WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women in Waynesville have been charged and arrested after a 5-year-old girl was found dead Tuesday. Shamira Buford, 36, and Angela West, 40, were both charged with second-degree murder, first-degree involuntary manslaughter, abuse or neglect of a child – resulting in death and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Both
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If the last “Scream” movie made noise by wedding the old with the new, “Scream VI” reinforces how shrewd the producers were in casting the next generation, with Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega ably carrying this chapter of horror’s most self-referential franchise. Throw in a new venue and the same
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By Dan Heching, CNN Goldie Hawn has enjoyed a vibrant career in Hollywood, but she admits she has at least one “regret.” The star, who won an Oscar in 1970 for her role in 1969’s “Cactus Flower” but was unable to attend the ceremony, told Variety in an interview published on Wednesday that she wishes
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The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would let students choose which school they want to attend using state money.
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By Jamie Gangel, Gregory Krieg and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The Republican political strategist who accused conservative leader Matt Schlapp, the influential chairman of the American Conservative Union, of sexual assault is revealing his identity after a judge ruled Wednesday that he cannot move forward with his lawsuit anonymously. Carlton Huffman, 39, was working for Herschel
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By Ben Morse, CNN Facing three injuries, the Memphis Grizzlies have taken another player off their court. But this time, it’s due to investigations into the team’s star player. The Grizzlies lost their second straight game Tuesday without star guard Ja Morant, who had been under investigation by police after the 23-year-old posted an Instagram
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News traded barbs in new court filings Wednesday, with the election technology company accusing Fox of wanting a “license to knowingly spread lies,” and the right-wing channel claiming the lawsuit is an “unprecedented assault on the First Amendment.” The filings tee up a high-stakes hearing in
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El alto comisionado para la paz de Colombia anunció este miércoles que Cuba aceptó ser el país anfitrión del tercer ciclo de conversaciones entre el Gobierno de Gustavo Petro y el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), de acuerdo con un comunicado. La fecha para el comienzo de este tercer ciclo no
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Marine Corps Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews can remember in specific detail the moment that a suicide bomber attacked Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate in August 2021 amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “A flash and a massive wave of pressure. I’m thrown 4 feet onto the ground but instantly knew what had
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A swarm of earthquakes have been recorded below the summit of a remote Alaska volcano, a possible indication of an impending eruption. Tanaga Volcano is about 1,250 miles west of Anchorage in the western Aleutian islands. There have been a series of quakes the past few
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Wednesday. A Justice Department report
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LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A jury has found that UPS Inc. should pay $75 million to a Missouri family, after a driver with a known history of drug abuse collided with a vehicle driven by a pregnant woman. The baby was later born with permanent brain damage. The Kansas City Star reports a Clay County
Continue Reading LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A jury has found that UPS Inc. should pay $75 million to a Missouri family, after a driver with a known history of drug abuse collided with a vehicle driven by a pregnant woman. The baby was later born with permanent brain damage. The Kansas City Star reports a Clay County
Continue Reading By BROOKE SCHULTZ and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for the districts that won a landmark school funding court case in Pennsylvania say that Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal falls short of the money commitments that are needed to help the state’s poorest districts. Their criticism is being echoed in reactions
Continue Reading TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia’s capital have fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse demonstrators around the parliament building protesting legislation they say could stifle civil society. Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a first reading of the proposed law that would require some media outlets and nongovernmental organizations to register as “agents of
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The embattled company Ozy Media is scrambling to find a lawyer to represent it against federal fraud charges. A U.S. District Judge entered a plea of “not guilty” on behalf of the company. Hoping to get the case moving, lawyers for the government asked the
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to block new District of Columbia crime laws, voting on a rare motion of disapproval as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide. President Joe Biden said last week that he
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Active-service members and veterans provided firsthand testimony Wednesday about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, describing in harrowing detail the carnage and death they witnessed on the ground while imploring Congress to help the allies left behind. Former Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews testified to
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is proposing new requirements for tobacco companies that would help prevent contamination of their products and set some standards for the way they make and package products so regulators and consumers will know precisely what is in them. The proposed rules
Continue Reading By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Family, friends and law enforcement will gather Thursday in Las Vegas to remember the city’s first Black police officer. Herman Moody died last month at age 98. Moody joined the Las Vegas police force in 1946, when the city was heavily segregated. The department today credits
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