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Larry Ellison Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Larry Ellison, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1944 Birth place: New York, New York Full name: Lawrence Joseph Ellison Father: Adoptive – Louis Ellison, accountant; Birth – Italian-American air force pilot Mother: Adoptive –

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Russian-American woman admits guilt in treason case, Russian state media reports

By Ivana Kottasová and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN (CNN) — Russian-American dual national Ksenia Karelina is admitting guilt in a treason case in Russia, her lawyer told state news agency TASS on Wednesday. TASS quoted Karelina’s lawyer Mikhail Mushailov as saying his client admits the charge. The next hearing is scheduled for August 8, TASS reported. Karelina, 33,

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Helene is here. Do these 14 things now to prepare

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — If you haven’t prepared already, the time is here. Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday night along the Florida Gulf Coast near Tallahassee and then veer north, maintaining hurricane- and tropical storm-force winds and torrential rainfall into North Georgia and up to Tennessee. Up to 18 inches

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Darryl George: Judge dismisses racial discrimination claim in civil rights lawsuit and allows sex discrimination claim to proceed

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed claims of racial discrimination while allowing claims of sex discrimination to proceed in a federal civil rights lawsuit regarding a Texas student who has faced suspensions and disciplinary actions over the length of his locs hairstyle. US District Court Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown said

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Competing ‘meant the world’ to Biles, taming joint pain, ‘hobbit’ humans: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Fast-food customers are looking for ways to stretch their dollars, and this chain’s strategy seems to be working. Sales

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