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Steve Jobs Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., maker of the Macintosh computer, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1955 Death date: October 5, 2011 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Steven Paul Jobs Father: Adoptive –

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Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca "Becky" Hill listens during her guilty plea on Monday

What you should know as Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys take the appeal of his murder convictions to South Carolina’s highest court

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina’s “trial of the century” returns to the courtroom Wednesday, as Alex Murdaugh’s appeal of his double-murder conviction goes before the state’s five Supreme Court justices. Oral arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning at the South Carolina Supreme Court, where Murdaugh’s attorneys will argue their client deserves a

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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos exits the press room past a missing persons poster after giving an update on the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

Disturbing video and a person questioned. Here are the key developments in the Nancy Guthrie case

CNN, NBC, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE , INSTAGRAM, KHOU, Savannah Guthrie / Instagram By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has stretched into a second, anguished week, with mounting pressure on investigators and a family grappling with uncertainty. Guthrie was last seen on January

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Authorities rule out new ransom note as not credible in the Nancy Guthrie case. Here’s the latest

By Danya Gainor, Chelsea Bailey, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, CNN Tucson, Arizona (CNN) — Months into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, with no main suspect or person of interest named, authorities say they investigated a new possible ransom note tied to the 84-year-old’s disappearance and found it not to be credible. The Pima County Sheriff’s

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Immigration judge terminates removal proceedings against Tufts student detained by Trump administration, attorneys say

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — An immigration judge terminated removal proceedings against Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, who was detained for over a month last year as part of the Trump administration’s effort to target and deport international students and activists involved in pro-Palestinian advocacy, her lawyers said Monday. The Department of Homeland

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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos exits the press room after giving an update on the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

How Savannah Guthrie’s religious upbringing shaped her and how it helps her cope with her mother’s harrowing disappearance

CNN, KOAT, KNXV, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, INSTAGRAM, Savannah Guthrie/Instagram By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The day after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home under the cover of night, her daughter, Savannah, made a heartbreaking appeal to pray for her mother. “Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she

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Calls for accountability over feds’ deadly use of force in Minneapolis have not relented. Here’s why that’s complicated

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The killings of anti-ICE protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti prompted outrage in Minneapolis, both for their deaths and the immediate response of federal officials to call both terrorists. The political backlash that resulted lowered the temperature from the Trump administration – with even the president himself saying, “Maybe

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Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama appear on stage on the second night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 20

Trump won’t apologize for sharing since-deleted racist video depicting Obamas as apes on Truth Social

By Kevin Liptak, Adam Cancryn, Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump refused to apologize Friday after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, insisting he hadn’t seen the final frames containing the offensive

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Law enforcement officers are seen outside Nancy Guthrie's home near Tucson on Monday.

Investigators detail new timeline in Nancy Guthrie’s late-night disappearance. Here’s how the evening unfolded

CNN, KOLD, NBC, KTVK , KPHO, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE , INSTAGRAM, KTVK / KPHO, Savannah Guthrie / Instagram By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As Nancy Guthrie’s family desperately pleads for her safe return, investigators announced Thursday they believe she is still alive – though they have no idea who may have

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Law enforcement officers are seen outside Nancy Guthrie's home near Tucson on Monday.

Investigators detail new timeline in Nancy Guthrie’s late-night disappearance. Here’s how the evening unfolded

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As Nancy Guthrie’s family desperately pleads for her safe return, investigators announced Thursday they believe she is still alive – though they have no idea who may have taken her against her will. It has been five days since Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie,

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Investigators detail new timeline in Nancy Guthrie’s late-night disappearance. Here’s how the evening unfolded

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As Nancy Guthrie’s family desperately pleads for her safe return, investigators announced Thursday they believe she is still alive – though they have no idea who may have taken her against her will. It has been five days since Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, was

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A masked US federal immigration agent wearing a "Police ICE" badge patrols in Minneapolis Wednesday.

DHS to pull 700 officers from Minnesota, leaving about 2,000 officers on the ground. Here’s what we know

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has announced it is reducing its federal law enforcement presence in Minnesota and President Donald Trump suggested using a “softer touch” in carrying out his aggressive immigration crackdown, after the second fatal shooting of a US citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. The Twin Cities

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Nancy Guthrie is seen in an undated photo.

Savannah Guthrie pleads for mom’s return in new video: ‘We need to know without a doubt that she’s alive’

CNN, KOLD, KTVK, KPHO, KGUN, NBC, INSTAGRAM, @SAVANNAHGUTHRIE By Andy Rose, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — In a wrenching video posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening, “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie pleaded for her missing mother to come home days after her apparent abduction from her Tuscon-area home. “We need to know without a doubt

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Sheriff probes possible ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, while pacemaker data could speak to timeline

CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Some of the most recent evidence in the desperate search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, is also among the case’s most disturbing: purported ransom notes sent to media outlets. Investigators have not yet confirmed whether the three similar notes are legitimate, but

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Savannah Guthrie pleads for mom’s return in new video: ‘We need to know without a doubt that she’s alive’

By Andy Rose, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — In a wrenching video posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening, “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie pleaded for her missing mother to come home days after her apparent abduction from her Tuscon-area home. “We need to know without a doubt that she’s alive and that you have her,”

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5 things to know for Feb. 4: Shutdown ends, Assassination attempt, Jill Biden’s ex-husband, Nuclear talks, Bitcoin

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Authorities say they are aware of reports of possible ransom notes in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie. The case has gripped the nation after Nancy, 84, was abducted from her home in a quiet Arizona neighborhood where she lives alone. Here’s what else you

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‘Please help us bring Nancy Guthrie home,’ FBI pleads as search stretches into third day

CNN By Elise Hammond, Chelsea Bailey, Cindy Von Quednow, Kelly McCleary, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Three days after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators are examining evidence and asking the public for leads. “Every lead and tip is important. We are aggressively

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Nancy Reagan Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Nancy Reagan, wife of US President Ronald Reagan. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1921 Death date: March 6, 2016 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Anne Frances Robbins Father: Kenneth Robbins, car salesman and insurance agent Mother: Edith (Luckett) Davis, actress

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5 things to know for Feb. 3: Moon mission delayed, Nancy Guthrie, Immigration crackdown, Epstein files, Russian strikes

By Alexandra Banner, CNN There is now a $2 fee to toss coins into Rome’s Trevi Fountain — but some tourists are ignoring the new rules altogether. A city official said patrols may be introduced after visitors this week flung coins toward the fountain from beyond the barriers, sending people ducking for cover. Here’s what

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‘Please help us bring Nancy Guthrie home,’ FBI pleads as search stretches into third day

CNN, KOLD, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT, INSTAGRAM, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE By Elise Hammond, Chelsea Bailey, Cindy Von Quednow, Kelly McCleary, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Three days after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators are examining evidence and asking the public for leads. “Every

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Several of these Americans experienced aggressive encounters with Trump’s DHS. Now, they’re telling their stories

By Annette Choi, Yukari Schrickel, Sharif Paget, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Three people at the center of aggressive encounters with Department of Homeland Security immigration agents testified Tuesday at a public forum on Capitol Hill about federal immigration enforcement agents’ use of force during immigration raids. The brothers and attorney representing the family of

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‘Please help us bring Nancy Guthrie home,’ FBI pleads as search stretches into third day

By Elise Hammond, Chelsea Bailey, Cindy Von Quednow, Kelly McCleary, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Three days after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators are examining evidence and asking the public for leads. “Every lead and tip is important. We are aggressively pursuing

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Alleged Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson appears in court to try and toss prosecutor’s office from the case

By Andi Babineau, Elizabeth Wolfe, Nick Watt, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, sat stoically in a Utah courtroom Tuesday as a judge heard arguments over whether the prosecutor’s office, which is seeking the death penalty against him, should be tossed from the case. Robinson’s defense attorneys have argued the Utah

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Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Department of Justice on December 19

Epstein victims’ lawyers ask judges to force takedown of released files, citing ‘thousands of redaction failures’

By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein are asking judges to force the Justice Department to take down the millions of Epstein-related documents it has posted online, saying in a letter dated Sunday that the failure to properly redact victims’ information has triggered an “unfolding emergency.” The letter, written by

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Police searching for Savannah Guthrie’s mother believe a crime occurred. ‘She did not leave on her own,’ sheriff says

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie believe “we do in fact have a crime scene,” the Pima County sheriff said Monday, appealing to the public for help in providing information that will help find the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, has mobility issues and is without key medication, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said.

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What’s next for Minneapolis? A shaky promise, mounting tensions and the fight for control

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Strandjord never imagined he would see the day his treelined, lake-dotted hometown, the quintessential image of the American idyll, morphed into a battleground. His house in Minneapolis sits between two neighborhoods stained by bloodshed where Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti were killed by federal immigration officers during a

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These young brothers sacrifice normal teenage life to be full-time ICE watchers in Minneapolis — and say they won’t regret it

By Sophia Peyser, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The teenagers’ names are Sam and Ben, but to the federal immigration agents they interact with daily, the two boys wielding cell phones and taking down plate numbers are a duo known as “the brothers.” The 16- and 17-year-old Chicago siblings said they have earned an array

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5-year-old Liam Ramos returns home as Trump administration shifts tone amid nationwide anti-ICE protests

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The phrase “ICE Out” echoed across the nation this weekend as protesters took to the streets, calling for an end to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Meanwhile, a preschooler and his father, taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over a week ago, returned home following a judge’s ruling. Protesters

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READ: District judge’s scathing opinion ordering release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge Fred Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from immigration detention in Dilley, Texas. In the fiery opinion, Biery admonished the Trump administration’s “ignorance” of the Declaration of Independence, saying Americans today are hearing echoes of Thomas Jefferson’s 1776 grievances

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson attends a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection in Chicago on January 25.

Chicago mayor signs executive order calling on police to investigate federal immigration agents accused of misconduct

By Ray Sanchez, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday signed an executive order directing city police to investigate and document alleged misconduct by federal immigration officers with an eye toward prosecution. “We are putting ICE on notice in our city. Chicago will not sit idly by while Trump floods federal

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‘It’s not because we have bigger guns’: Minneapolis’ poet laureate tells why ICE found itself in trouble

By Leah Asmelash, CNN MINNEAPOLIS (CNN) — In January 2025, Junauda Petrus warned, in her inaugural poem as poet laureate of Minneapolis, of residents “getting snatched in the night,” and celebrated a city of “neighbors who traded plates of food….so we could all taste where each other was from.” The poem, “Ritual on How to

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More anti-ICE protests underway nationwide after judge declines to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Massive crowds of protesters are marching across the nation to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Saturday — the same day a judge handed the federal government a win by denying a request to halt an operation that has seen thousands of agents dispatched to Minnesota’s Twin

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Carl Icahn Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of investor Carl Icahn. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1936 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Carl Celian Icahn Father: Michael Icahn, cantor and teacher Mother: Bella (Schnall) Icahn, teacher Marriages: Gail Golden (1999-present); Liba Trejbal (1979-1999, divorced) Children: with Liba Trejbal:

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5 things to know for Jan. 30: Frigid cold, Government shutdown, Federal Reserve, Canada tariffs, Nipah virus

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Nationwide protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown are expected today, with organizers calling for a boycott of schools, workplaces and shopping in cities across the country. CNN is monitoring dozens of demonstrations and marches planned for major metropolitan areas, including Minneapolis, New York City and Atlanta. Here’s what else you

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They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation

By Ray Sanchez, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota reportedly tackled a home caregiver from sub-Saharan Africa to the snowy pavement and took her away in a van, a close friend made the 1,400-mile journey to a controversial Texas detention facility where she’s being held. “She

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Democrats reach deal with White House, Senate Republicans to avert government shutdown

A bipartisan funding deal has been reached to avoid a government shutdown, the top Senate Democrat announced, and Senate GOP leaders are taking steps to try to schedule a vote for Thursday night.

The deal, according to Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, includes a two-week stopgap funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security that Democrats had requested. It also separates the DHS bill from a package of bipartisan spending bills to fund critical agencies through September, including the departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Labor, Education, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development.

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Man arrested on charges of impersonating an FBI agent in alleged attempt to free Luigi Mangione from jail

A Minnesota man was arrested and charged with impersonating an FBI agent after he tried to enter a federal jail and release suspected murderer Luigi Mangione, according to law enforcement sources.

Mark Anderson, 36, arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday evening claiming he was an FBI agent with a court order for Mangione’s release, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday and a law enforcement source.

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Trump’s deal with Senate leaders to avert government shutdown hits snags as lawmakers refuse to allow quick vote

By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate leaders have a bipartisan funding deal in hand but it remains to be seen whether they will avert a costly government shutdown as the clock ticks down toward Friday’s midnight deadline. Lawmakers left Capitol Hill late Thursday after all rank-and-file senators could not come

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A Texas man detained by ICE was his disabled son’s sole caregiver. His son will be laid to rest without him

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Maher Tarabishi’s family had hoped he could be present to say his final goodbyes to his son, Wael. Maher, Wael’s primary caretaker, has been in federal detainment since October, separating him from his son as he battled severe health complications from a serious and rare inherited disorder. But

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A year after the tragic DC midair collision, first responders and others are remembered by victims’ families as heroes

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Doug Lane had to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life last January. An Army Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission and an American Airlines flight landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport collided over the Potomac River, less than a mile from the runway.

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Investigators in Customs and Border Protection’s internal probe into Alex Pretti killing have limited evidence access

By Shimon Prokupecz, Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Investigators tasked with running the internal Customs and Border Protection probe into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti have had limited access to information and evidence obtained by the Department of Homeland Security’s investigative agency (HSI) and the FBI, a law enforcement official briefed on

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