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Surveillance footage from the mall showing Louis Vuitton store being ransacked at Oak Brook Center Mall in Oak Brook

Must-watch videos of the week

November 26, 2021 10:32 AM CNN

By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Physical therapists share the secret to successful sleep, a fast-acting group of thieves made out big, and Adele gets a taste of her own medicine when a surprise brings her to tears. These are the must-watch videos of the week. The key to unlocking great sleep Physical therapists Bob and Brad

Marjorie Taylor Greene lays out demands for GOP House speaker vote if Republicans retake majority in 2022

November 26, 2021 10:29 AM CNN

By Melanie Zanona and Chandelis Duster, CNN Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, on Thursday laid out demands for a GOP leader to earn her vote for House Speaker if Republicans are able to retake the majority after the 2022 elections and cast doubt on House Minority Leader

Thanksgiving weekend offers a box office feast for kids and adults

November 26, 2021 9:36 AM CNN

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business This Thanksgiving weekend is offering a box office feast with two genres that have been lacking on the menu so far this year: family movies and non-franchise films aimed at adults. Disney’s “Encanto,” an animated film featuring music written by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, is expected to have a $35

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm acknowledged the bail for the suspect in the Waukesha parade tragedy was too low in a previous case.

Behind the prosecutor who acknowledged suspect’s ‘inappropriately low’ bail before Waukesha parade tragedy

November 26, 2021 10:01 AM CNN

By Peter Nickeas, CNN The Milwaukee County district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of the man accused of running over holiday paradegoers in a nearby suburb has been a longtime champion of efforts to reduce mass incarceration by using the discretion afforded prosecutors. Darrell E. Brooks, 39, of Milwaukee, now

Thursday marked the sixth year the pair celebrated the holiday together.

Young man who was accidentally invited to ‘grandma’s’ Thanksgiving as a teen celebrates 6th year of dinner together

November 26, 2021 9:30 AM CNN

By Marianne Garvey, CNN After an accidental Thanksgiving invite in 2016 introduced Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench, they celebrated yet again. Thursday marked the sixth year the pair celebrated the holiday together. Hinton shared a photo on Twitter, writing “Thanksgiving 2021.” The two first met in 2016 when Dench, from Mesa, Az., sent a text

A new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has prompted a fresh round of travel restrictions across the world and raised concern about what may be next in the pandemic.

What we know about the Omicron variant

November 26, 2021 9:27 AM CNN

By Christina Maxouris, CNN A new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has prompted a fresh round of travel restrictions across the world and raised concern about what may be next in the pandemic. The World Health Organization Friday designated the strain, now named Omicron, as a variant of concern

Four years later, imprisoned oil executives remain pawns in a US-Venezuela standoff

November 26, 2021 9:22 AM CNN

By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares and Tim Lister, CNN The phone connection between a Venezuelan prison cell and Houston, Texas, crackles and fades. Jorge Toledo sounds tired. He’s been held for four years, one of six former executives of Venezuela’s US-based oil refining company CITGO convicted of corruption. The sounds of prison life echo as

A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo

Global markets brace for a nervous week over Omicron concerns

November 26, 2021 9:01 AM CNN

By Michelle Toh and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Stocks in Asia fell on Monday while European markets and US futures edged higher as investors continued to digest news about a new Covid-19 variant. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed down about 1.6%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell nearly 1%. European markets rebounded slightly from heavy

World Athletics finds female athletes were target of 87% of all online abuse at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. This picture shows the Olympic rings and Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 20.

World Athletics finds female athletes target of 87 percent of online abuse at Tokyo Olympics

November 26, 2021 8:27 AM CNN

By Becky Thompson, CNN World Athletics has found that female athletes were the target of 87 percent of all online abuse at this year’s Tokyo Olympics. The findings come from a study conducted during the Games and published on Thursday. It follows the launch of World Athletics’ new safeguarding policy last month, which highlights the

A new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations sparks travel bans and worries scientists. The UK suspended flights from several nations in southern Africa.

Omicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists

November 26, 2021 8:01 AM CNN

By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant by South African health authorities has sparked a forceful reaction across the world, with a number of countries banning travelers from several southern African countries. The World Health Organization announced Friday it has

Tracking a frigid start today before a warmup

November 26, 2021 3:21 AM Nate Splater

BLACK FRIDAY: Some of the coldest temperatures of the season hit this morning with lows close to the teens. A return of southerly winds will warm us quickly by the afternoon near 50 degrees. SATURDAY: The warmup continues into the weekend with highs rising to the low 60s. A minor disturbance will move across the

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says group of Russians and Ukrainians planning coup against him

November 26, 2021 7:56 AM CNN

By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a group of Ukrainians and Russians is planning to carry out a coup against him next week. Speaking at a news conference in Kiev on Friday, the President said he had received intelligence information, which included audio, indicating the coup is planned for

Many stores to open early for Black Friday in Mid-Missouri

November 26, 2021 3:51 AM Ben Fein

Many stores across Mid-Missouri are set to open early for the biggest shopping day of the year in America, after the COVID-19 pandemic limited sales and hours in 2020.

How US gun culture stacks up with the world

November 26, 2021 6:48 AM CNN

By Kara Fox, Krystina Shveda, Natalie Croker and Marco Chacon, CNN Atlanta. Orlando. Las Vegas. Newtown. Parkland. San Bernardino. Ubiquitous gun violence in the United States has left few places unscathed over the decades. Still, many Americans hold their right to bear arms, enshrined in the US Constitution, as sacrosanct. But critics of the Second

The UK was among the first to impose new restrictions against the new virus variant.

Travel doors slam shut as new Covid variant triggers alarm, stranding hundreds of passengers

November 26, 2021 6:39 AM CNN

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, Laura Smith-Spark and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Major travel destinations including the European Union, Japan, Australia, the United States and Canada have moved to block flights from African countries following the discovery of the Omicron variant, echoing previous emergency responses that triggered a global freeze on travel. The speed with which the new

South Africa's health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country.

A new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn

November 26, 2021 4:16 AM CNN

By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country. “Initially it looked like some cluster outbreaks, but from yesterday, the indication came from our scientists from the Network of Genomic Surveillance that they

Skipping Black Friday shopping this year helps counteract overconsumption.

Why you might be happier if you don’t buy anything on Black Friday

November 26, 2021 3:32 AM CNN

By Christine Koh, CNN I delight in finding the perfect gift for a loved one and experience joy in thoughtful personal purchases. But I bristle against spending for the sake of spending, especially for manufactured “holidays” like Black Friday. Decisions about dollars are complicated. “The consumer dilemma is the idea that the planet clearly needs

DeBlass says his father 'was the best father in the world' when he wasn't consumed by his addiction.

Tom DeBlass: How MMA fighter overcame childhood abuse and father’s addiction to become a champion

November 26, 2021 2:47 AM CNN

By Matias Grez, CNN Video by Finn McSkimming, CNN Even as a three-year-old, Tom DeBlass noticed that his father sometimes looked different when he returned home. He was too young at the time to truly understand that this was the result of alcohol addiction, but his family tried to explain it to him anyway, referring

Salvation Army struggles to find bell ringers this holiday season

November 25, 2021 4:35 PM Zach Boetto

Cederall says the Columbia Salvation Army has 23 bell ringing sites and as of Thursday, it only had five paid ringers.

Two Jefferson City organizations serve more than a thousand dinners to the community

November 25, 2021 9:03 PM Kennedy Miller

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ.) Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and The Salvation Army for Hope in Jefferson City hosted community meals for Thanksgiving. Father Don Antwieler, the pastor for Immaculate Conception Church, says more than 800 people signed up or dined in for a hot meal and more than 50 volunteers helped serve the large crowd.