Alisha Ebrahimji - CNN Digital Writer
Alisha Ebrahimji
CNN Digital Writer
Alisha Ebrahimji is a writer for CNN Digital Worldwide focused on national, U.S. news.
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Remains from a mother-daughter cold case were found nearly 24 years later, after a deathbed confession from the suspect
Apr 23, 2024
A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago.
What we know about the disappearance of Wisconsin toddler Elijah Vue
Apr 18, 2024
It’s been nearly two months since 3-year-old Elijah Vue was reported missing in Wisconsin while in the care of a man who was in a relationship with his mother.
The University of Southern California cancels its Muslim valedictorian’s commencement speech, citing safety concerns
Apr 17, 2024
What was supposed to be a time of celebration for Asna Tabassum – the University of Southern California’s 2024 valedictorian – has turned to disappointment after the university denied her the chance to give a speech at commencement over security concerns.
Iowa governor signs bill that would make it a crime for some undocumented migrants to be in the state
Apr 11, 2024
Iowa is taking a page out of Texas’ book as its governor signed a bill into law this week allowing law enforcement officers to arrest some undocumented migrants.
Tennessee teachers would be allowed to carry concealed handguns at K-12 schools under a bill just passed by the state Senate
Apr 10, 2024
The measure puts the nationwide debate over arming educators back in the spotlight as mass shootings continue not only in American schools but at parades, festivals, places of worship and more.
Dozens of migrants unexpectedly flown to Martha’s Vineyard can sue the transport company, federal judge rules
Apr 3, 2024
A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the nearly 50 migrants who were transported from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022 in flights arranged by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can move forward with a lawsuit against the company that dropped them off.
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
Apr 2, 2024
Lou Conter, the final survivor of the USS Arizona, the Navy battleship that was sunk – with a loss of 1,177 lives – during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at age 102.
DNA testing links Georgia brothers to unsolved rape cases from the 1980s
Mar 31, 2024
DNA evidence has linked two brothers to multiple unsolved rape cases around metro Atlanta in the 1980s, the DeKalb County District Attorney announced this week.
Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning star of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ dead at 87
Mar 29, 2024
Louis Gossett Jr., a star of film and television who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman,” has died at age 87, according to a statement from his family.
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March 27, 2024 - Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
Mar 28, 2024
The bodies of two of the construction workers who died after a 984-foot-long cargo ship hit a pillar of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have been recovered, officials said Wednesday.
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March 26, 2024 - Baltimore Key Bridge collapses after ship collision
Mar 27, 2024
Two of the six construction workers who were missing after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed are from Guatemala, the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said late Tuesday.
Hundreds of Americans are in Haiti amid the violence. One Indiana couple is desperately trying to evacuate 2 teens they adopted
Mar 20, 2024
The growing list of Americans in Haiti who have reached out to the US government was nearing 1,000 names Tuesday, the State Department said, as the Caribbean nation struggles with rampant gang violence, political instability and an escalating humanitarian crisis.
Dozens of US citizens evacuated Haiti on the first State Department charter flight. Others still await rescue
Mar 19, 2024
Dozens of US citizens were evacuated from Haiti on a State Department charter flight Sunday, and many others have asked to be rescued as the Caribbean nation remains paralyzed by escalating gang violence and political instability that has left bustling streets vacant and necessities like food and gas scarce.
Dual US-Israeli citizen Itay Chen, who was thought to have been held hostage in Gaza, was killed October 7, IDF announces
Mar 12, 2024
Dual US-Israeli citizen Itay Chen was killed on October 7 during the Hamas attacks on Israel, the Israeli military announced Tuesday.
Deadly explosions at a Detroit-area retail vape shop sent canisters and switch blades caught in the fire through air
Mar 6, 2024
A 19-year-old died after being injured by a flying canister that took off “like a missile” as flames and explosions ripped through a Michigan vaping supplies distributor, Clinton Township Fire Chief Tim Duncan said at a Tuesday news conference.
San Francisco apologizes to Black residents and their descendants for systemic racism and past atrocities
Feb 28, 2024
San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities.
About
Alisha Ebrahimji is a writer for CNN Digital Worldwide focused on national, U.S. news.
At CNN, Ebrahimji has covered the coronavirus pandemic, internet culture, cold cases, stories about the wrongfully convicted and more.
Ebrahimji is an Emmy-nominated journalist and an Associated Press award recipient. Additionally, she’s the recipient of an Edward R. Murrow Award winner for a story that took her to Bihar, India.
Ebrahimji comes to CNN after a career in local news as a TV reporter, most recently spending time at WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas. Prior to her time in Dallas, she was a TV reporter in Norfolk, Virginia and Phoenix, Arizona.
