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Missouri lawmakers pass several bills ahead of Friday’s session deadline

May 14, 2021 5:38 AM Zola Crowder

Missouri’s legislative session ends Friday at 6 p.m., and several bills passed this week are now awaiting Gov. Mike Parson’s signature.

5 things to know for May 14: Covid-19, US policing, immigration, Afghanistan, Tigray

May 14, 2021 5:20 AM CNN Newsource

The Colonial Pipeline is up and working again, but gas shortages — and the ensuing gas panic — probably won’t be resolved for a few more days. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered

A university president resigned after a recent plagiarized speech. It’s not the first commencement address lifted

May 14, 2021 5:03 AM CNN

The resignation of University of South Carolina president Bob Caslen for plagiarizing remarks in a commencement speech is the most recent example of the awkwardness faced by educators and school leaders when higher-ups find inspiration in the wrong ways. Caslen resigned from his position Wednesday after admitting his commencement speech plagiarized portions of a speech

Heavy artillery fire on Gaza escalates violence as clashes between Arabs and Jews rock Israeli cities

May 14, 2021 4:57 AM CNN Newsource

Gaza came under heavy artillery fire early Friday morning, amid reports — later conclusively denied — that the Israeli army had launched a possible ground invasion of the Strip. An army tweet, which said simply “IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip” — which coincided with the start of a

The death of a high school student has exposed a credibility crisis for Chinese authorities

May 14, 2021 4:31 AM CNN Newsource

“Truth! Truth! Truth,” shouted the dozens of people gathered outside a Chinese high school on Tuesday in a video widely circulated online. Holding white flowers, they demanded to know why a 17-year-old boy had suddenly fallen to his death on campus that weekend. Within minutes, the video — which hasn’t been independently verified by CNN

Texas landlord indicted for the murder of a tenant in 14-year cold case

May 14, 2021 2:55 AM CNN Newsource

The former landlord of a woman missing since 2006 in Texas surrendered to authorities Wednesday after being indicted for her murder, according to the Llano County Sheriff’s Office. Jimmy Wolfenbarger, 57, of Lubbock was indicted on May 3 on one count of murder in the death of Holly Simmons, according to the Texas Department of

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you wear a mask outdoors?

May 14, 2021 1:37 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its coronavirus guidance on Thursday to say fully vaccinated people can go fully maskless outdoors.

The man who accused Kevin Spacey of sexual assault will not identify himself, setting up dismissal of his lawsuit

May 13, 2021 11:26 PM CNN Newsource

The civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey that alleges he sexually assaulted a teenager in the 1980s is expected to be dismissed after attorneys for the accuser on Thursday said he refused to identify himself. A federal judge ruled last week that the man — identified in court documents as C.D. — who alleged Spacey

Health department recommends following new CDC guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals

May 13, 2021 6:20 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Local health departments advise following the CDC’s new recommendations on fully vaccinated people no longer having to wear a mask. The University of Missouri says it’s taking the new CDC guidelines into consideration and is carefully reviewing the information. Thursday, the CDC announced fully vaccinated individuals would no longer have to wear

DEFENDERS: Missouri gas prices on upward trend

May 13, 2021 10:49 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Colonial Pipeline is running again after a ransomware attack shut it down for nearly a week. This shutdown caused panic buying and gas shortages across the nation. Across the nation, the demand for gas was up nearly 20%, according to GasBuddy. In Missouri, gas supply or distribution was not impacted. Drivers

Robert Durst’s lawyers say he has bladder cancer and ask to postpone trial indefinitely

May 13, 2021 10:16 PM CNN Newsource

The legal team for Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary “The Jinx,” filed an emergency motion Thursday asking for his murder trial to not resume next week, citing a “myriad of life-threatening health issues” including bladder cancer that is not being treated. “We are very concerned about his health,” Durst’s attorney Dick

Missouri Senate votes to block federal gun law enforcement

May 13, 2021 9:42 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill to block local police from enforcing federal gun laws. The Republican-led state Senate on Thursday voted 22-10 in favor of the bill. The GOP-led House now faces a Friday deadline to pass the legislation. The measure would penalize local police agencies if their officers

Cyberattack on US pipeline sends ripple effects across the economy gas experts say Missouri should not feel the effects

May 13, 2021 9:23 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Colonial Pipeline is back in action after a six-day shutdown but it sent a ripple of effects across the east coast, following a cyber hack that caused its closure. The pipeline delivers about 45 percent of the fuel used along the east coast but it shut down on Friday after a cyber attack

Nepal tries to form a new government as its Covid-19 crisis deepens

May 13, 2021 9:18 PM CNN Newsource

Nepal has been thrown into political turmoil after the country’s Prime Minister was forced to step down following public anger over his response to a deadly second wave of Covid-19. K. P. Sharma Oli — who touted unproven coronavirus remedies and attended crowded events even as cases rose — was removed from his position after

Wait, does this mean the pandemic is over for vaccinated people?

May 13, 2021 9:16 PM CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday abruptly changed its guidance on masks and social distancing, saying people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 don’t have to wear masks indoors, and they don’t have to keep their distance from others. “If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that

Columbia police arrest two suspects in shots-fired incident Monday night

May 13, 2021 4:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Gerrod Taylor, 20, and Dequan Hughes, 21, for their alleged roles in the incident that happened Monday. Columbia police were sent at 8 p.m. to a shots-fired call at Walmart on West Broadway. The incident continued with shots fired near the Hy-Vee gas station after those involved ran across the road.

Police: 9 wounded, 3 critically, in Providence, Rhode Island

May 13, 2021 8:39 PM Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island’s capital said nine people have been wounded in a shooting. Providence Police Chief Col. Hugh T. Clements told reporters Thursday evening that three of the nine were critically wounded. Clements believed the shooting was the largest in city history. It took place in the southeastern neighborhood of

Defense attorneys ask judge to allow Ahmaud Arbery’s past run-ins with the law into the trial

May 13, 2021 8:31 PM CNN Newsource

Attorneys representing the three White men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery want to be allowed to tell a jury about Arbery’s past run-ins with the law during the upcoming trial. Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was fatally shot while on a jog in February 2020. Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael and

Medina Spirit passes the first of three drug tests to race in the Preakness Stakes

May 13, 2021 8:19 PM CNN Newsource

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit underwent three rounds of blood-sample testing between May 6 and May 11 — and the first test showed the animal was clear of both prohibited and therapeutic substances, officials said Thursday. The Bob Baffert-trained horse still needs two more negative results to participate in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the second leg

Israel warns of ‘more targets’ as clashes between Arabs and Jews rock Israeli cities

May 13, 2021 8:15 PM CNN Newsource

Gaza came under heavy artillery fire early Friday morning, amid reports — later conclusively denied — that the Israeli army had launched a possible ground invasion of the Strip. An army tweet, which said simply “IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip” — which coincided with the start of a