides for the Kentucky Republican have been fiercely protective of his condition – publicly and privately – during his hospitalization.
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Rahm Emanuel will declare that “the most important thing a true friend can do is to tell the truth even when it’s painful,” in a speech at Tel Aviv University aimed at forcing a reconfiguration of US policy on unconditional support for Israel. Recalling his own long history with
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CNN By Gloria Pazmino, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings have been evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the fire department. Inspectors also found multiple cracks and sagging floors
Continue Reading By Gloria Pazmino, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings have been evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the fire department. Inspectors also found multiple cracks and sagging floors on
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1931 Death date: June 18, 2024 Birth place: Westfield, Alabama Birth name: William Howard Mays Jr. Father: William Mays Mother: Ann (Satterwhite) Mays Marriages: Mae Louise Allen (1971-2013, her death);
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By Hanna Ziady, Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Nigel Farage, leader of the populist right-wing Reform UK party, has resigned from parliament and will stand for his seat again in a special election, amid mounting controversy over financial donations. Farage announced the decision on his YouTube channel Tuesday to resign as a member of
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By Pierre P Bairin, Lauren Kent, Melissa Bell, Joseph Ataman, Rupert Neate, CNN Paris (CNN) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday she would run for president in the 2027 election after an appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing EU funds. Le Pen told broadcaster TF1 she intends to run in the
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By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The mystery surrounding last week’s bombing attack in Monaco deepened on Tuesday as Ukrainian authorities revealed that the main suspect was found shot dead, with a Ukrainian intelligence officer and former law enforcement official suspected of her murder. Interpol previously named the main bombing suspect
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By Rachel Clarke, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Orlando Gill walked alone to his goal — the fate of Paraguay’s World Cup hopes on his shoulders. The goalkeeper touched the crossbar and bounced along his line. He stretched out his arms and clapped gloved hands together, in front of thousands of German fans who wanted
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By Sana Noor Haq, Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem, Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — An explosion went off near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus on Tuesday, where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night ahead of a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, according to French and Syrian media. Macron was already at the Presidential
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By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A deadly tornado, so powerful that it sucked a man out of his 12th-floor apartment, swept through China’s central Hubei province leaving behind a trail of destruction, according to state media reports. At least 11 people were killed and more than 331 injured when the tornado that
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