By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday the atrocities being uncovered in Ukraine qualify as genocide, a designation he’d previously avoided but that he now believes is warranted as scenes of devastation emerge from towns once overrun by Russian troops. “I called it genocide because it’s become clearer and clearer that (Russian President
Continue Reading
By Alaa Elassar and Theresa Waldrop, CNN John Acevedo woke up to a commotion outside. Not so strange for a New Yorker, perhaps, but unheard of in his neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, far off the tourist path. The 20-year-old could make out the sounds of sirens on the street, helicopters overhead. When he stepped
Continue Reading
The Columbia Board of Education is considering a grant application to pay for a gender-affirming closet at Rock Bridge High School.
Continue Reading
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business For many of the nation’s small and independent brewers, this year will prove to be a true test of their staying power. Early data for 2022 shows that brewery closures are on the rise and some sales have been spotty, said Bart Watson, senior economist for the Brewers Association, craft
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration is preparing to roll out a program intended for Ukrainian refugees that would expedite the process for those trying to come to the United States, according to two administration officials. The program comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s commitment to accept up to
Continue Reading
By Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour and Emmet Lyons, CNN (CNN) — When Russian troops invaded their homeland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and first lady Olena Zelenska refused to flee or to give in, opting instead — like many of their countrymen and women — for defiance in the face of aggression. While the President’s
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection has conducted more than 860 depositions and interviews, with dozens more scheduled in the coming weeks, a committee aide told CNN on Tuesday. The panel continues to hear from witnesses on a daily basis,
Continue Reading
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business In Kyiv, a group of small business owners are busy at work. There’s a war raging around them and they’re reminded how close the danger is whenever the warning sirens go off in the Ukrainian capital. They describe it as a jarring sound, yet they push through the fear because
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ( Lincoln University tabbed former UCF assistant Jimmy Drew its new men’s basketball coach on Tuesday morning. Drew joins the Blue Tigers program following a six-year run as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations at the University of Central Florida, under head coach Johnny Dawkins. In his time in sunshine
Continue Reading
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Nokia has announced its exit from Russia, while rival Ericsson is putting its business there on hold indefinitely, throwing into doubt the country’s ability to build super-fast 5G networks. The Finnish telecom company announced on Tuesday that staying in Russia would “not be possible” given President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing assault
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz, Pervaiz Shallwani, Artemis Moshtaghian, Laura Ly, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The man suspected of shooting 10 people on a subway train in Brooklyn on Tuesday called in a tip to Crime Stoppers that led to his capture Wednesday, two law enforcement sources told CNN. Frank James,
Continue Reading
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business David Zaslav, the longtime leader of Discovery, sketched out his vision for the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery in his first global town hall with the new company’s employees on Thursday. Zaslav spoke from the iconic Warner Brothers movie studio lot in California and was seen by employees around the
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, Pervaiz Shallwani, Mark Morales, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Passengers on a Manhattan-bound train had to dodge bullets while being blinded by smoke during the Tuesday morning commute, setting off a manhunt for a gunman whose motives are still unknown. Commuters were riding the subway as it
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates started off the week bringing in a familiar face to join him at Mizzou. Senior Tre Gomillion played under Gates during his time at Cleveland State and announced Monday that he will be following him to Columbia. The 6’4″ guard has played the past three seasons at
Continue Reading
Missouri House of Representatives Budget Committee meets Monday at noon to discuss proposed budget items for public universities’ capital projects.
Continue Reading
About 50 law enforcement officers were at a scene near Moberly on Monday as a man barricaded himself in a house.
Continue Reading
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Electric vehicles have reached a key milestone on the road to becoming ubiquitous. That’s because Toyota, America’s best-selling automaker, is now selling one. You might be surprised to learn that Toyota hasn’t, before now, sold a widely available, real electric vehicle in America. But they have not. Not really. Toyota,
Continue ReadingOpinion by Scott Galloway for CNN Business Perspectives It’s been about six months, since we first heard Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fever dream for a beautiful metaverse. But the metaverse could be so much more than one man’s quest for control over our virtual lives. Most would agree that the metaverse could be a series
Continue Reading
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Steve Almasy, CNN A storm system stretching up the midsection of the United States had people in several states — including southern Minnesota — bracing Tuesday for the possibility of tornadoes. By Tuesday evening there were tornado watches or warnings covering parts of Texas, Iowa and Minnesota. One apparent
Continue Reading
TODAY: Fog, and light showers are anticipated early this morning as a warm airmass lifts through the region. We will trend drier the rest of the day though, as we pick up winds out of the south. Wind gusts in the 20 to 30 mph range, and sunshine will push temperatures into the 80’s this
Continue Reading