By Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good kids and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for takeoff. Now, they are traveling around the world to visit millions of households. While you are waiting to hear the jingle of bells in the air that means
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 90-year-old woman earned her master’s degree and marked a historic milestone in the process, becoming the oldest person to complete coursework at the University of North Texas, according to university officials. Minnie Payne, originally from South Carolina, finished her degree program in interdisciplinary studies online in July,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 12-year-old stray dog found roaming in an English village turned out to have been missing for several years – until an animal rescue and the community that fed her helped bring her to safety. Volunteer nonprofit Lost Dog Recovery UK South said in a Facebook post someone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Christmas lights glow and the Yule log may or may not be burning yet, the National Fire Protection Association and other officials have some recommendations to avoid fires from breaking out in your home this holiday season. For Christmas trees, the NFPA recommends checking your lights before decorating to check for
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The final full moon of 2023 will peer over the horizon on Monday, the night of Christmas, and reach its peak the following evening — offering a warm lunar glow during the cool holiday nights. December’s full moon could appear wholly round to the naked eye as early as
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A furnace explosion at a Chinese-owned nickel factory in Indonesia on Sunday has killed at least 13 workers and injured 38 others, officials say. The incident took place at a factory in the Morowali Industrial Park on the island of Sulawesi. The factory is operated by Chinese steel and nickel
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A dog’s protective instincts kicked in when it scared off a moose that attacked its owner on a walking trail, according to Alaska State Troopers. The incident happened the afternoon of December 18 in Soldotna, Alaska, while the man and his dog walked the Tsalteshi
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It was the dog, stuck atop skyscraping grain silos on Springfield’s northeast side in 2019, that forced Chris Richmond’s hand. The stray had found its way to the top of the behemoth Pillsbury Mills, for decades a flour-churning engine of the central Illinois city’s economy but
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DALLAS, Texas. (KMIZ) The No. 9 Mizzou football team has officially made it to North Texas for the start of all the Cotton Bowl week festivities. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. met with the media right after coming off the plane from Columbia. You can watch the duo’s full press
Continue ReadingBy Will Ripley, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Abeer Salman, CNN Bethlehem, West Bank (CNN) — Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like streets of Bethlehem. With Christmas approaching, the city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank should be teeming with visitors. But this year, it is almost deserted. Local leaders made the decision last month to scale back festivities in solidarity with the
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer On the NHL’s final night before its holiday break, Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard and Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras combined for a stylish celebration of lacrosse. Bedard and Zegras each scored a lacrosse-style — or “Michigan” — goal in a pair of highlights that likely will be watched
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — A woman who was left incapacitated for decades after being poisoned as a college student in a high-profile cold case in China has died at the age of 50. Zhu Ling died in Beijing on Friday, her alma mater Tsinghua University announced in a post on
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to a report of a bomb threat at the Target inside of the Columbia Mall on Saturday morning. According to the police report, Target staff called the police after receiving a generic bomb threat at 11:20 am. Staff said there has been an increase in bomb threats
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored twice, and Justin Faulk, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad also scored in the third period to help the St. Louis Blues erase a three-goal deficit and beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5 on Saturday night. Robert Thomas and Colton Parayko also scored, and Jordan
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. — Led by Alston Mason’s 19 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Saint Mary’s Gaels 69-64. The Bears improved to 9-4 with the win and the Gaels fell to 8-6.
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu and Heather Chen, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — French authorities grounded a passenger plane carrying 303 Indian citizens, including 11 non-accompanied minors, at the airport of Vatry, on suspicion of human trafficking, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office told CNN on Saturday. The plane, belonging to Legend Airlines, a company based in Romania, was
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Human remains discovered in a Virginia city’s woods last year have been identified as belonging to 5-year-old boy who went missing more than 20 years ago, authorities said. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office discovered the remains in Galax, Virginia, in September 2022, and determined they had been there
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — One man is dead, and a woman is injured after a shooting inside an Ocala, Florida mall Saturday afternoon, according to Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken. Balken said police received 911 calls about multiple shots fired inside the Paddock Mall. He added the call came in describing an “active
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An electrical malfunction caused a home northeast of Columbia to catch fire, according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. In a social media post, the district said it responded to the fire in the 7800 block of N Hickory Drive just before noon on Saturday. Firefighters arrived to the scene and
Continue ReadingDORA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman with two uteri and two cervixes has given birth to two babies after carrying one of them in each uterus. Kelsey Hatcher of Dora, about 28 miles (45.06 kilometers) from Birmingham gave birth to two girls on Wednesday and Thursday after a combined 20 hours of labor. Hatcher
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