This weekend kicks off “Hot Vax Summer,” an unofficial term meaning that vaccinated Americans are ready to go wild and make up for lost time. We’re going on vacation again, drinking heavily (still), dressing up and eating out. Oh, we’re apparently having a lot of sex, too — so, good for us! Here’s some of
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Top US vacation spots are welcoming travelers for the first big holiday weekend of the Covid-19 vaccine era. Now that, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 40% of Americans are fully vaccinated, Memorial Day weekend seems to herald the start of a semi-normal summer, with at least 37 million people
Continue Reading America’s truck driver shortage is driving pay higher. But it’s not solving the scarcity of truckers. Massive increases in online ordering during the pandemic have sent demand for delivery truck drivers through the roof. That’s increased competition for those willing to be long-haul truckers, forcing those trucking companies to hike pay. But that hasn’t persuaded
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Here’s some background information about Salmonella. Facts Salmonellosis, the infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella, is one of the most frequently reported foodborne illnesses in the United States. Prono: sal•mo•nel•la. The first “L” is pronounced, unlike the silent “L” in salmon, the fish. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Reports of Selected Salmonella Outbreak Investigations.
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Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the body of a child found by hikers Friday morning. The boy is believed to be Hispanic and about 10 years old, Lt. Ray Spencer of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. He was 4 feet, 11 inches tall and weighed 123 pounds.
Continue Reading As more schools reconsider the role of legacy status in college admissions, Colorado has taken a significant step toward leveling the playing field. Gov. Jared Polis signed a law earlier this week banning officials at state-supported higher education institutions from considering family relationships to alumni — otherwise known as legacy preference — as a criteria
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The intelligence community’s push to uncover the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic has largely relied on traditional intelligence-gathering tools up until now, but President Joe Biden’s 90-day “redoubled” effort is intended in part to elevate scientific analysis. The effort will bring in the National Labs, a collection of 17 elite research facilities under the Energy
Continue Reading A team of Australian scientists has discovered a curious “chocolate frog” tree frog in the lowland rainforests of New Guinea. Tree frogs are known for their green skin — but due to its brown coloring, researchers named it “chocolate frog” — and the name stuck. “The closest known relative of Litoria mira is the Australian
Continue Reading It’s all true. Memorial Day weekend may very well look like it did before the coronavirus pandemic upended life more than a year ago. Vaccines have made the gradual return to normalcy possible. To date, more than 166 million people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the US Centers
Continue Reading A Philadelphia restaurant owner celebrated his birthday and a return from lockdown in the most Philadelphia way possible — a 510-foot-long cheesesteak. Rene Kobeitri, owner of Rim Cafe, said it was the longest Philly cheesesteak in the world, breaking the previous record of 480 feet. Kobeitri told CNN that chefs from across the United States
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene has turned herself into one of the most visible Republicans in the country — stoking an endless stream of controversies that has caused headaches for a defeated party trying to find its footing while she rakes in campaign cash without fear of consequences. Her most recent incendiary comments have followed her home
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol will have an increased presence out on the roads and water this Memorial Day Weekend. According to AAA, more than 37 million people are expected to travel this holiday weekend. The company also states that 90% of those 37 million people are expected to get to their
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TODAY: Cloudy early with more sunshine in the afternoon. Cool in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: High pressure will continue pushing clouds out, warming us into the low 70s by Sunday afternoon. EXTENDED: Memorial Day starts off dry with rain possible by the afternoon. Highs will be in the 70s and rain will stay scattered. Storms aren’t
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There is good news for the United States as people get ready for Memorial Day weekend. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is predicting that Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths will fall over the next four weeks. The CDC ensemble forecasts conclude that there will be a total of 596,000 to 606,000 Covid-19
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Hundreds of men in Ethiopia’s restive region of Tigray were released on Thursday evening, eyewitnesses and aid workers said, following a CNN report into their detention that prompted international outcry. Speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity, out of fear for their safety, the sources said that the soldiers had released all but a “handful”
Continue Reading These sliders show what some areas of Tulsa, Oklahoma, look like now, compared with what they looked like 100 years ago following the Tulsa race massacre.
Continue Reading Politicians like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others shouldn’t liken contemporary events to the Holocaust because such comparisons cheapen the horrific magnitude of the genocide of 6 million Jews, historians and advocacy groups say. “The Holocaust was a unique event in human history, encompassing evils so great it is nearly indescribable,” said Amy Lutz, a
Continue Reading As those who are vaccinated peek out beyond our masks, people are looking for a return to summers past in 2021. Many are trying to book summer camps, find out whether pools are open, plan vacations and fill out out calendars with family and friends. And do we need backup plans in case there are
Continue Reading (CNN) — Weam Elastal was bonding with her dad over a broken television set the night an Israeli military plane bombed their family home in 2014, her father says. The house, in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Yunis, immediately crumbled, raining heavy stone and concrete blocks over their heads. Weam, only 9 at the time,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell in the first game of its home Super Regional, 2-1, against James Madison University on Friday night. You can watch the full interview with Mizzou pitcher Jordan Weber in the video player below. https://youtu.be/h1W-l8XchNQ It was a pitcher’s ball game throughout. MU’s Jordan Weber finished with nine
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