By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — At just 14 years old, Claudia Quaatey decided to run her own hair braiding business from her New York home as she prepared to support herself through nursing school. “She wanted to go to Howard University. Claudia had her life all planned out,” her mother, Marian Abbey, said. “Out
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Kansas City and Philadelphia are setting the stage for the possibility of a rare Super Bowl rematch. The Chiefs and Eagles both have won six of their first seven games and are tied for the best record in the NFL. This is just the sixth time that the
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Christine Sever, CNN (CNN) — The Nashville police chief’s son, who was wanted in the shooting of two officers, was found dead Tuesday night after leading police on a car chase, authorities said. John Drake Jr., 38, was being sought on two counts of attempted first-degree murder after a shooting that
Continue Reading By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — The first cases of bird flu have been detected in seabirds in the Antarctic, according to the British Antarctic Survey, raising fears the disease will spread rapidly through dense colonies of birds and mammals. “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island,
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Lawyers associated with former President Donald Trump’s effort to get the vote overturned in his favor in Georgia continue to plead guilty.
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — An 82-year-old man in South Korea had a heart attack after choking on a piece of “live octopus,” or san-nakji, a local delicacy comprised of freshly severed – and still wriggling – tentacles. Fire station authorities in Gwangju, a city near the country’s
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Rob Picheta, Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The main United Nations agency in Gaza says it will have to halt aid operations within a day if fuel is not delivered, in what the organization says would mark the end of a “lifeline” for civilians. While some aid has reached
Continue Reading CNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The main United Nations agency working in Gaza said it will be forced to halt its operations by Wednesday evening due to a lack of fuel, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis, as Israeli airstrikes on the besieged strip killed more than 700 people in 24 hours, according to Palestinian
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu officials on Tuesday introduced a new interpretive plaque for four large boulders in the center of Waikiki that honor Tahitian healers of dual male and female spirit who visited Oahu some 500 years ago. The centuries-old boulders — one for each of the four visiting healers
Continue Reading WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck stopped 18 of 20 shots to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Kyle Connor, Mason Appleton and David Gustafsson scored for the Jets and Morgan Barrons added an empty-netter with 1:10 left. Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich scored for
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View a live look of the scene in the web player above. BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a house fire Tuesday off of Route E in Boone County in the 5500 block of West Tracy Court, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Blomenkamp stated that when
Continue Reading By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker Vinfast has plunged right into the crowded and hypercompetitive U.S. auto market, gambling that if it can sell its electric vehicles to finicky Americans, it can succeed anywhere. So far, that gamble has yet to pay off. But its CEO told The Associated Press
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq and Claire Calzonetti, CNN (CNN) — Queen Rania of Jordan has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for failing to condemn the deaths of civilians under Israeli bombardment in Gaza, as Israel’s war on Hamas threatens to destabilize relations between US and Arab leaders. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
Continue Reading CNN By Sana Noor Haq and Claire Calzonetti, CNN (CNN) — Queen Rania of Jordan has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for failing to condemn the deaths of civilians under Israeli bombardment in Gaza, as Israel’s war on Hamas threatens to destabilize relations between US and Arab leaders. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal jury has found Baylor University negligent in a Title IX lawsuit and awarded $270,000 to a former student who alleged she was physically abused by a football player in 2014. The verdict Tuesday centered on a period of wide-ranging scandal at the nation’s biggest Baptist school. Jurors in a
Continue Reading By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A team of scientists has unveiled the possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago atop the Andes. The silicone-made bust portrays a young woman with pronounced cheekbones, black eyes and tanned skin.
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Police in China have rescued some 1,000 cats from a truck en route to a slaughterhouse, state-affiliated media has reported, busting part of an illicit trade that fraudulently sells feline meat as pork or mutton and sparking fresh food safety concerns. Acting on a tip-off by animal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three men were arrested and charged on Tuesday after a truck, a gun and 18 catalytic converters were apparently stolen from A to Z Auto Repair in Columbia. Zachary Davidson, 32, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree burglary, stealing a motor vehicle, stealing a catalytic converter, stealing a gun, first-degree tampering with
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader. The Senate voted 98-0 on Tuesday to approve President Joe Biden’s nominee for FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker. He’s the chief operating officer of a Hyundai affiliate that is developing an air taxi. Before that, he was the deputy FAA administrator. The FAA hasn’t
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An airport in Houston temporarily grounded all flights on Tuesday after two private jets collided on its tarmac, officials said. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. CT when a twin-engine jet departed “without permission” from the William P. Hobby Airport runway and collided with another
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