Columbia Public Works asks city council to hire more paratransit bus drivers
Columbia Public Works is asking for city council to authorize the hire of more bus drivers for the paratransit program.
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New photos show Russian warship Moskva before it sank
By Jonny Hallam, Brad Lendon, Uliana Pavlova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN New photos and a short video clip emerged early Monday on social media showing Russia’s guided-missile cruiser, the Moskva, badly damaged and on fire in the hours before the ship sunk in the Black Sea on Thursday. The sinking of the Black Sea fleet
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Twitter’s board put up a defense mechanism against Elon Musk. Here’s what he could do next
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter has indicated that it’s not interested in being bought by the world’s richest man without a fight. The social network’s board made a defensive maneuver that could thwart Elon Musk’s takeover bid, but he still has a range of options that suggest this Silicon Valley showdown is likely far
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Rival fans unite in support of Ronaldo and his family
Aimee Lewis, CNN Rivalries were put aside at Anfield Tuesday as Liverpool and Manchester United’s fans came together for a minute’s applause in support of Cristiano Ronaldo and his family following the death of the player’s newborn boy. In an emotional seventh minute, which Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described as the “moment of the game,”
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Trial date not decided for Columbia man accused of murder
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial date is undecided for a Columbia man accused of taking part in a 2017 killing. Neither Jeffrey McWilliams nor his attorney appeared at a court hearing scheduled for him on Monday morning. ABC 17 News is told the trial could happen between the second or third week of August. The
Continue ReadingTracking overnight below freezing temperatures with more rain ahead
Tonight: Winds remain out of the northwest at 8-12 mph leading to cooler overnight temperatures. A freeze warning is in effect for all of Central Missouri until 9 AM Tuesday morning. The overnight low cools to the lower ’30s south of Columbia with areas to the north of Boone county falling into the upper ’20s.
Continue ReadingExclusive: Zelensky rejects ‘tall tales’ his forces need months of training to operate advanced weapons
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back against concerns from US and NATO officials that his military would need significant training before receiving advanced weapons from other countries, telling CNN his forces need weapons quickly — and can learn to use them just as fast. “I’ve heard these tall tales that we
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Mariupol’s defenders dig in for last stand as Russia threatens to ‘filter’ out men
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The fate of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is hanging on an unknown number of defenders making their last stand at an iron and steel plant. An ultimatum given by the Russian Defense Ministry to the last remaining Ukrainian troops still fighting in the port city has come and gone. The
Continue ReadingUS believes Russia is learning from failures in north of Ukraine, senior defense official says
By Zachary Cohen, Michael Conte and Barbara Starr, CNN The US believes that Russia is learning from its failures in the north of Ukraine, where they did not have the proper capabilities to sustain military operations, and applying those lessons to their new focus in the east and the south of the country, according to
Continue ReadingBiden to visit New Hampshire harbor to highlight investments in nation’s ports and waterways
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit a harbor in New Hampshire on Tuesday to highlight how billions of dollars from the bipartisan infrastructure law are being spent on rebuilding the nation’s ports and waterways, a White House spokesperson tells CNN. Biden will travel to Portsmouth Harbor and is expected to
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Celebrity chef’s Ukraine charity kitchen destroyed by Russian missile
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN A Ukraine-based humanitarian kitchen linked to celebrity chef José Andrés has been destroyed by a Russian missile in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to the charity that runs it. One of the restaurant partners of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) was struck on Saturday, according to the nonprofit kitchen’s CEO Nate
Continue Reading Mariupol’s defenders dig in for last stand as Russia threatens to ‘filter’ out men
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The fate of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is hanging on an unknown number of defenders making their last stand at an iron and steel plant. An ultimatum given by the Russian Defense Ministry to the last remaining Ukrainian troops still fighting in the port city has come and gone. The
Continue ReadingLiving organ donations save lives. This is how you become a donor
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Samira Jafari is at home now resting from a surgery that saved a life — not her own, but her colleague’s. The deputy managing editor of CNN’s investigations unit answered the request for employees to be tested to find a donor for Senior UN Correspondent Richard Roth, who needed a kidney
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Why Tesla investors may need to worry about Elon Musk’s Twitter distraction
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tesla is in a highly competitive electric car market. It has no chief operating officer. And CEO Elon Musk was already busy juggling leadership roles at SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink before he launched an unsolicited takeover offer for Twitter. That’s a lot of distractions. And it
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US oil sinks below $100 on China Covid concerns
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Oil prices fell sharply Monday as Covid lockdowns in China stoked concerns that the country’s zero-Covid strategy will sap energy demand in the world’s second-largest economy. US oil dropped 5.6% to a two-week low of $96.33 a barrel Monday morning, while Brent, the world benchmark, fell 4.9% to $101.43 a
Continue ReadingBidens host their first White House Easter Egg Roll after two years of the pandemic
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday welcomed thousands of guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll, an annual holiday tradition that had been canceled for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. “This year we’re finally getting together
Continue ReadingRare, late-season nor’easter brings heavy April snow to the Northeast
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist After four weeks of severe weather in the South, it was a sure sign we were well into spring. Then suddenly, Mother Nature had other plans… It looks like this week we will briefly take a pause from spring to return to winter for some, as a rare, late-season nor’easter
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The first ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ teaser is here with a first look at a female Thor
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Marvel fans are finally worthy — the studio just released the first teaser for its highly anticipated summer flick, “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Starring Chris Hemsworth as the titular god, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill of “Guardians of the Galaxy” and Tessa Thompson as the heroic Valkyrie, the particulars of the
Continue Reading Celebrity chef’s Ukraine charity kitchen destroyed by Russian missile
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN A Ukraine-based humanitarian kitchen linked to celebrity chef José Andrés has been destroyed by a Russian missile in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to the charity that runs it. One of the restaurant partners of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) was struck on Saturday, according to the nonprofit kitchen’s CEO Nate
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Coachella’s second weekend featured sets from Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Carly Rae Jepsen
By Marianne Garvey Billie Eilish wrapped up her second weekend of headline Coachella sets with performances of “NDA,” “Therefore I Am,” and “you should see me in a crown.” The singer was jumping around the stage so much at one point she fell. “Ow,” she told the crowd. “You guys, I seriously ate s—. Seriously.
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