By Dakin Andone, Mallika Kallingal and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement agencies have descended upon southern Maine to search for a man accused of killing 18 people in a mass shooting Wednesday, and there are several aspects to his background that could make the effort to find him both challenging and dangerous, experts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of a 3-year-old boy who was shot and killed in September is suing the man accused of shooting him. An attorney for Gabrielle Harris filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Thursday against Larry Brownlee Jr. A summons was issued for Brownlee on Thursday. Brownlee, 28, of Columbia, was charged in
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Hye Minyi can still vividly recall what happened in Itaewon, South Korea, on the night of October 29, 2022. That was when the trendy nightlife district in the heart of Seoul became the site of one of the country’s deadliest disasters, when a massive crowd surge during Halloween celebrations
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Columbia firefighters were called Thursday to remove a person from a car after their vehicle overturned at Paris Road and Highway 63.
Continue ReadingCNN By Shimon Prokupecz, John Miller and Eric Levenson, CNN Bowdoin, Maine (CNN) — A manhunt for a suspect accused of killing 18 people in a bowling alley and a restaurant in Maine surpassed 24 hours Thursday evening – on a day that saw law enforcement twice converge on the suspect’s last known address for
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WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw, Missouri, man was charged on Monday after allegedly another person with a sickle on Sunday. Todd Baker, 42, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Benton County Jail on a $150,000 bond. Baker appeared by video from the jail on Tuesday and
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis are meeting with United Auto Workers bargainers Thursday to see if they can reach a contract agreement that mirrors a deal signed with crosstown rival Ford. Nearly 17,000 striking workers at Ford left the picket lines when the agreement was
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of David Petraeus, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Personal Birth date: November 7, 1952 Birth place: Cornwall, New York Birth name: David Howell Petraeus Father: Sixtus Petraeus, Danish-born sea captain Mother: Miriam (Howell) Petraeus Marriage: Hollister “Holly” Knowlton (July 6, 1974-present) Children:
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say that the executive director of a Missouri nonprofit is accused of stealing millions of dollars from a program intended to provide meals for low-income children. Connie Bobo of St. Charles, Missouri, was indicted on wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and obstruction of an
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Maryland judge has been found dead, officials announced Thursday. The suspect, Pedro Argote, shot and killed Washington County Circuit Judge Andrew Wilkinson on October 19, hours after the judge ruled against him in a child custody case, authorities said. Argote’s body
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An east-moving snowstorm, the first major one of the season, continued Thursday into North Dakota. Northwestern North Dakota was impacted by the first of two waves of the storm, which left more than 7 inches of snow in some areas. As much as 11 inches of
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Danielle Campoamor (CNN) — On the morning of May 24, 2022, my then-editors at TODAY.com were ready to send me to Ukraine to cover Russia’s unprovoked war. I had done everything necessary to prepare: I completed a three-day hostile environment training; purchased tourniquets and other battlefield medical equipment to carry on my person at all
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Curt Devine, Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the Maine mass shooting started making statements about hearing voices and wanting to hurt fellow soldiers while serving at a military base this summer, and spent a few weeks in a hospital, law enforcement officials told CNN.
Continue ReadingBy Kara Fox, Krystina Shveda, Natalie Croker and Marco Chacon, CNN (CNN) — Lewiston. Monterey Park. Orlando. Las Vegas. Newtown. Parkland. San Bernardino. Uvalde. Nashville. Louisville. Ubiquitous gun violence in the United States has left few places unscathed over the decades. Still, many Americans hold their right to bear arms, enshrined in the US Constitution,
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Eighteen people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, on the night of October 25, Gov. Janet Mills said – an attack that prompted a manhunt across the region as local, state and federal law enforcement officials searched for a gunman. After a two-day
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian police officer inspects a half-destroyed building when, suddenly, he rushes to the ground, ducking for cover. “Incoming,” he shouts to his partner, in body camera video seen by CNN, as a shell lands nearby. “There will be more.” There’s little to police these days
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ashkelon, Israel (CNN) — The lines of tanks, self-propelled artillery, armoured vehicles and army bulldozers stretch across the horizon near Israel’s border with Gaza. Pointing towards the enclave, they are ready to go. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) amassed huge number of troops and military hardware along the border almost immediately
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, Eyad Kourdi and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — European Union leaders have stopped short of calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, instead appealing for humanitarian “pauses” to provide aid, as the UN warned its operations were being “paralyzed” by Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave. The communique, released after meetings Thursday in
Continue ReadingCNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Al Jazeera is grieving. The Qatari-funded news network said Wednesday that an Israeli air strike had killed the family of its Gaza bureau chief, Wael Al-Dahdouh — a devastating reality that Dahdouh learned on-air while reporting on the Israel-Hamas war. “The Al Jazeera Media Network extends its sincere
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented trial will begin in Colorado next week to determine if former President Donald Trump is disqualified from returning to the White House because of his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Several pending lawsuits are trying to derail his candidacy based on the 14th Amendment, which
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