By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN The United States has vowed to continue the evacuation of American citizens and allies from Afghanistan, as US troops brace for the threat of more terrorist attacks following two deadly bombings at Kabul’s airport. At
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Amy Woodyatt, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN The United States still plans to end its mission in Afghanistan this month, the Pentagon said Friday, as the evacuation of US citizens and allies enters its final, desperate stage after a deadly
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Mourners gathered in Fulton to remember the lives of two people killed over the weekend in Boone County. Cars filled the parking lots of Southside Baptist Church as people gathered for Allison and Jozee Abitz. Church officials did not allow ABC 17 News into the vigil, saying it wanted to respect the
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN You may want to skip the toppings on your next hot dog, or skip it altogether: Health researchers at the University of Michigan have found that eating a single hot dog could take 36 minutes off your life. In their study, published this month in the journal Nature Food, researchers
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The Columbia police arrested a man Thursday after an attempted kidnapping in the area of Hyde Park Avenue and Cooper Drive.
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Quatavia Givens was indicted Wednesday on first-degree murder, child endangerment and abandoning a corpse charges in the death of Darnell Gray after he dropped the previous charges, which included second-degree murder, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release.
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By AJ Willingham, CNN “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.” That was President Biden’s message last night for those responsible for yesterday’s deadly attack in Kabul. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with storms diminishing by sunset. Lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index up to 100-105. EXTENDED: Isolated to scattered storms continue through about sunset, and then we’ll be dry and muggy the rest of the night. Lows fall into the 70s
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Renée Melendez is frustrated with the unvaccinated for more reasons than just the renewed spread of Covid-19, she said. The Virginia woman says she and her whole family got the vaccine as soon as it was available. She’s immunocompromised and susceptible to getting really sick if she caught Covid-19. She has
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By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN When Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley informed President Joe Biden just past 9:15 a.m. on Thursday that terrorists had detonated a suicide bomb at the Kabul airport gates, the President was angry and dismayed — but not surprised. Biden had just walked down
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Missouri’s U.S. Senators and several congressional members have spoken out about the Thursday morning attacks outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Continue Reading By Meg Dunn, CNN Food insecurity and homelessness are widely known issues, with thousands of food banks and shelters across the United States working hard to provide assistance. When Jeff Feingold, a father of two, dropped off donations to a local children’s shelter in 2010, he learned about a lesser-known issue: hygiene insecurity. Many of
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona, Jeremy Herb and Alex Rogers, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday vowed that President Joe Biden will face a “reckoning” for his handling of the US’ exit from Afghanistan but stopped short of calling for his resignation or impeachment over the episode — as some congressional Republicans have — according
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2020 high school football season brought Mid-Missouri two state champions in the Blair Oaks Falcons and the Helias Crusaders. However, now it’s time to hit the reset button. Week one of the high school football season will kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday night and Helias will look to
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Boone County prosecutors charged JT McLean with two counts of first-degree murder Wednesday in the deaths of his girlfriend, Allison Abitz, 43, and her daughter, Jozee Abitz, 11, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The sheriff’s office said McLean was the last person to see them alive but released no other details about the investigation.
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business America’s red hot housing market may be finally cooling off. But don’t tell that to Williams-Sonoma. The news from Home Depot last week that fewer customers shopped at the retailer in the second quarter than a year ago was viewed as a sign that sales may be peaking.
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying scenes and piles of victims’ bodies at the site of the blast. Muhammad, who said he assisted US forces and worked with NATO in Afghanistan, was at the airport with his family Thursday,
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Dr. Laine Young-Walker, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with MU Health Care, spoke to ABC 17 News about kids’ mental health amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the return to the classroom.
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THURSDAY: Hot and humid again. Highs will work their way towards the upper 90’s with the heat index returning to the middle 100’s. An isolated storm or two is possible after 3 PM bringing some much-deserved relief but won’t be for everyone. Anything that does get up and going will fizzle after sunset. TONIGHT: We’re
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