By Rhea Mogul, Jake Kwon, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The first contactless aid flights arrived in disaster-hit Tonga on Thursday, as the coronavirus-free Pacific island nation takes precautions to keep the virus out of its borders in the wake of a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. Flights from Australia and New Zealand carrying
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By Sara Smart and Paradise Afshar, CNN A Tennessee woman who was wrongfully convicted of murdering her great-niece and spent 27 years in prison, was exonerated this week. On June 26, 1987, Joyce Watkins, now 74, and her boyfriend at the time, Charlie Dunn, went to pick up Watkins four-year-old great-niece, Brandi, in Kentucky, according
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN A powerful winter storm is threatening parts of the eastern United States with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow, as experts urge Americans to be prepared. Make sure you’ve done the basics: Learn how to keep your pipes from freezing (for example, you can open cabinets in places like under sinks
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By Mallika Kallingal, CNN As the Omicron variant sweeps the country — pressing many hospitals into crisis mode — data from New York is offering a glimmer of hope. The state is “turning the corner on the winter surge,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. After a peak positivity rate of 23% on January 3, it’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Mexico (56) Hickman (53) FINAL Union (65) Rock Bridge (73) FINAL Father Tolton (89) St. Mary’s (75) FINAL Palmyra (38) Centralia (68) FINAL Capital City (59) Fulton (70) FINAL
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Columbia Public Schools canceled several days of classes in January and added two early release days in an effort to relieve pressure put on educators during the current surge of new COVID-19 cases.
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Snow will be coming back to Mid-Missouri and it’s expected to be a couple of inches of snowfall.
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By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea on Friday test fired what are presumed to be two ballistic missiles from a rail car, according to state media. The test comes after North Korea said it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile on Tuesday, the second alleged test of such a weapon by
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Curt Devine, CNN Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has spewed violent rhetoric and whipped up unsubstantiated fears about secret government plots and imminent civil war for more than a decade with the help of another purveyor of extremism: conspiracy monger and internet powerhouse Alex Jones. Jones, who has built a staggering
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best to stay off of the roads during a winter storm but at times that can be unavoidable.
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN A federal judge ruled Friday former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli should be barred “for life” from participating in the pharmaceutical industry and ordered him to pay nearly $65 million in fines to seven states. The decision by US District Judge Denise Cote Friday was part of a civil case brought by
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By Matt McFarland and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Photos and videos showing piles of empty boxes littered alongside rail tracks in Los Angeles County, California have gone viral as shipping companies say they’ve seen a dramatic spike in railroad theft. Some of the boxes are packages from companies like UPS, Amazon and FedEx. Union Pacific, one
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By Jacqueline Howard and Betsy Klein, CNN The first free N95 masks have started to arrive at US pharmacies, with more on the way in the coming days, as the Biden administration seeks to ramp up access to high-quality masks amid the spread of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. Masks already are set up for distribution
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TONIGHT Rain showers will increase in coverage this evening, before turning over to snow from north to south. The onset of snow looks to begin after 7PM in the north, and move south overnight. Temperatures will drop into the upper 20’s overnight. SATURDAY Once the changeover occurs, it will stay as snow falling into Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Davis, CNN Marilyn Monroe went down in the history books as a blonde bombshell who many wrote off as just a pretty face. But Monroe was a trailblazer. When she was dismissed as a replaceable actress, Monroe knew her worth and boldly advocated for herself. “She was finding her power,” said photographer Nancy
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Davis, CNN Marilyn Monroe went down in the history books as a blonde bombshell who many wrote off as just a pretty face. But Monroe was a trailblazer. When she was dismissed as a replaceable actress, Monroe knew her worth and boldly advocated for herself. “She was finding her power,” said photographer Nancy
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Curt Devine, CNN Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has spewed violent rhetoric and whipped up unsubstantiated fears about secret government plots and imminent civil war for more than a decade with the help of another purveyor of extremism: conspiracy monger and internet powerhouse Alex Jones. Jones, who has built a staggering
Continue ReadingToday: Moisture moves into Central Missouri this afternoon leading to scattered light showers with highs into the mid-’40s. Tonight: Scattered showers begin transitioning into a wintery mix before finally switching completely to snow for the northern half of the viewing area. Temperatures begin to drop just below freezing overnight tonight. Extended: Any moisture in Central
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A father and son appeared for an online court appointment for a citation they received for their unkept yard in Michigan, but instead of a slap on the wrist from the judge, the father was berated. Burhan Chowdhury, 72, a cancer patient, was given a citation in May 2021 for not
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Persistently high inflation has dealt investors a wake-up call this year, sending them scrambling to re-engineer their portfolios in anticipation of more aggressive action from the Federal Reserve. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is down almost 10% from the all-time high it notched in mid-November. That means the index is flirting
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