WATCH: Drinkwitz holds weekly news conference ahead of Auburn game
Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz took questions Tuesday coming off a home win over Abilene Christian.
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Crypto firm Wintermute hit by $160 million theft
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hackers have stolen around $160 million worth of cryptocurrency from crypto market maker Wintermute, the company said Tuesday. The incident marks the latest in a growing list of large crypto thefts this year. The hack is said to have targeted Wintermute’s decentralized finance (DeFi) operations, according to a series of
Continue ReadingStocks sink as investors wait for the Fed’s rate hike
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for Wall Street sitting back and taking it easy while awaiting the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Wednesday. Stocks slid Tuesday as investors grew anxious about the impact of another big rate hike. The Dow fell more than 313 points, or 1%. The S&P
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Tracking the return of much cooler air for the first days of Fall
TODAY: After Monday’s record breaking heat, we’ll have the opportunity to break records again Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures are forecast in the upper 90s, with the record to break sitting at 98. Overall Tuesday is sunny and hot, with dewpoints just high enough to make it feel like a degree or two warmer. TONIGHT: Skies will
Continue ReadingYears after water crisis, Flint residents reported high rates of depression, PTSD
By Carma Hassan, CNN In a new study, researchers say the experiences of residents of Flint, Michigan, show that environmental disasters like the water crisis can have long-term consequences for mental health. Flint residents reported changes to the water’s color, smell and taste soon after the city turned to the Flint River as a water
Continue Reading‘Serial’ streams new episode after Adnan Syed released
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The podcast that shined light on Adnan Syed’s case was there Monday when he was released to home detention. “Serial” explored Syed’s conviction for the murder of his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Judge Melissa Phinn of the Baltimore City Circuit Court vacated his 1999 conviction on Monday. In
Continue ReadingFive people killed in Iran in protests over death of woman in police custody, human rights group says
By Irene Nasser, Ramin Mostaghim, Celine Alkhaldi, Mostafa Salem and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Five people have been killed by Iranian security forces during protests that were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who was being held in police custody, according to a human rights monitor. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, a Norwegian-registered organization monitoring
Continue ReadingSoleil Moon Frye visits Ukraine and urges Americans not to become ‘indifferent’ to the war
By Chloe Melas, CNN Actress Soleil Moon Frye spent one week with Ukrainian refugees and is urging the public to do what they can to help. Frye was on the ground with CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), Sean Penn’s emergency relief nonprofit which has supported disaster responses in the US and around the world. She
Continue ReadingUniversity of Oregon apologizes for ‘disgraceful chant’ at football game
By Andi Babineau, CNN The University of Oregon has issued an apology after some students yelled a bigoted chant during Saturday’s football game against Utah’s Brigham Young University. The university “sincerely apologizes for an offensive and disgraceful chant coming from the student section” during the game, it said in a statement on Twitter. “These types
Continue ReadingBexar County Sheriff announces investigation into how migrants went from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard
By Amy Simonson and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A Texas sheriff said Monday evening his agency will open an investigation into the transportation of 48 Venezuelan migrants from the state to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, last week. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, told reporters at a Monday news conference that his understanding was that
Continue ReadingNew footage confirms fake Trump elector spent hours inside Georgia elections office day it was breached
By Zachary Cohen and Jason Morris, CNN Newly obtained surveillance video shows for the first time what happened inside a Georgia county elections office the day its voting systems are known to have been breached on January 7, 2021. A Republican county official in Georgia and operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald
Continue ReadingDon’t cook chicken in NyQuil: FDA warns about dangerous social media challenges
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to cook chicken in NyQuil? Overdose on antihistamines? Swallow laundry detergent pods? While most of us would recoil in horror from such dangerous suggestions, adolescents and young adults continue to be susceptible to social media dares like these, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. “One social media trend
Continue Reading36% of US counties are ‘maternity care deserts,’ raising risks for women and babies, new report finds
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN About 36% of all US counties are “maternity care deserts,” and the number of counties where there is limited or no access to maternity care appears to be growing, according to a new report. The report, released Tuesday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes, found that between
Continue ReadingJudge vacates conviction of ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed
By Lauren Koenig, Dakin Andone and Eric Levenson, CNN A judge on Monday approved a motion by prosecutors to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the first season of the popular “Serial” podcast, who has maintained he is innocent in the 1999 slaying of his ex-girlfriend. Baltimore prosecutors filed the motion
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 20: Storms, Immigration, UN, Interest rates, Mexico quake
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many Americans think $2 bills are rare or have gone out of circulation, but that’s a misconception. The Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing will churn out more than 200 million $2 bills this year. However, there are several reasons why the notes never took off — one being the
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 20: Storms, Immigration, UN, Interest rates, Mexico quake
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many Americans think $2 bills are rare or have gone out of circulation, but that’s a misconception. The Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing will churn out more than 200 million $2 bills this year. However, there are several reasons why the notes never took off — one being the
Continue ReadingA woman was injured when the patrol car she was placed in was struck by a train in Colorado
By Joe Sutton, CNN A Colorado woman was placed in the back of a patrol car before it was hit by a train, leaving her with serious injuries, authorities said Monday. The incident first unfolded when Platteville police on September 16 responded to a call about a road rage incident involving a firearm in Fort
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Jefferson City Council to discuss Capitol Avenue properties at meeting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ.) The Jefferson City council meant on Monday night to discuss properties along Capitol Avenue. The Jefferson City council approved funding for 14 properties along East Capitol Avenue in April. The city says the homes are dangerous and need to be demolished if action is not taken. City council member Ryan Moehlman
Continue ReadingRussia’s war in Ukraine
By Tara Subramaniam and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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Puerto Rican with Missouri connection describes Fiona’s takedown of power grid
Hurricane Fiona has been hammering Puerto Rico for days, cutting power off on the island.
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