Atlanta (CNN)Rayshard Brooks was shot twice in the back, according to a release by the Fulton County, Georgia, Medical Examiner's Office. Brooks died from organ damage and blood loss from the two gunshot wounds, according to the office.The autopsy, performed on Sunday, lists Brooks' cause of death as gunshot wounds to the back. The manner of death is listed as homicide.Protesters took to the streets of Atlanta -- and elsewhere around the country -- again Sunday. In Atlanta, they gathered at the fast food restaurant where Brooks died Friday. The restaurant was torched by protesters Saturday....…Atlanta (CNN)Rayshard Brooks was shot twice in the back, according to a release by the Fulton County, Georgia, Medical Examiner's Office. Brooks died from organ damage and blood loss from the two gunshot wounds, according to the office.The autopsy, performed on Sunday, lists Brooks' cause of death as gunshot wounds to the back. The manner of death is listed as homicide.Protesters took to the streets of Atlanta -- and elsewhere around the country -- again Sunday. In Atlanta, they gathered at the fast food restaurant where Brooks died Friday. The restaurant was torched by protesters Saturday....WW…

(CNN)Covid-19 has "brought this nation to its knees," Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday.The country is probably going to spend about $7 trillion "because of one little virus," Redfield said during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing."We've all done the best that we can do to tackle this virus."Redfield's comments were made as half of US states are seeing spikes in new coronavirus cases -- and it's not just due to increased testing, health officials say.As of Tuesday, 25 states have recorded higher rates of new cases...…(CNN)Covid-19 has "brought this nation to its knees," Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday.The country is probably going to spend about $7 trillion "because of one little virus," Redfield said during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing."We've all done the best that we can do to tackle this virus."Redfield's comments were made as half of US states are seeing spikes in new coronavirus cases -- and it's not just due to increased testing, health officials say.As of Tuesday, 25 states have recorded higher rates of new cases...WW…

Atlanta (CNN)Rayshard Brooks was shot twice in the back, according to a release by the Fulton County, Georgia, Medical Examiner's Office. Brooks died from organ damage and blood loss from the two gunshot wounds, according to the office.The autopsy, performed on Sunday, lists Brooks' cause of death as gunshot wounds to the back. The manner of death is listed as homicide.Protesters took to the streets of Atlanta -- and elsewhere around the country -- again Sunday. In Atlanta, they gathered at the fast food restaurant where Brooks died Friday. The restaurant was torched by protesters Saturday....…Atlanta (CNN)Rayshard Brooks was shot twice in the back, according to a release by the Fulton County, Georgia, Medical Examiner's Office. Brooks died from organ damage and blood loss from the two gunshot wounds, according to the office.The autopsy, performed on Sunday, lists Brooks' cause of death as gunshot wounds to the back. The manner of death is listed as homicide.Protesters took to the streets of Atlanta -- and elsewhere around the country -- again Sunday. In Atlanta, they gathered at the fast food restaurant where Brooks died Friday. The restaurant was torched by protesters Saturday....WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A storm front is expected to hit western Oregon Thursday evening, and it’s going to hit exactly the right spots to help firefighters battling blazes there, according to the state forestry department’s fire chief.A lot of the moisture will be falling on the west slopes of the Cascade Mountains, said Doug Grafe, chief of fire protection for the Oregon Department of Forestry.“If I could script that out, that’s exactly where I would ask for it,” Grafe said at a press conference on Thursday.The 12 fires burning in Oregon have destroyed more than...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A storm front is expected to hit western Oregon Thursday evening, and it’s going to hit exactly the right spots to help firefighters battling blazes there, according to the state forestry department’s fire chief.A lot of the moisture will be falling on the west slopes of the Cascade Mountains, said Doug Grafe, chief of fire protection for the Oregon Department of Forestry.“If I could script that out, that’s exactly where I would ask for it,” Grafe said at a press conference on Thursday.The 12 fires burning in Oregon have destroyed more than...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — January has already become the worst month for US deathsAs of Tuesday, there have been more than 79,000 coronavirus fatalities, topping the previous record set in December by more than a thousand, according to data fromThe grim milestone underpins the growing demand from state officials for more vaccines so that Americans can be inoculated more quickly.On Tuesday, President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 coordinator, Jeff Zients, told governors that allocations would increase by around 16% starting next week, according to a source with knowledge of the...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — January has already become the worst month for US deathsAs of Tuesday, there have been more than 79,000 coronavirus fatalities, topping the previous record set in December by more than a thousand, according to data fromThe grim milestone underpins the growing demand from state officials for more vaccines so that Americans can be inoculated more quickly.On Tuesday, President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 coordinator, Jeff Zients, told governors that allocations would increase by around 16% starting next week, according to a source with knowledge of the...WW…

(CNN)The country is facing another cycle of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it may be the hardest yet, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Monday."I think we're right now at the cusp of what's going to be exponential spread in parts of the country," Gottlieb said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." "If we took aggressive steps right now, we could potentially forestall the worst of it, but we're not going to do that," because there's a lot of fatigue and "policy resistance to taking strong action," he said. "We really have two or three months of the acute phase of this...…(CNN)The country is facing another cycle of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it may be the hardest yet, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Monday."I think we're right now at the cusp of what's going to be exponential spread in parts of the country," Gottlieb said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." "If we took aggressive steps right now, we could potentially forestall the worst of it, but we're not going to do that," because there's a lot of fatigue and "policy resistance to taking strong action," he said. "We really have two or three months of the acute phase of this...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — New coronavirus daily cases in the United States hit another record high Wednesday, with 140,543 reported and more expected before the end of the day.Wednesday was also the ninth straight day of new cases topping 100,000. The second highest number, 136,325, was reported Tuesday.That’s as the White House Task Force this week again and recommended increased testing in its weekly report to states.“There is continued, accelerating community spread across the top half of the country, where temperatures have cooled and Americans have moved...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — New coronavirus daily cases in the United States hit another record high Wednesday, with 140,543 reported and more expected before the end of the day.Wednesday was also the ninth straight day of new cases topping 100,000. The second highest number, 136,325, was reported Tuesday.That’s as the White House Task Force this week again and recommended increased testing in its weekly report to states.“There is continued, accelerating community spread across the top half of the country, where temperatures have cooled and Americans have moved...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Three police officers in Cedar Park, Texas, were shot while responding to a call at a home Sunday, according to a tweet from the police department.The officers are in stable condition at a local hospital and “doing well,” Cedar Park Interim Chief of Police Mike Harmon said at a press briefing Sunday night.The call came from a woman who said her son “had kicked in the door and was acting very aggressive,” Harmon said.When the officers went inside the house, “they were met with gunfire,” he said. “Our officers returned gunfire,” though it is...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Three police officers in Cedar Park, Texas, were shot while responding to a call at a home Sunday, according to a tweet from the police department.The officers are in stable condition at a local hospital and “doing well,” Cedar Park Interim Chief of Police Mike Harmon said at a press briefing Sunday night.The call came from a woman who said her son “had kicked in the door and was acting very aggressive,” Harmon said.When the officers went inside the house, “they were met with gunfire,” he said. “Our officers returned gunfire,” though it is...WW…

(CNN)A man in his early 20s has been charged fatally shooting another man Saturday at a park in Louisville, Kentucky, where protesters have been gathering to demand justice for the killing of . Steven Nelson Lopez of Louisville was arrested and charged with murder and wanton endangerment, according to a Louisville Metropolitan Police Department arrest citation report. The victim was shot in the head, according to the arrest citation. Police did not identify the victim and CNN has been unable to confirm his identity. Lopez was shot in the leg by bystanders and was hospitalized after being...…(CNN)A man in his early 20s has been charged fatally shooting another man Saturday at a park in Louisville, Kentucky, where protesters have been gathering to demand justice for the killing of . Steven Nelson Lopez of Louisville was arrested and charged with murder and wanton endangerment, according to a Louisville Metropolitan Police Department arrest citation report. The victim was shot in the head, according to the arrest citation. Police did not identify the victim and CNN has been unable to confirm his identity. Lopez was shot in the leg by bystanders and was hospitalized after being...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Milwaukee policeman charged in the April choking death of a man at the off-duty officer’s home had his first court appearance Wednesday.Michael Mattioli, 32, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Joel Acevedo the morning after a party at Mattioli’s house, according to the criminal complaint.Mattioli’s bond was continued Wednesday at $50,000 at the hearing, and “he remains out of custody pending trial,” Michael F. Hart, an attorney for Mattioli, said in a statement to CNN, adding that he’s confident his client will...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Milwaukee policeman charged in the April choking death of a man at the off-duty officer’s home had his first court appearance Wednesday.Michael Mattioli, 32, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Joel Acevedo the morning after a party at Mattioli’s house, according to the criminal complaint.Mattioli’s bond was continued Wednesday at $50,000 at the hearing, and “he remains out of custody pending trial,” Michael F. Hart, an attorney for Mattioli, said in a statement to CNN, adding that he’s confident his client will...WW…