COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Plant-based food company Beyond Meat announced it’s laying off 40 people after a multi-million dollar loss, but the company didn’t say if the layoffs would affect the company’s Columbia plant. In a press release, the company reported its second largest quarter ever in terms of money made in the second quarter of 2022,
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By Devan Cole and Oliver Darcy, CNN The attorney representing two Sandy Hook parents in the Alex Jones defamation case said Thursday that numerous federal and state investigators, including the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, have asked him to hand over text records mistakenly sent to him by the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities arrested a Centralia man Wednesday for his suspected role in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Prosecutors charged Jerod Bargar for bringing a gun into the District of Columbia with out a permit and on restricted grounds at the U.S Capitol. Bargar claimed he did not know that it was illegal to
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels tied a major league record with seven solo home runs, including two by Shohei Ohtani, but still lost to the Oakland Athletics 8-7. The Angels are the first team in the majors to hit seven solo homers and score no other
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Algunas partes de la Gran Barrera de Coral han registrado la mayor cantidad de cobertura de coral desde que el Instituto Australiano de Ciencias Marinas (AIMS, por sus siglas en inglés) comenzó a hacer un seguimiento hace 36 años, según un informe publicado este jueves. Un estudio del AIMS sobre 87
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Peter Drury’s voice has been synonymous with the Premier League for over 20 years. As he embarks on his first season as NBC’s play-by-play announcer, his new bosses have made one thing clear — don’t change the style. Drury takes over for Arlo White, who called NBC’s coverage of
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By Lilit Marcus and Sophia Saifi, CNN The world’s second highest mountain, K2 in Pakistan, has welcomed a record-breaking number of climbers this year amid a post-pandemic surge of summit fever. Some 207 permits were issued for ascending K2, says Sajjid Hussain, a tourism official in Gilgit Baltistan, the region bordering China which is home
Continue Reading UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Brionna Jones added 13 points and nine rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 77-64. Connecticut started the fourth quarter on an 11-0 run to take control. Phoenix, which was without Diana Taurasi for the first time this season, struggled
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By Jessie Yeung and Rob Picheta, CNN China pressed ahead with military drills near Taiwan and flew drones close to Japan on Friday, escalating tensions in the strait that have threatened to boil over since Taipei welcomed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a historic visit. Taiwan’s defense ministry said Chinese warships and aircraft continued
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La policía de Georgia está buscando al culpable de un presunto caso de robo en una tienda de Home Depot y las imágenes de vigilancia son asombrosas pues muestran el rostro familiar de una celebridad. Una foto de vigilancia publicada por el Departamento de Policía del condado de Henry (HCPD, por
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN There are medicines that Angelina Scott can’t live without. Between her Atrial Fibrillation, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, the 45-year-old notary is currently taking five prescriptions. “You can’t tell your heart, please don’t stop beating,” Scott told CNN. But with sky high inflation and hundreds of dollars in monthly medical
Continue Reading Martha C. White for CNN Business Americans piled on $40.1 billion worth of debt in June, the Federal Reserve said Friday afternoon. The figure was considerably higher than economists’ forecasts, after May’s revised total of $23.8 billion. Americans’ borrowing grew by 10.5% in June, compared to 6.3% in May, according to the Fed’s G.19 consumer
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers introduced their latest first-round draft pick, and then saw two former No. 1 picks make their big league debuts together. Kumar Rocker will spend a few more days around the team. The third overall draft pick will is expected to make his
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Coach Sean McVay says Matthew Stafford’s continuing elbow pain is abnormal for a football player, and the Los Angeles Rams are trying to determine whether it will hamper their starting quarterback in the regular season. Stafford has been throwing in individual drills and 7-on-7 setups while skipping the full-team
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Brian Kelly says he and his new staff have a lot of decisions to make between this week’s opening of fall camp and the season opener against Florida State on Labor Day weekend. Kelly says he cannot yet even “pencil in” starters
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A Jefferson City man is scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday morning after he reportedly admitted to firing a gun in the air while police were outside his home.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Todo aquel que quiera alcanzar la cima del pico más alto de Europa, el Mont Blanc, podría tener que pagar un depósito de 15.000 euros (unos US$ 15.300) para cubrir posibles gastos de rescate y funeral, según los planes anunciados por un alcalde local harto del “desdén” de los escaladores que
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a three-run homer off Joe Musgrove and drove in five runs for the Colorado Rockies, who beat Juan Soto and the San Diego Padres 7-3 to avoid a five-game sweep. The Padres didn’t give the crowd a lot to cheer about compared
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Federal prosecutors have charged a 25-year-old man who allegedly set fire to a Planned Parenthood building in Michigan. Joshua Brereton of Paw Paw, Michigan, was charged with one count of arson of an organization receiving federal funding. If convicted, Brereton faces up to 20 years in prison, according to the Justice
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A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly robbed another person at gunpoint in south Columbia this week.
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