Christina Maxouris - Writer, CNN Digital Worldwide
Christina Maxouris
Writer, CNN Digital Worldwide
Christina Maxouris is an Atlanta-based writer for CNN Digital's National News Desk. She is originally from Athens, Greece.
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A couple was shot to death while trying to buy a vintage car in 2015. Their IDs and cell phone just turned up in a creek
Nov 19, 2024
In 2015 Elrey “Bud” Runion and his wife June were found dead in south Georgia, where they had traveled to meet a man about buying a vintage Ford Mustang. This month someone found their IDs and credit cards in a nearby creek.
The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat
Jun 20, 2024
Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
Heavy rain and ‘life-threatening flooding’ hit South Florida, prompting the governor to declare an emergency
Jun 13, 2024
The Miami area faces dangerous flooding Wednesday as repeated bouts of torrential rain deluge Florida, flooding streets and neighborhoods and stranding travelers.
The man who shot and wounded 3 people in a downtown Atlanta food court has been identified
Jun 12, 2024
Authorities have identified the suspected gunman in Tuesday’s shooting at a downtown Atlanta food court as Jeremy Malone, according to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
A man shot and wounded 3 people in a downtown Atlanta food court before he was shot by a police officer, officials say
Jun 12, 2024
A 34-year-old man with an extensive criminal record shot and wounded three people in a popular downtown Atlanta food court Tuesday, before he was shot by a police officer and taken into custody, officials said.
Port of Baltimore shipping channel fully reopens more than 2 months after bridge collapse
Jun 11, 2024
The Port of Baltimore’s shipping channel is fully operational again, response officials announced Monday, more than two months after a massive cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six construction workers and cutting off access to the crucial shipping artery.
26 people were rescued, some with injuries, and 7 suspects were arrested in a Texas human smuggling operation, sheriff says
Jun 7, 2024
Officials in southern Texas say they have disrupted a human smuggling operations, helping rescue 26 people – 11 of whom are in the hospital – and taking 7 suspects into custody.
Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann now faces charges in 6 deaths spanning 3 decades
Jun 6, 2024
Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now faces charges in the deaths of six women spanning three decades and multiple Long Island communities after he was indicted on two new murder charges Thursday — the latest development in an investigation authorities in New York say is far from over.
The Gilgo Beach killings suspect’s wife unknowingly helped in his arrest. She’s now filed for divorce
Jun 6, 2024
In her more than 27 years of marriage to Rex Heuermann, Asa Ellerup likely did not know about the gruesome double life her husband is accused of living, Suffolk County’s top cop says.
Family of Black motorist Ricky Cobb II wants DOJ to investigate after charges dropped against trooper who fatally shot him
Jun 4, 2024
The criminal charges against a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year are being dropped, the lead prosecutor announced Sunday, sparking fierce criticism from the victim’s family, who said they were outraged and want federal officials to investigate.
Atlanta remains under state of emergency amid ongoing water troubles
Jun 4, 2024
Atlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service that first began last week, leaving a swath of a major city under boil water advisories and highlighting the pervasiveness of problems caused by America’s aging infrastructure.
Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting at an Ohio birthday party left 1 person dead and 24 others injured
Jun 3, 2024
Police searching for a suspect in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Akron, Ohio, that left a 27-year-old-man dead and 24 others injured said they’re worried about the possibility of retaliatory violence.
Florida 12-year-old Bruhat Soma wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee after competition’s second-ever spell-off
May 31, 2024
Bruhat Soma, 12, of Florida has won the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the country’s latest spelling superstar.
At least 1 killed as storms and winds knock out power across Texas communities and flood roadways
May 29, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of Texans were without power Tuesday as powerful storms deliver another round of violent weather to the state still reeling from an almost unrelenting parade of destructive and deadly storms in recent weeks.
After a gunman tried to shoot him, this pastor wants to make his church safer. But ‘we don’t have the money,’ he says
May 20, 2024
Security is challenge for religious communities across the US as churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship face threats or attack in a nation with more guns than people.
Driver of truck involved in Florida bus crash that killed 8 farm workers charged with DUI manslaughter
May 15, 2024
The driver of a pickup truck involved in a Tuesday morning crash that killed eight farm workers and left at least 40 people injured in north-central Florida has been charged with eight counts of “Driving Under the Influence - manslaughter,” according to a news release from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
