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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 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 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

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.

Video shows fire and rescue workers trying to save survivors after a condo building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida.

By AJ Willingham, CNN The Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. William Barber II were among a handful of people arrested this week during a protest on Capitol Hill as more high-profile figures call for new voting rights action. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.

By Ray Sanchez and Eric Levenson, CNN Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year, was sentenced Friday to 22 and half years in prison. Chauvin, in a light gray suit and tie and white shirt, spoke briefly before the sentence was imposed, offering his “condolences to

By Alexandra Meeks and Madeline Holcombe, CNN A school board in Southern California unanimously approved a resolution Thursday denouncing racism and racial discrimination after some community members flung tortillas at a predominately Latino high school basketball team. “I think this is a good start,” said Escondido Union High School District superintendent Dr. Annie Staffieri, who

By Chris Boyette and Joe Sutton, CNN After a video was shared on social media showing the arrests Wednesday of two siblings by police in Rock Hill, South Carolina, state law enforcement officials are looking into the circumstances which have sparked two nights of protests. Rock Hill Police Chief Chris Watts said at a press

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Hospitalizations are up 225% since early June in Springfield, Missouri, which experts are blaming on the Covid-19 Delta variant. CNN’s Martin Savidge reports.