A Senate report released Tuesday reveals previously unknown details about the stunning security breakdowns ahead of the January 6 US Capitol attack, adding an authoritative emphasis to previous evidence that there were massive intelligence failures, critical miscommunications, and unheeded warnings that ultimately led to the chaotic response that day. Read the report:
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats will help answer a key question about the power of progressives am this timeid a Joe Biden administration on Tuesday when they select their nominee for November’s gubernatorial election against Republican Glenn Youngkin. The governor’s race features five candidates, including former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is vying to be the first person
Continue Reading Republicans in New Jersey will choose Tuesday between an establishment-backed candidate for governor who would prefer to avoid the topic of former President Donald Trump and contenders who have forcefully embraced Trump’s lies about the 2020 election. Four candidates are competing in a primary to take on Gov. Phil Murphy, who is unopposed in the
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Police are investigating whether three teens who were arrested for a shooting that left one person injured were also involved in a deadly shooting outside a hookah bar in Miami-Dade County, officials said Monday. It was one of several shootings across the country over the weekend that left at least 16 people dead and dozens
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TUESDAY: It’ll be another afternoon with some of us dodging those spotty storms. Highs will top out in the middle 80’s with a few glimpses of sunshine, especially early in the day. TONIGHT: Anything left out there will fizzle an hour or two after sunset. Lows will bottom out in the upper 60’s. EXTENDED: The
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US investigators have recovered millions in cryptocurrency they say was paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East Coast pipeline last month, the Justice Department announced Monday. The announcement confirms CNN’s earlier reporting about the FBI-led operation, which was carried out with cooperation from Colonial Pipeline, the company that
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Are you feeling frazzled? That’s relatable. These days, stress and anxiety are soaring across the globe. If you have a minute to spare, you can tweak the course of your day with a quick mindfulness practice. In recent years, studies have shown that mindfulness — a group of practices designed to focus the mind on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Everyone is safe after an early morning Tuesday fire at Aria Apartments. The Columbia Fire Department says unattended cooking caused the fire. Fire crews were called to the 3655 building of the Aria Apartments around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday. A Columbia Fire Department firetruck responded to the unattended cooking fire at the Aria
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People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, if they do become infected, have milder Covid-19 illness than unvaccinated people, a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows. The study, which looked at more than 3,900 essential workers, shows fully vaccinated people are more than 90% protected against infection. Even partially vaccinated people
Continue Reading Despite signs of normalcy returning across America, from in-person graduations to maskless Memorial Day celebrations, experts warn the country needs to redouble its efforts to get more people vaccinated by July 4. The US reached its peak of daily vaccinations on April 1, with more than 4.3 million people getting inoculated in one day, according
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OmniFoods, the Hong Kong startup best known for its fake pork product “OmniPork,” is jumping on what it sees as the next phenomenon: plant-based seafood. In an announcement first shared with CNN Business, the company said Tuesday it is launching a new line of products that include alternatives to fish fillets, fish burgers and cuts
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Progressive Democrats say it should be eliminated because the threat of a filibuster means the minority Republicans are able to hold up key legislation.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is facing the first major diplomatic test of her vice presidency as she looks to tackle the root causes of migration toward the US in her full day of meetings in Guatemala. Harris has been eager to burnish her foreign policy credentials after entering office with little experience in that realm.
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed material related to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s book about leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. As part of a broader probe into Covid-19 deaths in New York nursing homes, officials in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is expected to make his first court appearance next week after being accused of starting a fire and driving while intoxicated. Gary Michael was arrested Sunday. Police say he lit a car on fire in the 7200 block of Moberly drive. Deputies pulled him over near the scene of
Continue Reading The Justice Department will require federal agents to wear and activate cameras whenever encountering the public “during pre-planned law enforcement operations,” according to a memo issued by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. As a part of the Justice Department’s continued efforts to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve, Monaco reversed a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed against a Jefferson City man accused of kidnapping a woman. Tavarris Ware is accused of pointing a weapon and threatening to kill the alleged victim several times during an argument. Police say the two were driving around Jefferson City at the time. Ware refused to stop the
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The Justice Department argued in a brief filed Monday that it should be permitted to substitute itself for former President Donald Trump as defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a longtime magazine columnist, E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of rape, continuing the argument it had initiated under the previous administration even as the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is in the Boone County Jail after police say he fired a gun downtown. Andre Lee is accused in the Sunday night’s shooting just before midnight. No one was hurt. Lee is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. Lee
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The family of Secoriea Turner, the 8-year-old fatally shot during summer protests in Atlanta last year, is suing the city, alleging the mayor, police chief and a councilwoman permitted the “lawlessness, violence and vigilantism” that led to the girl’s death. The parents briefly spoke Monday to reporters about their little cheerleader and soccer player, who
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