Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war huddle in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. Jomaa al-Batran, 20 days old, was found with his head as “cold
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat since they are an easy way for teenagers to be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia will elect a new president in August and already, a political battle is looming between two adversaries, the country’s former leader Evo Morales and his onetime ally turned rival, President Luis Arce. The fight is over which one of them will lead their long-dominant leftist bloc into
Continue ReadingIn 2024, President Vladimir Putin further cemented his grip on power and sought to counter Russia’s isolation from the West over the war in Ukraine. But he faced continuing challenges, with a deadly attack by gunmen in Moscow and an incursion by Kyiv’s troops on his territory. As Russia’s nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine enters
Continue ReadingBy Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Olha Mesheryakova doesn’t know what the next year will bring for her life in the capital of war-torn Ukraine, for her family or her business. She is confident, however, that in 2025 she will attend a dozen performances in the theaters of Kyiv. The thought gives her a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Charles F. Dolan, who founded some of the most prominent U.S. media companies including Home Box Office Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp., has died at age 98, according to a news report. A statement issued Saturday by his family said Dolan died of natural causes, Newsday reported late Saturday. “It is with deep
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Gibson Jimerson’s 28 points helped Saint Louis defeat NAIA-member William Woods 78-57 on Saturday night. Jimerson had three steals for the Billikens (7-6). Robbie Avila added 23 points while going 9 of 15 and 4 of 8 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds, six assists, and four steals. Dylan
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg climbed to top step of the bandstand and raised his arms, setting off a roar from the crowd. The marching bands fired up a version of “Who Am I,” the celebrity drum major grooving to the beat of his own tune. Forget your mayo baths, edible
Continue ReadingSTEVENSON, Wash. (AP) — Officials say two Oregon men have died in a Washington state forest after they failed to return from a trip to look for Sasquatch. The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office says the 59-year-old and 37-year-old appear to have died from exposure. The sheriff’s office says it based that conclusion on the weather
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition, the International Chess Federation said. The federation said in a Friday statement that its regulations include a dress code that bars participants from
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, James Legge and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Scores of people were killed on Sunday when a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea, with the aircraft careening down the runway on its belly before bursting into flames. Just two of the 181 people
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people aboard were killed in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters, officials said. The
Continue ReadingBy Kia Fatahi, CNN (CNN) — Warren “Red” Upton, a 105-year-old World War II US veteran who was the oldest living survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, died on Christmas Day, according to his family and the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, a veteran’s organization. Upton was a “very humble, gentle,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Neighbors in a northern Columbia neighborhood are concerned after a man is in the hospital in serious condition following a shooting in northern Columbia Friday night. Columbia Police Department responded to the 1200 block of Blue Ridge Road just after 9 p.m. Saturday afternoon, ABC 17 News knocked on neighbors doors to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Sedalia teen was killed Saturday morning on Smasal Road in Pettis County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the teen was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado when he traveled off the road and hit a creek embankment around 10:55 a.m. The
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto has promised to stop abductions of government critics, in an apparent change of stance for a leader who has previously called the wave of disappearances “fake news.” Ruto, his government officials and police have maintained for months that there were no abductions. Ruto
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will see a slight increase in their payout this year, thanks to revenue growth from the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. No. 19 Mizzou will make its 38th bowl appearance, facing the Iowa Hawkeyes at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. Jay Grider, Chief Operating Officer for the TransPerfect Music
Continue ReadingBy Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — At least five drone shows have been canceled, or have paused the use of the systems, after several drones struck a crowd at a holiday show in Orlando on December 21. Universal Orlando, Orlando World Center Marriott, the cities of Dallas and Austin, Texas, and a New Year’s Eve
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is the latest professional athlete whose home has been burglarized. The star guard’s business manager told multiple media outlets Saturday there was a break-in at Doncic’s home. Lara Beth Seager said nobody was home at the time of the incident Friday night, and Doncic filed a
Continue ReadingJENSEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah are asking the public to help it determine who damaged a petroglyph panel with illegally installed climbing bolts. KSL-TV reports that the bolts were found east of Jensen in Uintah County on what’s called the Pregnant Sheep panel. A Bureau of Land Management photo posted on Facebook shows
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