By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If some U.S. lawmakers have their way, the United States and China could end up with something in common: TikTok might not be available in either country. The House on Wednesday approved a bill requiring the Beijing-based company ByteDance to sell its subsidiary TikTok or face a
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary. The Democratic matchup is between a tough-on-crime judge and an attorney with union and establishment backing. The Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary. The Democratic matchup is between a tough-on-crime judge and an attorney with union and establishment backing. The Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill
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By Anna Chernova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Sergey Kulikov booked the first flight available out of Russia within days of the Kremlin announcing forced conscription and harsh punishments for wartime deserters in September 2022. As a lawyer, Kulikov was concerned about how quickly the legislation was forced through. He felt there was no
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By Sean Lyngaas and Isabel Rosales, CNN Washington/Atlanta (CNN) — A cyberattack caused intermittent “disruptions” for websites of multiple Alabama government agencies on Wednesday, in an incident that had state officials working throughout the day to defend their networks from hackers, a spokesperson for Alabama’s Office of Information Technology told CNN. “[W]e understand that the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump looks like he’s succeeding in running out the clock. The former president’s common strategy across his four criminal trials is to use the constitutional protections granted by a legal system he claims is corrupt to push the moment he will stand before a jury until after
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Despite holding the lead with under three minutes left, Mizzou Men’s Basketball fell to Georgia 64-59 in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The Tigers end their 2023-24 season without a win against an SEC opponent and an overall 8-24 record. Dennis Gates’ crew trailed by one point at the break
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dan Skillings Jr. scored 25 points to help Cincinnati beat No. 16 Kansas 72-52 in the Big 12 Tournament. The Jayhawks were missing the league’s top two scorers, Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. Dickinson dislocated his shoulder in a loss to Houston last
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man died from injuries he suffered in a Crawford County crash that occurred Wednesday in the eastbound lane of Interstate 44 at mile-marker 221, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as a 2003 Ford F150 – driven by James Hendrickson
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CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re a TikTok fanatic worried about how you’re going to stay connected to the world after a bill that could ban the app passed the House of Representatives Wednesday … don’t panic just yet. For those just catching up: US lawmakers have renewed efforts to
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has toured a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic that performs abortions and provides other reproductive care. Harris’ office says it’s the first time a president or vice president has been to a reproductive health clinic. Thursday’s visit is part of Harris’ election
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Britain this week showed off a new laser weapon that its military says could deliver lethal missile or aircraft defense at around $13 a shot, potentially saving tens of millions of dollars over the cost of missile interceptors that do the job now. Newly released video of a test
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WFAA, CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to his brother Philip Alexander. His death was announced Tuesday on a GoFundMe
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK — Led by Jimmy Clark III’s 20 points, the Duquesne Dukes defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 83-73 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Chile ordenó este miércoles evacuar ocho sectores en riesgo por los incendios forestales que afectan dos cerros de la región de Valparaíso. Los sectores que deben ser evacuados son Chaparro, Chaparro Alto, Santa María, Guillermo Bravo y Calle Cantera, en el cerro Cordillera, así como Calle Campanilla,
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Binnington made 40 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 in a key game in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Alexey Toropchenko, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad scored for the Blues, who kicked off
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URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (KMIZ) No. 11 Mizzou Softball has secured bragging rights. Larissa Anderson’s crew won both games of its Braggin’ Rights doubleheader with Illinois on Wednesday afternoon, improving its record to 22-3 ahead of a massive early season SEC series this weekend. The Tigers won the first game of the doubleheader 5-4 behind some late-inning
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By Khalil Abdallah, MJ Lee and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Senior White House officials are planning to meet with Arab-, Muslim- and Palestinian-American community leaders in Chicago on Thursday, multiple sources familiar with the meeting told CNN, as President Joe Biden continues to grapple with anger and concern across the country about the Israel-Hamas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County was one of five counties around the country picked to participate in a juvenile justice initiative, according to a Wednesday press release from the Boone County Commission. The National Association of Counties Juvenile Justice Innovation Network “aims to increase the practical understanding and capacity of counties to address the needs
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Médicos encontraron que un hombre de Florida con migrañas cada vez más fuertes tenía larvas de tenia parásita en el cerebro, según un informe publicado este mes en la revista American Journal of Case Reports. Los doctores creen que la infección de tenias se originó por su hábito de comer tocino
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