Editor’s Note: (6/27/24) Since this story was published in August 2023, the case against Nathan James Cruz was dismissed due to a missing witness, according to court records…
Read more Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing testimony that former Penn State…
Read more Penn State Scandal Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative action policies focus on improving opportunities for groups of…
Read more Affirmative Action Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho…
Read more Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic…
Read more Taliban Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at some of the most important cases decided by the US Supreme Court since 1789. 1803 – Marbury v. MadisonThis decision established the…
Read more Notable US Supreme Court Decisions Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look at the life of David Geffen, producer, studio executive and philanthropist. Birth date: February 21, 1943 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth…
Read more David Geffen Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides, gang-related incidents…
Read more US School Violence Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Michelle Obama, wife of 44th US President Barack Obama. Birth date: January 17, 1964 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth…
Read more Michelle Obama Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Ted Cruz, Republican senator from Texas and former 2016 presidential candidate. Birth date: December 22, 1970 Birth place: Calgary,…
Read more Ted Cruz Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, six adults and 20 children were killed by Adam…
Read more Sandy Hook School Shootings Fast Facts | CNNCNN — In February 2016, infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee was holding her dying husband’s hand, watching him lose an exhausting fight against a deadly superbug infection. After…
Read more No antibiotics worked, so this woman turned to a natural enemy of bacteria to save her husband's life | CNNCNN — Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective…
Read more Breakthrough Women Fast Facts: Business, Education, US Government and Sports | CNNCNN — Ben Brody says his life was going fine. He had just finished college, stayed out of trouble, and was prepping for law school. Then, seemingly out…
Read more Far-right conspiracy theorists accused a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a neo-Nazi. Then Elon Musk got involved | CNN BusinessCNN — In the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas, antisemitic incidents in the US are on the rise. The Anti-Defamation League reported over 300 antisemitic…
Read more As antisemitism grows, so does its dangers to everyone. Here’s how you can fight against it | CNNEditor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause of death of children in the US. Read…
Read more She lost her mother to gun violence. 5 years later, this vibrant fourth grader was killed while getting ice cream | CNNEditor’s Note: Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by…
Read more Why teachers in South Korea are scared of their pupils — and their parents | CNNNew York CNN — Jane Chen is racing against the clock, again. She knows well how every minute that passes is crucial for a new life that emerges…
Read more A nonprofit is racing to get its portable baby incubators into Israel and Gaza as crisis deepens | CNN BusinessHere is a look at the life of David Petraeus, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Birth date: November 7, 1952 Birth place: Cornwall, New York…
Read more David Petraeus Fast Facts | CNNEditor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause of death of children in the US. Read…
Read more This middle-schooler ‘knew how to be a best friend to everybody.’ Then gunfire erupted while she was out to buy milk | CNN
