By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Even the world’s richest person needs financial advice. That’s great news for Morgan Stanley, the investment bank of choice for Elon Musk. Morgan Stanley advised the Tesla CEO on his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. The bank also helped secure $25.5 billion in funding for the deal, including
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN North Charleston, South Carolina, officials are offering a $10,000 reward after dozens of shots were fired in the parking lot of a city baseball field during a youth game Monday evening. Video shot by a player’s parent shows the children looking around in confusion as the first volley of shots is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, April 26, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL LEBANON (6) JEFFERSON CITY (2) FINAL FULTON (6) MOBERLY (0) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (11) VERSAILLES (0) FINAL SOUTHERN BOONE (12) BOONVILLE (7) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (6) SMITH-COTTON (4) FINAL
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is the subject of national scrutiny right now. On Tuesday he alarmed press freedom advocates by lashing out at a press conference and indicating that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amazon has been issued a Hazard Alert Letter from the U.S Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), requiring the company to review its severe weather emergency procedures, after a tornado struck Amazon’s Edwardsville, Illinois warehouse killing six people back in December. In the letter, OSHA says its investigators determined
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By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Maryna Marukhnych and Brice Laine, CNN A steady flow of people make their way across fields and rivers dotting southern Ukraine’s countryside through the day. As night falls, the crowds swell. They travel on foot, by bicycle, or wheelbarrow. They are desperate to leave behind the Russian occupation of
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by Missouri Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt, urged the Supreme Court to uphold the lower court opinions.
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A dating app scam has been brought to the Holts Summit Police Department’s attention after the scammer called the victims using a phone number that appeared to be associated with the police department.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with light winds shifting back south. Lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: After a chilly start to the day, high pressure is making for a beautiful afternoon as light winds continue thanks to sinking air aloft. We’ll continue to
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN New audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, obtained and reported on by The New York Times on Tuesday, reveals he expressed concern about far-right House Republicans inciting violence against other lawmakers in the aftermath of January 6, 2021. In the audio, the California Republican repeatedly lamented the inflammatory comments made
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Up to a quarter million Ford Explorers are being recalled due to a mechanical problem that can cause the SUV to roll away while it’s parked, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The document said a bolt in the rear axle mounting could fracture and cause the
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During a Tuesday morning hearing, lawyers for former Missouri governor Eric Greitens and his ex-wife Sheena Chestnut Greitens argued whether or not phone records of Sheena and several other people are relevant to the family’s case.
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By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The US should prepare for a possible summer surge of Covid-19 cases across Southern states, former White House Coronavirus Response Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told CBS on Sunday morning. It’s now predictable that the South will see surges in the summer and Northern states will see surges in the
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Jamie Gangel, CNN Newly obtained text messages and recent court filings fill in significant gaps about the key role a little-known Pennsylvania Republican congressman played at almost every turn in scheming to reverse or delay certification of the 2020 election. The texts, which were among those selectively
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Inflation is at a 40-year high, and Americans are feeling it. A gallon of gas costs about double what it cost in January 2021. Home prices were up a whopping 19.8% year-over-year in February. And, in March, groceries cost 10% more than they did a year earlier. Thankfully some analysts
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy keeps repeating a false claim about Attorney General Merrick Garland. In an interview on Fox last Wednesday, McCarthy said that if Republicans win control of the House in the November midterm elections, “We’re gonna investigate the attorney general. Why did he go after parents, and call
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Fidelity Investments announced Tuesday that it will offer bitcoin as an investment option in its 401(k) plans by the middle of this year. It’s a big move given that Fidelity is the largest 401(k) plan provider in the United States, acting as custodian for 23,000 plans, which have 20.4 million
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Ellie Kaufman and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told CNN’s Jim Sciutto on Tuesday that the entire “global international security order” put in place after World War II is at stake if Russia gets away “cost-free” following its invasion of Ukraine. The top US
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Ellie Kaufman and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told CNN’s Jim Sciutto on Tuesday that the entire “global international security order” put in place after World War II is at stake if Russia gets away “cost-free” following its invasion of Ukraine. The top US
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By Jen Christensen, CNN After years of recommending regular aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke, scientists now see little benefit for most healthy people, and say it may contribute to a risk of bleeding in your stomach or brain that goes up as you get older. The US Preventive Service Task Force has finalized
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