Extreme temperatures ease as the tropics heat up
Tropical storm Elsa has formed in the Atlantic on the heels of a deadly heatwave. CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers has the details.
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Many Covid vaccine doses donated to African countries are not recognized by EU travel certificate
By Sarah Dean, Amy Cassidy and Mia Alberti, CNN The African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have voiced “concern” after it emerged that Europe’s digital “green pass” does not recognize a vaccine that was donated to many African countries through the COVAX initiative. The European Union Digital Covid Certificate
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See China’s ‘red holy sites’ as Communist party marks centennial
As China’s Communist Party marks the 100th anniversary of its founding, “red tourism” — field trips to sites of historical significance to the party — is booming. CNN’s David Culver reports from one such site, Yan’an in Shaanxi Province.
Continue Reading As China’s Communist Party turns 100, its members’ ‘red genes’ matter more than ever to Beijing
By Steven Jiang and Jessie Yeung, CNN For a decidedly atheist political organization, China’s ruling Communist Party is fond of talking about its origins in religious terms. In party literature and state media, former revolutionary bases are labeled “holy sites,” and the almost obligatory visits to such locations by the rank and file are meant
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See China’s ‘red holy sites’ as Communist party marks centennial
As China’s Communist Party marks the 100th anniversary of its founding, “red tourism” — field trips to sites of historical significance to the party — is booming. CNN’s David Culver reports from one such site, Yan’an in Shaanxi Province.
Continue Reading As China’s Communist Party turns 100, its members’ ‘red genes’ matter more than ever to Beijing
By Steven Jiang and Jessie Yeung, CNN For a decidedly atheist political organization, China’s ruling Communist Party is fond of talking about its origins in religious terms. In party literature and state media, former revolutionary bases are labeled “holy sites,” and the almost obligatory visits to such locations by the rank and file are meant
Continue ReadingA Florida woman saw a crack forming in her condo and told herself, ‘You have to run to save your life’
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN If one of many small moments of Iliana Monteagudo’s last night in her Surfside, Florida, condo had gone differently, she said she believes she would not be alive today. Her credit cards were already in her purse, she checked her balcony door, she couldn’t find the staircase at first: all details
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Officials shaping plans to demolish still standing structure at Surfside collapse site, mayor says
By Theresa Waldrop, Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy, CNN Officials are considering demolishing the rest of the Champlain Towers South as operations continue in sections that crumbled to the ground a week ago, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday evening. Work on the debris was halted for much of the day as engineers
Continue Reading17 injured after an explosion inside a Los Angeles police bomb disposal truck
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN At least 17 people were injured in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening after an explosion occurred inside a police bomb squad disposal truck, officials said. “This vessel should have been able to dispose of this material,” Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said at a news conference. “Something happened in
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you change your habits as more COVID-19 cases rise in Mid-Missouri due to the Delta Variant?
With 60 cases in Cole County and 94 cases in the past two days, coronavirus cases in Mid-Missouri are rising quickly. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department says the rise in COVID-19 cases in Columbia is concerning however currently, there are no plans in place for a new health order. The Cole County Health Department
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China declared officially malaria-free by WHO
By Jessie Yeung, CNN The World Health Organization declared China officially malaria-free on Wednesday — making it the first country in the Western Pacific region to eliminate the life-threatening disease in more than 30 years. Malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of a female mosquito, kills 400,000 people a year worldwide, the majority
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China declared officially malaria-free by WHO
By Jessie Yeung, CNN The World Health Organization declared China officially malaria-free on Wednesday — making it the first country in the Western Pacific region to eliminate the life-threatening disease in more than 30 years. Malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted through the bite of a female mosquito, kills 400,000 people a year worldwide, the majority
Continue Reading Jacinda Arden appears to call New Zealand opposition leader a ‘Karen’ during hate speech debate
By Jessie Yeung, CNN A hate speech debate turned heated in New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday when Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested the country’s opposition leader was a “Karen.” The insult, popularized last year by an internet meme, broadly refers to an entitled White woman who is unafraid to use her privilege to make unreasonable
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LA Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer put on 7-day administrative leave while police investigate assault allegations
By Jill Martin, CNN Major League Baseball has placed Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer on a seven-day administrative leave while the Pasadena Police Department investigates assault allegations against him. MLB says a league investigation is running concurrent with that of the police. The Cy Young Award winner was scheduled to start Sunday’s game versus
Continue Reading See China’s ruling Communist party celebrate centennial in Tiananmen Square
The Chinese Communist Party marks its 100th anniversary with celebrations across the country. CNN’s Steven Jiang reports from the Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
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Eastern Europe was once a world leader on gay rights. Then it ran out of scapegoats
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Martón Pál feels like he is in a parallel universe. Pál lives in Budapest with his husband and young son, and says Hungary has made a lot of progress on LGBTQ rights in the past two decades. He feels society is becoming increasingly more open and accepting towards him and his
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Boone County fire officials preach firework safety
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, Boone County fire officials ask residents and visitors planning to shoot off fireworks this year, to do so safely. Gale Blomenkamp, the Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief, says every year crews get called out to at least one firework injury or fire caused
Continue Reading Foreign countries that ‘bully’ China will meet a ‘great wall of steel,’ says Xi during Communist Party centenary
By Ben Westcott and Steven Jiang, CNN In an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party Thursday, President Xi Jinping claimed that only the party could ensure China’s continued assent and stability, and any attempt to divide the party from the country would fail. “Without the Communist Party, there will be no
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Man charged after vehicle assault Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a man accused of using a car to assault a person Tuesday morning. Police arrested Darell Rogers. Darell Rogers He is charged with eight felony counts. His charges include first-degree assault, first-degree domestic assault, first degree property damage, tampering with a vehicle, leaving the scene of a wreck, driving
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Boston suburb shooting investigated as possible hate crime
Law enforcement officials are investigating a shooting that left two people dead in a Boston suburb as a hate crime. CNN’s Brynn Gingras reports.
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