WATCH: Mizzou football coach Drinkwitz on preparation for Texas A&M
The Tigers will host Texas A&M on Saturday after defeating the North Texas Mean Green last week. Texas A&M is coming off an upset victory over Alabama on Saturday.
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A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs
By Matt Egan, CNN Business A record 4.3 million people quit their jobs in August, evidence of the considerable leverage workers have in today’s economy. About 2.9% of the workforce quit in August, up from 2.7% in July, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report, released Tuesday. That marks the highest
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Kanye West puts Wyoming ranch, business sites up for sale
CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Rapper, music producer and clothing entrepreneur Kanye West is selling his ranch and business properties in northwestern Wyoming. His West Ranch went on the market Monday for $11 million. The property covers six square miles of open land, tree-studded hills and outcrops south of Cody. The city of about 10,000 is
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Kanye West puts Wyoming ranch, business sites up for sale
CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Rapper, music producer and clothing entrepreneur Kanye West is selling his ranch and business properties in northwestern Wyoming. His West Ranch went on the market Monday for $11 million. The property covers six square miles of open land, tree-studded hills and outcrops south of Cody. The city of about 10,000 is
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New dashboards give detailed look at Missouri health data
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — New data dashboards are offering detailed information about health inequities in Missouri, including information for specific ZIP codes across the state. The Missouri Hospital Association launched the Health Equity Dashboards on Monday. It shows, for example, that Black people in Kansas City and St. Louis suffer from asthma at twice
Continue Reading Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to 7 years
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck to more than seven years in prison for fraud. The judge on Tuesday also ordered Beck to pay $2.6 million in restitution to make up for money he stole from an insurer. Jurors in July swiftly
Continue Reading Wyoming coroner set to announce how Gabby Petito was killed
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities in Wyoming are set to announce how they believe slain traveler Gabby Petito was killed. Teton County Coroner Brent Blue is scheduled to announce the findings of Petito’s autopsy at a news conference early Tuesday afternoon. The 22-year-old woman’s body was found last month near an undeveloped camping area in
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Controversial Boone County Courthouse murals moved over holiday
Art historians removed controversial murals depicting slavery, hangings and whippings in the Boone County Courthouse on Monday.
Continue ReadingBiden pone fin a las detenciones masivas de inmigrantes en sus lugares de trabajo y se enfocará en los empleadores
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden pondrá fin a los arrestos masivos de inmigrantes en los lugares de trabajo y en su lugar se centrará en los empleadores que explotan a los trabajadores indocumentados, según un memorando recién publicado por el secretario de Seguridad Nacional Alejandro Mayorkas. El memorando, dirigido a los jefes
Continue Reading School concerned about sportsmanship after new soccer record
KINGSLEY, Mich. (AP) — A school board in northern Michigan plans to send a protest over sportsmanship following a soccer player’s 16-goal record-setting game against a winless team. The backlash over Kevin Hubbell’s performance continued Monday night at a meeting of the Kingsley board. There’s support for sending a protest to the Benzie Central school
Continue Reading Southwest limits canceled flights after 3 tumultuous days
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines appears to be fixing problems that caused the cancellation of nearly 2,400 flights over the previous three days. By midday Tuesday, Southwest had canceled fewer than 100 flights, although more than 400 others were running late. That’s according to tracking service FlightAware. Southwest says bad weather and air traffic control
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After several attempts, wildlife officers remove tire that was around an elk’s neck for over two years
By Amanda Jackson, CNN For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife officials have freed the animal of the rubber hindrance. The bull elk was first spotted by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officer in 2019 conducting a population survey of Rocky Mountain bighorn
Continue Reading Officer: Accused synagogue shooter talked of killing Jews
By RAMESH SANTANAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh police tactical officer says the man accused of killing 11 people in a synagogue shooting three years ago made several references to killing Jews. Officer Stephen Mescan was among the first law enforcement members to get inside the synagogue. He was the first witness Tuesday
Continue Reading Biden to meet Kenya president as war roils nearby Ethiopia
By AAMER MADHANI and CARA ANNA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to hold his first one-on-one, in-person talks as president with an African leader on Thursday. He will play host to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta as war and a humanitarian crisis roil neighboring Ethiopia. The talks come just weeks after
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She buried her 10-year-old who died from Covid. Less than 24 hours later, she was combating misinformation at a school board meeting
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN On Sunday, Nicole Sperry said her final goodbyes to her 10-year-old daughter, who died from Covid-19. Less than 24 hours later, she was behind a podium combating misinformation from parents at a Virginia school board meeting. At a Chesapeake Public School District meeting in September, parents and community members denied the
Continue Reading Puerto Rico aims to cut bureaucracy with new online system
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor is promising less bureaucracy and fewer lines at government offices after unveiling an online system to digitally connect various state agencies. The system announced Tuesday means that government employees can virtually access a variety of documents. This eliminates the need for citizens and business owners to
Continue Reading Miami’s top cop flames out after acrimonious 6-month stint
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The man once billed as the Michael Jordan and Tom Brady of policing ended up being “not the right fit” for the city of Miami. The city manager has decided to suspend with the intention of firing Police Chief Art Acevedo after a tumultuous six-month tenure.
Continue Reading Kaiser Permanente faces strike votes in California, Oregon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly authorized a strike over pay and working conditions strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Similar strike votes could come in a half-dozen other states against Kaiser, one of the nation’s largest health care providers.
Continue Reading St. Louis man charged in beating death of 3-year-old boy
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County prosecutors say a 3-year-old boy who was beaten to death last week died about a month after being returned to the care of a man accused of prior child abuse involving the boy and his siblings. Prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Tevin Branom, of St. Louis, with second-degree murder
Continue Reading Spire asks Supreme Court to keep pipeline operational
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to keep operating a pipeline through Illinois and Missouri, warning that a winter shutdown could be devastating to St. Louis-area customers. In a filing last week, Spire requested a stay that would allow
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