John Major Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Sir John Major, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: March 29,…
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Lori Vallow won’t face the death penalty if convicted in the deaths of her children, Idaho judge rules
By Amy Simonson, CNN Lori Vallow will not face the death penalty if she is convicted or murder in the deaths of her two children, an Idaho judge…
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Andrew Tate to remain in Romanian detention for 30 more days
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — An official says a Romanian court has ruled for the fourth time to extend by 30 days the preventative arrest of Andrew…
Continue ReadingTwo additional deaths linked to bacteria in recalled eye drops, CDC says
By Janelle Chavez, CNN A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss…
Continue Reading Brazil assassination plot targeted in massive police raid
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Federal police raided locations in several states to crack down on a crime gang accused of plotting…
Continue Reading ‘Deeply troubling’: UN rights chief on Uganda anti-gay bill
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights official is urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to…
Continue Reading What made Beethoven sick? DNA from his hair offers clues
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers pulled DNA from strands…
Continue Reading Police: 5 dead, including three kids, at South Carolina home
By JEFFREY COLLINS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials said Wednesday that a former soldier shot and killed an…
Continue Reading Germany arrests Syrian accused of joining Islamic State unit
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have arrested a Syrian man accused of belonging to a unit of the Islamic State group in his homeland that…
Continue Reading Vote on Biden’s pick to run FAA delayed amid GOP opposition
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The fate of President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration is in doubt. On Wednesday,…
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Vote on Biden’s pick to run FAA delayed amid GOP opposition
By DAVID KOENIG and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press A vote on President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration was…
Continue ReadingAdvocates raise concerns about lead exposure in Ohio community after metal factory explosion last month
By Nicole Chavez and Jalen Brown, CNN Health advocates are urging Ohio state environmental officials to test for lead contamination in a community…
Continue ReadingA Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN A surprise agreement by regional archenemies Saudi Arabia and Iran this month has raised hopes that the…
Continue ReadingA Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN A surprise agreement by regional archenemies Saudi Arabia and Iran this month has raised hopes that the…
Continue ReadingRare giant spider species spotted in Queensland
By Kristen Rogers, CNN A new and large species of spider has been found living in Queensland, Australia, and researchers say it’s in need of…
Continue Reading March Madness: Athletes balance privacy, online profile
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Aliyah Boston recalls her parents prodding her to be more active on social media, to extend her brand as her…
Continue Reading In boost to opposition, Kurdish party won’t field candidate
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party and its allies say they won’t field a candidate to…
Continue Reading Los Angeles strike highlights paltry US school worker pay
By JOCELYN GECKER and COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bus drivers shuttle America’s children to schools where cafeteria…
Continue ReadingFAA issues industrywide call to action following runway close calls
By Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration told airlines in a rare industrywide bulletin Wednesday to step up vigilance at airports…
Continue ReadingMcConnell ‘chomping at the bit’ to return as several ailing senators absent from Capitol
By Ted Barrett, Ali Zaslav, Jessica Dean and Kristin Wilson, CNN Three closely watched ailing senators remain away from the Capitol this week and…
Continue Reading Presidential waiting game: GOP hopefuls hold off campaigns
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At this point during the last presidential election in 2020, more than 15 Democrats had…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse customers feel mix of anger, relief after sale
By JAMEY KEATEN and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse’s customers are feeling a range of emotions after the…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse customers feel mix of anger, relief after sale
By JAMEY KEATEN and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse’s customers are feeling a range of emotions after the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel’s dog toy dispute
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A dispute between Jack Daniel’s and the makers of a squeaking dog toy that mimics the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel’s dog toy dispute
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A dispute between Jack Daniel’s and the makers of a squeaking dog toy that mimics the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel’s dog toy dispute
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A dispute between Jack Daniel’s and the makers of a squeaking dog toy that mimics the…
Continue Reading Pizza shop owner accused of abusing workers denied bail
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston pizza shop owner accused by federal authorities of abusing employees who were not legally in the U.S. has been ordered held…
Continue Reading Pizza shop owner accused of abusing workers denied bail
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston pizza shop owner accused by federal authorities of abusing employees who were not legally in the U.S. has been ordered held…
Continue Reading Fed raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoil
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by…
Continue Reading Apple TV+ announces 2nd season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple TV+ will begin its second season of “Friday Night Baseball” on April 7. The Chicago Cubs will host the Texas…
Continue Reading Apple TV+ announces 2nd season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple TV+ will begin its second season of “Friday Night Baseball” on April 7. The Chicago Cubs will host the Texas…
Continue ReadingLarge ship tips over at port in Edinburgh, causing injuries
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A large ship sitting in a dry dock was dislodged from its holding and partially tipped over in the Scottish capital…
Continue Reading Ship dislodges, tips over in Scotland dry dock; 25 injured
LONDON (AP) — A large ship tipped over while dry-docked in Scotland, injuring 25 people Wednesday, emergency workers said. Police and emergency…
Continue Reading Ship dislodges, tips over in Scotland dry dock; 25 injured
LONDON (AP) — A ship tipped over while dry-docked in Scotland, injuring 25 people Wednesday, emergency workers said. Police and emergency services…
Continue ReadingNew Haven firefighter injured on the job sues city to return to work
By Jay Kenney and Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A New Haven Fire…
Continue Reading World Bank approves $7 billion loan to support Egypt reforms
CAIRO (AP) — The World Bank says it has approved a $7 billion loan to support Egypt’s push to empower the private sector and enhance its efforts…
Continue ReadingBattle Ground school counselor arrested for assault of a child
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BATTLE GROUND, Washington (KPTV) — A school counselor at Battle…
Continue Reading A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months…
Continue ReadingPensacola Christian College student killed while doing yardwork
By Robert Ristaneo Click here for updates on this story ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Florida (WALA) — A Pensacola Christian College…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Behind big seaweed belt lurking for some beaches
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months…
Continue Reading Willie Nelson honored with Texas educational endowment
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Weeks after winning more Grammys, Willie Nelson is getting a new kind of honor: a…
Continue Reading Pioneer of gospel music rediscovered in Pittsburgh archives
By JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Scattered in crates, dirty and difficult to read, the gospel music of composer Charles Henry…
Continue Reading TikTok sends influencers to Washington as its troubles grow
By KELVIN CHAN, HALELUYA HADERO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok is ramping up a public relations campaign to fend off…
Continue ReadingGlobal water crisis could ‘spiral out of control’ due to overconsumption and climate change, UN report warns
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for…
Continue ReadingMPS offers revisions to bullying policy after 2nd grader’s case taken up by Office for Civil Rights
By Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Days after the Office for Civil…
Continue ReadingActivists call for action after 4 deaths at Milwaukee County Jail in 9 months
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — On Thursday, a 37-year-old man died…
Continue Reading‘Succession’ brings trademark ferocity to its fourth and final season
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Succession” plunges into its fourth and final season with trademark ferocity and a clear sense of purpose, in…
Continue Reading Sunak’s Brexit deal clears Commons vote despite Tory revolt
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s deal with the…
Continue ReadingAmazon female facility leaders show high school girls world of STEM
By CRYSS WALKER Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Amazon’s top-performing facility…
Continue ReadingLucy Liu has ‘gorgeous’ nudes of Drew Barrymore from ‘Charlie’s Angels’ set
By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like things were pretty interesting on the set of the 2000 film “Charlie’s Angels.” Drew…
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