The man accused of fatally shooting a child in a Southern California road rage incident last month has confessed and brandished his gun at another driver in a separate incident just days later, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors outlined what led to 6-year-old Aiden Leos’ death in newly-filed court documents in the case, as well as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire officials are warning people of the dangers of controlled burns and fireworks during dry periods. According to Assistant Chief of the Boone County Fire Protection District, Gale Blomenkamp, it’s safer to avoid controlled burns during these dry times. “This time of year right now we’re in, what we would call a
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The man accused of fatally shooting a child in a Southern California road rage incident last month has confessed and brandished his gun at another driver in a separate incident just days later, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors outlined what led to 6-year-old Aiden Leos’ death in newly-filed court documents in the case, as well as
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The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to new analysis from NASA and NOAA. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
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Older adults who have significant difficulty falling asleep and who experience frequent night awakenings are at high risk for developing dementia or dying early from any cause, a new study finds. “These results contribute to existing knowledge that sleep plays a very important role, each and every night, for reducing our longer term risk for
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Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, demonstrated their collective power at America’s highest court on Thursday. They fueled the Supreme Court’s limited opinions on Obamacare and religious liberty, in action that marks a twist for the conservative-dominated bench and adds to the suspense of the next two weeks
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Heading into this week’s U.S. Open, the on and off course shenanigans between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau had dominated the headlines. Ever since Koepka’s eye-roll reaction to DeChambeau walking behind him at last month’s PGA Championship, the pair have exchanged barbs, although they have both since said they believe their rivalry is good for
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Neymar netted his 68th goal for Brazil in its 4-0 win over Peru during the Copa América on Thursday, surpassing Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima as the national team’s second top goalscorer behind Pelé. The Paris Saint-Germain forward is now within nine goals of Pelé’s all-time scoring record of 77 goals. ‘It is very emotional’
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Dozens of women sued Pornhub and its parent company Thursday, alleging that the site knowingly profited from videos depicting rape, child sexual exploitation, trafficking and other nonconsensual sexual content. The civil complaint alleges that Pornhub parent company MindGeek, one of the largest online pornography companies, is a “classic criminal enterprise” with a business structure created
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TODAY: Very humid and hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat indexes between 100-105. Avoid being outside for long and drink plenty of water today. TOMORROW: A cold front is set to stall just to the north of the area on Friday night and bring some cloud cover for the weekend. This cools us
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A coronavirus outbreak in southern China has clogged ports critical to global trade, causing a shipping backlog that could take months to clear and lead to shortages during the year-end holiday shopping season. The chaos began unfolding last month when authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong — home to some of the world’s
Continue Reading A brown bear was shot dead in northern Japan after tearing through a residential area on Friday and injuring four people, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. A local resident in the city of Sapporo, which is due to host the Olympic Marathon and Olympic Race Walking events at this summer’s Tokyo Games, first reported
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When people like the German Chancellor Angela Merkel or the King of Belgium want to learn more about cybersecurity, they go to Estonia. The Baltic country runs on the internet. From filing taxes and voting, to registering the birth of a new baby, nearly everything a person might want or need from the government can
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With the odds stacked against the US reaching the target of 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4 — a goal set by President Joe Biden — a vaccine expert said time is running out to get ahead of the potential spread of Covid-19 variants. “Vaccines are our only way out of
Continue Reading Iranians have begun voting in a controversial presidential election that will likely deliver a hardline president who lost the 2017 election and has headed the country’s judiciary for the last two years. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast the first vote in Iran, signaling the opening of the country’s presidential election. “Each vote counts
Continue Reading The country continued this week on a path to reopening from the Covid-19 pandemic, with major population centers such as New York and California pulling back on restrictions following increased vaccinations and lowered infections. Yet with overall vaccination rates in the US slowing this month when compared to highs in April, health officials are raising
Continue Reading US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a positive test for an anabolic steroid, appears less likely to take part in the US Olympic Trials. At one point on Thursday, it looked like she might be able to race
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Let’s start by saying Andy Cohen is a master when it comes to interviewing. Not that we didn’t know that before, but it feels like his “Real Housewives” reunions prepped him well for Thursday’s “Keeping Up With the Kardashian” reunion special. The Kardashian-Jenners recently ended their enormously successful series with the 20th season. But if
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Kris Jenner reveals which daughter is the most difficult to manage during the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” reunion with E! entertainment host Andy Cohen.
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