By Tara Subramaniam, Taylor Ward, Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The strongest typhoon Hong Kong has seen in five years ripped through the city and other parts of southern China, knocking down trees and scaffolding and causing hundreds of flights to be canceled. Saola had been a super
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Two men pleaded guilty to threatening elections officials in separate criminal cases, the Justice Department announced Thursday – the latest in a department effort to crack down on election threats nationwide. Chad Christopher Stark of Texas pleaded guilty to making threats against public officials in Georgia following the
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay Alam and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — A Saudi court has sentenced a retired teacher to death over his comments online, say his brother and advocacy group Human Rights Watch. Muhammad al-Ghamdi, a 54-year-old retired Saudi teacher, was sentenced “following 5 tweets criticizing corruption and human rights violations,” his brother Saeed bin
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — An aggravated murder suspect who escaped a psychiatric hospital in Oregon while shackled at the arms, legs and stomach was taken back into custody after an unusual rescue, authorities announced Friday. Christopher Lee Pray, 39, was captured Friday, according to Oregon State Police. He had been
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Authorities raced to capture five million bees released yesterday after a truck carrying several crates of hives fell onto a roadway in Ontario, Canada, Halton Regional Police Constable Ryan Anderson told CNN. Halton Regional Police received a call shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, after the straps attached to the
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man faces multiple felony charges after he allegedly set off a “bomb” in a vehicle early Thursday. Charles Monteer, 39, was charged on Thursday with knowingly burning or exploding, first-degree property damage and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. A court date has not been set, according to
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction requested by NetChoice, a tech industry trade group
Continue ReadingBy Jason Morris (CNN) — The Fulton County, Georgia, judge overseeing the sprawling 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants says that all proceedings in his courtroom related to the case will be livestreamed and allowed to be televised. The ruling, however, would be subject to change and would
Continue ReadingSabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — The US government has filed a motion to stop a Titanic expedition planned for 2024, citing a law that protects and preserves the shipwreck as a gravesite. The expedition has been organized by RMS Titanic Inc., a company that owns the exclusive salvage rights to the remains of the Titanic.
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The White homeowner accused of wounding a Black teen who went to the wrong Kansas City address in April will stand trial for the shooting, a Missouri judge ruled Thursday. The ruling came after a preliminary hearing in which a dozen witnesses testified and multiple exhibits were admitted into
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, Nimi Princewill and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — The military junta in Niger has canceled the visa of the French ambassador and instructed police to expel him, after ordering the diplomat last week to leave the country. In the letter shared by local media on Thursday and attributed to the Nigerien Ministry
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol and University of Missouri police are advising everyone who is not going to the Mizzou football game to avoid downtown.
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — A new video published by pro-Wagner PMC Telegram channel Grey Zone on Wednesday appears to show Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin claiming to be in Africa shortly before his death. It is unclear when or where the video was shot, but Prigozhin seems unbothered about his safety
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools – in an email to parents – stated that Grant Elementary first grade teacher Caroline Dill died in a car accident on Tuesday night. A CPS spokesperson told ABC 17 News in an email that two separate letters were sent to parents. Students have yet to be informed by
Continue ReadingCNN, WPVI By Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — An inmate convicted of murder escaped a prison in Pennsylvania’s Chester County on Thursday morning, according to local officials. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, broke out of Chester County Prison at around 8:50 a.m. Thursday, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office said. The district attorney, Deb Ryan, described
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died Wednesday in a four-vehicle crash in Phelps County on Highway 63, just south of Highway 5170, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Perry Patrick, 61, of Newburg, and two teenagers – 19-year-old Grace Gorman, of Rolla, and 18-year-old Michael Sutton, of Edgar Springs –
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 23, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the vibrant core of Houston, Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans’ (AAMA) Work and Learn Center amplifies a beacon of hope and empowerment. This brilliance will be evident at the annual AAMA Illumine Gala, a
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama legislator has resigned and is agreeing to plead guilty to a felony voter fraud charge that alleges he used a fraudulent address to run for office in a district where he did not live. According to a plea agreement filed Thursday, Republican Rep. David
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A detainee was killed and four other inmates injured in a mass stabbing at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, according to the Fulton County Sheriff. The situation was “under control” by Thursday afternoon and an investigation is ongoing, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Natalie
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri judge rules 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who rang wrong doorbell.
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