CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the civil war in Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria as president from July 2000-December 2024. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. Roughly 4 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and more than 12
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By Jack Hannah, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — “I’m really select with people … red carpet motherf**kers.” For years, Jasveen Sangha, dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” ran what prosecutors say in a sentencing memo was a “high volume drug trafficking business out of her North Hollywood residence.” She marketed herself, prosecutors say, as a dealer who
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of the country. 1949
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Facts The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured several hundred more. Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols were convicted of the attack. The federal
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Boston Marathon, run from Hopkinton to Boston. The finish line is in front of the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street. April 20, 2026 – The 130th Boston Marathon takes place. The defending winners claim back-to-back championships, with John Korir of Kenya setting a course
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CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — After a month and a half of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday – less than two hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline, after which he had promised to wipe out a “whole civilization.” That
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN NASA has released some of the 10,000 photos captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the moon, and many are genuinely breathtaking. Every so often, it’s space photos like these that put things into perspective — quietly reminding us just how vast, mysterious and humbling our universe is,
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By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Riverhead, New York (CNN) — The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted on Wednesday he strangled eight women and discarded their remains on Long Island, New York, marking the culmination of a case that has haunted local communities for over three decades. At a long-awaited court hearing
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By Alex Stambaugh, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Two men accused of trying to detonate makeshift bombs during protests near New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence last month detailed in a notebook and through audio recordings how they hoped their ISIS-inspired attack would kill dozens of people, according to an indictment released Tuesday. Emir
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — After a month and a half of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday – less than two hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline, after which he had promised to wipe out a “whole civilization.” That threat,
Continue Reading By Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data – including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics – from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China. The dataset, which allegedly contains more than 10 petabytes of
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By Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, Zeena Saifi, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian man working for the World Health Organization was killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza on Monday, according to his relatives and a doctor who received his body. Majdi Aslan, 54, was driving an “internationally assigned vehicle with international markings” along Salah
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Get ready to hear a lot more about El Niño in the next few months — and maybe even longer — as the infamous climate cycle returns again. This time it could be supercharged. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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By Max Saltman, Eyad Kourdi, Kylie Atwood, Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released by a pro-Iran militia in Iraq. Kittleson was received by the Iraqi government, which is processing her travel arrangements, a senior Iraqi government official told CNN.
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning state judges from delaying divorce proceedings because a spouse is pregnant. The measure, HB 1908, which passed unanimously in both the state House and Senate, will modify a state measure enacted in the 1970s requiring couples to
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A man who was shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Central California last week was arrested by the FBI upon release from the hospital Monday, according to his lawyer. Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez’s lawyer has pushed back against claims by the Department
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Eric Schmidt, former executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Personal: Birth date: April 27, 1955 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Eric Emerson Schmidt Father: Wilson Schmidt, professor Mother: Ellie Schmidt Marriage: Wendy Boyle (1980-present) Children: Sophie and Alison
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Facts The purpose of OPEC is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Coretta Scott King, civil rights and peace activist. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1927 Death date: January 30, 2006 Birth place: Marion, Alabama Birth name: Coretta Scott Father: Obidiah Scott Mother: Bernice (McMurray) Scott Marriage: Martin Luther King Jr. (June 18, 1953-April 4,
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By Chris Boyette, Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — An American woman is missing at sea in the Bahamas after reportedly falling overboard during an evening dinghy ride with her husband, prompting a recovery mission and investigation, police said. Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband, Brian Hooker, 58, both US nationals from Michigan, were heading back
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