By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As temperatures surged past 100 degrees, Bree Oswill gathered all the blankets and towels she could find and taped them to every window that didn’t have a shade. She doesn’t have central air conditioning and wanted to prevent every bit of sunlight and heat from entering her home. Growing up in
Continue ReadingBy Rachel McCrary, Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — Local police went into an unlocked home while investigating a possible hostage situation to search for the suspected victim. After not finding anything, the homeowner said police left behind a mess and did not notify her leaving her
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Orozco, Cuba (CNN) — Los cuatro migrantes cubanos bajaron del barco de la Guardia Costera de EE.UU. parpadeando y luciendo aturdidos bajo el ardiente sol del Caribe. Arriesgaron sus vidas para cruzar el Estrecho de la Florida para ir a Estados Unidos, tan solo para ser detenidos en el mar y devueltos a
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By Casey Tolan, CNN Two and a half years before her building collapsed into a pile of rubble, Champlain Towers South resident Mara Chouela dashed off the latest in a string of angry complaints about the development project next door. “We are concerned that the construction next to Surfside is too close,” Chouela, a board
Continue Reading Forensic structural engineer Stephanie Walkup analyzes photos the Miami Herald obtained by a contractor 36 hours before the Champlain Towers condo building collapsed, showing damage and standing water in the basement-level parking garage.
Continue ReadingBy J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — After three days of repeated power outages at his aunt’s Dallas home during February’s arctic storm, Steven Brown noticed something was very wrong with his legs. “My feet had swelled up on me,” he recalled. “I couldn’t walk normal. My ankles locked
Continue ReadingBy J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — A Plano couple’s harrowing experience raises new concerns and questions about the build up of debris alongside area freeways. It was a trip down LBJ Freeway that Lauren Drum will never forget. “This little car in front of us just happen
Continue ReadingBy Dana Kozlov Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Illinois (WBBM) — A father-son trip to Florida took a life-changing turn for two brothers from south suburban Lansing. Hours after arriving in Miami Beach, the brothers found themselves behind bars. They sat there for more than a month, even though charges were never
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Lauren Dezenski, CNN Congress is trying again Tuesday on removing Confederate statues from the US Capitol. The House is expected to vote on a resolution to expel Confederate statues and replace the Capitol’s bust of Roger B. Taney, the chief justice who wrote the Dred Scott decision, with one honoring Thurgood Marshall, the first
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A local mystery – solved. The Morning Insiders recently told you about film footage found of little girl in the 1930s. Lauren Victory shares how we tracked down her family. But is it a happy ending? That’s for you to decide. Bradley
Continue ReadingBy Angela Fritz, Carma Hassan and Brisa Colon, CNN Hundreds of people have visited emergency departments or urgent-care clinics in the Pacific Northwest since Friday — and as many as 60 deaths have been reported — as an excruciating heat wave smashed all-time temperature records in Oregon, Washington and Canada. Portland set record-high temperatures three
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business The US government will scrutinize cars’ driver-assist systems, a shift that’s likely to improve road safety, according to auto experts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that automakers will be required to report crashes involving driver-assist systems, as well as crashes of fully autonomous vehicles, which are less
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business The US government will scrutinize cars’ driver-assist systems, a shift that’s likely to improve road safety, according to auto experts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that automakers will be required to report crashes involving driver-assist systems, as well as crashes of fully autonomous vehicles, which are less
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Luis Bermúdez de 26 años y su madre, Ana Ortiz, están entre las víctimas del derrumbe del edificio de condominios Champlain Towers South en Surfside, Florida. Minuto a minuto: derrumbe de edificio en Miami; víctimas, operaciones de rescate y lo que sabemos de la tragedia Bermúdez era un joven con distrofia
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A utility pole and a vehicle caught fire after a crash in Hazel Dell Monday night. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called out to a crash in the 8200 block of Northeast Highway 99 at about 10:22
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Dean and Manu Raju, CNN High-stakes talks over a major revamp of policing laws are at a precarious state, with influential law enforcement groups divided, lawmakers struggling to bridge a gap on long-standing sticking points and skepticism among many congressional Republicans about the need for legislation at a time of rising crime in
Continue ReadingOpinion by Kobi Karp When sunrise paints the skyline of downtown Miami in hues of gold, blue, orange and pink, the light sliding across the buildings, highlights more than just a dazzling display of architectural design. Many of these buildings are also a triumph of innovative structural technology. They are a testament to the dual
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the state elections chief he appointed in an effort to get his party affiliation to appear next to his name on the ballot for a recall election that will determine if the first-term Democrat is forced out of office. The lawsuit against Secretary of State
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jill Filipovic Republicans sure do have a bizarre definition of “patriotism.” Prominent members of the GOP are outraged that hammer thrower Gwen Berry silently turned her body away from facing the American flag while the National Anthem played at the Olympic trials in Oregon Saturday. Berry, who placed third and qualified for the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN There are more and more mixed messages on masks, even for those vaccinated against Covid-19. The World Health Organization is encouraging even the vaccinated to keep the masks on, particularly indoors, as the Delta variant of Covid-19 ricochets around the world. Compare that with the US Centers for Disease
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