By Nectar Gan, Selina Wang, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday evening, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China’s threats of retaliation over the visit. Pelosi’s stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Extreme weather on both ends of the spectrum has thrashed parts of the US over the past week — one of the many signals that climate change is here now, scientists say. On the one hand, overwhelming rainfall triggered two ultra-rare floods last week, one in the St. Louis area and
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN New Orleans rapper Mystikal was arrested over the weekend on several charges including first-degree rape and simple robbery, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office. APSO officers responded to an area hospital “in reference to a sexual assault” at 11:58 p.m. Saturday, a press release said. Ascension Parish is about 25
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Before he gave the order to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, President Joe Biden wanted to intimately understand where the al Qaeda leader was hiding. The US drone strike that killed Zawahiri on his balcony in downtown Kabul was the product of months of highly secret planning by Biden and a tight circle
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A Mexico, Mo. man is behind bars after he is accused of driving while intoxicated and running over a Mexico Public Safety Officer.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business More than a dozen major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety to obtain public records relating to the Robb Elementary School massacre. The coalition includes CNN, the Texas Tribune, and many of the state and the country’s biggest news outlets. The news organizations
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Tonight: Temperatures will slowly fall to the mid-70’s for the overnight low. Skies look to become partly cloudy with winds out of the southwest. Tomorrow: A Weather Alert Day has been issued beginning at 5 AM lasting through 7 PM Tuesday due to high heat index values between 105-107 degrees across much of Mid-Missouri. Early
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN A “Star Wars” hero once said that rebellions are built on hope. The newest Disney+ series set in a galaxy far, far away explores the origins of that hero, whose sacrifices would eventually help the Rebel Alliance take down the evil Galactic Empire. Diego Luna returns to the “Star Wars” universe
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge on Monday sentenced Guy Reffitt, who brought a gun to the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and threatened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to more than seven years in prison, the longest insurrection-related sentence to date. Reffitt, a recruiter for a right-wing militia known as the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team kicked off the 2022 edition of fall camp on Monday morning, as the battles for starting spots begin. You can watch extended highlights from the first day of fall camp in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Pgmnv_pKaxE “I’ve been practicing some of my dad jokes most of the summer
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire, CNN Comedian Jon Stewart and veterans’ advocates on Monday called on senators to stay overnight when they return to Capitol Hill to pass a stalled bill aimed at expanding health care access for military veterans who became ill after being exposed to toxic burn pits. “They’re allowed to stay open past five,”
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TODAY: Heat returns Monday, as temperatures soar into the mid 90s. Thanks to a south wind both at the surface, and further up in the atmosphere, a big influx of warm air will leave us feeling considerably warmer than Sunday. With temperatures in the mid 90s, and dewpoints near 70, heat index values will likely
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN An attorney for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said Monday he is “confident” the proposed prisoner swap of his client for Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan is going to happen. “I do have some information about the progress of how things are going … But that information comes from
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad on Monday told the Iranian regime, “Go to hell,” just days after authorities informed her a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle was arrested in the Brooklyn neighborhood where she lives with her family, including her stepchildren. Authorities are investigating whether
Continue ReadingBy Eric Cheung, Kylie Atwood, Alex Rogers and Kevin Liptak, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of Asia, according to a senior Taiwanese government official and a US official, despite warnings from Biden administration officials, who are worried about China’s response to such a high-profile
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT plans to temporarily close part of a popular trail near Rocheport on Monday. The department will close the Katy Trail between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to the construction of the new bridges over the Missouri River. During the trail closure, workers plan to pour the final supports for the
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of a man who got off an aircraft mid-flight during an emergency landing Friday near Raleigh, North Carolina, has been recovered, authorities said. Around 2:40 p.m. ET, a twin-engine CASA CN-212 Aviocar landed in the grass at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration told CNN
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The first ship carrying grain under a UN-brokered export deal left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday, raising hopes that a global food supply crisis caused by Russia’s invasion can be eased. The M/V Razoni became the first commercial vessel to leave the crucial Black Sea port
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s tallest living tree. The forbidden area in California’s Redwood National Park is experiencing such a boost in popularity that officials recently issued a stern warning: Anyone caught near the tree can face up to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s tallest living tree. The forbidden area in California’s Redwood National Park is experiencing such a boost in popularity that officials recently issued a stern warning: Anyone caught near the tree can face up to
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