Aya Elamroussi - Associate Writer, CNN Digital
Aya Elamroussi
Associate Writer, CNN Digital
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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Palestinian student shot in Vermont shares how his EMT training helped in a moment of crisis
Nov 30, 2023
One of three Palestinian college students shot in Vermont over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend described how his experience as an emergency medical technician helped him respond
Marty Krofft, co-creator of hit kids’ TV shows, dies of kidney failure at 86
Nov 26, 2023
Marty Krofft, co-producer of iconic children’s television shows including “H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost,” died Saturday afternoon in California, his representative announced. He was 86.
Residents can return home after fire extinguished at site of Kentucky derailment and chemical spill, train operator says
Nov 23, 2023
Fire extinguished at site of Kentucky derailment and residents can return home, CSX says
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December 22, 2022 Winter storm news
Nov 22, 2023
A major winter storm and cold blast is impacting nearly every state and brings what the National Weather Service is calling a “once in a generation type event” that will cripple travel on some of the busiest travel days of the year. Follow the latest news here.
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Winter storm and severe cold sweeps across US
Nov 22, 2023
Millions of people across the US have been impacted by severe weather as a major storm slams multiple parts of the country, disrupting holiday travel. Follow the latest news here.
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December 23, 2022 winter storm news
Nov 22, 2023
Millions across the US are under winter weather and wind chill alerts as a major storm slams multiple parts of the country, with cold temperatures reaching as far south as the US-Mexico border.
Thousands without power after heavy rain and high winds lash South Florida metro areas
Nov 16, 2023
Thousands of people could wake up in the dark Thursday as torrential rain and powerful winds knocked out power across South Florida metro areas, triggered flash flood warnings and prompted school closures.
San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler dies at 63
Nov 15, 2023
San Diego Padres owner and chairman Peter Seidler died Tuesday, the team said. He was 63.
Pro-Palestinian protesters snarl Manhattan traffic and limit Grand Central access as they call for ceasefire Friday
Nov 11, 2023
Hundreds of pro-Palestinan protesters snarled Manhattan traffic and curtailed people’s access to Grand Central Terminal as they demonstrated in New York City on Friday night, in part demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Anxious Maine communities feel relief after man accused of killing 18 people is found dead
Oct 30, 2023
A sense of relief washed over a grieving Maine community that endured two days of fear after authorities announced the man accused of killing 18 people at a bowling alley and a restaurant earlier this week was found dead on Friday.
Suspect in Maine shooting rampage is dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot, authorities say
Oct 28, 2023
The US Army reservist accused of killing 18 people and injuring 13 others in a shooting rampage in Maine this week was found dead Friday evening – apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot – after a two-day manhunt, a state official said.
Hurricane Otis’ Category 5 ‘nightmare scenario’ knocks out all communications in Acapulco, Mexico
Oct 25, 2023
Hurricane Otis knocked out all communications and unleashed a “nightmare scenario” in Acapulco in southern Mexico on Wednesday morning. Tracking over the incredibly warm ocean water near the coast, the storm rapidly intensified just before landfall and gave officials and residents little time to prepare.
‘She was robbed of her life’: 16-year-old Claudia Quaatey dreamed of becoming a nurse before she was fatally shot in New York City
Oct 25, 2023
Claudia Quaatey was saving up for a car and nursing school before she was fatally shot in Queens, New York, earlier this year.
Driver who crashed into Chinese consulate in San Francisco tried to stab a responding officer before being fatally shot, police say
Oct 20, 2023
The driver who crashed a blue Honda sedan into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco last week was armed with a knife and had a loaded crossbow in his car before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said Thursday.
This American family with roots in besieged Gaza suffers the consequences of Israel’s war on Hamas
Oct 16, 2023
Ahmed Arafat, a 26-year-old Palestinian-American, is doing everything he can to keep his small family safe from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Meanwhile, all his family in Tennessee can do is sit by the phone and pray. They hope he’ll be able to escape through the border and find safety in Egypt.
