By Uliana Pavlova and Tim Lister, CNN The number of Russians attempting to leave the country via air or land has risen sharply following President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of the “partial mobilization” of Russian citizens to bolster his depleted forces in Ukraine. Travel agency websites in Russia showed a dramatic increase on Wednesday in the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN More than a million people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are waking up without power or running water again Thursday as crews work to repair critical utilities disabled by Hurricane Fiona — now a Category 4 monster heading toward Bermuda. The first major hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN Every day, whatever the weather, Hellah Sidibe laces up his running shoes and heads to his nearest road, park or trail. It’s a ritual he’s maintained for the past five-and-a-half years and the 31-year-old Sidibe doesn’t plan to break it anytime soon, regardless of where he
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a violation of the global order, sharpening his rebukes of President Vladimir Putin as the war entered a tense new moment. Biden’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly came hours after Putin announced an expansion of his war effort, lending
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local law enforcement experts are echoing the FBI’s recent warning about ‘swatting.’ Last week, the FBI warned of the trend as several schools in Missouri received threats. Swatting can come in a few different forms, but the FBI offices in Kansas City and St. Louis are seeing people calling in active shooter
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stealing older model Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs became a scary social media trend. Now, data from the Highway Loss Data Institute, which collects information on insurance claims, confirm these South Korean models are far more likely to get stolen than others. In fact, 2015-2019 Hyundai and Kia models
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Beyond Meat’s Chief Operating Officer, Douglas Wayne Ramsey, 53, was arrested Saturday following a fight in Arkansas where he allegedly bit a man’s nose.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fourteen individuals and seven high school programs across Mid-Missouri were named as apart of the 2022 Missouri Hall of Fame class on Wednesday afternoon. Former Jefferson City Jay and Mizzou Tiger, Justin Gage is apart of the class thanks to his standout performances at MU and in the NFL. Gage was a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the words of Brady Cook, the Mizzou offense did a lot of things well in the win against Abilene Christian, but Cook also said there are a lot of things the Tigers can improve on. As Cook praised the Auburn defense, he said the offense needs to step it up a
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Legislators passed three bills Wednesday cutting income taxes and providing agricultural tax credits.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few showers and storms possible. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with light showers possible through about noon. Highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: Scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder will be possible into tonight, with more widespread rain into Thursday morning. I’m not expecting much
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Supporters of QAnon on former President Donald Trump‘s social media platform have celebrated what they see as his renewed embrace of the conspiracy theory over the past week after he shared a meme that was viewed as one of his most brazen nods to QAnon yet.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Florida has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether states may force social media companies to host content they would rather remove — setting up a potential landmark battle over digital speech rights and content moderation that could reshape the country’s relationship with the First Amendment. In a petition
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Andy Rose, CNN Preliminary murder charges have been filed against a man arrested in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a stolen SUV Tuesday just hours after the child’s father was shot to death, Houston police announced in a news release. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business In its efforts to bring down historic inflation and cool the economy, the Federal Reserve has used multiple euphemisms to describe the potential impact on Americans’ jobs, from economic “pain” to “unfortunate costs” and a “softening labor market.” Data, however, doesn’t mince words. The Fed’s latest economic projections, released Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The US will provide another $2.9 billion in additional funding to combat global food insecurity, President Joe Biden announced at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. World hunger is expected to rise this year, in part because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further disrupted supply chains and increased food prices
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. It is the fifth increase by the US central bank in six months and its third consecutive 75- basis-point hike, which will put upward
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed An intricately detailed, 200-plus page civil lawsuit lays out New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case that former President Donald Trump, three of his children, his companies and his business executives defrauded lenders, insurers and other entities. “This conduct cannot be brushed aside and dismissed as some sort of good-faith mistake,” James
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed An intricately detailed, 200-plus page civil lawsuit lays out New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case that former President Donald Trump, three of his children, his companies and his business executives defrauded lenders, insurers and other entities. “This conduct cannot be brushed aside and dismissed as some sort of good-faith mistake,” James
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN Business US stocks fell sharply in Friday trading as investors continued to worry about even more rate hikes from the Federal Reserve that could land the US economy in a recession. The Dow closed 483 points, or 1.6%, lower in Friday trading, marking its lowest level since November 2020. The S&P
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