By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s government would like you to know: no, they’re not giving away a city to Tanzania. Authorities have been in damage control mode for the last few days after widespread misinformation about a cultural exchange program sparked a public panic – reflecting Japan’s conservative attitudes toward immigration and a
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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Mexico have joined a growing list of places suspending some parcel shipments to the United States following the implementation of new rules under President Donald Trump’s administration that will end tariff exemptions. The “de minimis” exemption, which allowed shipments of goods worth $800 or less
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made good on his threat to double tariffs on imports from India to 50%, a move that could endanger relations with one of America’s most important trading partners and send consumer prices higher. This comes just weeks after Trump instituted a new 25% baseline tariff on
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with felony assault for allegedly spitting on two South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers who were deployed to Washington, DC, as part of President Donald Trump’s anti-crime agenda in the nation’s capital. An officer with Amtrak Police on Friday afternoon observed Scott Pichon riding
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to get a handle on work that needs to be completed within its schools. The Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee met Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on its facility condition assessment. CPS narrowed down each facility’s needs into four categories: Immediate, critical, noncritical and deferred maintenance. Immediate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man charged after he set a Helitech trailer on fire in Callaway County in May 2024 was sentenced on Monday. Josef Black pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly burning or exploding and two counts of first-degree property damage. Prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge of first-degree trespassing as part
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday, the campaign told CNN. The meeting comes as the Brooklyn Democrat continues to hold back his endorsement of Mamdani, who clinched the Democratic nomination in June in part by winning a significant
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday placed several employees on administrative leave effective immediately, just one day after they signed an open letter warning Congress that the Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul of the agency could lead to catastrophic failures in disaster response. Titled “Katrina Declaration,” the letter accuses
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CNN By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s deploying the National Guard to Democratic-led cities across the country is not politically motivated, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in an interview the Republican president is “not targeting anything.” “I completely concur with the president when he says if
Continue ReadingPor Max Saltman, Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev y Helen Regan, CNN Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) afirmaron que su doble ataque contra un hospital de Gaza que mató a trabajadores de la salud y periodistas el lunes tenía como objetivo una cámara colocada por Hamas, sin proporcionar pruebas, mientras Naciones Unidas
Continue ReadingPor Priscilla Alvarez, CNN El Gobierno de Trump está reanudando la antigua práctica de las llamadas “verificaciones vecinales” para las personas que solicitan la ciudadanía estadounidense, según un nuevo memorando gubernamental publicado recientemente. Es el último de una serie de movimientos del Gobierno para intensificar la verificación de antecedentes de inmigrantes. A principios de este
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Monday after police found shell casings outside a home earlier this year. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections after changing his plea on Monday in court. Online court records state prosecutors dropped three felonies against Johnson as
Continue ReadingPor Federico Leiva, CNN en Español Ya conociendo al ganador de la primera semifinal de la Leagues Cup 2025, que saldrá del Clásico del Sol entre Inter Miami y Orlando City, LA Galaxy y Seattle se medirán para determinar al segundo finalista de la competición que nuclea a equipos de la Liga MX (ya todos
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works are looking for sponsors to foot an around $18 million renovation bill for the city’s High Street viaduct. The updated estimate that was announced Tuesday morning during a Cole County Commission meeting is around $6 million more than what was expected in November 2023.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ahead of the start of the 2025 football season, the University of Missouri said that Tiger students and fans will ‘no longer be rushing the field’ after big victories at Faurot Field. UM System President Mun Choi released a statement to Mizzou faithful on social media and email, on Tuesday, to address
Continue ReadingPor Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Apple celebrará un evento el 9 de septiembre, según dijo la compañía en una invitación a la prensa el martes, donde probablemente anunciará el iPhone 17 y nuevos Apple Watch, entre otros posibles nuevos dispositivos. Apple rara vez comparte detalles sobre productos futuros antes de anunciarlos, pero la compañía ha estado
Continue ReadingPor Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX lanzó este martes el décimo vuelo de prueba de su nave espacial Starship y el propulsor Super Heavy. Este fue el tercer intento de lanzamiento de la misión, después de que el despegue del domingo fuera frustrado por problemas en los sistemas en tierra y el intento del lunes se
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It seems almost every time Alex Eala steps onto the court, she writes a piece of tennis history for the Philippines. Eala made her breakthrough as a wild card at the Miami Open in March, where she defeated three grand slam champions en route to reaching her first WTA
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s deploying the National Guard to Democratic-led cities across the country is not politically motivated, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in an interview the Republican president is “not targeting anything.” “I completely concur with the president when he says if …
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español Un grupo de activistas venezolanos desplegó pancartas en el centro financiero de Quito este lunes con la recompensa que ofrece el Gobierno de Estados Unidos por información que lleve a la captura del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. Esto ocurre después de que una valla similar fuera instalada el sábado del
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