Bed Bath & Beyond closes stores including in Columbia
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores including its store in Columbia — just a week after the struggling retailer announced the closure of 87 locations.
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Google details plans to use AI in search results
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Google on Wednesday detailed plans to use artificial intelligence technology to radically change how people search for information online, one day after rival Microsoft announced a revamped version of Bing powered by AI. At an event in its Paris office, Prabhakar Raghavan, an SVP at Google, said the company will bring
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address
By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden took to the House Chamber on Tuesday for his annual State of the Union address, his message was one of unadulterated optimism — even in the face of open hostility. The spectacle of Biden smiling and offering a pointed riposte through multiple rounds of heckling from some
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address
By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden took to the House Chamber on Tuesday for his annual State of the Union address, his message was one of unadulterated optimism — even in the face of open hostility. The spectacle of Biden smiling and offering a pointed riposte through multiple rounds of heckling from some
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Tracking rain chances for all, Wednesday evening
TODAY: With high pressure overhead this morning, moisture has been pushed south of mid-Missouri. Some high clouds are suspended over most of mid-MO, allowing many to cool into the 30s and 20s, but thicker and lower cloud cover in the southern half of mid-Missouri has kept some in the 40s at the time of this
Continue ReadingTurkey’s stock market halted after earthquake leads to sharp selloff
By Anna Cooban, CNN Turkey’s stock market has sunk 15% in the three days since a devastating earthquake hit parts of the country’s south, piling further pain onto an already fragile economy. Trading on Istanbul’s stock exchange was halted Wednesday after the main index dropped 7% in early dealing, according to Turkey’s Central Securities Depository.
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 8: Biden, Earthquake, Spy balloon, Title 42, LeBron James
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN After the Super Bowl this weekend, the host stadium will have tons of leftover food — but it won’t go to waste. An army of volunteers has an elaborate game plan to gather thousands of pounds of surplus food and quickly get it to people in need. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 8: Biden, Earthquake, Spy balloon, Title 42, LeBron James
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN After the Super Bowl this weekend, the host stadium will have tons of leftover food — but it won’t go to waste. An army of volunteers has an elaborate game plan to gather thousands of pounds of surplus food and quickly get it to people in need. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 8: Biden, Earthquake, Spy balloon, Title 42, LeBron James
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN After the Super Bowl this weekend, the host stadium will have tons of leftover food — but it won’t go to waste. An army of volunteers has an elaborate game plan to gather thousands of pounds of surplus food and quickly get it to people in need. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 8: Biden, Earthquake, Spy balloon, Title 42, LeBron James
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN After the Super Bowl this weekend, the host stadium will have tons of leftover food — but it won’t go to waste. An army of volunteers has an elaborate game plan to gather thousands of pounds of surplus food and quickly get it to people in need. Here’s what else you
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh’s wife was worried about money and husband’s truthfulness before murders, housekeeper testifies
By Randi Kaye, Dianne Gallagher and Jay Croft, CNN Maggie Murdaugh was worried about money possibly being demanded of her family in a lawsuit and suspicious her husband wasn’t being entirely honest with her in the days before her killing, housekeeper Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson testified Friday in the double-murder trial of Alex Murdaugh. “She was concerned
Continue ReadingThe earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here’s why
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Krystina Shveda and Henrik Pettersson, CNN Thousands of people have died and tens of thousands of others were injured by the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday. Rescue teams are still desperately searching for signs of life beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings amid grim conditions, but
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address
By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden took to the House Chamber on Tuesday for his annual State of the Union address, his message was one of unadulterated optimism — even in the face of open hostility. The spectacle of Biden smiling and offering a pointed riposte through multiple rounds of heckling from some
Continue ReadingLA Lakers honor LeBron James in pregame ceremony game after becoming NBA’s all-time scoring leader
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers honored superstar LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in a pregame ceremony on Thursday. With his family and Abdul-Jabbar in attendance, a tribute video was shown on the video board, before former Lakers star James Worthy spoke briefly and
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Mizzou finishes strong to win back-and-forth game with South Carolina
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball pulled out an 83-74 victory over South Carolina after a back-and-forth battle with the Gamecocks Tuesday at Mizzou Arena. Although the Tigers had the lead for 34.5 minutes of play, the Gamecocks hung with them until the end. Kobe Brown led Mizzou with 19 points, eight rebounds and
Continue ReadingBiden brings his battle with Republicans on the road after contentious State of the Union
By Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden brought his State of the Union populist economic messaging to Wisconsin on Wednesday, firing back at Republicans and highlighting US manufacturing in a preview of an expected 2024 argument in the battleground state. Biden made clear that he was willing to continue the fight as
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Crowds gather at Capitol for bill hearing on teaching of sexual orientation, gender identity in schools
Half an hour before the hearing for Senate Bill 134 on Tuesday morning, a crowd of over 60 was standing outside the Senate Lounge door.
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Columbia City Council gives the go-ahead for homeless shelter
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved the Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus at its meeting on Monday night. The approval was for the conditional use permit for the construction of a public campus that would offer a variety of services for the homeless. The 26,300-square-foot shelter would be built at Bowling Street and
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Tracking drought conditions across Missouri and California
The second half of 2022 brought well below average precipitation totals to much of the United States including both Missouri and California. This lead to widespread drought conditions increasing wildfire dangers and even brought issues across the farming industry. Just three months ago, the state of Missouri saw 9% of it covered by extreme drought
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Tracking widespread rain on Wednesday
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly with a few showers possible near the Lake of the Ozarks. Lows in the mid-30s. TOMORROW: Rain likely as showers spread in from south to north. Winds increasing by late evening with gusts up to 30 mph. Highs reach the upper 40s with 1-1.5″ rain possible. EXTENDED: As low pressure
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