By Xiaofei Xu, Steven Jiang and Rob Picheta, CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping has acknowledged the frustration within China amid his government’s unrelenting zero-Covid strategy, a European Union official told CNN, in his first known remarks on the protests that have erupted across the country in recent days. Xi told visiting European Council President Charles
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Two winter storms in less than a week will bring more than a foot of snow to the mountains, wind gusts of over 70 mph leading to the possibility of a wall of dust and the high danger of fire to the central and western US. The winter storm that
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation to avert a rail shutdown after congressional lawmakers raced to pass the measure amid concerns over the economic danger posed by a possible strike. The House passed the tentative rail agreement on Wednesday, and the Senate passed the legislation on Thursday as pressure mounted
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN White House correspondent The Biden White House had hoped to see continued moderation in US jobs growth in the November jobs report to bolster what it sees as growing evidence that inflation is starting to slow — but newly released data Friday morning defied the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to cool
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TODAY: Gusty winds are driving an even warmer day Friday, after a 10 degree climb Thursday. Winds from the southwest will be sustained in the 15-25 mph range, and gust at times as high as 40 mph or higher. This will warm us into the low 60s despite enough cloud cover to leave us mostly
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Eve Brennan, Lindsay Isaac, Matthew Chance and Mick Krever, CNN Ukraine’s foreign minister has accused Russia of being behind a series of more than a dozen letters containing explosives or animal parts that were sent to Ukrainian diplomats around the world. “This campaign is aimed at sowing fear,” Dmytro Kuleba told CNN’s
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Thursday, using the very first state dinner of his presidency to shore up relations with a key American ally whose friendship has until recently been on the rocks. Sources close to the planning described a super-sized event under
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and his critics are gearing up for a potential floor fight over the speakership in January, raising the possibility of a messy intraparty showdown that could bring uncertainty and chaos just as Republicans prepare to enter their new majority. McCarthy still insists he
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says. The young study participants also reported more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and what scientists call internalized problems — meaning feelings of sadness, low self-esteem and fear and trouble regulating their
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN In the final undecided Senate contest of 2022, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Herschel Walker among those likely to vote in a runoff election Tuesday, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. The survey shows that Walker faces
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN In the final undecided Senate contest of 2022, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Herschel Walker among those likely to vote in a runoff election Tuesday, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. The survey shows that Walker faces
Continue ReadingBy David Culver, Anna-Maja Rappard, Aya Elamroussi and Mallika Kallingal, CNN As the world’s largest active volcano oozes molten rock here on the Big Island, a blend of concern and awe has emerged among visitors. People were pulling over in their cars throughout the night to get a glimpse of the striking scene — a
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business Protests this week across China show just how unpopular Beijing’s zero-Covid policy has become. Now, even as the country signals it may loosen pandemic controls, it faces another challenge: Local governments charged with conducting mass testing and enforcing quarantine are running short of cash and could be forced to cut
Continue ReadingBy Rob McLean, CNN Business Kanye West’s Twitter account was suspended early Friday morning after Elon Musk said it violated the platform’s rules on inciting violence. “I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” Musk tweeted in a reply. CNN could not confirm which
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The Moscow Police Department said on Friday that they don’t believe a sixth person listed on the lease at the residence, where four University of Idaho students were killed last month, was involved in their deaths. “They have spoken to this individual and confirmed they moved out prior
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Yong Xiong, CNN Chinese authorities are using cellphone data to track down protesters who demonstrated against the government’s stringent Covid restrictions in Beijing, according to a recording of a phone call between a protester and police heard by CNN. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered along Beijing’s Liangma River on Sunday night, calling
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL ST. PAUL LUTHERAN (42) BOONVILLE (62) FINAL LEE’S SUMMIT NORTH (51) JEFFERSON CITY (67) FINAL HELIAS (58) PARKVIEW (55) FINAL MEXICO (66) HERMANN (64) FINAL TIPTON (58) CAMDENTON (65)
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Thursday warned Democrats against becoming complacent in the final days of Georgia’s Senate runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, describing the GOP nominee as unfit to represent the state and stressing the value in adding a key vote to the slender
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to a running list of college volleyball transfers on Twitter, Mizzou outside hitters Anna Dixon and Kaylee Cox have entered the transfer portal. This comes just four days after Mizzou parted ways with head coach Josh Taylor after the team finished 9-19 last season, which was last in the SEC. As
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN It’s a name so iconic, he comes with his own theme song, and boy, is it a sweet sound. In the new teaser trailer for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Harrison Ford returns as the titular hero archaeologist, this time alongside “Fleabag” star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. In this fifth installment,
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