By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who had been fired hours before his retirement as then-President Donald Trump’s political furor toward him grew, has settled a lawsuit with the Justice Department, allowing him to officially retire and to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus and Shawn Deng, CNN China has just revealed its first-ever group of national parks, all of which focus on preservation of specific animals native to the country — including, yes, pandas. Altogether, the protected land area from the parks covers a total of 230,000 square kilometers (88,800 square miles), from far northern
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By Jeremy Herb and Sara Murray, CNN Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano went out of his way to help advance former President Donald Trump‘s election lies: He spearheaded a “hearing” at a hotel in Gettysburg a few weeks after the 2020 election, where Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani made false claims about election fraud.
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By Ryan Young, Jason Morris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Jessica Desfosses shared the final heartrending text messages she exchanged with her police officer husband in the days before he died from Covid-19. “Commercial just came on tv a casket saying take Covid seriously… 0 consideration for those of us fighting for every breath,” Stephen Desfosses
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A legal expert believes state investigators may be applying a state law too broadly in pursuing a case against a reporter that discovered a privacy issue in a state website. David Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri said it would be overzealous to charge a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for tampering
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder late. Lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder through late afternoon. Breezy with highs near 60. EXTENDED: Clouds have started to filter back in as moisture returns from the south, but rain looks to stay along/near I-44
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The Missouri Department of Education says it has fixed an issue that allowed access to some educators social security information, after the department says it was notified personal information of three educators was possibly compromised through the state’s certification database.
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren voiced her support Thursday for striking John Deere workers, saying that the recent spate of high-profile strikes signals a shift in the balance of power between business and workers. “Workers have gotten the short end of the stick for decades now,” Warren told CNN in a
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Pork, much like everything else these days, has gotten more expensive due in part to the supply chain issues and inflationary pressures spurred by the pandemic. And now comes another wildcard: The pork industry’s ability — and desire — to adapt to a new animal welfare law in California, its
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By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to sit for a video deposition next week in a case involving an alleged assault during a 2015 demonstration outside of Trump Tower. State Supreme Court Judge Doris Gonzalez has ordered Trump to appear for the deposition on Monday morning at
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By Melanie Zanona, CNN Some Republicans worry that Donald Trump’s persistent false claims of voter fraud could depress GOP voter turnout and turn off moderates and independents, potentially setting the party up for another Georgia-style disaster in the midterms. As the defeated former President jumps back into the political fray, Trump is continuing to amplify
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist After the hottest and driest summer in California history, and a September that was Los Angeles County’s driest ever, concerns are high that Santa Ana wind season could significantly worsen what has already been a disastrous fire year. For the second time this week, Pacific Gas & Electric has had
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By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN The US will donate more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to the African Union, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday. Biden made the announcement when he met with President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya on Thursday afternoon at the White
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor of “Star Trek” fame, endured a 10-minute, rocket-powered ride to the edge of space, which put his body through crushing g-forces that his fellow passengers described as face-bending — only to step out of the vehicle and immediately begin waxing poetic about the experience and
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By Brandon Miller and Judson Jones, CNN Winter weather, ongoing drought conditions and even the remainder of hurricane season will see impacts from a recent cooling of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific. La Niña conditions — the opposite phase of El Niño — have emerged in the tropical Pacific Ocean over the past month,
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Stephen Breyer is not giving up on the Supreme Court. In a wide-ranging interview with CNN on Wednesday, the senior liberal justice expressed caution about some of the ideas raised before the presidential commission studying the Supreme Court, asserted the importance of people accepting
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By Raja Razek, CNN Newly released documents allege that Alex Murdaugh, a once-prominent South Carolina attorney now embroiled in scandals including alleged life insurance fraud, coordinated with his former housekeeper’s family to sue himself for insurance money that he then pocketed for himself, according to a pair of affidavits released Saturday. Murdaugh was arrested Thursday
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) At least two vehicles, including a school bus, were involved in a crash Thursday morning on Highway 50 in Cole County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened in the westbound lanes near Henwick lane. Troopers said the bus was hit by another vehicle after the school bus
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THURSDAY: The rain’s pretty wide-reaching this morning. That will thin out to more scattered showers this afternoon, so you’ll want to keep the umbrella handy. A few of us might even pick up some brief sunshine as highs top out near 70. TONIGHT: Scattered showers with an isolated rumble of thunder overnight. Lows will make
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was treated for minor injuries after a crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 70 near Kingdom City. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 1:05 p.m. in the eastbound lanes about a mile west of mile marker 153.4. ABC 17 News first told you about the
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