By CNN staff LONDON (CNN) — A British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai for allegedly filming Iranian missiles over the city, UK authorities confirmed. The 60-year-old man, reported to be a tourist, was charged under a law that prohibits publishing or sharing material that could disturb public security. “We are in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation will begin its 2026 Callery Pear Buyback Program to stop the growth of the invasive tree across the state. Registration for the buyback begins on March 16 and continues until April 16. People who register to cut down one or more Callery Pear trees, commonly known as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man died after a crash in Miller County on Thursday afternoon. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened on Route C, half a mile north of Ulman Ridge Road in Miller County. Troopers said a 47-year-old man from Tuscumbia was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 truck when it
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By Sol Amaya, CNN en Español (CNN) — Cuban officials have held talks with the United States, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed for the first time on Friday, as the island faces an economic crisis and intense pressure from Donald Trump. “There are international factors that have facilitated these talks,” Díaz-Canel said in a video
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By Bryan Mena, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US economy was on shaky footing even before President Donald Trump plunged the United States into a war with Iran, a battery of new data released Friday showed. At the end of last year, economic growth was anemic, the Commerce Department said Friday, dragged down
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CNN, WDIV, WXYZ By Emma Tucker, Elizabeth Wolfe, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A pair of attacks more than 700 miles apart on Thursday struck at the heart of community safe havens, leaving shocked Americans with an uneasy sense of security. First, a deadly shooting being investigated as terrorism devastated a Virginia university
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s Friday the 13th — a date that tends to stir a little extra unease. But before the bad luck jitters set in, take a deep breath. Notice how one nostril seems to be letting in most of the air? There’s a reason for that, and it’s not a cold coming
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By Jessie Yeung, Max Saltman, Nina Giraldo, CNN (CNN) — As the US-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, the economic fallout is growing with little sign of relief, as Tehran’s new supreme leader vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Casualties are mounting, with six US service members among those killed in
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, Elizabeth Wolfe, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A pair of attacks more than 700 miles apart on Thursday struck at the heart of community safe havens, leaving shocked Americans with an uneasy sense of security. First, a deadly shooting being investigated as terrorism devastated a Virginia university in a military
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An attack on a large Reform synagogue in Michigan has shaken Jewish communities across the country, including those in mid-Missouri. No one was hurt or killed when a suspect rammed a vehicle into the building Thursday, though the suspect was later found dead. Authorities said a security guard at the synagogue opened
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is pushing to ban the commonly used abortion pill mifepristone. On Wednesday, Hawley unveiled the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, during a press conference in Washington, with a companion bill expected to be introduced in the House by Tennessee Rep. Diana Harshbarger. Hawley’s proposed bill would
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By Haley Britzky, Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Six US service members are dead after a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, a refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, the US military said, adding that the incident was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.” US Central Command confirmed the deaths of all
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After less than an hour of debate, the Republican-led Missouri House approved Gov. Mike Kehoe’s income tax elimination bill with a 98-54 vote. It will now be sent to the Senate, and that chamber is likely to pick it up after spring break, which starts Friday, and legislators will be back
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville school district broke ground Thursday on the second phase of a series of improvements to its facilities. Phase one of the district’s long-term facility master plan focused on improvements to the middle school. Upcoming work will include changes to sports facilities and expanded parking for students, as well as additional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Phelps County Prosecutor’s office filed charges Wednesday against a St. James man accused of possessing child pornography. Raymond Cody Scott, 34, faces 15 total criminal counts – eight counts of promoting child pornography and seven counts of possession of child pornography. According to a news release form the South Central Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on a roundabout to replace the stoplight-managed intersection of Conley Road and Business Loop will close for construction starting March 23, MoDOT said in a news release Thursday. The closure will last around 60 days, MoDOT said, and the intersection should reopen by the end of May. Business entrances at construction
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By Salman Saeed and Rhea Mogul, CNN Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) — Every day, Shakil Khan weaves his bike through the relentless traffic of Dhaka, delivering items and ferrying passengers across the city. However, these days he’s waiting hours in long queues at gas pumps to fill his bike within a government cap on fuel purchases.
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By Ted Barrett (CNN) — Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker is planning soon to hold the first public oversight hearing of the Iran war with top US Department of Defense officials testifying, CNN has learned. Details on when and who will appear have not yet been finalized. Asked if he expects Defense Secretary Pete
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury made its recommendation on how much prison time a Florida man should face for opening fire in a Columbia restaurant. The jury recommended a seven-year sentence for second-degree assault, the maximum allowed under the law. The jury also recommended and eight-year sentence for armed criminal action after about
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By Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, Abeer Salman, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Israel’s top military lawyer has dropped charges against five reservist soldiers accused of assaulting a Palestinian detainee at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison – in a move welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and condemned by human rights groups. The charges of
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