By Abeer Salman, Mohammed al Sawalihi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Two Palestinian former detainees who were recently released from Israel’s notorious Sde Teiman detention center said they saw the prominent Palestinian physician Hussam Abu Safiya there last month, saying he was in “poor condition” when he arrived. The former detainees said Abu Safiya
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New York judge sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional release on his conviction for falsifying business records to cover up an affair with an adult film actress. Judge Juan Merchan’s sentence on the 34 felony convictions means Trump will serve no jail time, pay no fines and will not be on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach Police Department patrol vehicle was totaled after a crash on the Grand Glaize Bridge Friday morning. According to a release from the city, the officer was not in his car as he was helping a semi-truck driver from a separate crash when the second truck crashed into the patrol
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Friday Update: The last update, as of Friday at midday, shows snow on its way out of Columbia and mid-Missouri. Totals have broadly reached 2-4 inches across much of the region so far today, and are expected to climb slightly before snow ends in the east. Totals were impressive thanks to an efficient 20:1 snow
Continue Reading By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks plunged Friday as investors digested a better-than-expected jobs report that soured expectations of future rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The Dow dropped by 697 points, closing at 41,938, while the S&P 500 fell by 1.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index was lower by 1.6%.
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon, Michael Rios and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term in what the country’s opposition movement has decried as “coup d’etat,” culminating more than five months of dispute over last summer’s contested election. The ceremony took place on Friday in a small
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather is entering Mid-Missouri on Thursday evening and Friday morning and area schools are being impacted once again. Columbia Public Schools will be closed Friday. CPS had multiple days out earlier this week because of road conditions from this past weekend’s storm. Students are asked to focus on “alternative methods of
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — An Australian judge has annulled the marriage of a Melbourne couple after the bride told the court that she took part in the wedding ceremony believing it was a social media “prank.” According to documents published by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the woman in her
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — This week, the United States accused the RSF militia in Sudan’s brutal civil conflict of committing genocide. It’s the second time in two decades that genocide has been declared in the northeast African nation, where thousands have died and millions are in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. How
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — In the capital of Transnistria, a self-declared microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of Moldova will run out of energy in three weeks, the head of its Russia-backed government has said. Once
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several iconic and beloved landmarks in Los Angeles have fallen victim to wildfires this week. Luckily, the Getty Villa museum in the Pacific Palisades narrowly escaped destruction, with fire prevention systems saving its priceless collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue Reading KCAL, KCBS, SPECTRUM-NEWS-LOS-ANGELES, CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Jyoti Mishra personally knows how much stress can come with a wildfire. The associate director of the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council and associate professor of psychiatry works at the University of California, San Diego. Her city isn’t currently experiencing wildfires, but
Continue Reading By Eugenia Yosef, Abeer Salman and Becky Anderson, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said Friday it had identified the body of a hostage recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza as the son of Yosef Al-Ziyadnah, a hostage whose body was recovered earlier this week. Hamza Al-Ziyadnah, 23, was found dead in a tunnel
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Americans are saddled with medical bills. A study released last year says 20 million Americans might be saddled with medical debt. Medical debt is also the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States by a mile. This week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a rule that would keep that medical debt off of
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, Kelly McCleary and James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing it to be grounded. The specifically designed CL-415 firefighting planes are used to scoop up more than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After logging heavy hours clearing the state’s roadways this past week, roughly 1,500 snowplow operators across Missouri are bracing for another round of winter weather. Mid-Missouri was hit hard with a winter storm over the weekend with some areas in Randolph County receiving up to 8.5 inches of snow. Jefferson City Public
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian and Brett Roegiers, CNN (CNN) — As residents in the Los Angeles area grapple with this week’s devastating wildfires, several iconic landmarks and beloved local institutions have fallen victim to the flames. Will Rogers ranch house The Will Rogers ranch house, a state park named after the early 20th century actor, columnist
Continue Reading CNN, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, KSNV, CAL FIRE, X, MERCEDES BECK, KCAL/KCBS By Artemis Moshtaghian and Brett Roegiers, CNN (CNN) — As residents in the Los Angeles area grapple with this week’s devastating wildfires, several iconic landmarks and beloved local institutions have fallen victim to the flames. Will Rogers ranch house The Will Rogers ranch house,
Continue Reading Analysis by Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN Taipei, Taiwan/Hong Kong (CNN) — When a Taiwanese telecoms company detected that an international undersea cable was damaged earlier this month, it worked to divert internet traffic from the broken line to keep customers on the island connected. But the company, Chunghwa Telecom, also went to Taiwan’s
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Unpaid medical bills will no longer affect credit scores after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday finalized a rule to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans. According to a 2024 study from the Missouri Foundation of Health, in a survey
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