By Josh Campbell, Jim Sciutto, Lauren del Valle, Mark Morales and John Miller, CNN A graduate student at Washington State University was arrested Friday in his home state of Pennsylvania in last month’s killings of four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home — a brutal attack that rattled a small college town, authorities
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy outlined some of the concessions that he has agreed to in his campaign for speaker on a Sunday evening conference call — including making it easier to topple the speaker, according to multiple GOP sources on the call. But McCarthy could not say
Continue ReadingBy Sharif Paget and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN As a deadly and historic blizzard barreled through Erie County, New York, last weekend, some residents found themselves in a dire scenario — stranded in howling snow with nowhere to go, their cars dwindling in gas supply with police unable to come to the rescue. Among those trapped
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, Monica Garrett and Allison Chinchar, CNN Another significant storm system will plow into the West Coast on Friday, bringing heavy rain, mountain snow and strong winds — and the last day of the year will be a wet one in the Northeast and the Southwest. The system that left thousands without power
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman, CNN TikTok is an addictive drug China’s government is providing to Americans, says the incoming chairman of a new House select committee on China. GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin told NBC’s “Meet The Press” in an interview that aired Sunday that he calls TikTok “digital fentanyl” because “it’s highly addictive and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Missouri State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies are increasing the number of troopers and officers on the roads for the New Year’s holiday counting period. The increased law enforcement presence is an effort to ensure people are celebrating the holiday safely. The counting period is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m.
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TODAY: Friday is shaping up quite a bit cooler than Thursday as winds turn westerly and northerly under a cloudy sky. Sunshine will return in the afternoon, so keep the sunglasses handy. Overall, a cool and dry day is expected, with highs in the mid-40s. TONIGHT: Skies will stay partly cloudy overnight, with winds turning
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Ukraine Ukraine said its forces shot down 16 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia overnight, a
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Her head cradled in a crash helmet, Dania Akeel’s voice crackles through the intercom above the roar of the engine and the rush of wind through the windowless cabin of her rugged, black UTV. “We’re so lucky,” Akeel tells CNN Sport. “I mean, look at this place, it’s so beautiful.” The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Helias Catholic (43) Hickman (64) FINAL Oxford (38) Capital City (37) FINAL Jefferson City (52) Benton (50) FINAL Hazelwood West (27) Southern Boone (51) FINAL Boonville (51) Macon
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Anne Clifford, CNN Mark Johnson II’s efforts to bring comfort and supplies to hundreds of Buffalonians stranded after a massive blizzard begins before dawn every day and goes until almost midnight. Johnson feels compelled to help, inspired by the memory of a good friend who was killed. Johnson said he could
Continue ReadingNick Glass, CNN British fashion designer and style icon Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at her home in London on Thursday, according to an official statement from her eponymous company. To the media, she was “the high priestess of punk” and the “Queen of Extreme.” To
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A lawmaker is proposing a bill that he believes would help protect college students in Missouri who report hazing.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Time is running out for Missourians to get their personal property taxes paid before the Dec. 31 deadline. Whether you choose to drop off your property taxes in person, drop box, by phone or online, you have until 11:59 pm Saturday night to avoid any extra penalties. Friday is the last day to
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Laura Ly, CNN The first public sales of regulated cannabis in New York began at a dispensary in Manhattan’s East Village on Thursday at 4:20 p.m., hours after the first sale was made to a city official, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced. Housing Works Cannabis Company became the first licensed
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly with lows in the mid-30s. TOMORROW: Clouds gradually decrease with highs in the mid-upper 40s. EXTENDED: We managed to break a record in Columbia with a high of 71 as of 3:00, breaking the previous record of 67 set back in 1984. I’m tracking a cold front that moves through
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an “unsafe maneuver,” forcing the US aircraft to take evasive action, according to Indo-Pacific Command, the command responsible for overseeing US military operations in the region. On December 21, a Chinese Navy J-11
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha, George Ramsay, Tara John, Flora Charner and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82. “Everything that we are, is thanks to you,” his daughter Kely Nascimento wrote in a post on Instagram,
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN A 5-year-old girl saved her baby brother’s life after a car crash killed their parents, leaving three young children trapped in the wreckage for more than two days in a remote part of rural Western Australia, CNN affiliate Nine News reported. In a statement, Western Australia Police said the family’s Land
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TODAY: Moving to a high of 70 degrees, which is 3 degrees higher than the record temperature of 67 degrees for the day, which was set in 1984. We’ve already broken this high as of today, with the current temperature of 68. Strong wind gusts are living through the rest of the day as a
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