By Kate Sullivan and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is calling for changing the retirement age for Americans currently in their 20s and limiting Social Security and Medicare benefits for wealthier Americans, staking out a position on the politically controversial issue of entitlement reform that’s already been the subject of attacks from
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Unruly passengers continue to be an issue on flights across the US, adding to a host of challenges impacting the aviation industry. In this week alone, punches were thrown on a Southwest Airlines plane, and a United Airlines flight attendant was attacked by a man wielding a broken metal utensil. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Unruly passengers continue to be an issue on flights across the US, adding to a host of challenges impacting the aviation industry. In this week alone, punches were thrown on a Southwest Airlines plane, and a United Airlines flight attendant was attacked by a man wielding a broken metal utensil. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN An elderly man survived on croissants, candy and biscotti for nearly a week alone in his car, stuck in a snowbank on a desolate California highway. Jerry Jouret, 81, set out from his mountain house in Big Pine, California, on February 24 to return to his family home in Gardnerville, Nevada
Continue ReadingBy Sharif Paget and Andy Rose, CNN Punches were thrown on a Southwest Airlines plane in Dallas Monday, according to a witness and video, marking the latest incident of unruly passenger behavior. Passengers bound for Phoenix were boarding Flight 117 at Dallas Love Field Airport when a man in a tan blazer confronted another man
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, David Shortell, Fidel Gutierrez, Karol Suarez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The cartel believed responsible for the armed kidnapping last week that killed two American tourists and a Mexican woman in Matamoros, Mexico, issued an apology letter and handed over five of their members to local authorities, according to images circulating online and
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, Fidel Gutierrez, Karol Suarez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The cartel believed responsible for the armed kidnapping last week that killed two American tourists and a Mexican woman in Matamoros, Mexico, issued an apology letter and handed over five of their members to local authorities, according to images circulating online and a version
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, David Shortell, Fidel Gutierrez, Karol Suarez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The cartel believed responsible for the armed kidnapping last week that killed two American tourists and a Mexican woman in Matamoros, Mexico, issued an apology letter and handed over five of their members to local authorities, according to images circulating online and
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Columbia’s Citizens Police Review Board will hold its first regular meeting Wednesday since breaking up last year.
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, Sara Smart and Brian Todd, CNN The 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his elementary school teacher earlier this year will not be criminally charged, Newport News, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn told CNN affiliate WTKR. The student allegedly shot and wounded Richneck Elementary School teacher Abigail Zwerner on January 6, leaving her
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Cole County deputies arrested a school bus driver Wednesday on suspicion of endangering students after he reportedly argued with students and smashed mailboxes.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A celebration of life service will be held Friday for a Rock Bridge High School student who died in a motorcycle crash on Monday. A service will be held at The Crossing, visitation begins at 2 p.m. There is a memorial set up near the crash site on Nifong Boulevard and Bethel
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The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would let students choose which school they want to attend using state money.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 23rd ranked Mizzou softball team took down Kansas City 11-5 Wednesday in the team’s home opener. The Tigers were led on the mound by freshman pitcher Cierra Harrison who pitched five innings allowing just one run on two hits and recording four strikeouts. Closer Taylor Pannell is also a freshman and
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Rain likely with highs in the upper 40s. Breezy with wind gusts around 20 mph. EXTENDED: Make sure to have an umbrella or hooded coat as you head out the door Thursday morning with the next round of rain moving in before sunrise.
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Democratic senators have been holding the floor for hours Wednesday, filibustering a bill that would sharply limit medical care for transgender children.
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It’s impossible to know whether a third lane on Interstate 70 would have stopped the Wednesday morning rush-hour crash that closed down one side of the busy highway for hours.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Jack Forrest, CNN Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday directing state agencies to take action to protect and support access to gender-affirming health care across the state. “All state agencies must, to the fullest extent of their lawful authority, pursue opportunities and coordinate with each other to
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN The White House lashed out at Fox News host Tucker Carlson Wednesday in an extraordinary rebuke of the late-night commentator who has been airing false depictions of the January 6, 2021, attack this week. Carlson, given access to about 40,000 hours of US Capitol security camera footage by Republican House Speaker
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Taylor Ward, Amy Simonson and Holly Yan, CNN Millions of Californians already hammered by ferocious snowfall were hit Thursday by a new storm, with torrential rain threatening to cause dangerous flooding and the Weather Prediction Center increasing its excessive rainfall outlook for parts of the state to a level 4 of 4.
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