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CNN says it was ‘inappropriate’ for Chris Cuomo to participate in strategy sessions advising brother on sexual harassment allegations

May 20, 2021 10:04 PM CNN Newsource

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo advised his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations — a breach of traditional journalistic ethics that the news network described as “inappropriate.” The Washington Post, which broke the news Thursday afternoon, reported that Cuomo encouraged his brother against resigning during strategy sessions with

Labor secretary denies he knew about domestic violence allegations against Boston police commissioner he appointed while mayor

May 20, 2021 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

Labor Secretary Martin Walsh has denied he was aware of domestic violence allegations against the Boston Police commissioner when he appointed him to that position. Walsh tapped Dennis White for the job shortly after being nominated for labor secretary early this year. White was put on administrative leave just days after his appointment when past

Here’s what we know about Ronald Greene’s death in Louisiana

May 20, 2021 9:55 PM CNN Newsource

New evidence in the death of Ronald Greene provides more questions than answers surrounding his death in 2019 after a pursuit by Louisiana State Police (LSP). Video obtained by and published by the Associated Press Wednesday now offers a different view of what police say happened to Greene before he died. The video comes about

New York and Maryland follow Ohio in creating Covid vaccine lottery

May 20, 2021 9:44 PM CNN Newsource

New York and Maryland both announced lotteries on Thursday for people who get vaccinated against Covid-19, joining Ohio, which last week announced drawings to give away millions of dollars in a bid to boost flagging vaccination rates in the state. New Yorkers who get vaccinated next week from Monday to Friday will be given a

Biden, staring down first Mideast crisis, touts ceasefire

May 20, 2021 9:39 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden — having weathered the first major foreign crisis of his presidency that tested the bounds of his decades-long friendship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — touted Thursday a ceasefire deal that appears to end the bloody 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas. In hastily arranged remarks from the White House delivered

Local highlights and scores: May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021 9:34 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local scores from Thursday, May 20, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Qh2vRZbUduM HS GIRLS SOCCER Rock Bridge 4 | Capital City 0 FINAL Southern Boone 2 | Christian 1 FINAL HS BASEBALL Blair Oaks 6 | Fatima 4 FINAL/8 Jefferson City 6 | Blue Springs South

DEFENDERS: Mental health apps might not be as confidential with data

May 20, 2021 9:10 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mental health apps are becoming more popular, especially during the pandemic. Like any sort of app or website, your data might not be as safe as you think. Prasad Calyam with the University of Missouri Engineering school told ABC 17 News anytime a user inputs their data into an app, the user

Columbia Parks and Recreation to delay opening pool season; seeks more lifeguards

May 20, 2021 8:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Parks and Recreation is delaying the reopening of city pools this summer due to a lifeguard shortage. The department needs a minimum of 70 guards. The department reports that Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center opening has been delayed from May 29 to June 9. The pool will be open Wednesday through Sunday

Prosecutors took 18 electronic devices from Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in April raid

May 20, 2021 8:39 PM CNN Newsource

Federal prosecutors seized 18 electronic devices belonging to Rudy Giuliani and more than one of his employees when they raided his home and office last month, according to a new court filing. The letter, dated April 29, had been previously filed publicly with many redactions. The new filing, with fewer redactions, sheds a little more

Trump administration secretly obtained CNN reporter’s phone and email records

May 20, 2021 8:35 PM CNN Newsource

The Trump administration secretly sought and obtained the 2017 phone and email records of a CNN correspondent, the latest instance where federal prosecutors have taken aggressive steps targeting journalists in leak investigations. The Justice Department informed CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr, in a May 13 letter, that prosecutors had obtained her phone and email records

Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to a ceasefire

May 20, 2021 8:20 PM CNN Newsource

Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of conflict left hundreds dead, most of them Palestinians. The truce signals an end to the immediate bloodshed, but will likely leave both sides further apart than ever. Over 11 days, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out

Freedom through fitness: This CNN Hero’s formula keeps former offenders from returning to prison

May 20, 2021 7:41 PM CNN Newsource

Joel Ramsey remembers the moment he decided to change his life. It came when he’d been incarcerated for the fourth time. “I was in a cell by myself and I just had a self-talk. And I’m like, ‘Damn, I’m here again.’ … I just made a decision that this was the last time.” he said.

Justin Amash questions why Liz Cheney didn’t speak out about Trump sooner

May 20, 2021 7:38 PM CNN Newsource

Justin Amash, a former Republican congressman, argued that propping up GOP Rep. Liz Cheney as “some sort of hero” for breaking with her party about former President Donald Trump “is a bit misguided,” criticizing her for not speaking up sooner. “We had four years where she could have stood up and said, ‘There’s a problem

Los Angeles Police Department investigating altercation at restaurant as possible anti-Semitic hate crime

May 20, 2021 7:28 PM CNN

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating as a hate crime an altercation Tuesday night near Hollywood where witness reports said Jewish people dining at a restaurant were targeted by a group of pro-Palestinian men driving past in vehicles. Officers responded to an altercation outside a sushi restaurant around 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday, where

Cole County man seriously injured in a wreck in Callaway County

May 20, 2021 7:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man was seriously injured Thursday morning after a wreck in Callaway County on the 12300 block of Renz Farm road. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Ryan Luebbert was driving a 2008 BMW 3 series that traveled off the right side of Renz Farm road

Some local politicians who were near US Capitol on January 6 return to life of prominence back home

May 20, 2021 7:03 PM CNN Newsource

In the weeks after Texas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann stood near the steps of the US Capitol where rioters soon brawled with police, he returned to the Lone Star State to introduce a bill paving the way for Texas to secede. “We have our own grid, we have our own gold depository, we have so

Nearly 70 big cats removed from Oklahoma animal park featured in the Netflix documentary ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’

May 20, 2021 6:43 PM CNN Newsource

Nearly 70 big cats have been seized from an Oklahoma animal park owned by Jeff Lowe and his wife, Lauren, who were featured in the Netflix documentary, “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” a news release from the Department of Justice said Thursday. A total of 68 protected lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids and a jaguar

Colonial Pipeline CEO to testify in Congressional hearing on cyberattack next month

May 20, 2021 6:15 PM CNN Newsource

The CEO of Colonial Pipeline is set to testify to lawmakers next month after a cyberattack caused a six-day shutdown of the pipeline that delivers nearly half of all the diesel and gasoline consumed on the East Coast of the United States. Joseph Blount, who has run the Colonial Pipeline company for nearly four years,

The Texas governor is banning public schools from requiring masks. Here’s what parents think

May 20, 2021 6:01 PM CNN

When Bridget Wiedenmeyer learned Texas was banning mask mandates in public schools, she immediately worried about her 11-year-old daughter — who has a chronic lung condition but is too young to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “There’s a large contingent of people who are like, ‘Well, only this teeny tiny percent of kids …. die of

Nonprofit workers go tent to tent to vaccinate homeless

May 20, 2021 5:49 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story O’AHU, Hawaii (KITV) — During the pandemic, Toni Floerke, a nurse at Project Vision Hawaii, has been putting shots in the arms of hundreds of homeless on O’ahu. Many of them are hard-to-reach and reluctant to receive a dose of a vaccine. It’s forced nonprofit groups to go

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