By Kosta Gak, Clare Sebastian and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine said on Tuesday it hit one of Russia’s largest satellite communication centers for the second time in just over a week, as Kyiv ramps up long-range drone attacks to pressure the Kremlin to end its four-year-old war. The Dubna Satellite Communications Centre to
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Months after a 7-year-old boy who weighed 255 pounds died in Michigan, his parents face murder and child abuse charges in connection with his death, court documents say. Casper O’Brien, who lived with his family in Flint Township, Michigan, died on November 4, 2025, after paramedics responded to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Salvation Army in Columbia will give away box fans Tuesday to help people beat the heat this summer. The fan giveaway will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Douglass Park in Columbia, with fans provided by the Westlake Ace Hardware Store. To get a fan, you must bring an
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN SpaceX arrived on Wall Street this month amid high expectations, and it has so far delivered. But for many investors, the real bet is on CEO Elon Musk — and that his next act will be as lucrative as his last. Here’s what else you need to know to get
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN SpaceX arrived on Wall Street this month amid high expectations, and it has so far delivered. But for many investors, the real bet is on CEO Elon Musk — and that his next act will be as lucrative as his last. Here’s what else you need to know to get up
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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to release its decision in a case over whether the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship any day. The constitutional amendment was ratified in the years after the Civil War to guarantee citizenship for freed slaves and their children. The section on birthright citizenship has long been interpreted to mean
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By Lex Harvey, Ivana Kottasová, Stephanie Halasz, Victoria Butenko, Elina Baudier Kim, CNN (CNN) — An assassination attempt against a Ukrainian-born tycoon has sparked a large manhunt across Monaco and France, with authorities saying three people were injured on Monday when a parcel bomb went off in a residential building in the wealthy city-state. CNN’s
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CNN By Chelsea Bailey, TuAnh Dam, Alex Stambaugh, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Everything changed in a matter of minutes. The wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle County, Colorado, Helitack crew were among the first to arrive at the Knowles Fire Saturday, as the fast-moving blaze scorched the state’s western border. As the crew began
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By Osmary Hernández and Lex Harvey, CNN La Guaira, Venezuela (CNN) — Relatives are desperately searching for their loved ones after a hotel holding more than 100 Venezuelans who were deported by the US on Wednesday collapsed during deadly earthquakes that same evening. A deportation flight from Miami to Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar International Airport carrying
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By Max Saltman, Isa Soares, Madelena Araujo, Mary Triny Mena, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Venezuela was broken long before two back-to-back earthquakes ripped the country from its foundations last Wednesday. The effects of more than a decade of government mismanagement and economic sanctions are clear at Dr. José Manuel de Los Ríos Children’s Hospital
Continue Reading CNN By Max Saltman, Isa Soares, Madelena Araujo, Mary Triny Mena, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — Venezuela was broken long before two back-to-back earthquakes ripped the country from its foundations last Wednesday. The effects of more than a decade of government mismanagement and economic sanctions are clear at Dr. José Manuel de Los Ríos Children’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 74th annual Fire in the Sky Celebration for Independence Day will be held at Stephens Lake Park on Saturday. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with a performance by the Missouri Symphony on the trailer stage near the beach, according to a Monday press release from the city. Authority Cheer will
Continue Reading Associated Press New York (AP) — A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China’s wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a US prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China
Continue Reading By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people have been attacked by alligators across central Florida in the last week, with the most recent attack killing a 31-year-old woman. Serious encounters with alligators remain relatively rare, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission data, but there have been three attacks in the last seven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The future of the Shops at Sharp End remains uncertain as Columbia leaders and community members work to determine what comes next for the retail incubator after earlier public feedback exposed concerns about funding, sustainability and whether the project has fulfilled its mission. During a follow-up community discussion Monday, organizers shifted focus
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The California Missouri Police Department requested the help of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a call was made over the weekend about someone allegedly trying to “self-deport,” an email from Police Chief Scott John. California police announced in a Sunday social media post “there were a few ICE agents from Kansas City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man was charged with several felonies, including arson, on Monday after he allegedly tried to set a garage and tiny home on fire early Friday. Previn Tauer, 48, was charged in Miller County with two counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree arson and two counts of first-degree property
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with felony murder in a 2024 shooting at a Columbia White Castle was charged with an additional felony on Friday. Antione Lamont Armstrong, 26, is charged with illegal gun possession, second-degree felony murder, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of delivery of a controlled substance in the
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) With high temperatures expected to continue throughout the week, officials are warning that vulnerable populations can be affected. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there were 35 heat-related deaths in the state in 2025. Out of those, five were in hot vehicles, one was occupational and 21 of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a fire that occurred Monday at a Columbia apartment building in the 1600 block of Hinkson Avenue. The Columbia Fire Department wrote in a press release that crews were called at 7:32 a.m. and found smoke coming from the second story of the three-story apartment building. Firefighters
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