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Residents evacuate a building in Miami's Flagami neighborhood.

Unsafe Miami building evacuated as structures face heightened scrutiny after deadly Surfside collapse

By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Joe Sutton, CNN Miami officials are rushing Tuesday to find temporary housing for residents evacuated from an eight-story residential building that was deemed unsafe, a city spokeswoman said. The 138-unit building is located on Seventh Street in the Flagami neighborhood, just south of Blue Lagoon and Miami International Airport, spokeswoman

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Magic Johnson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of entrepreneur, philanthropist and NBA Hall of Fame point guard Magic Johnson. Personal Birth date: August 14, 1959 Birth place: Lansing, Michigan Birth name: Earvin Johnson Jr. Father: Earvin Johnson Sr., an autoworker Mother: Christine Johnson, a school custodian Marriage: Earlitha “Cookie” (Kelly) Johnson (1991-present) Children:

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Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked a Texas court on August 9 for a temporary restraining order against portions of Gov. Greg Abbott's July executive order involving mask mandates as "unenforceable

Dallas County judge asks for temporary restraining order against governor’s mask mandate ban

By Keith Allen, CNN Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked a Texas court Monday for a temporary restraining order seeking to hold portions of Gov. Greg Abbott’s July executive order involving mask mandates “unenforceable,” according to a statement from the judge’s office. Abbott last month issued an executive order that combined many of his earlier

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced “very startling numbers

Arkansas has just 8 ICU beds available as the state had its largest increase in hospitalizations

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced “very startling numbers,” including the state’s largest single-day increase in hospitalizations, eclipsing its previous high of Covid-19 admissions. In a tweet, Hutchinson said there were only eight available intensive care unit beds in the state. The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting 995 new

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