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Month: April 2022

A patient from Austin

Black women fear the steady rise in abortion restrictions across the US will worsen maternal health crisis

By Maya Brown, CNN Mckayla Wilkes remembers repeatedly complaining of shortness of breath to her doctors during her entire pregnancy seven years ago. But she says no one listened. Her concerns were consistently dismissed or minimized while she was pregnant with her daughter, Madison, who is now 6. After being initially told it was asthma,

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An aerial view taken on April 12

Ukraine rejects deadline to surrender in Mariupol as Russia threatens to eliminate resistance

By Jessie Yeung, Tim Lister, Darya Tarasova, Julia Kesaieva, Manveena Suri and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ukrainian forces besieged in Mariupol have rejected Russia’s demands to surrender and are still resisting an unrelenting assault on the southeastern port city, top Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the city, which has been

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An aerial view taken on April 12

Ukraine rejects deadline to surrender in Mariupol as Russia threatens to eliminate resistance

By Jessie Yeung, Tim Lister, Darya Tarasova, Julia Kesaieva, Manveena Suri and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ukrainian forces besieged in Mariupol have rejected Russia’s demands to surrender and are still resisting an unrelenting assault on the southeastern port city, top Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the city, which has been

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Scientists from the American Shark Conservancy took samples from the female shark and its unborn pups.

11-foot hammerhead shark washes up on Florida beach

By Zoe Sottile, CNN An 11-foot hammerhead shark washed up on a beach in southern Florida, much to beachgoers’ surprise. Visitors at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale, encountered the shark’s corpse on April 6, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. A team of scientists from the American Shark Conservancy took samples and identified the shark

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Tracking a cool and wet Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday: A few sprinkles will be possible near sunrise, with rain chances increasing by late morning. Scattered showers move through Mid-MO during the afternoon. Temperatures will be stuck in the 40s with the soggy conditions. Tomorrow: Skies clear early, helping temperatures warm back to the upper 50s. Breezy with wind gusts up to 25

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Rev. Brian X. Needles delivers Easter Sunday Mass via livestream on April 12

Why this Easter feels different

By John Blake, CNN The Rev. Fred Robinson was about to start Sunday morning worship with his church staff when he heard a stunning public confession. It came around the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in January of last year. His church had canceled in-person worship, but staffers had gathered inside the sanctuary to record

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Pittsburgh officials are investigating after multiple people were shot in the East Allegheny neighborhood.

Pittsburgh police searching for multiple suspects in shooting that killed 2 juveniles and injured several others, officials say

By Michelle Watson, Tina Burnside, Ramishah Maruf and Keith Allen, CNN A massive search effort for several suspects is underway in Pittsburgh after an early morning shooting on Sunday killed two young people and injured several others, officials said at a news conference. The shootings happened around 12:30 a.m. in the East Allegheny neighborhood and

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