By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth and Ahmet Mengli, CNN Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi’s 7-year-old daughter Hada has asked him the same thing: “Where is my sister?” She misses playing with her younger sister Malika, he says. She cries a lot, wondering when she is coming home. The tragic answer
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By Amy Simonson, Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Henderson, CNN When the Martinez family moved into their new home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, five years ago, they had dreams of raising their children and making a life in their new neighborhood cul-de-sac. “The minute we found this home, I loved it,” Jannique Martinez told CNN. “It
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By Stefano Pozzebon and Abel Alvarado, CNN Violent clashes that erupted in an Ecuadorian prison on Tuesday have killed 118 people and wounded 79, the country’s prison agency said late Thursday. The death toll represents a significant uptick from earlier estimates after the disturbances at the Litoral Penitentiary, located on the outskirts of the coastal
Continue ReadingBy Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation’s top decision-making body, state media said on Thursday. The announcement — published in North Korea’s state-run news outlet KCNA — said Kim Yo Jong is now a member of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With news of the COVID booster dose rollout came booster dose confusion for some Missourians. Several pharmacies throughout Boone County are now offering the third dose for all that qualifies as “at-risk”. According to the CDC those that work in an at-risk occupation or have underlying medical conditions qualify. – People 65
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) COVID-19 is still present in the world and now a more familiar season is nearing. Health officials are encouraging everyone to still use the same safety measures as they do for COVID. Officials are encouraging everyone to wash their hands, wear a mask or get the flu and COVID 19 vaccine. Sara
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL Helias (6) Hickman (3) FINAL Monroe City (18) Louisiana (2) FINAL Lebanon (4) Versailles (8) FINAL Washington (11) St. Francis Borgia (1) FINAL Owensville (21) St. James (2) FINAL HS
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of obstructing the Electoral College proceedings on January 6 — and in a surprise move, plans to cooperate with the Justice Department and potentially testify against other alleged rioters. The deal with Keller suggests prosecutors might try
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By Zachary Cohen, CNN Top US General Mark Milley appeared before Congress this week to defend Pentagon decision making in Afghanistan but instead found himself fighting a personal battle with lawmakers who charged that he has been more preoccupied with rehabilitating and burnishing his own image. Republican lawmakers directed their fury at Milley for his
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Centralia residents are asking the city for more transparency after the police chief on Friday submitted his letter of resignation.
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By Chloe Melas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Britney Spears scored a legal victory Wednesday in her fight to regain control of her life. A Los Angeles judge suspended Jamie Spears, the singer’s father, as conservator of her estimated $60 million dollar estate and designated a temporary replacement to oversee her finances. Mathew Rosengart, attorney for
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few showers overnight. Lows in the mid-upper 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms increasing by afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: The pattern begins to get a bit more active over the next several days as upper level high pressure moves to the
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MU Health Care is now sharing data on how many COVID-19 patients are vaccinated.
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The news conference will take place between 5 and 6 p.m.
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By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden wasn’t pitching in Wednesday night’s Congressional Baseball Game, where players and spectators alike held the key to his political fate. But even off the mound, it was clearer than ever the moment has arrived for Biden to play the closer. His presence in in the
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Thursday is the last day of the fiscal year, and if a federal budget does not pass the government will go into a full shutdown at 12:01 a.m. The budget was held back because it was attached to a Democratic attempt to raise the debt ceiling, which Senate Republicans strongly opposed. A new proposed budget without the raised debt ceiling could make its way through Congress as soon as Wednesday.
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By Maggie Fox, CNN Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its coronavirus vaccine, but has left it up to the FDA and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to decide just who should get their boosters and when. “We’re describing
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney+ has found success with a series about the adventures of one bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away. So why not two? “The Book of Boba Fett,” a new Star Wars series starring the franchise’s infamous bounty hunter, will premiere exclusively on the service on December 29, Disney
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By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Democrats approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution early Wednesday morning, setting the stage in the weeks and months to come for the party to craft and attempt to pass a sweeping economic package expanding the social safety net that President Joe Biden has made a signature agenda
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Alan Jackson has gone public with an illness he says has been affecting him for years. In an interview with Jenna Bush Hager of “Today,” the country star shared that he has suffered for years with a degenerative nerve condition known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The singer said it is a
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