By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, except it’s no laughing matter: It’s so hot in Phoenix that cactuses are dying. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Russia says Ukraine targeted Moscow with drones,
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism is scheduled to appear in a Randolph County courtroom Monday for a pre-trial conference after he was accused of driving while intoxicated in October 2022. Online court records show Chism is being charged with two misdemeanors including DWI and resisting arrest. The pre-trial hearing is scheduled for 10:30 Monday, July 31. The Randolph
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Christian leadership in the US has typically been seen as a male occupation. The right for women to be ordained and serve as faith leaders has been hard-won over decades, and in several major factions, like the Roman Catholic and Southern Baptist churches, women are barred from the highest
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Colombia produced one of the most dramatic Women’s World Cup upsets, scoring in the last minute to beat two-time world champion Germany 2-1 on Sunday. The South American side looked to have been denied a famous win after Alexandra Popp equalized for Germany from the penalty spot in the
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes, the more you want something, the harder it becomes to obtain. French golfer Céline Boutier knows that as well as anyone. The 29-year-old has risen to become one of the best players on the LPGA Tour since turning pro in 2016, propelled by a string of top-10 performances
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — At least 12 people were killed and 121 injured in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand. The incident – in the village of Mu No – reduced the warehouse and surrounding area to rubble, drone footage showed. At least two of the victims
Continue Reading CNN By Heather Law and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she works for. Alix Dorsainvil, wife of El Roi Haiti Director Sandro Dorsainvil, and their child were reportedly abducted Thursday morning, according to a
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — The son of Colombia’s president has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment, the Colombian attorney general’s office said in a statement. Nicolas Petro – a congressman in the Atlantico province – was placed under investigation by the attorney general’s
Continue Reading CNN By Josh Pennington, Mariya Knight, Zahra Ullah and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that war is “gradually returning” to Russia hours after the Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting Moscow with drones, the latest in a series of attacks. The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones were intercepted Sunday but
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, Sarah-Grace Mankarious and Tiffany Baker, CNN (CNN) — For years, it felt like the social media landscape didn’t change much. New apps came, new apps went, and the last one to really make a dent in the market was TikTok back in 2020. But in the nine months since billionaire Elon Musk
Continue Reading By Carly Breland and Melissa Gray, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service and US National Archives and Records Administration are calling on Americans to help reveal the untold stories of the United States’ first veterans to commemorate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. The Revolutionary War Pension Files Transcription Project aims to transcribe
Continue Reading By Josh Pennington, Mariya Knight, Zahra Ullah and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Russia says Ukraine targeted Moscow with drones on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks that have brought the Ukraine war to Russia’s capital. The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones were intercepted but a business and shopping development in the
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — As the Northern Hemisphere swelters under a record-breaking summer heat wave, much further south, in the depths of winter, another terrifying climate record is being broken. Antarctic sea ice has fallen to unprecedented lows for this time of year. Every year, Antarctic sea ice shrinks to its lowest levels
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Daria Martina Tarasova, CNN Ukraine (CNN) — At a secret makeshift military base a nondescript van and pickup truck tow two gray objects covered by tarpaulin mounted on trailers. In the driving rain, they resemble something more akin to a Boston Whaler, rather than hiding one of Ukraine’s most
Continue Reading CNN By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Daria Martina Tarasova, CNN Ukraine (CNN) — At a secret makeshift military base a nondescript van and pickup truck tow two gray objects covered by tarpaulin mounted on trailers. In the driving rain, they resemble something more akin to a Boston Whaler, rather than hiding one of Ukraine’s
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia’s war on the country. That’s what officials said Sunday. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity as no authorization had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday afternoon Team COMO held its Heart of the Community Summit to discuss how to steer youth community away from violence. City leaders and Columbia residents gathered at todays summit and discussed ways to help children in the community succeed. The main focus of Saturday’s summit: Columbia’s youth. “The youth and that was really the heart
Continue Reading BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — With the summer heat wave in full swing in Southern California, a backyard pool is a tempting place to take a dip. Even for a bear. Police in the city of Burbank responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — It was meant to be an inclusive gesture to New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community. But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have sparked a divisive, racially charged debate ahead of the country’s looming general election. New Zealand – or Aotearoa
Continue Reading By Heather Law and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she works for. Alix Dorsainvil, wife of El Roi Haiti Director Sandro Dorsainvil, and their child were reportedly abducted Thursday morning, according to a statement
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