By Tierney Sneed The legal jeopardy former President Donald Trump faces in two federal criminal investigations took on a new tenor Friday with the appointment of a special counsel at the Justice Department. Jack Smith, a DOJ alum known for his work in international war crimes prosecutions, will take over the investigation into sensitive government
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Watch the presentation in the video above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s Democratic Party club heard a presentation Friday from Columbia’s top cop about a software platform that enables police to access public or business video footage. The decision for the Columbia Police Department to use the Fusus software is going in front of the
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on Friday following her conviction in January for defrauding investors while running the failed blood testing startup Theranos. Judge Edward Davila imposed a sentence of 11 years and three months in prison, with another three years of supervision after
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the teens. Wind chills in the upper single digits to low teens. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with wind chills in the low teens in the morning. Highs in the mid-30s with wind chills topping out near 20 in the afternoon. EXTENDED: Winds will be somewhat strong from the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Steve Almasy, CNN Even by western New York standards, Friday’s snowstorm was colossal, bringing eye-level accumulation totals to some areas and prompting officials to tell many people who are used to driving in bad weather to stay off the roads. “I can say that our deputies have been just absolutely inundated
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN As the first frigid weather of autumn chills the Northeast, many people are faced with a tough decision: deal with the surging costs of heating their homes or live without it. Home heating prices are skyrocketing yet again this winter, up 18% nationwide on top of last year’s 17% spike, according
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Veronica Miracle, CNN The four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed multiple times in their off-campus home were “likely asleep,” before they were attacked, Moscow, Idaho, police said in a Friday evening update. In the update, posted on Facebook, authorities released several new details about the gruesome killings that
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A Kirksville, Missouri, man was sentenced to three decades in prison Friday in the 2020 death of an Audrain County man.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN In former President Donald Trump’s first extended response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Friday announcement that he had appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigation into Trump’s retention of government documents after he left office, Trump defended himself with dishonesty — repeating his false and thoroughly debunked claims about
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Columbia residents are welcome to voice their opinion on proposed changes to the city’s controversial trash system at a Thursday night meeting.
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business November 2022 is a month that investors, particularly in cryptocurrencies, will never forget. And the worst may be yet to come. Over the past two weeks, the digital asset industry has watched in horror as FTX, the multi-billion-dollar crypto exchange created by one of its biggest and brightest stars, Sam
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration has determined that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, should be granted immunity in a case brought against him by the fiancée of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whom the administration has said was murdered at the prince’s direction. A court filing was made by Justice Department
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Chris Hemsworth embarked on a personal and physically demanding journey for his new series “Limitless” that ultimately led to a sobering discovery. The “Thor” actor, 39, learns in one episode of the limited Disney+/National Geographic series — which shows him exploring ways to enhance his longevity and combat aging — that
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Quentin Tarantino appears on “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” this week to discuss filmmaking and explains why his tenth movie will definitely be his last. “I’ve been doing it for 30 years, and it’s time to wrap up the show. You know, it’s…I’ve done it, I’ve given my whole life to
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Death is in the air on Twitter. On the platform Thursday evening, where #RIPTwitter was the top trend worldwide, users wrote what they feared might be their last posts, offering apprehensive goodbyes and listing the other (more stable) social media platforms where they can still be found. They were reacting
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A historic snowstorm is slamming western New York state Saturday with more than 6 feet of snow in some places, closing roads, triggering driving bans and canceling flights the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. Another round of heavy lake-effect snowfall is expected to return to the Buffalo area
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN “Jeopardy!” fans are confused and more than a little miffed after a controversial Final Jeopardy! clue divided contestants in the final rounds of the program’s “Tournament of Champions.” This is the second clue controversy the program has faced in just a few days. Amy Schneider, Andrew He and Sam Buttrey are
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Accidentally leaving your smartphone behind at home is one thing, but leaving it at an airport shortly before you’re about to board a flight is quite another. A Southwest Airlines passenger found themselves in this unfortunate predicament after forgetting their phone in a gate area at Long Beach Airport in Los Angeles.
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN The hard work of journalism doesn’t always readily translate to the screen, a problem magnified as doors slammed in faces has been supplanted by cellphone hang-ups and ignored texts. “She Said” nevertheless joins a long tradition of movies about dogged reporters exposing injustice, and in this case helping spawn a
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business In a surprise reversal, Qatar announced a ban of alcoholic beer at the eight stadiums hosting the World Cup. That leaves fans with just one “beer” choice — albeit one that isn’t boozy. Soccer fans will still be able to purchase Bud Zero, an alcohol-free lager that Anheuser-Busch says tastes
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