By Ivana Kottasová, Sana Noor Haq, Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — It’s been two years since Hamas’ attack on October 7 led to Israel’s war in Gaza and life in the enclave has never been harder. With at least 67,173 people killed and another 169,780 injured, one in nine people alive in Gaza before the
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CNN, POOL, SEE PREFONTS By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, Betul Tuncer, Emily Condon, Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN (CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges at his arraignment Wednesday, where his lawyers said they plan to file several motions they hope will kill the case before
Continue ReadingBy Yumi Asada, Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A bear rampaged through the sushi section of a supermarket in central Japan Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks that have pushed this year’s death toll to a record high. Two customers, ages 69 and 76, were injured when the bear, standing at 1.4
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old Macks Creek man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash on Highway 7 in Camden County, just north of Bridge A-4336, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man drove a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer northbound as it went off the road,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude called the number of legal guns being carried downtown “shocking” in her statement to Columbia city leaders at Monday night’s council meeting. “Two of my assistant chiefs worked downtown over the weekend, and the remark that they made to me after the first night was they were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are in critical condition after they were shot Tuesday morning in the 1100 block of Cordell Street, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The release says officers were called at 5 a.m. for a “weapons offense” and found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. Both
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CNN By Lilit Marcus, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) — In 1967, four years after her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and she became the most recognizable widow in the world, Jacqueline Kennedy visited Cambodia. When she arrived in the capital city of Phnom Penh amid a generation-defining war, there was no question
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe told ABC 17 News that she is no longer putting together a task force that addresses downtown crime. She announced the task force after it was requested by University of Missouri System President Mun Choi after a Stephens College student, Aiyanna Williams, was shot and killed in downtown
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A police interrogation, pictures on a cellphone and the use of new bullet technology helped Columbia police identify a possible suspect in an April downtown shooting. Newly released court documents lay out the case against Travis A. Jones Jr., 22, for a shooting at Broadway and Ninth Street on April 13.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A second North Callaway School District bus crashed less than a week after five students were hurt on Thursday. The second crash happened Tuesday morning near the Callaway and Audrain County line on County Road 2000 near the intersection of State Route DD. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson Sgt. Kyle Green
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By Gonzalo Zegarra and Isa Cardona, CNN (CNN) — Argentine President Javier Milei took to the stage Monday night in Buenos Aires for a book launch-turned-rock concert, a move that delighted his fans but drew criticism from opposition members who accused him of being out of touch with the country’s economic problems. Surrounded by a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge has approved the ballot language for a summary of a constitutional amendment that would limit abortion access across the state. Judge Daniel Green had twice refused Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ attempt to write the language for Amendment 3. The most recent rejection occurred on Oct. 1 and
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By Isa Cardona, CNN (CNN) — Five people have been arrested following an alleged assassination attempt on Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, according to the country’s energy minister Ines Manzano. Noboa’s car was surrounded by a group of around 500 people throwing rocks as he traveled in a convoy to Cañar province, where he was scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A well-known St. Louis attorney will handle the murder case of a man accused of killing a Stephens College student downtown. Attorney Scott Rosenblum’s firm will represent Misael Covarrubias in his case. Covarrubias is being held without bond for allegedly killing Aiyanna Williams on September 29 and hurting two others in
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By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — There would not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration warned. In Nashville, so many controllers have stayed home, the facility – which guides planes into and out of the airport –
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! You may think you’re exhausted because you have too many things on your plate. The real reason might be how you’re using technology. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Contractors hit hard Unlike federal employees, contract workers
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! You may think you’re exhausted because you have too many things on your plate. The real reason might be how you’re using technology. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Contractors hit hard Unlike federal employees, contract
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Miller County Coroner’s Office wrote in a Monday social media post that a man who died while in custody of the law enforcement died from a “sudden cardiac arrest, secondary to acute methamphetamine toxicity.” The coroner’s office previously wrote on Aug. 18 that Albert Clark, 54, had a plastic bag in
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The No. 14 Missouri Tigers are getting ready for their biggest test yet. The Tigers host the Alabama Crimson Tide on Faurot Field on Saturday. It’s the last in a string of home games to open the season. Alabama is ranked No. 8 after beating Vanderbilt last week. Watch the news conference in the player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Cole County Sheriff’s Office plans to buy several new items using money from the state’s new law enforcement grant program. Sheriff John Wheeler tells ABC 17 News he plans to buy five mobile data terminals for patrol cars, three portable radios for road deputies and a new security camera from
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