By Daniel Dale, CNN After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to Congress on Wednesday, a claim went viral among some Democrats on Twitter: Georgia’s Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a right-wing Republican, had refused to applaud Zelensky. The claim, which has been shared thousands of times, was based on a brief video clip
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With the warmer weather and spring storms, Michelle Gleba with the Better Business Bureau is warning homeowners to be on the lookout for roofing scams.
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By Gabriel Kinder, CNN Survivors of Russia’s siege on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are reporting that some residents are being forced to collect rain and melt snow for drinking water. For Doc Hendley, the water crisis in Ukraine is only getting more urgent. “Bottled water and sometimes even tap water in these communities is
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The district announced Deanne Fisher’s hiring in a news release Thursday. She will take over from Bob James, the seven-year veteran who is leaving to be superintendent at Osage County R-II at the end of the year.
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By Ray Sanchez, Steve Almasy, Rosa Flores, CNN A 13-year-old boy drove the pickup truck involved in a fiery head-on collision in Texas that killed nine people, including six University of the Southwest golfers and their coach, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday. Preliminary information indicates the left front tire of the pickup
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ at-home COVID-19 PCR test kit program is ending March 31 due to the low demand and increased availability and accessibility of testing resources.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain and a few thunderstorms moving in after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Rain likely with a few rumbles of thunder possible. Highs in the upper 50s early, with temperatures falling into the 40s by late afternoon. EXTENDED: It’s been a gorgeous Thursday with temperatures soaring into the 70s,
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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business A Dubai-owned British ferry company fired 800 seafarers on Thursday, bringing chaos to some of the country’s biggest ports and prompting union officials to urge the workers to occupy their ships. P&O Ferries carries more than 10 million passengers and 2.2 million units of freight between ports in the United
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By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian resistance. Russia’s
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By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A federal judge has unsealed a video taken by the California Highway Patrol that captures the death of Edward Bronstein, a 38-year-old man who was in their custody following a March 2020 traffic stop in Los Angeles County. Bronstein is heard repeatedly telling officers, “I can’t breathe,” while
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Officials say Interstate 57 near Charleston in southeast Missouri is closed in both directions after chain reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles.
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By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram after he posted a racial slur directed at “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, a spokesperson for Meta confirmed to CNN. West violated the platform’s policies on hate speech, bullying and harassment, according to Meta. He is restricted from posting, commenting and other actions for
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The stories of sleeping pills gone wrong are legendary. Ask any flight attendant, and you’ll hear amusing tales of people sleepwalking, taking off their clothes or even standing up and peeing into the neighboring airline seat. The use of sleeping pills can also be deadly. Up to a half a million
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The West’s intense multi-year drought is expected to at least continue — if not worsen — in the coming months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday in its spring outlook. For the second year in a row, NOAA forecasters are predicting “prolonged, persistent drought in the West where below-average
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“It’s not a job, it’s a lifestyle.” Moniteau county farmer, Andy Clay, says while he loves his way of life, he understands that weather could put it in jeopardy. “So the drier it is, our grass isn’t growing, just like some people aren’t mowing their yards. Will it’s the same for the cattle mowing the pasture
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Always tracking, always alerting. That’s our mission for the Stormtrack Weather Team, and it’s why we have a planin place to give Mid-Missouri as much lead time as possible before severe weather threatens. Heat, flooding and tornadoes are among the most deadly types of weather each year. Statewide, there were 50 reported tornadoes in 2021,
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Last fall, the Stormtrack Weather Team was predicting a cold and snowy end to winter in anticipation of a moderate La Nina. The season entered and ended like lion with two severe weather outbreaks before Christmas, and most of our seasonal snowfall in February.
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By Paula Newton, CNN Canada announced it will lift its Covid-19 pre-entry test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers beginning April 1, saying Thursday that the pandemic was entering a “transition phase.” The requirement will be dropped for air, land and water ports of entry. However, the announcement came with a warning that travel restrictions may
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez, Raja Razek, Chris Boyette, Caroll Alvarado and Kathryn Jaeger, CNN A Kenosha Police Department off-duty officer who was seen on video putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old to break up a fight has resigned from his role at the Kenosha Unified School District. The officer resigned “effective Tuesday, March
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose 15% to a median price of $357,300 in February from last year, as inventory stubbornly stayed near record lows, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. But even as home prices continued to climb, sales slowed. Sales of existing homes — which include single-family
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