By Holly Yan, CNN The church where Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school for decades marked his poignant absence this weekend as the former president receives end-of-life care. Carter, 98, has taught Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, since the 1980s. Not even a cancer diagnosis stopped him from teaching
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Rob Shackelford, CNN A massive winter storm bringing a mix of heavy snow, rain and gusty winds is poised to lash much of the US West and North this week and has put more than 60 million people across 28 states under winter weather alerts Tuesday. At the same time, it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will look to come out on top in the second meeting of the season with Mississippi State on Tuesday night. Last time out, the Bulldogs won by 11 points in Starkville. However, MU will have the home court advantage this time. The Tigers are 14-3 at home
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is building a new identity after graduating several seniors after the 2022 season. Head coach Larissa Anderson said her team’s new motto is ‘never go alone.’ “That’s what they’ve been saying to each other. Like, if you’re going to go to the field to take reps, don’t go
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Flower and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN The manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” have been downgraded by prosecutors in New Mexico, which will reduce the prison time the actor could face for the death of the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. The
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TODAY: Monday is easing us into the week, with plenty of sunshine, and highs in the low 60s. Some clouds will be with us to start, but we’ll have mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions through the day with a breeze from the west-southwest. TONIGHT: We’ll keep partly cloudy skies tonight, ahead of a weak
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN Around 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night, President Joe Biden was out in Washington on a Valentine’s week date-night, lingering over rigatoni with fennel sausage ragu before returning with his wife to the White House. The next time he was seen in public was 36 hours later, striding
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planning the 20th annual True/False Film Festival is truly a numbers game. Over the course of three days, March 2 through 5, the event will feature 130 screenings of 35 full-length documentaries and 20 short films. Large crowds often follow the festival, but the Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board estimates over
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN A suspect in the shooting death of a prominent Los Angeles-area Catholic bishop has been charged with murder, a district attorney said Wednesday. Carlos Medina, the 61-year-old husband of the housekeeper for Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, was arrested Monday in connection with O’Connell’s death, authorities said. O’Connell was found fatally shot
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine sparked anger and embarrassment among many of Russia’s hawkish military pundits on Monday, increasing pressure on Vladimir Putin as the Russian leader prepares to justify his stuttering invasion in a national address. Biden’s historic visit came days
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg and Dakin Andone, CNN The oldest Black church in California’s East Bay was devastated by a massive fire Sunday night that the church’s pastor said gutted its interior structure. Video showed heavy smoke and flames shooting from the roof of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Oakland, where the fire erupted
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden slipped into Kyiv on Monday for the first time since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago, demonstrating in dramatic personal fashion his commitment to the country and its struggle as the war enters an uncertain new phase. The highly secretive visit — which
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TODAY: Monday is easing us into the week, with plenty of sunshine, and highs in the low 60s. Some clouds will be with us to start, but we’ll have mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions through the day with a breeze from the west-southwest. TONIGHT: We’ll keep partly cloudy skies tonight, ahead of a weak
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By Cheri Mossburg, Camila Bernal and Kelly McCleary, CNN A man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of a Catholic bishop renowned for his work as a community peacemaker, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday. Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was found dead Saturday in his home in the community
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Mardi Gras 2021 was a very quiet, socially distanced event. And festivities were still a bit subdued in 2022, at least by pre-pandemic standards. But this year, New Orleans is ready to go full throttle for its famous party. Lifelong Big Easy resident Sarah Barnett, who has missed only a couple
Continue ReadingBy John Bonifield, CNN Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s hospitalization for the treatment of clinical depression has raised questions about the links between depression and strokes — and how long he’ll need to be hospitalized. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who suffered a stroke last May ahead of winning the Senate nomination, has experienced depression on and off
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Today is Presidents Day, a federal holiday in the US commemorating George Washington’s birthday and honoring the nation’s commanders in chief. Many Americans are off work today — and most banks and postal services will not be operating. If you plan to run errands today, see what else is open and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Today is Presidents Day, a federal holiday in the US commemorating George Washington’s birthday and honoring the nation’s commanders in chief. Many Americans are off work today — and most banks and postal services will not be operating. If you plan to run errands today, see what else is open and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Brian Smith had a goal when he took over the Mizzou wrestling program 25 years ago to bring the best wrestlers in the state to join the Tigers. In doing so, Smith has seen Tolton alums Jarrett Jacques and Brock Mauller grow into leaders on his nationally ranked team. You can watch
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Los Angeles Lakers icon LeBron James’ perfect 5-0 record as an NBA All-Star Game captain has come to an end after his team was defeated 184-175 by Team Giannis in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday night. Upon receiving the winning trophy, All-Star captain and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo jokingly
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