Rebekah Riess - News Editor, National Content Center
Rebekah Riess
News Editor, National Content Center
Rebekah Riess is a News Editor at the National Content Center responsible for newsgathering and providing editorial guidance for stories in the United States and Canada. Before coming to CNN in 2019, Rebekah was an assignment editor in Dallas and at Germany's ZDF.
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2 dead, many structures lost as wildfire threat grows in Washington state, officials say
Aug 21, 2023
Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres and left at least two people dead, officials say.
Utah mother Kouri Richins won’t face death penalty in husband’s murder case
Aug 19, 2023
Prosecutors in the case against Kouri Richins, a Utah widow accused of killing her husband before she authored a children’s book about grief, said they do not intend to seek the death penalty against her.
Invasive yellow-legged hornets spotted in US for first time, pose threat to honeybees
Aug 18, 2023
The presence of the invasive and predatory yellow-legged hornet, native to southeast Asia, has been confirmed near Savannah, Georgia. The hornets pose a threat to honeybee populations.
The ex-wife of a Florida man killed in an ‘ambush’ shooting has been indicted for murder, prosecutors say
Aug 18, 2023
The ex-wife of a Florida man who was shot and killed in an “ambush” while his toddler was sitting in a car seat nearby has been indicted on a count of first-degree murder in his death, prosecutors said.
Mistrial declared in case of White father and son charged with attempted murder of Black FedEx driver
Aug 18, 2023
A mistrial was declared Thursday in the case of a White father and son charged with attempted murder of a Black FedEx driver who said he was chased and shot at while delivering packages in Brookhaven, Mississippi, last year.
A Texas father was arrested after a gun was found inside a 3-year-old pre-K student’s backpack, police say
Aug 17, 2023
A San Antonio man was arrested Tuesday after a teacher found a handgun in the backpack of the man’s 3-year-old child at a San Antonio pre-K center, police said.
Newly released video shows Denver police officer fatally shooting a man holding a marker, which police say the officer believed was a knife
Aug 15, 2023
The Denver Police Department released body camera video Monday of an August 5 incident in which one of their officers shot and killed a man who, police say, the officer believed was armed with a knife. Officers later learned the man was holding only a marker, according to Denver police.
Camp Pendleton Marine questioned about girl found in barracks faces charge in different case
Aug 12, 2023
A US Marine who was questioned last month about a once-missing teenage girl found in his barracks has now been charged in an earlier, unrelated case, according to an update from the 1st Marine Logistics Group.
More criminal complaints filed against University of Iowa and Iowa State players in gambling investigation
Aug 11, 2023
Eight additional criminal complaints were filed Thursday in connection with an investigation into alleged student-athlete gambling at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, court records show.
Austin-area wildfire is 85% contained after destroying an apartment building and damaging others
Aug 10, 2023
Fire crews have contained roughly 85% of a brush fire in an Austin, Texas, suburb that has been burning for two days and destroyed one apartment building, damaged others and prompted evacuation orders, officials said Thursday.
Former NFL wide receiver Henry Ruggs III sentenced to 3-10 years in fatal DUI case
Aug 10, 2023
Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced on Wednesday to three to 10 years in prison, after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a fatal DUI crash in November 2021 that killed a 23-year-old woman and her dog.
Brother of husband charged in missing Georgia mom’s murder facing charges in connection with her death
Aug 09, 2023
A second family member is facing charges related to the death of Imani Roberson, the Georgia mother of four whose body was recovered Friday after she had been missing for more than two weeks, law enforcement officials said.
Authorities are investigating approximately 30 submerged vehicles found in a South Florida lake
Aug 09, 2023
An underwater search team that specializes in missing persons cold cases discovered approximately 30 cars submerged in a South Florida lake over the weekend, police said.
26 horses killed in Georgia barn blaze
Aug 08, 2023
Twenty-six horses died in a devastating fire that swept through a barn on a Georgia farm early Sunday, the Forsyth County Fire Department said.
Tampa mayor makes $1.1M cocaine catch while fishing in Florida Keys with family
Aug 08, 2023
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made a big catch while fishing the Florida Keys with family late last month, spotting and hauling in a package containing 70 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately $1.1 million, according to the mayor’s office.
