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North Carolina police department defends actions of officer seen in video striking woman several times while attempting arrest

November 15, 2023 4:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamiel Lynch and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have initiated an internal affairs investigation after an incident captured on video that shows an officer repeatedly striking a woman, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement posted on X. In the video posted on social media, the woman is seen on the

North Carolina police department defends actions of officer seen in video striking woman several times while attempting arrest

November 15, 2023 4:56 AM CNN

WSOC, INSTAGRAM, @OUTSTANDINGANDREW, CMPD, CNN, Instagram/@outstandingandrew By Jamiel Lynch and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have initiated an internal affairs investigation after an incident captured on video that shows an officer repeatedly striking a woman, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement posted on X. In the video posted on social media,

UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked by Supreme Court

November 15, 2023 4:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — The UK’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court Wednesday, dealing a potentially fatal blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship migration policy and sparking a furious revolt from the right wing of British politics. The UK’s highest court ruled

US and China pledge to ramp up renewables in place of planet-warming fossil fuels ahead of Biden-Xi summit

November 15, 2023 2:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The United States and China have agreed to resume a working group on climate cooperation and pledged a major ramp-up of renewable energy, the two sides announced Wednesday ahead of a leaders’ summit in San Francisco, as the world’s two largest polluters seek to overcome their

Florida woman is charged with plotting her former son-in-law’s death a week after her son is convicted of murder

November 15, 2023 2:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman was arrested and charged with murder and other offenses in the 2014 fatal shooting of her former son-in-law – a week after her son was convicted of the same charges in the case. Donna Adelson, 73, was arrested Monday night at Miami International Airport, FBI spokesperson

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you plan on traveling for Thanksgiving?

November 15, 2023 2:09 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanksgiving is next week and the days leading up to the holiday tend to be some of the busiest of the year for travel. Do you plan on traveling for Thanksgiving? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.

Subrata Roy, ‘bad boy billionaire’ and chief of India’s Sahara Group, dies at 75

November 15, 2023 1:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Subrata Roy, the founder of Sahara, once one of India’s largest conglomerates, died on Tuesday, his company said in a statement. He was 75. Roy died in a Mumbai hospital following “an extended battle with complications arising from metastatic malignancy, hypertension, and diabetes,” the statement said. Roy was admitted

To mark your child’s progress, look beyond their grades, report urges parents

November 15, 2023 1:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Athena Jones, CNN (CNN) — Shareeda Jones thought her daughter, Cristyonna, was doing well in third grade, getting mostly As and Bs at her elementary school in northeast Washington, DC. “I thought the child was on Honor Roll,” Jones told CNN. “No Ds, no Fs. Never.” Her lowest grade – a C – was

NTSB head calls deaths on America’s roads a ‘public health crisis’ as Ohio high school mourns 6 killed in crash

November 15, 2023 1:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez, Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — As an Ohio high school mourns three students, two parent chaperones and a teacher killed in a crash this week, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday called the 43,000 annual deaths on America’s roadways “a public health crisis.” More than 50

Israel searches for traces of Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients

November 15, 2023 12:27 AM Associated Press

By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops on Wednesday stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility, where newborns and hundreds of other patients have suffered for days without electricity and other basic necessities. The forces also

No. 15 Baylor is 4-0 after Nunn scores 25 points and Walter 23 in 99-61 win over Kansas City

November 14, 2023 11:30 PM Associated Press

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Jayden Nunn scored 25 points, true freshman Ja’Kobe Walter had 23 and 15th-ranked Baylor overwhelmed Kansas City 99-61. Nunn, the junior transfer from VCU, scored 14 points in a row during a 5 1/2-minute stretch of the first half, which Walter ended by scoring the

Columbia teams up with consultant, looks for ways to improve bus system

November 14, 2023 7:10 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and a consultant firm held an open house Tuesday to get feedback from members of the community regarding the city’s bus system, Go COMO. The city is currently working with the consultant on a conference-of-transit study in order to address the potential changes needed to the system. Shawn

Jordan Kyrou scores twice and Jordan Binnington stops 30 as Blues shut out Lightning 5-0

November 14, 2023 9:45 PM Associated Press

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored a pair of goals, and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 on Tuesday night. Colton Parayko, Jakub Vrana and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Blues, who have won three straight. Binnington

Anchorage, Alaska, could see its snowiest November – ever

November 14, 2023 9:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The city of Anchorage, Alaska, could see its snowiest November ever – and the snowfall so far this month has already spelled misery for residents, quickly burying roads and prompting an emergency declaration. At least four people believed to be homeless have died outdoors so far this month in the

How antisemitic hate groups are using artificial intelligence in the wake of Hamas attacks

November 14, 2023 8:59 PM CNN

CNN, WJLA, WRAL By Donie O’Sullivan, Curt Devine and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Hate groups and far-right internet trolls have seized on the tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, while leveraging advances in artificial intelligence to further stoke antisemitism in the United States. The confluence of the conflict and the rapid development – and sheer

Mizzou breaks into the Top-10 of the College Football Playoff rankings

November 14, 2023 8:36 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team broke the top-10 in the latest College Football Playoff ranking, coming in a No. 9 after a dominate win over then-No. 13 Tennessee, on Saturday. The Volunteers dropped five spots, to No. 18, after the 29-point beat down MU handed them at Faurot Field. The Tigers’ No. 9

Job Point, Housing Authority look to tackle affordable housing, labor shortage in Columbia

November 14, 2023 7:33 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Job Point and the Columbia Housing Authority broke ground Tuesday on a new permanently affordable home in central Columbia. The two groups are working to combat the city’s affordable housing problem in a way that is also helping to address a skilled labor shortage. The new house will be built on 207

MoDOT to blast footings of old Missouri River bridge at Rocheport

November 14, 2023 8:45 AM Madison Stuerman

The department said the demolition team will use controlled explosives to demo the footings of the old Missouri River bridge at Rocheport. Crews will then check the new westbound bridge to make sure the debris is clear from the road before reopening the interstate to traffic.

Columbia Public Works crews conduct annual dry snow run with new drivers

November 14, 2023 7:03 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia conducted its annual dry snow run training exercise to prepare for winter weather. Crews drove through the streets of Columbia to help train several new employees after administrators said they lost 12 workers in seven months. Engineering and Operations Manager Richard Stone said the city would have liked

Daniel Boone Regional Library rejects union contract

November 14, 2023 9:05 AM Marina Diaz

The Union said in a news release that it is holding the rally to urge the library to move toward an agreement that improves wages and benefits for workers.