By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Since Israel began its concerted attack on Iran on Friday, calls for regime change in Iran have grown louder – from hawks in the United States Congress to Israeli officials and some Iranian activists abroad. They argue that the Islamic Republic is significantly weakened, and that now is the
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: June 25, 1954 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Sonia Maria Sotomayor Father: Juan Sotomayor, factory worker Mother: Celina (Baez) Sotomayor, nurse Marriage: Kevin Edward Noonan (August 1976-October 1983,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Personal Birth date: June 25, 1972 Birth place: Tripoli, Libya Birth name: Saif al-Islam Gadhafi Father: Moammar Gadhafi, leader of Libya 1969-2011 Mother: Safia (Farkash) Gadhafi Education: El-Fateh University, Libya, architectural engineering,
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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — It was about 3:35 a.m. Saturday when two Brooklyn Park police officers approached the home of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. Instinct had led them there, spurred by a 911 call 90 minutes earlier from the daughter of state Sen. John Hoffman. A masked man had come to
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By Renée Rigdon, Lou Robinson, Soph Warnes, Annette Choi, Amy O’Kruk, Rachel Wilson, Thomas Bordeaux, Annoa Abekah-Mensah, Avery Schmitz, Rosa de Acosta, Teele Rebane, Isaac Yee, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Jhasua Razo, CNN (CNN) — A fragile ceasefire is in place between Israel and Iran following days of missile exchanges between the two countries and a
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CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will be led by a woman for the first time in its history. Blaise Metreweli, who is currently head of the technology and innovation teams, will become chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall. For fans of the James Bond movies,
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has posted a Father’s Day video showing her husband, Prince Harry, playing with the couple’s two children. The footage, posted on Instagram on Sunday, features a mixture of photos and videos, including one in which the duke is seen dancing with son Archie in his
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By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Karen Read was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend – bringing a dramatic end to her retrial in John O’Keefe’s 2022 death. Read had faced charges of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene
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CNN, KARE, WCCO, RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, FACEBOOK, MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MINNESOTA STATE SENATE, HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF By Isabelle Chapman, Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Anna-Maja Rappard, Scott Glover and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of shooting Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday while impersonating a police officer worked
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — “They don’t understand anything about the fact that we all are kings and not him.” That’s part of why George Atkinson, a former high school government teacher, felt compelled to join a protest in downtown Houston on Saturday. The 89-year-old affixed a sign to his walker that read, “The
Continue Reading By Zeena Saifi, Clarissa Ward, Abeer Salman and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Tamra, Israel (CNN) — In a small, tight-knit town near Haifa in northern Israel, residents here never thought they would experience such horror. Inhabited by Palestinian citizens of Israel, Tamra was left shaken after an Iranian missile struck a residential building late Saturday evening,
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CNN By Zeena Saifi, Clarissa Ward, Abeer Salman and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Tamra, Israel (CNN) — In a small, tight-knit town near Haifa in northern Israel, residents here never thought they would experience such horror. Inhabited by Palestinian citizens of Israel, Tamra was left shaken after an Iranian missile struck a residential building late Saturday
Continue Reading Story by the Associated Press (AP) — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru’s central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said. The earthquake happened at 11:35 a.m. local time in the Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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By Zoe Sottile, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — One detainee who escaped from a Newark, New Jersey, immigration detention center remains at large Tuesday, with three of the four other escapees now recaptured, according to the FBI. The four men escaped from Delaney Hall, a privately-owned detention facility with 1,000 beds, on Thursday. They broke
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By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, will be led by a woman for the first time in its history, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. Blaise Metreweli will take up the position of Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in the fall. She is currently head of the
Continue Reading KARE, WCCO, CNN By Isabelle Chapman, Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Anna-Maja Rappard, Scott Glover and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of shooting Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday while impersonating a police officer worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of “police type vehicles,” and other equipment
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By Nadeen Ebrahim and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Fear has been gripping Iranians as Israel vows to continue attacking the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, with many fleeing the bigger cities, including the capital Tehran, in search of safer areas. A resident of Saadat Abad, a wealthy neighborhood in north Tehran which has
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine and Kimberly Richardson, CNN (CNN) — Happy Father’s Day to all you dads and father figures out there! Time to open a few construction paper cards and take a sip from your new “Best Dad Ever” mug. While you’re enjoying your day, check out this story that explains why fatherhood
Continue Reading WBBM, CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — “They don’t understand anything about the fact that we all are kings and not him.” That’s part of why George Atkinson, a former high school government teacher, felt compelled to join a protest in downtown Houston on Saturday. The 89-year-old affixed a sign to his walker that
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By Ray Sanchez, Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Days before immigration raids sparked sometimes violent protests and the deployment of US troops in Los Angeles, Nancy Raquel Chirinos Medina said, her husband received a “strange” text. The message from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement directed the father of two with one on
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