By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Following an issue with a battery fire during testing, Ford will restart production of its popular F-150 Lightning electric pickup on Monday, March 13, the company announced Thursday. By then, the truck will have been out of production for about a month. During pre-delivery inspections, one of the trucks caught
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The City of Columbia has started its public messaging about the recreational marijuana sales tax on the April ballot.
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN A classic Disney theme park attraction is coming alive in the new teaser trailer for this summer’s “Haunted Mansion” movie, and it appears to have some spooky thrills in store. “This house has a way of playing tricks on you,” the film’s star Rosario Dawson says in the clip shared by
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By David Goldman, CNN Exxon was aware of multiple complaints of hangman’s nooses on display at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, complex, but the oil company failed to properly investigate the incidents or take action to prevent them from happening again — which they did — according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the US Equal
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Missouri Senate members approved a proposal that would give low-income mothers and their children Medicaid for a year.
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is moving closer to providing up to one year of Medicaid health coverage for new mothers. The state Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would add Missouri to a list of 28 other states and the District of Columbia that already provide one
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By Chris Boyette, CNN Attorneys for Jussie Smollett filed arguments Wednesday explaining why they’re appealing the former “Empire” actor’s 2021 hate crime hoax conviction and want a new trial. The court document, filed Wednesday in the Illinois First Judicial District appellate court, raises multiple arguments, including that Smollett’s prosecution violated his due process rights, in
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Two US nationals were arrested in Kansas City on Thursday for allegedly sending US aviation technology to Russia, the Justice Department announced. Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky, 59, and Douglas Robertson, 55, are facing several charges, including exporting controlled goods without a license, falsifying and failing to file electronic export information, and smuggling
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By Barbie Nadeau, Lindsay Isaac, Jennifer Hansler and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN US diplomat Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, was appointed Thursday to head the United Nations’ World Food Programme. McCain, currently the US ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome, will succeed the organization’s current executive director, David Beasley,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two practices are in the books for Mizzou football’s spring camp, as the annual Spring Game is just 16 days away, on March 18th. You can watch extended highlights of the second practice in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Xl0CVKjhjb4 The team announced that four players stood out on day one. Wide receiver
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS — Led by Robbie Avila’s 21 points, the Indiana State Sycamores defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 97-58 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cade McNamara saw an opportunity in Iowa’s offense. After starting all 14 games for Michigan in 2021 and injuring his knee three games into last season, McNamara looks at his move as a fresh start and one that gives him a chance to revive one
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By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cade McNamara saw an opportunity in Iowa’s offense. After starting all 14 games for Michigan in 2021 and injuring his knee three games into last season, McNamara looks at his move as a fresh start and one that gives him a chance to revive one
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Linebacker Ochaun Mathis went all-in by betting an extra year of college football could help him make an NFL roster. He knew entering the league at age 24 was a risky proposition, given most players’ careers end at about 25. He knew scouts and team decision-makers
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Linebacker Ochaun Mathis went all-in by betting an extra year of college football could help him make an NFL roster. He knew entering the league at age 24 was a risky proposition, given most players’ careers end at about age 25. He knew scouts and team
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The head of the Professional Women’s Hockey Player’s Association tells The Associated Press that her group is finalizing plans with its new corporate sponsors to launch what would become North America’s second women’s pro league by the end of this year. Jayna Hefford declined to put a firm date
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jon Jones is largely considered the greatest UFC fighter of all time. He has a record 14 title victories at light heavyweight. Jones has ended a three-year break from competition and moved up to heavyweight. His next opponent is France’s Ciryl Gane. Gane is the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, reveló públicamente por primera vez el jueves que Estados Unidos presentó una “propuesta seria” para asegurar la liberación de Paul Whelan, injustamente detenido de Rusia. Los funcionarios estadounidenses han enfatizado durante mucho tiempo su compromiso de traer a casa a Whelan,
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By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press The Rev. Megan Rohrer, who was elected as the first openly transgender bishop of one of the largest Christian denominations in the country in May 2021, filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that he was forced out from his post after enduring several months of discrimination and harassment. A spokeswoman for
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Nordstrom Inc. is closing all of its Canadian stores and cutting 2,500 jobs as it winds down operations in the country. The Seattle-based retailer has six Nordstrom and seven Nordstrom Rack stores in Canada, which will be shuttered by late June. Its e-commerce business will cease operations Thursday. Nordstrom chief executive Erik
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