Category Archives: CNN – US

5 things to know for June 24: Infrastructure, Covid, Afghanistan, Capitol, Canada

An extraordinary heat wave could hit the northwestern US this weekend, with triple-digit temperatures all the way up to Oregon. To make matters worse, people in some of these places may not have AC, since such record-breaking temps are almost unheard of. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…… MORE

A Florida county is in lockdown as a manhunt is underway for a suspect who shot a Daytona Beach officer

A manhunt is underway after a police officer was shot Wednesday 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 tweet, which included…… MORE

A multistory residential building in Surfside, Florida, has partially collapsed, authorities say

A multistory residential building partially collapsed early Thursday in the South Florida beachside community of Surfside, raising fears that people may be trapped beneath the rubble. Surfside Mayor Charles W. Burkett confirmed to CNN’s Leyla Santiago that there is at least one fatality. Video from the scene shows huge piles of rubble near the damaged…… MORE

Here’s how coronavirus spread inside a government office in Florida — and how one official says it stopped

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 in the IT department, was infected by…… MORE

Houston hospital employee who says she was fired for not getting vaccine: ‘Don’t take away my choice’

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. She loved her job,…… MORE

A high school basketball coach was fired after tortilla-throwing incident involving rival team

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 Laaperi, the head basketball coach at the San Diego-area…… MORE

San Francisco confronts surging crime, drugs and homelessness as it tries to bounce back from Covid-19

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 loud thumps, the gear…… MORE

His wife died by suicide after a 13-month battle with long-haul Covid. He hopes help is on the way for others

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 every time she got…… MORE

Family of inmate who died after being pepper sprayed in Brooklyn federal prison sues

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 administrator of his estate,…… MORE

Carl Nassib’s coming out has far-reaching impacts for LGBTQ youth — and will help save lives, advocates say

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 that too often lacks…… MORE