By Paul Vercammen, CNN Covid-19 shoved Jeff Sweat into a medical coma for three weeks last winter, face down on a ventilator, on death’s trap door. “I took care of him when he was literally near death,” said Dr. Nida Qadir, a pulmonologist and co-director of the Intensive Care Unit at UCLA Medical Center. “He
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN It’s hot out there, and all we’re thinking about is ways to cool down — or just finding any excuse to eat more ice cream. National Ice Cream Day is Sunday and we’ve got the scoop for you. Whether you’re in the mood for a deal or just screaming for some
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Social media video shows the scene inside Nationals Park after gunshots were heard outside the stadium. Washington, DC Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Chris Geldart said shooting occurred outside the stadium and it was safe for fans to attend the next game at the venue.
Continue ReadingBy Camille Furst The pilot of a hot air balloon died after becoming entangled under its basket and falling to the ground in Bradford, Vermont, Thursday afternoon, according to state police. Vermont State Police (VSP) identified the pilot as 72-year-old Brian Boland of Post Mills, Vermont. The hot air balloon took off late Thursday afternoon
Continue Reading By Gregory Clary and Dakin Andone, CNN Three people were injured in a shooting Saturday night outside Nationals Park in Washington, DC, sending baseball fans and players scrambling during a game, police said. A fan outside of the stadium was one of three people wounded, according to Ashan Benedict, executive assistant chief of police for
Continue ReadingBy Ben Tinker and Alaa Elassar, CNN If the health misinformation currently spreading regarding coronavirus vaccines existed during the days of polio, it would have never been eradicated, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, said Saturday. Asked by CNN’s Jim Acosta about the misinformation spread by Fox News regarding the Covid-19 vaccines,
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Around 65 people were sickened Saturday afternoon at a Houston-area water park in what local officials called a chemical incident. “In the area around the kiddie pool in this water park, a lifeguard was sick, and soon after that, more and more people began becoming sick,” Harris County Judge Lina Hildalgo
Continue ReadingAround 65 people were sickened at a Houston-area water park in what officials called a “chemical incident.” CNN affiliate KPRC’s Bill Barajas has details.
Continue ReadingA suspect has been arrested in the attempted kidnapping of a five-year-old boy in Queens, according to authorities. CNN affiliate WABC has the story.
Continue ReadingBy Evan Simko-Bednarski and Liam Reilly, CNN A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged after the attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old boy in Queens caught on video, the New York City Police Department tweeted. The man, who has not been named publicly, faces charges of attempted kidnapping, reckless endangerment and acting in a manner
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Trent, CNN A Mercedes once owned by singer Bono of U2 is going up for auction Sunday. Bono, whose birth name is Paul Hewson, bought the gray 1980 Mercedes 450 SEL to celebrate the success of U2’s first album, “Boy,” according to the auction’s website. The four-door sedan, currently in the United Kingdom,
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By Rosa Flores, Jason Morris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Salomon Gold expects to celebrate his 90th birthday next month in his Champlain Towers North condo in Florida, where for decades he has enjoyed views of the turquoise blue waves of the Atlantic lapping on Surfside Beach. “You know how much they charge in the hotel
Continue Reading Residents of the tens of millions condo buildings in the US — particularly on the coast — have been feeling anxious and unnerved since the deadly Champlain Towers North collapse last month. CNN’s Rosa Flores reports.
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN An engineer who was hired by Surfside, Florida, to analyze last month’s residential building collapse said he was denied access to the site because police agencies are investigating the scene. “Until they do their job, we can’t go in to do samples of materials and take those samples and test them
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By Artemis Moshtaghian and Ray Sanchez, CNN Two Baltimore police officers have been indicted in a case in which a teenager was allegedly assaulted and threatened with death by choking during a car theft investigation, according to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. Officer Maxwell Dundore was indicted Thursday on charges of second-degree assault and
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By Chris Boyette and Chuck Johnston, CNN One woman has died and six other people were wounded after a shooting in downtown Portland, Oregon, early Saturday, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The victims were taken by ambulance to a hospital, where the woman was treated for what police had described as serious wounds. The
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN One person was found dead and several were injured after an early morning boating accident in Boston Harbor, according to police. Harbor patrol rescued seven people around 3 a.m. after the accident, the Boston Fire Department said in a tweet earlier. Authorities believe the victim is a woman, the Boston Police
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The water level in Utah’s Great Salt Lake today is inches away from a 58-year low, state officials say, and Western drought conditions fueled by the climate crisis have exacerbated conditions.
Continue Reading By Lucy Kafanov, Leslie Perrot and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Great Salt Lake is also known as America’s Dead Sea — owing to a likeness to its much smaller Middle Eastern counterpart — but scientists worry the moniker could soon take new meaning. Human water consumption and diversion have long depleted the Utah lake. Its
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By Rachel Trent, CNN Of all the aspects of normality Americans missed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, physical touch has been a common theme. The touch associated with browsing at a record store is no exception — clicking a download button can’t match the feeling of walking into a shop with other music fans, flipping through
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