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This Florida mother has been living in her teen daughter’s ICU room for days, praying she survives Covid-19
By Rosa Flores, John Couwels and Kacey Cherry, CNN Agnes Velasquez remembers the last words her teen daughter said before Covid-19 severely attacked…
Continue ReadingTsunami advisory in effect for parts of the Alaskan coast after an 8.2 earthquake
Parts of Alaska are under tsunami warnings after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, according to preliminary data from the US…
Continue ReadingBeijing reports first Covid case in 179 days as alarm grows over Nanjing Delta cluster
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Beijing recorded its first Covid-19 case in nearly six months on Wednesday, as Chinese authorities scramble to prevent the…
Continue ReadingAlaskan coast 8.2 magnitude earthquake was the strongest one in decades, official says
By Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off Alaska’s coast Wednesday night was the strongest one…
Continue ReadingChinese officials and Taliban meet in Tianjin as US exits Afghanistan
By Eric Cheung and Ben Westcott, CNN China’s Foreign Minister met with senior leaders of the Taliban in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on…
Continue ReadingA man was charged with hate crimes for attacks on Muslims in New York City
By Rob Frehse and Amir Vera, CNN A man accused of anti-Muslim attacks in New York City was charged Wednesday with hate crimes by the Queens District…
Continue ReadingLarry Nassar has thousands of dollars in his prison account, but he’s only making minimum payments to his victims, court documents show
By Christina Carrega and Amir Vera, CNN Disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who is currently serving a decades-long sentence in…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in movie theater shooting that wounded TikTok star, killed teen
By Stella Chan and Amanda Jackson, CNN A man is in custody in connection with the shooting at a California movie theater Monday night that left a…
Continue ReadingJuly 29 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
By Matias Grez, Ben Church, Helen Regan, Aditi Sangal, Adam Renton, Melissa Macaya, Melissa Mahtani and Meg Wagner, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…
Continue Reading5 things to know for July 29: Infrastructure, Covid-19, Capitol riot, Taliban, Cuba
CNN’s Martin Savidge reports from Little Rock, Arkansas, where hospitals are reaching capacity with unvaccinated patients struggling with…
Continue ReadingPioneering TV pitchman Ron Popeil dies at age 86
By Andy Rose, CNN Infomercial king Ron Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,…
Continue ReadingArkansas Children’s hospitals report record high number of children hospitalized with Covid-19
By Martin Savidge, Jason Morris and Eric Levenson, CNN Arkansas Children’s hospitals report a record number of children are hospitalized with…
Continue ReadingTwo Colorado officers arrested in use of force incident police chief calls a ‘very despicable act’
Two police officers have been arrested and charged following a use of force incident in Aurora,…
Continue ReadingMLB game postponed due to 12 positive coronavirus tests within Washington Nationals team
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Washington Nationals game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday has been postponed due to a dozen Covid-19…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the bipartisan infrastructure package
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law Monday, finalizing a key part of his…
Continue ReadingNCAA stance means Reggie Bush won’t get Heisman Trophy back
By Jacob Lev and Steve Almasy, CNN Reggie Bush, the former University of Southern California (USC) star who won the 2005 Heisman Trophy, won’t…
Continue ReadingFedEx facility shooter who killed 8 was not motivated by bias, officials say
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Brandon Hole, the 19-year-old shooter who killed eight people in a FedEx facility earlier this year, was not motivated by…
Continue ReadingThey dodged flames pushed by 30 mph winds. Crews fighting the huge Bootleg Fire still are trying to tame it
Firefighters spoke with a CNN crew in southern Oregon about the hazards of battling the Bootleg Fire, which has consumed more than 400,000 acres and…
Continue ReadingA vital Memphis bridge shut down since May due to a structural crack will partially open next week
By Tina Burnside, CNN A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas will open to traffic in one direction on Monday, more than two months…
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