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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning author and poet Maya Angelou. Personal Birth date: April 4, 1928 Death date: May 28, 2014 Birth place: St. Louis, Missouri Birth name: Marguerite Annie Johnson Father: Bailey Johnson, doorman Mother: Vivian (Baxter) Johnson, nurse Marriages: Paul du Feu (1973-1980, divorced);

CNN By Tami Luhby, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — One month into the partial government shutdown, hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers going without full pay have quit, while others have taken unscheduled time off, prompting more travel headaches as a winter storm slammed the Midwest and spring break travelers try to fly. A number

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Gas prices in the US have risen about 24% since the war in Iran began, according to AAA. This comes as Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, briefly surpassed $106 a barrel on Sunday, reaching its highest level since 2022. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to

By Tami Luhby, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — One month into the partial government shutdown, hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers going without full pay have quit, while others have taken unscheduled time off, prompting more travel headaches as a winter storm slammed the Midwest and spring break travelers try to fly. A number of

By Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said the brother of the man who drove a vehicle laden with explosives into a Michigan synagogue Thursday was a Hezbollah commander killed in a strike last week. In a statement Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said the assailant’s brother, Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali, was

By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Between slick ice and sharp skates, the chilled hollow of a hockey rink is where Colin Dorgan has experienced the most devastating and the most jubilant moments of his life – all within the span of a month. The high school senior’s mother, brother and grandfather were killed in

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Streetlights shaped like alien heads line the roads of Roswell, New Mexico, where murals of flying saucers streak across storefronts and tourists pose beside statues of little green men. Nearly eight decades after a mysterious crash in the desert sparked global fascination with extraterrestrials, the small city remains synonymous

By Alexandra Skores, Chris Isidore, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — As the war with Iran continues, oil prices are soaring and airlines will see higher fuel costs – which could hit travelers around the world in their wallets. It will “probably start quick,” United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told CNBC last week. Crude oil prices

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — In a grim pattern that has become all too familiar, another campus has been shattered by gunfire, this time at Old Dominion University in Virginia, where an attacker cloaked violence in the language of religion. Federal authorities are investigating Thursday’s shooting at Old Dominion University as an act of

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — On a quiet Thursday morning in suburban Detroit, a pickup truck pulled into the parking lot of a synagogue, as children and teachers inside went about their normal routines. After sitting in the lot for more than two hours, the truck’s driver suddenly stepped on the gas pedal and

By Andy Rose, CNN Gainesville, Georgia (CNN) — When adults and students at North Hall High School needed guidance, reassurance, help handling tragedies in their lives, many made their first stop in the classroom of Jason Hughes. Now, they’re trying to figure out where to turn as the Georgia school deals with the loss of

By Alexandra Skores, Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — A father and Transportation Security Administration officer said he “crumbled” when one of his children asked whether he needed money in the wake of the four-week-long government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. “I’ve always been self–motivated,” said Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Torah scroll removed from Temple Israel outside Detroit — where a driver rammed an explosives-laden truck and opened fire — was lifted up at Friday’s Shabbat service across the street in a makeshift sanctuary for one of the nation’s largest Reform houses of worship. Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny was

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Passengers at three airports in the Washington, DC, area faced significant delays after a ground stop was issued Friday afternoon due to an equipment outage, according to the FAA and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who posted details on X. The disruptions were caused by the temporary closure of a

CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — When an armed suspect drove a vehicle loaded with explosives toward Temple Israel on Thursday, the synagogue was well prepared. Physical bollards had been placed around the building, which includes a school, in an attempt to slow a ramming attack. Armed security guards were on site in the

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — When an armed suspect drove a vehicle loaded with explosives toward Temple Israel on Thursday, the synagogue was well prepared. Physical bollards had been placed around the building, which includes a school, in an attempt to slow a ramming attack. Armed security guards were on site in the middle

By Casey Tolan, John Miller, Charbel Mallo, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — The assailant in Thursday’s attack on a Michigan synagogue had previously been flagged in US government databases for connections with suspected members of the militant group Hezbollah, although he was not believed to be a member himself, law enforcement officials briefed on the

CNN, WDIV, WXYZ By Emma Tucker, Elizabeth Wolfe, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A pair of attacks more than 700 miles apart on Thursday struck at the heart of community safe havens, leaving shocked Americans with an uneasy sense of security. First, a deadly shooting being investigated as terrorism devastated a Virginia university

By Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s Friday the 13th — a date that tends to stir a little extra unease. But before the bad luck jitters set in, take a deep breath. Notice how one nostril seems to be letting in most of the air? There’s a reason for that, and it’s not a cold coming

By Emma Tucker, Elizabeth Wolfe, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A pair of attacks more than 700 miles apart on Thursday struck at the heart of community safe havens, leaving shocked Americans with an uneasy sense of security. First, a deadly shooting being investigated as terrorism devastated a Virginia university in a military

By Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Walking is often dismissed as “just cardio” or something you do to get some fresh air. But a daily stroll matters in more ways than you think. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Unknowns linger The

By Sara Smart, Holmes Lybrand, Brynn Gingras, Elise Hammond, Nouran Salahieh, and John Miller The suspect was found dead in the vehicle at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Thursday. No kids and or staff were injured, the sheriff said. One of the security guards was

CNN By Sara Smart, Holmes Lybrand, Brynn Gingras, Elise Hammond, Nouran Salahieh, and John Miller The suspect was found dead in the vehicle at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Thursday. No kids and or staff were injured, the sheriff said. One of the security guards

By Sara Smart, Holmes Lybrand, Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — Police are responding to reports of an active shooter and a car driven into the building at Temple Israel, a synagogue containing a school, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, multiple federal law enforcement sources told CNN. “We are aware of an active security incident at

WTKR, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — When a convicted ISIS supporter stepped into an ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University on Thursday and opened fire, the group of students inside barely hesitated before leaping up to subdue their attacker. By the end of the struggle, the shooter

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — When a convicted ISIS supporter stepped into an ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University on Thursday and opened fire, the group of students inside barely hesitated before leaping up to subdue their attacker. By the end of the struggle, the shooter was dead,

By Chris Boyette, Jason Morris, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A high-ranking retired US Air Force major general who once commanded a base long associated with UFO lore has been missing for nearly two weeks, and authorities are appealing to the public for help finding him, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office in New

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration said international travel program Global Entry would be restored on Wednesday morning, reopening a fast-track system that had been halted last month during an ongoing partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. “As DHS continually evaluates measures it can take amidst the Democrats’ continued shutdown

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — If you think President Donald Trump’s designs for the paint job on the new aircraft that will serve as Air Force One look familiar, you are not alone. Last month, the Air Force confirmed the 747-800s currently being modified will wear a red, white, gold and dark blue