By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business The makers of some of the most popular toys in the United States sounded the alarm this week about the global shipping crisis and labor shortages limiting their ability to keep stores stocked throughout the fall holiday shopping season. Two leading toy company CEOs who recently spoke with CNN Business
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Candace Parker scored a season-high 25 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 107-75 on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep. Chicago tied its franchise record with 15 3-pointers and set the club mark for margin of victory at 32. The Sky have won three in a row, also
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By Madeleine Fitzgerald, Paul P. Murphy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN “There was an explosion. And just like that, she’s gone.” Friends and family of Nicole L. Gee say the 23-year-old Marine killed at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week died doing what she loved — helping people. Gee was one of 13 US service
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Missouri Task Force 1 arrived at its staging location Sunday morning, ahead of Hurricane Ida’s landfall around 1 p.m.
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Veronika Korzhakova and Oxana Bratisheva scored in a 3:08 span early in the third period and Russia beat short-handed Germany 3-2 on Sunday to advance to the fifth-place game in the women’s world hockey championship. Russia will face Japan on Tuesday, with the winner getting a spot in Group A next
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Sergio Garcia and Erik van Rooyen are headed to the Tour Championship after narrowly qualifying in the second event of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Patrick Reed took the 30th and final qualifying spot, even though he didn’t play either playoff event. K.H. Lee, Charley
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By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned withdrawal of US troops there this week that would represent “a moral stain” on the US. “Leaving Americans behind and leaving our Afghan friends behind who’ve worked with us would put
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned withdrawal of US troops there this week that would represent “a moral stain” on the US. “Leaving Americans behind and leaving our Afghan friends behind who’ve worked with us would put
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay has won the BMW Championship in a thriller at Caves Valley. He was on the verge of being counted out over the last three holes, and throughout a six-hole playoff against Bryson DeChambeau. Cantlay came up clutch with big putts at the
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Antonio Senzatela pitched seven sparkling innings, C.J. Cron slugged a three-run homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0, taking two of three from the defending World Series champions. Senzatela allowed two hits, struck out five and walked one. The Dodgers missed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ever since Mizzou’s super regional run, softball has been coursing through the veins of the Columbia community and, on Sunday, three MU players took it a step further by passing it down to the next generation. Cayla Kessinger, Hatti Moore, and Kendyll Bailey hosted a skills camp which primarily focused on defense
Continue Reading By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Salvador Perez homered for the fifth consecutive game, but Kyle Seager connected for a two-run drive to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3. Seager hit his career-high 31st homer in the seventh inning, lifting the Mariners to a 4-2 lead and helping them
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By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Salvador Perez homered for the fifth consecutive game, but Kyle Seager connected for a two-run drive to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3. Seager hit his career-high 31st homer in the seventh inning, lifting the Mariners to a 4-2 lead and helping them
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou’s Mizzou beat writer Mitchell Forde in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player below.
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By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast. But the impact on the overall U.S.
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By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast. But the impact on the overall U.S.
Continue Reading By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Nine months after tearing both the ACL and MCL in his left knee, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow took his first snaps of the preseason against the Dolphins. Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, took three snaps with one pass attempt in his only
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers showed off their two-quarterback system by getting rushing touchdowns from both Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance in a 34-10 exhibition victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Coach Kyle Shanahan rotated his two quarterbacks on the opening two drives against
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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans Sunday after cutting through the Gulf of Mexico, causing massive disruptions to US oil production before making landfall. More than 95% of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil production facilities have been shut down, regulators said Sunday, indicating the massive storm is having a significant impact
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Former International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has died at the age of 79, the organization announced Sunday. Rogge served as president from 2001 to 2013, overseeing three summer Games and three winter Games, as well as creating the Youth Olympics. “First and foremost, Jacques loved sport and being
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