Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — ___ EDITORS: As part of its coverage of the death of former President Jimmy Carter, The Associated Press is looking back at major events in his life. Carter’s success at Camp David negotiating a Mideast Peace agreement between Egypt and Israel was one of his crowning achievements. AP Diplomatic Writer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans are bracing for a difficult winter ahead as a looming energy shortage could leave them without enough energy. On Jan. 1, Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom is set to halt gas supplies to the European Union candidate country over an alleged $709 million debt for past supplies, a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Amid everything else on his desk — the Iran hostage crisis, domestic economic turmoil, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and a grueling 1980 reelection fight — President Jimmy Carter elevated the independence of a country in southern Africa as a top agenda item. Carter hosted then-Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Trammell, CNN (CNN) — When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new year. Kiribati is an island country in the central Pacific Ocean, and its
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history but not every legal issue between the two. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott J. Nord approved the agreement Tuesday, a day after Jolie and Pitt
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — People in Zimbabwe are shunning traditional grocery stores to do their shopping at informal and illegal markets that pop up at night to avoid police raids. The government had hoped the introduction of a new currency in April would resolve a money crisis that has seen southern African countries
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite an increase in violent crime in Columbia, the Boone County Sheriff’s has reported a reduction in violent crime for the second consecutive year. Data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows the Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported 76 violent crimes. Firearms and “dangerous weapons” made up 52% of those crimes. It
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — China has reported its factory activity expanded at a slower pace in December, despite recent stimulus measures and in the face of increasing trade risks. the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday that the official Purchasing Managers’ Index, based on a survey of factory managers, slipped to 50.1 from 50.3 in
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of another milestone-shattering year on Wall Street. The S&P 500 gave up an early gain to finish down 0.4%. The benchmark index, which set 57 record highs in 2024, racked up a 23.3% gain for
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.C., beginning Saturday, Jan. 4, and concluding Thursday, Jan. 9. The schedule includes a service at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta; public viewings in Atlanta and Washington; a service at the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Her greatest fear, dormant for decades, came rushing back in an instant: had she adopted and raised a kidnapped child? Peg Reif’s daughter, adopted from South Korea in the 1980s, had sent her a link to a documentary detailing how the system that made their family was rife with fraud: documents falsified, babies
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tamar Bates scored 16 points, Mark Mitchell added 14 and Missouri closes its nonconference schedule with an 82-65 win over Alabama State. Trent Pierce and Tony Perkins added 12 points. D’Ante Bass scored 14 points for the Hornets. Pierce drilled a 3-pointer 19 seconds into the game and Missouri never trailed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A strong first half was just what the Tigers needed to get back in the win column. Missouri scored the first basket of the game and the lead never wavered in its 82-65 drubbing of the Alabama State Hornets on Monday night at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers (11-2) held a 9-7 advantage
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Police say six people have been shot at a New York City convenience store as attackers followed their targets inside. They ended up wounding bystanders including a woman and her 12-year-old daughter. It happened Monday evening in the Bronx. Police interim Chief of Department John Chell says one of the targets
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By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago. It is the first time a
Continue ReadingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a Northern California woman in what became widely known as the “Gone Girl” kidnapping after police initially called it a hoax has been charged with two 15-year-old home invasion sexual assaults. Prosecutors announced Monday that Matthew Muller has been charged with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York prosecutor says a reinvestigation has identified two suspects in a notorious 1996 double killing. And she says the probe found no connection to the man her predecessors tried five times before he ultimately was acquitted in 1996. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over allegations of rebellion in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law. It’s the first time a warrant has been issued to detain a sitting South Korean
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is asking residents to attend a series of town hall meetings that is aimed to discuss the city’s budget process, a Monday press release says. Residents who attend will have the chance to participate in a question-and-answer session “where they can share ideas and get clarification on how
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off Friday at Los Angeles International Airport. The plane operated by Key Lime Air was ordered by air traffic controllers to
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