By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Investors have been increasingly eager in recent years to deploy their money in a way that supports sustainability and aligns with their values — a trend that, in theory, could leverage capitalism to help combat climate change and fight society’s ills. But has the rapid rise of funds that prioritize
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Hafsa Khalil, CNN At first glance, the news all seems a bit too familiar. A new virus outbreak is detected. It starts spreading around the globe, case by case, country by country. Health authorities launch into action, tracking infections and issuing guidance. After a tortuous two years, it’s understandable that the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN On this day 42 years ago, CNN made its debut as the first 24-hour news channel. So much has changed over four decades, but one thing remains largely as it was on June 1, 1980 — those three, unmistakable red and white letters. If you’d like to experience a wave of
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy What was meant to be a simple errand, a daughter driving her aging father to the hospital to pick up his medicine, has pulled a small city on China’s border with North Korea — and its nearly two-month Covid-19 lockdown — into the national spotlight, after the pair ran afoul of pandemic
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business China’s richest and most international city is trying to return to business as usual after a two-month lockdown, but some restrictions will remain in place. Shanghai authorities on Sunday pledged to allow all businesses to open up from Wednesday. The city’s deputy mayor, Wu Qing, announced the easing of restrictions
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Travis Caldwell and Ashley Killough, CNN With more funerals and visitations scheduled Wednesday for victims of the deadliest US school shooting in nearly 10 years, more changes in authorities’ narrative of how the May 24 massacre unfolded in the South Texas city of Uvalde are emerging. The Texas Department of Public Safety,
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Travis Caldwell and Ashley Killough, CNN With more funerals and visitations scheduled Wednesday for victims of the deadliest US school shooting in nearly 10 years, more changes in authorities’ narrative of how the May 24 massacre unfolded in the South Texas city of Uvalde are emerging. The Texas Department of Public Safety,
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A woman who was shot in the Brooklyn subway shooting in April filed a lawsuit Tuesday against gunmaker Glock Inc. and its Austria-based parent firm, claiming the company is contributing to “creating and maintaining a public nuisance in the State of New York” and endangering the state’s public health and safety.
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The “Star Wars” franchise is sticking up for actor Moses Ingram after she revealed she had received hundreds of racist messages and comments on social media. The franchise tweeted that it was “proud to welcome” Ingram, who just made her debut as Reva in the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” “If anyone
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI, in the first trial of special counsel John Durham’s investigation. The verdict is a major defeat for Durham and his Justice Department prosecutors, who have spent three years looking for wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia probe. He claimed
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UPDATE: TUESDAY EVENING A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 3:00 a.m. for Saline, Pettis, Benton, Morgan, Howard, and Cooper counties for the threat of large hail and heavy rain. A Flood Watch is in effect until 10:00 a.m. for areas south of Highway 50 and west of Highway 63 where 2-3″ of rain
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By Omar Jimenez and Andy Rose, CNN Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief who officials last week identified as the incident commander during the Robb Elementary school shooting, was sworn in as a city council member on Tuesday. “Out of respect for the families who buried their children today, and who are planning
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability. “I think I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take,” Yellen
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A Boone County man pled guilty to sexual assault in a case over a decade old due to DNA evidence found thanks to the Missouri attorney general’s SAFE Kit Initiative.
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An Illinois man accused of killing his father — an employee of Columbia Public Schools — at a Tennessee rest area was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday.
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TONIGHT: Widespread rain and a few strong storms possible. Rain continues into Wednesday morning. Lows in the mid-upper 60s. TOMORROW: Showers and storms likely, highs in the low to mid-70s. EXTENDED: A slow moving cold front will continue to work southeast today into tonight, allowing showers and storms to redevelop and enter a more favorable
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A Boone County judge approved a delay for the sexual assault case of a Columbia psychologist.
Continue ReadingBy René Marsh, CNN As heat ramps up ahead of what forecasters say will be a hotter than normal summer, electricity experts and officials are warning that states may not have enough power to meet demand in the coming months. And many of the nation’s grid operators are also not taking climate change into account
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A strong storm moved through part of Boone County on Tuesday afternoon, dropping heavy rain and hail.
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By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate content on their platforms. By a 5-4 vote, the justices granted an emergency request from the tech industry to block a
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