By Rikki Klaus and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Two West Virginia parents are awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges after adopting four Black children and allegedly using them for “forced labor” on their farm, court documents show. Jeanne Whitefeather, 62 and Donald Lantz, 63, who are both White, have been charged with
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says federal officials are investigating a weekend demonstration against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that spiraled into violence outside a Los Angeles synagogue. Fighting between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counterprotesters erupted Sunday outside the Adas Torah synagogue in the heavily Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood and police were called
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Drought has managed to remain minimal in the latest drought report that came out this morning at nine. Drought still persist in northeastern portions of Mid-Missouri including mainly portions of Macon and Monroe counties. This latest update, does not include the rainfall seen earlier this week where Macon county recorded higher rainfall rates due to
Continue ReadingAP National Writer The U.S. Center for SafeSport has released its 2023 annual report. The center points to an ever-growing surge in abuse reports and the impact of inflation in claiming it needs a 40% increase in funding. CEO Ju’Riese Colon said the center needed an additional $10 million each year on top of its
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As COVID-19 bubbles up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign. An influential government advisory panel on Thursday recommended a new round of shots for all Americans this fall. Officials acknowledge that the need for vaccinations is not as
Continue ReadingBy Joe Fisher Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — Retreat at Palm Beach closed its doors on Friday, one of at least three facilities in three states to shut down following the death of President and CEO Peter Schorr. Retreat shut down operations and discharged patients at its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Two task forces charged with proposing ways to combat anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and antisemitism at Harvard University have delivered their preliminary recommendations to the school’s interim president. School officials say the recommendations issued Wednesday focus on more than a dozen areas needing quick action. The recommendations follow a tough academic
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By Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is holding discussions with Israel and Ukraine about the possibility of transferring aging Patriot air defense systems currently in Israel to Ukraine as it continues to defend itself in the war with Russia, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with the discussions, as the US
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Tennessee authorities have concluded that there’s no evidence that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing after a night of drinking in Nashville, was overserved alcohol the night he disappeared.
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were arrested and charged with drug crimes on Thursday in Miller County. Karey Varner, Kyle Nelson and David Saint were charged with two counts of second-degree drug trafficking and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs. Taylor Blackburn was charged with drug possession and
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Federal charges have been filed against five people linked to a recent attempt to bribe a juror to help secure a not guilty verdict in a trial over a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program, the US attorney in Minnesota announced in a news conference
Continue ReadingKMOV, CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents have searched far and wide for ways to reduce their children’s screen time. A new study suggests that the answer may lie in the parent’s own screen habits. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Age restrictions: A new
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Parents have searched far and wide for ways to reduce their children’s screen time. A new study suggests that the answer may lie in the parent’s own screen habits. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Age restrictions: A new upscale Caribbean
Continue ReadingBy Meghan McRoberts Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPTV) — A Port St. Lucie mother has been sentenced to 21 life terms in prison plus 800 years after being convicted of “evil and horrific” sex crimes against her children. In 2022, Assistant State Attorney Katy Reid said then-26-year-old Natalie
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours. They’re protesting a recent decision by the country’s high court ordering young religious men to enlist for military service. Protesters sat on the highway Thursday and lay on the ground as police
Continue ReadingBy Molly Hudson Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KMTV) — “Mother nature is cruel… and overwhelming,” said Melissa Youngblood, vice president of Home Trailer Park. Youngblood’s family owns this mobile home park on North 16th Street. “It’s like everything my great grandparents are building or have built just keeps getting taken
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By Jill Lamkins Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — Helping neighbors no matter where they are. In Council Bluffs, law enforcement is working to get those experiencing homelessness out of nearby flooded river encampments. Moving along this stretch of the Missouri, officers with the Homeless Outreach Patrol warn those
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America’s Independence Day this year after a falling out with organizers of the event that made him famous, the annual 4th of July eating contest in Brooklyn’s Coney Island. Chestnut, of
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Apparently, Dolly Parton is too big of a star to know who Ryan Reynolds is. We kid, we kid. But, so does Parton. The country music legend appeared in a video, posted to YouTube on Thursday, where she playfully trolled Reynolds to help promote “Welcome to Wrexham,” the docuseries
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Thrash metal trio Voice of Baceprot have come a long way since their teen years attending an Islamic school in Indonesia, where they first discovered System of a Down on a teacher’s computer and fell in love with heavy metal music. Earlier this week the band touched down in
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