Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El botón de reclinación de los asientos de los aviones es tan controvertido que ha inspirado toda una microindustria de dispositivos para evitar que el pasajero de adelante se incline sobre tu espacio. Hubo un tiempo en que todos los asientos de clase turista de las aerolíneas llevaban incorporado el botón
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CNN By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — A week and a half from the Iowa caucuses, two 2024 Republican presidential contenders attempted to convince voters that former President Donald Trump isn’t a lock to win the nomination — and prove their own electability. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Anxiety mounts every day that a full-scale Middle East war could erupt from the flames of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “We feel and we’re afraid of it,” Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour this week. “We don’t want any escalation in the war.
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Long plagued by rampant gun violence, Baltimore recorded less than 300 homicides last year for the first time in nearly a decade, ending a surge that began in 2015 following the death of Freddie Gray, which sparked civil unrest and prompted widespread calls for police reform. The
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By Helen Regan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China saw its hottest year on record in 2023, state media reported this week, as the world’s biggest polluter confronted a series of relentless heat waves and other extreme weather events driven by the human-caused climate crisis. Daily and monthly temperature records were repeatedly shattered as the year wore on while the
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El ejército de Corea del Sur condenó el viernes a su vecino del norte después de que Pyongyang disparara ráfagas de artillería que cayeron dentro de una zona de amortiguación marítima que ha sido durante mucho tiempo un punto álgido entre ambos. Corea del Norte disparó más de 200 proyectiles
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE, RYAN J. FOLEY, JOSH FUNK and NICK INGRAM Associated Press PERRY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm’s way so students could try to escape from a teenage shooter who opened fire in a cafeteria as students were gathering for breakfast before class,
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae, Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday after Pyongyang fired artillery rounds that fell within a maritime buffer zone that has long been a flashpoint between the two. North Korea fired more than 200 rounds between 9 a.m. and
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JULIE WATSON and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since an arson fire damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the state has hired security guards to watch out for smoke and other trouble at three other sites deemed equally risky under Interstate 10. All of the properties are leased to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL OZARK CHRISTIAN (65) COLUMBIA COLLEGE (93) FINAL COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OZARK CHRISTIAN (31) COLUMBIA COLLEGE (83) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL BOWLING GREEN (51) MEXICO (70) FINAL SOUTH SHELBY (29)
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of far-right extremist groups. Former police officers. An Olympic gold medalist swimmer. And active duty U.S. Marines. They are among the hundreds of people who have been convicted in the massive prosecution of the Jan 6, 2021, riot in the three years
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Stranded in a corner of southern Gaza, members of the Abu Jarad family are clinging to a strict survival routine. They fled their comfortable three-bedroom home in northern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war broke out nearly three months ago. The 10-person family
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American labor market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates. Friday’s government report showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A few dozen coordinators from across the state gathered virtually on Thursday to receive training ahead of a count of Missouri’s homeless population. The Point in Time Count is a census of those who are unhoused on a single night. According to the Missouri Balance of State Continuum of Care website, this
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball committed 18 turnovers on Thursday night, propelling LSU to a 92-72 win on its home floor. The Baton Rouge Tigers turned Mizzou’s giveaways into 29 points in this contest. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou basketball coach Robin Pingeton in the video player below.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MACOMB, Ill. — Led by JJ Kalakon’s 16 points, the Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 68-61
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CNN, KCCI By Andy Rose, Dakin Andone, Evan Perez and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old gunman killed a sixth grade student and wounded five other people Thursday morning at Perry High School near Des Moines, Iowa, authorities said. The five people wounded include four students and one school administrator, officials said. The school’s
Continue ReadingBy RON HIGGINS Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aneesah Morrow had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Angel Reese added 21 points and 13 boards, and No. 7 LSU pulled away in the second half for a 92-72 win over Missouri in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Flau’jae Johnson scored 24 points
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed while trying to land and all four crew members ejected safely, the Air Force said. The B-1 was on a training mission when the crashed occurred Thursday evening, the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth
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