COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will host its second in-state foe in a week, as Missouri State will come to the Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The Tigers won the first in-state meeting of the season, on Saturday. Head coach Robin Pingeton and company dominated Southeast Missouri State, 88-43. Five players got
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested and charged after he was accused of robbing another man at gunpoint on Monday. James Wheeler Jr., 41, was charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held in the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare for being told to get more exercise or calm a simmering fear of needles. But dressing well in hopes of warding off unfair treatment – or even
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La apuesta sombría del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, de que Estados Unidos y Occidente se cansarán de su brutal guerra antes que él se ve cada día más clara. Casi siete semanas después de que el presidente Joe Biden pidiera al Congreso US$ 60.000 millones para completar la cuerda de
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Eran contendientes hasta hace pocas semanas, pero ahora Luis Petri, excandidato a vicepresidente de Patricia Bullrich por Juntos por el Cambio, la coalición del exmandatario de Argentina Mauricio Macri, ha sido designado como ministro de Defensa del Gobierno de Javier Milei, que comienza el 10 de diciembre. Inédita designación en Argentina:
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged a man with murder and other counts in the fatal stabbing of a department store security guard and wounding of another. Thirty-year-old Tyrone Tunnell is jailed without bail in the Monday attack and will have a preliminary hearing within two weeks. Authorities say guards Eric Harrison and
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With George Santos out of Congress, the special election to fill his seat has been set for Feb. 13. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul set the date in a formal proclamation on Tuesday. The race is expected to be a high-profile contest that will mark the
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted murderer already on Florida’s death row for the slaying of one woman 25 years ago is now charged with a second killing. Broward County detectives announced Tuesday that 64-year-old Lucious Boyd is now charged with the December 1998 slaying of 41-year-old Nancy Truppner,
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KJRH By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Wilma Mankiller has many accomplishments to her name — the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a US quarter in her likeness, to name a few. Now, the late Cherokee leader and activist also boasts a Barbie doll in her honor.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — Arguments are raging over whether Israel is adequately protecting civilian life in a war that has killed more than 15,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health and whether the world has adequately responded to a brutal terrorist attack in which Hamas, according to Israeli officials, killed more than 1,400 Israelis, raped women
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By Sergio Padilla, CNN New York (CNN) — Wikipedia’s top 25 most viewed pages in 2023, released Tuesday, reflect the world’s interest in innovation in artificial intelligence, people who died this year and the growing power of Indian users to influence trends on the website. Run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia has received more
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A report by Amnesty International says El Salvador is experiencing one of the worst human rights crises since the country’s 1980-1992 civil war, because of President Nayib Bukele’s harsh anti-gang crackdown. The rights group claimed that the almost 74,000 people jailed in the crackdown were subjected to “systematic use
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop are demanding $16 million in restitution from the sheriff’s office. The attorneys say Tuesday they have sent Camden County notice that they intend to file suit. A Camden
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press The mayor of Connecticut’s largest city says he believes his supporters broke the law while handling absentee ballots. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Tuesday he also doesn’t plan on appealing a judge’s decision to toss out the results of a Democratic primary and possibly rerun the general election. Speaking in
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Joey King doesn’t agree with her “Kissing Booth” costar Jacob Elordi’s criticism of their Netflix franchise. The actress responded to Variety recently about Elordi’s less than flattering words about the beloved teen rom-coms. “I think it’s unfortunate anyone would feel that way,” King said. “I had a great
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Amtrak has suspended train service temporarily between Portland and Seattle because of a landslide in the area. Train services will be canceled through 8:30 a.m. PT Thursday, according to Amtrak. “This is due to a BNSF Railway passenger train moratorium following a landslide,” the company said. Alternative transportation will be
Continue ReadingFLEMING ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against a restaurant chain, claiming its caffeine-filled lemonade drink led to his death. David Brown had high blood pressure and didn’t drink energy drinks, but the lawsuit said he believed the Panera Charged Lemonade was
Continue ReadingFLEMING ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against a restaurant chain, claiming its caffeine-filled lemonade drink led to his death. David Brown had high blood pressure and didn’t drink energy drinks, but the lawsuit said he believed the Panera Charged Lemonade was
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending Florida eliminate more than 1,000 state jobs in a spending proposal that cuts the current budget by more $4.6 billion. DeSantis announced his budget proposal at a charter school on Marco Island in southwest Florida on Tuesday. DeSantis is calling for a $114.4 billion budget.
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Engel and Asher Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A nearly 25-year-old rape and murder cold case has been solved due to DNA forensics and genetics, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Sheriff Gregory Tony identified the victim as Eileen Truppner and the killer as Lucious Boyd, 64, at a news conference. Boyd is on death row
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