By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The head of the Smithsonian Institution is apologizing for the dark history behind its collection of human remains. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, addressed how the institution amassed a collection of tens of thousands of body parts during the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday was the first day of classes at Columbia Public Schools, and unofficial enrollment numbers from the district show an increase in students attending school. According to a press release from CPS, the total first-day enrollment is 19,157. That total is up by 357 students from last year’s official enrollment number. The
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The death of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father resulted from a natural gas explosion that shook a North Carolina home, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators were unable to determine its source. The August 22 explosion and collapse of the home in Mooresville, some 30 miles north
Continue ReadingCNN, WHIO By Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school. The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols
Continue ReadingBy KATC Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW IBERIA, Louisiana (KATC) — Here’s what State Police say about road closures Tuesday following a derailment in Iberia Parish: “St. Martin / Iberia Parish LA Hwy 182 Emergency responders continue to clear the wreckage from a train derailment following a collision involving a commercial
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school. The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German Township, Ohio,
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The weather conditions that fueled record-shattering wildfires in eastern Canada earlier this summer – and sent plumes of hazardous air into the US – were made more likely and more intense by the climate crisis, according to a new report published Tuesday. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, students in the Columbia Public Schools District went back to school and began the 2023-2024 school year. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a weather alert day that extended through Thursday for extreme temperatures that were expected in the area. Chief Communications Officer Michelle Baumstark said the district took
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is swooping toward the moon’s surface ahead of its historic landing attempt, and it’s capturing some stunning visuals on the way. The Indian Space Research Organization confirmed Tuesday that Chandrayaan-3 is on schedule and “smooth sailing is continuing.” The spacecraft is set to begin its final
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Britney Spears, pop singer and Grammy Award winner. Personal Birth date: December 2, 1981 Birth place: McComb, Mississippi Birth name: Britney Jean Spears Father: Jamie Spears, former building contractor and chef Mother: Lynne (Bridges) Spears Marriages: Sam Asghari (June 9, 2022 –
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A guard was abducted by inmates at a downtown St. Louis jail, but freed hours later after a police SWAT team intervened. Officials with the St. Louis Department of Public Safety say the 70-year-old guard was abducted Tuesday by two inmates while serving breakfast. Other inmates eventually joined in, but authorities
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A guard was abducted by inmates at a downtown St. Louis jail, but freed hours later after a police SWAT team intervened. Officials with the St. Louis Department of Public Safety say the 70-year-old guard was abducted Tuesday by two inmates while serving breakfast. Other inmates eventually joined in, but authorities
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Mariya Knight, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Eve Brennan, Olga Voitovych and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian forces appear to have stepped up their efforts to weaken Russian air superiority in the war by attacking bases that house supersonic warplanes deep inside Russian territory. Kyiv said it had carried
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can’t adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail without proper access to computers, necessary medications to help him concentrate, and a better diet than bread, water and peanut butter, his lawyers told a magistrate judge Tuesday. The lawyers made
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, Josh Campbell and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of fatally shooting a Southern California clothing store owner after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, had social media accounts containing anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-law-enforcement material, sheriff’s office officials said in a Monday news conference. Laura Ann
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — The African Union has suspended Niger following the takeover of the West African country by a military junta on July 26. In a much-anticipated statement, the African Union (AU) – a union of 55 member states – announced its decision to “immediately suspend the participation of
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have been puzzling over a mystery on Neptune, and now they think they have unlocked its secret. The ice giant’s ghostly, cirrus-like clouds largely disappeared four years ago. Today, just a patch hovers over the planet’s south pole. Thanks to an analysis of nearly three decades’ worth of
Continue ReadingCNN, WSB By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: This story contains disturbing content. A Georgia sheriff resigned and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual battery charge Monday after he grabbed TV’s Judge Glenda Hatchett’s chest in January 2022, his attorney said. Bleckley County Sheriff Kris Coody was sentenced to 12 months probation and
Continue ReadingBy Sugam Pokharel, Dalal Mawad and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The burned bodies of 18 people were found as wildfires ripped through Greece on Tuesday and countries across Europe sweltered under yet another extreme heat wave. The dead, found near a village in northern Greece, may have been migrants, the fire brigade said Tuesday.
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