Health experts have long argued that face masks are critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus and ending the pandemic. But some elected officials and their constituents still refuse to wear them. Last week, President Joe Biden criticized states, including Texas and Mississippi, for lifting Covid-19 restrictions, including mask mandates. He accused governors in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Select pharmacies across Missouri are currently offering coronavirus vaccines to teachers as local education boards look to get students back to in-person classes five days a week. President Joe Biden says vaccinating educators is a priority and hopes to have every educator get at least one coronavirus vaccine shot by the end
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Amazon-backed food delivery startup Deliveroo has announced plans to give some of its busiest riders £10,000 bonuses ($13,850) when it goes public in a huge London IPO. Deliveroo on Monday confirmed plans to list on the London Stock Exchange following a surge in business during the pandemic. The total value of transactions processed on its
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Novak Djokovic has broken Roger Federer‘s all-time record for most weeks spent as the men’s world No.1. The Serbian has now topped the ATP rankings for a combined 311 weeks, surpassing Federer’s tally of 310 on Monday. Djokovic has enjoyed five different spells as the world’s best male tennis player, most recently wrestling top spot
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It’s International Women’s Day, and CNN asked women around the world what they’ve learned during the pandemic. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Stimulus The
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A UPS driver was moved to tears after his customers in Pennsylvania showed their appreciation in a big way. Chad Turns delivers for UPS in the small town of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, and is beloved by his customers, said resident Jenny Shickley. As seen in a video posted to Facebook by Adam Shickley, Jenny Shickley’s husband,
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Darrell Myers remembers the surreal feeling last March when nearly all passenger travel shut down, leaving cargo pilots like him flying all alone. “We saw the devastation hit the airline industry,” said Myers, the president of the Luxembourg Airline Pilots Association, who is a captain for Cargolux. “There were moments where my company, we were
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Standing amid the rubble left behind by the now defeated ISIS terrorists in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Pope Francis on Saturday declared hope to be “more powerful than hatred and peace more powerful than war.” Francis called for “harmonious coexistence” of people from different backgrounds and cultures while leading a prayer at a square
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President Joe Biden is set to sign two executive orders on Monday which will establish the White House Gender Policy Council and address sexual violence in the education field. The orders, to be signed on International Woman’s Day, are aimed at ensuring gender equality and equity throughout the federal government at a time when women,
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Tesla turned heads last month when it revealed that it had invested big in bitcoin. Now a Chinese company is jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, too. Meitu, a tech firm known for a popular photo-editing app, said Sunday that it bought some $40 million worth of cryptocurrency. That includes about $18 million worth of bitcoin
Continue Reading Troops in Myanmar have occupied hospitals and university campuses, and ramped up nighttime raids ahead of a nationwide strike to protest against the military coup, according to local media reports. It’s the latest move by the military junta, which seized power on February 1, to consolidate its control of the country in the face of
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MONDAY: It’ll be another sunny, but a little breezy, afternoon around Mid-Missouri. Temperatures will continue to climb, nearing 70 to kick off the week. However, winds out of the southwest and dry conditions will lead to a heightened fire danger. TONIGHT: We pick up some clouds overnight, keeping us fairly mild with that southerly wind.
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Among journalists in Queen Victoria’s England, Walter Bagehot was a central figure. Not only did he marry well — to the daughter of the Economist’s founder, whose death installed Bagehot in the editor’s chair — he also wrote a classic study of British government, “The English Constitution.” Of the monarchy’s role, Bagehot famously cautioned, “Above
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February’s extreme cold will naturally increase utility bills in Mid-Missouri. But some people are seeing larger-than-expected jumps in their bills. However, higher prices for energy on wholesale markets have also pushed bills higher in some places. Did your bill go up more than expected? Vote in the poll below.
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Katharine Dunn got really worried about her son Nolan even as his doctors told her she shouldn’t — the 13-year-old’s fever was “just a virus.” He didn’t have a sore throat or cough. His Covid-19 tests came back negative, twice. Then what had been a low-grade fever crept up to 104.4. “That’s when I knew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team wrapped up the regular season with an 86-80 loss to LSU on Saturday. You can watch our full recap in the video player below. The Tigers must now shift their focus to the SEC Tournament. No. 7 Mizzou will take on No. 10 Georgia in the second round
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. You can follow this link for more information on the seventh annual Camp Bowers this summer.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou quarterback Shawn Robinson is thriving at his new position this spring. ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones tells us how the senior is adjusting to the defensive side of the ball. “It’s so easy to just go full-go into something that’s unknown when you have the support of the people who are
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