By Sarah Jorgensen, Jason Hanna and Erica Hill, CNN The families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with the now-bankrupt gun manufacturer Remington and its four insurers, the plaintiffs’ attorneys said Tuesday. The settlement comes more than seven years after
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN You’ve probably heard all the hype about the metaverse, but is it really the next big thing? Developers think so — and they’re working to make the virtual realm even more realistic so you can feel fully immersed in their VR offerings. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up
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By Selina Wang, Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Kamila Valieva — the teenage Russian figure skater at the center of a doping controversy roiling the Beijing Olympics — had three substances that can be used to aid the heart in her testing sample, according to a report in the New York Times, which cited
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he emergency overnight warming center at the Wabash Bus Station both Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of expected winter weather and below freezing temperatures.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State senators spent the day working on bills but have not touched redistricting since last week. The new congressional map has been hotly debated over the last couple of weeks. Floor leader Senator Caleb Rowden says the senate plans to take up the new congressional map as early as Wednesday. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team was no match for No. 23 Arkansas on Tuesday night. The Razorbacks beat the Tigers 76-57. Five Razorback players were in double-figures. Stanley Umude led the way with a game-high 23 points. https://youtu.be/9UwouL24GN4 Javon Pickett led the Tigers with 13 points. https://youtu.be/Drg20pjZJSY MU is now 10-15 overall
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on Tuesday said voting in this year’s midterm elections will be “chaotic” in the wake of a raft of new election laws passed by GOP-controlled legislatures. “It is going to be chaotic, no question about that. I’ve been on the phone earlier today as well as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local highlights and scores from Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Hickman 63 | Rock Bridge 52 FINAL https://youtu.be/KTKfV0iB00k Mexico 59 | Fulton 45 FINAL Smith-Cotton 43 | Helias 70 FINAL Southern Boone 46 | Centralia 55 FINAL Capital City 41 | St. Francis Borgia 62 FINAL Jefferson
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Nearly two weeks after CNN president Jeff Zucker was forced out of his position, his former lieutenant Allison Gollust has also resigned from the company. In a memo to staffers Tuesday evening, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said Gollust resigned after an investigation “into issues associated with” former CNN anchor Chris
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By Liam Reilly and Laura Studley, CNN A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after he allegedly followed a woman to her New York apartment and stabbed her dozens of times with a knife early Sunday, prosecutors say. Surveillance video from the entrance of the Chrystie Street apartment in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood shows Christina
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Scores of demonstrators rallying against the Missouri Senate leadership’s preferred congressional map gathered Tuesday in the Capitol.
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Clayon Farr Jr. was named the Columbia Fire Department’s new assistant fire chief on Jan. 10.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden listened politely Sunday as his Ukrainian counterpart made an audacious proposal: Fly to Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky told Biden, to show the world the United States is committed to stabilizing a region on edge. Sitting in the wood-paneled conference room at Camp David, Biden demurred. Later, aides told CNN
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Realtors say a school’s quality can influence where parents choose to live in a particular area. According to the National Association of Realtors, 53% percent of buyers with children in the home under the age of 18 years said the quality of the school districts is an important factor when deciding on a home. The Jefferson City School Board
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with lows near 50. TOMORROW: Windy, warm, and mostly cloudy with highs in the low 60s. Showers move in by late afternoon and rain becomes heavy by Wednesday night. EXTENDED: Strong south winds will aid in moisture tomorrow as we top out in the lower 60s once again despite cloud cover and
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Hellerman When her son bounced up the steep stone steps and through the door of the house he shared with his mother and father, Gina Buckhalter was wary. It was no secret that Gerod was a heavy drug user, addicted to opioids for more than half his 33 years. Gina was used to
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By Deidre McPhillips and Holly Yan, CNN While new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations keep tumbling, more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every day from Covid-19. The US is now averaging 136,190 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s a 44% plunge from last week. New Covid-19 cases have
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York Times has prevailed in defending itself against a defamation lawsuit brought by Sarah Palin after jurors found she had not proven her case. The jury of nine, which had been deliberating since Friday afternoon, found the Times not liable for defamation against Palin. Unbeknownst to them, during deliberations,
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