By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerian police arrested more than 200 people at a wedding on Monday, in one of the biggest mass arrests in recent years targeting the country’s LGBTQ community. A police spokesperson in the southern Delta state told reporters Tuesday that 67 people will be prosecuted for “allegedly conducting
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it has detected and stopped a network attempting to smuggle people from Uzbekistan into the United States and says at least one member of the network had links to a foreign terrorist group. A statement from the National Security Council
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University plans to eliminate its world languages department but is recommending letting students take some language elective courses as it faces a growing budget shortfall. The state’s flagship university announced recently it was considering slashing the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics despite
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two siblings have been fatally shot in front of a courthouse in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Police said in a statement that the unidentified shooter was arrested minutes later at the courthouse in the northern city of Caguas. Police on the scene told reporters that the victims
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CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Donald Trump urged the judge in his federal election subversion case to set his trial for April 2026 earlier this month, he cited a landmark Supreme Court decision concerning the infamous 1931 Scottsboro Boys cases to bolster his argument that special counsel Jack Smith isn’t giving
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Currently, the state of Florida is preparing for a severe weather event, as Hurricane Idalia is rapidly strengthening and approaching parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast. This specific area is where a Storm Surge Warning is in effect, with some areas seeing chances for Storm Surge inundation of 10-15 feet above ground level, and devastating waves.
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By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Donald Trump urged the judge in his federal election subversion case to set his trial for April 2026 earlier this month, he cited a landmark Supreme Court decision concerning the infamous 1931 Scottsboro Boys cases to bolster his argument that special counsel Jack Smith isn’t giving him
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced Tuesday on its social media that it is asking employees who work “on campus in non-public-facing roles” to work remotely Thursday. The University stated remote work should begin at noon, stating it is accommodating increased traffic in the area for Mizzou football’s season opener. The Tigers host
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La presentación del nuevo iPhone podría estar apenas a unas semanas de distancia. Apple anunció su evento especial del otoño boreal este martes y envió invitaciones de prensa para el 12 de septiembre. Los invitados podrán asistir en persona al Steve Jobs Theatre dentro del Apple Park, la sede que la
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime superintendent at a New York City building fatally stabbed his wife and two young children before taking his own life earlier this week. Police said the four bodies were discovered with multiple stab wounds inside a building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The attack
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action. “Let me be clear, we
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — With the eyes of the country on Hurricane Idalia as it spins toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential ambitions are also under the spotlight as he puts his campaign on hold to manage the crisis at home. DeSantis flew back to Tallahassee from Iowa on Saturday
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VEVRSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man involved in a crash that killed a motorcycle rider in 2021 pleaded guilty on Monday to involuntary manslaughter and other charges. Scott Wilson, 60, pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter, failure to drive on the right side of the road and failure to yield. He was sentenced to five
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Sweltering heat in Phoenix that has routinely broken records this summer led to yet another canceled concert, with rapper 50 Cent calling the triple-digit temperatures “dangerous.” Rapper 50 Cent said Monday that his scheduled show Tuesday night at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, an outdoor venue in west Phoenix, was postponed because of
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A landmark court ruling in 2018 determined New Mexico wasn’t meeting its responsibilities when it came to providing an adequate education to Native American students and many others, but tribal leaders say change has been slow. Now, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez intends to
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The University of Michigan has been without full internet access for two days after staff shut the school’s connections down in response to a “significant [cyber]security concern” on the eve of the new school year. The internet shutdown affected campus IT systems used for research and fundraising, and could
Continue ReadingOpinion by Michael Fanone (CNN) — No weapon has been more in the public eye in America of late than the AR-15, in large part because of its tragic role in some of this country’s deadliest shootings. The AR-15 has the dubious distinction of being America’s most popular semi-automatic rifle. I’m more familiar with the
Continue ReadingBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference football fans will be able to watch telecasts of their favorite team’s road games in local movie theaters under an agreement between cable network ESPN and Theater Sports Network. About 75 games will be shown this season in theaters. New Year’s Six bowl games and the College Football
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — One airline plans to find out if solitude-seeking travelers will pay a hefty extra charge to avoid sitting near babies and little kids. Corendon Airlines says that it will sell an adults-only zone — no one under 16 — on flights between Amsterdam and Curacao starting
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Editor’s note: Language has been clarified within this article to state all data presented was related to gun-related crimes. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Dashboard for gun-related crimes shows that there have been 104 cases with 65 victims reported by the Columbia Police Department this year. The dashboard updates daily and
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