By ANDREW WILKS and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday Wednesday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. But events were overshadowed by the worsening crisis in Gaza and Israel’s expected military offensive in Rafah city after six months of war. “We should
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, April 9, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Jefferson City (8) Battle (9) FINAL Rock Bridge (2) Capital City (1) FINAL Helias (14) Owensville (4) FINAL Blair Oaks (8) Osage (3) FINAL Tolton (13) Lutheran St. Charles (5)
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer announced her retirement Tuesday, ending the winningest coaching career in college basketball history after 45 years. VanDerveer surpassed former Duke men’s basketball head coach, and fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Mike Krzyzewski earlier this season to become the coach with the
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer gave her time and energy to a young Dawn Staley behind the scenes years before the South Carolina coach started winning championships or delivering an improbable undefeated season. The Hall of Fame Stanford coach did the same for her Pac-12 rivals. For Cori
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-3 for their fifth consecutive victory. Garrett Hampson began the Kansas City 10th on second as the automatic runner, replacing Vinnie Pasquantino. Hampson raced home when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mizzou football players announced their entry into the transfer portal, on Tuesday. Tight end Ryan Hoerstkamp and defensive lineman Ky Montgomery made the official announcements on social media. There are also reports out that running back Michael Cox is set to enter the portal, however, there has been no official word
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Paramount is looking into claims Sylvester Stallone allegedly used disparaging language about background actors on the set of “Tulsa King,” which streams on Paramount+, sources told CNN. The studio is investigating claims that first surfaced on social media in which Stallone was accused of referring to some performers working as extras on the set
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Court documents show a University of Washington football player has been arrested and charged with raping two women in Seattle. KING-TV reports Seattle police officers arrested 18-year-old Tylin “Tybo” Rogers last Friday and booked him into King County Jail. He was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape and third-degree rape. Court documents say
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei (CNN) — The Taroko National Park in eastern Taiwan, a popular destination for domestic and international tourists alike, will close until further notice, after the island was struck by the strongest earthquake in 25 years last week. “All levels of trails and facilities within the Taroko National Park jurisdiction have
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong has killed at least five people and left another 36 injured. Some 250 residents were rescued from the New Lucky House in Hong Kong’s Jordan neighborhood and the fire was extinguished later Wednesday. The fire services department said that the
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD and MORGAN LEE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision in giving the go-ahead to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions. The law revived Tuesday drastically alters the legal landscape for terminating pregnancies. It also places the politics of abortion access front
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WTKR, FACEBOOK, ABBY ZWERNER, NEWPORT NEWS JUDICIAL COURT, CNN, Facebook/Abby Zwerner By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York (CNN) — A former Virginia elementary school administrator was indicted last month and charged with eight felony counts after a 6-year-old student brought a gun to school and shot his teacher last year. Ebony Parker, the former assistant
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Talk about a “bad romance.” Lady Gaga is making her long-awaited debut as Harley Quinn alongside Joaquin Phoenix’s reprisal of his Oscar-winning Joker in the first trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux” released on Tuesday. The teaser trailer begins with Phoenix’s cuffed and plain-faced Joker – whose name is
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CNN By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after a shooting at a Michigan high school left four students dead, a court heard gut-wrenching impact statements from the victims’ families as the parents of the shooter were sentenced to prison. James and Jennifer Crumbley were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials earlier this year
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto bruised his neck when hit by a Zack Wheeler wild pitch in the seventh inning of Philadelphia’s 3-0 loss to St. Louis, and the three-time All-Star was removed from the game. Wheeler was pitching to Brendan Donovan when he bounced and 0-1 curveball, catching Realmuto on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After earning first-year skipper Kerrick Jackson’s first SEC series win in the form of a three-game sweep against No. 6 Florida over the weekend, the vibes were high for Mizzou baseball headed into Tuesday night’s midweek meeting with SIUE. However, it did not go as planned, as the Cougars shocked the Tigers
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — It’s been almost 15 years since there has been any major change to the popular Toyota 4Runner SUV, a fan favorite among off-road enthusiasts. But an all-new version is finally coming, and among the most notable changes is the addition of a hybrid option. The 4Runner shares a lot
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CNN, KTNV, KVVU By Christina Maxouris, Amanda Musa and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A man fired a gun inside a law office in the Summerlin area near Las Vegas during a child custody deposition hearing Monday morning, killing two people, Las Vegas police said. The shooter also is dead, and police believe he took
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Reporter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Senate subcommittee has opened an investigation into the safety of Boeing jetliners, intensifying concerns about the airworthiness of the company’s aircraft. The panel has summoned Boeing’s CEO to a hearing next week at which Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour is expected to detail safety concerns
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A public hospital in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has laid off 100 doctors who are taking part in a nationwide strike for almost one month. The Kenyatta Referral Hospital management said Tuesday that new doctors had been hired in place of those striking. Doctors in Kenya have
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