By David Culver, Evelio Contreras, Jerry Simonson and Rachel Clarke, CNN Guatemala City (CNN) — The flight landed safely in the middle of the morning, the sun occasionally bursting through the clouds over Guatemala City. But instead of taxiing to International Arrivals, the plane headed towards the military side of the airport as fighter jets
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to head to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX against the Philadephia Eagles on Feb. 9, many fans are also preparing their wallets, as ticket and travel prices soar. “Don’t expect to go to the Super Bowl for cheap if you’re going to cheer on the
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines employee working at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was struck and killed by a ramp vehicle while on the tarmac Monday, authorities said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a call at 9:38 a.m. for an employee struck by a vehicle on the tarmac and the person was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged with three felonies after she allegedly stabbed a man at a Jefferson City residence on Friday. Tabatha Pinkston, 36, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail at the time of publication.
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Continue Reading By Billy Stockwell, James Frater and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in controlling Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. The agreement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened to kill police officers and threatened to burn down a hotel and kill all of its occupants on Friday. Steven Franke, 39, was charged with first-degree making a terroristic threat, resisting arrest, first-degree property damage and misdemeanor misusing 911. He is
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso, Dana Karni and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Eight of the remaining hostages set to be released by Hamas in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Israel are dead, according to an Israeli government spokesperson. The rest of the 33 hostages who were expected to be returned from Gaza to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted on charges related to a pair of overdose deaths in 2023 was arrested in Indiana and was brought to the Boone County Jail. Marcus Larkins, 20, of Columbia, was charged on Oct. 24, 2023, with second-degree drug trafficking, tampering with evidence, three counts of stealing a gun
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen officials who worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump have been fired, according to sources familiar with the matter. A letter from acting Attorney General James McHenry to the officials said they cannot be “trusted” to “faithfully” implement Trump’s
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Video from a gas station security camera shows what a new filing in a lawsuit alleges is the start of this month’s deadly Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area – electrical sparking at a utility transmission tower in the hilly Eaton Canyon area near the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting shut down part of one of Columbia’s busiest roads Monday morning. A Columbia Police Department spokesperson said a man was taken by ambulance to a hospital after the shooting that closed Providence Road from Business Loop 70 to Interstate 70. More than a dozen first responder units were sent to
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” the Gaza Strip by moving more than a million Palestinians to neighboring countries has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents condemning it as ethnic cleansing and warning of regional chaos. Trump said on Saturday that he would like Jordan and Egypt
Continue Reading By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Violent weather exacerbated by climate change fueled hunger and food insecurity across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, according to a new United Nations report. Extreme weather drove up crop prices in multiple countries in the region in 2023, the report, which was written by several UN agencies
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The chairman of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center has accused Elon Musk of insulting victims of Nazism after the billionaire told a German far-right political party that the country needed to “move beyond” the “guilt” of the past. Musk made the comments in a surprise video address at an
Continue Reading By Holly Yan and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled parts of New England on Monday morning, with shaking felt from Boston to Portland, Maine, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was centered about 7 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine, and struck at a depth of about 8 miles,
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had signed four executive orders that will reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces; gutting the military’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs; and reinstating with back pay
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) For the sixth time in seven years, the road to the Super Bowl runs through Kansas City. After waiting 30 years since their last Super Bowl appearance, Bills fans felt this was finally their year. But for the fourth time since 2020, their championship hopes were dashed by the Kansas City
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TODAY: Monday is warmer with mostly sunny skies and a high in the mid-40s. We will have 10-20 mph southwest winds driving this warmth. Where drought is greatest and snow has mostly melted, in the south, we’ll have a chance for erratic fire behavior thanks to the dry and breezy air. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs are one win away from the NFL’s first-ever three-peat. Head Coach Andy Reid’s team earned the right to represent the AFC in New Orleans at Super Bowl LIX, following a 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on
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