By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Ever since last week’s Republican presidential primary debate, Vivek Ramaswamy has found himself with more money, more name recognition and dramatically negative focus from his rivals. The first-time candidate’s performance was a breakout moment for him. His very appearance on the debate stage was a coup for his campaign,
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By Pete Muntean and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board said that it is opening an investigation into a Delta Air Lines flight rocked by turbulence on Tuesday that sent passengers and crew to the hospital. “The Airbus A350 was en route from Milan, Italy, when flight encountered severe turbulence on
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Summer is coming to a close, but Hollywood is still stuck in strike Hell. In the nearly four months since the Writers Guild of America, West, went on strike, television schedules have been shaken up, movies and shows have been bumped, once-glamorous red carpets have gone dark, and the
Continue ReadingPENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Trump-era rule change that allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates several laws. U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN is among a number of Disney Entertainment channels that have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems. The channels went off the air Thursday night due to a carriage dispute between the nation’s second-largest cable TV provider and Disney. Charter Spectrum is the major carrier in New York
Continue ReadingMUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor has charged the second man arrested in a July shooting at a massive block party in central Indiana that left one person dead and 17 others wounded. Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman announced Thursday he charged 29-year-old Justin Bonner of Muncie with unlawful possession of a firearm by a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least one person was injured Thursday in a Boone County crash on Route B, south of Route HH. The Boone County Fire Protection District said on its social media that first responders were dispatched at 3:51 p.m. The southbound lane of Route B was shut down for about 30 minutes, according
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has ordered Mexico City’s old airport to cut flights by 17%, sparking warnings by airlines of possible mass flight cancellations. The new rules scheduled to take effect by Oct. 29 would require the terminal to reduce the number of flights per hour from 52 to 43. The airport
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China have ground to a near standstill as powerful Typhoon Saola passes westward along the coast. Many workers stayed at home on Friday and students in various cities saw the start of their school year postponed to
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Phoenix say a founder of the classified ad site Backpage.com and four employees carefully strategized how to bring in ads for prostitution to maintain their top-earning platform. Attorneys for Michael Lacey and the other four defendants countered that their clients had nothing to do
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has won a favorable ruling in one of two civil lawsuits filed against him in Nevada, one by a woman who alleges he raped her on his tour bus in Washington state in 2001 and another by a woman who alleges
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The stepsister of a Colorado woman who was found dead along with her sister and teenage son at a remote Rocky Mountain campsite says the women fled into the wilderness after struggling to cope with societal changes in recent years, but they were unequipped to
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy has clocked up impressive growth of 7.8% in the first quarter of the current financial year, mainly due to good performance by the agricultural and financial sectors. The World Bank says India is one of the fastest-growing economies of the world and is poised to continue on this path.
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Watch a replay of the Kickoff Special in the webplayer above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers kicked off their season Thursday night in a nonconference bout against the South Dakota Coyotes.
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow has issued a plea to Marvel fans far and wide. On Wednesday, the Goop founder answered questions from her followers on her Instagram story and responded to one passionate entry that demanded Paltrow “answer the question” about why she stopped appearing in Marvel films. “Oh. My. God.
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NEW FLORENCE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Thursday press release that a bridge replacement and interchange project is entering its final stages. New eastbound on-and-off-ramps, Tree Farm Road and a south roundabout will be open Friday at Highway 19 and Interstate 70 in New Florence. Construction continues on the eastern
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A shooting outside a large shopping center in Texas has killed one person and left another victim with critical injuries. Authorities say the shooter also died of a gunshot wound. The shooting near The Arboretum on the north side of Austin started at 5 p.m. Thursday. Austin Interim Police Chief Robin
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of spinoffs of “The Walking Dead” and the next season of “Interview With the Vampire” can resume production despite the ongoing Hollywood strikes after reaching an agreement with the actors’ union. The three AMC series are the highest-profile television productions yet to get
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Agnetha Fältskog, del legendario grupo pop sueco ABBA, relanzó su carrera en solitario con un nuevo sencillo. “¿Entonces, a dónde vamos desde aquí? Estreno mundial de ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ en @bbcradio2 con @zoetheball – Sintonízalo el jueves 31 de agosto a partir de las 8:30 a.m. (BST)”, escribió
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By Tara Subramaniam, Taylor Ward, Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The strongest typhoon Hong Kong has seen in five years ripped through the city and other parts of southern China, knocking down trees and scaffolding and causing hundreds of flights to be canceled. Saola had been a super
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