By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that country. The drone strike, the details of which
Continue ReadingStory by Associated Press Dhaka, Bangladesh (AP) — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her political party said in a statement Tuesday. She was 80. She had faced corruption cases she said were politically motivated, but in January 2025, the Supreme
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri was awarded $216,276,818 through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Primary Care Association. The award includes a $100 million base allocation, supplemented by additional discretionary funding, the release says. The money will support the state’s Transformation of Rural Community Health Care initiative,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ten people died in traffic crashes on Missouri roads over the Christmas holiday counting period, the Missouri State Highway Patrol announced in a Monday press release. The release says the “counting period” lasted from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24-11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28. There were 94 injuries reported in 258 crashes and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was shot by Columbia police on Christmas Day has been charged with several counts, including arson. Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Buchanan told ABC 17 News in an email that Marc Lucas has been charged with first-degree trespassing, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man from Sturgeon was charged on Monday after he allegedly fired two shots at a vehicle on Christmas Eve during an alleged road rage incident. Alexander Ray was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and a single count of unlawful use of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Bland, Missouri, has been charged with multiple child sex crimes after authorities claim the man had a preyed on a minor. Chase Branson, 22, was charged last week with second-degree statutory rape, second-degree statutory sodomy, possessing child porn, misdemeanor giving pornographic to a minor and tampering with a victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A convicted sex offender has been charged with multiple child sex crimes in Callaway County, with one alleged incident dating back to 1989, according to court documents. Roy Barham, 51, of Fulton, was charged last week in Callaway County with second-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy, first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state auditor said in a report Monday that Missouri’s budget surplus could be depleted within a couple of years if changes aren’t made quickly. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick reported in an analysis of the state’s general revenue fund that a $6 billion deficit in fiscal 2023 will be gone
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In 1998, Americans were asked what they thought life would be like in 2025. Some of their predictions didn’t pan out, but others were right on target. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Singing
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt, one seriously, when a vehicle pulled into the path of another at a Callaway County intersection. A 42-year-old Mexico, Missouri, woman suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to University Hospital after the crash just before noon at Highway 54 and Country Road 1408 near Auxvasse. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An embattled restaurant whose owner has been accused of arson has officially moved out of its south Columbia location. Workers were seen emptying Casa Maria’s at 1305 Grindstone Parkway on Monday. The restaurant had announced on its Facebook page that Sunday would be its last day, but indicated it could reopen
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously injured in a Monday morning crash on Highway 63 in Phelps County, about three miles south of Edgar Springs, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The report says a 2018 Ford Focus – driven by an 18-year-old Plattsburgh, New York – was heading southbound when it
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of British singer, songwriter and actor David Bowie. Personal Birth date: January 8, 1947 Death date: January 10, 2016 Birth place: London, England Birth name: David Robert Hayward Jones Father: Hayward Jones, publicist Mother: Margaret Mary (Burns) Jones Marriages: Iman (1992-2016, his death); Angela
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has agreed to resume publishing the “disparity index” with its annual vehicle stops report after reaching a settlement with the state NAACP. The NAACP sued the attorney general’s office in May, alleging the office broke the law by not publishing the index in the yearly reports.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County man was charged Sunday in Cooper County with carjacking, armed robbery and other felonies for allegedly taking a vehicle at gunpoint Saturday. The victim reported the carjacking to police at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Boonville, according to a probable cause statement. Officers later arrested Carl
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was arrested after he allegedly led officers on a chase in a semi-truck on Christmas Day. State troopers report the chase started on Highway 19 near Montgomery City when 42-year-old Francisco Portillo did not stop for state troopers. The chase lasted for more than 40 miles and ended on Highway
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By Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — In the days after Christmas Eve, a Texas family clung to desperate hope they would be reunited with their missing teenager — even as they waited in grueling uncertainty while investigators worked around the clock searching for her. That hope gave way to grief on
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — On a day meant for family and rest, a father’s holiday joy turned to fear in Texas when his 15-year-old daughter didn’t come back from walking her dog, authorities said. When she was out past the time it normally takes to complete the walk, her parents became concerned, the
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By Tim Lister, Daria Tarasova-Markina, and Mitchell McCluskey (CNN) — Russia has repeated claims that Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Monday targeting one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residences, with the military offering new comments on the alleged attack. The Russian defense ministry also published video of a soldier standing over some drone
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