By Christina Maxouris, CNN For more than three weeks, local and federal authorities have been combing through a 25,000-acre nature reserve searching for Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of 22-year-old Gabby Petito. On September 1, Laundrie returned in Petito’s van to the couple’s North Port, Florida, home from a cross-country road trip the couple embarked on
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US State Department said Sunday that this weekend’s talks with representatives of the Taliban in Doha, Qatar — the first such gathering since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of August — were “candid and professional” while emphasizing that the Taliban “will be judged on its actions, not
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen Connie Young Yu’s grandfather was working in the fields of San Jose, California, on May 4, 1887, when he saw thick smoke rising from the thriving Chinatown of 1,400 people. “He was looking up and he could see smoke. The smoke… just covered the sky,” Young Yu said. The arson fire that
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Tonight: Showers and storms make their way into Central Missouri tonight with the possibility of a few strong to severe storms. Beginning at 10 pm tonight, showers and storms will push southeast bringing with it the threat of strong winds and flash flooding. Storms will push into Columbia between 12-2 am. Tomorrow: Storms continue to
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Kay Jones, CNN A man died after driving onto a sidewalk in attempts to strike pedestrians before bystanders pulled him out of the car and allegedly attacked him in California Saturday. The driver was involved in a verbal altercation around midnight inside a business in Hawthorne, after which he was asked
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By Jason Hanna, CNN In normal times, Boston Marathon runners might be offered an encouraging kiss from college students around the halfway point. But race organizers ask that we please have none of that during Monday’s event. The Boston Marathon is set to go Monday morning for the first time since April 2019, after Covid-19
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By CNN’s Katharina Krebs and Reuters A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera. The Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious theaters, said the incident occurred during a set change in Sadko, an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The cast member has been
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By Susannah Cullinane, CNN An autographed photo of baseball player “Shoeless Joe Jackson” has sold for a record $1.47 million at auction, according to auction house Christies. The 1911 photo is the only known photo in existence signed by the player, who was unable to formally read or write, it said. Christies said on Twitter
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business It’s been a tough week for Facebook. Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to Congress that the company is aware that its platforms are used to spread hate and misinformation but has failed to take action to prevent it. The social media giant and several of its services were also hit with
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Murray, CNN A 3-year-old boy who vanished Wednesday afternoon near Magnolia, Texas, was found Saturday morning alive and well. Christopher Ramírez was reunited with his mother. “He was smiling, drinking water, and in good shape,” Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell told reporters Saturday. The toddler was taken to a hospital for observation, but
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By Eric Levenson, CNN The leak of over 100,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of Southern California first came to official attention with a vague report October 1 about a sheen on the water. It took more than 12 hours for authorities to recognize the extent of the problem. The time period between
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By Kelly Murray, Alaa Elassar and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, have arrested three men after a shooting at a bar left a woman dead and 14 others injured, authorities said. Around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, several people called 911 to report shots fired inside the Seventh Street Truck Park on West 7th
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NCAA DII Football: Missouri Southern (52) Lincoln University (32) FINAL HS SOFTBALL: Nevada (10) Boonville (3) FINAL Monett (0) Jefferson City (9) FINAL Mexico (4) Macon (14) FINAL HS BOYS SOCCER:
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster and Sonnet Swire, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Saturday eviscerated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for compromising with Senate Democrats on a temporary debt ceiling deal, his latest broadside against the top Republican in Washington as Trump continues to hint at a 2024 presidential run. Trump made the remarks at a
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By Kelly Murray, CNN A 30-year-old suspect who is accused of an attack that left a Maricopa County sheriff’s deputy on life support is now in custody and in critical condition at an Arizona hospital, police said. Police spent several hours Saturday looking for the suspect, Clinton Robert Hurley, after they say he attacked the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The big picture for Covid-19 in the US is looking a little brighter as new infections and hospitalizations decline. “That’s the good news. And hopefully it’s going to continue to go in that trajectory downward,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Live from New York it was Saturday night and Kim Kardashian West did better than some people thought she would. Even Kardashian West pointed out in her monologue that she seemed an odd choice to host “Saturday Night Live.” It was one of her many funny moments on “SNL”: Roasting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Columbia Police department says the suspect is a man in the armed robbery and demanded money while displaying a handgun. The employees of the gas station gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash. According to CPD, the suspect is approximately 5’8” and was wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and
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By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Terry McAuliffe and Virginia Democrats ahead of the November elections, the gubernatorial nominee announced on Tuesday. “The stakes are so huge,” McAuliffe said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “If people don’t understand, they come out in presidential years, but they have to come out in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: In a press release, the Columbia Police Department identified the two victims in the shooting as a 31-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman. Both victims were in stable condition when EMS arrived on scene. Two people were shot in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning following the University of Missouri’s homecoming game.
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