The House is voting Thursday evening on a measure to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a decisive step that comes in the wake of recently unearthed incendiary and violent past statements from the congresswoman that have triggered widespread backlash from Democrats and divided congressional Republicans. House Democrats, who control the
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Another effort aimed at ensuring college athletes make money off their names, images and likenesses was introduced by Democratic lawmakers on Thursday. The College Athlete Economic Freedom Act, sponsored by Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts and Connecticut’s Sen. Chris Murphy, is the latest push for legislative action amid a debate on athlete compensation under a
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area man is now the third Missourian facing federal charges in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Paul S. Westover of Lake St. Louis made his initial court appearance Thursday on a felony count of impeding law enforcement officers. He’s also charged with three misdemeanors accusing him
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Two Google engineers have resigned from the tech giant, citing the departure late last year of prominent Black artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru. The resignations are the latest salvos in an ongoing fight between the company and workers who are furious about its lack of diversity. In a letter posted to LinkedIn dated January 5,
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds and chilly with gusty westerly winds up to 30 mph. Lows in the low 20s. TOMORROW: Breezy with partial cloud cover. Highs in the upper 30s to around 40. EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day goes into effect on Saturday with another disturbance rolling in from the north that will bring snowfall through
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Amid the hustle and bustle of a new administration — especially one assembling in the aftermath of attempted insurrection and an ongoing pandemic — it can be difficult to remember that Americans just emerged from the most successful, secure election in our country’s history. Despite a similarly historic and unprecedented effort to deny that reality,
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day Saturday through midday Sunday for the potential of accumulating snow through tonight followed by bitterly cold wind chills into Sunday morning.
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Back in the spring, no one was sure what an NFL season would look like with the coronavirus pandemic. Could it be pulled off? The virus led to shuffled schedules, including a Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers game being played on a Wednesday afternoon. The Denver Broncos had to play a game without a quarterback.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — For more than a decade, a Davenport church has been serving up meals for people who are homeless. Tom and Sandy Lagomarcino are heading up the efforts recently at Bethel Wesley United Methodist Church. Usually, they’d serve up dinner at King’s Harvest shelter. But
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KANSAS CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs finished their final day of media availability ahead of Super Bowl LV on Thursday. We spoke with Andy Reid, Travis Kelce, and many more before they depart for Tampa on Saturday. Following a COVID-19 scare with the team barber, both Demarcus Robinson and Daniel Kilgore continue to
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One of the indelible images from the January 6 invasion of the US Capitol is of Jacob Chansley dressed in horns, a bearskin headdress, red, white and blue face paint, and carrying a spear. Chansley had been deeply affected by the relentless assertions of former President Donald Trump that the election was stolen. And yet
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A new and dangerous street drug is emerging in the US. It’s called xylazine, though it’s better known by its street name, “tranq”. It’s a non-opioid sedative used in veterinary medicine, typically with horses. And in Philadelphia, where drug overdoses have spiked to historic highs, it was present in nearly one-third of all fatal opioid
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The Kansas City Police Department said the man is suspected of a 2016 homicide.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson is promoting a plan to pay top state employees incentives for their work. A similar plan was dropped last year after budget writers questioned whether it was legal. Parson’s plan would set aside $5.1 million for incentives for the top 10% of state employees in 15 departments.
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When Andre Hill’s family learned the former Ohio police officer who killed him will face charges, they knew it was too early to celebrate. “The family of Andre Hill is relieved this morning. But they are not satisfied with an indictment of the police officer who killed Andre Hill as he held a cell phone
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Active military personnel and veterans are over-represented among the first 150 people to be arrested and have records released for federal offenses in the violence and insurrection at the US Capitol. Analysis by CNN of Pentagon records and court proceedings show 21 of the 150, or 14%, are current or former members of the US
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The Biden administration has repeatedly floated plans to ramp up Covid-19 vaccine production through the Defense Production Act, which was passed in 1950 in response to the Korean War. “It was invoked, and it means our work is ongoing with companies to ensure that we are expediting the manufacturing of materials to ensure that we
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After an online campaign urging MTV Base to cancel its annual MTV Africa Music Awards over allegations of human rights abuses by the Ugandan government, the TV channel postponed the awards Thursday, which was due to be held in the East African country’s capital, Kampala. “It was painful to see MTV was being used to
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A more contagious coronavirus variant is on the rise in the United States and could become dominant in hot spots like Florida and Southern California “within a few weeks,” according to a testing company that has helped identify the largest share of variant cases in the US. The company, Helix, has been tracking evidence suggesting
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