Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — A mother is hoping new evidence and recent interest from the Missouri Supreme Court can help exonerate her son from a life sentence. “It’s hard not to see my son at the door on Sunday morning, it’s hard that I can’t hug him,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Hartford is among the five housing national markets nationwide that saw the biggest declines in affordability since June due in part to pandemic-related factors, according to a new report. First American Financial Corporation measured the price changes of single-family properties across the
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Dr. James Phillips, an emergency room doctor at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, has been removed from his duty after publicly criticizing President Donald Trump’s drive-by around the hospital after his coronavirus diagnosis. The chief of disaster medicine at George Washington University had been contracted to Walter Reed, and was removed from the military’s
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The House of Representatives will vote Monday in an effort to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the sweeping defense bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, forcing GOP lawmakers to choose between loyalty to the President and legislation that sets defense policy for the country. The bill initially passed both the House and
Continue Reading Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison by the kingdom’s special court for terrorism offenses, according to her family. The sentence includes a two-year and 10-month suspension, in addition to time she has already served, paving the way for Hathloul
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A bust of Breonna Taylor erected to honor her memory was found smashed and vandalized in Oakland, California. The ceramic bust, which depicts a smiling Taylor, was installed in downtown Oakland near City Hall. The bust was secured on a base with a plaque that read “Say her name: Breonna Taylor.” But on Saturday, just
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MONDAY: Noticeably cooler today with highs stuck in the upper 30’s after waking up in the 20’s. We’ll be tracking some sunshine later today so that will help a bit. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies move in, keeping temperatures in the mid to upper 20’s. EXTENDED: Tuesday is the start of what could be a few rounds of wintry weather we’re tracking.
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Metro Nashville Police Department Officer Tyler Luellen was the first to arrive on Second Avenue North in on Christmas morning to a call of shots fired. When he arrived, he didn’t hear any shots. As he was investigating, Officer Brenna Hosey arrived to back him up. “As soon as she got out of the car,
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President Donald Trump reversed course on Sunday, signing into law a massive $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill that he had objected to at the last minute. That signature does two important things for the US economy: It averts a government shutdown that was set to begin on Tuesday, and extends billions of
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An uptick in positive Covid-19 cases at Manchester City has forced the postponement of the club’s English Premier League game at Everton on Monday. “After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day,” said City in a statement on
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The Boeing 737 Max is set to carry US passengers for the first time in nearly two years on Tuesday, when American will use the jet on a round-trip route from Miami to New York. It will be a pair of notable flights for the 737 Max, which was grounded from March 2019 through November
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Officers found bullet holes in the wall, including one that busted a water pipe.
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More people traveled through US airports Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the country. Over 1.28 million people passed through security checkpoints Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration said. At the same time, more Americans were hospitalized this past week than any other week of the
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More than 190,000 ceiling fans have been recalled because the fans’ blades can detach while in use. King of Fans, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company that makes the 54-inch Mara ceiling fans, announced the recall on Wednesday after receiving 47 reports of blades detaching, according to a statement from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Continue Reading The House of Representatives will vote on Monday on a measure to increase stimulus checks for Americans under a certain income level to $2,000 after President Trump signed a sweeping coronavirus relief bill into law Sunday evening. That legislation, which was negotiated on a bipartisan basis, provides for $600 in direct payments, but after a
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to deliver remarks on Monday afternoon after receiving a briefing from members of his national security and foreign policy agency review teams. A transition official tells CNN that the briefing will focus in large part on the findings of the review teams since the delayed beginning of the formal transition
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Hilaria Baldwin is responding to criticism that she has misled the public about her Spanish descent. The wife of actor Alec Baldwin posted a lengthy video on Instagram over the weekend after claims that she was faking her Spanish accent went viral on Twitter. “I’ve seen chatter online questioning my identity and culture,” she wrote
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Mexican composer and singer Armando Manzanero died Monday morning after battling Covid-19 for weeks. Manzanero, who was 85, died at a hospital in Mexico City, Mexico’s Society for Authors and Composers confirmed to CNN. He was hospitalized in mid-December after testing positive for Covid-19, CNN reported at the time. Manzanero was a prolific composer, with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic crashes on Missouri’s highways during the Christmas holiday fell by more than 100 compared to last year, though more people died in this year’s crashes. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday that troopers investigated 175 crashes during this year’s holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ended
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On Sunday night, as part of his face-saving efforts following his utter capitulation to Congress in signing the Covid-19 stimulus relief legislation, President Donald Trump insisted that “the Senate will start the process for a vote that increases checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts an investigation into voter fraud.” The last two claims
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