By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Exploring the peaks of the world’s highest mountains or the secrets of space’s deepest labyrinths has become almost second nature for Poorna Malavath and Kavya Manyapu. It has taken Manyapu to NASA where her research has included designing space suits, and Malavath to the top of
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Sam Kiley, Peter Rudden and Olga Konovalova, CNN Mangled metal, charred debris and shattered glass cover the floor as a Ukrainian reconnaissance unit storms a Russian command center on the outskirts of the recently liberated city of Kherson. “Come on over here,” one of the Ukrainian troops suddenly shouts. “Get the stretcher
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team overcame 23 turnovers against the Southeast Missouri State RedHawks to get the 62-50 win on Sunday afternoon. “We’ll take it,” head coach Robin Pingeton said after the game. “I don’t know what else to say about that.” You can watch the full press conference with Pingeton and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season Sunday evening with a 82-53 win over Lindenwood. Kobe Brown led the Tigers with 13 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Noah Carter had 14 points and Nick Honor added 11. Watch the full post-game press conference below. https://youtu.be/uz4I7YGEo2Y
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Mid-Missouri public works departments have already started preparing for the first snowfall since winter. Columbia Public Works says it has 34 snow vehicles available to this winter season. The department says it is going into the winter with the same amount of staffing as last winter, which is 20% below what it would like
Continue ReadingBy Salma Abdelaziz and Dennis Lapin, CNN When Russian forces invaded their country in late February, Vladimir Bespalov and Maria Bespalaya feared their long-held dream of starting a family through adoption was over. “I remember that morning of February 24, very clearly,” said Vladimir Bespalov, a 27-year-old railroad worker, of the first day of the
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN There has been a steady increase in the number of children who are seen in emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts, according to a new study — and the increase started even before the Covid-19 pandemic, which brought record high demand for psychological services for children. The pandemic’s effects drew renewed attention
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou men’s basketball alum and broadcaster Jarrett Sutton in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Clary, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence said former President Donald Trump’s words on social media during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol were “reckless” and criticized Trump for being “part of the problem” that day. Pence was asked on ABC News about Trump’s tweet during the attack that said
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Emma Tucker, CNN A memorial honoring the 20 first graders and six educators killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting opened to the public on Sunday, nearly a month before the 10-year commemoration. The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, designed by Dan Affleck and Ben Waldo, was unveiled publicly in Newtown,
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn, Emma Tucker and Pete Muntean, CNN The Transportation Security Administration is admitting multiple failures and is instituting alerts to security officers at airports nationwide after a man got through a checkpoint with two box cutters. The move comes as passengers are expected to flood airports ahead of Thanksgiving. TSA security checkpoint agents
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy with lows in the lower 20s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and chilly with highs in the lower 40s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow morning’s commute will be fine, but clouds start to increase during the day ahead of our next low pressure system. Temperatures reach the mid-40s by afternoon, and precipitation will take
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Sunday that Republicans’ “horrible response” to the politically motivated attack on her husband last month might have turned off some voters in last week’s midterm elections. “It wasn’t just the attack. It was the Republican reaction to it, which was disgraceful,” the California Democrat told CNN’s
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House and Senate Republicans are gearing up for a tense series of closed-door meetings this week as the GOP grapples with what went wrong in the midterms and decides the political fate of its current leaders, who are under fire following last week’s disappointing election results. With the
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Boone Co., Mo (KMIZ) Fire officials say no one was hurt after a cooking fire in the 2600 block of East Oakbrook Dr. in Boone County on Sunday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District Fire Chief, Scott Olsen, says his crews along with Columbia Fire Department were sent to a residence within the block at
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” had the major challenge of following “Black Panther,” one of the biggest blockbusters ever, and had to do so without star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in 2020. Despite all of the challenges, “Wakanda Forever” notched a sizable box office opening this weekend. The Marvel movie
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 16 junior varsity hockey players from Illinois were injured Saturday night in Warsaw, Indiana after an allegedly intoxicated semi-truck driver swerved into the team’s bus, knocking it onto its side. Three of the injured high school students, who attend St. Ignatius College Prep, underwent surgery and
Continue ReadingBy Isil Sariyuce, Sophie Tanno and Holly Yan, CNN A suspect is in custody related to an explosion that killed at least six people and injured at least 81 others in Istanbul on Sunday, Turkey’s interior ministry said early Monday. The incident has been deemed a terrorist attack, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Sunday,
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, Amy Woodyatt and Nic Robertson, CNN Residents of the newly liberated city of Kherson are almost without water and face shortages of bread and medicines, officials warned, as efforts continued Sunday to remove mines and restore critical infrastructure following the withdrawal of Russian forces. Crowds celebrated the liberation of the city Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Henry Winkler credits landing the role of Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli to an accent he made up on the spot during his “Happy Days” audition. Winkler spoke with CNN’s Chris Wallace about his long career in Hollywood and revealed that as a Jewish kid from Manhattan, he was surprised he was
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