Robert Levinson Fast Facts
Birth place: Flushing, New York Birth name: Robert A. Levinson Father: unknown publicly Mother: unknown publicly Marriage: Christine Levinson (dates unknown publicly) – December 15, 2013 – U.S. Secretary of…
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Opinion: World Cup and Black Friday carnage in 2022?
This is “Black Friday” and then some. Thanks to the huge numbers of office Christmas parties, paramedics, bouncers and doctors are struggling to scrape binge drinking Britons off the pavement….
Bill Cosby Fast Facts
Birth place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Birth name: William Henry Cosby, Jr. Father: William Henry, Sr., U.S. Navy mess steward Mother: Anna (Hite) Cosby Marriage: Camille (Hanks) Cosby (January 25, 1964-present) Children:…
Rap star Vanilla Ice is arrested, charged with burglary
The Police Department said the robbery occurred sometime between December and February in a home that was going through foreclosure. Items stolen include a pool heater and furniture. – CNN…
Clinton courts Warren input ahead of 2016
The two met privately at the former secretary of state’s Washington, D.C. home in December, according to the source, and have talked on the phone, as well. The New York…
Japan’s Economy Expands, but Less Than Expected
TOKYO — Japan emerged from recession at the end of 2014, government data showed on Monday, though the economic growth — the country’s first since early last year — was…
Juvenile Arrested For Allegedly Mugging Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Son
A juvenile has been charged in the December mugging of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s teenage son. – Emanuel, a former White House chief of staff, is running for re-election.
Obama Earns More Support On The Economy, New Poll Shows
Americans’ views of President Barack Obama have improved slightly in the past two months, and opinions are more positive about the direction of the country and the health of the…
FBI: Man threatened to behead cop who put Eric Garner in chokehold
He was arrested last month and faces a charge of interstate transmission of threatening communications, according to the indictment. Pantaleo, a New York City police officer, put Garner in a…
Blake Lively Is Glowing In New Instagram Photo
www.usmagazine.com: Glow baby glow! Blake Lively shared a photo of herself on Instagram for the first time since welcoming her daughter with Ryan Reynolds last December.
Teacher Who Saved 38 Students From Burning Bus Recalls Heartfelt Moment Every Student Thanked Her
A math teacher responsible for saving the lives of three dozen children received moving shows of gratitude in return. Kristina Buhrman was filling in for a bus driver and bringing…
John Legend Backs Out Of Beverly Hills Hotel Party Amid Boycott Over Anti-Gay Laws In Brunei
Singer John Legend is the latest celebrity to join a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel after the hotel’s owner, Brunei leader Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, instituted a new penal code…
What Travelers Need to Know About Measles
Update By NICHOLAS BAKALAR More than a hundred people across 14 states have come down with the measles, many of them sickened as a result of an outbreak in December…
Fidel Castro Photographs Published in Cuban Newspaper
MEXICO CITY — Photographs of Fidel Castro taken 10 days ago appeared on an official website late on Monday, the first to be published since rumors about Mr. Castro’s death…
Facts About the Measles Outbreak
A majority of the cases this year have been tied to an outbreak at Disneyland, which began in December. At least 40 people who visited or worked at the theme…
What we’ve forgotten about the danger of childhood diseases
More than 100 people in 14 states were reported to have measles last month, with most cases linked to exposure to the disease at Disneyland from December 15 to December…
CDC: 102 measles cases in January, most stemming from Disney outbreak
The disease outbreak became apparent when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park from December 15 to December 20. – Measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease…
After terrifying school massacre, Peshawar teachers pack guns
On the principal’s desk at the Peshawar’s Government High School for Boys sits a screen beaming surveillance video from around the campus. In one of the desk’s drawers, within easy…
Russia slashes interest rates to avert slump
The ruble fell on news of the rate cut to trade at nearly 71 to the dollar. That’s down about 3% but still some way off the record low of…
Sydney siege victim killed by police bullets, inquest hears
The revelations, which came in the opening day of an inquest into the 16-hour siege of a central Sydney cafe, are likely to further fuel questions about how New South…
Dear Pinterest: Don’t Change Just To Get Guys To Like You
How popular is Pinterest? With women, very: the social network had 72.5 million visitors in December, and about 71 percent of them were women. Pinterest is the most “female-skewed social…
How Apple Got Us To Spend Even More On iPhones
Apple got millions of you to buy a more expensive iPhone. The average price of an iPhone during the three months that ended in December was $687.30, up from $602.92…
Indonesian military stops search and recovery for remains of AirAsia QZ8501
Flight QZ8501 went down on December 28 as it flew from the Indonesian city of Surabaya toward Singapore with 162 people on board. CNN’s Pamela Boykoff reported from Jakarta, and…
Clint Eastwood Says ‘American Sniper’ Makes An Anti-War Statement
According to director Clint Eastwood, “American Sniper” makes an anti-war statement. – “American Sniper,” a nominee for Best Picture at the 2015 Academy Awards, has grossed over $200 million since…
Scientology Reps Slam ‘Going Clear’ After Well-Received Sundance Debut
After Alex Gibney’s new documentary, “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” debuted to a standing ovation at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, representatives for the Church of Scientology…
Colorado Theater Shooting Fast Facts
James E. Holmes:Birth date: December 13, 1987 Birth place: San Diego, California Birth name: James Eagan Holmes Father: Robert Holmes, a scientist Mother: Arlene Holmes Education: University of California, Riverside,…
Hospital discharges first person diagnosed with Ebola in UK
On December 29, the 39-year-old Glasgow, Scotland, resident became the first person to be diagnosed with the virus on UK soil shortly after returning from Sierra Leone. Five days later,…
Crews attempt to float AirAsia Flight QZ8501 fuselage
The aircraft went down on December 28 as it flew from the Indonesian city of Surabaya toward Singapore with 162 people on board. CNN’s Pamela Boykoff in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributed…
Carrie Underwood Makes The Most Of Her Pregnant Belly
Pregnant bellies make for the perfect snack holders, just ask Carrie Underwood. – “I’ll just walk by a mirror, and I’ll just … I forget [that I’m pregnant] and then…
Vanessa Redgrave Fast Facts
Birthplace: London, England Birth name: Vanessa Redgrave Father: Sir Michael Redgrave, actor Mother: Rachel Kempson, actor Marriages: Franco Nero (December 31, 2006-present, commitment ceremony), Tony Richardson (April 29, 1962-April 28,…