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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At least 4 deaths reported after over a half year’s worth of rain forces water rescues in parts of South Texas
Mar 29, 2025
Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Thursday and Friday after over half year’s worth of rain - approaching a full year’s worth in some places - caused at least four deaths and forced dozens of water rescues near the US-Mexico border.
After living in the US for 35 years and raising 3 citizens, these parents got deported to Colombia. Their kids want them back
Mar 25, 2025
Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez have called the United States home since 1989. Their three daughters, now grown, were all born and raised in California.
Federal judge blocks deportation of high-profile activist and undocumented mother of 4
Mar 21, 2025
Days after the arrest of an undocumented mother sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alike, a judge blocked the deportation of the activist who was among Time Magazine’s “Most Influential People.”
Court docs reveal Idaho quadruple murder suspect bought a knife and victims’ roommates used social media before calling 911
Mar 20, 2025
A flurry of court filings in the quadruple murder case against Bryan Kohberger reveal the suspect bought a knife on Amazon months before the killings and the victims’ surviving roommates texted family and were active on social media before calling 911.
Man last known to be seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student tells prosecutors how he rescued her from rough water
Mar 17, 2025
The man last known to be seen with a University of Pittsburgh student before she vanished from a beach in the Dominican Republic gave more details to local prosecutors about the last time he saw her, Dominican news station Noticias SIN reported.
Arson investigation underway after a Bayer executive’s home catches fire
Mar 13, 2025
At least eight agencies are investigating a fire at a Bayer executive’s home as a possible arson, authorities said, as many companies increase security for executives following the killing of a United Healthcare CEO.
The US is struggling to hire air traffic controllers. A surprising age limit and grueling schedules could fuel the problem
Mar 8, 2025
Millions of travelers rely on air traffic controllers every day to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent planes from crashing. But a critical shortage has forced many to work “six days a week, 10 hours a day – for years at a time.”
New details emerge in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students
Feb 26, 2025
More than two years after a quadruple homicide devastated Moscow, Idaho, a judge unsealed the transcript of a recent hearing in the case against Bryan Kohberger – the man accused of stabbing four students to death in an off-campus home.
Defense for Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may cite autism to try to strike death penalty option
Feb 26, 2025
Attorneys for the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death have nodded to autism spectrum disorder in asking the court to ensure the 30-year-old wouldn’t get the death penalty if convicted, court records show.
How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire, lost a wing and skidded down a runway upside down
Feb 18, 2025
When Flight 4819 landed in a fiery crash that ripped off a wing and rolled the plane upside down, panicked onlookers feared the worst. But aviation experts saw decades of aircraft safety improvements in action.
Indiana teen accused of plotting Valentine’s Day school shooting was obsessed with the Parkland mass shooter, police say
Feb 15, 2025
The suspect was grieving the death of their mother, bullied at school after being hit by a drunk driver and became fixated by mass shooters, police said.
This ‘angel of debris’ digs through burnt rubble to find glimmers of joy for fire victims
Feb 3, 2025
When fire victims return to find nothing but charred wreckage, many assume their irreplaceable belongings perished. Jeff Levy sees a chance to surprise them.
Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95
Jan 31, 2025
Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, died Thursday, US Figure Skating said. He was 95 years old.
Plane crash kills world champion figure skaters and the ‘future’ of the sport in a tragic case of déjà vu
Jan 31, 2025
Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash.
Earthquake shakes New England from Boston to Maine, ‘like a truck was hitting our building’
Jan 28, 2025
“It felt as if the furnace was blowing up, a truck was hitting our building and our solar panels were falling off – all at the same time,” said a resident less than 10 miles from the quake’s epicenter.
Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area
Jan 26, 2025
With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.
