San Francisco’s crime surge fueled by Covid-19, poverty and homelessness
CNN’s Dam Simon reports from the streets of San Francisco where poverty, homelessness and rampant drug use complicate efforts to emerge from the…
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‘There is a tsunami coming’: Widower warns of Covid ‘long haulers’ plight
Nick Guthe said his wife Heidi Ferrer, a well-known Hollywood screenwriter, had been battling debilitating symptoms for more than a year before she…
Continue ReadingHis wife died by suicide after a 13-month battle with long-haul Covid. He hopes help is on the way for others
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Filmmaker Nick Guthe says in the months before his wife, Heidi Ferrer, died by suicide, she suffered debilitating…
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Oregon’s biennial financial condition report shows impact of federal COVID-19 relief funds
The Audits Division of the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office released the biennial State of Oregon Financial Condition Report Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingWill a Covid-19 vaccine booster be needed later this year?
Vaccine makers are preparing for a next possible phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on these…
Continue Reading25 in Portland jail custody test positive for COVID-19
Officials confirmed Tuesday that another COVID-19 outbreak at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail has infected 25 people in custody in the past…
Continue ReadingFamily of inmate who died after being pepper sprayed in Brooklyn federal prison sues
By 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…
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Lawmaker pushes to condemn Seattle city park with large homeless population
A local lawmaker wants to condemn a city-owned park in Seattle next to a courthouse that is the site of a large homeless encampment and declare the…
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Merkley begins service academy nomination process for their Class of 2026
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has launched the process for nominating young Oregonians to the United States Air Force Academy, the United States…
Continue ReadingCarl Nassib’s coming out has far-reaching impacts for LGBTQ youth — and will help save lives, advocates say
By 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.…
Continue ReadingJean-Bertrand Aristide Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected president of Haiti. Personal Birth…
Continue ReadingJean-Bertrand Aristide Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected president of Haiti. Personal Birth…
Continue ReadingJohn McAfee found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved
By Clare Duffy and Alan Goodman, CNN Business John McAfee, the controversial antivirus software magnate who’d had multiple recent run-ins with…
Continue ReadingWhoever wins the NBA Finals, it’ll be their first championship in at least half a century
By 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…
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Judge rebukes GOP for downplaying US Capitol riot as he hands out first sentence in insurrection
A Trump supporter who spent 10 minutes inside the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection was sentenced to probation Wednesday, avoiding jail,…
Continue Reading1.2 million nonbinary people live in the US, a new study says
By 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…
Continue ReadingDalai Lama Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of…
Continue ReadingRingo Starr Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ringo Starr, musician and member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: July 7, 1940 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingRingo Starr Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ringo Starr, musician and member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: July 7, 1940 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingTzipi Livni Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Tzipi Livni, former foreign minister of Israel. Personal Birth date: July 8, 1958 Birth place:…
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