By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court split evenly Thursday in a high-profile challenge over the nation’s first religious charter school, leaving in place a ruling from Oklahoma’s top court that found the proposed Catholic school unconstitutional. The 4-4 split was made possible because conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from the
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A limited amount of food was delivered to desperate Gazans for the first time since early March on Wednesday, but senior United Nations officials warned the supply was “nowhere near enough” to forestall the worsening humanitarian crisis. UN officials say they are hoping for
Continue Reading By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Should the Department of Government Efficiency be required to release public records under the Freedom of Information Act, or can it keep such files hidden due to executive privilege? That’s the question the Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to decide. What is known is that in the past
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A former University of Missouri basketball prospect accused of sexual assault is set to be in the Boone County Courthouse for a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Keiner Asprilla, 18, was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and second-degree kidnapping. A police report states the alleged assault happened in September at the Tiger Hotel in downtown
Continue Reading By Gloria Pazmino, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — An immigration judge in Louisiana on Thursday denied a request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings after his attorneys argued that he was arrested illegally and without a warrant over two months ago. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident who played
Continue Reading WJLA, CNN By Karina Tsui, Teele Rebane, Isaac Yee, Jessie Yeung, Lex Harvey, Diego Mendoza Diaz, Alex Marquardt, Gabe Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed by a gunman who later yelled “Free Palestine!” while being arrested in Washington, DC, Wednesday night, authorities said. The slain staffers,
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The Pentagon made it official Wednesday — the government has accepted a gift of a Qatari plane meant to replace the aging Air Force One. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would accept the Boeing 747 as a gift from the government of Qatar was met with strong opposition, including from some in his own
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the controversial, multi-billion pound move survived an eleventh-hour legal challenge and months of criticism on both sides of the Atlantic. Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Thursday that the islands will return to
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Many South Africans are praising President Cyril Ramaphosa’s calm demeanor as President Donald Trump’s multimedia ambush unfolded in front of the world’s press. He pushed back gently whenever he could, but he didn’t raise his voice or show anger, displaying his decades of negotiation experience. “What else
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s newest warship was severely damaged during a recent launch ceremony, with leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the accident, saying it brought shame to the nation’s prestige and vowing to punish those found responsible, state media reported.
Continue Reading CNN By Kareem Khadder, Pauline Lockwood, Catherine Nicholls and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military fired warning shots at a large delegation of European and Arab diplomats on an official visit near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, drawing swift international condemnation. Delegations from more than 20 countries,
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AudioEye breaks down what the European Accessibility Act means and the five steps businesses should take to avoid fines and get compliant with new requirements for online businesses in the European Union.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two juveniles were arrested in connection with a May 15 shooting in the 4600 block of Rice Road, according to a Wednesday press release from the Columbia Police Department. The release says a youth was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree assault, while another was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Counties across Mid-Missouri are continuing to take steps to ensure their warning systems work reliably during severe weather. In Boone County, officials are rolling out a new system that aims to make siren use more precise and reduce what they call “siren fatigue” — the overuse of sirens in areas not directly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another man has been charged in a child sex crime case in Morgan County. Jack Chick, 19, of Eldon, was charged on Wednesday with three counts of patronizing a sexual performance by a child and one count of fourth-degree child molestation. He was detained on May 14, but was released at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trio of EF-1 tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down in Benton County on Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. The first tornado touched down at 7:24 p.m., wind speeds maxed out at 105 mph, with an unconfirmed width. For the second of the tornadoes it touched down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A more than $2.1 million collaborative study between the Columbia City Council, The Loop CID and Great Rivers Engineering to revamp Business Loop 70 is on its way to the US Department of Transportation for approval. This comes after the Columbia City Council approved several million-dollar infrastructure projects Monday. The total study
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is working to restore power to damaged equipment at its recycling facility after an EF-1 tornado destroyed the building. Utilities spokesperson Jason West said demolition is underway and debris removal is going well. “I believe the process is moving forward at a quicker pace than expected,” West said
Continue Reading The stations of the Networks of Mid-Missouri will be off for a brief period overnight for maintenance. ABC 17, Me-TV, MyZou, FOX 22 and our other stations will go off-air at 12:07 a.m. Thursday. Programming is expected to resume at about 2 a.m.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — No oil was visible in the gauge on the right engine’s oil reservoir after a February Delta Air Lines flight filled with smoke during takeoff at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. On February 24, the cabin of
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