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By Jay Croft and Haley Brink, CNN The Pacific Northwest is baking in a record-breaking heat wave, with an all-time high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit reported Saturday in Portland, Oregon. Along the West Coast, more than 20 million people are under a heat warning or advisory, from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. Unprecedented

By Amir Vera, CNN Professional athletes have shown over the past few years they are not afraid to speak out on their beliefs. Athletes around the world protested or refused to play in the name of racial justice. Leagues have taken a stance when it comes to policies that may negatively impact the very fans

By Sarah Jorgensen and Polo Sandoval, CNN When NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea took the podium Thursday to address this year’s preparations for New York’s Pride weekend, his comments were tinged with disappointment and pride for his own. “This is what makes this department so special,” Shea said. “We are far from perfect. But you look

New York’s Pride, which launched as an anti-police march, is now embroiled in a controversy over uniformed police participation. CNN’s Polo Sandoval has more.

By Alta Spells, CNN The pilot of a small airplane was killed when it crashed into a home in North Logan, Utah, Saturday night, according to authorities. First responders were notified of the crash after receiving a call around 8:40 p.m., North Park Police Chief Ulysses Black told CNN. When fire crews arrived, they confirmed

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Julie Moore recalls harrowing experiences from the pandemic inside the Philadelphia nursing home where she works. As the virus spread throughout the facility last year, emergency responders came and went regularly, taking yet another resident running low on oxygen to the hospital. Staff members were infected and some died, leaving a

By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN Families of more than 100 people still missing after a partial condo building collapse received sobering news Sunday, when the death toll reached nine and a fire chief said the situation looked dire. Rescue crews have been sifting through a mountain of rubble since Thursday morning, hoping to

By Faith Karimi, CNN Linda Johnson-Thomas’ grandfather worked at the Virginia Theological Seminary for more than a decade, first as a farm laborer before moving up to head janitor. Her grandparents lived in a little white house on campus with their four children, including her mother. But until two years ago, she had no idea

The rescue effort at a collapsed Florida condominium complex has been hampered by weather and a fire burning within the rubble, and families with missing loved ones are becoming increasingly frustrated by the delay. CNN’s Ryan Young is on the scene.

The death toll in the Surfside, Florida, building collapse has risen to five, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference.

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Two people were shot in an incident involving a truck crash in a residential area of Winthrop, Massachusetts, according to local police. Michael Yoshida with CNN affiliate WHDH reports from the scene.

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Dakin Andone, CNN Police in Winthrop, Massachusetts, on Saturday killed a man they say stole a truck and crashed it into a home before fatally shooting two people. According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect apparently stole the box truck owned by a plumbing company before hitting a home on Veterans

By Rachel Trent, CNN If you eat frozen cooked shrimp at home, you may want to check your freezer. A salmonella outbreak has been linked to certain frozen cooked shrimp products distributed nationwide, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Salmonella was found in a sample of Avanti Frozen Foods’ shrimp collected