COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School Superintendent Brian Yearwood answered important COVID-19 protocol questions for parents and students Tuesday. Columbia Public Schools will be requiring masks and social distancing when inside of school buildings. Superintendent Yearwood said the most important thing to the district is the safety of students and faculty. “This is the best
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye just wants to be Ye. Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday to legally change his name. The Los Angeles Superior Court filing says the 44-year-old wants to get rid of his full name — Kanye Omari West — in favor of just his longtime two-letter nickname, Ye, with no middle
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The parents of a man that died in a crash in February 2021in Audrain County have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against David Brenneke. Kristopher and Kerrie Grimes filed the lawsuit in Audrain Circuit Court Tuesday. According to the lawsuit, Cole Grimes’s parents allege Cole’s death was due to the negligence of
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos rechazó la solicitud del gobierno de Biden de suspender una orden de un tribunal inferior que requiere la reactivación de la controvertida política de inmigración de la era Trump conocida como el programa “Permanecer en México”. Los jueces liberales del tribunal señalaron públicamente que
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Rookie Ihmir Smith-Marsette has given the Minnesota Vikings a spark on special teams. He had a 41-yard kickoff return and a 17-yard punt return in their last exhibition game. The wide receiver who was drafted in the fifth round out of Iowa was the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Administración de Medicinas y Alimentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) otorgó la aprobación plena para la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer para personas de 16 años o más. Se espera que pronto se apruebe para los niños de 12 a 15 años. “No creo que pase
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. With three liberal justices in dissent, the high court refused Tuesday to block a lower court
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined the Biden administration’s request that it put on hold a lower court order requiring the revival of the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy. The court’s three liberal justices publicly noted that they would have granted the request to halt the lower court’s order. The
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have brought back a familiar face signing veteran tight end Luke Willson and acquired cornerback John Reid from Houston for a conditional late-round draft pick. Willson’s signing was official while Reed’s trade is expected to be finalized on Wednesday. Both moves are
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press HANOI (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has urged Vietnam to join the U.S. in challenging what she called China’s “bullying” in the South China Sea. She continued her sharp rhetoric against Beijing as she met with Vietnamese leaders Wednesday. The vice president’s rebuke of China comes in the middle
Continue Reading By CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tuesday night’s game between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs was postponed because of thunderstorms and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. Storms rolled into Wrigley Field about 90 minutes before the scheduled first pitch. The rain was torrential at times, and the area was placed
Continue Reading DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say road access in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska is being restricted due to a long-running landslide issue that has been exacerbated by climate change. A statement from the park says the road that runs through the park was closing to nonessential vehicles, pedestrians
Continue Reading By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox News Channel was last week’s most-watched TV outlet on broadcast or cable. It was bolstered by the rapt attention of viewers to the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan. Nielsen figures show the channel averaged just under 3 million viewers last week. Fox News Channel outpaced
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By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox News Channel was last week’s most-watched TV outlet on broadcast or cable. It was bolstered by the rapt attention of viewers to the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan. Nielsen figures show the channel averaged just under 3 million viewers last week. Fox News Channel outpaced
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden ha decidido, en consulta con su equipo de seguridad nacional, ceñirse a la fecha límite del 31 de agosto para retirar las tropas de Afganistán, según un alto funcionario de la administración. Biden tomó la decisión consciente de los riesgos de seguridad de permanecer más tiempo en el
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By Mario Medrano and Sharif Paget, CNN Nicaragua’s crackdown on opposition leaders and activists ahead of elections this fall shows no sign of ending, with police detaining yet another leading figure — lawyer Roger Reyes — on Friday. Reyes, a member of the Political Council of the opposition Blue and White National Unit (UNAB), was
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Soccer and Liga MX both realize they’re more powerful as partners than rivals. Many of their best players will face each other in competition Wednesday night in downtown Los Angeles at the MLS All-Star Game. North America’s top two leagues are also friends
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La salida de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris hacia Vietnam se retrasó varias horas este martes por la tarde después de que su oficina fuera informada por la embajada de EE.UU. en Hanoi, Vietnam, de un “posible incidente sanitario anómalo reciente”. Ese término es la forma en que el gobierno suele referirse
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. With three liberal justices in dissent, the high court refused Tuesday to block a lower court
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO TikTok users will soon be able to buy stuff directly through the short videos on the app. Canadian e-commerce company Shopify said Tuesday that businesses will be able to add a shopping tab to their TikTok profiles to create a “mini-storefront” that links directly to their online store for
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