Amy O'Kruk

Jan 24, 2025 | kesq.com | Curt Merrill |Amy O'Kruk

By Curt Merrill and Amy O'Kruk, CNN(CNN) - President Donald Trump's second term is off and running with cascade of executive actions signed in his first week and more promised in the days and weeks to come. Trump has vowed to enact a sweeping agenda and reshape the federalgovernment, saying in his inaugural address that "the golden age of America" was starting and naming priorities such as immigration, trade and national security. Catch up on what you need to know about Trump's actions in office.

Jan 21, 2025 | erienewsnow.com | Amy O'Kruk

(CNN) — La Niña is here, which could mean colder and wetter weather in parts of the United States this winter. While the system is relatively weak and may not stick around long, we’ve already seen significant effects. La Niña, a natural ocean and weather pattern in the tropical Pacific, colder and stormier than average conditions across the northern US and warmer, drier and less stormy conditions across the South, according to the National Weather Service.

Nov 6, 2024 | rnz.co.nz | Amy O'Kruk |Annette Choi |Lauren Mascarenhas |Kaanita Iyer

By Amy O'Kruk, Annette Choi, Lauren Mascarenhas, Kaanita Iyer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNNMore than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion, voters in 10 states cast ballots on whether to cement reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Measures to protect abortion access in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Maryland, Missouri, Montana and Nevada will pass, CNN projects.

Nov 5, 2024 | kesq.com | Amy O'Kruk |Annette Choi |Lauren Mascarenhas |Kaanita Iyer

By Amy O'Kruk, Annette Choi, Lauren Mascarenhas, Kaanita Iyer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN(CNN) - More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion, voters in 10 states are deciding whether to cement reproductive rights in their state constitutions.

Oct 11, 2024 | cnnespanol.cnn.com | Amy O'Kruk |Matt Stiles |Renée Rigdon |Curt Merrill |Annette Choi

(CNN) -- El huracán Milton azotó la costa del golfo de Florida la noche del miércoles, tocando tierra como categoría 3. El intenso huracán generó tornados, dejó lluvias en gran parte del estado, dejó a millones sin electricidad y cobró al menos 16 vidas, incluidas cinco personas en el condado de St. Lucie. A medida que la tormenta se adentra en el océano Atlántico, unos 10 millones de residentes siguen amenazados por las peligrosas condiciones costeras hasta este viernes.