July 2021

Search and rescue teams look for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside

Some Champlain Towers condo board members quit in 2019 over sluggish building repairs, Washington Post reports

July 1, 2021 6:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Theresa Waldrop and Joe Sutton, CNN Five members of the Champlain Towers South condo association’s seven-member board — including its president, Anette Goldstein — decided to resign in the fall of 2019, when the association was debating multimillion-dollar repairs, the Washington Post reported, citing board meeting minutes and Goldstein’s resignation letter. The majority of

Officials shaping plans to demolish still standing structure at Surfside collapse site, mayor says

July 1, 2021 6:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Theresa Waldrop, Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy, CNN Officials are considering demolishing the rest of the Champlain Towers South as operations continue in sections that crumbled to the ground a week ago, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday evening. Work on the debris was halted for much of the day as engineers

Takeaways from the Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg indictment

July 1, 2021 6:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Erica Orden On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a 15-year alleged tax scheme designed “to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was ‘off the books.” It is the first criminal case against former President Donald Trump’s company,

Partnerships roll in on day one of the NCAA’s NIL legislation

July 1, 2021 6:41 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday was the first day that college athletes could profit from endorsements and sponsorships, while still retaining their eligibility. Many Mizzou athletes wasted no time in announcing partnerships. Multiple members of the Mizzou football team, including Brady Cook and Travion Ford, partnered with Yoke, which allows gamers to play with their favorite

NFL fines Washington Football Team $10 million after workplace culture investigation

July 1, 2021 6:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera and David Close, CNN The NFL fined the Washington Football Team $10 million Thursday following the conclusion of an independent investigation that found the club’s work environment was “highly unprofessional,” especially for women, according to a news release from the league. The fine comes after 15 former female employees and two journalists

The Surfside building department was placed under administrative review in early 2019 before condo collapse

July 1, 2021 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

By David Shortell, CNN The building department in Surfside, Florida, was the target of mounting complaints by residents and contractors in late 2018 — so much so that the town manager at the time placed the office under administrative review, he said Thursday. The office, which handles permitting and inspections for properties within the town,

The Surfside building department was placed under administrative review in early 2019 before condo collapse

July 1, 2021 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

By David Shortell, CNN The building department in Surfside, Florida, was the target of mounting complaints by residents and contractors in late 2018 — so much so that the town manager at the time placed the office under administrative review, he said Thursday. The office, which handles permitting and inspections for properties within the town,

La ciencia de la risa y por qué es buena para nosotros

July 1, 2021 6:20 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A todo el mundo le gusta reírse de vez en cuando, y la ciencia respalda este sentimiento. Los estudios han demostrado que la risa está relacionada con nuestro bienestar físico, emocional y mental, e incluso con nuestras relaciones. Estas son algunas de las cosas que quizá no sepas sobre la risa.

182 human remains discovered in unmarked graves near former residential school

July 1, 2021 6:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN A search has revealed 182 human remains in unmarked graves at the site of another residential school in British Columbia. The Lower Kootenay Band, a member band of the Ktunaxa Nation, has announced that remains were found at the site of the former St. Eugene’s Mission School near the city of

California voters will decide whether to recall Governor Gavin Newsom in an election on September 14.

Election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom set for September 14

July 1, 2021 5:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Ethan Cohen and Paul LeBlanc, CNN California voters will decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in an election on September 14, the state lieutenant governor said Thursday, setting up a 10-week window for the Democratic governor to make his case for staying in office. Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis made the announcement after California

Richard Branson will attempt to beat Jeff Bezos to space

July 1, 2021 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles and Rachel Crane, CNN Business British billionaire Richard Branson plans to beat fellow billionaire and rival Jeff Bezos to space. Branson’s company, Virgin Galactic, made a surprise announcement Thursday that he will attempt to fly in Virgin’s rocket-powered plan on July 11 — nine days before Bezos’s planned July 20th launch. The

Gas prices across the nation for the 4th of July weekend are the highest recorded since 2014

July 1, 2021 5:34 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) AAA data shows that in Missouri and around the country, travelers during the 4th of July weekend should expect the highest gas prices since 2014. Nick Chabarra with AAA said 47.7 million Americans are expected to travel over the Independence Day weekend, with 790,000 of them being in Missouri. Charbarra said this

DeSantis and Biden make nice on the national stage

July 1, 2021 5:33 PM CNN Newsource

Analysis by Lauren Dezenski, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been hard at work raising his profile within the national Republican Party. Between base-boosting moves like fighting big tech over banning conservative politicians, and even sending National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border, DeSantis is doing a lot to pop up on the radars of

An employee controls health protection masks in a production chain of the Kolmi-Hopen company's factory

Officials blame Delta variant for Covid-19 surge in Missouri

July 1, 2021 5:32 PM CNN

Hospitalizations are up 225% since early June in Springfield, Missouri, which experts are blaming on the Covid-19 Delta variant. CNN’s Martin Savidge reports.

Deputy indicted in connection with man’s death

July 1, 2021 5:31 PM CNN Newsource

By KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputy has been charged with contributing to the death of a 68-year-old man who collapsed and died of a heart attack after being handcuffed and put in the back of a patrol vehicle while deputies searched for

Deputy indicted in connection with man’s death

July 1, 2021 5:31 PM CNN Newsource

By KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputy has been charged with contributing to the death of a 68-year-old man who collapsed and died of a heart attack after being handcuffed and put in the back of a patrol vehicle while deputies searched for

Major 6-3 rulings foreshadow a sharper Supreme Court right turn

July 1, 2021 5:26 PM CNN Newsource

Analysis by Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter All term long the Supreme Court has been the target of political players as members of Congress called for a “legislative solution,” the Biden administration launched a commission to study court reform and progressive groups claimed that court packing measures were necessary to “save” the Supreme

Tax evasion is the go-to charge for Trump’s inner circle

July 1, 2021 5:25 PM CNN Newsource

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN When New York prosecutors unsealed their indictment Thursday against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, it represented an important step after years of investigations: the first legal action taken against the former President’s business. Yet the charges — tax evasion — felt familiar. Trump’s associates have demonstrated

Michael Cohen: Everything went through Donald Trump

July 1, 2021 5:25 PM CNN

New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization, the Trump Payroll Corporation and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg in connection with an alleged tax scheme stretching back to 2005, in an extraordinary legal development against the former President’s namesake company. Weisselberg, the Trump organization and the Trump Payroll Corporation have all pleaded not guilty. Trump himself was not charged. CNN’s Alisyn Camerota discusses with Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen.

Senator Blunt speaks to Columbia Business; discusses national infrastructure

July 1, 2021 5:16 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Senator Roy Blunt stopped by a local business today here in Columbia. He also spoke to ABC 17 News crews about national infrastructure. Blunt said he would support a bipartisan infrastructure bill that included funding for broadband programs in America. Blunt said, “We hoped for… almost every six months in the Trump

Month: July 2021