COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A woman was hurt in a car crash in central Columbia on Monday night with what she said was a driver trying to evade police. ABC 17 News saw an ambulance on scene at Providence Road and Rogers Street. First responders went to the crash around 10 p.m. and cleared the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The end of Labor Day weekend would typically mark the start of a furious sprint to the Iowa caucuses as candidates battle for their party’s presidential nomination. But as the 2024 campaign comes into greater focus, the usual frenzy is yielding to a sense
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Burning Man attendees finally made their mass exodus after intense rain over the weekend flooded camp sites and filled them with thick, ankle-deep mud – stranding more than 70,000 free-spirited revelers as they waited for the Nevada desert city to dry out. Organizers officially announced the driving
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — There are two Republican primaries as an election season that defies conventional metrics and campaign trail traditions crashes into its fall stretch. A new CNN/SSRS poll shows a one-man race out front involving Donald Trump, a former president polling higher than all his rivals put together but whose
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The UV index will be high under partly cloudy skies. Allergen levels remain high through the weekend. Ragweed, Chenopods, and Nettle are the primary allergens.
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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A surgical tool the size of a dinner plate was found inside a woman’s abdomen 18 months after her baby was delivered by cesarean section, according to a report by New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner. An Alexis retractor, or AWR, which can measure 17 centimeters (6 inches) in
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, Vedika Sud and Sania Farooqui, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — The bulldozers and government officials arrived just before dawn, tearing down the row of shanties as its bewildered residents watched inconsolably nearby. “We were so frightened,” said 56-year-old Jayanti Devi as she attempted to salvage what was left of her belongings in
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has begun a four-day trip to the African nation of Eswatini, one of the island’s 13 remaining allies. Tsai, who is serving her last year as president, is visiting the country of 1.1 million people in southern Africa to “celebrate the friendship
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — At the G20 summit in London in 2009, Britain’s then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown heralded a “new world order” in which rich and developing nations would come together to tame the inequities and excesses of globalization. At the height of a global financial crisis, Brown declared a “new progressive
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo en su cuenta de X que jamás ha “recibido un diagnóstico de síndrome de Asperger”. Petro responde así a las declaraciones que su hermano Juan Fernando Petro ha brindado a varios medios, en las que afirma que un psicólogo los diagnosticó a ambos con
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — High waters swept a fire truck into a river in southeastern China early Tuesday, leaving five crew members missing, local authorities said, as the second tropical storm in recent days hit the mainland. Haikui weakened to a tropical storm as it scraped along the coastline of Fujian and Guangdong provinces Tuesday morning,
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CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Christina Maxouris, Holly Yan and Camila Bernal, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of trucks, RVs and other vehicles are journeying out of the Burning Man festival grounds after heavy rains trapped tens of thousands of people in the makeshift city and surrounded them with ankle-deep mud too thick to drive in. Event
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Serbian Basketball Federation has announced that forward Borisa Simanic lost one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustained during a World Cup game against South Sudan. Simanic has been operated on twice in Manila, the team said. Additional complications presented themselves
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By Reuters (Reuters) — Qantas Airways said on Tuesday that long-serving CEO Alan Joyce would exit the company two months earlier than previously flagged as a reputational turbulence engulfs Australia’s flagship carrier. Joyce’s early retirement will see CEO Designate Vanessa Hudson, the first woman to lead the century-old airline, take charge on Wednesday. The accelerated
Continue ReadingBy Jaymes Langrehr Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (WISC) — MADISON, Wis. — A pier collapsed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Memorial Union Terrace Monday afternoon, sending dozens of people into the water, officials confirmed to News 3 Now. The call for a water rescue came in for multiple area agencies
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Storms moved through parts of Mid-Missouri on Monday, knocking down trees and powerlines.
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CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Carson Daly is remembering his friend Steve Harwell, the co-founder and former lead singer of the rock band Smash Mouth, who died Monday at age 56. The “Today Show” anchor and former MTV VJ rose to fame during the same era that Harwell’s Smash Mouth did, and Daly
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Human rights activists surrounded the Buenos Aires City Legislature to denounce an event honoring victims of armed leftist groups during the 1970s, when Argentina was engulfed by political violence. Monday’s tribute was arranged by the running-mate of right-wing populist presidential candidate Javier Milei, and demonstrators
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman said. President Joe Biden was tested for the virus following his wife’s positive test, but his results were negative. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would continue testing regularly and would be
Continue ReadingCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The boss of Australian airline Qantas says he will leave his job immediately — two months earlier than planned — following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been canceled. Chief Executive Alan Joyce said that after 15 years running
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