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Aya Elamroussi - Associate Writer, CNN Digital

Aya Elamroussi

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Aya Elamroussi is an associate writer covering national and breaking news for CNN Digital. Previously, she wrote and edited stories for The Associated Press. She studied journalism and literature at American University in Washington, D.C. Aya was born in Egypt and grew up in Northern New Jersey. She is a fluent Arabic speaker.

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Millions in the Midwest under storm watches as Nebraska and Iowa communities reel from devastating tornadoes

One day after destructive tornadoes plowed through Nebraska and Iowa, millions of people in parts of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma were under tornado watches Saturday evening.

Columbia University students participate in an ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment on their campus following last week's arrest of more than 100 protesters on April 25, 2024 in New York City. In a growing number of college campuses throughout the country, student protesters are setting up tent encampments on school grounds to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and for their schools to divest from Israeli companies. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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Live Updates April 26, 2024 - Protests at Columbia and other schools escalate

Pro-Palestinian protests continue at major US universities where several schools have called police on protesters, leading to the arrests of hundreds across the country. Follow for live updates.

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Live Updates April 25, 2024 - US university protests

Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major US universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis.

Students are seen on campus at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California, on April 16, 2024. The University of Southern California (USC) on April 17, 2024 has canceled its plans for a graduation speech by a Muslim student over what it says are safety concerns, after pro-Israel groups criticized her selection. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

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USC calls off speaker appearances at 2024 commencement after canceling its Muslim valedictorian’s speech

The University of Southern California announced it’s calling off appearances by prominent speakers and honorees at its graduation ceremony next month, days after the institution canceled the commencement speech of its Muslim valedictorian Asna Tabassum due to what it called security concerns.

FILE — In this April 19, 2021, file image taken from Alameda Police Department body camera video, Alameda Police Department officers attempt to take Mario Gonzalez, 26, into custody, in Alameda, Calif. The video goes on to show officers pinning Gonzalez to the ground during the arrest that ended in his death. Lawmakers approved, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, a measure by Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gipson, that would prohibit police from using techniques that create a substantial risk of what's know as "positional asphyxia." (Alameda Police Department via AP, File)

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3 California police officers charged in the death of a man they restrained while in custody, prosecutor says

Three California police officers have been charged in the death of a man in their custody in 2021, prosecutors announced Thursday – two years after the district attorney’s office said it would not bring criminal charges against the officers.

Gardena, California Jan 10, 2021 - The casket of Valentina Orellana Peralta arrives and is placed at City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California, where The Rev. Al Sharpton will officiate and deliver the eulogy later today. Valentina, age 14, was shot by a stray bullet fired by a Los Angeles police officer on Dec. 23, 2021, as she was shopping for clothes with her mother. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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LAPD officer will not face criminal charges in killing of 14-year-old girl at store during police confrontation with suspect

A Los Angeles Police Department officer will not face criminal charges in the 2021 fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl killed inside a department store when police fired at a man suspected of attacking a woman, California prosecutors said Wednesday.

Crews respond to a fiery plane crash in Clearwater, Florida, on Thursday.

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3 killed in fiery small-plane crash at mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, officials say

A preliminary report published Friday morning shows three people were killed Thursday evening in a fiery crash when a small plane smashed into a mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida.

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A preliminary magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes east of Oklahoma City

A preliminary magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit east of Oklahoma City Friday night, according to the US Geological Survey.

A sign marks an entrance to the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC, in January 2023.

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A second man pleads guilty in shootings targeting New Mexico Democratic officials’ homes

A second conspirator has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection to a series of shootings targeting the homes of Democratic officials in New Mexico following a GOP candidate’s failed campaign in a 2022 local election, according to court documents.

TOPSHOT - A car sits partially submerged on a flooded road during a rain storm in Long Beach, California, on February 1, 2024. The US West Coast was getting drenched February 1, 2024 as the first of two powerful storms moved in, part of a "Pineapple Express" weather pattern that was washing out roads and sparking flood warnings. (Photo by David SWANSON / AFP) (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Meteorologists urge Southern Californians to prepare for very dangerous flood potential from new storm

A second and more powerful atmospheric river-fueled storm is set to bring potentially life-threatening flooding across Southern California from Sunday into next week after an earlier storm already unleashed record rainfall in some parts of the region.

Firemen aid a vehicle through floodwater in Tarzana, in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles on February 1, 2024.

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Atmospheric river forces water rescues and road closures in Southern California as a stronger storm looms for the weekend

The first of two atmospheric rivers is unloading heavy snow at high elevations and gusty winds and soaking rainfall Thursday across a large part of California.

FILE - Cardell Hayes enters Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, for a hearing regarding his retrial for shooting former NFL star Will Smith. Closing arguments were slated for Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in the manslaughter retrial of Hayes, who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith following a traffic crash almost eight years ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Man who killed NFL star Will Smith in 2016 New Orleans shooting is convicted of manslaughter in retrial

The man who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith after a car crash in 2016 has been convicted of manslaughter in a retrial, prosecutors said.

A patch showing the San Diego police department insignia is seen on an officer's uniform in 2020.

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A father and his child have been arrested after a San Diego school shooting threat, police say

A father and his teenage child were arrested after reports of a school shooting threat in San Diego led to the discovery of assault weapons and several untraceable guns at the family’s home, police said Tuesday.

Lydia Coloma died in August 2023 when the wildfires tore through Maui.

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Hawaii officials identify 70-year-old mother as the last of the 100 known victims of the Lahaina wildfire

Hawaii officials announced Friday the identity of the last of the 100 known victims who were killed last year when the deadliest wildfire in the US in more than a century scorched Maui.

The United States Marshals Service released this photo they say shows 17-year-old Shane Pryor in Philadelphia on January 24.

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Philadelphia authorities arrest man suspected of helping escaped juvenile homicide suspect, who remains at large

An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection with the Philadelphia killing suspect who escaped custody Wednesday during a medical transport, the city’s police department announced Friday.

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One of 2 escaped Arkansas inmates is captured while the other remains at large

One of two inmates who were discovered missing from an Arkansas detention center earlier this week was captured Thursday while the other escapee remains on the run and is considered dangerous, officials said.