JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed an executive order to extend the drought alert in the state until May 1, 2024, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The current drought monitor in Missouri shows much of the state in severe or moderate levels of drought. The press release
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — K-pop superstar Rosé has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people grapple with emotional struggles. The discussion Friday was one of several events hosted the first lady for the spouses of Asia-Pacific leaders in California
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County prosecutors want the Georgia election subversion trial of Donald Trump and his co-defendants to begin on August 5, 2024, directly in the middle of the presidential election campaign. “This proposed trial date balances potential delays from Defendant Trump’s other criminal trials in sister sovereigns and the other
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he will publicly release all Capitol Hill security footage from January 6, 2021, that does not contain sensitive information, in a move to please his right-wing members. GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has led the charge in pushing party leadership – beginning with former Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he plans to publicly release thousands of hours of footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, making good on a promise he made to far-right members of his party when he was campaigning for the job. “This
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — The most anticipated season of “The Crown” has arrived, and no one’s losing much sleep over the Queen this time. The undisputed star of season six — or at least, of the first four episodes released this week — is the late Princess Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki. This
Continue ReadingOpinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — The most anticipated season of “The Crown” has arrived, and no one’s losing much sleep over the Queen this time. The undisputed star of season six — or at least, of the first four episodes released this week — is the late Princess Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki. This installment,
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI says it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman and replaced him with an interim CEO. It says the move came after a review found Altman was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board. The company says the board
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press A convicted murderer who escaped from a southeastern Pennsylvania prison earlier this year and eluded a massive two-week search before he was recaptured is now back in court. Danilo Cavalcante was arraigned Friday on theft, burglary and other charges in connection with alleged crimes committed while he was on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found injured near a vacant house that burned in the 2800 block of Rock Quarry Road earlier this month has been charged with second-degree arson. A warrant has been requested for Anthony Duane Giboney, 61, and a $10,000 bond was set. He is not currently on the Boone
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Kaitlin Armstrong was sentenced by a jury Friday to 90 years in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in Texas in May 2022. Armstrong’s case drew national attention after she traveled to Costa Rica and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced the UM System Board of Curators passed a resolution during an executive session of Thursday’s meeting to begin making renovations to Memorial Stadium, according to a Friday press release. The resolution allows Mizzou Athletics to take its first steps toward renovating Memorial Stadium by seeking to hire an architecture
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein and Annie Grayer, CNN The White House says the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden lacks constitutional legitimacy and is calling on GOP-led congressional committees to rescind their subpoenas and interview requests, according to a new letter obtained by CNN. The move sets up a showdown with House Republicans as the White
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is firing back on a recent subpoenas issued by House Republicans targeting members of President Joe Biden’s family and his aides. A lawyer for the president says the subpoenas are ‘irresponsible” and says the Republicans’ impeachment push is an illegitimate endeavor that has
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Asking for privacy, hip-hop legend and longtime marijuana enthusiast Snoop Dogg says he’s going to stop smoking — though he didn’t specify exactly what that might mean. “After much consideration and conversation with my family, I’ve decided to give up smoke,” Snoop wrote in a message shared on Instagram and X,
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes have found a new broadcast home at CBS after the troubled awards show lost its longtime home at NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved after years of scandal. CBS and the Golden Globes announced Friday that the 81st Golden
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — El elenco de “Modern Family” se reunió por primera vez desde que terminó el programa en 2020, pero no todos asistieron. Los miembros del elenco Sofia Vergara, Eric Stonestreet y Jesse Tyler Ferguson compartieron fotos y videos de la reunión en Instagram. Ferguson escribió que tuvieron una “reunión @modernfamily casi perfecta.
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI, the company behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT, fired its CEO and founder, Sam Altman, on Friday. His stunning departure sent shockwaves through the budding AI industry. The company, in a statement, said an internal investigation found that Altman was not always truthful with the board. “Mr. Altman’s
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By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial said the former president’s motion for a mistrial is “utterly without merit,” denying his effort to be heard on the issue. Judge Arthur Engoron responded in a written order to Trump’s claim earlier this week that the judge and
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tropical disturbance moving across the western Caribbean knocked out power to thousands in Jamaica and caused two deaths in Haiti as it unleashed landslides and floods before dissipating late Friday. Forecasters had said earlier in the day that the disturbance had a chance to become a tropical cyclone,
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