By Kate Bennett, CNN Whether Donald Trump is prepared to take-off on another bid for the presidency remains up in the air, but his fabled Boeing 757 is definitely getting off the ground. According to flight data studied and analyzed by CNN and aviation experts consulted by CNN, Trump’s jet has spent several hours over
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re flying American Airlines on an upcoming trip outside of the US, the front of the plane will look a bit different. The airline said it is eliminating its first-class cabin on international flights because customers aren’t purchasing the increasingly expensive tickets. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Boris Johnson flew back into London on Saturday morning, perhaps hoping his arrival at Gatwick Airport would mark the beginning of a triumphant return to 10 Downing Street. Johnson, who was ousted as prime minister in July over a series of scandals, arrived in the UK from his Caribbean holiday intending
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Amanda Jackson, CNN Authorities investigating the mystery surrounding a vehicle buried on a residential property near San Francisco did not find human remains Friday, a day after cadaver dogs had indicated their presence in the area. The vehicle buried in the backyard of a home in Atherton, California, was first spotted
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, Jamiel Lynch and Melissa Alonso, CNN An officer with the US Customs and Border Protection was unintentionally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a training exercise at a Florida shooting range, police said Thursday. Jorge Arias was serving as a firearms instructor at Trail Glades Range in Miami on Wednesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team tied 1-1 with the Kentucky Wildcats in the Homecoming Game at Audrey J. Walton Stadium Thursday evening. As the Tigers season at home comes to an end, they battled back in the second half to make this one interesting. Kentucky scored first on a penalty kick, but Kylie
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL BOWLING GREEN (3) TOLTON (0) FINAL ELSBERRY (3) MARCELINE (6) FINAL RUSSELLVILLE (15) VALLEY PARK (2) FINAL KELLY (0) EUGENE (5) FINAL HS VOLLEYBALL WILLIAM CHRISMAN (0) ROCK BRIDGE (3)
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff and Jason Hanna, CNN A ruling on the cause and manner of death of a Princeton University student may take weeks, a county prosecutor’s spokesperson said Friday, after her body was discovered near campus tennis courts following a dayslong search. Misrach Ewunetie, 20, of Ohio, was found dead Thursday afternoon on the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re flying American Airlines on an upcoming trip outside of the US, the front of the plane will look a bit different. The airline said it is eliminating its first-class cabin on international flights because customers aren’t purchasing the increasingly expensive tickets. Here’s what else you need to know to
Continue ReadingBy Bob Ortega, Audrey Ash, Curt Devine and Scott Bronstein, CNN Pop into a meeting of the Board of Elections in Spalding County, Georgia, and it may appear like any other eye-glazing gathering of bureaucrats being led by a no-nonsense chair. “We hang our political hats at the door when we come in and do the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT plans to prepare staff and drivers Thursday with a statewide winter weather drill. The exercise comes amid a shortage of plow drivers, according to the department. MoDOT officials say the winter weather drill is expected to help with training drivers. “With years of high turnover, we are nearly 30% below
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, Jessica Dean, Kim Berryman and Kit Maher, CNN As she window-shopped with friends on leafy West State Street, Jill Walters offered a blunt assessment of the Senate candidates battling it out in the Keystone State. “I don’t really love either of them,” she said here in Media, Pennsylvania, about a half-hour drive
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Department of Education launched it’s student-loan forgiveness application program on Monday. The federal government is providing up to $20,000 in student loan debt relief to eligible borrows. The application opened on Monday, and will close on Dec. 31, 2023. More than 8 million individuals submitted an application for the program
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and not as cold with lows in the mid-upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with gusts up to 25 mph. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. EXTENDED: Winds have increased from the south as upper low pressure continues to slowly migrate to the northeast out of the upper Midwest.
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation is relentlessly high and food prices in particular are soaring. In this environment, customers are turning to McDonald’s — even as the burger chain raises its own prices. In the third quarter, McDonald’s US prices were up about 10% year-over-year on average. Even so, the brand is gaining traction
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN In a victory for Kevin Spacey, a New York jury on Thursday afternoon found him not liable for battery on allegations he picked up actor Anthony Rapp and briefly laid on top of him in a bed after a party in 1986. Jurors deliberated for about an hour, and concluded
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snap’s bad year continues. Snap on Thursday reported revenue of $1.13 billion for the three months ending in September, a slight 6% increase from the year prior and less than Wall Street had expected, as the company confronts tightening advertiser budgets in an uncertain economy. In a letter to investors,
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Standards-Referenced Grading has been used for years at the elementary and middle school level throughout Columbia.
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The Republican candidate for Boone County’s 50th House District believes political realities will override demographic changes in the district.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says Iranian military personnel have visited Crimea to assist with Russian operations targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine using drones. John Kirby, the communications coordinator at the National Security Council, said the presence of Iranian personnel was evidence of Tehran’s direct engagement in the conflict. “We can confirm that
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