Gabe Cohen - Correspondent
Gabe Cohen
Correspondent
Gabe Cohen is a CNN correspondent, based in the network's Washington bureau.
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Explosion in Virginia levels home where police tried to serve warrant
Dec 05, 2023
A home exploded in Arlington, Virginia as police were trying to execute a search warrant, sending the building up in flames and forcing the roof to collapse. Police are investigating the circumstances of the explosion.
Families of hostages kidnapped by Hamas give heart-wrenching details at the packed ‘March for Israel’ in DC
Nov 20, 2023
Alana Zeitchik stood alone before a massive crowd that filled the National Mall. But she represented countless families in the US and around the world ripped apart by Hamas’ mass kidnappings and slaughter in Israel.
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Video shows clash outside DNC headquarters that forced lawmakers to evacuate
Nov 16, 2023
Protesters, who are calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, clashed with police outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports.
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Audio: Hear police radio alerting of live shooter on college campus
Oct 04, 2023
Five people were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a crowded homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Police say they haven’t found any suspects yet and are still investigating. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports.
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Striking autoworker checks fridge to see what she can feed her sons
Sep 20, 2023
The economic impact of the UAW strike is hitting people inside and outside the auto industry. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports.
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Police captain’s commitment to the Special Olympics honored
Sep 15, 2023
Havre De Grace, Maryland, Police captain Joseph Alton was recently honored with a community award for his dedication to volunteering with the Special Olympics for 15 years. Alton talks to CNN’s Gabe Cohen about why he will always be involved.
Doubling up on classrooms, using online teachers and turning to support staff: How schools are dealing with the ongoing teacher shortage
Sep 11, 2023
Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing schools to double up classrooms, move courses online and employ what critics have labeled as underqualified teachers.
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How schools are dealing with the ongoing teacher shortage
Sep 11, 2023
As states lower the certification standards to become a teacher, education experts worry these tactics could delay students’ recovery from pandemic learning loss.
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See why schools in the Northeast are going virtual, again
Sep 06, 2023
Some school districts across the northeast are adjusting their schedules and going virtual due to unseasonably hot weather sweeping through the region. CNN’s Gabe Cohen reports.
Are heat days the new snow days? Schools are canceling class as temperatures soar
Sep 06, 2023
An intense, late-summer heat wave put pressure on schools, students and teachers this week as temperatures climbed into the triple digits in parts of the Northeast and Midwest — record-breaking highs for early September in some places.
Investigation broadens into Titanic-bound submersible implosion as questions mount over craft’s safety
Jun 24, 2023
The international investigation into the fatal Titan submersible implosion broadened on Saturday, with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police saying it’s looking into whether “criminal, federal, or provincial laws may possibly have been broken.”
Titanic-bound submersible suffered ‘catastrophic implosion.’ The US Navy detected an implosion Sunday and told rescuers, an official tells CNN
Jun 23, 2023
After a dayslong, massive search for a Titanic-bound submersible that captured international attention, US authorities announced the vessel had suffered a “catastrophic implosion” – and new information from a US Navy source helps shed light on when that disaster may have unfolded.
A huge homeless camp will be cleared after neighbors sued. What happens to its vulnerable residents is an open question
May 08, 2023
The young widow watched as the helpers wended through the Zone at sunrise, offering what they could: water, a bus ticket or a shelter bed – if one was open.
Arizona breaks ground on tiny homes for teachers amid worsening educator shortage
May 02, 2023
Desperate to find educators amid a nationwide shortage, an Arizona school district is breaking ground on an unusual recruitment tool: tiny homes for teachers.
About
Gabe Cohen is a CNN correspondent, based in the network’s Washington bureau.
Cohen joined CNN in 2021 after serving as a national reporter at TEGNA, helping to launch their national Verify initiative and crafting long-form stories on complex topics, from COVID-19 vaccine trials to election integrity.
Prior to TEGNA, Cohen was a lead reporter and weekend anchor at KOMO News in Seattle, earning a reputation as a dogged reporter who held officials accountable. Cohen has won several regional Emmy and Murrow Awards for his storytelling. Some of his most memorable reporting includes his coverage of the 2019 crane collapse in Seattle, the 2017 Amtrak derailment in DuPont, Washington, and years of devastating wildfires across the Pacific Northwest.
Cohen started his career at KHQ Local News in Spokane, Washington. Originally from New York, he grew up in a family of journalists and attended Northwestern University. Cohen and his wife are the proud owners of a sleepy basset hound named Arthur.