Pen Farthing was on a flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Houston when the news broke: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was going to stop missions like his for at least the next year. Farthing was bringing two dogs rescued by US troops in Afghanistan to their new homes in the United States.
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The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US. It needs to pass the House and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
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Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are the latest to push new state-level voting restrictions, with a key state House committee on Tuesday advancing a major election overhaul bill that the state’s Democratic governor blasted as “extreme.” “Pennsylvania had a free, fair and secure election in November 2020 with record turnout, in which people embraced mail-in voting
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Joe Tsai has some reassurance for those who are worried about the future of Hong Kong — and his pal, Jack Ma. The Alibaba co-founder spoke out separately on both topics in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. He predicted that despite the pandemic, economic slump and geopolitical tension, “Hong Kong is going to be
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Updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Breath is a powerful force — without it, there is no life. But what you might not realize is that the quality of your breathing directly impacts the quality of your life. Breathing plays a vital role in how you think, feel, rest and recover, and it even impacts your posture and movement. In this
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TODAY: Sunshine continues with low humidity and highs at 90 degrees. TOMORROW: A Weather Alert Day is in effect for Thursday as highs are tracking into the mid-upper 90s. With more moisture moving in, triple-digit heat indixes are possible in the afternoon. There’s a potential for light showers tomorrow morning in northern Missouri as a
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China said Tuesday that radiation levels around the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant are normal, following CNN’s exclusive report the United States government was assessing a reported leak at the facility. “There is no abnormality in the radiation environment around the nuclear power plant. Its safety is guaranteed,” foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a news
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Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Tuesday that places limits on local health officials’ ability to issue extended orders such as those seen in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fiona Hill, once then-President Donald Trump’s top Russia adviser, said Tuesday evening that she was so alarmed during Trump’s 2018 press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin that she had looked for a fire alarm to pull and considered faking a medical emergency. “I just thought, let’s cut this off and try to end it.
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Georgia authorities have identified a grocery store cashier killed during a face mask dispute and the man accused of shooting her. DeKalb County police said Laquitta Willis, 41, was the victim in Monday’s shooting at Big Bear grocery store in Decatur, just outside of Atlanta. Willis was killed after an argument over a face mask,
Continue Reading Twenty-eight Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) Tuesday — the largest incursion since the self-ruled island began regularly reporting such actions last year, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense. Tuesday’s flights — which included fighter jets, bombers, and anti-submarine and early warning aircraft — surpassed the previous peak of 25
Continue Reading The death certificate of Jamal Sutherland, who died earlier this year in a South Carolina jail while being forcibly removed from a cell by deputies, has been changed to say the manner of death is homicide, attorneys for his family told CNN on Tuesday. Sutherland died on January 5 while in custody at the Sheriff
Continue Reading An entire crew of workers at a fast food restaurant in Pakistan were allegedly detained on the weekend after refusing police officers’ demands for free burgers, according to a statement from the company. Burger joint Johnny & Jugnu in the eastern city of Lahore said in a statement on Facebook that a group of police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation in connection with a Columbia arson case from April. According to online court records, Alruekia Brown-Wells pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree assault. Brown-Wells was arrested on felony charges of first-degree arson and endangering the welfare of a
Continue Reading Peloton users are being warned of a new security threat relating to the touchscreen on their Bike+ that could potentially be controlled by hackers. In a report released Wednesday, cybersecurity company McAfee discovered a vulnerability that allows hackers to access Peloton’s bike screen and potentially spy on riders using its microphone and camera. However, the
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US officials are seeking a $25 million fine from Air Canada, accusing the airline of failing to provide timely refunds to more than 5,000 passengers during the coronavirus pandemic. The formal complaint is the first enforcement action that the Department of Transportation has announced against an airline since the pandemic upended the travel industry in
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Alabama pastor Ed Litton will be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention following a narrow election win Tuesday — a victory for the more moderate establishment against a conservative insurgency in an ongoing fight within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The vote comes as the SBC has been grappling with questions about racial
Continue Reading The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report into the May 29 plane crash that killed seven people, including Remnant Fellowship Church founder and Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara and her husband, “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures” actor William J. Lara. The plane crashed into Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, Tennessee, after taking off
Continue Reading When the Tokyo Olympics put out a call for volunteers, Nima Esnaashari signed up along with thousands of others in Japan eager to soak up the atmosphere of the world’s biggest sporting event. But the closer the Games get, the more anxious he’s becoming about the risk of catching Covid-19. Like the majority of Japan’s
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