CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive rocket launched from Florida earlier today carrying what may be the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon. The historic mission could set the tone for NASA to explore the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Australia have dismantled what they believe is a smuggling ring that was attempting to export native lizards and reptiles worth more than 1.2 million Australian dollars ($800,000) to Hong Kong. Three men, aged 54, 59 and 31, and one woman, aged 41, were arrested in Sydney as
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — The testimony of Wayne LaPierre, in the waning days of his long tenure as head of one of the nation’s most powerful lobbying groups, could highlight a New York civil trial alleging top officials used the National Rifle Association as a “personal piggy bank.”
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing used to have a reputation for unmatched safety and quality in its commercial jets. No longer. The terrifying accident aboard a 10-week-old 737 Max 9 flight Friday night is only the latest in what has been a long line of safety and quality control questions about
Continue ReadingBy 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. New
Continue ReadingBELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — A former interior minister of Gambia is going on trial in Switzerland on charges including crimes against humanity for his alleged role in years of repression by the west African country’s security forces against opponents of its longtime dictator. Advocacy groups hailed the trial of Ousman Sonko, who held the post
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There’s basically no longer any doubt that Mid-Missouri will be blanketed in snow this week.
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, Aishwarya S Iyer and Jessie Yeung, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s top court on Monday reversed a state government’s decision to release 11 men convicted of gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002, and ordered for them to be sent back to jail. The men were part of
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A towering new rocket has taken flight, carrying what could be the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon — and the first lunar landing mission to launch from the United States since 1972. The Vulcan Centaur rocket, a never-before-flown model developed by United Launch Alliance, a
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The electric vehicle unit of troubled Chinese property developer China Evergrande says its vice chairman has been detained by police on “suspicion of illegal crimes.” China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle announced that Liu Yongzhuo had been detained in a notice Monday to the Hong Kong Stock
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida ousted Chairman Christian Ziegler and elected his replacement in a special vote on Monday as police investigate a rape accusation against him. The turmoil was an unwelcome distraction for the state’s top Republican, Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been in Iowa
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There’s a snowstorm that forecasters say might bring several inches of snow to Kansas City later this week and the low temperature there on Saturday night is expected to be somewhere around zero. It’s a cold reality for the Miami Dolphins. They lost to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather in expected to hit Missouri next week and local shelters that cater to the homeless are preparing to be full. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for Monday and Tuesday for the potential of accumulating snow, strong winds and road impacts early next week. Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia residents are preparing for the approaching snowstorm that is expected this week. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for Monday and Tuesday for the possibility of accumulating snow with road impacts. ABC 17 visited local grocery stores and spoke to customers about how they’re preparing. “When I
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Radina Gigova and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — More than 10 children on average have lost one or both of their legs every day in Gaza since October 7, with many amputations performed without anesthesia, a charity said Sunday, underscoring the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave following more than three
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sean Payton senses a feeling of disappointment but not discouragement from his Denver Broncos. A 27-14 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday dropped the Broncos to 8-9 to finish Payton’s first season as coach in Denver. And now there’s plenty to be done before
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A girls’ public high school basketball coach and one of the team’s players have been dismissed after antisemitic comments were made to the opposing private Jewish school team during a game last week, according to a statement from the school system and the mayor of
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mike Edwards returned a fumble 97 yards for a touchdown, Harrison Butker made a 41-yard field goal with 49 seconds remaining, and the AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 13-12 while resting most of their starters. With the Chiefs locked
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Chris Jones got what he needed, picking up a sack in the third quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 13-12 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday to collect a $1.25 million bonus. An exuberant Jones ran to the sideline and was swarmed by his
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press SILT, Colorado (AP) — An investigation is being conducted into an apparent altercation between U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband Jayson Boebert at a restaurant, police in Silt, Colorado, confirmed Sunday. It’s unclear what happened on Saturday, but Boebert’s campaign released a statement Sunday in which she said she “didn’t punch
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