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Attorney for 3 Cosby accusers: Absolutely disgusted and shocked

June 30, 2021 1:43 PM CNN

Attorney Lisa Bloom reacts to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacating Bill Cosby’s 2018 conviction.

Cole County reports 19 active COVID-19 breakthrough cases this week

June 30, 2021 12:45 PM Leila Mitchell

Cole County is seeing breakthrough infections for people vaccinated.

Bill Cosby will be released after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacated his conviction and judgment of sentence

Legal analyst on Cosby decision: Dark day in history of American law

June 30, 2021 1:01 PM CNN

CNN senior legal analyst Elliot Williams says the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction is a “dark day in the history of American law.”

Bill Cosby Fast Facts

June 30, 2021 12:47 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1937 Birth place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Birth name: William Henry Cosby Jr. Father: William Henry Sr., US Navy mess steward Mother: Anna (Hite) Cosby Marriage: Camille (Hanks) Cosby (January 25, 1964-present) Children: Evin, 1976; Ensa, 1973-2018;

Rescue teams are entering their seventh day searching the rubble of a collapsed building in Surfside

CNN tours the surviving sister building to the collapsed tower

June 30, 2021 12:11 PM CNN

As the search through debris at Champlain Towers South continues, there are lingering questions about the safety of its sister building, Champlain Towers North, with a nearly identical design. CNN’s Brian Todd has an inside look at Towers North.

Ethiopia is at war with itself. Here’s what you need to know about the conflict

June 30, 2021 12:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. Now, he is presiding over a protracted civil war that by many accounts bears the hallmarks of genocide and has the potential to destabilize the wider Horn of Africa region. In

Naftali Bennett Fast Facts

June 30, 2021 12:06 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Israel’s former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1972 Birth place: Haifa, Israel Birth name: Naftali Bennett Father: Jim Bennett Mother: Myrna (Lefko) Bennett Marriage: Gilat Bennett (1999-present) Children: Four children Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, bachelor’s degree in Law Military service:

Jefferson City Police Department says missing teenage girl found safe

June 30, 2021 11:59 AM Josie Anglin

The Jefferson City Police Department is searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Saturday.

A team of US veterans have begun digging up a field in England in the hope of finding the remains of three missing airmen

US veterans launch dig for missing World War II airmen in England

June 30, 2021 7:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A team of US veterans have begun digging up a field in England in the hope of finding the remains of three missing airmen — 77 years after their deaths in World War II. Members of the American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) say they are hopeful of finally bringing their fallen

Naftali Bennett Fast Facts

June 30, 2021 11:28 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1972 Birth place: Haifa, Israel Birth name: Naftali Bennett Father: Jim Bennett Mother: Myrna (Lefko) Bennett Marriage: Gilat Bennett (1999-present) Children: Four children Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, bachelor’s degree in Law Military service: Israeli

Missouri positivity rate rises to 8.2%

June 30, 2021 11:21 AM Josie Anglin

Missouri’s seven-day positivity rate has risen to 8.2% since Tuesday, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

A crash is causing a major backup on I-70 EB Wednesday morning.

Traffic moving after crash on I-70 near Highway 63 connector in Columbia

June 30, 2021 5:47 AM Molly Stawinoga

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 11:10 a.m.: The interstate was open near the connector as of 11 a.m. A couple emergency vehicles remain at the scene but traffic is moving in the area. ORIGINAL: Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed in Columbia after a crash. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert about the incident shortly before

Kim Jong Un warns of ‘grave consequences’ and fires top officials after Covid-19 incident

June 30, 2021 10:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Jake Kwon and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Kim Jong Un fired several senior officials who failed to enforce North Korea’s stringent Covid-19 prevention, a dereliction of duty which the young dictator said will have “grave consequences” for the impoverished and isolated nation, state media reported Wednesday. It is unclear who or exactly how

Putin says US sanctions on Russia ‘even did us good’

June 30, 2021 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on the sanctions that the United States has imposed on his country in recent years on Wednesday. There are, he claimed, positive sides to them. While not specifically singling out one incident caused by sanctions, he said that, in a

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual telethon in Moscow on June 30.

Putin says US sanctions on Russia ‘even did us good’

June 30, 2021 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on the sanctions that the United States has imposed on his country in recent years on Wednesday. There are, he claimed, positive sides to them. While not specifically singling out one incident caused by sanctions, he said that, in a

‘Pac-Man’ in space: Black holes gobble up neutron stars in first evidence of a rare celestial event

June 30, 2021 10:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nearly a billion years ago, two of the most extreme objects in the universe came together in a death spiral, and one of them didn’t make it out alive. For the first time ever, astronomers have detected two separate instances of black holes swallowing dense neutron stars — and it played

Condo residents saw pool deck and garage collapse before tower crumbled to the ground

June 30, 2021 9:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Rebekah Riess, CNN Sara Nir and her two children were in their ground-floor condo at Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, moments before it partially collapsed. She was checking emails when they heard knocking sounds, she said. The knocking grew louder before she heard a “smash,” as if a wall

Delta variant identified in several cities across Mid-Missouri

June 30, 2021 9:25 AM Zola Crowder

Data from the Missouri State Health Department sewershed project shows the delta variant in several locations across Mid-Missouri.

Nikole Hannah-Jones during an interview after winning a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship

UNC board grants tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones amid outcry from Black faculty and students

June 30, 2021 5:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The board of trustees at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill voted Wednesday to grant tenure to award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after facing backlash from Black students and faculty who said the board’s initial failure to do so reflected a history of systemic racism at the school. The board’s 9-4

Police investigation at Columbia Break Time

Man arrested in connection with Columbia vehicle assault

June 30, 2021 9:21 AM Josie Anglin

Police arrested Darell L. Rogers, 35, in connection with an assault at a Break Time convenience store on Tuesday.