CNN By Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — When Jake Kleinmahon and his husband, Tom, decided to move back to New Orleans in 2018, they had plans to live there forever. Kleinmahon, a pediatric cardiologist, earned his medical degree from Tulane University, and despite leaving the state to complete his fellowships, he said he felt drawn
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Tami Manis is officially all business at the front and party in the back after her mullet, measuring 5 feet 8 inches (nearly 173 centimeters), was confirmed as the longest female one in the world. The 58-year-old last cut the back of her hair on February 9 1990, according
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — For many Americans, the extended Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to reconnect with loved ones, take advantage of sales and, of course, indulge in savory barbecue. Most major retailers will remain open Monday but government buildings, post offices and banks will be closed. The 5 Things team will
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cassidy and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ambassadors from Russia and Belarus have been invited back to the Nobel Prize banquet after being excluded last year because of the invasion of Ukraine, the Nobel Foundation said. Iran has also been invited to the December event in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, after being
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Labor Day is right around the corner, along with the big sales and barbecues that come with it. But the activist roots of the holiday are especially visible this year as unions challenge how workers are treated — from Hollywood to the auto production lines
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — When Jake Kleinmahon and his husband, Tom, decided to move back to New Orleans in 2018, they had plans to live there forever. Kleinmahon, a pediatric cardiologist, earned his medical degree from Tulane University, and despite leaving the state to complete his fellowships, he said he felt drawn to
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Anna Chernova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A Russian military blogger who has written critically of Russia’s conduct in Ukraine was arrested in Moscow Thursday, according to state news agency RIA Novosti. The blogger, Andrey Kurshin, runs the Moscow Calling Telegram channel, which has some 87,000 subscribers. “A criminal case was
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A self-made, septuagenarian billionaire with limited political experience has thrown his hat into one of the most consequential presidential elections of 2024, shaking up a race that could have huge ramifications far beyond its borders. Terry Gou, the founder of the world’s largest iPhone maker Foxconn,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Several Swedish lawmakers say they will boycott this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards changed its position from a year earlier and invited representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend. The Nobel Foundation said invitations to the Dec.
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in India are determined to keep a lid on any monkey business ahead of world leaders jetting in next week, by placing life-size cutouts of angry langurs across the capital to dissuade smaller pesky primates from wreaking havoc or hogging the limelight while the nation takes center stage.
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has opened more than 3,000 criminal cases over Russia’s alleged crimes against children in the country, including dozens of torture cases, Ukrainian prosecutors said Thursday. The allegations include “murders, mutilations, abduction of children, forced displacement, deportation, sexual violence against children and kidnapping,” Yulia Usenko, head
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents ordered the young Senegalese men to wait in the scant shade of desert scrub brush while they loaded a more vulnerable group of migrants — a family with three young children from India — into a white van for
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 187,000 jobs in August, evidence of a slowing but still-resilient labor market despite the high interest rates the Federal Reserve has imposed. Last month’s job growth marked an increase from July’s revised gain of 157,000 but still pointed to a
Continue ReadingST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Cole Dugger threw all four of his touchdown passes in the first half as Lindenwood cruised to a 77-9 victory over Division-III Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the season opener for both teams. Dugger connected with Robert Giaimo on a 20-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. In the second, Dugger added
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has reduced the prison sentence of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one, in a remarkable turn of events that caps an extraordinary decades-long political saga. Thaksin, the head of a famed political dynasty who had dramatically returned to
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The win was expected but it was the first on-field action of the season for a Tigers team with lots of questions coming into the year.
Continue ReadingCNN By Tara Subramaniam, Taylor Ward, Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Schools and businesses closed while hundreds of flights were canceled in Hong Kong and other parts of southern China on Friday as Typhoon Saola swept close to the coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rain in what could be
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Brady Cook threw for 172 yards and a touchdown while running for another score in only one half of work, leading Missouri to a 35-10 victory over South Dakota in the season opener for both teams. Cody Schrader and Nathaniel Peat also had touchdown runs
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In a statement posted online and on social media, the group said this is because they are “facing significantly higher than expected expenses.”
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured – two seriously – in a Thursday crash in Jefferson City on westbound Highway 50/63 near militia drive, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department Two vehicles were heading westbound when Kenneth Bleigh, 58, of Chamois – who was driving a 2002 Chevrolet
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