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By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s still not fully clear what caused an oceanfront condo tower in Surfside, Florida, to partially collapse, sending some units in the 12-story building plummeting to the ground. Experts are still looking to determine the exact contributing factors that led to the catastrophe. But from what investigators know, the building appears

Heartbreak and hope near Miami today, as rescuers continue to search for survivors in the rubble of a condo building that partially collapsed. At least four people have died, 159 others still unaccounted for and still no update on the cause.

George Floyd’s daughter Gianna gives her impact statement at the sentencing trial of Derek Chauvin.

George Floyd’s family spoke in court Friday during the sentencing hearing for his killer, former police officer Derek Chauvin. The first to speak was Floyd’s seven-year-old daughter, Gianna, on video. “I ask about him all the time,” she said. “I want to play with him, have fun, go to the playground.” Someone in the video

By Leah Asmelash, CNN A county in Iowa was named after a slave-holding vice president. Now, it’s named after the first Black woman to earn a PhD from the University of Iowa. The Board of Supervisors of Johnson County in Iowa, home to Iowa City and the state university, voted unanimously on Thursday to recognize

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Sounds offer hope, officials said Friday amid a frantic, fast-paced mission to find survivors trapped beneath the rubble of a partially collapsed condominium tower in Surfside, Florida. Though it’s unclear how many people were in the portion of the 12-story building that fell, scores of victims remain unaccounted for. The

By Stella Chan, CNN Five people were shot, one fatally, early Friday during an attempted robbery in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Officer Jeff Lee tells CNN. Around 2 a.m., three men in their 20s attempted to rob two men in front of a residence on Blue Jay Way, police said in

By Ashley Vaughan, CNN Rescue workers are digging through rubble and debris looking for signs of life after Thursday morning’s building collapse in the town of Surfside, just north of Miami, Florida. Around 1:30 a.m., an estimated 55 condominiums fell to the ground, most of them with residents asleep inside. As families wait in agony

3 Chicagoans missing in Florida condo collapse in Surfside

After being found guilty for the murder of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin now faces sentencing. Darryl Forges reports.

By Aya Elamroussi, Rosa Flores and Ray Sanchez, CNN The fire chief helping to lead search and rescue efforts at the South Florida building collapse that killed at least four people had a message Friday for the families of the 159 others unaccounted for. Have hope. “There’s always hope,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Andy Alvarez

Record breaking hot tempertures are likely for the Pacific Northwest with cities like Seattle seeing temperatures well above 100 degrees. We are also monitoring severe storms and heavy rain in the Midwest. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.