Holly Yan - Senior News Writer, CNN Digital
Holly Yan
Senior News Writer, CNN Digital
Holly Yan is a senior writer for CNN Digital, reporting national breaking news, explanatory articles and in-depth features. Follow her on Twitter: @HollyYanCNN
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Talk show icon Phil Donahue dies at 88
Aug 19, 2024
Phil Donahue, who flipped the script for daytime television by tackling controversial issues in front of a live audience, has died after a long illness, his family announced in a statement on Monday to People and NBC News.
How doctors and a ‘Ketamine Queen’ took advantage of Matthew Perry and played a role in his death, according to prosecutors
Aug 18, 2024
A cadre of people linked to Matthew Perry – including doctors and North Hollywood’s alleged “Ketamine Queen” – took advantage of his vulnerability as a recovering addict and supplied the beloved actor with the drug that would ultimately kill him, prosecutors say.
These 2 changes in law enforcement hiring could prevent tragic deaths like Sonya Massey’s, her family’s attorneys say
Aug 15, 2024
The family of an Illinois mother gunned down in her home by a sheriff’s deputy wants a nationwide database of officers’ violations and mandatory, comprehensive background checks for law enforcement applicants, the family’s attorneys said Wednesday.
Deputy who killed Sonya Massey was removed from the Army, had DUIs and needed ‘high stress decision’ classes, records show
Aug 1, 2024
Before he killed a mother in her home, former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson had a history of problems in the Army and another sheriff’s agency, records show.
Denver-area wildfire turns deadly as California’s Park Fire torches an area larger than Los Angeles
Aug 1, 2024
While California battles the fifth-largest wildfire in state history, a trio of wildfires near Denver has forced hundreds of evacuations and claimed at least one life. Here’s the latest on a barrage of blazes burning in several western states:
Ex-Uvalde schools police officer pleads not guilty to charges of child endangerment and abandonment in 2022 massacre
Jul 25, 2024
One of the first officers who responded to the Uvalde school massacre in Texas pleaded not guilty Thursday to more than two dozen criminal counts.
Hundreds of US flights are canceled for the 4th straight day. Here’s the latest on the global tech outage
Jul 23, 2024
Hundreds of US flights were canceled early Monday, as carriers, particularly Delta Air Lines, work to recover four days after a global tech outage caused massive delays and left travelers stranded at airports around the nation.
Why Delta is still canceling flights as other airlines return to normal
Jul 22, 2024
Three days after a computer update problem caused more than 5,000 flight cancellations around the world in a single day, things are pretty much back to normal — except at Delta Air Lines.
3,000 US flights are canceled as a global computer outage wreaks havoc on businesses, 911 systems and government agencies
Jul 20, 2024
Thousands of US flights were grounded Friday as a technical disaster?plagued government agencies and?businesses worldwide?– leading to countless stranded passengers, canceled medical procedures and?disrupted 911 services.
Jury delivers mixed verdicts for the man accused of killing Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll
Jul 18, 2024
Jurors returned mixed verdicts Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll at her home,?CNN affiliate WXYZ?said.
‘Treated like a convict’: NFL legend Terrell Davis describes getting handcuffed on a plane near his kids after asking for ice
Jul 17, 2024
Terrell Davis and his family were looking forward to vacationing in California when the NFL Hall of Famer was inexplicably handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines plane.
What we know about the White nationalist group Patriot Front
Jul 8, 2024
With their faces concealed behind white cloths and sunglasses, dozens of protesters marched down the streets of downtown Nashville this weekend chanting “Sieg Heil” and “Deportation saves the nation.”
A 12-year-old suffocated to death at camp after he was confined in a fully enclosed bivy sack, autopsy report says
Jun 26, 2024
A boy from New York journeyed to North Carolina for camp but did not survive his first night, authorities said.?Now, his death is being investigated as a homicide.
Arkansas grocery store shooting suspect pleads not guilty to capital murder charges, prosecutor says
Jun 25, 2024
A man accused of killing four people and injuring nine others during a shooting at an Arkansas grocery store has entered a not guilty plea to capital murder and other charges, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
The Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia as 8 crew members stuck on board for months are finally home
Jun 24, 2024
Eight of the 21 crew members from the cargo ship that struck and destroyed a famed Baltimore bridge are back home Monday after myriad complications kept them confined on board for months.
Suspected Arkansas grocery store shooter was armed with pistol, 12-gauge shotgun and dozens of extra rounds, authorities say
Jun 24, 2024
The suspect in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas was armed with a pistol, a 12-gauge shotgun and had a bandolier with dozens of extra shotgun rounds, authorities said.