CNN By Randi Kaye and Anne Clifford, CNN (CNN) — In July 1963, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, teenager Shirley Reese joined a peaceful protest here in Americus, Georgia, with other young Black girls. Together, they walked to the Martin Theater and tried to buy movie tickets at the window designated for
Continue Reading By Randi Kaye and Anne Clifford, CNN (CNN) — In July 1963, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, teenager Shirley Reese joined a peaceful protest here in Americus, Georgia, with other young Black girls. Together, they walked to the Martin Theater and tried to buy movie tickets at the window designated for White
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the United Auto Workers union strike moves into day three and discussions between CEOs and workers continue, consumers and car dealers could start to see impacts on car prices in the future. Popular vehicles that are already in limited supply such as the Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe, Ford F-Series pickup trucks, GMC
Continue Reading By Annette Choi and Krystina Shveda, CNN (CNN) — Cities across the US, particularly those in California where wildfires are common, are often exposed to lower air quality due to a mix of urban pollution and weather effects. But even some rural areas of the country known for their pristine air reached dangerous pollution levels
Continue Reading By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — The numbers on an Maryland woman’s license plate led her to win a $50,000 lottery prize from a $1 ticket. The 50-year-old Baltimore woman, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was assigned the lucky license plate with her new car a few years ago. She initially didn’t like the numbers
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, Nouran Salahieh and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Authorities will be offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who shot and killed a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy as he sat inside his patrol car, they announced Sunday. Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer,
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest crops and send tons of corn and soybeans downriver to the Gulf of Mexico. The transport
Continue Reading CNN By Heather Law, Nechirvan Mando, Heather Chen, Sahar Akbarzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Protests erupted throughout Iran on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old women who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.
Continue Reading By Heather Law, Nechirvan Mando, Heather Chen, Sahar Akbarzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Protests erupted throughout Iran on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old women who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly. Video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou rallied late to upset No. 15 Kansas State 30-27 at Faurot Field. The game was played in front of Memorial Stadium’s first sellout crowd since 2019 with an estimated 62,621 fans attending. You can watch extended highlights of MU’s upset in the video player below. https://youtu.be/cNhuHP3oVAc Entering this contest, both Kansas
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — João Klauss scored an unassisted goal late in the second half to rally St. Louis City to a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo. Klauss’ equalizer for St. Louis City (15-10-4) came in the 87th minute. It was his seventh goal this season for the Western Conference leaders in their first season
Continue Reading MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Cole Dugger and Jeff Caldwell connected on their fourth touchdown pass with 1:13 remaining and Lindenwood rallied to defeat Western Illinois 43-40. The Lions drove 75 yards in 11 plays for the winning score — a 13-yard pass from Dugger to Caldwell — after Western Illinois had taken a 40-35 lead
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The arrival of US soldiers for a peacekeeper training exercise in Armenia has rankled the Russian government, which has for decades acted as the sole security guarantor for the former Soviet republic. The 10-day “Eagle Partner” exercise, which began Monday, involves 85 US and 175 Armenian soldiers and aims
Continue Reading CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Nic Baker threw for 458 yards and three touchdowns, two in the fourth quarter to Izaiah Hartup, and Southern Illinois beat Southeast Missouri State 26-25. Trailing 25-13 with 12:37 to play, Baker connected with Hartup with a 15-yard touchdown pass that pulled Southern Illinois (3-0) to within 25-20 with 7:40
Continue Reading By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Isbel’s bunt single lifted the Kansas City Royals past the Houston Astros 10-8 on Saturday night. Isbel’s seventh-inning RBI bunt broke a 6-all tie for the Royals fourth straight win and a second consecutive series win for Kansas City. Logan Porter connected for his
Continue Reading By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit his 44th homer, sparking the NL wild-card leading Philadelphia Phillies to a 6–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Schwarber’s three-run homer came on a 2-2 pitch in the fifth inning, extending the Phillies’ lead to 5-1. The homer snapped an 0-for-16 slump
Continue Reading CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A jet from the Italian Air Force’s aerobatics squadron crashed during a practice run near the northern city of Turin on Saturday, killing a 5-year-old child and leaving her 9-year-old brother with severe burns when the car they were in was struck by burning
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A jet from the Italian Air Force’s aerobatics squadron crashed during a practice run near the northern city of Turin on Saturday, killing a 5-year-old child and leaving her 9-year-old brother with severe burns when the car they were in was struck by burning debris
Continue Reading By Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Derna (CNN) — International rescue teams in Libya are calling for more help to retrieve the bodies of victims killed in devastating floods that swept through the eastern city of Derna, killing thousands. More than a week on, the teams said the majority of the victims’ bodies
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days – the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya,
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