Two Columbia liquor stores robbed Monday night
The first one hit was the new Arena Wine and Spirits at 515 S. Scott Blvd. at about 9:40 p.m. The second robbery happened at 10:25 p.m. at Arena Liquor, 208 Corporate Lake Drive.
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Bronze bust of George Floyd defaced at New York City’s Union Square
By Liam Reilly, CNN A bronze bust of George Floyd, part of Confront Art’s “SEEINJUSTICE” exhibition, was defaced on Sunday morning, according to the New York City Police Department. The bust — one of the three statues at Confront Art’s installation, which debuted on Thursday but opened to the public on Friday evening — was
Continue ReadingTrump’s former press secretary says she didn’t vote for him in 2020
By Kate Bennett and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Donald Trump’s former press secretary admitted Tuesday that she didn’t vote for him in the 2020 election, when she was still working in the East Wing for former first lady Melania Trump. Stephanie Grisham, who worked as East Wing communications director, White House press secretary and chief
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‘Game of Thrones’ prequel official teaser is here
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The dragons are coming. The official teaser for “House of the Dragon” has dropped and get ready for all types of action. The “Game of Thrones” sequel looks dark, fiery and a bit of a balm to those missing “GOT” based on the teaser. “Gods. Kings. Fire. Blood,” the caption
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Tracking midweek showers
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a spot shower in the afternoon. Highs in the low 70s. TOMORROW: Rain chances increasing with showers and storms possible throughout the day. Highs stick to the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Low pressure will be stuck just to our south the next few days to bring rain chances. Lingering showers are possible heading
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Convicted Columbia murderer Ernest Lee Johnson set to be executed Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Convicted Columbia murderer Ernest Lee Johnson is set to be executed Tuesday night in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Johnson was convicted of a triple murder at Casey’s General Store along Rice Road in Columbia in 1995. In February of 1994, Johnson robbed the convenience store after using drugs and hit, shot, and stabbed
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NASA’s DART mission will deliberately crash into an asteroid’s moon in the name of planetary defense
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A spacecraft that will deliberately crash into an asteroid is preparing to launch. The DART mission, or NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, will lift off at 10:20 p.m. PT on November 23 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. After launching in November, NASA will
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Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors
By Jen Christensen, CNN Before vaccines, the San Francisco Department of Public Health needed three whiteboards to capture all the names of senior facilities that had Covid-19 outbreaks. “We had been dealing with outbreaks the whole time. Everywhere, at a ton of facilities, big, small, rich, poor, it didn’t matter,” said Dr. Louise Aronson,a professor
Continue ReadingDr. Sanjay Gupta: Pandemic proofing your life is not what you think
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent I have bad news for you: We’re stuck with this novel coronavirus in our environment perhaps indefinitely. And there might be another, more deadly and contagious pathogen right behind it that’s poised to dart around the world and stir yet another pandemic. But here’s the good news:
Continue Reading5 things to know for October 5: Congress, Pandora Papers, coronavirus, church abuse, China
By AJ Willingham, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency yesterday in response to the oil spill currently coating parts of the Southern California coast. Though teams are working to contain the spill, it’s still threatening the local environment, and the extent of the damage may not be known for weeks. Here’s
Continue Reading5 things to know for October 5: Congress, Pandora Papers, coronavirus, church abuse, China
By AJ Willingham, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency yesterday in response to the oil spill currently coating parts of the Southern California coast. Though teams are working to contain the spill, it’s still threatening the local environment, and the extent of the damage may not be known for weeks. Here’s
Continue Reading5 things to know for October 5: Congress, Pandora Papers, coronavirus, church abuse, China
By AJ Willingham, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency yesterday in response to the oil spill currently coating parts of the Southern California coast. Though teams are working to contain the spill, it’s still threatening the local environment, and the extent of the damage may not be known for weeks. Here’s
Continue Reading5 things to know for October 5: Congress, Pandora Papers, coronavirus, church abuse, China
By AJ Willingham, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency yesterday in response to the oil spill currently coating parts of the Southern California coast. Though teams are working to contain the spill, it’s still threatening the local environment, and the extent of the damage may not be known for weeks. Here’s
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to abandon zero-Covid strategy as Delta variant proves hard to shake
By Ben Westcott, CNN New Zealand will begin to move away from a zero-Covid strategy toward living with the virus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday, becoming the latest country to abandon its elimination attempts in the face of the highly-contagious Delta variant. After shutting its borders early in the pandemic, New Zealand has reported
Continue ReadingFIFA fears recent abuse cases in women’s football are just ‘tip of the iceberg’
By Ben Morse and Amanda Davies, CNN After allegations of abuse in women’s football surfaced in recent weeks in the US, Venezuela and Australia, the sport’s world governing body FIFA fears they could be the “tip of the iceberg.” Joyce Cook, FIFA’s Chief Education and Social Responsibility Officer, told CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies that there
Continue ReadingMore than 200,000 children sexually abused by French Catholic clergy, damning report finds
By Saskya Vandoorne, Simon Bouvier and Sam Bradpiece, CNN Members of the Catholic clergy in France sexually abused an estimated 216,000 minors over the past seven decades, according to a damning report published Tuesday that said the Church had prioritized the protection of the institution over victims who were urged to stay silent. The number
Continue ReadingLos Angeles to require proof of vaccination for indoor restaurants, gyms and theaters
By Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such as restaurants, gyms and movie theaters to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination — starting November 4. The ordinance will also apply to personal care establishments such as spas and hair salons, as well
Continue ReadingAmplify Energy faces possible class-action lawsuit after Southern California oil spill
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A Southern California DJ, who said he will lose substantial business because of an oil spill off the coast of Orange County, filed a lawsuit Monday against the operator of the pipeline and its affiliated companies. The complaint against Amplify Energy and its subsidiary Beta Operating Company, which operates the pipeline,
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Russians beat Tom Cruise as first to film a movie in space, despite docking drama
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station is now a film set, and it served as the stage for a little extra drama Tuesday morning. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actor Yulia Peresild and film producer Klim Shipenko traveled to the International Space Station on Tuesday. Peresild and Shipenko will be filming segments for
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Taiwan won’t be forced to bow to China, President Tsai says during National Day celebrations
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan will not bow to pressure and nobody can force it to accept the path China has laid out for the self-governing democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday as the island celebrated its National Day amid heightened tensions with Beijing. During her speech in front of the presidential office in the
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