Story by the Associated Press (AP) — Frederick Forsyth, the British author of “The Day of the Jackal” and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said Monday. He was 86. Jonathan Lloyd, his agent, said Forsyth died at home early Monday surrounded by his family. “We mourn the passing
Continue ReadingBy Fred He and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — French 7’3” NBA star Victor Wembanyama may have just unlocked a new position: Shaolin monk. Wembanyama, who ended last season early due to a rare blood clot in his right shoulder appeared to be looking for some off-season spiritual peace and strength at a Shaolin Temple
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By Chelsea Bailey, Julia Vargas Jones and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — Estrellazul Corral joined protests outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center every day this weekend to demand justice for the dozens of migrants detained by armed ICE agents in armored vehicles who targeted jobsites in the city’s predominately Latino communities. After hours of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council spent more than $42,000 on a two-day retreat in May with city staff in Camdenton. Records obtained by ABC 17 News show the final bill is nearly 2.5 times higher than the 2023 retreat to Independence, Missouri, which cost $17,153.94. The total cost of the trip to Camdenton
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education at its Monday night meeting unanimously approved next school year’s budget for the district. The district expects to spend roughly $307 million this upcoming school year. Previous reporting indicates that roughly three-quarters of the budget is made up of staff salaries and benefits. The Board had approved a
Continue ReadingStory by the Associated Press Toronto (AP) — Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage. The announcement means Canada will achieve NATO’s spending
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with a plethora of felonies after he allegedly rammed his Chrysler truck several times into a Ford Focus while he was drunk. Jeremy Shacklett was charged with four counts of second-degree assault, nine counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree tampering with a vehicle, two counts
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — When Sana Yousaf turned 17, she posted a video of her birthday celebrations to more than a million followers on TikTok. They saw her cutting a pink and cream cake beneath a matching balloon arch, the June breeze ruffling her long hair as she beamed against the
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By Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko, Kosta Gak and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia launched 315 drones at Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said was “one of the largest” attacks on the capital Kyiv, as officials said a maternity ward in the southern port city of Odesa had been
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By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan argued Monday that it was necessary to deploy hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests that are happening in the city – despite local officials saying it’s unclear why they are there or what they are doing. “Yes, it
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The bear spotted in Centralia on Saturday was a cinnamon black bear, according to Missouri Department of Conservation biologist Nate Bowersock. Cinnamon bears are a subspecies of the American black bear.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe addressed plans to remove diversity equity and inclusion language from the city’s Strategic Plan during office hours the city is hosting in June to respond to concerns over a recent White House order halting federal aid for such programs. Members of the public voiced concerns on Monday over
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By Josh Campbell, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A relative state of calm in Los Angeles began to crumble early Sunday afternoon as demonstrators confronted federal authorities guarding a downtown detention facility where chaos erupted as National Guard soldiers deployed tear gas on an increasingly agitated crowd. An already tense situation began to escalate as
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(Editor’s note, 6/9: The story now reflects the correct rank of Matt Nichols.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police leaders see a need for more detective units at the Columbia Police Department. Police Chief Jill Schlude said she hopes to create a new unit dedicated to investigating auto thefts and thefts from cars as part of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe County man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly went into a Randolph County home and fired a gun at three people. Jason Springer, 47, of Madison, Missouri, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree harassment. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with four felonies on Monday after he allegedly assaulted someone early Sunday. Paris Jones Jr., 33, was charged in Boone County with second-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and misdemeanor illegally possessing drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say that a man tried to fight officers while he was being arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a minor. Roughly nine Columbia Police Department vehicles were in a parking lot Monday afternoon in the 1100 block of Lakeview Avenue, an area just north of Business Loop 70 off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia is expected to interview four candidates on Monday evening for the open Ward 1 seat. A Facebook post from the city shows that it will interview Adam Porter, Cheryl Ames, Jason Michael Joy and Virginia Kaye Brainard. The interviews will be livestreamed at 6 p.m. Tom Oldham stepped
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Because of a weird glitch between the brain and the body, nearly one-third of people will experience sleep paralysis — making some see demons and witches. This is what you can do about it. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Because of a weird glitch between the brain and the body, nearly one-third of people will experience sleep paralysis — making some see demons and witches. This is what you can do about it. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day:
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