By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Lions walked into roaring Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night, where the Kansas City Chiefs are nearly unbeatable and were trying to open their latest Super Bowl title defense with a win, and proved what Detroit coach Dan Campbell has come to know in
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals is allowing Texas’ floating barrier on the Rio Grande to stay in place for now. The order by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday comes a day after a judge called the river buoys a threat to the safety of migrants and relations between the
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — Veterans’ constitutional rights continue to be violated in two of New Jersey’s state-run veterans nursing homes after a lack of basic hygiene and infection control in the facilities allowed Covid-19 to spread “virtually unchecked” in the pandemic’s early days, according to a Justice Department report released Thursday. The Justice
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Lions walked into roaring Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night, where the Kansas City Chiefs are nearly unbeatable and were trying to open their latest Super Bowl title defense with a win, and proved what Detroit coach Dan Campbell has come to know in
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Xóchitl Gálvez, quien será la candidata de la oposición a la presidencia de México, aseguró en “Conclusiones” de CNN que a Claudia Sheinbaum, su contrincante por el partido oficialista Morena y aliados, “le va a costar mucho desmarcarse de los errores del presidente”. Según la senadora por el Partido Acción
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden is approving a disaster declaration for three Georgia counties following Hurricane Idalia’s sprint across the state. The storm made landfall on Aug. 30 with 125 mph winds in Florida’s remote Big Bend region before moving north into Georgia. Biden initially approved assistance to individuals and governments in three counties.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Russia’s failures on the battlefield in Ukraine could turn into a win for North Korea. That’s the view of analysts who say a possible meeting between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin could lead to Pyongyang getting its hands on the sort of weapons two
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El partido que disputaron Colombia y Venezuela este jueves en Barranquilla, por la primera fecha de las eliminatorias sudamericanas al Mundial de 2026, tuvo todos los ingredientes de las primeras citas: mucho nerviosismo, poca claridad (en el caso de Colombia, para encontrar la forma de plasmar en el terreno la idea
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and Africa. UNICEF said in a Child Alert Thursday that in the past three years the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A historical marker placement ceremony was held Thursday, signifying 134 years since a Black teenager was lynched in Columbia. A historical marker was placed in front of the Boone County Courthouse to memorialize the lynching of George Bush. On Sept. 7, 1889, a group of white men lynched Bush at the courthouse after he
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city and an underground subway station. Heavy rains poured down on the city from Thursday night, with the government warning that
Continue ReadingBy BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two of Atlanta’s five home runs, Matt Olson increased his major league-leading total to 47 and the Braves beat slumping Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5. Acuña raised his season total to 34 homers with his third multihomer game this season
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By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Tortilla chip brand Paqui says it is voluntarily removing its ultra-spicy “One Chip Challenge” from shelves after a Massachusetts family claims their 14-year-old son may have died from complications from the challenge. Authorities have not confirmed or commented on whether consumption of the chips caused the teen’s death. Paqui
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By Zinara Rathnayake (CNN) — When Kolamba first opened in 2019, many diners who walked into the charming eatery in central London’s Soho district weren’t familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine. They thought it was just like Indian food, says the restaurant’s co-founder, Aushi Meewella, who grew up in Sri Lanka. “We felt Sri Lankan food
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese makers of electric vehicles have come out in force for this week’s IAA Mobility auto show in Munich, Germany. About 50 companies — including heavyweight BYD and upstarts like Xpeng — have traveled to the city, according to China’s state media, about twice as many as
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Apple released a significant security update for iPhones and iPads Thursday to patch newly discovered security vulnerabilities in the devices’ system software. The issue was discovered by researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, who said the software flaw was being “actively exploited” to deliver commercial spyware called Pegasus developed
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump hosted a $100,000-a-plate fundraiser for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club as Giuliani struggles to pay his mounting legal bills. Giuliani, a longtime Trump ally who also served as the fellow Republican’s lawyer, is facing a barrage of legal fees,
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BATES CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died in a Thursday afternoon crash on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County near mile marker 31, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Michael Kniest was pronounced dead at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, according to the report. He was 45. The crash occurred as Kniest
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dos años atrás, antes de matar brutalmente a su exnovia delante de sus hijos en Pensilvania, Danilo Souza Cavalcante parecía un buen partido, un compatriota brasileño que era buen vecino y amable, según la hermana de la mujer asesinada. Pero Cavalcante, quien ahora es objeto de una persecución policial tras fugarse
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team claimed some Braggin’ Rights at home on Thursday with a 2-1 victory over Illinois. The Tigers got off to a two-score lead in the first half with goals from Jenna Bartels and Kylee Simmons. The sole Illinois goal came off of a penalty kick from Kennedy Berschel. Bella
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