Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally. Sunday’s ruling comes at a critical time after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following an uprising in which
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A single 15-minute argument in the middle of this week could change Chase Strangio’s life – and the lives of so many people like him in the United States. Strangio, an attorney for the ACLU, is set to make history Wednesday as the first known transgender person to argue
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Caitlin Danaher and Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — At least 200 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza Saturday, according to local health officials, as the United Nations said it would pause aid deliveries through the enclave’s main crossing after more of its trucks were stolen. The developments
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has rejected any responsibility for a powerful explosion that temporarily cut water and power supplies to large swathes of neighboring Kosovo. President Aleksandar Vucic claimed Sunday that such accusations are part of a “hybrid” warfare against his country. Kosovo officials said police arrested eight people after an explosion on
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate, which has the constitutional responsibility for “advice and consent” on presidential nominees. Trump and his
Continue Reading Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union has left 44 people hospitalized. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the parliament Saturday night, throwing stones and setting off fireworks. Police deployed water cannons and tear
Continue Reading Associated Press Shopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystick-controlled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse. A pop-up spinning wheel offers the
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Results from Ireland’s election suggest the two dominant center-right parties look likely to form a new government. Incumbent governing parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were voters’ top choices in terms of vote share. With about two-thirds of seats declared, Fianna Fail was on course to be the biggest party
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi, Tim Lister, Sophie Tanno, Haley Britzky and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Syrian and Russian jets are stepping up strikes on opposition forces in northern Syria in retaliation for the sudden offensive that has cost the autocratic regime control of the country’s second largest city, Aleppo. The offensive has also led to
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Abeer Salman, CNN Shuafat refugee camp, East Jerusalem (CNN) — The six days after Rami Al-Halhouli was shot dead by the Israeli police near his home in East Jerusalem were a nightmare for his loved ones. Israeli authorities were holding the 12-year-old boy’s body at an undisclosed location, refusing to release
Continue Reading Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back insurgents who seized the country’s largest city of Aleppo, as Iran pledged to help the government counter the surprise offensive. Iran has been a key political and military ally of Syrian President
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. Around 32.5% of the budget has been allocated for national defense amounting to over $145 billion, up from a reported 28.3% this year. New European Council
Continue Reading REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Voters in Iceland have joined a global trend and punished incumbents in the country’s parliamentary election. The center-left Social Democratic Alliance won the biggest share of votes in the North Atlantic island nation. It took 15 seats in the 63-seat parliament, the Althingi, and secured more than 21% of votes. The
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian tycoon Gautam Adani says his conglomerate is committed to “world-class regulatory compliance” after being indicted in the U.S. on fraud charges and an alleged bribery scheme worth millions of dollars, his first remarks since the accusations surfaced. Adani is a major power player in India and is perceived as close to
Continue Reading Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys. It blamed the breakdown of law and order in large part on Israeli
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A twice-yearly shot that prevents HIV infections will be available at low cost in 120 poor countries. But nearly all of Latin America was excluded from the deal with drugmaker Gilead, sparking concern the world is missing a critical opportunity to stop AIDS. The shot was 100% effective in
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — In his speech marking his election win, President-elect Donald Trump hailed a new “golden age of America” and claimed to have pulled off the “greatest political movement of all time.” The president-elect and his camp celebrated the Republican’s political comeback as a triumph against “wokeism,” liberal immigration and other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 21 Mizzou’s seniors got carried off into the sunset with the Battle Line Trophy in their possession. You can watch extended highlights from the win in the video player below. MU claimed its third consecutive Battle Line Rivalry victory over Arkansas, defeating its southern rival 28-21 on a snowy Faurot Field.
Continue Reading Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Lake-effect snow blanketed swaths of the U.S. as Thanksgiving travelers journeyed home this holiday weekend, with more snow expected to fall over the Great Lakes region through the week. While the weather event dumped dozens of inches of snow in upstate New York, including nearly 4 feet (1.22
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roads were covered in much of Mid-Missouri as the area saw its first snowfall of the season Saturday. According to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, as of 6 a.m. Saturday, Troop F handled 80 non-injury crashes, seven crashes with injuries, one fatal crash and 186 stranded motorists.
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