Empty building burns in south Columbia
An abandoned building was engulfed in flames early Tuesday in south Columbia.
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Canadian freight trains could stop moving Thursday. If they do, many businesses will be hurt
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Businesses across a variety of industries are bracing for freight trains to stop moving Thursday at both major Canadian freight railroads if they can’t resolve a contract dispute. The impact will be widespread because so many companies rely on Canadian National and CPKC railroads to deliver their raw materials and
Continue Reading Johnny Cueto to return to big leagues with Angels in series finale Wednesday night in Kansas City
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Johnny Cueto will be back on a big league mound Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Angels wrap their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals. The 38-year-old pitcher helped to carry the Royals to a World Series title in 2015. The Angels needed some help in
Continue Reading African health officials hopeful mpox shots will start within days as WHO says outbreak is ‘not the new Covid’
By Alex Stambaugh, Larry Madowo and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — African nations could begin vaccinations against mpox within days, according to the continent’s top public health agency, as a World Health Organization official said the spread of a deadlier strain of the virus could be controlled and “was not the new Covid.” The Democratic
Continue Reading 3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail
Associated Press A federal prison inmate and two other people are facing charges of conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died last week after opening a letter that prosecutors say was laced with fentanyl and other substances. According to prosecutors, Jamar Jones, a prisoner at the U.S. Penitentiary
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Man accused of randomly attacking another man at Jefferson City bar
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with a pair of felonies and a misdemeanor after he allegedly attacked another man at Chick’s Taproom in Jefferson City. Nicolas Montgomery, 35, was charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without
Continue Reading Updated tropical outlook, insight into aging, subway personal ads: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Scientists discovered that aging isn’t gradual or linear, and that humans age dramatically at two key points in their
Continue Reading Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s attorney general says he’s asked to file a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging federal control over public lands run by the Bureau of Land Management. Those lands make up about one-third of the state. The legal challenge is considered a long-shot attempt to assert state
Continue Reading Gov. Jim Justice tries to halt foreclosure of his West Virginia hotel as he runs for US Senate
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is in a mad-dash legal fight to keep a historic hotel at his luxury resort before it’s auctioned off next week due to unpaid debts. An official with the Workers United Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board confirmed Tuesday that resort employees received
Continue Reading Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, convicted in connection with George Floyd’s killing, released from federal prison
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Lane, one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted in connection with the killing of George Floyd, was released from federal prison Tuesday, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told CNN. Lane, 41, was found guilty in 2022 of violating Floyd’s civil rights when he was fatally restrained
Continue Reading Panama deports 29 Colombian migrants on first US-funded repatriation flight
By Elizabeth González and Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español (CNN) — Panama on Tuesday carried out its first migrant deportation flight funded by the United States, part of a widening effort to reduce the number of migrants traveling north through the region. Twenty-nine Colombians were deported from Panama City to Medellín, Colombia, according to Panama’s
Continue Reading 20 passengers killed and hundreds missing in Congo boat accident
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local officials in western Congo say that a weekend boat accident on the Lukeni river has left at least 20 people dead and hundreds missing. Jacques Nzenza Mongie, the administrator of Kutu territory, says that the motorized wooden boat was carrying around 300 passengers and navigating by night when
Continue Reading Disaster declaration approved for Vermont for July flooding from remnants of Beryl
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Vermont that makes federal funding available to help people and communities affected by flooding from July 9 through July 11 caused by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. The storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain in just a few hours on
Continue Reading Expelled Yale student sues women’s groups for calling him a rapist despite his acquittal in court
Associated Press An expelled Yale University student who was acquitted of sex assault charges in 2018 is suing 15 women’s advocacy groups and an attorney for defamation after they called him a “rapist” in a court brief filed in a separate proceeding. Saifullah Khan, a 31-year-old Afghanistan native, said the organizations, including the National Alliance
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Callaway County man charged with rape
Editor’s note: The final paragraph of the story has been corrected to say the phone was knocked out of the victim’s hand. FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man was charged with rape and other felonies on Tuesday. Randall Morgan, 22, of Williamsburg, was charged with first-degree rape, unlawful use of a weapon, third-degree domestic
Continue Reading Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but some of his posts don’t have much to do with reality. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, he posted a fake image of someone who looks like Vice President Kamala
Continue Reading Michigan doctor charged with taking photos and videos of naked children and adults
Associated Press A suburban Detroit doctor has been arrested after authorities found scores of nude photos and videos of children and adults taken while the victims were changing at a swim school, lying in hospital beds and undressed elsewhere. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard says 40-year-old Dr. Oumair Aejaz was arrested Aug. 8 at his
Continue Reading Crossing between a government and opposition-held area in Syria closes after violence
Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A key crossing in Syria between an area held by the government and one held by the opposition has been closed again after violence followed its brief reopening this week. A local activist and a war monitor said on Tuesday that opposition groups protested its reopening and that it
Continue Reading Rapper NBA Youngboy to plead guilty to Louisiana gun charge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Rapper NBA YoungBoy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal weapons charge once the case is transferred from Louisiana to Utah, where he faces unrelated charges accusing him of running a prescription drug fraud ring. In court documents filed last week, the rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden,
Continue Reading Putin makes a surprise trip to Chechnya 3 weeks into Ukraine’s cross-border incursion
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unscheduled visit to Chechnya, his first trip to the mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation in nearly 13 years. Putin was greeted by Chechnya’s self-styled strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, before meeting volunteer fighters who train there prior to being deployed in Ukraine. Neither the
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