Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La pandemia de coronavirus ha agravado la enorme desigualdad financiera entre ricos y pobres en todo el mundo, según un nuevo informe. El año pasado, los multimillonarios de todo el mundo experimentaron el mayor aumento de su porcentaje de riqueza desde que el World Inequality Lab comenzó a
Continue ReadingBy Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — As COVID-19 cases increase in mid-Michigan, visitor restrictions will be implemented at MyMichigan Medical Center in Gratiot and Mt. Pleasant. The revised policy will be in place until further notice to protect patients, employees and health care providers. “We are indeed in
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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Eldon School District canceled classes Tuesday after a ransomware attack on the district’s servers. Eldon Superintendent Matt Davis says the cyberattack was discovered on Dec. 5 by the district’s technology director. In a release, Davis says the technology director worked through the weekend to restore access to computer systems needed to
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Another mid-Michigan student has been arrested for making threats against Hamady High School in Flint. In a letter to the community, the Westwood Heights School District said no weapon was found and no students were in danger. This is
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By Maggie Fox, CNN The Omicron coronavirus variant partly escapes the protection offered by the Pfizer vaccine, but people who have been previously infected and then vaccinated are likely to be well protected, researchers working in South Africa reported Tuesday. Boosters are also likely to protect people, Alex Sigal of the Africa Health Research Institute
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN The Omicron coronavirus variant partly escapes the protection offered by the Pfizer vaccine, but people who have been previously infected and then vaccinated are likely to be well protected, researchers working in South Africa reported Tuesday. Boosters are also likely to protect people, Alex Sigal of the Africa Health Research Institute
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced changes to student and visiting team seating locations at Faurot Field on Tuesday. MU’s student section will now be four continuous sections (107-110) in the northeast corner of the stadium. Meanwhile, the visiting team section will move from the 50-yard-line to the southeast corner of Faurot Field. MU provided
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By Ellie Kaufman and Annie Grayer, CNN The National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass legislation that sets the policy agenda and authorizes almost $770 billion in funding for the Department of Defense, passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it will likely be voted
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN Carolyn said she was just 14 years old when she began to go to Jeffrey Epstein’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, two or three times per week in the early 2000s. On one visit, Carolyn was setting up a massage room for Epstein when his longtime companion
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The city council voted unanimously Monday night to put a $44 million bond issue on the April ballot. The money would pay for improvements and extensions of the sewer system, according to the ordinance authorizing the ballot issue.
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By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN A sweeping $1.9 trillion spending plan, known as the Build Back Better bill, is making its way through Congress and could make a key part of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda a reality. A majority of the funding is focused on transforming the nation’s social safety net by
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed changes to its biofuels program Tuesday to spur more biofuel use and crack down on waivers issued to refineries by the Trump administration, notching a win for the biofuels industry and farmers and a blow to oil refineries. EPA is proposing to deny petitions that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou standout Aijha Blackwell is the SEC Co-Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. Blackwell filled up the stat sheet against SIUE and No. 5 Baylor last week. She averaged 18 points and 15.5 rebounds in those two games. The junior is fifth in the nation in rebounding, averaging 12.6
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By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Pearl Harbor attack survivors gathered at the site of the bombing to remember more than 2,300 U.S. troops killed 80 years ago. About 30 survivors and 100 other veterans of the war participated in a ceremony at a pier overlooking the USS Arizona Memorial. They
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By Jen Christensen, CNN As more young children are getting their second doses of Covid-19 vaccine, another question is popping up: When will kids and younger teens need a booster shot? Dr. Sean O’Leary, a professor of pediatric infectious disease at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who works with Children’s Hospital Colorado, said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Mizzou football players earned All-SEC honors on Tuesday, as voted on by the league coaches. Running back Tyler Badie: First Team All-SECKicker Harrison Mevis: First Team All-SECCenter Michael Maietti: Second Team All-SEC Here’s a link to full list of All-SEC players. Badie rushed for a school record 1,604 yards during the
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) — More than $100,000 worth of jewelry was stolen when robbers held three people at gunpoint at a hotel in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning. It happened at the Intercontinental Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard at around 1:30 a.m. According to police,
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The snow that was in the forecast today did show up, but it had a hard time making it all the way to the ground. Satellite and Radar from Tuesday show plenty of moisture aloft in the form of clouds and snow. A quick analysis of upper level moisture will back that up. Plenty of
Continue ReadingBy Josh Haskell Click here for updates on this story PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A frightening armed robbery shut down a holiday party in Pacific Palisades Friday night. Surveillance video obtained by Eyewitness News shows two suspects entering a side gate that was open and walking through another gate into the home. “Two
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A U.S. district judge in Georgia on Tuesday issued an injunction against a coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The rule had led the UM System to mandate vaccines across its four campuses and other facilities because of the millions of federal dollars it receives for research and other purposes. The UM System carved out exemptions for religious and medical reasons and for those who don’t work closely with others in a federally-funded job.
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