Emily Smith - Director, Continuing Coverage
Emily Smith
Director, Continuing Coverage
Emily Smith has worked at CNN since 2007. Currently Director of Continuing Coverage, she has worked in a variety of roles including Assistant Managing Editor, Video Journalist and Researcher. Hailing from South Africa, Emily often writes about her homeland.
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What is racketeering? The crime, explainedSep 17, 2024Racketeering means engaging in an illegal scheme. It’s used in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, to describe 35 offenses, including kidnapping, murder, bribery, arson and extortion. -
National Doughnut Day: Free doughnuts from Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ and other chainsJun 7, 2024It’s National Donut Day and there’s a ton of sweet deals for it. -
Before-and-after images from EarthCam show US landmarks as they get inundated with wildfire smokeJun 8, 2023The wildfire smoke that originated from Canada shrouded some major US cities on the Eastern Seaboard, leaving millions at risk of breathing unhealthy air and prompting the cancellation of outdoor activities ranging from school recess to Major League Baseball games. -
Today is National Donut DayJun 2, 2023National Donut Day is celebrated today, the first Friday in June. Learn the history behind why we celebrate Donut Day (not to be confused with Doughnut Day). -
California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Here’s what we know about the guns used in this week’s deadly attacksJan 26, 2023California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, according to advocacy groups. And still the state has been rocked by three mass shootings in 44 hours. -
Tornadoes in the Southeast are getting worse and they’re often the deadliestNov 28, 2022In recent years, scientists have noticed an increased frequency of tornadoes in the Southeast, carving a path of lost property and lives. -
These are some of the stories Jeff German wrote about Robert TellesSep 8, 2022Before he was found dead outside his Las Vegas home last weekend, veteran investigative journalist Jeff German had written a series of stories about former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles. -
10 lesser-known facts about Julia ChildMay 30, 2022Chef and cookbook author Julia Child passed away in 2004, but her cultural legacy lives on. -
We may soon learn what evidence the grand jury heard in the Breonna Taylor case. Here’s what’s happened over the last few daysSep 29, 2020The public may soon learn what evidence was presented to grand jurors that led them to charge a former Louisville police officer for his actions the night Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment. -
Today is National Donut DayJun 5, 2020National Donut Day is celebrated the first Friday in June. Learn the history behind why we celebrate Donut Day (not to be confused with Doughnut Day).
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Tornadoes in the Southeast are getting worse – and they’re often the deadliestMar 4, 2020In recent years, scientists have noticed an increased frequency of tornadoes in the Southeast, carving a deadly path in what’s called Dixie Alley. -
3 corrections officers say Nicholas Sutton protected them. He was executed Thursday nightFeb 21, 2020A death row inmate who was convicted of killing four people – and who saved the lives of three corrections officers while in prison, according to his lawyer – is scheduled to be executed Thursday night. -
Oklahoma judge miscalculated how much Johnson & Johnson would pay for the state’s opioid crisisOct 16, 2019The Oklahoma judge who recently ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid crisis says he made a mathematical error when calculating the judgment. -
Anchorage earthquake left crumbling buildings, collapsed roofs and damaged roadsDec 1, 2018Anchorage residents were just beginning to start their day when the ground began shaking. -
Who got what, when: A timeline of when the bombs were foundOct 26, 2018A number of similar crude explosive devices have been sent since Monday to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, other top political figures and CNN’s New York offices. -
Dallas police officer realized she was in the wrong apartment when she turned on the lightsSep 11, 2018Dallas police officer Amber Guyger says she shot and killed Botham Shem Jean after she thought she was entering her own apartment, not realizing she was on the wrong floor. Guyger stands charged with manslaughter.