By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Latinos in the US were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic on a number of fronts. They experienced higher rates of virus deaths and hospitalizations. They had more trouble making ends meet than other demographic groups due to pay cuts and job losses. They faced barriers to vaccine access. Still, Latino
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 23, 1936 Birth place: Sacramento, California Birth name: Anthony McLeod Kennedy Father: Anthony J. Kennedy, lawyer and lobbyist Mother: Gladys (McLeod) Kennedy, civic leader Marriage: Mary (Davis) Kennedy
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By Jay Croft and Rebekah Riess, CNN Two men who were found dead in a hotel room at the former Gianni Versace mansion in Miami Beach apparently died by suicide, police said Thursday. Versace was killed outside his home exactly 24 years ago — on July 15, 1997. Miami Beach police went to The Villa
Continue ReadingHigh fire activity across the West has caused authorities to raise the national preparedness level to a 5. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam explains the significance along with the forecast.
Continue ReadingThe top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt a coup after the November election that Milley and other top officials informally planned for different ways to stop Trump, according to excerpts of an upcoming book obtained by CNN. CNN’s Jamie Gangel has more.
Continue ReadingAmy Tersteeg talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about her husband’s plea to get their children vaccinated before he died of Covid-19.
Continue ReadingSen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) discusses the sweeping $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation proposal that would require the support from all Senate Democrats to pass.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Violent crime has risen in some areas recently — but it’s not as simple as that. Crime stats can be notoriously difficult to interpret. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today”
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By Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN Bob Baffert, the Hall of Fame horse trainer suspended from participating in multiple events following a winning horse’s positive drug test, has been granted a reprieve in court. A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled Wednesday that the New York Racing Association (NYRA) cannot enforce its ban on Baffert while Baffert’s suit
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Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who served as Tennessee’s top vaccine official before she was fired, describes receiving a disturbing package shortly before her termination.
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Tennessee’s former vaccine manager said she received a dog muzzle in the mail before she was fired. Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a pediatrician who served as Tennessee’s medical director of vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization, was fired Monday. In the week prior to her termination, she received a package containing a dog muzzle,
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN Rescue crews have recovered 97 bodies from the rubble of the Surfside, Florida, building collapse; and though they have made great progress, there is still more work to be done. Ninety-two victims in the collapse have been identified and 92 families have been notified, according to a Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Royal Caribbean Cruises is not responsible for the death of an 18-month-old girl who fell from her grandfather’s arms through a window on a cruise ship, a judge ruled Tuesday. When Chloe Wiegand fell from the 11th floor of the ship docked in Puerto Rico in July 2019, the responsibility rested
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By Carma Hassan, CNN Joseph Maldonado-Passage, known as Joe Exotic on the 2020 Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” will be resentenced, according to a court opinion filed Wednesday. The US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Maldonado-Passage’s 264-month prison sentence, which was handed down last year for the murder-for-hire plots involving animal
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A good Samaritan is being credited for being instrumental in saving the life of a little girl who was critically injured when a car struck her home in New Salem, New Hampshire. Scott Demers told CNN affiliate WBZ that he was fixing the sprinklers a few doors down when he
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Florida officials have released new 911 audio from the moments following the deadly Surfside condo collapse. CNN’s Rose Flores reports.
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By Kendall Lanier and Amanda Watts, CNN A 51-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty to one count of murder for hire, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. In June 2020 Daniel Slater asked an associate to murder members of his ex-girlfriend’s family — and to
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A homeowner in Michigan found an unusual surprise when renovating his porch. David Olson, 33, said he uncovered over 150 bowling balls when he demolished the concrete slab of the porch at his home in Norton Shores. “Before I smashed anything with a hammer, I was able to pull one
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By Ray Sanchez and Homero De la Fuente, CNN NFL star Richard Sherman was arrested early Wednesday after allegedly trying to break into the home of his in-laws and fighting with officers in Redmond, Washington, police said. The former San Francisco 49ers cornerback was being held at King County Correctional Facility after being booked by
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Authorities in Toledo, Ohio, said they are planning to replace a mural honoring George Floyd after it collapsed. A large section of the vibrant mural, which was painted on the side of a vacant building, was destroyed when a layer of bricks affixed to the building gave way. “We had multiple
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