JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks R-II School District announced Tracey Burns as Blair Oaks Intermediate School Principal for the 2022-2023 school year. Burns currently serves as director of curriculum and assessment in the Blair Oaks R-II School District and has served in this position for the last 7 years and has 11 years
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SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton has earned its biggest Premier League win of the season by beating Brentford 4-1 with the south-coast club’s new owner in attendance. Jan Bednarek, Armando Broja and Che Adams scored and Southampton added an own-goal from Brentford goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez in a match rescheduled from December because of a COVID-19
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — For those in mid-Michigan without a steady home, these winter nights can be brutal. While warming centers in Flint help dozens, COVID-19 safety spacing is preventing some from having a place to sleep in typical shelters. The cold
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal is out for Washington’s game against Oklahoma City after entering health and safety protocols for the second time in less than three weeks. Beal entered the protocols Dec. 23 and returned after a week. He said then that he didn’t have COVID-19 and the absence was due to contact tracing.
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney hired by the Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ administration says a complaint demanding the removal of the Milwaukee County district attorney is invalid. The complaint was filed last month over Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm’s office handling of a bail recommendation for a man
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By Antonia Mortensen and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Denmark’s spy chief has been in prison for over a month for allegedly leaking classified information, it was revealed on Monday. Lars Findsen, the head of Denmark’s foreign intelligence service, was named as one of four people arrested in December over leaks of classified information. His name was
Continue ReadingBy Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The Missouri State Board of Education on Tuesday morning voted to give Kansas City Public Schools full accreditation for the first time in two decades KCPS was the first school district in the country to lose accreditation in 2000. The
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Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight at-home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Los periodistas cubanos Héctor Valdés y Esteban Rodríguez no han podido ser localizados por las autoridades de El Salvador, informó la Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería en un comunicado. De acuerdo con Migración de El Salvador, Valdés y Rodríguez solicitaron refugio ante la Comisión para la Determinación de
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is heading into the offseason armed with a lengthy list. The New York Jets quarterback intends to work on his weaknesses and solidify his strengths after a down-and-up rookie season. It’s all part of the evolution and education of a
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The judge handling the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights is urging attorneys to “move the case along” to reduce chances that the proceeding will be disrupted by COVID-19. Jury selection starts Jan. 20 for Tou
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By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senior Republicans are closing ranks behind Sen. Mike Rounds after he endured a scathing attack from former President Donald Trump for acknowledging the reality that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. “I think Sen. Rounds told the truth about what happened in the 2020 election,” Senate Minority
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN A Key West, Florida, bartender who had worked a busy New Year’s Eve shift helped police track down two men suspected of defacing the famous “Southernmost Point” buoy landmark. The anchored 20-ton concrete buoy in Key West sustained “extensive damage” after a Christmas tree was placed near it and lit on
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los estantes de los supermercados de todo Estados Unidos están vacíos, y así seguirán, a medida que las tiendas se esfuerzan por reponer rápidamente los productos de primera necesidad como leche, pan, carne, sopas enlatadas y productos de limpieza. Los compradores descontentos dieron rienda suelta a su frustración
Continue ReadingBy Suzanne Le Mignot Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — We’re taking a look back at how life is different for those who have been treating COVID-19 patients since the start of the pandemic. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot spoke with a former COVID unit ICU nurse who has had some
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury to hear a murder case against him deadlocked. Court records show that the retrial of Billy Chemirmir in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story WYLIE, Texas (KTVT) — A former minister of a Wylie church was arrested on Friday, Jan 7 on a charge of sexually assaulting a child after accusations surfaced last month. On Dec 12, 2021, a staff member of the First Baptist Church of Wylie contacted
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by Reuters Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc has paused new users from joining its social media tracking tool CrowdTangle due to staffing constraints. Meta, which disbanded the CrowdTangle team last year, has been under pressure to provide greater transparency into its platforms. CrowdTangle founder and CEO Brandon Silverman left Facebook last year. The tool
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Herb, CNN There are currently about 80 Americans in Afghanistan who want to leave the country, but evacuation flights have been grounded by the Taliban for about a month, according to a State Department official and two congressional sources familiar with the matter. It is unclear when the flights will
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Balkovec became the first woman hired to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team when she was promoted by the New York Yankees to dugout boss of the Low A Tampa Tarpons. The 34-year-old joined the Yankees organization as a hitting coach in 2019, making her
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