Almost a million people signed up for 2021 health insurance coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange during the first 10 weeks of President Joe Biden’s special enrollment period, according to data released Thursday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s well over double the number who turned to the exchange in
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Unaccompanied migrant children now spend an average of around 24 hours in Border Patrol custody, a Biden administration official said Thursday, down from the more than 100 hours that CNN reported in March. US law permits children to remain in these jail-like border facilities for only 72 hours before being transferred to the custody of
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Peloton is estimating its treadmill recall will cost the company about $165 million in lost revenue during the the current quarter, and result in a $16 million hit to its profits. After weeks of fighting a call by federal safety regulators to recall its Tread and Tread+ treadmills tied to one infant death and reports
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One of my family’s favorite activities is sitting around the firepit under a clear night sky, equipped with blankets and all the fixings for s’mores, of course. The pandemic patio purchase has served us well on Saturday nights throughout the seasons as we look to the stars as our entertainment. We point out the constellations
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The Biden administration is weighing unfreezing $1 billion in Iranian funds that the country could use for humanitarian relief, amid the negotiations for the US to reenter the 2015 nuclear deal and bring Iran back into compliance with its terms. It is not clear whether the release of the funds would occur unilaterally, but one
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Montana will soon stop paying federal pandemic unemployment benefits to its residents, opting instead to provide $1,200 return-to-work bonuses. It is the first state to end participation in the historic federal expansion of jobless benefits, which Congress enacted last spring as the coronavirus pandemic began upending the national economy and costing millions of Americans their
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Two Spanish journalists and an Irish citizen have been killed after they were kidnapped during an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso on Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed the deaths of the Spanish nationals Tuesday in a post on Twitter. “The worst news has been confirmed. All of our affection for the families,” he
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is “actively looking” at strengthening security assistance to Ukraine as he pledged support for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russian aggression. The top US diplomat arrived in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday night after meeting with the G7 Foreign Ministers in London,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Salem man is charged Thursday for robbery after an incident at the Walmart Supercenter off Conley Road. According to police, James Hanks, 37, of Salem, also threatened an employee while demanding money on April 29. Officials say officers found and arrested Hanks on Tuesday for an unrelated warrant. The Department’s Criminal
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A center tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received 6,603 firsthand complaints since last year. Stop AAPI Hate began tracking violence and harassment on March 19 last year as more Asian Americans were verbally and physically assaulted while erroneously being blamed for the Covid-19 pandemic. More than a year
Continue Reading A Capitol riot defendant has asked a federal judge for permission to call his mother, his Capitol riot co-defendant, on Mother’s Day. Eric Munchel, the so-called “zip tie man,” and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, are charged in the January 6 Capitol riot, with prosecutors alleging they picked up zip ties inside the building and went
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MARSHALL, Mo (KMIZ) Marshall police are looking for the suspect that robbed Advance America at gunpoint Thursday morning. According to employees, the suspect entered the business and demanded money while displaying a firearm. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money. Officials report no one was injured during the robbery.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR) — Concern is rising from local leaders over Sacramento’s new police use-of-force policy. Some say it could drive officers to retire, and one city council member voted no. If the policy changes, Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn says so would training at the academy. Sacramento
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One of my family’s favorite activities is sitting around the firepit under a clear night sky, equipped with blankets and all the fixings for s’mores, of course. The pandemic patio purchase has served us well on Saturday nights throughout the seasons as we look to the stars as our entertainment. We point out the constellations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — Kim Kardashian was named in a federal civil forfeiture action over statue known as “Fragment of Myron’s Samian Athena” which is believed to have been looted and smuggled from Italy. The statue was seized by Homeland Security Investigations officials at the Port
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Reunited, and it feels so painful, as Jason Statham, co-writer/director Guy Ritchie and an old-fashioned revenge plot add up to “Wrath of Man,” a serviceable, ultraviolent thriller if you can weather the exceptionally bad tough guy dialogue. Statham doesn’t speak in much of it, in a movie that operates under the maxim leave no bullet
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia College Cougars will advance further into the AMC Tournament after a 7-5 win over William Woods on Thursday afternoon. The Cougars matched the program high for most, consecutive wins with their 28th straight victory. The team started quickly, with a four-run advantage over the Owls for the majority of the
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As some public school districts move toward embracing critical race theory in their curriculums, others — like in Idaho — are doing the opposite. Idaho lawmakers have advanced a bill that would prohibit public schools, including public universities, from teaching that “any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior,”
Continue Reading A 31-year-old French woman was shot and burned alive by her estranged husband in broad daylight, authorities said on Thursday, in a brutal killing that has stunned the country and reignited anger over femicides. Prosecutor Frédérique Porterie said in a news conference that witnesses heard screams and gunshots, then saw a woman fall to the
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds and chilly, lows in the low 40s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and breezy with west winds up to 20 mph. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. EXTENDED: Spotty showers will be possible through Saturday morning, with a possible break during the day. There is still some uncertainty in model forecast guidance regarding the
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