By Holly Yan, Sara Smart, Dianne Gallagher, Jeff Winter, Mia Blackman, and Zoe Sottile (CNN) — Gruesome video shows a man stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee to death on a Charlotte light rail train — a case that has turned into a flashpoint as the Trump administration vows to crack down on crime in large,
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By Ivana Kottasová and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — It has been a fast and furious game of cat and mouse but Czech police have finally arrested a “phantom” racing car driver repeatedly spotted on the nation’s highways. Police were first alerted to the bizarre case of a red Formula One-style racing car illegally driving
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Hi readers! Just as fall turns over a new leaf, I’m returning from a beautiful season of maternity leave with a fresh perspective. Becoming a new mom has been enlightening, occasionally chaotic, but always rewarding. I feel extra grateful nowadays for family, sleep, coffee — and all of you.. Here’s what
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By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry has paid tribute to his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on the third anniversary of her death as he returned to the United Kingdom for a short visit, which has also sparked speculation over whether he might meet his father, King Charles III. The
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CNN By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian teenager who liked playing video games and making funny films of his pets became the Catholic Church’s first “millennial” saint on Sunday. Carlo Acutis, who was just 15 when he died from leukaemia in 2006, used his computing skills to spread awareness of the Catholic
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By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo, Mike Valerio, Marianna Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The detention of hundreds of South Korean nationals after a immigration raid on a factory in Georgia last week was an “unjust infringement” on the rights of South Korean people and businesses operating in the United States, the Asian nation’s
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley, Dalia Faheid, CNN Ellabell, Georgia (CNN) — If you drove into Ellabell, Georgia, on State Route 204 – past a few double-wides, a couple of churches and a Dollar General – you’d never guess a massive automobile complex sits just a few miles away. The town is small, unincorporated and best known
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Missouri is flying high after a fantastic football finish on Saturday. The Tigers came back to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks in a game that renewed a long gridiron rivalry between former conference foes (Mizzou left the Big 12 in 2012). Kansas has spent some time in football purgatory in the meantime, as has Missouri. The
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CNN By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — A fugitive father who had been hiding with his three children in the dense New Zealand wilderness was shot dead in an armed confrontation with police on Monday, leading to his three children being placed in the state care, ending a near four-year search for the family. Thomas
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By Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, Billy Stockwell, and Zeena Saifi Jerusalem (CNN) — At least six people were killed and several injured on Monday after two attackers opened fire on a busy bus stop in Jerusalem, Israeli officials said, marking the deadliest attack in the city in more than two years. The gunmen,
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The Missouri House of Representatives will gavel in Sunday evening for the final technical session before opening up the floor for special session debates on Monday.
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Danya Gainor, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Immigration enforcement operations are ramping up in Chicago and Boston, marking the latest escalation between the Trump administration and Democratic-led cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced “Operation Midway Blitz” aimed at targeting “criminal illegal aliens
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, CBS, WBBM, WLS, SEE PREFONTS By Priscilla Alvarez, Danya Gainor, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Immigration enforcement operations are ramping up in Chicago and Boston, marking the latest escalation between the Trump administration and Democratic-led cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced “Operation Midway
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By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Eleven years after the officer shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked waves of protest against police brutality, the friend who was with Brown when it happened has been shot dead. Dorian Johnson, 33, was the victim of a shooting at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday at a block
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By Amanda Musa, Hanna Park, Yoonjung Seo, Mike Valerio, CNN (CNN) — When hundreds of federal, state and local officers descended on a Georgia Hyundai manufacturing plant last week, they came armed with a judicial search warrant naming four people. Ultimately, over 450 people were taken into custody, officials say, suspected of living and working
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MADISON, IL, (KMIZ) With the Gateway Arch standing tall in the backdrop, Denny Hamlin led 75 of 240 laps and punched his ticket to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Hamlin crossed the finish line 1.620 seconds ahead of teammate Chase Briscoe, earning his first victory at World Wide Technology Raceway
Continue ReadingBy Gustavo Valdés, Abel Alvarado, and Jonny Hallam, CNN Ellabell, Georgia (CNN) — “I have everything (in order), I have no reason to rush,” Luz Dary Suárez’s husband told her over the phone during Thursday’s surprise immigration raid at a Hyundai manufacturing plant a quiet southeast part of Georgia. Suárez, a migrant from Colombia, had
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The Australian woman convicted of killing three lunch guests with the world’s most toxic mushrooms was sentenced to three life sentences with a non-parole period of 33 years on Monday, bookending a real-life crime drama that’s gripped Australia and spawned multiple podcasts and documentaries. Erin Patterson, 50,
Continue Reading By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — A fugitive father who had been hiding with his three children in the dense New Zealand wilderness was shot dead in an armed confrontation with police on Monday, leading to his three children being placed in the state care, ending a near four-year search for the family. Thomas Phillips
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tens of thousands of fans filled the stands Saturday afternoon for one of the University of Missouri’s most anticipated football games of the season. The large crowd brought significant traffic congestion around campus and near the football stadium. While game day at Mizzou is always notable, fans described today’s turnout as extraordinary.
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