By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O’Neill will serve as acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy said in a letter to CDC staff. O’Neill joined HHS in June after years as a
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has approved the sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine, providing a potentially powerful tool to Kyiv as it continues to face a relentless assault by Russia. The announcement of the proposed $825 million sale Thursday comes as diplomatic efforts to end
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Labor Day is almost here! Whether you’re throwing a block party or keeping things low-key, these 15 cookout classics will help you kick off the weekend right. Do you have a go-to dish? We’d love to know! Here’s what else you might have missed during
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Labor Day is almost here! Whether you’re throwing a block party or keeping things low-key, these 15 cookout classics will help you kick off the weekend right. Do you have a go-to dish? We’d love to know! Here’s what else you might have missed
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CNN By Jade Walker, CNN As we head into Labor Day weekend, take a moment to honor the American labor movement, which fought for decades to bring us all improved working conditions, fair wages and an end to child labor. As for the 5 Things team, we’re going to take a short break. 5 Good
Continue ReadingPor Juan Alvarado, CNN en Español Los 36 participantes de la Champions League 2025/2026 ya conocen los ocho cruces que tendrán durante la fase de liga de la competencia. El Paris Saint-Germain llega como el campeón defensor, y varios contendientes buscarán arrebatarle la corona al cuadro francés. Sin embargo, hay cuatro equipos que ya hicieron
Continue ReadingPor Nimi Princewill, CNN La decisión de Uganda de aprobar la oferta del Gobierno de Trump para recibir migrantes no deseados por Estados Unidos ha generado críticas en la nación del este de África, que ya alberga la mayor población de refugiados del continente. “Todo el esquema es pésimo” sin supervisión parlamentaria, dijo a AP
Continue ReadingPor Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español El Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. alertó que cárteles mexicanos han estado utilizando redes chinas de lavado de dinero para obtener ganancias por la venta de drogas en Estados Unidos. Según un aviso emitido este jueves por la Red de Control de Delitos Financieros (FinCEN, por sus siglas en
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the third year in a row, the Missouri Department of Transportation reports that traffic deaths across the state are down. MoDOT preliminary data shows that from Jan. 1 to Aug. 24, 2025, there have been 577 people killed in crashes. This is down from 589 reported during the same time period
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By Samantha Delouya, Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — After backing away from a controversial logo rebrand loudly opposed by many right-wing influencers, Cracker Barrel also quietly made changes to its website this week. The Tennessee-based roadside restaurant chain deleted a dedicated “Pride page” and scrubbed references to employee resource groups, including its LGBTQ+ and Diversity,
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina officials urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a ban on transgender students using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity, noting that the justices are set to take up a blockbuster appeal dealing with transgender athletes in coming months. The emergency request
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — As cities across Florida face a state-imposed deadline next week to remove rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art, at least three say they will appeal, arguing in part that the directive robs their neighborhoods of artistic expressions representing their cities’ dedication to diversity and inclusivity of LGBTQ+ communities. Others,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A homeless man has been charged after he was accused of assaulting someone else at Turning Point. Danelle Jordan, 46, was charged with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court documents state officers were called to 702 Wilkes Blvd on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. for an assault. Dispatch notes said a suspect
Continue ReadingPor Samantha Waldenberg, CNN La Casa Blanca “seguirá luchando” contra la orden de una jueza de cerrar el centro de detención de inmigrantes en Florida apodado Alligator Alcatraz, incluso mientras cumplen con una orden judicial para dejar de recibir nuevos detenidos y retirar la infraestructura añadida al sitio, dijo la secretaria de prensa Karoline Leavitt.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hauser, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A time capsule sealed by Princess Diana in 1991 has been dug out of a children’s hospital in London to enable the construction of a new cancer center. Workers who were either born in 1991 or already working at the hospital that year helped remove the capsule which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Minneapolis police provided an update on this week’s Catholic school shooting in a public news conference Thursday. Among the news to come out of the briefing was that police found more weapons they believe to be associated with the shooter. Watch the full news conference in the video player.
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By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested two crew workers helping to contain Washington state’s biggest wildfire, saying they were in the United States illegally. Lawyers for one of the men dispute that characterization, alleging he was already on track for legal status. The Bureau of Land Management and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been arrested after he was charged earlier this month for allegedly shooting at a home. Marlon Meija-Fuentez was booked into the Boone County Jail at 4:54 p.m. on Wednesday, according to online records. Meija-Fuentez was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon
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By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Alaska, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard abruptly ousted a CIA expert who had helped brief Trump’s team in the lead-up to the meeting, according to several people familiar with the episode. By naming this person
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists consider an alarming sign that the group is under stress from development. The sightings of members of Mashco Piro tribe come
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