By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Ray Sanchez, CNN On the day of the Uvalde massacre, fourth graders Khloie Torres and Miah Cerrillo, surrounded by the bodies of classmates and their teacher at Robb Elementary School, whispered but managed to speak clearly and politely to a 911 operator. “Please hurry,” Khloie, who
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Police have closed part of a major artery in east Columbia.
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Hilary Whiteman, CNN North Korean state media has released images purporting to show last week’s missile launches with a warning that the so-called “reckless military hysteria” of the United States and its allies is moving the Korean peninsula towards “unstable confrontation.” But it made no mention of the suspected failed launch
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and windy with highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: We can expect more clouds as a strong low pressure system approaches tomorrow, with temperatures reaching the upper 70s and wind gusts up to 25 mph. Friday is warm with morning temperatures in the lower
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is distributing $4.5 billion in federal assistance to help lower many Americans’ heating bills this winter as they brace for another season of sky-high energy costs. The funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, stem from regular appropriations by Congress, additional emergency funding
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The northern hemisphere is officially gearing up for the winter season as overall temperatures across the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of Mexico will dive into a cooling trend. Currently, there are two category one hurricanes in the Atlantic. One is just to the east of Belize in Central America about to make landfall. Winds
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz and Sara Murray, CNN A lawyer for former President Donald Trump described Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “key” to Trump’s plan to delay Congress’ certification of President Joe Biden’s victory through litigation after the 2020 election, according to emails recently turned over to the House select committee investigating January
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The man accused of rape and attempted murder in 1984 in Northeast Columbia has decided not to waive extradition. James Wilson, 59, of Mooresville North Carolina, was arrested after DNA connected him to the crime. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation grabbed some of his trash and found a disposable razor with
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Anna Chernova, CNN Video has emerged purporting to show a man preparing and planting explosives on a Russian military helicopter at an airbase deep inside Russia. Subsequent satellite imagery shows several damaged helicopters at the base in Pskov region in northern Russia. The base is about 35 kilometers from
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Soaring inflation and the tumbling stock market have upended Patricia Strong’s retirement. The Scottsdale, Arizona, resident had hoped her husband could also retire so they could spend the winter in Mexico. But now, the couple hesitates to plan even a short getaway since the price of gas and groceries have increased
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market has been on a roller coaster ride, largely because of Wall Street’s shifting expectations about whether the Federal Reserve is going to slow down the pace and size of its interest rate hikes. The Fed briefly excited investors last week when it acknowledged in its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will open up the regular season on Nov. 7 against Southern Indiana at Mizzou Arena. In the months leading up the opener, first-year head coach Dennis Gates said he has put his team in lots of team-buildings situations to grow chemistry. Watch extended highlights from the Tigers’
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Looks like Thanksgiving will be a lot pricier this year. Market research firm IRI predicts that your Thanksgiving meal will cost about 13.5% more compared to last year, based on how retail prices in the four weeks through October 16 compared to the same period in 2021. IRI measures items
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and MJ Lee, CNN Two Washington power centers Wednesday laid bare the politically poisonous dynamics of the top economic issue threatening President Joe Biden’s congressional majorities with the midterm elections less than a week away. The Fed triggered another historic interest rate hike and, about a half-mile away at the White House,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Adele has shared how her name is actually pronounced. During a recent “Happy Hour with Adele” Q&A session, the singer noted that one of the women who asked her about songwriting “said my name perfectly!” Turns out while many people have been saying “Uh-dell” and she pronounces it “Uh-dale.” Duly
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The stock market started the Biden era with a boom. But it heads into the midterm election looking more like a bust. Entering Monday, the S&P 500 advanced just 13.2% since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. That marks the second-worst performance during a president’s first 1,022 calendar
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Iranian police said they would investigate an incident caught on camera showing security forces attacking and shooting a man, as a leading rights group condemned what it called the “crisis of impunity” in the country. The video shows a number of security officers beating a man who lay on the ground
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN TikTok updated its privacy policies for European users on Tuesday, adding explicit disclosures that personal data from the app may be viewed by employees in China. The update aligns with what TikTok executives have said publicly. But the addition reflects the intense scrutiny TikTok has faced over its international data flows.
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the upper 70s thanks to winds out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. Skies remain mostly clear leading to a beautiful afternoon. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-50s as skies become partly cloudy into Thursday morning. Winds remain out of the southwest at 4-8 mph. Extended: Thursday sees a
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A potent storm system moving in from Canada will deliver snow to all 11 Western states in the next 48 hours, as well as trigger a tornado threat in the South, as the cold Arctic air meets the autumn warmth. “A potent cold front will usher much colder air through
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