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Columbia politicians collect donations for United Auto Workers strike

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday marks one full month of the united auto workers strike. Four Columbia state house representatives were collecting donations Saturday afternoon for the picketing union workers. Several car factories nation-wide are striking until a deal is met between the union and auto-manufacturers. The four democratic house members representing Columbia were collecting donations outside

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Thieves in Florida use tractor trailers to steal more than $1.6 million in alcohol from US distributor

By Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — An investigation is underway in Florida after burglars used tractor trailers to steal more than $1.6 million worth of alcohol from a distribution company that carries brands including Jose Cuervo and Malibu. The theft began during the early morning hours on July 8 at Republic National Distributing Company, located

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Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — With a two-letter word, Australians struck down the first attempt at constitutional change in 24 years, a move experts say will inflict lasting damage on First Nations people and suspend any hopes of modernizing the nation’s founding document. Preliminary results from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) suggested

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Officers involved in tasing man who caught fire and later died won’t be criminally charged, New York attorney general’s office says

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general’s office says criminal charges won’t be brought against officers after a man covered in hand sanitizer was tased and caught on fire – an incident that left him dead weeks later. Three officers with the Catskill Police Department were involved in the incident

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Israel warns of new phase in war on Hamas, as Gaza civilians flee and Israeli troops gather near border

By Jessie Yeung, Kareem El Damanhoury, Eyad Kourdi, Niamh Kennedy, Sophie Jeong, Abeer Salman and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A new phase in Israel’s deadly war against Hamas is coming, Israeli forces said on Saturday, warning that the past week of crippling airstrikes in Gaza could soon be followed by “significant ground operations.” Israeli

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‘An incredible find’: Florida road crews discover 19th-century boat buried in St. Augustine

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Construction workers in northeast Florida have unearthed a piece of 19th-century history buried beneath the oldest city in the United States. Florida Department of Transportation crews were digging as part of an ongoing drainage improvement project in downtown St. Augustine on October 5 when they discovered a nearly

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