Lawsuits target BNSF, Amtrak, dump truck company for Mendon train derailment
Several lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts against the companies involved in the late-June train derailment in Chariton County.
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Who is Tetsuya Yamagami? What we know about the man suspected of shooting Shinzo Abe
By Helen Regan, Emiko Jozuka and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Police in Japan have launched a murder investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe — but little is known about the suspect who was arrested at the scene of the fatal shooting on Friday. Abe, 67, was pronounced dead by doctors at
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Continue ReadingPat Cipollone concludes closed-door meeting with January 6 committee
By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection has concluded its closed-door interview Friday with Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone during which it had been expected to ask about what he witnessed in the waning days of Donald Trump’s administration when the former
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Tracking a cooler, less humid weekend
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of a spot storm, lows near 70. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds with lower humidity, highs in the lower to mid-80s. EXTENDED: We’re not feeling the effects of the cold front just yet as many of us have topped out around 90 with a heat index in the upper 90s to
Continue ReadingHighland Park gunman’s family was in turmoil for years leading up to parade shooting
By Casey Tolan and Daniel A. Medina, CNN When Bob’s Pantry and Deli opened for business in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park in 2008, loyal customers lined up in the snow at 4 a.m. to support Bob Crimo, who was striking out on his own after years running a convenience store franchise. Photos from
Continue ReadingHighland Park gunman’s family was in turmoil for years leading up to parade shooting
By Casey Tolan and Daniel A. Medina, CNN When Bob’s Pantry and Deli opened for business in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park in 2008, loyal customers lined up in the snow at 4 a.m. to support Bob Crimo, who was striking out on his own after years running a convenience store franchise. Photos from
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Patrol: No shots, no injuries at evacuated Warrensburg hospital
Patients and staff have been evacuated from a western Missouri hospital after a report of an armed man.
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Tipton storm damages homes, takes out electricity
Storms ripped through Tipton in the early morning hours Friday leaving residents to wake up to damage.
Continue ReadingGen Z isn’t that into dining out. Here’s how restaurants are chasing them
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Restaurants have had a tough couple of years, with the pandemic, soaring ingredient prices and labor shortages. Now they have another problem: Gen Z isn’t all that interested in dining out. According to a recent survey from market research company NPD Group, people between the ages of 18 and 24
Continue ReadingGrieving Uvalde families condemn responding officers as ‘cowards’
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Every new piece of information about the way officers responded to a school gunman in Uvalde, Texas, is adding to the pain of losing their loved ones, relatives told CNN. “It was just like putting salt on an open wound,” said Velma Duran, sister of murdered teacher
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in Biden’s executive order on abortion rights
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to reproductive health services in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion. The executive order attempts to safeguard access to medication abortion and emergency contraception, protect patient
Continue ReadingLargest parrot colony in the world lives in Patagonia’s crumbling cliffs
By Ashley Strickland, CNN At the northern tip of Patagonia’s desert coast in Argentina, the skies above El Cóndor are filled with shifting clouds of chatty, colorful parrots. The mountain’s crumbling sandstone cliffs are home to the largest parrot colony in the world, containing 37,000 nests. The burrowing parrots are so named because they tunnel
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Quiet and mild weather in store for weekend
TODAY: Temperatures are starting warm again Friday. Rain ongoing across the area earlier this morning, will add to any humid feeling at the surface. At the same time, behind the rainfall, winds will generally shift more northerly, lending to an overall cooling effect today. Expect highs in the upper 80s to low 90s from north
Continue Reading‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ nabs a mighty box office opening for Marvel
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The God of Thunder still has some pop. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made an estimated $143 million domestically for its opening this weekend, according to Disney. That number is on par with industry expectations, which had the film making around $150 million
Continue ReadingThe economy added 372,000 jobs in June, outpacing expectations
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy added 372,000 jobs in June, an unexpected boost in hiring and a signal that the labor market remains robust despite recession fears, according to the monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, still close to the 52-year low last reached
Continue ReadingNo antibiotics worked, so this woman turned to a natural enemy of bacteria to save her husband’s life
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In February 2016, infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee was holding her dying husband’s hand, watching him lose an exhausting fight against a deadly superbug infection. After months of ups and downs, doctors had just told her that her husband, Tom Patterson, was too racked with bacteria to live. “And I have
Continue ReadingBiden signs executive order aimed at safeguarding abortion rights
By Kate Sullivan and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting abortion rights in response to the landmark decision by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The President said the order will safeguard access to abortion care and contraceptives, protect patient privacy and establish an interagency task
Continue ReadingFTC warns tech companies against misusing health data, following Biden’s executive order protecting abortion access
By Brian Fung, CNN Tech companies and data brokers that misuse or misrepresent how they handle Americans’ personal data, including reproductive health information, may find themselves on the hook with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency warned this week. On Monday, the FTC renewed its vow to investigate or sue companies that use Americans’ digital
Continue ReadingShinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister, assassinated during campaign speech
By Helen Regan, Junko Ogura and Tara John, CNN Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot while giving a campaign speech on a street in central Japan. The assassination of the former world leader in broad daylight has shocked a nation not used to gun violence and prompted an outpouring
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