By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Dr. Sarah Ash Combs’ first step of treatment for children brought into her emergency room with Covid-19 usually begins with a question: “What socks are you wearing today?” As her school-aged young patients look up at indistinguishable faces covered by PPE, Combs pulls up a pant leg of her scrub to
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By Alta Spells and Kate Conerly, CNN A mother and her young son fell to their deaths at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres baseball team, minutes before a game Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the San Diego Police Department. Shortly before 4 p.m., police officers at the stadium
Continue Reading By Alta Spells and Kate Conerly, CNN A mother and her young son fell to their deaths at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres baseball team, minutes before a game Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the San Diego Police Department. Shortly before 4 p.m., police officers at the stadium
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Photographs by Elijah Nouvelage for CNN The store clerk asked, “Can I help you?” But it sounded more like, “What the hell are you doing here?” A “closed” sign still hung from the door of the boutique. Taped next to it was an image of the beaming Mallory Beach, who
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By Deanna Hackney and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The National Transportation Safety Board says it is reviewing on-board video as well as data from the “black box” of the Amtrak Empire Builder train that derailed in rural Montana on Saturday, leaving three dead and at least seven hospitalized. Eight cars from Amtrak’s Empire Builder train 7/27
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By Aya Elamroussi and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday she’s ready to declare a state of emergency — if needed — to prevent staff shortages that may be triggered by health care workers who don’t adhere to the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which goes into effect Monday. The state of
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By Paul Vercammen, CNN Jolinn Bracey slept in her Toyota Corolla for five years until she put homelessness in her rearview mirror by moving into a tiny home. Bracey, 48, is one of 41 residents of The Chandler Boulevard Bridge Home Village in North Hollywood, California, which provides transitional housing for the homeless. “This has
Continue Reading By Paul Vercammen, CNN Jolinn Bracey slept in her Toyota Corolla for five years until she put homelessness in her rearview mirror by moving into a tiny home. Bracey, 48, is one of 41 residents of The Chandler Boulevard Bridge Home Village in North Hollywood, California, which provides transitional housing for the homeless. “This has
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Alexander Pineda, CNN Joel Alvarado was 6 years old when his mother pulled him aside and asked him to be discreet as he was getting ready to meet his grandmother in Puerto Rico. “She made me aware that my grandmother was much darker than my other relatives, especially from her side
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Alison Kosik and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Gabby Petito was remembered as a kind, loving and adventurous young woman on Sunday, when her family, friends and complete strangers gathered in Holbrook, New York, on Long Island to pay their respects. One week after his daughter’s remains were found in a national forest in
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN In the face of political turmoil following the assassination of the country’s president, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people and a tropical storm, Haitians are fleeing their country. More than 10,000 migrants from Haiti converged on the US border at Del Rio, Texas, this week and up to
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Over the summer, Gabby Petito set out with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, to travel across the country in her white Ford van, planning to hit national parks throughout the western United States. For the past year, the young woman regularly posted pictures with Laundrie on her Instagram account, sharing last May
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Over the summer, Gabby Petito set out with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, to travel across the country in her white Ford van, planning to hit national parks throughout the western United States. For the past year, the young woman regularly posted pictures with Laundrie on her Instagram account, sharing last May
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal, CNN Noman is like any other 10-year-old boy. He loves pizza, chicken nuggets and ice cream — chocolate is his favorite flavor. He likes playing on his tablet, learning to play football at school in Florida, and going to the park with his dad. But just a few weeks ago, Noman was
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By Deanna Hackney, Eric Levenson and Alta Spells, CNN An Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest derailed in a remote part of Montana on Saturday afternoon, killing three people and hospitalizing five others, authorities said. Eight cars from Amtrak’s Empire Builder train 7/27 headed westbound to Seattle/Portland derailed at about 4 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia and Dakin Andone, CNN A federal appeals court has issued a temporary injunction against a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York City educators set to go into effect early next week, temporarily blocking enforcement while the case is sent to a three-judge circuit court panel for review. The judge’s ruling Friday means
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN Things got a little spooky after a haunted house actor stabbed an 11-year-old boy in the foot at a fairground in Ohio in an incident the business says was an accident. The child, who was about to begin walking through 7 Floors of Hell — a popular horror attraction in Berea
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, CNN The oldest polar bear in human care in North America died Friday, according to the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin. Snow Lilly “was humanely euthanized yesterday due to declining health,” the zoo announced Saturday on Facebook. She was 36 years old. The median life expectancy for a polar in human care
Continue ReadingBy David Williams and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN When picture day came around at Mason Peoples’ elementary school in Las Vegas, the first grader was ready — he’d picked out his favorite shirt, which happened to match his mask, and practiced his best smile that morning for his mom. “My son actually lost four teeth within
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By Rosa Flores, Conor Powell and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Del Rio Port of Entry in Texas was to reopen to vehicle traffic Saturday afternoon after a week-long shutdown prompted by a surge of migrants along the border with Mexico. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was to resume at 4 p.m. local time Saturday, and cargo
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