[ad_1] CNN — Here is a look at the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2023 and 2022 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 […]
[ad_1] CNN — 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 killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life. Cho was a senior at Virginia […]
[ad_1] CNN — Here is a look at the life of Al Gore, 45th vice president of the United States and environmental activist. Birth date: March 31, 1948 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Albert Arnold Gore Jr. Father: Albert Gore Sr., former US senator from Tennessee Mother: Pauline (La Fon) Gore Marriage: Mary Elizabeth […]
[ad_1] CNN — Here’s a look at the life of His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II. He was formally invested as Monaco’s ruler on July 12, 2005, following the death of his father, Prince Rainier. Birth date: March 14, 1958 Birth place: Monte Carlo, Monaco Birth name: Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi, His Serene Highness, […]
[ad_1] CNN — Here’s a look at the life of astronaut James Lovell. Birth date: March 25, 1928 Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio Birth name: James Arthur Lovell Jr. Father: James Lovell Sr. Mother: Blanche Lovell Marriage: Marilyn (Gerlach) Lovell (1952-present) Children: Jeffrey, Susan, James III and Barbara Education: Attended University of Wisconsin, 1946-1948; US Naval […]
[ad_1] CNN — Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf. 2. April 20, 2010 – An explosion occurs on board the BP-contracted Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon oil rig, releasing […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN — It’s the body of water that instils fear and inspires sailors in equal measure. Six hundred miles of open sea, and some of the […]
[ad_1] CNN — When I sent DNA samples to genetic testing services searching for my birth family, I had no idea it would launch me on an adventure across three continents. In 1961, I was adopted at birth in California. Over the years, I’ve searched for my birth family on and off but have always […]
[ad_1] CNN — Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean. (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 9,104 sq km Population: 3,057,311 (2023 est.) Capital: San Juan The people of Puerto Rico are US citizens. They vote in US presidential primaries, but not in presidential elections. […]
[ad_1] CNN — 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 months of ups and downs, doctors had just told her that her husband, Tom Patterson, was too racked with bacteria to live. “I told him, ‘Honey, […]
[ad_1] CNN — Do you believe in the holiday food coma? Many people do. A mainstay on the dinner table at this time of year, turkey contains tryptophan, which is widely believed to be responsible for the uncontrollable yawns and sudden snoozes common after huge family feasts. “Tryptophan is an essential amino acid needed to […]
[ad_1] CNN — Here is a look at the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2022 and 2021 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 […]
[ad_1] Story highlights This page includes the show Transcript November 3, 2023 On today’s episode of CNN 10, we’re getting an inside look at China’s Space Agency and what lies ahead for their exploration. We’ll also check out the winter weather forecast and the brewing clash on campus between AI chatbots and professors. And last […]
[ad_1] CNN — Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Fred Haise. Birth date: November 14, 1933 Birth place: Biloxi, Mississippi Birth name: Fred Wallace Haise Jr. Father: Fred Haise Sr. Mother: Lucille (Blacksher) Haise Marriages: Frances Patt (Price) Haise (1979-February 7, 2022, her death); Mary Griffin Grant (June 4, 1954-1978, divorced) Children: with […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN — Savior of many a cramped pair of legs, the jet stream is well known for lopping roughly an hour off long haul west-to-east flights. […]
[ad_1] CNN — At least seven people were killed Monday in a slew of crashes along Interstate 55 in Louisiana’s St. John the Baptist Parish that involved at least 158 vehicles, state police say. More than 25 people were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to critical, Louisiana State Police said in an […]
[ad_1] CNN — Norma weakened to tropical storm strength Saturday after bringing hurricane-force winds, flash flooding and storm surge to Mexico’s Pacific coast. Meanwhile, another late-season storm continued to threaten island nations in the Atlantic. Norma made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph over the far southern portion of Mexico’s […]
[ad_1] Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Conditions in Gaza have deteriorated into a “complete catastrophe,” according to one official, with serious shortages of clean water and food as tens of thousands of Palestinians attempt to flee crippling airstrikes and an imminent Israeli ground offensive. Israel’s military said Saturday its forces are readying for the next […]
[ad_1] CNN — Majority Leader Steve Scalise is scrambling to lock down the votes to become the next House speaker, but protracted opposition to the Louisiana Republican inside the GOP conference and the numerical realities of the narrowly divided chamber could ultimately derail his bid. Several senior Republicans see little path to 217 votes, after […]
[ad_1] CNN — This summer’s record-breaking marine heat wave may have been the “nail in the coffin” for an iconic species of coral that serves as a building block of marine life around Florida. Still, scientists see other “signs of hope” in the state’s reefs. Elkhorn coral populations – which had already been teetering on […]
