COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 24 Mizzou softball team will hit the road for a weekend tournament one last time before conference action begins on March 10. The Tigers are 12-4 to start the season. Head coach Larissa Anderson and company have travelled quite a bit in the first few weeks, hitting tournaments in Florida,
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising Monday, clawing back some of their losses from Wall Street’s worst week since early December. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in afternoon trading and on pace for just its second gain in the last seven days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Gran Bretaña y la Unión Europea alcanzaron un acuerdo sobre nuevas normas comerciales en Irlanda del Norte en un intento de resolver un asunto polémico que ha avivado las tensiones tras el brexit en Europa y en la isla de Irlanda. El acuerdo podría resolver la cuestión de las importaciones
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By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa as part of a “new security partnership.” He also said Monday he wants to roll out more ambitious economic policies, in a bid to boost France’s waning influence in the continent.
Continue Reading By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president lashed out Monday against demonstrators opposed to his plan to cut election funding, belittling their concerns about threats to democracy and dashing any hopes that he would try to ease rising political tensions. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador seemed to revel in the conflict,
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that gives him control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district, punishing the company over its opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. The bill requires DeSantis, a Republican, to appoint a five-member board to oversee the
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NEW YORK (AP) — K’Andre Miller of the New York Rangers will have a hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety for spitting at L.A. Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. It was not immediately clear which day the hearing would take place. The Rangers do not play again until Wednesday at Philadelphia. Miller posted a
Continue ReadingBy Claire Colbert and Kelly McCleary, CNN A winter storm moving across the Northeast has dropped 1.8 inches of snow on New York’s Central Park, marking the biggest snowfall of the season for the city in what has been an unusually warm winter. The snow measurement at 7 a.m. Tuesday brings the total for this
Continue ReadingBy Claire Colbert and Kelly McCleary, CNN A winter storm moving across the Northeast has dropped 1.8 inches of snow on New York’s Central Park, marking the biggest snowfall of the season for the city in what has been an unusually warm winter. The snow measurement at 7 a.m. Tuesday brings the total for this
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By Rochelle Alleyne Click here for updates on this story HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — Stretches and selfies are expected at the starting line of the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic. But as waves of racers continued—we also found hope packaged in Schuyler Arakawa. “I haven’t done a race in a while, so this is exciting,”
Continue Reading STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Freshman standout Keyonte George is out for seventh-ranked Baylor’s game at Oklahoma State because of a right ankle sprain. The school says George will be revaluated after Monday night’s game. The Bears finish the regular season at home Saturday against Iowa State. George rolled his ankle about midway through the first
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic broke the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman, beginning his 378th week in the ATP’s top spot on Monday to surpass Steffi Graf’s 377 leading the WTA. He already held the men’s mark, eclipsing
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as American men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing, including $50,000 in bonus
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week. That ties Louisiana Tech for the second-longest run atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll in history. Only UConn with 51 weeks has a longer streak. Indiana stayed at No. 2 despite a last-second loss to Iowa.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La selección masculina de fútbol de Argentina confirmó este lunes que su entrenador Lionel Scaloni seguirá al frente del equipo tres años más. En un breve tuit, la selección dijo: “CONFIRMADO: Hay Lionel Scaloni para rato. ¡Seguimos!”. En la imagen que se agregó en el tuit se indicó que Scaloni será
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — K’Andre Miller of the New York Rangers says spitting at L.A. Kings defenseman Drew Doughty was completely accidental. Miller in a message posted on social media said he would never intend to spit at an opponent on purpose and that it goes against everything he is as a person. The 23-year-old
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN TD Bank will pay $1.2 billion to settle a lawsuit alleging its involvement in an infamous $7 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by disgraced financier Allen Stanford more than a decade ago. Toronto-Dominion Bank agreed to pay $1.205 billion to a court-appointed receiver who will in turn pay back victims of the
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) A road in Callaway County was closed before noon Monday as contractors replaced electric poles broken by heavy winds overnight. The damage was part of what was left behind by the late-winter storm system that’s been accompanied by spring-like temperatures. About 300 Callaway Electric Cooperative members were dark just before noon as
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Detroit, Michigan (CNN) — Es el hogar de Henry Ford y de la primera línea de ensamblaje en movimiento, por lo que se ha ganado con razón el apodo de “Ciudad del Motor”. Conocida en todo el mundo como líder en innovación del transporte, Detroit, Michigan, puso el mundo sobre ruedas, afirma Alisyn
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Pending home sales crushed expectations in January, when mortgage rates dropped from recent highs of more than 7% and home buyers jumped at the opportunity. According to data released Monday from the National Association of Realtors, it was the largest monthly sales increase since June 2020. The pending sales index, based
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