House Majority Whip James Clyburn on Wednesday blasted Sen. Lindsey Graham over his comments that aid to Black farmers in the Covid-19 relief bill are “reparations” and called for his fellow South Carolinian to get back in touch with Christianity. “Lindsey Graham is from South Carolina. He knows South Carolina’s history. He knows what the
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In the second half of 2020, Republican-led states had higher Covid-19 case rates and death rates than Democrat-led states, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on Tuesday. States with Democratic governors had higher case and death rates in the early months of the pandemic, but trends reversed in the
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BOONE/HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is inviting nearby residents and travelers to share their thoughts on the possible replacements of the Route 240 spur bridge over Moniteau Creek, near Rocheport, and the Route 40 bridge over Salt Creek and the Katy Trail. Officials report the the 58-year-old Moniteau Creek bridge and
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV relating to Piers Morgan’s comments about her mental health, CNN has learned. ITV announced on Tuesday that Morgan would leave the program he hosted, “Good Morning Britain,” after he cast doubt on whether Meghan had suicidal thoughts, a major revelation from her blockbuster
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Click here for updates on this story SOMERSWORTH, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A skater used his Apple Watch to call 911 after crashing through the ice and into a New Hampshire river. It happened around 2 p.m. on Sunday. William Rogers plunged into the Salmon Falls River around 40 feet from shore. “It just went
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with storms likely after 10PM. Some storms may bring heavy rain, isolated gusty winds up to 50 mph, and potentially isolated large hail up to 1″ in diameter, especially along and north of I-70. Lows in the low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms during the day. Rain chances
Continue Reading The White House plans to deploy its messaging blitz to tout the newly passed $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan to “every corner” of the country in the weeks ahead, zeroing in on key components each day as it seeks to maintain — or build on — the proposal’s current popularity, according to an internal memo
Continue Reading France will speed up the declassification of secret defense archives, including those related to its war with Algeria, as it continues to grapple with its colonial history. France colonized Algeria from 1830 until its independence in 1962 following a seven-year war. The Elysee Palace said French President Emmanuel Macron took the decision to introduce a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Homeowners in a newer West Omaha subdivision are shocked to learn what is being built in the middle of their neighborhood. They’re used to home construction in Spruce Ridge but one new foundation has neighbors taking a second look. Neighbor Steve Knapp said,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A quick-thinking Atlanta police officer was able to nab a murder suspect moments after a shooting. It happened February 27 on Moreland Avenue near Memorial Drive. According to Atlanta police, members of Atlanta Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit were assigned to a street racing detail.Around
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Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington has sent letters to the House Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Ethics requesting they launch investigations into three Republican lawmakers, over accusations of the trio “instigating and aiding” the deadly January 6 riot on the Capitol. Jayapal asks the two groups to “thoroughly investigate” the activity
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have given initial approval to a gas tax hike, despite Republican division over tax increases. The bill would raise Missouri’s gas tax of 17 cents per gallon for the first time in two decades. It stalled Tuesday after hours of Republican infighting, but a compromise that lowered the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OLD SAYBROOK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Fire crews were called to the Walmart in Old Saybrook for the report of an unknown odor within the building. It happened around 11:30 a.m. at the Boston Post Road store. The fire chief said the odor was coming from acid gas vapors
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President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is directing the US Department of Health and Human Services to purchase an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The administration and the pharmaceutical giant still need to negotiate when these 100 million doses will be available but it will likely happen later
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Cloud-based security camera company Verkada confirmed on Wednesday that it is grappling with a cybersecurity incident after multiple reports said hackers had breached customer video feeds at a wide range of businesses. The incident, which was first reported by Bloomberg, is said to have allowed the intruders to access feeds from as many as 150,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congress is sending President Joe Biden the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after the House approved the bill Wednesday with a vote of 220 to 211. The Senate passed the measure over unanimous Republican opposition four days ago. All of Mid-Missouri’s congressional delegation voted against the COVID-19 relief bill. Representative Vicky Hartzler
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Unaccompanied minors from Central America are again overwhelming the US immigration system as they cross the US-Mexico border. The new administration has worked hard to distinguish President Joe Biden‘s focus on a humanitarian immigration policy from his predecessor’s hard-line approach. But right now, the fact is that there are kids detained at the border in
Continue Reading A Des Moines Register reporter whose trial was the subject of outrage among press freedom advocates was acquitted Wednesday on all charges stemming from her arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last summer. After a three-day trial, a jury took only two hours to find the reporter, Andrea May Sahouri, was not guilty
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A nonprofit watchdog group has filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics, requesting an investigation into 13 Republican House members who used the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse to skip in-person votes to attend a conservative conference last month. The Campaign for Accountability in its complaint requested guidance “explaining that members of Congress
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Michigan police charged a 33-year-old man Tuesday after a student brought a homemade explosive device to a high school and accidentally detonated it. David Robert Daniel Saylor — who turns 34 on Wednesday — was arraigned on one count of manufacturing a Molotov cocktail and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor,
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