Neighbors: Columbia shooting suspect and slain teen were friends
Officers arrested Shawn P. Long, 18, on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.
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Officers arrested Shawn P. Long, 18, on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.
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By Josh Campbell, Amir Vera, Dan Przygoda, Jason Hanna, Nick Paton Walsh and Kelly McCleary, CNN About 10 days before taking four hostages at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in north Texas, Malik Faisal Akram had a heated exchange with officials at the Islamic Center of Irving and was eventually escorted from the property, according
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By Amanda Jackson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN A woman walking her dog was attacked and injured by a bear, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The woman, who wasn’t named by wildlife officials, was attacked by a black bear on January 13 in DeBary, a city north of Orlando. The FWC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball standout Aijha Blackwell is the SEC Co-Player of the Week. The League announced its weekly honors on Tuesday. Blackwell scored a game-high 27 points and 13 rebounds in the Tigers loss to No. 13 Georgia on Monday night. The St. Louis native also had 26 points and 17 rebounds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Rock Bridge standout Nate Peat is now a member of the Mizzou football team. The team announced the addition on Tuesday. Peat transferred back home to Columbia after spending three seasons at Stanford. This past year – Peat ran for 404 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games. He also caught
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN A US Senate candidate in Louisiana released a campaign ad Tuesday in which he smokes marijuana in an attempt to spark what he calls “a new conversation” around the drug. Gary Chambers Jr., a Democrat and social justice activist, is shown in the ad sitting in a chair and taking puffs
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By Matthew Chance, Kylie Atwood, Emmet Lyons and Ami Kaufman, CNN Ukraine has warned that Russia has “almost completed” its build-up of forces that could be used for an offensive against the country, compounding fears that Moscow could launch an invasion at any time. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s latest intelligence assessment — shared
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN For political observers who have wondered for months how far Republicans should press their advantage in Florida when drawing the state’s new congressional boundaries, they now have a response from Gov. Ron DeSantis: all the way. DeSantis threw a surprise wrench into the state’s redistricting process late Sunday night when his
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell New York Attorney General Letitia James laid out new, specific details about what her office believes to be “misleading or fraudulent” financial statements from former President Donald Trump’s business empire in a late-night court filing on Tuesday. The new filing seeks to compel the testimony of Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a subpoena Tuesday for Rudy Giuliani, a central figure in former President Donald Trump’s failed bid to overturn the 2020 election on the basis of unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud. In addition to Giuliani, the committee issued
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN Stevie Wonder has joined the push for voting rights bills with an open message for senators. “Any senator who cannot support the protection of voting rights in the United States of America cannot say they support the Constitution. Stop the hypocrisy, cut the bull-tish,” the award-winning performer said in a video
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat facing reelection in Arizona, announced he will back a rules change to pass voting rights legislation, revealing a schism with his fellow Arizonan, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has remained steadfast in her opposition to such a change. In a lengthy statement, Kelly wrote that “protecting
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest video game companies are feeling the pressure as the console wars heat up. Shares of Sony and Nintendo, the makers of the PlayStation and Switch respectively, stumbled Thursday as the two Japanese giants cut their forecasts for sales of the consoles. The fall comes as
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Boy Who Lived will be playing the man who sang “Amish Paradise.” Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the “Harry Potter” franchise, is set to play “Weird Al” Yankovic in a biopic about his life for Roku. In a cheeky statement, the comedy recording artist said he was “absolutely thrilled” about
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By Ray Sanchez, Mark Morales and Gregory Krieg, CNN The former New York Police Department captain now running the city, who won the job on a law-and-order message, acknowledged on Tuesday that many New Yorkers do not feel safe in the subways. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who two weeks ago took over the city’s
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By Charles Riley and Joseph Ataman, CNN Business Major international airlines are canceling flights to the United States over aviation industry fears that 5G technology could interfere with crucial onboard instruments. But it’s business as usual in Europe, where the latest generation of high speed mobile networks is being rolled out without a hitch. “The
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Every day, when Phyllis Fagell goes into work as a school counselor, she brings a duffel bag big enough to pack up her office — awaiting the day that she and her students must adjust to a world closed down again by Covid-19. “It has been such a tumultuous few years
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Love at White Castle just got canceled. Thanks, Omicron. The burger chain’s restaurants in select markets have long held a special dining-in experience on Feb. 14 for lovesick couples who want to remember their special day with $1 burgers and french fries. In years past, White Castle would add a
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Stephen A. Smith returned to ESPN‘s “First Take” Monday after a bout with Covid-19, which the commentator said nearly killed him. “For me personally, it hit me differently,” Smith said. Smith explained that he tested positive for the virus late last month and wound up in the hospital over the
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Kevin Liptak, CNN As the US has been warning the world of a potentially “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine, one foreign leader in particular has not been convinced: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Tension has been building between Zelensky and Biden administration officials, sources told CNN, amid a disagreement over how to
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