By Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday faced the grimly familiar task of comforting families after another mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Texas, as a broken community — and a weary nation — grappled with an endless spate of gun violence. Hearing anguished calls to “do
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Across the US, millions of students are marking the end of another school year and preparing for summer festivities, and likely high on their list is getting some time under the sun. But a nationwide lifeguard shortage will likely curb those plans for some, as cities around the country take measures
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN Ten-year-old Maite Rodriguez wanted to be a marine biologist before she could say the words. “She loved animals,” cousin Destiny Esquivel told CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus on Monday. “She was determined. She was smart. She was going to be someone.” But last week, a gunman stormed into her classroom at Robb Elementary
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake of the Ozark’s is busy this holiday weekend and the Missouri State Highway Patrol says that they have been responding to quite a few calls. Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper, Brian Geier, said that they have quite a few calls for careless boating, stranded boats, and theft.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, May 28, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Orchard Farm (3) Southern Boone (0) FINAL Kickapoo (1) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL Smithville (4) Smith-Cotton (1) FINAL
Continue ReadingTonight: Temperatures will slowly fall to the mid-60’s tonight with gusty winds out of the south reaching up to 25 mph. Skies remain partly cloudy. Tomorrow: Sunday looks to be partly cloudy with sustained winds out of the south at 20 mph. Highs soar to the upper 80’s leading for potential choppy water on the
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By Matt Foster and Zoe Sottile, CNN The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) marked the 100th day of Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia by renewing calls for her release. “Brittney Griner is our teammate, our friend, and our sister. She is a record-breaker, a gold medalist, a wife, a daughter, a champion, a role
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Devan Cole, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris called for an assault weapons ban Saturday, saying that in the wake of two back-to-back mass shootings such arms are “a weapon of war” with “no place in a civil society.” “On the issue of gun violence, I will say, as I’ve said countless
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Devan Cole, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris called for an assault weapons ban Saturday, saying that in the wake of two back-to-back mass shootings such arms are “a weapon of war” with “no place in a civil society.” “On the issue of gun violence, I will say, as I’ve said countless
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Boone County Joint Communications is reporting Fenimore Dr in north Columbia is being shut down due to a police incident at 5:47 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN In the wake of the Tuesday mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Twitter users went viral by making false claims about two of the state’s most prominent politicians: Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz, both Republicans. False claim about a threat from Abbott’s office On Thursday, a Twitter
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN It’s another chaotic holiday weekend for those traveling by air this Memorial Day. Upwards of 6,000 global flights have been canceled since Friday with hundreds more fights delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Some 1,640 flights were canceled on Sunday alone, FlightAware data indicates, with more than 500 of those
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Photographs by Matthew Busch for CNN Crystal Sanchez recalls the smiles of hundreds of children when they got free manicures and had their hair spray-painted during the “Día de los Niños” celebration at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Parents and residents across this small South Texas town spent hours solely honoring and
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea successfully launched satellites into orbit with its homegrown Nuri rocket on Tuesday, a significant step for the country’s burgeoning space program after a failed attempt last year. The three-stage rocket, more than 47 meters (154 feet) long and weighing 200 tons, was launched from
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TODAY: Warm and partly cloudy with highs in the low 80s. TOMORROW: Temperatures continue climbing, topping out in the upper 80s Sunday afternoon. EXTENDED: Pollen count is high across the region this weekend, along with a high UV index. Be sure to bring sunscreen and stay hydrated while heading outdoors! The warming trend lasts through
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business When you crack open a cold one this summer, you may be drinking something other than beer. Drinkers will be tempted with a wide variety of new boozy beverages hitting shelves, with big brands expanding their portfolios to offset slowing beer sales. Canned cocktails and spiked seltzers with upgraded flavors
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Columbia announced in a press release Wednesday, that the Albert Oakland pool in Columbia would open its doors for Memorial Day Weekend beginning Saturday.
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business People who got an early jump on their Memorial Day barbecue shopping may have noticed something alarming: Prices are up. Way up. Sticker shock is everywhere, from burgers to buns, from ketchup to mustard. The good news is there’s some price relief at stores now. In the four weeks through
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Former President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders rejected efforts to overhaul gun laws and mocked Democrats and activists calling for change Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention. The gathering this weekend in Houston is taking place 280 miles east of the South Texas town of
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By Jessica Sooknanan, CNN CNN’s Zahra Ullah says there are two moments from covering the war in Ukraine that she’ll never forget: when she and her team got caught in crossfire, and the night Russia began its invasion. Ullah is a senior field producer for CNN, based in Moscow. She has worked closely with CNN
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