Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wasn’t with his better-known rivals, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, when they debated Thursday in Atlanta. But Kennedy responded in real time to the same questions — about inflation, the COVID-19 response and abortion — that were posed to
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Thursday’s presidential debate starts at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be hosted by CNN and moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are taking part. Not only is it the first-ever matchup between a sitting president and a former one, but
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate ahead of the November election, as his Republican rival countered Biden’s criticism by leaning into falsehoods about the economy, illegal immigration and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Biden’s
Continue Reading Associated Press Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state’s population. The Lone Star State led all others in new Hispanic, Asian and Black residents last year. That’s according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. Among metro areas,
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority, a new poll finds, as the high court is poised to rule on major cases involving former President Donald Trump and other
Continue Reading Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors in Massachusetts say they plan to retry Karen Read for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. She’s accused of striking him with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm. The judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they were at an impasse and
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Jomana Karadsheh, Sarah Sirgany, Abeer Salman and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Roba Abu Jibba looked shell-shocked as the doctor delivered his news: She couldn’t have the operation she desperately wanted. She nervously scrunched the fabric of her dress, fighting off the tears that began flooding her one remaining eye. The 19-year-old
Continue Reading CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Jomana Karadsheh, Sarah Sirgany, Abeer Salman and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Roba Abu Jibba looked shell-shocked as the doctor delivered his news: She couldn’t have the operation she desperately wanted. She nervously scrunched the fabric of her dress, fighting off the tears that began flooding her one remaining eye. The
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Fred He, CNN (CNN) — San Diego’s newest giant pandas landed in California on Thursday, according to Chinese state media – marking the first time Beijing has granted new panda loans to the United States in two decades. The two pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, left the Bifengxia
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi have visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian ground and air assaults in recent months. The Kremlin’s army has escalated its efforts to dislodge exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian forces holding eastern and northeastern
Continue Reading Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Mark Rutte knows a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. He’s learned it over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics. Now he will bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to NATO. The organization’s
Continue Reading Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a budget that slashes spending and temporarily raises taxes on businesses. The budget closes an estimated $46.8 billion budget deficit. It’s the second year in a row the nation’s most populous state has had a multibillion-dollar shortfall. The budget includes $16 billion in cuts. It
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FREEBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) For the past 50 years Hilke’s Ice Company has delivered ice across Mid-Missouri, but a week ago, a piece of the Hilke family’s livelihood went up in flames. The company experienced a fire on Wednesday, June 19 at its ice plant in Freeburg. The Missouri Division of Fire Safety determined the fire
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City police officer broke his hand while arresting a man on Sunday, according to court documents. Tyrone Blanks Jr., of Jefferson City, was arrested at 1:28 p.m. Sunday and was charged on Monday with second-degree assault. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. He was not listed
Continue Reading Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new report by Connecticut’s Inspector General says the ambush killings of two Connecticut police officers was likely fueled by an angry interaction the gunman had with police earlier, along with building pressures in his personal life and his abuse of alcohol and drugs. The report also says a
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries says women’s rights will be raised at every session. The Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo was answering sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded from the two-day meeting in Qatar
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina election board has blocked for now the official party recognition of political groups that collected signatures and want Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West on this fall’s presidential ballot. The We The People party and Justice for All Party of North Carolina initiated petition
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pair of giant pandas are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Wednesday. Officials with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance were on hand in
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletic Director Laird Veatch has officially hit the 60-day mark on the job in Columbia. As a result, he will give a presentation to the UM Board of Curators on Thursday afternoon to update them on his early priorities for the department. On Wednesday, Veatch met with the media in Springfield,
Continue Reading Associated Press No human remains have been found after search and rescue crews combed through 1,300 damaged and destroyed structures in a New Mexico mountain community hit hard by a pair of wildfires. Authorities made the announcement Wednesday evening during a public meeting, easing the concerns of many who had been working to whittle down
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