Officials say levee repairs are almost complete after the 2019 flood destroyed them
Officials say they just have two more levees to repair after a flood-damaged them back in 2019.
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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant detected in Missouri
The new omicron sub-lineage known as BA.2 has been detected in Missouri’s sewage.
Continue ReadingTrump brazenly asks Putin to release dirt about Biden’s family
By Marshall Cohen, CNN In a new interview published Tuesday, former President Donald Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release any damaging information he has about the Biden family, in a brazen request for domestic political assistance from America’s top adversary. It’s the latest example of Trump’s willingness to solicit and embrace domestic
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Tracking heavy rain and storms overnight into Wednesday morning
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers and storms likely well after midnight. Some storms may be strong with gusty winds and heavy rain. Lows near 60. TOMORROW: Showers and storms early, with heavy rain and strong winds. Temperatures drop from the low 60s into the low 50s by late afternoon. EXTENDED: Rain and storms move in
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Ukrainian MP has a message for Putin about his war
By Christiane Amanpour, Jo Shelley and Maddie Araujo, CNN Lesia Vasylenko is coming to terms with her country’s new reality. “There we go,” the Ukrainian member of parliament tells CNN as the air raid sirens sound across Kyiv’s morning sky. “That sort of disturbs your day, but you learn to live with it.” Vasylenko wanted
Continue ReadingUS skeptical of Russian claims it’s scaling back the war in Ukraine
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and other American officials voiced extreme caution Tuesday at signals Russia is scaling back its military operations near Kyiv, suggesting they were waiting to see stronger signs of de-escalation before making an assessment of Moscow’s intentions. “We’ll see. I don’t read anything into it until I see what
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Dawn Staley: Investing in women’s basketball from North Philly to South Carolina
By Kikue Higuchi, CNN At the top of Dawn Staley’s stacked trophy case is an orange and white basketball. The University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach said the ball was signed by every Olympic coach, and she finally added her own signature last month. It also serves as a reminder of just how
Continue ReadingTop US general in Europe says there ‘could be’ an intelligence gap in US that caused US to overestimate Russia’s capabilities
By Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN The top US general in Europe said Tuesday there “could be” a gap in US intelligence gathering that caused the US to overestimate Russia’s capability and underestimate Ukraine’s defensive abilities before Russia attacked Ukraine. When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, US intelligence assessed
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Katy Perry split her pants during ‘American Idol’ performance
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Katy Perry was singing the perfect song for a wardrobe malfunction on “American Idol.” On Monday’s episode, Perry performed an impromptu version of her hit song “Teenage Dream” when she bent down in a dance move and split her pants at the seam. While the audience stared on in shock, Perry
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Jada Pinkett Smith posts about ‘healing’ amid Oscars controversy
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith posted a message on her verified Instagram account Tuesday, her first since her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for joking about her. The post was only words with no accompanying caption. “This is a season for healing and I’m here for it,” it
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First court appearance set for truck driver accused in Boone County fireman’s death
A Kansas City truck driver accused in the death of a Boone County firefighter will make his first court appearance Monday afternoon.
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Tracking overnight/early morning thunderstorms
TONIGHT After a warm day, with a few showers, rain chances increase overnight. Showers and thunderstorms will push in from the west overnight. Some of which could be strong, with isolated damaging winds and small hail possible. Temperatures will stay warm tonight, with some staying in the 60’s as that rain falls. TOMORROW Thunderstorms will
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With the BA.2 subvariant on the rise, what’s safe and what’s not? A medical expert explains
By Katia Hetter, CNN As the United States navigates a third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, cases are rising modestly in the Northeast, Philadelphia has reinstituted an indoor mask mandate and some colleges are requiring masks during the final days of the spring semester. People in the US won’t face a shutdown like the one
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High winds and severe weather threat return to a region still recovering from last week’s tornadoes
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Exactly one week after the Deep South faced a deadly tornado outbreak, another round of severe weather is taking shape in the same areas Tuesday and Wednesday for over 50 million people at risk. Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are all under a level 4 out of 5
Continue ReadingUS intel assess ‘major’ strategy shift by Russia as it moves some forces away from Kyiv
By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent Russia is beginning to withdraw some forces from the area around the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv in what the US assesses as a “major” strategy shift by Moscow, two senior US officials tell CNN. The Russian forces now pulling back in some areas of the north will
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Russia says it will reduce military operations around Kyiv following talks with Ukraine
By Nathan Hodge, Daria Markina, Tim Lister, Niamh Kennedy and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Russia said it would “drastically reduce” its military assault on the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv after talks took place between representatives of the two nations on Tuesday that appeared to show signs of progress towards an off ramp to the
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Accident report in teen’s Florida park ride death says seat was locked
By Jamiel Lynch, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The seat of a teen who fell to his death from an amusement park ride in Florida last week was still locked, according to an accident report from the state. Tyre Sampson, 14, fell last Thursday from the FreeFall drop tower that takes riders up 430
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Will Smith’s mother: ‘That’s the first time I’ve ever seen him go off’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Carolyn Smith, Will Smith’s mother, was gathered with family at her home in the Philadelphia suburbs Sunday night, excited to watch her son at the Academy Awards. And while she told CNN affiliate WPVI that she had immense pride that the actor won his first Oscar for his performance in
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Tracking warmer temperatures and storm chances returning
TUESDAY Winds will pick up out of the south today, helping carry temperatures into the upper 60’s and low 70’s. Clouds will be tough to shake with a few pockets of drizzle even possible throughout the day. TONIGHT Showers and thunderstorms will push in from the west overnight. Some of which could be strong, with
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Do bond investors know something others don’t?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As Wall Street regains its footing following the invasion of Ukraine, stocks have been staging a steady comeback. But the market for US government bonds remains tumultuous, flashing a recession signal that’s historically caused investors to worry. What’s happening: Yields on the two-year Treasury note, which move opposite prices, briefly
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