By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The warm ties India and the United States have built are being tested after US prosecutors accused an Indian official of orchestrating an alleged assassination plot in New York City. This is the second time in months India has been accused of carrying out a murder
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7 left Israel flat-footed, sparking a backlash that is still rippling through the country. The operation saw at least 1,500 Hamas fighters pour across the border into Israel, in an assault that killed at least 1,200 Israelis, while others are still
Continue ReadingBy Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a city bus after work in Montgomery, Alabama, and sat down. As the bus filled with passengers, the driver demanded the 42-year-old seamstress move further back into the segregated Black section of the bus so a White man could have her seat. Parks famously refused.
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Hani Almadhoun (CNN) — Was this real? My nephew’s voice broke. Although he was calling me from Greece, I couldn’t tell if his words were coming from 5,000 miles away, from my ears, or from my own racing, panicked heart. It took a few seconds for the reality of what he was
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Many colleges and universities have struggled in recent weeks to balance free speech on the Israel-Hamas war while maintaining a healthy atmosphere. Harvard was recently added to the list of schools facing a federal probe over allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia. And in California, over 150 professors are pushing
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Many colleges and universities have struggled in recent weeks to balance free speech on the Israel-Hamas war while maintaining a healthy atmosphere. Harvard was recently added to the list of schools facing a federal probe over allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia. And in California, over 150 professors are
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Kept in the dark. Forced to sit in silence. Fed only meager rations. These and even more chilling scraps of information are beginning to show how hostages survived in Hamas captivity. Around 240 people, from infants to octogenarians, were taken hostage during Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Friday to expel GOP Rep. George Santos, a historic vote that makes the New York congressman the sixth lawmaker ever to be expelled from the chamber. The vote brings an end to a scandal-plagued and tumultuous tenure on Capitol Hill for the freshman New York
Continue ReadingBy Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — A blind golden mole that glides through sand has been rediscovered in South Africa, 87 years after wildlife experts feared it had gone extinct. After a two-year search relying on DNA samples and a sniffer dog, a team of conservationists and geneticists from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and
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The minimum wage in Missouri will go up on Jan. 1.
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — King Charles III told world leaders Friday that the warning signs of the climate crisis are being ignored and that the world is heading for “dangerous uncharted territory,” with devastating consequences for lives and livelihoods. Delivering an opening address to delegates at the World Climate Action Summit, part of
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births recorded for the bird in the New Zealand capital in over 150 years. The two new chicks come just a year after the Capital Kiwi Project reintroduced the country’s iconic national bird to the city
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee, Arlette Saenz, Michael Callahan and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel and Hamas continued to negotiate through mediators Friday over the potential release of hostages from Gaza that would prompt another pause in hostilities, sources said, despite the ending of the week-long truce and the resumption of fighting. The Israel
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support, is being administered unfairly, a finding that is adding to its growing isolation in the U.S., according to an annual report on capital punishment. But whether the public’s waning
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — As a medical social worker at Israel’s Kaplan Hospital, Prof. Shir Daphna-Tekoah is no stranger to trauma. But when she was drafted in to work on October 7, the day Hamas attacked Israeli farms, villages and a music festival, the scale of the disaster quickly became apparent. “I’ve seen dozens
Continue ReadingBy CATERINA MORBIATO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The day he was arrested, Luis was in a government office trying to get a document attesting to his clean criminal history so he could apply for a call center job. “What I wanted at that time was something better for my life,” said the 23-year-old,
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker 87-81 to Virginia in overtime in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday at John Paul Jones Arena. Robin Pingeton’s crew now holds a 5-3 record this season and is still searching for its first true road win. You can watch the full postgame press
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi was rearrested in northern Iran on Thursday, less than two weeks after his release from prison, according to his official social media channel. The rapper had previously been detained for more than a year and held in solitary confinement for most of that time, on
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Jamar Brown’s 19 points, the Kansas City Roos defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 74-44 on Thursday night. The Kangaroos are now 3-5 on the season, while the Redhawks moved to 1-6.
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Jake Neighbours each scored twice, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-4. Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who won for the fourth time in their last six games. Jordan
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