Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved to the ground and killed. Strangers hurled insults and rocks at an Asian American family’s home. A business owner’s restaurant was spray-painted with “Kung flu,” “go back 2 China” and “hope U
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake of the Ozarks woman accused of trying to hire someone to commit murder was in court Monday. Leigh Bauman appeared in Camden County court on a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony. Another court hearing is scheduled for her at 9 a.m. on April 7. Investigators say she tried
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Americans have spent the past year going absolutely wild over fried chicken sandwiches. Now, Popeyes hopes to bring the craze to the United Kingdom. The company on Tuesday unveiled plans to open its first UK restaurant later this year, following successful launches in Spain and Switzerland, as it accelerates its expansion outside of the United
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More and more American schoolchildren are returning to the classroom. In New York, 55,000 of the city’s public school high schoolers returned Monday. (That’s a fraction of the city’s high schoolers, but it’s a start). In Los Angeles, the teacher’s union approved a plan to get elementary school kids back by mid-April and middle and
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Lego is launching a new set that is out of this world: the space shuttle Discovery and the Hubble Space Telescope. The set, which will be released on April 1, was created in partnership with NASA to mark the 40th anniversary since the first space shuttle flight on April 12, 1981, that started a new
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Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor died from natural causes Monday, according to the Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor, who played for the Lakers for 14 seasons and was an All-Star 11 times, was 86. “Elgin was the love of my life and my best friend,” his wife, Elaine, said in a statement provided by the
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AFTERNOON UPDATE: Clouds have limited the amount of instability for storms to tap into this afternoon, so what we have seen so far has stayed sub severe with scattered lightning and heavy rain. As storms move east, there will be a small window for strong/severe storms through about 5-6PM, but the overall risk is low.
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Police in Colorado responded Monday afternoon to reports of an active shooter at a grocery store in south Boulder. The Boulder police tweeted about 2:49 p.m. (4:49 p.m. ET) that there was an “Active Shooter at the King Soopers on Table Mesa. AVOID THE AREA.” More than two hours later, the shopping center was still
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Months after the death of her brother Benjamin, Riley Keough is looking to help others deal with grief. The actress posted on her verified Instagram account Sunday a quote attributed to 13th century poet and scholar Rumi, which read “Be a lamp or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced Monday afternoon his intentions to replace Roy Blunt in the US Senate. Greitens made the announcement while speaking to Bret Baier on Fox News. Greitens released the following statement in a press release: Washington, D.C. is controlled by establishment politicians who serve Beltway lobbyists instead of
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The US Border Patrol has detained more than 11,000 unaccompanied migrant children between February 28 to March 20, according to preliminary government data reviewed by CNN, already eclipsing the number of minors apprehended in the full month of February. In recent weeks, the number of encounters of children crossing the US-Mexico border alone has continued
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The Senate confirmed Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be Labor secretary, elevating the former union boss to oversee the federal department in charge of workplace conditions, benefits and rights. The vote was 68 to 29. Walsh first joined the Laborers’ Union Local 223 at age 21. By 2011, he had risen to lead the Boston
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is set to unveil a trio of bills designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs and give American consumers access to the competitive global drug market. On Tuesday, Sanders will introduce the three bills ahead of a hearing in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Carrollton Township, Michigan (WNEM) — A local apartment complex is a complete loss after an overnight fire claimed the life of one man and left roughly a dozen residents displaced. The fire spread quickly at the Bauer Drive Apartments, trapping some residents on their balconies until firefighters could
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Police in Colorado responded Monday afternoon to reports of an active shooter at a grocery store in south Boulder. The Boulder police tweeted there is an “Active Shooter at the King Soopers on Table Mesa. AVOID THE AREA.” The supermarket is part of a large shopping center with a two-story strip mall next door. King
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As a second-term Congressman Colin Allred carefully respects the traditions of his hallowed workplace. “You can’t even step on the floor without a suit jacket on,” he told CNN Sport via a remote link from his office in Dallas. But on January 6, 2021, after witnessing the horrors of a deadly, armed insurrection at the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TANNERSVILLE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Pictures are being shared on several different social media outlets showing a ski lift chair on the ground at Camelback Resort near Tannersville. A father and his two children were riding the lift when it fell off a ski lift line and crashed to
Continue Reading After years of debate and thousands of public comments, California finally approved an ethnic studies model curriculum for its K-12 students last week. The nearly 900-page curriculum was approved by the state Board of Education on Thursday, following hours of public comments. The curriculum has been under development for nearly four years and the version
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers moving in after 10PM. Rain continues overnight with lows near 50 degrees. Winds from the southeast between 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Rain amounts between 0.25″ and 0.5″. TOMORROW: Morning showers followed by clouds and gusty winds. Isolated to scattered storms are possible between noon and 4:00
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Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WLOS) — A new member of Greenville Zoo that’s captured the hearts of many now has an official name: Providence! Greenville Zoo made the announcement online, saying the name for the newest female giraffe calf was chosen by the Moore family who put in the
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