By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Congress is once again bickering about raising the debt ceiling, the amount of money the US government can borrow to pay its bills on time. And that means that Corporate America has to be ready for the worst. The CEO of Bank of America, America’s second-largest bank, told CNN
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department is investigating after a house fire broke out at a home in the 300 block of West Leslie Lane around 1:00 am Monday. The department says there was a family of three in the home when the fire started. Fire officials told ABC 17 News that crews arrived
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TODAY: Monday will be exceptionally warm, as warm air gets carried into mid-Missouri on the back of gusty winds. Expect sustained southeast winds around 20 mph late this morning, turning more southwesterly by the afternoon. These winds will gust as high as 30-40 mph. This should push temperatures just over the 60 degree mark. In
Continue ReadingBy Selina Wang and Wayne Chang, CNN A balloon spotted over the skies of Latin America belongs to China and was used for flight tests, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday in response to CNN’s queries. This is the first time Beijing has admitted the balloon spotted over two Latin American countries belongs to
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Sunday night’s 2023 Grammy Awards was a history-making show filled with dynamic performances from iconic musical artists. And through it all, Ben Affleck looked miserable. CBS’ cameras repeatedly caught Affleck, the actor-filmmaker known for his grimace and his penchant for looking morose while smoking cigarettes, glumly sitting next to wife Jennifer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed one woman was shot around 5th Street and Lyon Street Sunday night just before 9:30. A police spokesperson said there is no suspect at this time. ABC 17 crews on scene watched police put up crime scene tape and load at least one person into an ambulance. They saw
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Chanel Porter brought on KSHB 41 Action News’ Aaron Ladd in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two talked about the upcoming Super Bowl LVII between the Chiefs and Eagles, but first reflected back on the AFC Championship matchup with the Bengals. Ladd said the trash talk that come
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN If you think news that inflation is easing means you’re not going to get hit with any more higher prices, think again. At least, that is, if you’re paying for car insurance. There’s a very good chance your premiums this year will go up … by a lot. The average cost
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a strong first half, the Mizzou women’s basketball team couldn’t close it out Sunday at home falling to Alabama 76-69. The Tigers were led by senior forward Hayley Frank with 26 points and seven rebounds. Two other Tigers scored in double-figures including Haley Troup with 13 and freshman Ashton Judd with
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN Two suspects were taken into custody, one after a shootout, in a “cartel-style” massacre last month that left six people dead in central California, including a young mother and her 10-month-old son, authorities announced Friday. The suspects, identified in charging documents as Angel Uriarte, 35, and Noah Beard, 25, are known
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the lower 30s. Wind gusts up to 20 mph TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and windy with gusts between 35-40 mph. Highs in the upper 50s to around 60. EXTENDED: A warm front lifts through the area on Monday, and coupled with strong low level southwest winds, we could
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a co-chair of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, said Sunday that GOP members of his bipartisan group are ready to break with their party leadership on some aspects of the debt ceiling negotiations but they remain committed to attaching some spending cuts. “We can’t have a clean
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn and Eric Levenson, CNN The Miami Police on Thursday unveiled a Black History Month-inspired vehicle wrap that features the pan-African colors, outlines of the African continent, raised fists and kente cloth. “Miami Police Supports Black History Month,” reads a message on the vehicle’s back window. The wrap and a Black History Month-inspired
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent New York Republican Rep. George Santos is expected to face an investigation from the House Ethics Committee, a probe that could derail his already imperiled political career depending on the secretive panel’s findings. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy initially told CNN “yes” on Tuesday when asked if the embattled freshman
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he will not run for the open US Senate seat in Michigan in 2024, in his most direct answer to date ruling out a potential bid. “No,” Buttigieg said when asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” if he
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought his daughter to a lavish banquet at a military barracks on Tuesday, the latest sign the girl is possibly being groomed as his eventual successor in an authoritarian family regime dating back decades. The girl — believed to be Kim’s second
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN After a shocking jobs report, Larry Summers, treasury secretary under Bill Clinton, said he is more encouraged the Fed can pull off a soft landing, but cautioned it is a “big mistake” to think the economy is “out of the woods” on Fareed Zakaria GPS Sunday. Friday’s job’s report saw an
Continue ReadingBy Lucy Bayly, CNN First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to 196,000, a slightly higher total than the 190,000 that economists were expecting — but still a historically low number. Despite widely publicized layoffs from tech giants, media companies and the financial sector in recent weeks, the US labor market remains robust after
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By Heather Chen and Wayne Chang, CNN China says it “reserves the right” to deal with “similar situations” following the United States’ decision to shoot down its high-altitude balloon. “The US used force to attack our civilian unmanned airship, which is an obvious overreaction. We express solemn protest against this move by the US side,”
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) China is now threatening to take “further actions” against the U.S. after an American fighter jet shot down the suspected spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. Recovery efforts for parts of the balloon started quickly after it was shot down. The Pentagon announced they plan to continue recovering pieces from
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