CNN, WABC By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York firefighters battled a fire with “great volumes of smoke” nearly 36 years ago at the same Bronx apartment building that caught fire Sunday, leaving 17 dead — all from smoke inhalation, officials said. The March 1986 fire was documented in FDNY’s official training publication, WNYF, in which
Continue ReadingWLS, CPD, FAMILY HANDOUTS, CNN By Tina Burnside, CNN The mother and two siblings of a 6-year-old North Chicago boy who was found dead in Indiana have been charged in connection with his death, the Lake County, Illinois, State’s Attorney Office said. The body of Damari Perry was found at an abandoned home in Gary,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kelly McCleary, Amir Vera and Liam Reilly, CNN All 17 victims from a fire in a Bronx apartment building on Sunday died of smoke inhalation, according to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The manner of death was determined to be an accident for them all, said OCME
Continue ReadingCNN, WLUK By Raja Razek, CNN At least 34 people were rescued on Saturday after being stranded on a large chunk of floating ice off the shore of Point Comfort on Green Bay, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin. At about 10:15 a.m., Brown County received a report that a large chunk
Continue ReadingCNN, WCBS, WABC, WGCL, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HE, GETTY IMAGES, FDA By Eric Levenson and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN One mom said she feels like she’s endangering her kids’ health. Another said she feels lonely and exhausted by the pressure of what to do. And a father said he and his wife live in
Continue ReadingCNN By Emma Tucker and Haley Brink, CNN More than 62 million people are under winter weather advisories across the Midwest and Northeast on Saturday ahead of a storm system bringing freezing rain over the weekend. Several Midwest states, including Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan, are expected to experience either ice or rain. The
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By David Williams, CNN DaVante Williams was just focused on getting his teenage passenger home safely to her parents during the more than five hours they were stuck on Interstate 95 in Virginia along with countless other vehicles. The part-time Uber driver told CNN he didn’t know that Monday’s severe winter storm
Continue ReadingCNN By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The New York attorney general’s office is investigating an incident in which a man died weeks after catching fire when police tased him while he was covered in hand sanitizer, new videos released on Friday by the attorney general’s office show. In the first of two videos dated October 30,
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone and Adrienne Vogt, CNN Before he sentenced three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia to life in prison, Judge Timothy R. Walmsley held a minute of silence Friday, saying he hoped to contextualize the time the 25-year-old spent being chased by the defendants. “That one minute represents a
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone and Adrienne Vogt, CNN Before he sentenced three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia to life in prison, Judge Timothy R. Walmsley held a minute of silence Friday, saying he hoped to contextualize the time the 25-year-old spent being chased by the defendants. “That one minute represents a
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with two having no chance of parole. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and neighbor William “Roddie”
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN The demand for Covid-19 tests is so high and supplies are so low that some desperate people are going online to buy them. This Covid test “black market” could hurt buyers who may be preyed upon in their desperation. It could also hurt sellers who think they can make a
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Boyette, CNN Georgia public school teachers who test positive for the virus that causes Covid-19 no longer have to isolate before returning to school, according to a letter from Gov. Brian Kemp and Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey to school leaders that was released Thursday. The Georgia Department of Public Health on
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Moon, CNN Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California, became the first woman and the fourth person on “Jeopardy!” to earn more than $1 million in winnings on Friday’s episode. Schneider’s $42,200 score in her 28th victory brought her total winnings to $1,019,001, according to the game show. “It feels amazing,
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with two having no chance of parole. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and neighbor William “Roddie”
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Here’s a tip if you are among the millions of people quitting your job: Don’t cash out your 401(k)! As tempting as it may seem, there are other options that will give you better returns in the long run. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Here’s a tip if you are among the millions of people quitting your job: Don’t cash out your 401(k)! As tempting as it may seem, there are other options that will give you better returns in the long run. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue ReadingCNN By Mallika Kallingal, CNN A fast-moving winter storm that pummeled parts of Kentucky and Virginia is expected to cause widespread disruption across the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, dumping between 4 and 12 inches of snow on the region’s major cities. More than 60 million people are under winter weather alerts, and local officials
Continue ReadingWVLT By Chris Boyette, CNN The fire that destroyed a Planned Parenthood facility in Tennessee on New Year’s Eve was intentionally set, the Knoxville Fire Department said Thursday. The fire took place just after 6:30 a.m. on New Year’s Eve when firefighters responded to the facility with nine firefighting units and 30 fire department members.
Continue ReadingWAVE By Lauren M. Johnson, Amy Simonson and Sara Smart, CNN Kentucky State Police is working to clear what they say is a more than 20-car pile-up on the Western Kentucky Parkway due to winter weather conditions. Drivers told CNN that they have been stuck anywhere from four to five hours, moving very little or
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