COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s year two with Blake Baker at the helm of the Mizzou defense, and the good news is, the group is returning nine starters from last season. The Tigers went 6-7 last season. Majority of the defense is in their final year of play at Mizzou and the main goal is to
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died. He was 91. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Brandt died Thursday morning. No
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged Thursday that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow even as he rejected criticism over his failure to report trips in previous years. It’s the first time in years that Thomas has
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Election officials in key battleground states are studying the legal viability of efforts to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president, based on the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office. A post-Civil War provision of the 14th Amendment says any American official who takes an oath
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By Marianna Cerini, CNN (CNN) — In June last year, Gita Kumari Bhumik and her family lost their home to flooding in India’s northeastern Assam state. Heavy rainfall that summer affected more than 5 million people, and the 44-year-old was among hundreds of thousands of those displaced across in the region. “We lost everything,” Bhumik
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By Francesca Perry, CNN (CNN) — While we seek to tackle the climate crisis, there are realities of our changing climate that we already need to live with. Sea levels have been rising at an accelerating pace, with US coastlines estimated to see a rise of 10 to 12 inches by 2050. The UN Secretary-General has warned that entire communities
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN London (CNN) — It’s been hidden from public eyes for more than a hundred years. But in a few weeks time, the former Old War Office in London, Whitehall will finally open its doors after a multi-million-dollar transformation. Previously home to the operations of military leaders like Winston Churchill, the property
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox promoted Chris Getz to general manager, staying inside the organization for the position almost two decades after the franchise last won a playoff series. Getz is replacing Rick Hahn, who was fired by owner Jerry Reinsdorf along with president of baseball operations
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CNN By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — UBS expects to shed around 3,000 jobs in Switzerland to help it cut $10 billion in costs as it undertakes a sweeping overhaul following its emergency rescue of Credit Suisse earlier this year. The job cuts amount to around 8% of staff employed by the combined Swiss
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Baby let the games begin. Taylor Swift is bringing her “Eras Tour” to a movie theater near you starting this October, the singer announced in an Instagram post Thursday morning. “The Eras Tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far and I’m overjoyed to
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Hundreds of endangered frogs reared at the Oregon Zoo have hopped back into the wild. The zoo says 259 northern leopard tadpoles and 156 froglets were released into the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge earlier this month. After being collected as eggs
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Congress should pass a short-term funding measure to ensure the government keeps operating after the current budget year ends Sept. 30. An official with the Office of Management and Budget says lawmakers would very likely need to pass a temporary spending measure in
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have launched a recovery fund for the people who lost housing in the Maui wildfires, the pair announced in a video shared on Instagram Thursday. The two stars together donated $10 million to get the campaign started and are inviting the public
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say more than 450 migrants have reached Greece’s Aegean Sea islands in boats from Turkey in less than two days. That includes 51 people who came ashore on the high-end resort of Mykonos. The new arrivals come amid a steady rise in migration to the European Union country, which
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol and Eliza Kruczynski Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man caught a shark while paddleboarding in the Long Island Sound off the coast of Madison. Eddie Carroll got the catch on video and posted it to Instagram. Carroll was fishing in the Bluefish Tournament over the
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By Zoe Strothers, Rob Polansky, Dylan Fearon and Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story COMLUMBIA, South Carolina (WFSB) — A 20-year-old college student from Madison was shot and killed over the weekend after he tried to enter the wrong home at the University of South Carolina. Madison Public Schools identified the student
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The man who is believed to have given Russian mercenary group Wagner its name has been buried at a military cemetery in Moscow. Dmitry Utkin died in an Aug. 23 plane crash that killed all 10 people on board, including Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his other top lieutenants. The crash between
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un ciudadano mexicano fue herido por un disparo en la pierna “mientras se encontraba en territorio mexicano” por un miembro de la Guardia Nacional de Texas en la zona de El Paso este sábado, según un comunicado de prensa de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México. Según el Departamento
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By Megan Marples, CNN (CNN) — Your Covid-19 vaccine card should be included as part of your medical record, similar to your personal vaccination record, experts say. That way, the card can be used as proof of vaccination when you and your health care provider make future medical decisions, according to Kathleen Conley, spokesperson for
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House is pushing Congress to pass a short-term spending bill to avoid a shutdown and ensure continuity of government services while the key players hash out a long list of disagreements. “Although the crucial work continues to reach a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on fiscal year 2024 appropriations
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