By Jon Passantino and Eric Levenson, CNN The number of “active shooter” incidents across the US increased more than 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, and those incidents resulted in the highest number of deaths since 2017, the FBI said in a report Monday. The FBI report defines an active shooting incident as when “one
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By CNN Sports Staff As the United States reels from the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers, its sports leagues reacted by offering condolences to the victims’ families and calling for stricter gun legislation. While sport continued, each game seemed diminished by the magnitude of
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business China’s cabinet held an emergency meeting with more than 100,000 participants on Wednesday, according to state media, as top leaders urged new measures to stabilize an economy battered by the country’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions. The unexpected video teleconference by the State Council was attended by officials across provincial, city and
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Herschel Walker, the former football star who is now the Republican nominee for a US Senate seat in Georgia, is piling dishonesty upon dishonesty on the subject of his college education. In December, Walker’s campaign website falsely claimed that he had graduated from the University of Georgia, the
Continue ReadingJanelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish served in a butter sauce. The legendary American chef stepped on French soil in 1948 for the first time. She was in her late 30s and didn’t know how to cook — at
Continue ReadingJanelle Davis, CNN A single meal forever changed Julia Child‘s life and American kitchens with it. It featured a mild, white-fleshed fish served in a butter sauce. The legendary American chef stepped on French soil in 1948 for the first time. She was in her late 30s and didn’t know how to cook — at
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By Samantha Beech, CNN Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea in a vote the US ambassador to the UN called dangerous, disappointing and likely to fuel Pyongyang’s program to develop nuclear-capable missile systems. The move comes after more than a dozen North
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will win the Republican nomination for a third term in office, CNN projects, defeating state Land Commissioner George P. Bush in a runoff. Paxton, who has been beset by criminal probes and is under indictment, finished first in a four-way March 1 primary but failed to
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Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones created the Vehicle Stop Committee in 2019.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2022 state baseball tournament continued across Missouri Tuesday with many teams playing in sectional games. Class 3 Baseball Scores FATHER TOLTON (3) HERMANN (0) FINAL SCOTT CITY (0) EAST PRAIRIE (1) FINAL ST. PIUS X (6) VALLEY PARK (10) FINAL SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC (8) HARTVILLE (4) FINAL FAIR GROVE (3) EAST NEWTON
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Georgia Republicans have nominated former football star Herschel Walker to take on Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, CNN projects, in what’s expected to be one of the most important US Senate races of the 2022 midterm elections. Walker, 60, who was urged to run by former President Donald Trump, is a political
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Members of Missouri’s first public library union are asking their employer for raises and increased benefits, but where would that money come from?
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A suspect is in custody after a shooting incident at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, left at least two dead and injured 14 people, including students, authorities said.
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Hitachi Energy announced on Tuesday plans to invest more than $10 million in its Jefferson City factory.
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN The School District of Philadelphia reinstated face masks in schools, a month after masks were made optional, due to an uptick in cases in the area, the district announced. “Until further notice, all School District students and staff will be required to wear their masks during the school and work day
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A deputy at the scene said that gunfire hit multiple homes in the area but couldn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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TONIGHT: Showers and storms likely with lows remaining in the lower 60s. 1-1.5″ of rain is possible with overnight rain. TOMORROW: Plenty of dry time with cloud cover holding on. Isolated strong storms with wind, hail, and the threat of a tornado possible. Highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Showers and a few thunderstorms will
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN Five Republican candidates for Michigan governor could be deemed ineligible to appear on the primary ballot after the Michigan elections bureau found invalid signatures on their nomination petitions. The development could scramble the fast-approaching primary on August 2 and winnow the crowded field of 10 Republicans jockeying for the nomination to
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Indiana banned transgender women and girls from competing on public school sports teams consistent with their gender after the state’s Republican-led legislature voted Tuesday to override a veto issued earlier this year by their GOP governor in order to enact the controversial law. Indiana’s House of Representatives voted to override Gov.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN More baby formula is expected on store shelves as soon as this weekend through a variety of government efforts. On Wednesday, 60 tons of formula landed at Dulles International Airport in Washington from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the second shipment from Europe as part of the Biden administration’s Operation Fly
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