By Angela Dewan, Krystina Shveda and Lou Robinson, CNN (CNN) — Global warming in 2023 hit 1.48 degrees Celsius, data published Tuesday shows, as the hottest year on record propelled the world just hundredths of a degree away from a critical climate threshold. Analyses last year had already confirmed 2023 to be the warmest on
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A teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student at a Pulaski County school was arrested last week in Texas, according to authorities there.
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger and Dalal Mawad, CNN Paris (CNN) — Gabriel Attal, the 34-year-old French education minister, has been named the country’s new prime minister, a history-making appointment by President Emmanuel Macron as he looks to jumpstart his government’s flagging popularity. Attal will be France’s youngest-ever prime minister and the first openly gay man to
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The number of blood donors in the US is at the lowest level in 20 years as hospitals struggle to meet the demand. To shore up the “critically” low supply, the Red Cross and the NFL said they will offer all blood donors this month a chance to
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The number of blood donors in the US is at the lowest level in 20 years as hospitals struggle to meet the demand. To shore up the “critically” low supply, the Red Cross and the NFL said they will offer all blood donors this month a chance to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The number of blood donors in the US is at the lowest level in 20 years as hospitals struggle to meet the demand. To shore up the “critically” low supply, the Red Cross and the NFL said they will offer all blood donors this month a chance to win
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Marc Stewart, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday banning the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, ending the traditional yet controversial practice of eating dog meat after years of nationwide debate. The bill received rare bipartisan support across
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The first big winter storm of the season hit Mid-Missouri this week.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug-related charges, according to an official statement released Tuesday. The citizen, named as Robert Woodland, is accused of preparing and attempting a crime, as well as illegally dealing with drugs. “By a resolution of the Ostankino District
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Marc Stewart, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday banning the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, ending the traditional yet controversial practice of eating dog meat after years of nationwide debate. The bill received rare bipartisan support across South
Continue ReadingBy Ana María Cañizares, Michael Rios and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency for the South American nation after a notorious gang leader escaped from prison, heightening security fears as authorities struggle to control the bloodshed of a bloody criminal turf war. José Adolfo Macías
Continue ReadingBy Martin Goillandeau, Isa Soares, Catherine Nicholls, Caroline Faraj and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A British surgeon who led an emergency medical team in central Gaza says the situation at Al-Aqsa hospital has been “beyond any doubt the worst thing” he’s seen in his career, as Jordan’s monarch warned Israel’s bombardment was creating an “entire generation
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are sifting through the rubble of a historic Texas hotel to try to find anyone who might still be trapped inside, one day after an apparent gas explosion rocked downtown Fort Worth. The area immediately surrounding the Sandman Signature Fort Worth
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A sprawling storm hit the U.S. South, with tornado warnings and high winds that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida on Tuesday, while another storm buried cities across the Midwest in more than a half
Continue ReadingCNN By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage are testing the detached piece for clues on what led up to the plane’s “explosive decompression” after the missing piece was discovered in an Oregon backyard.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday marked the first significant amount of snow fall of the season in Mid-Missouri, with certain areas expected to receive up to five inches of snow into Tuesday. However, road conditions caused crashes across the area. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F — which covers much of the Mid-Missouri area — stated
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COLUMBIA, Mo., (KMIZ) Snow plow crews are preparing for more winter weather after Monday’s snow fall kept them busy. Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan said crews will be working 12-hour shifts along with an overnight crew. Columbia Public Works will be frequently updating its Facebook page. The department wrote on its social media on
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, Heather Law, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Maldives is facing a boycott from one of its biggest sources of tourism income after three of its officials mocked India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparking calls from Indian citizens and celebrities to shun the sun-kissed getaway for domestic beaches
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man who was accused of threatening to kill the judge and prosecutor in a Cole County domestic assault case was sentenced on Friday to probation. Kody Sidebottom, 27, pleaded guilty on Friday to tampering with a judicial officer. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City football team has a new leader. On Monday, the district announced that Eric Thomas will take the helm of the Jay program. The move comes after former head coach Damon Wells decided to step down from his position, but remain at the school as the Activities Director. Thomas
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