By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a fierce critique of Russian President Vladimir Putin while defending his decision give Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons. “I’ve known [Putin] for over 40 years -– he’s concerned me for 40 years,” Biden told ABC News’
Continue Reading
The Columbia Police Department SWAT team and Crisis Negotiation teams were engaged in a standoff Thursday in northeast Columbia.
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta officials on Thursday morning lifted the last boil water advisory put in place after a string of water main breaks left parts of the major US city without drinkable water nearly a week, underscoring the fragility of the nation’s aging infrastructure. “We are pleased to announce that the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Virginie Viard, the creative director of Chanel who replaced Karl Lagerfeld after his death, is leaving the fashion house. Chanel did not immediately announce a replacement for the 62-year-old Viard, who worked with Lagerfeld for more than two decades. Before she replaced Lagerfeld, Viard had held no official role as designer but
Continue Reading
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III embarked on his first overseas trip since being diagnosed with cancer, traveling across the English Channel for commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day Landings in Normandy. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on five stretches of the German-occupied Normandy coastline
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. America’s middle class is feeling the heat from sky-high
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel. Scholastic announced Thursday that “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth volume of Collins’ blockbuster
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. The Wall Street Journal owes its readers — and the public — better. The business broadsheet published and hyped a story Wednesday declaring that “behind closed doors,” President
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estados Unidos y otros 16 países cuyos ciudadanos fueron tomados como rehenes por Hamas el 7 de octubre harán pública este jueves una declaración conjunta en la que pedirán a Israel y Hamas que lleguen a un acuerdo sobre el último alto el fuego y la propuesta relativa a los
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — New York was just a few weeks away from becoming the first American city to adopt congestion pricing, a system designed to alleviate traffic, reduce air pollution and fund public transit. Then, at the last minute, the governor lost her nerve, citing the dubious claim that
Continue Reading
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Pulaski County Wednesday night. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Terry Marshall, 24, crashed his 2017 Hyundai Elantra on Highway 17 at 11:20 p.m. Troopers said Marshall was traveling westbound when he went off the right
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Community members got their first opportunity to meet with the four finalists for Columbia’s next Fire Chief on Thursday night. Attendance for the meet-and-greet at Columbia City Hall was light, with the bulk of attendees being government officials or council members. Those who attended were able to walk up to multiple tables and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Tom Foreman, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction, the “R” in the Republican brand might just as well stand for revenge. From Trump on down, members of the GOP are launching furious plans to prosecute Democrats at every turn, especially if the man who lost the White House in 2020 can
Continue Reading
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A low-calorie sweetener called xylitol used in many reduced-sugar foods and consumer products such as gum and toothpaste may be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks, stroke and death in people who consume the highest levels of the sweetener, a new study found. “We gave healthy volunteers
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has begun the trial of an American soldier arrested earlier this year on charges of stealing. U.S. officials and Russian authorities say Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to Vladivostok to see his girlfriend and was arrested after she accused him of stealing from
Continue Reading
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces star center A’Ja Wilson put up a historic statline in the team’s 95-81 win over the Dallas Wings on Wednesday. Wilson finished with 36 points, 12 rebounds and six steals, becoming the first player in WNBA history to have at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (Jerusalén, CNN) — Decenas de personas murieron y muchas más resultaron heridas en un ataque aéreo israelí nocturno contra una escuela administrada por las Naciones Unidas en el centro de Gaza, según autoridades hospitalarias y gubernamentales en el enclave palestino. La escuela, dirigida por la agencia de la ONU para los refugiados palestinos
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump has returned to the campaign trail with a trip to Arizona, his first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal. Trump spoke Thursday at a town hall in Phoenix organized by Turning Point, a
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top ally and potential running mate of ex-President Donald Trump is launching an effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November’s elections. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is the only Black Republican in the
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka proved his days of sporting prowess aren’t yet behind him as he won a bronze medal in shot put at the Oceania Athletics Championships on Wednesday. The 75-year-old put matters of state to one side as he competed in the over-65 category, recording a
Continue Reading