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Gabe Ferris

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First funeral of Nashville school shooting victim comes a day after police release terrifying 911 calls of attack

The first funeral connected to this week’s massacre of three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville happened Friday, a day after officials released distressing 911 calls reporting the shooting in the Tennessee city. Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9, was the first victim of Monday’s shooting at The …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Officials say water and air are safe after train carrying highly flammable ethanol derails in Minnesota

The day after a train carrying a highly flammable chemical derailed and burst into flames in a small city in southwestern Minnesota, crews are still working to clear the area as officials reassure residents the water and air are safe. Of the 22 cars that derailed in Raymond, Minnesota, Thursday …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Mexico to issue arrest warrants over deadly fire at migrant detention center

Mexico will issue arrest warrants for those allegedly responsible for the deaths of 39 people in a fire at a migrant detention center, officials said. Authorities are investigating Monday’s blaze at the center in Ciudad Juarez as a homicide. A further 27 people were injured. The Mexican government has so …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

1 officer killed, another in critical condition after responding to a domestic violence call in Huntsville, Alabama

One Alabama officer died and another is in critical condition after they were shot by a suspect who barricaded himself inside an apartment as they were responding to a reported domestic violence attack on a woman in Huntsville, officials said. Both officers were taken to a hospital following the Tuesday …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Colombia debe ayudar a Haití por el rol de mercenarios en el asesinato de Moïse, dice Petro

(CNN) -- El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo el sábado que su país es responsable de ayudar a Haití porque, en parte, mercenarios colombianos estuvieron involucrados en el asesinato del presidente de Haití Jovenel Moïse en julio de 2021. “Quiero ir a Haití, es un tema donde Colombia tiene …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

At least 26 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Southeast. One town is 'gone,' mayor says

At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled the Southeast on Friday night, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some neighborhoods and knocking out power for thousands, officials said. President Joe Biden spoke with officials after the deadly tornadoes and …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Gwyneth Paltrow testifies in a civil trial that she 'froze' in 2016 skiing crash at a Utah resort

Gwyneth Paltrow, the award-winning actress facing a civil trial for a 2016 skiing crash at a Utah resort, testified that she “froze” when a man allegedly skied directly into her back, causing them to collapse to the ground as their skis tangled together. Paltrow testified on Friday that the collision …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Mexico's TV icon 'Chabelo' dies at 88

Actor, comedian and producer Xavier López Rodríguez, better known as “Chabelo,” died on Saturday, his family announced on his official Twitter account. He was 88. “This is a very sad morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother, and husband, has left us suddenly due to abdominal complications,” the message reads. “Chabelo,” …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

Minnesota nuclear power plant to shut down Friday to repair leak of water containing radioactive compound

Roughly four months after a nuclear power plant in central Minnesota experienced a water leak containing a radioactive compound, the operator said it will shut down the facility beginning Friday to conduct repairs of a new leak “immediately.” The operator of the plant, Xcel Energy, said in a news release …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

AMLO rechaza los comentarios de Blinken sobre que cárteles que dirigen partes de México

(CNN) -- El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), respondió a las declaraciones del secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, sobre que partes de México están gobernadas por cárteles. "Eso es falso; no es cierto; hace como un año, un comandante de las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

Denver Public Schools to temporarily suspend its ban on armed guards in schools after shooting at East High School

One day after two faculty members were shot and wounded by a student at a Denver high school, the local school board voted unanimously to temporarily suspend its nearly two-year-old ban on armed guards and police officers in its schools. “Based on the emergency situation presented by the events of …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson defeats No. 1 seed Purdue in historic March Madness upset

Fairleigh Dickinson University achieved a feat on Friday that has only been done once before. The Knights, who are a 16-seed, upset No. 1 seed Purdue University 63-58 to advance to the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Down three points with less than ten seconds left, Purdue …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

'We shocked the world': March Madness delivers series of upsets to bust all men's brackets

Only the first round has concluded, and already March Madness has delivered some major upsets. So far, No.1 seed Purdue University, No.2 seed Arizona Wildcats and No.4 seed Virginia Cavaliers have been unceremoniously dumped out of the tournament, succumbing to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson, No.15 seed Princeton Tigers and 13th-seeded Furman …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

FBI offers $20,000 reward in case of missing American woman who was kidnapped from her home in Mexico

More than a month after a 63-year-old US citizen was kidnapped from her home in Mexico, the FBI has announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Maria del Carmen Lopez was kidnapped February 9 in Pueblo Nuevo, a municipality in the southwestern Mexican state of Colima, the …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

EE.UU. pagará US$ 6,5 millones en salarios perdidos a trabajadores migrantes mexicanos

(CNN) -- A unos 13.000 trabajadores migrantes mexicanos se les deben US$ 6,5 millones de dólares en salarios no pagados, informó un tuit de la Oficina de Asuntos Laborales Internacionales del Departamento del Trabajo de Estados Unidos, que anunció un esfuerzo conjunto con México para localizar y compensar a esos …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

México y EE.UU. se reunirán en Washington en abril para tratar tráfico de fentanilo y armas, según cancillería mexicana

(CNN) -- Funcionarios de México y Estados Unidos se reunirán en Washington en abril para discutir la cooperación bilateral en la lucha contra el fentanilo y el tráfico de armas entre ambos países, dice el Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México. "Tuve una conversación telefónica con el Secretario Antony Blinken …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

AMLO arremete contra legisladores de EE.UU. y dice que "no han hecho nada" para combatir el fentanilo

(CNN) -- Los legisladores republicanos y demócratas de Estados Unidos “no han hecho nada” para combatir la crisis del fentanilo, afirmó este miércoles el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador."Estamos haciendo mucho en México. Los políticos republicanos y también algunos demócratas en Estados Unidos no han hecho nada contra …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

US to pay $6.5 million in lost wages owed to Mexican migrant workers

Some 13,000 Mexican migrant workers are owed $6.5 million in unpaid wages, according to a tweet from the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, which announced a joint effort with Mexico to locate and compensate the workers. “This program will return millions of dollars in back …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

California faces persistent flooding over the weekend after rounds of deadly storms

Forceful flooding that washed away roads and sent residents across parts of northern and central California fleeing their homes is expected to continue Saturday and through the weekend as more rain arrives. But Saturday is not projected to bring the torrential walls of rain that battered communities Friday, which saw …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

'Y'all ain't never been to Mexico.' How a road trip over the border took a deadly turn

Four South Carolinians in a white minivan pulled out the parking lot of a Motel 6 surrounded by palmettos and onto an expressway in Brownsville, Texas – zooming past strip malls lined with taquerias, auto repair shops and law offices with Spanish names – for the short drive to the …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

2 dead, nearly 10,000 under evacuation orders as California floods intensify

At least two people have died as the result of the ongoing storms inundating California, and nearly 10,000 residents are under evacuation orders, officials said, as intense flooding threatens several coastal counties. The powerful storms have delivered heavy rainfall across the central and northern parts of the state, prompting the …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Secuestro en Matamoros, México: arrestan a 5 sospechosos

(CNN) -- Las autoridades de México arrestaron a cinco personas en relación con el secuestro de cuatro estadounidenses en Matamoros, México, dijo este viernes en Twitter el fiscal general de Tamaulipas, Irving Barrios Mojica. Un total de seis personas han sido arrestadas en relación con el secuestro hasta el momento, …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

5 more arrested in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico as questions continue to swirl around the case

Mexican authorities arrested five more people Friday in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, as the bodies of the two Americans killed were returned to US diplomats and questions continued to swirl around last week’s violent abduction. Six people have been arrested in total, including one …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

A new storm threatens more flooding across California, where heavy rain will pound some places still covered in snow

Millions of Californians already hammered by ferocious snowfall were hit Thursday by a new storm, with torrential rain threatening to cause dangerous flooding and the Weather Prediction Center increasing its excessive rainfall outlook for parts of the state Friday to a level 4 of 4. “If you have feet of …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Four Americans kidnapped in Mexico were found in days. More than 100,000 people in the country remain missing

As the American survivors of last week’s bloody kidnapping in Matamoros receive medical treatment, and the bodies of those killed are repatriated, Mexico’s broader epidemic of disappearances remains largely unsolved: More than 100,000 Mexicans and migrants have disappeared, with no explanation of their fate for families. The Mexican defense ministry …
By Karol Suarez
• CNN

Opinion: Why this Oscars favorite had me sobbing uncontrollably

Editor’s Note: Hanna Pham is a former CNN Opinion intern and an MA international journalism student at City University of London. The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion on CNN. While most Oscar nominees in years past have morphed for me into one big monolithic mix of …
By Hanna Pham
• CNN

Some California residents are urged to prepare 2 weeks of essentials ahead of expected flooding

Officials in California are imploring residents to prepare for a powerful storm set to lash the region with torrential rain later this week as the state continues to recover from colossal amounts of snow that trapped mountain communities. Previous severe weather was responsible for the death of one person in …
By Aya Elamroussi
• CNN

Save big on top Nintendo Switch games and hardware with these Mario Day deals

Mario is one of Nintendo’s core franchises, and the plumber’s history will always be ingrained in gaming and pop culture. Select retailers are celebrating Mario Day (March 10) this year by promoting some weeklong great deals on select Mario games and accessories. There’s even a new Nintendo Switch bundle launching …
By George Yang
• CNN