Huge rescue effort underway as building near Miami partially collapses
Authorities in South Florida responded to a “partial building collapse” early Thursday morning, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. CNN’s Leyla Santiago reports.
Continue ReadingAuthorities in South Florida responded to a “partial building collapse” early Thursday morning, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. CNN’s Leyla Santiago reports.
Continue ReadingPortions of the Midwest are facing a flash flood and severe storm threat while the Northwest prepares for another record breaking heatwave. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the details.
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, CNN A manhunt continued Thursday after a police officer was shot in Daytona Beach, Florida, authorities said. “A $100,000 reward is now available for anyone who can help authorities locate the man who shot one of our officers in the head earlier this evening,” the Daytona Beach Police Department said in a
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in Manatee County, Florida, were able to identify the patient zero in a recent outbreak of the coronavirus that swept through a government building and left two employees dead and several hospitalized, all of whom were unvaccinated. Officials learned through contact tracing that the patient, an employee
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, CNN An ultrasound technologist who says she was fired by a Houston hospital because she wouldn’t get vaccinated against the coronavirus told CNN on Wednesday, “I don’t want to work for people like that. Don’t take away my choice.” LaTricia Blank worked at Houston Methodist hospital for eight and a half years.
Continue ReadingCNN’s Erin Burnett and Paula Reid discuss the significance of the ongoing release of officer body camera videos by the Justice Department from the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, Cheri Mossburg and Krecyte Villareal, CNN A school board in Southern California has decided to fire a basketball coach in the wake of widespread criticism after tortillas were thrown at an opposing team following a championship game last weekend. The Coronado Unified School Board voted 5-0 on Tuesday night to release JD
Continue ReadingCNN’s Dam Simon reports from the streets of San Francisco where poverty, homelessness and rampant drug use complicate efforts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Simon, CNN Mark Dietrich and his neighbors didn’t know what to do with the luggage and purses they found dumped in the street. “At first, I thought it was a joke,” Dietrich said. But then, he checked the video captured by his home security camera. A car door opens, the footage shows. With
Continue ReadingNick Guthe said his wife Heidi Ferrer, a well-known Hollywood screenwriter, had been battling debilitating symptoms for more than a year before she died by suicide. Guthe tells CNN’s Alisyn Camerota about his late wife’s struggle as a Covid-19 “long hauler.” If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Filmmaker Nick Guthe says in the months before his wife, Heidi Ferrer, died by suicide, she suffered debilitating long-haul Covid symptoms. It started last summer, with “excruciating, unexplained” pain in her feet, Guthe told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Wednesday. Digestive problems followed. She suffered body aches and her heart would race
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN The mother of a 35-year-old Black man who died last year after being pepper sprayed in a federal prison in Brooklyn is suing the government and unnamed correctional officers for wrongful death, according to court documents. The suit was filed Wednesday morning by Jamel Floyd’s mother, Donna Mays, who is the
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN The Instagram video in which Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib shared he is gay is just under a minute long. Its impact has been massive. The athlete became the first active NFL player in the league’s history to announce that he’s gay — an important first in a field
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN There are four teams left in the NBA Playoffs. And no matter who wins the title, a city’s long-suffering fans will finally get a trophy. In the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Clippers are facing off against the Phoenix Suns, while the Milwaukee Bucks battle the Atlanta Hawks in the
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN There are more than 1 million nonbinary adults in the US, a new first-of-its-kind study found. Approximately 1.2 million people living in the US identify as nonbinary, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Of those 1.2 million people, the majority are under 29
Continue ReadingBy Anna Sturla, CNN The remains of 10 children and young adults who died at a Pennsylvania boarding school for Native Americans more than a century ago are expected to be exhumed and returned to their families, according to the Office of Army Cemeteries. The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the first off-reservation boarding school
Continue ReadingCNN’s John Berman speaks to the fiancée of New York City murder victim Milton Grant about his death and the spike in violent crime in the city.
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A robbery turned fatal when three gunmen approached two men in New York City and demanded their property, police said. Milton Grant, 34, was shot in the head early Monday morning as he tried to drive away from the robbers, according to a news release from the New York City Police
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Eric Levenson, CNN A pedestrian bridge that likely was struck by at least one vehicle collapsed onto Interstate 295 in Washington, DC, injuring several people and blocking the highway in both directions, officials said Wednesday. Chris Geldart, acting deputy mayor for public safety and justice, told reporters that preliminary evidence shows
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN In a decision that could shake up college sports, the Supreme Court ruled this week against the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related perks for student athletes. The case affirmed lower court rulings and further chipped away at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s power over the athletes who drive its revenue. College athletics
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