(CNN) — Fatouma was at home with her children in the town of Bambari when the firing began, on the afternoon of February 15. Terrified, she gathered them up and fled to the nearby mosque, thinking it would be a safe refuge in the Central African Republic (CAR) market town. But instead of finding sanctuary
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Southwest Airlines said it is beginning to resume flight operations after the airline’s third-party weather data provider experienced intermittent performance issues Monday evening, grounding planes and delaying travel across the US. Delta and Alaska Airlines also reported experiencing computer issues that impacted their ability to sell tickets. Passengers across the country took to social media
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Australia and the United Kingdom are set to announce a free trade agreement Tuesday as Britain continues to forge new economic relationships post-Brexit. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will detail the plan during London morning hours at 10 Downing Street, a Morrison spokesperson told CNN Business. “Their agreement is
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The captain of a container ship that caught fire and partially sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, causing one of the country’s worst environmental disasters, was arrested Monday before being granted bail, local police said. Russian captain Vitaly Tyutkalo appeared before the Colombo High Court for violating the country’s Marine Pollutions Prevention Act, which
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Another biotech company just touted superb results for trials of its Covid-19 vaccine. Vermont just became the first state to reach an “80% vaccinated” goal. And in a back-to-normal symbol in the entertainment industry, “The
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The top two Senate Republican leaders were split Monday over the need for Congress to investigate secret Trump-era Justice Department subpoenas to two Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee, both frequent critics of the former President. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defended the right of the Justice Department to carry out sensitive leak investigations
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was placed on two years of unsupervised probation Thursday for unlawful use of a weapon, a misdemeanor, after shooting the gun into the air to break up a fight in Jefferson City at a funeral of a friend. Pierre Starks was arrested in Dec. 2019 after a
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The National Retail Federation is calling on the White House to address the logjam at US ports that is snarling commerce as the economy swiftly recovers from the pandemic. “The supply chain disruption issues, especially the congestion affecting our key maritime ports, are causing significant challenges for America’s retailers,” Matthew Shay, the NRF’s president and
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) It is Dana Chambers Jr.’s first summer as Fulton’s head football coach, however, the territory itself is pretty familiar. Chambers Jr. graduated from Fulton High School in 2003 and, back then, he played both linebacker and tight end for the school. Fast forwarding to 2021, Chambers is back where it all started.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — Last week, the Cape Coral City Council approved a $1 million project to help prevent the spread of blue-green algae in their canals. Money for the project will go towards funding the installation of bubble curtains in several Cape canals. It will likely
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KEY WEST, Florida (WBBH) — Steven Becker and his friend from college had a big goal on their minds. They spend the weekend swimming 12 miles around Key West. “The whole purpose of the swim was to raise money for college scholarships,” said Steve Becker. “My goal was
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Washington Prime Group, a major mall owner of more than 100 locations across the United States, filed for bankruptcy, citing pandemic-related shutdowns. The Columbus, Ohio-based company filed for Chapter 11 late Sunday, saying Covid-19 “created significant challenges” and that the move is “necessary.” Washington Prime secured $100 million in new funding to support its day-to-day
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mayor’s Task Force on Bicentennial Celebration Planning, CoMo 200, is planning multiple events beginning July 1st and culminating in its main bicentennial celebration on Sunday, July 4. Thursday, July 1st “We Always Swing” Jazz Series presents the Sam Griffith Tentet and the Ben Colagiovanni Quartet at Rose Music Hall (ticketed). Show
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A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to the media has been released from prison to a halfway house after nearly four years of incarceration, her lawyer confirmed to CNN on Monday. The former contractor, Reality Winner, was accused of taking a report about a 2016 Russian military intelligence cyberattack from
Continue Reading Arizona’s problem-plagued audit has finished its hand recount of most of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County last November, with just braille ballots and those that had to be duplicated because they were damaged left to count, an audit spokesman said Monday. Randy Pullen, a spokesman for the audit commissioned by state Senate
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Momentum is building in the Senate behind a $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal, as liberals are showing a new willingness to accept the package with key assurances and Republican leaders predicting the potential of wide support within their conference. There are still many details that need to be sorted out — both on the details of
Continue Reading Riders are at the top of a 130-foot drop. They’re about to plunge almost 60 mph. Now’s a good time to ask: “What in the devil are they thinking?” These coaster enthusiasts — “daredevils” if you will — are willing riders on the Jersey Devil Coaster, which debuted to the public on Sunday, June 13,
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A public health official is asking residents within a 3-mile radius of a chemical fire that broke out Monday to wear a mask when outside to avoid respiratory irritation. The fire at the Chemtool Inc. plant in Rockton, Illinois, broke out Monday morning and prompted the city fire department to order a mandatory evacuation for
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Authorities on Monday identified the off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant who was accused of assaulting two crew members before being subdued on an Atlanta-bound flight that was forced to land in Oklahoma City. Stephon Jamar Duncan, 34, of Atlanta, allegedly choked a crew member and claimed to be seated next to a terrorist before
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman is now in a state mental hospital after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2020 murder case. Callaway County prosecutor Chris Wilson said Lola Crews made the plea on April 26 and effectively ends the case. Wilson said that two mental evaluations found that Crews
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