By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Hours of closed-door testimony from three top State Department officials shed new light on the “unprecedented” situation in the final days of the US presence in Afghanistan as the officials were rushed to the country with virtually no time to prepare and no established emergency evacuation plan
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s scheduled call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday will not simply test the leaders’ increasingly sour relationship. It will also highlight a glaring contradiction in US policy toward the war in Gaza, a conflict that potentially poses an existential threat to both of
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CNN By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Hours of closed-door testimony from three top State Department officials shed new light on the “unprecedented” situation in the final days of the US presence in Afghanistan as the officials were rushed to the country with virtually no time to prepare and no established emergency evacuation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball scored at least four runs in three different innings on Wednesday afternoon at Taylor Stadium, lifting the Tigers to a series sweep over UT Martin. Kerrick Jackson’s crew earned a 15-9 win over the Skyhawks ahead of a three-game SEC series against No. 6 Florida. A pair of Tigers recorded
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By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has been using artificial intelligence to help identify bombing targets in Gaza, according to an investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call, citing six Israeli intelligence officials involved in the alleged program – who also allege that human review of the suggested targets was cursory at best. The
Continue ReadingBy JOHNSON LAI and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for missing people and worked to reach hundreds stranded when Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads. Ten people died and more than 1,000 were injured. The powerful quake struck during the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In newly filed court documents, Michigan prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence the parents of school shooter Ethan Crumbley to at least 10 years in prison, alleging they have both showed a “chilling lack of remorse” after they were convicted for involuntary manslaughter. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Softball’s 12-game non-conference winning streak has been snapped. SEMO upset the No. 11 Tigers 1-0 on Wednesday evening, posting the program’s highest ranked win since the Redhawks joined the NCAA Division I level. SEMO’s Paytience Holman tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits and striking out three batters. An
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since the pandemic, China is allowing foreign climbers to access Mount Everest via Tibet. Adrian Ballinger, who has summited Everest eight times, is one of the Western guides who prefers the Tibet route to the top of the world’s tallest mountain (from the north), as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cedric Alvis has landed his next coaching job, and the former Hickman head football coach did not have to travel far to find it. Rock Bridge head football coach Matt Perkins announced on social media on Wednesday that Alvis is joining his coaching staff as a defensive backs coach. Most recently, Alvis
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La dirigente opositora venezolana María Corina Machado, ganadora de las elecciones primarias de octubre pasado, dijo que sus equipos en todo el país están en riesgo de sufrir desapariciones forzadas y que ella misma “podría ser objeto de una detención injustificada”, en una carta dirigida a un grupo de países
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians want the Security Council to vote later this month on their revived request for full membership in the United Nations, despite the United States reiterating Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinians must first negotiate a peace agreement. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador,
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) An Independence man was charged on Wednesday after he was accused of leading deputies on a chase and breaking into a house on March 13. Travis Bellomy II was charged with first-degree burglary, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault, resisting arrest and illegal gun possession. A warrant was
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say thieves stole as much $30 million in a burglary at a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the largest cash heists in city history. A police official said Wednesday that the burglary occurred Sunday night at an unnamed facility in the Sylmar area of the San Fernando
Continue ReadingBy DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — James McCann had a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles emerged from a five-hour rain delay to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night. Baltimore trailed 3-0 in the eighth before scoring twice against the Kansas City bullpen, which wasted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was charged after he was accused of attacking two men with a hammer at a Columbia bar on Jan. 31. Kurtis Hoener was charged with first-degree assault causing serious physical injury, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A warrant for his arrest was requested on Wednesday and a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — El capitalista de riesgo de Florida Michael Shvartsman y su hermano Gerald Shvartsman se declararon culpables este miércoles de participar en un esquema de uso de información privilegiada vinculado al exitoso acuerdo que hizo pública la empresa de redes sociales del expresidente Donald Trump. Cada uno de los hermanos
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — An Orange County, Florida, grand jury has decided not to charge a former Orlando police officer for the shooting of a 26-year-old last July. After being presented “with all relevant evidence,” the grand jury decided not to charge former Orlando officer Jose Velez in the shooting that resulted in Derek Diaz’s death, according
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka had a game to forget in his first start for the San Diego Padres. In his second start, he did something so rare only five other catchers have done it since 1961. Higashioka caught two baserunners stealing and homered in the fourth inning
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee on Wednesday recommended a plan that includes adding a storm shelter to Battle Elementary School. It is now up Board of Education to approve the project. The International Building Code, adopted in 2015, requires educational buildings with an occupant load of 50 or more to have a
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