By Jacqueline Howard and Raenu Charles, CNN It has been well-known in research that Black babies are about twice as likely to die as White babies before their first birthday. Now, a new study suggests that that disparity is even larger when babies are conceived by in vitro fertilization or other forms of assisted reproductive
Continue ReadingWill Noble, CNN In March 2022, the world let out a collective gasp when the remarkably preserved shipwreck of Ernest Shackleton’s HMS Endurance was discovered almost two miles beneath the icy Antarctic seas. But scores more sunken vessels remain on the ocean floor, awaiting rediscovery. Here are some of the world’s most infamously elusive shipwrecks,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN It’s that time of the year when fall enthusiasts embrace “sweater weather.” But if you live in the eastern US, you may already be sporting your winter coats. This week has been — by far — the coldest of the season in several states. In fact, more than 100 million Americans
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN It’s that time of the year when fall enthusiasts embrace “sweater weather.” But if you live in the eastern US, you may already be sporting your winter coats. This week has been — by far — the coldest of the season in several states. In fact, more than 100 million Americans
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN It’s that time of the year when fall enthusiasts embrace “sweater weather.” But if you live in the eastern US, you may already be sporting your winter coats. This week has been — by far — the coldest of the season in several states. In fact, more than 100 million Americans
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Geneva Sands, CNN Newly obtained police body camera video shows Tampa Police officers arresting confused and stunned convicted felons for allegedly voting illegally in the 2020 election. “I voted, but I ain’t commit no fraud,” Romona Oliver can be heard saying on police body cam video obtained from the Tampa Police
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Geneva Sands, CNN Newly obtained police body camera video shows Tampa Police officers arresting confused and stunned convicted felons for allegedly voting illegally in the 2020 election. “I voted, but I ain’t commit no fraud,” Romona Oliver can be heard saying on police body cam video obtained from the Tampa Police
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business October may be famous for historically horrifying stock market crashes like the ones in 1929, 1987 and 2008. But so far this month, there’s nothing for investors to be scared of on Wall Street. Stocks enjoyed another solid rally Monday, continuing a hot streak for the markets this
Continue ReadingYong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN On Sunday morning, a puffy, Michelin Man-like figure trudged through Times Square in New York, panting from the exertion of trying to move while wearing 27 hazmat suits. Inside the white cocoon was Zhisheng Wu, a Chinese artist who staged the street performance to criticize China’s unrelenting zero-Covid policy.
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A central Columbia church will be the site of an overnight shelter for homeless people this winter.
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Michael Conte and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The son of an American citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the Saudi government said Tuesday evening that his father is “nowhere near being a dissident.” “My father is a senior American citizen who just wants to live freely and happy in the United States
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Fayette’s Chase Allen-Jackman is our Week 8 SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner. You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Falcons travel to meet Tolton in the final game of the regular season on Friday at 7 p.m.
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A Capital City High School student will be subject to “full disciplinary actions” from school administrators after making a threat on social media, according to an email sent to families Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri girls golf programs came away with multiple top spots in Tuesday’s MSHSAA state championships. In class one action, New Bloomfield placed sixth overall in the team scores. Dixie Moss claimed the top spot individually for the Lady Wildcats, with a third place finish. In class two, Osage High School took the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL Blair Oaks (3) Hickman (1) FINAL Hallsville (0) California (3) FINAL Battle (2) Jefferson City (3) FINAL HS BOYS SOCCER Moberly (3) Fatima (0) FINAL Fulton (1) Hannibal (8) FINAL
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble and Jalen Brown, CNN Weeks after residents of a Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood said they complained to police that Black women were missing, authorities are facing community backlash after a Black woman says a White man held her captive. A 22-year-old woman, identified by police in court in a probable cause form
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Rep. Val Demings demonstrated in Tuesday’s Florida Senate debate why they are considered two of the brightest stars by their respective parties. In a spirited and testy 60-minute debate — the first and only of the race — they traded quick barbs, sharp rebukes and
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Broaddus, Bill Kirkos and Andy Rose, CNN An elementary school outside St. Louis found to have “unacceptable” levels of radioactive contamination will be closed for the rest of the semester, with students shifting to virtual learning starting Monday, the school board announced. Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, as well as its kindergarten
Continue ReadingBy David Williams and Caroll Alvarado, CNN A woman looking for rocks along the banks of the drought-stricken Mississippi River over the weekend discovered bones that turned out to be human, local officials said. The remains include a lower jawbone, rib bones and some unidentified bone pieces, Coahoma County, Mississippi, Chief Medical Examiner Scotty Meredith
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will host Vanderbilt on Saturday for homecoming, following a much-needed bye week. You can watch extended highlights from Tuesday’s practice in the video player below. https://youtu.be/gckmSf_1vUQ Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said the bye week came at a good time for the group from a healthy and mentality standpoint,
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