By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Tropical Storm Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to reach up to Category 4 hurricane strength before hitting Florida next week. If it does, it will be the first major hurricane to impact the state since 2018. Ian was
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez and Brandon Griggs, CNN The threatening letters began in March 2007. They came in the mail to Eva LaRue’s Southern California house — sometimes handwritten, sometimes typed — from an unknown sender who called himself “Freddie Krueger” and vowed to rape and kill her and her young daughter. The letters — more
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Missouri Department of Transportation crews continue work on the Interstate 70 Rocheport bridge connecting Boone and Cooper counties.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sorisohn, CNN A series of text conversations between Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant appear to show Favre repeatedly pressing the then-governor about funding the construction of a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi, even after Favre was told misuse of state funds was
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The Columbia Police Department has added several new officers but is looking to fill 21 additional vacancies as it continues to combat a staffing shortage.
Continue ReadingTonight: Temperatures will remain into the upper 50s tonight as skies remain partly cloudy as isolated showers continue to dissipate tonight. Winds shift out of the south thanks to a passing warm front at 5-10 mph. Tomorrow: Winds pick up out of the southwest sustained at 8-12 mph with gust up to 20 mph possible.
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The NAACP and the Missouri League of Women Voters made their case to a judge Friday that the state’s new voter ID law should be blocked.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale During a campaign-style Friday speech at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, President Joe Biden boasted about the three-month decline in gas prices and about the unemployment rate. But he used inaccurate figures on both subjects. Gas prices Biden said: “Gas prices — I know I got criticized for going into
Continue ReadingBy Jason Carroll and Lisa Respers France, CNN James Cameron has water on the brain. Not literally, just his love for the ocean. It’s evident in his forthcoming film, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the sequel to his Oscar-winning hit 2009 film. Cameron spoke to CNN’s Jason Carroll about how the movie, which will debut
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An alarming trend is emerging in south Florida where officials are seeing a rising number of migrants, primarily Haitians and Cubans, journeying to US shores on makeshift boats. US Coast Guard crews have intercepted more than 6,000 Cubans since last October, according to the agency, the most in a fiscal year
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Prosecutors have recommended against charging Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex-trafficking investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter. The recommendation comes in part because prosecutors have questions over whether the central witnesses in the long-running investigation would be perceived as credible before a jury,
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A potent tropical system is churning in the Caribbean on Friday, poised to strengthen significantly as it tracks north toward the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts show the system intensifying into a Category 3 as it approaches Florida next week, where it could become the first major hurricane for the state
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Amid internet shutdowns by the Iranian government in the face of widespread protests, the US government has taken a step meant to allow technology firms to help the people of Iran access information online, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday. “It is clear that the Iranian government is afraid
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Marc Benioff is obsessed with Twitter. So much that he wishes he could own it. Benioff, Salesforce chairman and co-CEO, told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an interview that if it were up to just him, he would “absolutely” buy Twitter. To be clear, he’s not actually going to
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Marc Benioff is obsessed with Twitter. So much that he wishes he could own it. Benioff, Salesforce chairman and co-CEO, told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an interview that if it were up to just him, he would “absolutely” buy Twitter. To be clear, he’s not actually going to
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr, Dan Merica and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Several top allies of Donald Trump will launch a new super PAC to buoy Republican candidates who have earned the former President’s support in the midterm elections, CNN has learned, following months of minimal spending by Trump-aligned groups that has frustrated party strategists left to fill
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TODAY: Much like Thursday, Friday will be very much a fall like day. Temperatures this morning are starting in the 50s, and thanks to an easterly breeze, clouds, and even some rainfall, temperatures will be limited to the low-to-mid 60s. Showers are already ongoing this morning, but are greatly limited thanks to some dry air
Continue ReadingBy Jason Carroll and Lisa Respers France, CNN James Cameron has water on the brain. Not literally, just his love for the ocean. It’s evident in his forthcoming film, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the sequel to his Oscar-winning hit 2009 film. Cameron spoke to CNN’s Jason Carroll about how the movie, which will debut
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Four residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have filed a class action lawsuit against the city, the mayor, a former mayor and several others regarding the city’s water issues. The 99-page complaint filed last week is asking for an unspecified amount of relief to “remediate the harm caused by lack
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tremblay, CNN Shania Twain’s life could make a hell of a country music song. In fact, there’s so much material it could make several great country music songs. She survived a tough childhood, lost her parents in a car crash and at the height of her career, was diagnosed with Lyme Disease —
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