By Tami Luhby, CNN Soaring inflation and the tumbling stock market have upended Patricia Strong’s retirement. The Scottsdale, Arizona, resident had hoped her husband could also retire so they could spend the winter in Mexico. But now, the couple hesitates to plan even a short getaway since the price of gas and groceries have increased
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market has been on a roller coaster ride, largely because of Wall Street’s shifting expectations about whether the Federal Reserve is going to slow down the pace and size of its interest rate hikes. The Fed briefly excited investors last week when it acknowledged in its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will open up the regular season on Nov. 7 against Southern Indiana at Mizzou Arena. In the months leading up the opener, first-year head coach Dennis Gates said he has put his team in lots of team-buildings situations to grow chemistry. Watch extended highlights from the Tigers’
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Looks like Thanksgiving will be a lot pricier this year. Market research firm IRI predicts that your Thanksgiving meal will cost about 13.5% more compared to last year, based on how retail prices in the four weeks through October 16 compared to the same period in 2021. IRI measures items
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and MJ Lee, CNN Two Washington power centers Wednesday laid bare the politically poisonous dynamics of the top economic issue threatening President Joe Biden’s congressional majorities with the midterm elections less than a week away. The Fed triggered another historic interest rate hike and, about a half-mile away at the White House,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Adele has shared how her name is actually pronounced. During a recent “Happy Hour with Adele” Q&A session, the singer noted that one of the women who asked her about songwriting “said my name perfectly!” Turns out while many people have been saying “Uh-dell” and she pronounces it “Uh-dale.” Duly
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The stock market started the Biden era with a boom. But it heads into the midterm election looking more like a bust. Entering Monday, the S&P 500 advanced just 13.2% since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. That marks the second-worst performance during a president’s first 1,022 calendar
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Iranian police said they would investigate an incident caught on camera showing security forces attacking and shooting a man, as a leading rights group condemned what it called the “crisis of impunity” in the country. The video shows a number of security officers beating a man who lay on the ground
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN TikTok updated its privacy policies for European users on Tuesday, adding explicit disclosures that personal data from the app may be viewed by employees in China. The update aligns with what TikTok executives have said publicly. But the addition reflects the intense scrutiny TikTok has faced over its international data flows.
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the upper 70s thanks to winds out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. Skies remain mostly clear leading to a beautiful afternoon. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-50s as skies become partly cloudy into Thursday morning. Winds remain out of the southwest at 4-8 mph. Extended: Thursday sees a
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A potent storm system moving in from Canada will deliver snow to all 11 Western states in the next 48 hours, as well as trigger a tornado threat in the South, as the cold Arctic air meets the autumn warmth. “A potent cold front will usher much colder air through
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN David DePape, the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi last week, was in the United States illegally and may face deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said late Wednesday. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer on Canadian national David DePape with San Francisco County Jail, Nov.
Continue ReadingBy Virginia Langmaid and Clare Foran, CNN David DePape — the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, one week ago — on Friday waived his appearance in a San Francisco Superior Court. A status hearing was set for November 28 and a preliminary hearing was set for December 14. DePape
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan and Geneva Sands, CNN When armed, masked men and people with long telescopic camera lenses showed up at ballot drop boxes last month in Arizona to stalk voters, many public officials were appalled. Voter intimidation complaints were filed and sent to the Department of Justice. But on the pro-Trump internet, plans for
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Before the bison arrived, the tiny city of Quitaque, Texas, was on the verge of extinction. Empty storefronts and dilapidated buildings stood silently on Main Street, a short corridor that intersects with First Street at the city’s only traffic light. Truck drivers passed through as they transported cattle
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Ray Sanchez, CNN On the day of the Uvalde massacre, fourth graders Khloie Torres and Miah Cerrillo, surrounded by the bodies of classmates and their teacher at Robb Elementary School, whispered but managed to speak clearly and politely to a 911 operator. “Please hurry,” Khloie, who
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Denise Royal and Alta Spells, CNN The gunman who carried out the Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury last month failed to unanimously recommend the death penalty, disappointing and angering many of the families of the 17 people he
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TODAY: It’s more sunshine on Wednesday, with a wind from the southwest sustained around 10-15 mph. Temperatures on Tuesday climbed further than anticipated, so we’ll adjust the forecast today to compensate. Given an even more favorable set up for warmth, expect upper 70s, near 80 for some this afternoon. TONIGHT: Warmth is a continued trend
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT will meet with people Wednesday to talk about expected improvements to parts of Interstate 70 in Boone County. Officials are scheduled to share the results of a study for an 18-mile stretch of the interstate between just east of Route BB to just east of Route Z. The recommendations include proposed
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Workers at a Home Depot in Philadelphia overwhelmingly voted against becoming the first store in the chain to be represented by a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees union elections, reported that only 51 employees voted to join Home Depot Workers United, and 165 voted against it. The
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