By Jennifer Henderson and Alaa Elassar, CNN A teenage girl is in serious but stable condition after being bitten by a large shark while scalloping near Keaton Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) confirmed in a statement on social media a juvenile “had sustained a shark bite while
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Ticket holders weren’t the only ones devastated when Adele had to cancel her Las Vegas residency. During a recent conversation with “Desert Island Discs” on BBC Radio 4, the superstar singer shared that she felt like “a shell of a person for a couple months” after having to disappoint her
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist The focus across the US on this Independence Day will be on barbecues, celebrating, and being outdoors. However, a word of caution: There is dangerous heat across much of the midsection of the country, which can be deadly if not taken seriously. Nearly 30 million people in more than a
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Miles Teller has a need for more speed! The actor says that he is totally up for reprising his role as Rooster in another “Top Gun” film as long as Tom Cruise gives the green light. “I’ve been having some conversations with him [Tom Cruise] about it. We’ll see.” Teller told
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Fadem, CNN Setting off fireworks is a tradition for many families on summer holidays like July Fourth and Canada Day, but it can have dangerous consequences — particularly for young people. An estimated 11,500 injuries involving fireworks were treated in US emergency rooms in 2021, 8,500 of which occurred between June 18 and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people spent the holiday weekend outdoors, despite a sweltering heat wave and triple-digit temperatures in some cities. And the extreme weather will continue to build across the central US today, as more than 50 million people in 18 states remain under heat advisories. So, to stay on the safe side,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on former Mizzou men’s basketball star and current MU graduate assistant coach Phil Pressey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A California woman sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a teenager for fatally shooting a man who abused and sex trafficked her was granted clemency Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Sara Kruzan was 16 at the time of the shooting, according to the pardon. In 1995, Kruzan was
Continue ReadingTonight: A few isolated storms will push through Central Missouri bringing brief downpours and lightning. These will begin to dissipate into the overnight hours leading for a great opportunity to watch some fireworks. Overnight lows cool to the lower 70’s. 4TH of July: Temperatures heat up quickly with increased humidity leading to dangerously high temperatures
Continue ReadingBy Susanne Gargiulo, Kim Norgaard, Pierre Meilhan, Jorge Engels and Tara Subramaniam, CNN A shooting at a mall in Copenhagen has left several people dead and at least three hospitalized, local authorities said Sunday. One person has been arrested, Copenhagen Head of Police Soren Thomassen told reporters at a news conference. He described the suspect
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN While TikTok’s short-form videos are entertaining, that’s “just the sheep’s clothing,” a Federal Communications Commission official said, and the app should be removed from app stores because of security issues. But a TikTok executive, in a rare interview on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” on Sunday, claimed there are no security concerns linked
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Sunday defended her state’s abortion ban, which includes an exception when the pregnant person’s life is at risk but not in cases involving incest or rape. When asked by CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” whether children similar to a 10-year-old child
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Sara Murray and Zachary Cohen, CNN Two Republican state senators in Arizona received subpoenas from the FBI in late June for text messages and emails as the Justice Department investigation into the events of January 6, 2021, has expanded to examine efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Arizona Senate President Karen
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Morgan Rimmer and Aaron Pellish, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection could make multiple criminal referrals, including of former President Donald Trump, the panel’s vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney, said in an interview broadcast Sunday. “We’ll make a decision as a committee about it,” the Wyoming Republican
Continue ReadingBy Sara Sidner, CNN The first sign of trouble was brief. Just a couple of comments during the hustle and bustle of regular life. Karen Amsden was chatting to her son in the driveway while picking up her grandchildren when she mentioned something about a quote by Anne Frank, one of the most famous victims
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s an unfounded message experts say is repeated again and again: Having an abortion may damage a woman’s mental health, perhaps for years. “There’s so much misinformation, so many myths about abortion. Abortion will lead to substance abuse, depression, suicidal thoughts; abortion is bad for your health; every woman is going
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN An Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia has subpoenaed a handful of key Trump allies, including his former attorney Rudy Giuliani and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to court filings. The subpoenas also cover a handful
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Few people noticed when the Federal Election Commission deadlocked last month over whether US Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida in 2020 had broken a law intended to keep money raised for a state campaign out of federal elections. But election lawyer Brett Kappel closely followed the case, and he immediately thought
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Salut to America is kicking things off in Jefferson City, Sunday through Monday, bringing people two days of music, food and lots of family activities for the Fourth of July. Organizers say events are set to get started at noon. This year, carnival rides will be back with the formally added inflatable
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN On Good Friday 2017, Wyatt Werneth got a call from his wife, who had gone grocery shopping with their daughter: The car’s broken down. Please rescue us. Werneth hopped in his vehicle to assist, driving by Patrick Space Force Base near Cape Canaveral, Florida. From the A1A highway, Werneth said you
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