The top Democrat and Republican on the House Armed Services Committee are calling for a “measured drawdown” of National Guard troops in Washington, the first bipartisan request to reduce the security posture around the US Capitol and a clear sign that patience is running thin among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The statement
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County jury has found a man not guilty of murder and armed criminal action in a 2019 killing. Michael Hatfield, 47, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 49-year-old James Newsom. The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Thursday afternoon following a three-day
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Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is strongly in favor of rolling back the Trump tax cuts for corporations — despite warnings from the business community that it could disrupt the economic recovery. “It was a giveaway to corporate interests and the richest people in the country,” Brown, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, told CNN
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Click here for updates on this story SACREMENTO, California (KOVR) — Backyard bird feeders are blamed for birds dropping dead across the region. Many backyard bird watchers enjoy the soft chirping sounds of songbirds, but now the feeders people put out to attract the animals may be unintentionally killing them. “It’s a super-spreader event when
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Wesley Hamilton remembers the moment nine years ago when his life changed forever. On January 14, 2012, Hamilton got caught up in an altercation with a stranger outside an apartment complex. The man shot Hamilton twice in his abdomen. When the bullets pierced his body, he thought he was going to die. “I laid on
Continue Reading After a full year living under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the American public finally sees a brighter future, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. More than three-quarters (77%) now say the worst of the outbreak is behind us, higher than at any other point in the last year by 26
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Click here for updates on this story SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The South Fayette Township School District says they have suspended a teacher over a controversial social studies assignment on the topic of slavery. According to the district, a student alerted the administration to the piece of homework and they were then able
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — We’re hearing from the mother of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed in what appears to be a random act of violence. Antonio Walker Jr. was gunned down on the 5200 block of Pentridge Street last night in Southwest Philadelphia. “I am devastated.
Continue Reading A grand jury has indicted an Austin, Texas, police officer on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Michael Brent Ramos in last April, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement released Thursday. The case against Austin Police Department Officer Christopher Taylor is the first known indictment of a
Continue Reading The USS Connecticut, one of the most elite submarines in the US Navy, was infested with bedbugs, and some crew members chose to sleep in their cars. A complaint was first filed in December after crew members reported bedbugs onboard while the submarine was moored at Naval Base Kitsap- Bremerton in Washington, but entomologists couldn’t
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TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms push south of I-44. Mostly cloudy with light northeast winds and temperatures falling into the low 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with showers moving back in. Rain becomes more widespread by afternoon and evening. Highs in the low 50s. EXTENDED: The cold front that brought us showers and storms through this morning
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Click here for updates on this story LACEY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WCBS ) — Letters and postcards dating back to World War II have been unboxed in New Jersey. Decades later, they tell the story of how a now-101-year-old woman helped bring peace to families of prisoners of war. “Imagine not knowing where your son
Continue Reading Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller believes former President Donald Trump’s speech on the morning of January 6 incited the rioters who stormed the US Capitol. “The question is would anybody have marched on the Capitol and overrun the Capitol without the President’s speech, I think it’s pretty much definitive that wouldn’t have happened,
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When 10-month-old Hassan Ali arrived at the hospital, doctors were hopeful they could save him. So many children in northern Yemen, after all, don’t even get this far, starved not only of food but also the fuel needed just to reach medical help. CNN watched overstretched doctors and nurses as they tried to give oxygen
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Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A former fashion designer and the mother of a child with muscular dystrophy founded “Runway of Dreams” to help people with disabilities feel more confident about themselves through fashion. On Tuesday night, the foundation held an adaptive clothing fashion show at Carpool Cinemas in Wynwood.
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Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Hard work, passion, and high-energy are the best way to describe the cheerleading teams at 5 Star Athletics, but there is one team in particular that has crowds cheering for them. They are called The Emeralds, a team made up of differently-abled cheerleaders, who practice
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion was sold for approximately $51 million to an undisclosed buyer Tuesday, an attorney for the estate said. Funds from the sale will be transferred to the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program so new claims can be issued, Dan Weiner said in a statement to CNN. CNN previously reported that the independent administrator
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The allure, and controversy, surrounding princess play is a familiar story. Girls want to be princesses. Parents fret over their daughters wanting to be princesses. Few adults feel as though banning a category of play altogether is the right move. Kids’ imaginations need freedom, and kids want to be accepted by their peers. Caring about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 5 Mizzou wrestling team will send all 10 weight classes to the NCAA Championships next week. That includes the three Mid-Missouri natives on the team – Jeremiah Kent (Hickman), Brock Mauller (Tolton) and Jarrett Jacques (Tolton). We spoke with head coach Brian Smith and several wrestlers on Thursday ahead of
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Today, March 11, marks one year since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, a pandemic. In the first months of 2020, as the unprecedented health crisis rapidly crossed borders — China, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Japan and soon, the United States — it started to take the shape
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