CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Barbara Bush, wife of former President George H.W. Bush and mother of former President George W. Bush. Personal Birth date: June 8, 1925 Death date: April 17, 2018 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Barbara Pierce Father: Marvin Pierce, publisher
Continue Reading By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor who endured both German and Japanese oppression but lived for eight decades beyond the end of World War II, has died at age 113. The death was confirmed by her daughter, Reha Bennicasa. She was the oldest known living Holocaust survivor according
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late Yasser Arafat, president of the Palestinian Authority. Personal Birth date: August 24, 1929 (some sources say August 4th) Death date: November 11, 2004 Birth place: Cairo, Egypt (claimed he was born in Jerusalem) Birth name: Mohammed Abdel Raouf Arafat al Qudwa
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Kofi Annan, former UN secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Personal Birth date: April 8, 1938 Death date: August 18, 2018 Birth place: Kumasi, Ghana Birth name: Kofi Atta Annan Father: Henry Reginald Annan, provincial governor in Ghana Mother: Victoria Annan Marriages: Nane
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1942 Death date: June 3, 2016 Birth place: Louisville, Kentucky Birth name: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. Father: Cassius (Cash) Clay, sign and mural painter Mother:
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorneys for a woman who was the mother of a man who died in a crash on South Providence Road in Columbia last year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Tenney Putnam, of Buffalo, Missouri, has sued Ciairah Mason, of Columbia, in Ernest Putnam’s death on Nov. 14, 2024. The lawsuit –
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Personal Birth date: September 21, 1954 Death date: July 8, 2022 Birth place: Nagato, Japan (some sources say Tokyo) Father: Shintaro Abe, former Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Mother: Yoko Kishi Marriage: Akie
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a 3-year-old girl who died in a crash earlier this month in Holts Summit has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the girl’s mother, the mother’s boyfriend and the girl’s grandmother. The lawyer for Coby Durham filed a petition in Callaway County on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that Jessie
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Measles vaccination rates are declining in Missouri and across the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the 2023-24 school year 90.4% of kindergarten students were vaccinated for the measles compared to 91.3% during the 2022-2023 school year, according to the CDC. The Missouri Department of Health and
Continue Reading By Jomana Karadsheh and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Arab foreign ministers are aiming to travel to Washington “within weeks” to present US President Donald Trump with a “solid” proposal to rebuild Gaza without displacing the Palestinian population, Jordanian official sources told CNN. Earlier this month, the American president proposed expelling 2.1 million Palestinians from
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A Texas school district has released a summary of its investigation following 11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza’s death by suicide, but questions remain about the events leading up to her death. The story has made national headlines – amid the nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration, after her
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) True/False Film Fest begins on Thursdays and thousands are expected to attend for movies, live music performances, art tours and other events that will be taking place all throughout Columbia. The Columbia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau expects around 10,000-15,000 people to visit Columbia for the True/False Film Fest. Ragtag Cinema reports already selling close
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A pilot flying American Airlines Flight 2246 was preparing to land Tuesday at Ronald Reagan National Airport when air traffic control instructed the flight to “go around” to avoid getting too close to another plane set to depart from the same runway. A “go-around” is an
Continue Reading By Gul Tuysuz, Isil Sariyuce, Max Saltman, Nadeen Ebrahim, Eyad Kourdi, Nechirvan Mando and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey that is estimated to have killed
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Thursday tariffs of 25% on Mexican and Canadian goods are set to take effect on March 4, while also threatening to impose an additional 10% on Chinese imports on the same date. Mexico, China and Canada are America’s top three trading partners. Simultaneous tariffs
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Treece Jones used to shop at Target at least once every other week, spending between $75 and $200 on each trip. Jones, a 32-year-old Black woman from Dallas, said she enjoyed browsing the store aisles for some of her favorite Black-owned brands including Pattern, Ezra
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived in the United States on Thursday after being allowed to leave Romania, where the pair were arrested three years ago and face charges of human trafficking. Here’s what to know about the aggressively misogynistic influencer and the online “manosphere” community where he
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose much more than expected last week, a likely indication of some “noisy” data, but also a potential worrisome hint that cracks may be forming in America’s long-solid labor market. There were an estimated 242,000 jobless claims filed last week, according to seasonally adjusted
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Crowds are gathering in Vatican City and Rome to pray for the speedy recovery of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff has shown slight signs of improvement since he was diagnosed with pneumonia last week, though his condition is still being described as “critical.” Here’s what else you need to
Continue Reading By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The Prince and Princess of Wales got to work in the kitchen during their visit to a community in Wales on Wednesday. On their visit to Pontypridd, a Welsh town hit by severe flooding last year, William and Catherine tried their hand at making traditional Welsh cakes. The couple
Continue Reading