By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The Ukraine crisis is the classic case of a known unknown: We know that we don’t know what Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to do as he amasses troops on the Ukrainian border. So how imminent is the threat of a full-scale war? Some fears appear to have receded slightly following
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By Emma Tucker and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN A new study published Thursday by a leading non-profit organization that focuses on gun violence prevention found that there is a direct correlation in states with weaker gun laws and higher rates of gun deaths, including homicides, suicides and accidental killings. The study by Everytown for Gun Safety
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery from the coronavirus and pushing total economic losses toward $14 trillion. That’s according to the International Monetary Fund, which on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2022 by half a percentage point
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By Amy Simonson, CNN A bill backed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit Florida’s public schools and private businesses from making people feel “discomfort” or “guilt” based on their race, sex or national origin received first approval Tuesday by the state’s Senate Education Committee. The Republican-controlled committee approved the bill with six Republican
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz and Evan Perez, CNN The Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement Wednesday evening that it is doing a “court-authorized” search of the Texas home of Rep. Henry Cuellar, a moderate Democrat. The FBI also searched a second building housing his campaign office, CNN has learned. “The FBI was present in
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By Rob Picheta, Claudia Otto and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Pope Benedict XVI knew about priests who abused children but failed to act when he was archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982, an inquest found Thursday, rejecting Benedict’s long-standing denials in a damning judgment. “He was informed about the facts,” lawyer Martin Pusch said, as
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business It’s been a year since President Joe Biden took the reins at the White House. How’s the stock market doing? The answer is pretty darn good. The S&P 500 has increased nearly 18% since Biden took office on January 20, 2021, hitting a slew of new record highs along the
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, CNN A Czech folk singer who was opposed to having a coronavirus vaccine has died after deliberately contracting the virus, according to her son. Hana Horká, of the folk band Asonance, died Sunday at the age of 57 after intentionally exposing herself to the virus at home while her son and husband
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden visited Kentucky last Friday, a state that her husband, President Joe Biden, did not win in the 2020 election. Not that she cared. She was there to check in on victims of last month’s deadly tornadoes, which ripped through Bowling Green, taking down houses, gutting businesses and
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out new sanctions on four individuals involved in Russia’s disinformation campaign in Ukraine and confirmed it approved the transfer of American weapons from allies in the region to the country, as concerns grow about a possible Russian invasion.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The FBI says cybercriminals are trying to steal financial information from Americans by creating fraudulent QR codes that look like the ones many restaurants and other businesses are using due to the coronavirus pandemic. These fake codes direct people to malicious websites in order to steal their data or hijack their
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The FBI says cybercriminals are trying to steal financial information from Americans by creating fraudulent QR codes that look like the ones many restaurants and other businesses are using due to the coronavirus pandemic. These fake codes direct people to malicious websites in order to steal their data or hijack their
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The FBI says cybercriminals are trying to steal financial information from Americans by creating fraudulent QR codes that look like the ones many restaurants and other businesses are using due to the coronavirus pandemic. These fake codes direct people to malicious websites in order to steal their data or hijack their
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Amazon has a new venture outside of e-commerce, cloud computing, content streaming, smart devices, Whole Foods, cashier-less technology or anything else you’ve come to associate with one of the most successful companies in American history. It’s a physical clothing store. Like, you know, a real brick-and-mortar space where you go
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Multiple school districts throughout Mid-Missouri have announced plans this week to temporarily close their doors or make changes to their COVID-19 guidelines, due to problems created by the coronavirus surge.
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business From M&Ms’ mascots becoming more inclusive to a bologna face mask, there was lots of wild food news this week. We’ve done the dutiful task of rounding it all up if you need a change of pace from the doom and gloom of all that other “news.” Here’s what happened:
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. With China set to host the 2022 Winter Games in two weeks’ time, Olympic broadcaster NBCUniversal says it will acknowledge the “geopolitical context” of the games, but the athletes will
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Here are the local scores from Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Battle 61 | Tolton 84 FINAL https://youtu.be/NB4wmKUfRWY Mexico 80 | Macon 50 FINAL HS WRESTLING Jefferson City 31 | Helias 32 FINAL
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military released videos Wednesday of the botched August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children. The newly released videos show the view from above Kabul as the military tracked a white Toyota Corolla through parts of the city, believing that
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In his 2022 State of the State address, Gov. Mike Parson proposed raising the starting pay for Missouri teachers.
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