After several wild weeks in the spotlight, GameStop’s released financial results for the three months ended January 30 that fell short of Wall Street expectations. Now the gaming retailer is working to turn things around: Along with the earnings report, it outlined changes aimed at transforming itself into “a customer-obsessed technology company that delights gamers,”
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending the Affordable Care Act special enrollment period by three months to August 15, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The change will allow Americans more time to take advantage of benefits granted through the Covid relief law — including increased federal subsidies to reduce premiums. “As a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is entering the final stretch of its spring practices. The Tigers were outside for the first half of practice on Tuesday, but they moved indoors due to the bad weather. https://youtu.be/CPM2Gnjjxvk Defensive coordinator Steve Wilks said he was proud of the way his team kept its focus throughout
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7-Eleven wants to get in on the growing popularity of fast food drive-thrus. So it’s opening one for its taco restaurant. The convenience store chain said Tuesday that it is opening a Laredo Taco location with a drive-thru in Dallas. Typically, Laredo Taco locations can be found in 7-Eleven stores themselves. This is the first
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A New York State Assembly committee that is conducting an impeachment investigation into Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo publicly met with attorneys for the first time on Tuesday and promised a wide-ranging review of his conduct, with a scope that will go beyond sexual harassment allegations and his handling of nursing home deaths due to Covid-19.
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Robinhood filed confidentially for an IPO on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Business, a development that shows the trading startup is forging ahead despite a recent series of public-relations nightmares. The filing, which Robinhood confirmed in a brief statement Tuesday afternoon, demonstrates how confident the company is in its growth prospects
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Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Humans aren’t the only ones ready to say goodbye to snow and hello to spring. Birds are starting to migrate back to the Quad Cities and plants are just about ready to poke out of the ground. But for a few species of frogs,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Xavier Pinson has entered the transfer portal, according to an MU spokesman. Pinson scored two points in just 18 minutes in the Tigers first round NCAA Tournament loss to Oklahoma on Saturday night. He was not in the game for the final six minutes. The Chicago native averaged 13.6 points
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When the call came in about someone at a grocery store possibly armed with “a patrol rifle,” Officer Eric Talley headed straight toward the danger. He was the first Boulder police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store Monday afternoon. The 51-year-old quickly lost his life trying to save others. As Colorado and the
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The Pentagon said Tuesday it has received a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at Joint Base San Antonio and Fort Bliss in Texas. “We’ll analyze it and evaluate it, just like we would any other request for assistance,” Pentagon spokesperson retired Adm. John Kirby said
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Exit polls following Israel’s fourth general election in under two years are pointing to another very close result, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comfortably on track to lead the largest party in parliament, but facing an anxious wait to see if his preferred coalition allies secure enough support to make building a new government straightforward.
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President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening it. In his first two months in office, Biden has taken several steps to bolster the landmark health reform law, which marks its 11th anniversary on Tuesday, and to embed it even
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The thought of summer camp in the not-too-distant future will likely bring smiles to many parents’ faces. After all, splashing in a pool, getting messy with arts and crafts, and running around a soccer or baseball field is probably a welcome break from nonstop Roblox games, too much time spent on social media, and endless
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — Everyone who lives or works in Miami Beach is hoping for a much calmer week and weekend ahead. Still, the tumultuous couple of days of spring break trouble has been more than enough for some people. Faced with a pandemic and unruly crowds
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Over 400 guns were turned in during Los Angeles’ anonymous gun buyback program over the weekend. According to police, 304 guns were turned in Saturday at the Van Nuys site and 140 were collected at the South Los Angeles site. Owners received gift
Continue Reading President Joe Biden, facing his first major decision about American troops abroad, has found himself weighing competing instincts: to wind down the 20-year war in Afghanistan, a position he’s held for more than a decade, or to remain in the hopes of avoiding a Taliban takeover. The decision, which administration and congressional sources said could
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The bender appears to be over for booming booze sales sparked by the pandemic. For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across the United States forcing Americans to stay home, retail alcohol sales have fallen. That’s according to newly released data from Nielsen, which reported that total sales declined 1.9% for
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Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The death of Texas Roadhouse Founder and CEO Kent Taylor is raising awareness about the potential long-term effects of COVID-19. Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor (Credit: Texas Roadhouse) Taylor died by suicide last week after suffering from unbearable symptoms related to the virus,
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain exiting early. Lows in the mid-upper 40s with winds out of the southwest at about 15 mph. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy with highs in the mid-upper 50s. Winds gusting up to 25 mph. EXTENDED: We get a brief break from rain on Wednesday with the next low
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday used the latest mass shooting to offer his most vocal push for gun control since taking office, saying the deaths of 10 people at a grocery store in Colorado should jolt Washington and the nation into action. It was a message past presidents have also wielded to disappointing results. But
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