By Christina Maxouris, CNN Suneeta hasn’t been able to sleep in days. Instead, she’s been constantly calling and texting her four children, all younger than 18 — the youngest only 7 — who are hiding by themselves in an apartment in Kabul, Afghanistan, thousands of miles away from her Albany, New York, home. She’s scared
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County escapee was caught Wednesday morning in Gasconade County after a search of a residence. According to Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, Christopher Koepke, a recent escapee from the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, was found at a house on High St. in Bland. Koepke was discovered hiding in
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Little League All-Stars beat Texas 10-1 on Wednesday to capture third place at the Little League Softball World Series. The Missouri bats got going right away as the girls scored five runs in the first inning. Kennedy Watson led the way at the plate. She was 2-for-2 with 2
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Suneeta hasn’t been able to sleep in days. Instead, she’s been constantly calling and texting her four children, all younger than 18 — the youngest only 7 — who are hiding by themselves in an apartment in Kabul, Afghanistan, thousands of miles away from her Albany, New York, home. She’s scared
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hunter Dozier hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals earned their third straight win over Houston, beating the Astros 3-2 Wednesday night. Dozier homered off reliever Blake Taylor to help the Royals post their 31st come-from-behind
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fifteen-year-old Olivia Moultrie scored her first professional goal on a free kick and the Portland Thorns went on to defeat the Houston Dash 3-1 on a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw Wednesday night in the Women’s International Champions Cup. Shelby Hogan, making her
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nearly three years later, former Nissan executive Greg Kelly is still wondering why the questions that led to his arrest and trial in Japan weren’t simply taken up in the automaker’s corporate boardroom. Kelly, an American lawyer who worked for three decades for Nissan, is awaiting
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nearly three years later, former Nissan executive Greg Kelly is still wondering why the questions that led to his arrest and trial in Japan weren’t simply taken up in the automaker’s corporate boardroom. Kelly, an American lawyer who worked for three decades for Nissan, is awaiting
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dániel Sallói scored in second-half stoppage time for his 12th goal of the season and Sporting Kansas City tied the Portland Timbers 1-1. Kansas City has earned just two points in its three home matches since the start of July. Portland is 1-6-2 on the road this season. Sallói was
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dániel Sallói scored in second-half stoppage time for his 12th goal of the season and Sporting Kansas City tied the Portland Timbers 1-1. Kansas City has earned just two points in its three home matches since the start of July. Portland is 1-6-2 on the road this season. Sallói was
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge has rejected murder and attempted murder charges against three Honolulu police officers in the fatal shooting of a teenager, preventing the case from going to trial. District Court Judge William Domingo says there’s no probable cause that the officers committed the crimes they were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team announced its non-conference schedule on Wednesday. The Tigers will open up the season on Nov. 9 against Central Michigan. Coincidentally, the football and men’s basketball team will open up against the same opponent this season. MU will make its return to Kansas on Dec. 11. The Tigers
Continue Reading By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob appears to have won majority support to become Malaysia’s new leader. His backers have met the king to confirm that they support him. The secretary-general for the United Malays National Organization says 114 lawmakers from his party and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lawsuit has shed new light on a new Missouri state law on guns about local law enforcements agencies’ ability to enforce federal gun laws. The US Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms filed a memo with those details in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Second Amendment Preservation Act that stops state police
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By Athena Jones, Aaron Cooper and Keely Aouga, CNN Months after the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, Miriam Vega is still in a battle to persuade some people to get the shot. “It’s extremely challenging fighting the misinformation we’re fighting. You know, Facebook, we’re fighting Twitter,” the CEO of the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health
Continue Reading By Athena Jones, Aaron Cooper and Keely Aouga, CNN Months after the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, Miriam Vega is still in a battle to persuade some people to get the shot. “It’s extremely challenging fighting the misinformation we’re fighting. You know, Facebook, we’re fighting Twitter,” the CEO of the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health
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Ufa, RUSSIA (KMIZ) Two Mizzou wrestlers won Junior World Championships for Team USA on Wednesday. Keegan O’Toole dominated the gold medal match at 74 kilograms. He beat Kazakhstan’s Nurdaulet Kuanyshbay 11-0 by technical fall to secure the world title. “I’ve been dreaming of this moment for years,” O’Toole said in a release. “To have that
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The Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine can now be given at least 28 days after the first two doses if the patient is diagnosed with conditions that leave them more vulnerable to the virus because of their immune system.
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is urging more than 150 countries planning to send their leader or a government minister to New York to speak at the U.N. General Assembly next month to consider giving a video address instead to prevent the annual high-level week from becoming
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Anchorage has thrown out Trump administration approvals for a large planned oil project. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason found the federal review for ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project was flawed and didn’t include mitigation measures for polar bears. The U.S.
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