Columbia man reported missing, last seen Wednesday
The Columbia Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing person.
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Alabama band director tased after football game says ‘no educator should ever have to experience that’
CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Alabama band director who was shocked by a police stun gun and arrested after refusing to stop his band’s performance at a high school football game said the post-game songs had been arranged ahead of time and the whole experience has left him traumatized.
Continue ReadingAutopsy of Patriots fan who died after ‘scuffle’ at NFL game didn’t suggest traumatic injury, DA says
By Brynn Gingras and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The preliminary results of an autopsy on a New England Patriots fan who died after a “scuffle” at a game Sunday “did not suggest traumatic injury, but did identify a medical issue,” the Norfolk district attorney said in a statement. Dale Mooney, 53, collapsed at Gillette
Continue ReadingOutcry in Spain as artificial intelligence used to create fake naked images of underage girls
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Spain have launched an investigation after images of young girls, altered with artificial intelligence to remove their clothing, were sent around a town in the south of the country. A group of mothers from Almendralejo, in the Extremadura region, reported that their daughters had received images of
Continue ReadingRoyals push back their self-imposed deadline to decide on location for new ballpark
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are pushing back their self-imposed deadline of the end of September for deciding on a location for their new ballpark. They also said in a statement Wednesday that they remain confident that their final proposal will be put before voters
Continue ReadingAt 91, Georgia’s longest serving sheriff says he won’t seek another term in 2024
PERRY, Ga. (AP) — A 91-year-old Georgia sheriff has said he will hand in his badge after more than 50 years as the county’s chief lawman. Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton tells WMAZ-TV that he won’t seek reelection in 2024 and will step down at the end of his term. “It’s time for me to
Continue ReadingVanna White extends her time at the puzzle board on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ for two additional seasons
The Associated Press Vanna White is not giving up her puzzle board when Ryan Seacrest takes over for Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune.” In fact, she will be there for his first two seasons. Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday that White has extended her contract with the game show — taking her
Continue ReadingUN chief warns ‘humanity has opened the gates to hell’ as he convenes world leaders for climate summit
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — United Nations Secretary General António Guterres issued a stark warning as he gathered world leaders for a high-level summit on the climate crisis: “Humanity has opened the gates to hell.” “Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects. Distraught farmers watching crops carried away by floods. Sweltering temperatures spawning disease,” he
Continue ReadingMan who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door enters not guilty plea; trial is scheduled
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday. Andrew Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting of Ralph
Continue ReadingUkraine’s president, at Security Council, lashes out at Russia but avoids face-to-face encounter
By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president accused Russia of waging “a criminal and unprovoked aggression” that undermines all norms of war and the U.N. charter Wednesday at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Volodomyr Zelenskyy also urged world leaders to strip Russia of its veto
Continue ReadingLatinos who don’t speak Spanish are getting shamed for it
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — What do Sen. Ted Cruz, Oscar-winning actor Ariana DeBose and a puzzled kid stumbling to answer questions on live TV have in common? They’re all Latinos who’ve been shamed for the way they speak Spanish. The issue regularly emerges in debates online – and even on stage during
Continue ReadingSix Palestinians killed by Israeli military in three separate incidents over 24 hours
By Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Six Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured by Israeli military fire in three separate incidents across the occupied West Bank and Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in both areas said. Four people were killed
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MoDOT hosts on-the-spot hiring event
The Missouri Department of Transportation is hosting a hiring event on Wednesday with a focus on hiring full-time maintenance workers for Columbia, Jefferson City, and Versailles.
Continue ReadingWhy have there been clashes over control of Nagorno-Karabakh?
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ethnic Armenian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to lay down their arms after Azerbaijan launched a brief but bloody military offensive on Tuesday, handing a boost to Azerbaijan as it seeks to bring the enclave under its control. Whether this leads to a lasting peace is not yet clear. Armenia
Continue ReadingKraft Heinz is recalling some American cheese slices because the wrappers could pose choking hazard
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Kraft Heinz said Tuesday it’s recalling more than 83,000 cases of individually-wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because part of the wrapper could stick to the slice and become a choking hazard. The company, which is based in Chicago and Pittsburgh, said one of its wrapping machines developed
Continue ReadingUK’s new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta. The government says the online safety bill passed this week will make Britain
Continue ReadingAlabama band director tased after football game says ‘no educator should ever have to experience that’
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Alabama band director who was shocked by a police stun gun and arrested after refusing to stop his band’s performance at a high school football game said the post-game songs had been arranged ahead of time and the whole experience has left him traumatized. “I
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Troy man seriously hurt in motorcycle crash in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Troy man was serious hurt in a motorcycle crash in Monroe County. Troopers say, Dale Geeding, 60, was driving westbound on Highway 154 when he hit a deer around 7:30 Tuesday night and was thrown from his motorcycle. The crash happened east of Paris near the intersection with Highway 107,
Continue ReadingWhite homeowner pleads not guilty in shooting of Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell
By Holly Yan and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Liberty, Missouri (CNN) — The 85-year-old White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teenager who rang the wrong doorbell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Andrew Lester did not speak during the brief arraignment in a courtroom in Clay County, Missouri.
Continue ReadingMichigan’s top court won’t revive Flint water charges against 7 key figures
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch effort to revive criminal charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal. The court on Wednesday waved away an appeal by prosecutors who have tried to get around an earlier decision that gutted the cases. The attorney general’s
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