Amir Vera is a Breaking News Editor at CNN. With a focus on breaking news and in-depth reporting, he covers significant topics including race, culture, criminal justice, and education, while also addressing major global events like the Russia-Ukraine War and regional issues in North America. His work has been featured in various outlets, including the Gwinnett Daily Post, CTV News, and ABC7 News Bay Area.
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By: Chandelis Duster, Rachel Ramirez, Amir Vera, Aditi Sangal, Samantha Delouya, Tori B. Powell, Deva Lee
The demonstrators who broke into Hamilton Hall on Tuesday were led by people not affiliated with Columbia University, according to a university spokesperson.
By: Chandelis Duster, Amir Vera, Aditi Sangal, Deva Lee, Rachel Ramirez, Samantha Delouya, Tori B. Powell
Hundreds of officers from the New York Police Department’s Strategic Response Group have just arrived outside Columbia University’s campus on Broadway.
By: Amir Vera, Rachel Ramirez, Tori B. Powell, Elizabeth Wolfe, Chandelis Duster, Kathleen Magramo, Aditi Sangal, Samantha Delouya, Deva Lee
Five people were arrested during a demonstration on Florida State University’s campus on Tuesday afternoon, the school told CNN. The university is in Tallahassee.
By: Amir Vera, Samantha Delouya, Elizabeth Wolfe, Dalia Faheid, Deva Lee, Rachel Ramirez, Chandelis Duster, Kathleen Magramo, Tori B. Powell, Aditi Sangal
CNN observed dozens of people arrested at Columbia University on Tuesday night after New York Police Department officers entered the campus.
By: Chandelis Duster, Elizabeth Wolfe, Amir Vera, Aditi Sangal, Dalia Faheid, Deva Lee, Kathleen Magramo, Rachel Ramirez, Samantha Delouya, Tori B. Powell
All the protesters at Yale University have chosen to leave the campus encampment after the university demanded students must end their actions or face discipline, including suspension for violating university rules and arrest for trespassing.
Dashawn Austin and Akeem Artis were two of 18 charged in a 63-count indictment for gang-related activity including multiple counts of murder and weapons charges.
By: Amir Vera, Holly Yan
A trip to the grocery store turned into a fight for survival at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado.
By: Minyvonne Burke Julia Clarke, Amir Vera, Holly Yan
A man hiking in Colorado with more than a dozen colleagues on a work retreat was rescued a day after he became separated from the group, officials said.
By: Maureen Chowdhury, Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Amanda Musa, Lauren Mascarenhas, Amir Vera, Holly Yan, Allison Chinchar
What we're covering • Catastrophic flooding as Milton nears landfall: Hurricane Milton — which is set to make landfall on Florida's Gulf
By: Jessie Yeung, Dalia Faheid, Emma Tucker, Amir Vera, Kathleen Magramo, Elizabeth Wolfe
What we're covering here • Milton hits Florida: Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm
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