By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — India, the world’s largest democracy and most populous country, does not recognize same-sex marriage, effectively barring millions of LGBTQ couples from certain legal benefits and insurance. However, things may change soon as India’s Supreme Court is expected to rule on a consequential case that could dismantle the country’s marriage
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — “Are you OK?” Shayna Davis was often stunned when her son, Sir’Antonio Brown – who still struggled to put his shoes on the right feet – looked up at his loved ones and asked them this question. The 6-year-old had an uncanny sense for when someone had fallen into
Continue ReadingWBBM, WILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CAIR, CNN By Chris Boyette, Keith Allen, Lauren Mascarenhas and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — A funeral and burial will be held Monday for the 6-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed when his Chicago-area landlord allegedly attacked him and his mother because the family is Muslim. Family members
Continue ReadingCNN By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t love at first sight when Aditi Anand met Susan Dias at a book club in Mumbai. “We didn’t get along with each other at all,” Anand, a filmmaker, said with a smile as she recalled the encounter. “We were always antagonistic toward each other’s views on
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t love at first sight when Aditi Anand met Susan Dias at a book club in Mumbai. “We didn’t get along with each other at all,” Anand, a filmmaker, said with a smile as she recalled the encounter. “We were always antagonistic toward each other’s views on the
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Samantha Delouya, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Gaza is being “strangled” by Israel’s week-long siege and aerial bombardment, UN experts have warned, as concerns grow that further escalation and a lack of safety for fleeing civilians risks drawing regional foes into the long-running
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman, Wisam Jafari, Jeremy Diamond and Matthias Somm, CNN West Bank (CNN) — The men in the wedding hall at the Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank spend most of their days and nights glued to their phones, smoking, constantly refreshing their news feeds. They look exhausted, the horrors of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones joined Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton at Mizzou Arena in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two recapped the 2021-22 season, while also looking ahead to what’s next. Pingeton said she is excited about the group she has for 2022-23, which features eight new
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A portion of Colorado’s Interstate 25 has been shut down in both directions after a coal train derailed off a bridge and onto the roadway Sunday afternoon, killing a semi-truck driver, state authorities said. Crews are working to clear toppled train cars and spilled coal at
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt’s border with Gaza as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded Monday for water, food and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week’s rampage by Hamas was
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris was transported off the field in an ambulance after sustaining a neck injury during the team’s home game against the New York Giants on Sunday night. “Damien Harris (neck) is out for the game,” the Bills said in
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is gathering world leaders in Beijing this week for a high profile forum with a clear set of goals: laud China’s role backing economic development over the past decade and project its expanding ambitions as an alternative global leader to the United States. That
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As fall begins in Missouri and days become shorter, collisions involving wild animals become more common, causing danger to drivers. The Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are urging people to be cautious when driving on roads in the dark because of potential animals crossing into roadways. October
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel. But there exists a second underground network that the Israel Defense Forces colloquially refer to as the “Gaza metro.” It’s a vast labyrinth of tunnels, by some
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised over $104,000 Sunday. The Alzheimer’s Association’s mission is to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia through research and maximizing support. According to the organization, 55 million people live with Alzheimer’s and other dementias worldwide. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia among adults,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Keith Allen, CNN (CNN) — A Chicago-area landlord was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim. Joseph M. Czuba, 71, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of a banana tycoon, will become Ecuador’s next president, following an election driven by concerns over rising violence and a worsening security situation in the Latin American nation. More than 10 million people have voted in the presidential election,
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Israel is gearing up for the next stage of its war on Hamas, following the Palestinian militant group’s brutal October 7 attacks that killed 1,400 people. Following a week of unprecedented airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, which have killed more than 5,000 people according to Palestinian health authorities, Israel
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ROCKY MOUNT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ozark Fireworks Festival may end an annual tradition after several people were injured Saturday night. Guest and organizers anticipated Saturday to be a joyful and eventful night, but it ended early due to a firework explosion. The injured victims were treated by the Rocky Mount Fire Department and sent to
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel. But there exists a second underground network that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) colloquially refer to as the “Gaza metro.” It’s a vast labyrinth of tunnels, by some
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