Pro-democracy protests broke out in Myanmar’s largest city on Saturday, with thousands of people taking to the streets of Yangon in the first major organized demonstration since the military seized power in a coup earlier this week. The crowd, many of whom could be seen waiving flags and holding banners, called for the military to
Continue Reading Ruby Alexander just wanted to go to the beach. As a transgender 11-year-old, she struggled to find comfortable, well-fitting bikini bottoms. So, her dad made them. That was two years ago. And since then, RUBIES — the clothing brand the dad-daughter duo in Toronto created — has shipped over 500 pairs to transgender girls around
Continue Reading The former police chief of Rochester, New York said Friday he didn’t see anything “egregious” or any criminal conduct from police officers when he first watched body camera video of the incident that led to the death of a Black man in the city in March 2020. La’Ron Singletary, who was fired in mid-September a
Continue Reading So many talented musicians got their start as children: from Mozart to Michael Jackson, to Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. Fifteen-months-old Luca Yupanqui has them all beat: she recorded her first album before being born. “Sounds of the Unborn” will be released on April 2 by Sacred Bones Records. Luca’s sounds were captured by her
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in the Boone County Jail tonight after being accused of a Columbia sexual assault. Prosecutors have charged 24-year-old Xavier Gee with armed criminal action, two counts of 1st-degree sodomy, robbery and 3rd-degree assault. According to court documents, the victim was meeting Gee at a hotel. Police say once she
Continue Reading
President Joe Biden’s team is promising new guidance on school reopenings next week. But even as more Covid-19 vaccine shots go into arms two and half weeks into his administration, there is growing impatience and frustration among parents about the biggest question looming over their lives: when their children can get back in the classroom.
Continue Reading
On a key highway into India’s capital, men are doing their laundry in washing machines set up under a makeshift tent. Just three months ago, this six-lane expressway was a busy thoroughfare for commuters and large trucks bringing supplies into New Delhi. Now, the traffic has been replaced by an almost 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) stretch of
Continue Reading
A divided Supreme Court blocked California’s Covid-related ban on indoor worship services in a late-night order Friday but allowed other restrictions affecting houses of worship to remain in place. The justices fractured in the two cases — the latest to come before the court pitting religious groups against city and state officials seeking to stop
Continue Reading
Here are the local high school basketball scores from Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Smith-Cotton (34) Rock Bridge (73) FINAL Fulton (68) Moberly (53) FINAL North Callaway (81) Elsberry (59) FINAL Pilot Grove (62) Community (34) FINAL Father Tolton (68) St. Francis Borgia
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some changes could soon get approved to a controversial statue on Mizzou’s campus. A task force recommends the school add a sign near the Thomas Jefferson statue that explains his accomplishments, the policies he supported and that the former president also owned slaves. UM System President Mun Choi created the task force
Continue Reading Chicago may be closer to a teacher strike after Chicago Public Schools ordered some teachers back to work in person Monday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools said they had made their “last, best, and final offer” after a slew of meetings with union representatives. The Chicago Teachers Union responded that the leaders had
Continue Reading
A Texas florist charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection will be allowed to go to Mexico later this month, a federal judge ruled Friday. The case involving Jenny Cudd got national attention this week after she wrote to a judge asking for permission to visit Riviera Maya, Mexico, for a four-day retreat this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — UPDATE: Goodwill officials have found the mother of Precious Baby Phillips. Kerri Nettles with Goodwill says the mother called late Thursday (Feb. 4) afternoon and they are now working to return the box to her. The mother told officials that the box was
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) On Friday night Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk addressed rumors that he was a candidate for the job at UCF, by releasing a statement. In that statement Sterk said he typically never addresses claims like this, however, he wanted to address this one. “Currently, we have eight nationally-ranked programs and our student-athletes
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A mass vaccination site wrapped up in Jefferson City. The event was held at the LINC. According to Cole County Health Director Kristi Campbell, the health department vaccinated around 2,000 people, which was their goal. There were some no-shows so health officials called people on their backup list who are eligible.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is gearing up to vaccinate 2,000 people tomorrow at Faurot Field. More than 2,000 people were vaccinated with the first shot of Moderna’s vaccine yesterday. MU plans to host another clinic the week of February 15th but organizers are still deciding what exact day that will be. They are
Continue Reading
A New York judge ordered the State Board of Elections to certify Republican Claudia Tenney as the winner in New York’s 22nd Congressional District Friday, bringing the last unresolved race of the 2020 election closer to a final resolution. The ruling comes after months of disputes over the vote count and it puts Tenney, who
Continue Reading The State Department has informed Congress of its intent to reverse the Trump administration’s eleventh-hour decision to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization, a State Department official said Friday. “After a comprehensive review, we can confirm that the secretary intends to revoke the foreign terrorist organization and specially designated global terrorist designations
Continue Reading
The White House plans to bring back presidential addresses directly to the American people this weekend, continuing in the tradition of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats. “This is a time-honored tradition in the country of hearing from the President in this way, from FDR’s Fireside Chats to Ronald Reagan establishing the weekly presidential radio
Continue Reading