Daniel Medina
Senior Writer, CNN Investigates
Daniel Medina is a senior writer for CNN Investigates in New York City.
Americans have rushed to rescue Ukrainian orphans. One mission led to a child trafficking probe
By Rob Kuznia, Blake Ellis and Daniel A. Medina, CNN
When Russian bombs started dropping on Ukraine in late February, a country singer half a world away in Nashville says he felt the panic of a parent whose child is in danger.
Federal grand jury investigating Kansas City cop who allegedly 'exploited and terrorized' Black residents for decades
By Scott Glover and Daniel A. Medina, CNN
Federal prosecutors in Kansas have launched a criminal grand jury investigation into a retired Kansas City police detective who is the subject of long-swirling allegations that he "exploited and terrorized" Black residents of the city's north end for decades, CNN has learned.
Mayor authorizes demolition of remaining units at Surfside condo collapse site as death toll grows to 22
By Jay Croft and Madeline Holcombe, CNN
The mayor of Miami-Dade County took another step Friday toward allowing crews to demolish the remaining units at the Surfside condo building that partially collapsed last week, but she added that it will be weeks before it can happen.
'Tragedy beyond tragedy': Champlain Towers South was a catastrophe in slow motion
By Rob Kuznia, Scott Glover, Curt Devine and Casey Tolan, CNN
Sara Nir was up late, checking her email when she heard knocking sounds that went from a soft tapping to hard pounding to a frightful crash overhead -- as if a wall had collapsed in the unit above her ground-floor condo.