COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is preparing to welcome back 2020 graduates for graduation festivities, taking place Saturday and Sunday in Columbia. There will be 1,500 students taking part in graduation festivities, according to a Mizzou spokesman. Commencement ceremonies begin Saturday, with four ceremonies taking place at Mizzou Arena throughout the day. Ceremony
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Although there’s a growing sense that normalcy is within reach after the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, experts are continuing to push for more vaccinations — particularly as new research details the long-term consequences for those who are diagnosed with the virus. In what the authors say is the largest study to date of the long-term impact,
Continue Reading Many people worry about cholesterol, and with good reason. More than a third of Americans have high cholesterol, putting them at greater risk of stroke and heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. What you eat can play an important role in maintaining cardiovascular health, and it is reasonable to think
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In the face of a natural disaster, one group of furry creatures used the opportunity to form new friendships. After Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico in 2017 and caused immense damage, researchers found rhesus macaques, a species of monkey living on Cayo Santiago became more sociable with each other, according to a study published
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Severe storms are going to roll through the Southeast this weekend, teeing up an active few days of rough weather. 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.)
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Eight witnesses and a confession from the real perpetrator couldn’t save Valentino Dixon from being handed a prison sentence of nearly 40 years for a crime he didn’t commit. But a drawing of the famous 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Course did. The New York native was sentenced in 1992 for the fatal shooting
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President Joe Biden on Friday aims to highlight the economic opportunities of climate action a day after announcing an ambitious new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at his Leaders Summit on Climate from the White House. On Thursday, the President committed the US to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% below
Continue Reading A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting Thursday night in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter left one person dead and others injured, according to the San Diego Police Department. Police responded to the incident in the downtown area at around 10:30 p.m., SDPD officer John Buttle told CNN. One person was shot and killed,
Continue Reading The United Nations Security Council has voiced “deep concern” over a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region for the first time since conflict erupted there five months ago, calling for reported atrocities to be investigated. In a statement Thursday, the body urged investigations into “human rights violations and abuses, including reports of sexual violence
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TODAY: Spot rain showers will be with us as we wake up this morning. We’re tracking the potential for some dry time around lunch, but showers and storms will move back in during the afternoon and evening. High temperatures will be in the mid-50s. TONIGHT: After those thunderstorms roll through, widespread rain is expected to
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Ten of the 12 founding members might have officially pulled out of the European Super League, but Barcelona has reiterated its commitment to the idea. On Tuesday, the new project collapsed spectacularly — less than 48 hours after it was announced — following the withdrawal of the six Premier League teams from the competition. Italian
Continue Reading A sixth body has been recovered several miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, where a commercial vessel capsized on April 13, according to the Lafourche Parish Coroner. There were 19 people on board the 129-foot commercial liftboat, known as Seacor Power, at the time of the capsize, according to the US Coast Guard. Six people
Continue Reading A mural of George Floyd in Houston was vandalized, Police Chief Troy Finner said Thursday. The vandalism was carried out overnight by “some knucklehead” and he doesn’t “know what their motivation is, hate, or whatever,” Finner said. CNN affiliate KTRK reported the mural in Floyd’s hometown was defaced with a racial epithet which was then
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Investors who back upstart companies are known for their optimism. But when it comes to the wall of money pouring into clean energy, their enthusiasm is tinged with concern. “I always worry something is going to happen and it will suck the wind out of the market,” said Craig Lawrence, who led energy and clean
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Marib has the forlorn feel of a place awaiting its destiny, while embracing stoic and stubborn optimism. The fabled desert oasis, and reputed home to the Queen of Sheba, is today hot, dry and dusty. The rainy season approaches, as does an anticipated Iran-backed Houthi offensive. Empty plastic bags and crumpled water bottles interspersed with
Continue Reading A prisoner who escaped from a Nevada jail 27 years ago is back in US custody after being captured in Mexico, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections and the US Marshals Service. Samuel Avalos-Gallardo, 52, was discovered living in Nayarit, Mexico, and arrested in January 2020. Now, after a lengthy extradition process, he is
Continue Reading Shuki Weiss is starting to see the post-Covid light. The music promoter, who has helped bring the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Rolling Stones to play in Israel, has started to feel his hard-hit industry waking up again in the past month. “Each show which we have announced in the last 14 days was
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A Democratic congressman has filed a bill that would expand the court and President Joe Biden has appointed a commission to study restructuring it. Republicans are solidly opposed to the effort.
Continue Reading Three Uyghur parents who publicly appealed to Beijing to let their children leave China have been accused, without evidence, of child abandonment and terrorism by the Chinese government. In separate statements, all three denied the allegations and called on Chinese authorities to allow their families to reunite. In March, CNN revealed the stories of two
Continue Reading With Washington rejoining international efforts against climate change under President Joe Biden, the United States and China now have a new area of competition — leading the world in staving off environmental catastrophe. On Wednesday, Biden hosted a virtual two-day climate summit attended by 40 other world leaders, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who just
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