By Gary Tuchman and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Omicron may be declining across much of the United States, but the Monument Health hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, is still running an expanded intensive care unit, in the midst of a Covid-19 surge fueled by low vaccination rates and a lack of coronavirus restrictions. “We are
Continue Reading By Gary Tuchman and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Omicron may be declining across much of the United States, but the Monument Health hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, is still running an expanded intensive care unit, in the midst of a Covid-19 surge fueled by low vaccination rates and a lack of coronavirus restrictions. “We are
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By Amir Vera and Chuck Johnston, CNN Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash that left a 29-year-old woman dead, the sheriff’s office in Loudoun County, Virginia, announced Tuesday. Everett sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries from the crash that took place December 23 in Loudoun
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN A woman spent two days floating alone on an air mattress atop a frigid lake. A pair of watchful freight train workers came to her rescue on Thursday. Conductor Cristhian Sosa told CNN on Monday the BNSF southbound train was headed to Irving, Texas, from Madill, Oklahoma, in the afternoon. That
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By Phil Gast, CNN Archaeologists have hauled up 12 more Revolutionary War-era cannons from the Savannah River, a remarkable find that raises questions about which vessels carried them and precisely how they ended up in the water. The local district of the US Army Corps of Engineers, which is in charge of the deepening of
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By Rosa Flores and Joe Sutton, CNN A community in Northwest Harris County woke up Sunday morning to White supremacist flyers on their car windshields and even on the front doors of their homes, according to William White, director of operations at the Houston chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). “This is horrifying,” White
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN A woman spent two days floating alone on an air mattress atop a frigid lake. A pair of watchful freight train workers came to her rescue on Thursday. Conductor Cristhian Sosa told CNN on Monday the BNSF southbound train was headed to Irving, Texas, from Madill, Oklahoma, in the afternoon. That
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By Mark Morales, Laura Ly and Eric Levenson, CNN Shortly after learning that her 15-year-old son had shot fellow students at his Michigan high school, Jennifer Crumbley sent a text message to her boss at the real estate company where she worked as a marketing director. “I need my job,” she wrote to Andrew Smith.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 16,000 film, TV, broadcast and news media writers. It is made up of two unions, WGA, West (WGAW) and WGA, East (WGAE). Timeline 1912 – The Authors League of America is founded to protect the interests of professional writers.
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By Stella Chan, CNN The now-retired nun and former Catholic elementary school principal who admitted to stealing more than $835,000 in school funds for gambling trips and personal expenses was sentenced Monday to 12 months and a day in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors. US District Judge Otis D. Wright II also ordered Mary
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By Omar Jimenez, Peter Nickeas and Bill Kirkos, CNN A Minneapolis SWAT team serving a warrant that led to an officer shooting Amir Locke was looking for his teenage cousin and two others in connection with a homicide investigation, according to the court documents released Tuesday. Authorities linked Locke’s cousin, 17-year-old Mekhi Speed, to a
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, Peter Nickeas and Bill Kirkos, CNN A Minneapolis SWAT team serving a warrant that led to an officer shooting Amir Locke was looking for his teenage cousin and two others in connection with a homicide investigation, according to the court documents released Tuesday. Authorities linked Locke’s cousin, 17-year-old Mekhi Speed, to a
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Would you scan your face? The IRS wanted to require all taxpayers to verify their identities this year using a facial recognition software. However, the agency is now scrapping those plans after receiving a wave of backlash from lawmakers and privacy groups. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Would you scan your face? The IRS wanted to require all taxpayers to verify their identities this year using a facial recognition software. However, the agency is now scrapping those plans after receiving a wave of backlash from lawmakers and privacy groups. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Would you scan your face? The IRS wanted to require all taxpayers to verify their identities this year using a facial recognition software. However, the agency is now scrapping those plans after receiving a wave of backlash from lawmakers and privacy groups. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Would you scan your face? The IRS wanted to require all taxpayers to verify their identities this year using a facial recognition software. However, the agency is now scrapping those plans after receiving a wave of backlash from lawmakers and privacy groups. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Would you scan your face? The IRS wanted to require all taxpayers to verify their identities this year using a facial recognition software. However, the agency is now scrapping those plans after receiving a wave of backlash from lawmakers and privacy groups. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up
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By Chris Boyette and Kelly McCleary, CNN The suspect in Monday’s deadly shooting inside a grocery store in Washington state has been arrested, police said late Monday. Aaron Christopher Kelly, 39, was taken into custody without incident, the Richland Police Department said. Police earlier described Kelly as “armed and dangerous” and identified him as the
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By Amanda Jackson and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in West Palm Beach, Florida, are investigating the death of a bicyclist who fell to her death from a drawbridge as it opened. The victim was seen walking her bicycle on the sidewalk portion of the Royal Park Bridge, which connects West Palm Beach to Palm Beach,
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Kelly McCleary, CNN The suspect in Monday’s deadly shooting inside a grocery store in Washington state has been arrested, police said late Monday. Aaron Christopher Kelly, 39, was taken into custody without incident, the Richland Police Department said. Police earlier described Kelly as “armed and dangerous” and identified him as the
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