By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Three days before Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter, the world’s richest man tweeted a photo of Bill Gates and used a crude term to make fun of his belly. Playful, aggressive and often juvenile, Musk’s past tweets show how he has used social media to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The NCAA announced Tuesday evening that Mark Emmert will be stepping down as president of the NCAA after more than 11 years. A statement from the NCAA says Emmert will stay in the position until a new president is named, or until June 30, 2023. “Throughout my tenure I’ve emphasized the need to
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The Nature Conservancy says the area will become a place for the public to connect to the state’s unique landscapes as well as a site for research and conservation in a press release.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have approved a roughly $46 billion state budget. The GOP-led chamber on Tuesday passed the spending package. Negotiators now have a little more than a week to hash out differences between the House and Senate plans. House lawmakers left billions of dollars in surplus funding unspent. Senators used
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Después de años de recomendar tomar aspirina de manera regular para prevenir ataques cardíacos y accidentes cerebrovasculares, los científicos ahora ven poco beneficio para la mayoría de las personas sanas, y dicen que puede contribuir a un riesgo de sangrado en el estómago o el cerebro que aumenta a medida que
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By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken forcefully pushed back Tuesday when Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky pointed out that Ukraine and Georgia were once part of the Soviet Union as Paul appeared to raise Moscow’s alleged rationale about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “I firmly disagree with that
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Running back Bilal Powell signed a one-day contract with the New York Jets on Tuesday, retiring as a member of the only NFL franchise he played for. The 33-year-old Powell was a fourth-round draft pick out of Louisville in 2011 and ranks eighth
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City just couldn’t shake off Real Madrid in the Champions League. City beat Madrid 4-3 in the first leg of the semifinals in a wild match that resembled a basketball game at times but will leave Etihad Stadium wondering how the record 13-time champions
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Uncertainty at the top of the NFL draft is making it difficult for Atlanta Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot to make plans. The Falcons have the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night and Fontenot says “it’s unique” to not know who the first
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday its investigation into the deadly collapse of an Amazon warehouse has “raised concerns about the potential risk to employees” during weather emergencies. Six people died and another was critically wounded after a tornado struck a delivery station located in Edwardsville,
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have placed slumping outfielder Eddie Rosario on the 10-day injured list with blurred vision and swelling in his right eye. He is expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. The 2021 postseason star is off to a miserable start with just three hits
Continue ReadingBy Torrence Banks and Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — One woman has died, and a child is in stable condition after a crash involving three vehicles on Public Square in Lebanon. According to Lebanon Police on Facebook, just before 5 p.m., a gray SUV struck another
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced Tuesday afternoon that the online trading platform will lay off 9% of its workforce as shares of the company’s stock hit a new low. In a blogpost, Tenev wrote that Robinhood’s financial position was strong, with over $6 billion in cash on its balance sheet.
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Native American leaders are meeting with land managers as the Biden administration considers prohibiting new oil and gas development on nearly 550 square miles of federal land in northwestern New Mexico. Top officials with the All Pueblo Council of Governors said Tuesday they will reiterate
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — LGBTQ rights advocates called Tuesday for a Kansas state lawmaker to be formally censured after she publicly said she didn’t want to share the women’s restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague. The Kansas House’s top Republican called GOP state Rep. Cheryl Helmer’s comments
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — General Motors’ net income declined in the first quarter, as the automaker sold fewer cars and trucks worldwide, though higher prices helped boost revenue, especially in North America. The Detroit company’s adjusted earnings topped Wall Street estimates, though its revenue fell short of analysts’ forecasts.
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By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The US should prepare for a possible summer surge of Covid-19 cases across Southern states, former White House Coronavirus Response Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told CBS on Sunday morning. It’s now predictable that the South will see surges in the summer and Northern states will see surges in the
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN California residents who are members of federally recognized Native tribes will have their tuition and fees at University of California schools waived, according to a letter sent Friday. In the letter, sent by system President Michael V. Drake to UC chancellors and also shared with CNN, Drake announced the waived tuition
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa would become the first state in the nation to require that gas stations have pumps selling fuel with at least 15% ethanol under a bill that received final legislative approval Tuesday. When signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds, who initially proposed the mandate,
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa would become the first state in the nation to require that gas stations have pumps selling fuel with at least 15% ethanol under a bill that received final legislative approval Tuesday. When signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds, who initially proposed the mandate,
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