By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Barney is back, and while Mattel has not yet officially confirmed it, we’re guessing he still loves you. Toy giant Mattel announced Monday that Barney, the friendly (and, let’s be honest, cringe-worthy to a large group of Millennials who watched him as pre-schoolers, and to their parents) purple dinosaur
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Recreational marijuana sales began in early February in Missouri but after April they could become more expensive for some Mid-Missouri consumers.
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Mark Morales & Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Eight people were injured after someone drove a U-Haul truck into pedestrians in New York City on Monday morning, an official with the New York Fire Department told CNN. One of the injured victims, a 44-year-old, has since died, a law enforcement source with knowledge of
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Few expected Linus Ullmark to be the top goaltender in the NHL and backstop the Boston Bruins to the best record in the league. The same goes with Stuart Skinner in Edmonton and Logan Thompson in Vegas. All three were All-Stars and are among the biggest goalie surprises this
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is investing $3.5 billion to build a battery plant in Michigan, a move that will help the automaker take advantage of more federal tax credits for electric vehicles. The plant will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. but will build batteries using “knowledge” and services
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By Jeremy Diamond and Nicky Robertson, CNN President Joe Biden fired Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton on Monday following allegations that he misused government resources and was not physically present on the Capitol grounds during the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a White House official said. Biden “terminated” Blanton amid bipartisan calls for his
Continue Reading WOKING, England (AP) — Lando Norris is becoming a Formula One veteran at the age of just 23 as he enters his fifth season with McLaren. He says it doesn’t feel that way. The British driver has always had more experienced teammates like Carlos Sainz Jr. and Daniel Ricciardo. This season he will be joined
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer MERIBEL, France (AP) — The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiralling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts. A highly theoretical list could include Salt Lake City and Vancouver in North America, Pyeongchang in Asia
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Ocho personas resultaron heridas —dos de ellas en estado crítico— después de que un individuo que conducía una camioneta U-Haul atropellara a unos peatones en Brooklyn, Nueva York, este lunes por la mañana, informó a CNN un agente del Departamento de Bomberos de la ciudad. El incidente se produjo cuando
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN A new report about tariffs on underwear finds that when it comes to tax rates, women are getting shorts-changed. The average US tariff rate on women’s undergarments is 15.5%, compared to just 11.5% for men’s. That means women are being charged a tax that’s 35% higher than what their male counterparts
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Today: A wind advisory remains across portions of Mid-Missouri until 3 AM on Wednesday morning with potential gusts of wind up to 55 mph possible. Skies remain mostly sunny with highs into the upper 50s. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 40s with skies seeing increasing cloud cover. Extended: Showers will pull back into
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — A former Michigan State University basketball star has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal shooting of a Detroit man. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says 31-year-old Keith Damon Appling pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of second-degree murder and felony firearm in the killing of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El telescopio espacial Hubble captó imágenes de un misterioso espectáculo que se desarrolla en los anillos de Saturno: unos “radios” fantasmales y fugaces que parecen moverse a lo largo de los anillos del planeta. Y los científicos aún no pueden explicar por qué se producen estos fenómenos. El regreso de los
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE (KCCI) — A Fort Dodge barista is feeling thankful after receiving a sweet surprise. Dan and Linette Nelson were going to order something from Starbucks, but they were unsure of what to order. They say barista Taylor Bratland offered to help them pick
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CLEARWATER, Fl. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou softball team went 3-2 to open at the season at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic with the Tigers biggest win coming against No. 8 Northwestern. “I think what’s most impressive is Jenna Laird’s performance battling .500 out of the shoot,” said head coach Larissa Anderson. “I thought our
Continue ReadingBy Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Hundreds of people came together in New Smyrna Beach Saturday to honor the life of a firefighter. Ormond Beach firefighter Ethan Wilson died earlier this month after a surfing accident. The turnout for the memorial service was a show
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un 777 de United Airlines que partió de Hawai en diciembre se precipitó hacia el océano durante 21 segundos poco después del despegue y se acercó a 800 pies del nivel del mar, según muestran los datos de seguimiento del vuelo. Ni United ni la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA,
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By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Roslyn Pope, a college professor and musician who wrote “An Appeal for Human Rights,” laying out the reasons for the Atlanta Student Movement against systemic racism in 1960, has died. She was 84. Pope died Jan. 18 in Arlington, Texas, where she moved from Atlanta to be
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Once a week, ADHD coach Robin Nordmeyer joins a Zoom meeting of other coaches while she writes blogs, does administrative tasks or works on content for presentations she has been putting off. Nordmeyer, who has ADHD, isn’t necessarily using the meeting to collaborate with others — she just needs their presence
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising Monday as Wall Street waits for a report to show whether inflation is continuing to cool or perhaps setting the market up for worse pain. The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher ahead of Tuesday’s report on inflation at the consumer level across
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