By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Stranded deep in the woods, miles from the nearest road, Tami Laird and her 9-year-old son Stirling faced a terrifying reality: no cell service, no help in sight and a car completely stuck on a rough road. The Sacramento duo had set off for what was supposed to be
Continue ReadingPor Danya Gainor Decenas de personas fueron rescatadas este sábado por la noche debido a inundaciones repentinas producidas por fuertes lluvias que azotaran partes de Virginia, Maryland y la ciudad de Washington. Según el Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate del Condado de Fairfax, siete personas fueron rescatadas de vehículos que quedaron atrapados en aguas rápidas
Continue ReadingBy Rosa de Acosta, CNN (CNN) — America’s love for coffee has made the dark brewed beverage the most popular drink in the country. US adults drink 516 million cups of coffee every day, even though coffee prices have almost doubled in the past five years. The United States is the largest importer of coffee
Continue ReadingPor Fredreka Schouten y Eva McKend, CNN Convertirse en fiscal federal era un sueño profesional que Erika Evans tenía desde hacía mucho tiempo y que logró cumplir hace casi cuatro años. Pero Evans se desilusionó de su trabajo como fiscal adjunta de Estados Unidos en Seattle, Washington, este año, poco después de que el presidente
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Show Me State Games are in full swing this weekend. Early Saturday morning soccer matches began at Cosmo Park, continuing the non-profit’s goal of fitness, fun, and community for Missourians of all ages. Now in its 41st year, the games draw thousands of athletes from across the state. Executive Director Bruce
Continue ReadingStory by Associated Press London (AP) — Oleksandr Usyk disagreed with the idea that he’s become one of boxing’s all-time greats, but the evidence is mounting after his fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The victory, sealed with a crunching left hook to Dubois’ jaw, made Usyk the undisputed world heavyweight
Continue ReadingPor Andy Rose, CNN Pocas personas odiaron más el aspecto de la sede en Washington del Buró Federal de Investigaciones (FBI, por sus siglas en inglés) que el hombre que le dio su nombre. J. Edgar Hoover “creía que la arquitectura de ese edificio en particular era la mayor monstruosidad jamás construida en la historia
Continue ReadingPor Dalia Faheid, CNN Los funcionarios de Texas ajustaron el número de personas desaparecidas en las inundaciones catastróficas en el condado de Kerr, Texas, de 97 personas a solo tres este sábado. “A través de un extenso trabajo de seguimiento entre agencias estatales y locales, muchas de las personas que inicialmente se reportaron como desaparecidas
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a man is dead after drowning in the Niangua River at the Lake of the Ozarks. The MSHP Drowning Report says that the victim, a 46 year old man from Deepwater, MO went under and never resurfaced as he was attempting to pull other swimmers
Continue Reading MORGAN CO., MO (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a man is dead after drowning in Possum Hollow Cove, in Morgan County. The MSHP drowning report says the man’s kayak overturned onto him. The kayaker never resurfaced and was later recovered by the Mid County Dive Team and identified as a 50-year-old man from
Continue ReadingBy Alysha Bibi, Rhea Mogul and Masoud Popalzai, CNN (CNN) — As the sun rises over Kabul’s parched mountains, a family’s daily struggle to find water – and to make it last – is about to begin. The sound of water tankers rumbling through Raheela’s neighborhood in the Afghan capital prompts the 42-year-old mother of
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By Dalia Faheid, Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Texas officials have revised the number of people missing in the catastrophic floods in Kerr County, Texas, from 97 people down to three on Saturday. “Through extensive follow-up work among state and local agencies, many individuals who were initially reported as missing have been verified as safe
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HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was taken into custody Saturday night after allegedly stealing loaded firearms and running away from law enforcement near Holts Summit. According to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were searching for a burglary suspect near State Road AA and County Road 4008 around 6:30
Continue ReadingPor Betsy Klein, CNN Jake Larson, el veterano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y estrella de las redes sociales conocido como “Papa Jake”, falleció, según publicó su nieta en sus cuentas de redes sociales este sábado. Tenía 102 años. “Nuestro querido Papa Jake falleció el 17 de julio a la joven edad de 102 años.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A burglary suspect from Independence Day weekend was arrested after a more than two-week long search. According to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, Matthew A. Taylor, 39 was arrested Friday after evading law enforcement since Independence Day weekend. The sheriff’s office had asked for the public’s help
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Jake Larson, the World War II veteran and social media star known as “Papa Jake,” has died, his granddaughter posted on his social media accounts Saturday. He was 102. “Our beloved Papa Jake has passed away on July 17th at 102 years young. Please know, he went peacefully and
Continue ReadingPor Pamela Brown, Shoshana Dubnow y Holly Yan, CNN La última vez que Lindsey McLeod McCrory vio con vida a su hija Blakely, la pequeña se dirigía al campamento con un collar sencillo pero profundo, uno que posteriormente la conectaría con su madre tras su fallecimiento. Era un collar de cuentas verdes y blancas del
Continue ReadingPor Mostafa Salem y Nic Robertson, CNN Los grupos armados aliados de Irán están aumentando la presión en puntos clave de Medio Oriente, mientras Teherán intenta reconstruir su influencia regional, erosionada por casi dos años de una destructiva campaña militar israelí. Los aliados hutíes de Teherán en Yemen pusieron fin la semana pasada a meses
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CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin made sure to give concertgoers plenty of notice that they may appear on their video screens during the “Jumbotron Song” at their show Saturday night. “We’d like to say hello to some of you in the crowd,” Martin said on stage at Camp Randall
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Calamity Corner: even the name of Royal Portrush’s 16th hole is enough to send a golfer’s heart racing. If anything was going to knock Scottie Scheffler off his unrelenting march through The Open Championship on Saturday, then the dreaded par-three, with its chasmic drop-off along the right, might have
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