By Melissa Alonso and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Black man who was beaten by multiple sheriff’s office employees while he was in custody at a Georgia jail in September 2022, according to a new court filing. Attorneys for the man, Jarrett Hobbs, also reached a “significant settlement agreement”
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN When “Cocaine Bear” ads started going viral, the immediate question was whether this was another one of those titles in search of a movie (see “Snakes on a Plane”) or an idea worthy of a ticket. The answer lies somewhere in between, as director Elizabeth Banks conjures bursts of absurdist
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN After weeks of testimony, a South Carolina court finally heard this week from Alex Murdaugh, who is facing two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. The disgraced former attorney pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and two weapons charges in the killings of his
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Google should face court sanctions over “intentional and repeated destruction” of company chat logs that the US government expected to use in its antitrust case targeting Google’s search business, the Justice Department said Thursday. Despite Google’s promises to preserve internal communications relevant to the suit, for years the company maintained a
Continue ReadingToday: Temperatures remain in the mid-30s this afternoon as winds have switched out of the northwest following this morning passing cold front. Skies look to remain partly cloudy. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to nearly 20 degrees as winds remain out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. Wind chills border the upper single to lower double
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By JIM SALTER and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis prosecutor decried efforts to oust her from office Thursday and defended herself from blame after a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee lost both her legs in a vehicle crash that police say was caused by a speeding driver facing
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of grants remaining has been corrected because of a source error. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Downtown Community Improvement District reported it has received 13 applications from businesses asking for a security-camera grant introduced last month. The District has set aside $30,000 for the grant program and will reimburse each business
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Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. to talk about the state’s lawsuit against the Biden administration over the “Waters of the U.S.” rule.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, Gov. Mike Parson and AG Andrew Bailey are set to announce a new lawsuit against the Biden Administration at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. The state is pushing back on rules over the “Waters of the United States.” According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, rules regarding the
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, John Bonifield and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Clara Pitts has always strived for perfection. The 17-year-old Utah native has been named a 2023 National Merit Scholarship finalist. And she heads to Brigham Young University as a freshman this fall. But despite all of her achievements, Clara has one thing weighing on her mind:
Continue ReadingBarry Neild, CNN Another day of harsh winter weather brought continued air travel misery across the United States on Thursday with more than 1,100 flights canceled and thousands more delayed by snow storms and plunging temperatures. As of 6 p.m. ET, 1,110 airplane departures had been scrapped and more than 5,000 delayed within the US,
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TODAY: Thursday is a stark contrast to Wednesday. Where we were warm and rainy Wednesday, Thursday is dry as cold air sinks into the region. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and a west northwest breeze around 15-20 mph. This will likely keep temperatures from climbing much at all today. Expect highs in the
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN Five people who worked for an environmental response consulting firm were killed in a plane crash Wednesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, while on their way to a metal factory explosion site in Ohio, officials said. The plane was carrying employees of the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health when it took
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Dianne Gallagher, Randi Kaye and Alta Spells, CNN Alex Murdaugh took the stand to testify in his double murder trial Thursday morning, admitting he lied to investigators when he said he was not at the scene of the killings of his wife and son minutes before the state says the fatal shootings
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN In the milk section of your grocery store, there are likely shelves of plant-based dairy alternatives: oat, almond, soy, cashew, coconut, flaxseed, hazelnut, hemp seed, macadamia nut, oat, pea, peanut, pecan, quinoa — and the list goes on. To help streamline the confusing array of products, the FDA issued new guidance
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN In the milk section of your grocery store, there are likely shelves of plant-based dairy alternatives: oat, almond, soy, cashew, coconut, flaxseed, hazelnut, hemp seed, macadamia nut, oat, pea, peanut, pecan, quinoa — and the list goes on. To help streamline the confusing array of products, the FDA issued new guidance
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Residents of a small Ohio town whose lives have been upended since a train hauling toxic chemicals derailed there earlier this month pressed top officials on the long-term health concerns and expressed their mounting distrust Wednesday night during a CNN town hall. Following the February 3 crash, angry and frustrated residents
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Yaryna Arieva and Sviatoslav Fursin are not going to celebrate their first wedding anniversary this Friday. The Ukrainian couple got married on the day Russia launched a full-scale attack on their country. A year later, Ukraine is still at war. Russian missiles are still falling from the sky and people are
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Seattle is explicitly banning discrimination on the basis of caste, making it the first city in the US to take such a step. The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that amends the city’s municipal code to include caste as a protected class, alongside categories such as race, religion
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno and Jessie Gretener, CNN Shamima Begum, who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. Judge Robert Jay gave the decision on Wednesday following a five-day hearing in November, during which her lawyers argued the UK
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