COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ fourth portal addition of the offseason was a big one. On Friday, the Tiger head coach landed a commitment from former Duke starting forward Mark Mitchell. Mitchell, a Kansas City, Kansas native, was a five-star recruit out of high school and spent two seasons with the
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By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bill that reauthorizes a key surveillance authority after the Senate passed the legislation late Friday night, avoiding a lapse in the controversial program. Lawmakers voted 60-34 for the bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN M. HALL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. The union wound up getting 2,628 votes, or 73% of
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Israel and Iran have now thrust the Middle East into a dangerous new era by erasing the taboo against overt military strikes on one another’s territory. The question now is whether each side’s imperatives to demonstrate deterrence and to save face have been satisfied – or whether the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — One thing about Taylor Swift is she will rip her own heart open and spill the blood in the form of her song lyrics. Welcome to “The Tortured Poets Department.” Her latest music continues Swift’s tradition of sharing insight about her feelings and relationships in her songs. The
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By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — In this season of the podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent has explored the topic of weight: what it really tells you about your health, why it’s so hard to lose, how the new diet drugs work and its links to menopause (you can listen
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated computers at the country’s largest fertilizer plant to pressure the government to release political prisoners. The state-run Grodno Azot plant has made no comment on the claim by the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans group to have done damage including destroying backup systems and encrypted
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, Manu Raju and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rep. Paul Gosar on Friday signed on to the effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his job, the Arizona Republican announced in a news release, becoming the third member to do so. Gosar huddled on the House floor earlier in
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has agreed to delay the start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial by a week after lawyers said extra days would aid trial preparation. Judge Sidney H. Stein moved the start of jury selection from May 6 to May 13 during a pretrial hearing Friday in
Continue ReadingBy Danton Unger Click here for updates on this story WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (CTV Network) — A Manitoba woman thought she found a miracle natural supplement, but said a hidden ingredient wreaked havoc on her health. Magic – that’s how Carla Anne Ferguson’s friends and family described the Umary Hyaluronic Acid Dietary Supplement. From all she
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Caitlyn Pratt is an avid Aldi shopper, so much so that she crosses state lines a few times a month, driving 45 minutes from her home in Heavener, Oklahoma to the nearest Aldi in neighboring Arkansas. The distance doesn’t bother her if it means she can do
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Health Canada will change its longstanding policy restricting gay and bisexual men from donating to sperm banks in Canada, CTV News has learned. The federal health agency has adopted a revised directive removing the ban on gay, bisexual and other men
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell hit romantic comedy “Anyone But You” hitting Netflix, two teen ghost detectives who appear in DC comic books star in their own series called “Dead Boy Detectives” and a documentary detailing Bon Jovi’s rise to fame, breakups and
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez and Michele Gile Click here for updates on this story CHINO, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Chino’s mayor shared her thoughts after learning that over two dozen death row inmates will be transferred to the prison near his city. “Considering the Department of Corrections’ lack of investment in the upkeep and maintenance of
Continue ReadingBy Michael Hudak Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WSVN) — A large tree fell on top of a van in a neighborhood in Little Havana. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene at 1510 SW 13th St., where the large tree lay on top of the van and blocked the roadway, Thursday afternoon. “I’m
Continue ReadingBy Carolina Borges Click here for updates on this story PENSCOLA, Florida (WSVN) — A Walton County couple is facing felony charges after allegedly attempting to claim a million-dollar lottery prize, authorities reported. Kira Ender and her boyfriend, Dakota Jones, were arrested after trying to pass off an altered $50 ticket as a real $1
Continue ReadingBy Alex Leeds Matthews and Christopher Hickey, CNN (CNN) — Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for adult medical or recreational use. In November 2023, voters in Ohio made it the 24th state to approve legal recreational marijuana. Florida voters will have the chance to weigh in on recreational use
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has secured an agreement with a major UN agency to distribute aid from the pier the US military is constructing off the coast of Gaza, two senior US officials told CNN – a key development as the US and its allies have rushed to
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CNN By Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Friday in a bipartisan manner to advance a key foreign aid package, a significant step in sending aid to Ukraine and Israel and setting up a final vote as soon as Saturday. In an extraordinary move, more Democrats (165) supported the measure than Republicans
Continue ReadingTesla is recalling 3,878 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it discovered that the accelerator pedal can become stuck, potentially causing the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally and increase the risk of a crash. The accelerator pedal pad may dislodge and become trapped by the interior trim, according to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety
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