Victims of child sexual abuse and advocates are gathering in Jefferson City to pressure the Missouri attorney general to investigate several Christian boarding schools.
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The Columbia City Council has canceled its Monday night meeting, saying in a news release that a meeting notice was not posted properly.
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion, most would surely agree, is meant to be seen. Not heard, and certainly not smelled. But Andrew Bolton, the curatorial mastermind behind the blockbuster fashion exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, begs to differ. His newest show, which will be launched
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Ten people were arrested for a a protest outside of a plant in Middletown on Monday morning. The protest started at the Pratt & Whitney plant on Aircraft Road around 5:40 a.m. Police said they found a number of people sitting
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mientras Sudán conmemora el triste aniversario de un conflicto de un año de duración, las agencias de ayuda humanitaria advierten que el país se tambalea al borde del colapso, enfrentándose a una crisis humanitaria sin precedentes que ha sido ignorada en gran medida por el resto del mundo. Islamic Relief, una
Continue ReadingBy Julia Lopez Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Small businesses in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood are experiencing a rash of vandalism. Owners say it’s impacting sales, but their concerns go even deeper. Kavi Warner manages Personal Beast, a pet store on Southeast Stark Street. “We’re all small businesses that have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU is scheduled to unveil renderings of planned renovations for the Memorial Stadium Improvements Project at Thursday’s UM Board of Curators meeting at Missouri S&T, according to an MU spokesperson. The UM Board of Curators is also expected to discuss what’s next for the project and the progress it has already made.
Continue ReadingBy Grace Smith Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Hundreds came together in the name of kindness. Organizers with the non-profit Seven Days put on a Kindness Festival. It’s been 10 years since the organization started with the goal of doing just that after a self-proclaimed white supremacist gunned
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remains closed to maritime traffic as crews equipped with sonar look for a barge believed to have sunk over the weekend. The barge is one of more than two dozen barges that broke loose and floated down the river, striking a bridge
Continue ReadingBy Ashlyn Mitchell Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Monday, April 15 marks one year since a mass shooting erupted at a birthday party in Dadeville. Four died and 32 were injured. 17-year-old Shaunkivia “Keke” Nicole Smith was one of those shot and killed. Smith was just four weeks shy
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister is leading a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to Pakistan, which is seeking help in overcoming one of its worst economic crises. Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s visit on Monday comes a week after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia,
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will move its Detroit headquarters to a new downtown office building next year and redevelop its iconic home along the Detroit River. That’s what company and city officials confirmed Monday. The announcement was made at the site of the old Hudson’s department store, which
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Jefferson City police found a gunshot victim at a hospital after a shooting Sunday but the wounded person apparently had no desire to speak with cops.
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula and killed at least 17 people. Authorities say in one incident a group of school children and a driver died when their vehicle was overtaken. Rescuers are searching for survivors. Heavy rains are
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Hace cinco años, en abril de 2019, un incendio destruyó gran parte de la catedral de Notre Dame en París, un edificio de 860 años. En una visita a finales de 2023 al sitio de construcción, el presidente de Francia Emmanuel Macron prometió que las obras estaban “según lo previsto”
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, may be linked to an elevated risk of death even decades after giving birth, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found that women who experienced major complications during pregnancy had an increased
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By Rebecca Wright, CNN (CNN) — Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning this could become the worst bleaching period in recorded history. More than 54% of the world’s coral reef areas have
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Reef scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the International Coral Reef Initiative say bleaching has been documented across at least 53 countries over the
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The trees are in bloom.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Este lunes 15 de abril es el Día de los Impuestos en Estados Unidos para la mayoría de los estadounidenses, y todavía hay muchas personas corriendo para presentar sus declaraciones de impuestos sobre la renta de 2023 hasta que el reloj marca la medianoche. “Con la fecha límite de abril acercándose,
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