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Month: August 2026

¿Qué sigue para Luigi Mangione tras declararse culpable de disparar al CEO de UnitedHealthcare?

Por CNN en Español Luigi Mangione se declaró culpable este viernes de cargos federales de acoso en el asesinato del CEO de UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson y permanecerá bajo custodia federal a la espera de la sentencia, prevista para el 18 de diciembre. Sin embargo, la declaración plantea preguntas sobre cómo procederá el caso estatal programado

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Neil Gorsuch Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1967 Birth place: Denver, Colorado Birth name: Neil McGill Gorsuch Father: David Gorsuch, lawyer Mother: Anne Gorsuch Burford, lawyer and administrator of the EPA for nearly two years under President Ronald

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Hurricane Katrina Statistics Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at some statistics from Hurricane Katrina. August 29, 2005 Katrina makes landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana as a Category 3 storm with winds near 127 mph.– Severe flooding damage to cities along the Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Biloxi, Mississippi. – Numerous failures of levees around

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Gilad Shalit Abduction Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the abduction of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured and imprisoned by the military wing of Hamas from 2006 to 2011. Personal Birth date: August 28, 1986 Birth place: Naharia, Israel Father: Noam Shalit Mother: Aviva Shalit Marriage: Nitzan Shabbat (June 23, 2021-present) Military service:

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft lands on the deck of USS Gerald R. Ford while operating in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2 in the Mediterranean Sea.

‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has directed the US Navy to scrap the modern electromagnetic launch system on an upcoming aircraft carrier and instead revert to an older, steam-powered catapult method — potentially adding billions to its price tag and delaying its deployment into the late 2030s. The directive, outlined in

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Alexander Lukashenko Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko Father: name unavailable publicly Mother: Yekaterina Lukashenko, milkmaid Marriage: Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko (1975-present) Children: with Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko:

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