Christina Zdanowicz - Senior Producer, Social Discovery
Christina Zdanowicz
Senior Producer, Social Discovery
Christina identifies trending topics and important social conversations around the top stories CNN is covering each day. Assign. Write. Edit. Innovate. Repeat.
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An Arkansas toddler dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection likely contracted at splash pad
Sep 15, 2023
An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash pad at a country club, according to health officials and the county coroner.
They lost everything in Hurricane Ian and are bracing for Idalia. Here’s what they want you to know
Aug 29, 2023
Less than a year after Hurricane Ian smashed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, the residents of Pine Island are still rebuilding their homes, all while waiting and watching the next hurricane.
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August 28, 2023 - Idalia expected to make Florida landfall as a hurricane
Aug 29, 2023
Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and bring life-threatening and potentially catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding rainfall to Florida’s Gulf Coast starting Tuesday into Wednesday.
10 dogs died when a Washington, DC doggy daycare flooded. Dog owners are outraged that a dispatcher called it a ‘water leak’
Aug 24, 2023
Maple, Malee and Zeni didn’t have much of a chance when six feet of floodwater rushed into their Washington, DC doggy daycare last week, their owners say, with some of the dogs locked in cages as the waters rose.
American woman accused of conspiring to kill her husband released on bail in the Bahamas
Aug 09, 2023
American Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring to kill her husband with two co-defendants in the Bahamas, was granted bail of $100,000 by a Bahamian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday.
Another USC basketball player had cardiac arrest at practice a year ago. Here’s what happened
Jul 26, 2023
When University of Southern California basketball player Vince Iwuchukwu came down from a rebound, the team’s assistant coach noticed something was not right with the 7-footer.
A doctor known for assessing Covid risk fell ill with the virus. Here’s what he wants you to know
Jul 16, 2023
A doctor known for advising people on the risks of Covid got a double surprise: He got Covid, and he wound up needing stitches because of it.
A 45-year-old got pregnant in a state with a ban on abortions. She flew across the country to get one
Jul 09, 2023
When 45-year-old Victoria realized she was five weeks late and the lines showed as positive on two pregnancy tests, the New Orleans resident dreamed up a plan to get an abortion.
Roller coaster riders stuck upside down for hours at Wisconsin festival
Jul 04, 2023
Festivalgoers got more of an adventure than they bargained for Sunday when a roller coaster ride got stuck at a fair in Wisconsin, leaving them hanging upside down for hours.
2 families lost multiple loved ones in the Texas outlet mall shooting
May 09, 2023
A family of four has become a family of one after a 6-year-old's parents and brother were fatally shot by a gunman at a Texas outlet mall Saturday, a GoFundMe post by the family's friends said.
Officer who helped stop Louisville bank shooter is off a ventilator and is able to follow some commands
May 09, 2023
Police Officer Nickolas Wilt is off a ventilator one month after being shot in the head while responding to a mass shooting at a Louisville bank, the Louisville Metro Police Department said in a Facebook post Monday.
What we know about the public servants involved in Tyre Nichols’ death
May 02, 2023
As investigations continue into the deadly police beating of a 29-year-old Black man in Memphis, public servants involved in Tyre Nichols' traffic stop and brutal confrontation are facing repercussions -- some as severe as murder charges -- and more fallout is possible.
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April 25, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news
Apr 26, 2023
Russia may end its self-declared moratorium on the deployment of its ground-based intermediate and shorter-range missiles, a government minister said.
Maryland AG report into Archdiocese of Baltimore alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused more than 600 children
Apr 05, 2023
A report from Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown released Wednesday alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused at least 600 children over the course of more than six decades.
Tornadoes and baseball-sized hail hit Midwest as millions remain under severe weather threats
Apr 05, 2023
A storm system on Tuesday evening was bringing severe weather including tornadoes, large hail and strong winds to states from the South to the Upper Midwest, including areas devastated by recent tornadoes.
Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting
Mar 31, 2023
Another American community is reeling after a shooter killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville.