By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Belmont University freshman has died after being hit in the head by a stray bullet while walking on a trail near the Nashville campus, officials said. Jillian Ludwig, 18, was shot Tuesday afternoon as she walked on a track in Edgehill Memorial Gardens Park, the Metropolitan Nashville Police
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A new ruling by the Vatican’s doctrine department has opened the door to Catholic baptism for transgender people and babies of same-sex couples. The new rules, dated October 31, come from a set of questions, or dubia, submitted to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi city is now at the center of a Department of Justice investigation following allegations of racism and retaliation from police. Federal authorities are assessing a slew of instances alleging police misconduct and inappropriate arrests by officers at the Lexington Police Department. This comes a year after
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi city is now at the center of a Department of Justice investigation following allegations of racism and retaliation from police. Federal authorities are assessing a slew of instances alleging police misconduct and inappropriate arrests by officers at the Lexington Police Department. This comes a year after Lexington’s
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Month after month since June, the world has been abnormally hot. Scientists have compared this year’s climate-change fallout to “a disaster movie” — soaring temperatures, fierce wildfires, powerful storms and devastating floods — and new data is now revealing just how exceptional the global heat has been. Two major
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has documented an “appalling” rise in reported anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias incidents in the month since violence escalated between Israel and Hamas, the organization announced Thursday. The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group said it has received 1,283 requests for help and reports of bias in the
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Crowds of Palestinian families stretching as far as the eye could see walked out of Gaza City and surrounding areas toward the south Thursday. They sought to escape Israeli strikes and ground troops battling Hamas militants in dense urban
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A thick layer of toxic foam has once again coated parts of a sacred river near New Delhi as the Indian capital battles an acrid and noxious smog that has settled across the city. The white froth, a mixture of sewage and industrial waste, has formed over sections of
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony has reported that its profit in the July-September quarter slipped 29% from a year earlier, as damage from a strike in the movie sector offset boosts from a favorable exchange rate. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company said Thursday that its quarterly sales rose 11%,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roll carts have been a hot-button issue in Columbia for years, and the new program is set to begin on March 4. At the most-recent City Council meeting, Ward 6 Councilwoman Betsy Peters suggested the language surrounding the storage of roll carts at a residence is not specific enough. The council decided
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Both Hamas and Israel have committed war crimes in the past month, the United Nations human rights chief said, as thousands of Palestinians fled south amid Israel’s intensifying offensive against the Islamist militant group. “The atrocities perpetrated by Palestinian armed groups on October 7 were heinous, brutal and
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Shock and grief have reverberated through the congregation of Temple Etz Chaim since one of its longtime members, Paul Kessler, fell and fatally struck his head during dueling Israel-Hamas war protests in Thousand Oaks, California, over the weekend, synagogue leaders said during a Wednesday night vigil. The 69-year-old Jewish
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sincere Parker’s 20 points helped Saint Louis defeat Lincoln (Missouri) 102-66 on Wednesday night. Parker was 9 of 12 shooting (1 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Billikens (2-0). Gibson Jimerson shot 5 for 6 from beyond the arc to add 16 points. Michael Meadows had
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with second-degree assault after a witness allegedly told police last week, that a man who died last month was assaulted in June. A warrant was issued for Jeremy Alexander, 23, on Wednesday and a $10,000 bond was set. He was not in custody at
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Alabama has scheduled the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to lethal injection, its Republican governor said. Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution by lethal injection was abruptly canceled in November after the state couldn’t properly set the IV line before the warrant for execution
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The overlook area at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area has been temporarily closed for repairs and maintenance, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. A timeframe for when the overlook area will reopen was not announced. MDC staff continually evaluate existing infrastructure on conservation areas to ensure public safety. The repair
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Childhood launched the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library on Wednesday. Missouri parents can now register their child to get a free book every month from birth to 5 years old. Missouri is the 14th state to commit to a statewide program, and the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is looking to change the ordinance for its roll cart program. During Monday’s City Council meeting, Ward 6 Councilwoman Betsy Peters took issue with the language surrounding the city’s current roll cart ordinance, specifically about the storage of roll carts. “We have no ordinance in the city,” Peters
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman died eight days after an elk apparently trampled her outside her home in what is believed to be the state’s first fatal elk attack on a person, wildlife officials said Tuesday. On October 26 at about 6 p.m., the woman’s husband arrived at their property in
Continue ReadingKPHO, KTVK, GOOGLE EARTH, ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, CNN By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman died eight days after an elk apparently trampled her outside her home in what is believed to be the state’s first fatal elk attack on a person, wildlife officials said Tuesday. On October 26 at about
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