July 12, 2021
Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 90
The death toll of the devastating partial collapse of a 12-story residential building in Surfside, Florida last month rose to 90, officials announced Sunday. The recovery effort entered its 19th day on Monday and officials said 62 victims are now…
July 9, 2021
Southern Africa hoped it was through the worst of Covid-19. Then the Delta variant arrived
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) Patients are crammed into every corner of the hospital's emergency room ward. They lie on beds and gurneys, or sit slumped in wheelchairs. Many suck on oxygen, but nobody talks. Some die while waiting for a bed. On…
July 8, 2021
Oregon’s heat wave death toll reaches 107 in ‘mass casualty’ event
Oregon's record-breaking heat wave reached a death toll of 107 on Tuesday, according to officials. The victims range in age from 37 to 97, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner, as the state has been reeling from scorching triple-digit…
July 7, 2021
4 additional bodies found after remaining building demolished in Surfside, Florida
Search and rescue teams have recovered four additional bodies in the pile of rubble from a collapsed building in Surfside, Florida, following the demolition of the remaining building, according to officials. First responders were able to search in…
July 5, 2021
Manhattan DA charges Trump’s company, CFO with tax fraud
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has charged former President Donald Trump's company, the Trump Organization, and his longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg with tax fraud, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in New York. The charges are the…
June 29, 2021
After Biden’s cleanup effort on infrastructure deal, McConnell presses for more
As a group of ten Republican and Democratic senators got ready to jet out of Washington on Thursday for a two-week recess, breathing a sigh of relief that at long last, a bipartisan infrastructure deal had been struck, some had not even boarded…
June 29, 2021
Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll rises to 11
At least 11 people are dead and 151 others remain unaccounted for after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed in southern Florida's Miami-Dade County last week, officials said. A massive search and rescue operation entered its fifth…
June 28, 2021
Six hurt in huge blaze at a railway in the UK
Six people were injured and several buildings evacuated after a fire caused a huge plume of smoke to billow into the sky above south London. About 100 firefighters battled the blaze at some railway arches near Elephant and Castle station. Fire crews…
June 28, 2021
Covid Outbreaks emerge across Austraila
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has met national leaders for emergency talks on how to tackle a spike in Covid-19 infections. An outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases. Cases have also been…
June 28, 2021
Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll climbs to 10 as search for 151 survivors goes on
The death toll has climbed to nine from the partial collapse of a 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, as a massive search and rescue mission continued into its fourth day on Sunday, officials said. Four more bodies were recovered…