By TAMMY WEBBER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 700,000. It’s a grim and frustrating milestone as the nation confronts a surge in infections and deaths driven by the delta variant and the refusal of millions of Americans to get vaccinated. The last 100,000 deaths were recorded in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal jury found a Kansas City man guilty of one count of trafficking meth from a Camdenton hotel on Wednesday. Anthony Martinez Harris, 48, was found guilty on Wednesday of one count of possessing meth with the intent to distribute. Camdenton police responded to an employee at the Sleep Inn on
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pledged on Capitol Hill to “get it done” as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. But it’s not getting done soon: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pledged on Capitol Hill to “get it done” as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. But it’s not getting done soon: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon congressional candidate and hero soldier Alek Skarlatos formed a nonprofit to advocate for veterans after he lost his 2020 race. The group has done little to advance that cause since then. But it has helped get the Republican’s bid for a 2022 rematch with longtime Democratic
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By JEFF MELNICK Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning, and the playoff-bound St. Louis Cardinals won for the 19th time in their last 20 games, 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Tyler O’Neill homered twice and threw out the potential go-ahead run in the ninth
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By Raja Razek, CNN A man selling a catalytic converter on Facebook Marketplace left a large bag of methamphetamine and a syringe on the coffee table in the background of the picture he posted, the Stone County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri said in a post on Facebook. “Last night one of our Stone County residents
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A Jefferson City High School Alum and US Naval Academy graduate will seek one of two openings for the Jefferson City School District Board of Education.
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first U.S. state to require COVID-19 vaccinations for children to attend public and private schools in person under a mandate that could effect millions of students. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that the coronavirus shot will be
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EXCLUSIVE by Zahra Ullah and Matthew Chance, CNN Alexander Lukashenko must be familiar by now with the sound of people who disagree with him. The Belarusian capital of Minsk was thronged with massive protests before and after the disputed presidential election in August 2020, which was marred by fraud. Lukashenko says he won anyway, but
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Spencer Petras threw for three touchdowns and ran for two and No. 5 Iowa took advantage of seven Maryland turnovers in a 51-14 victory. In a matchup of unbeaten teams, the Hawkeyes intercepted five of Taulia Tagovailoa’s passes, and they outscored the Terrapins 31-0
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Las ventas de automóviles nuevos se desplomaron en los últimos tres meses en Estados Unidos a pesar de la fuerte demanda, ya que la escasez de chips de computadora y otros problemas en la cadena de suministro provocaron paros en las fábricas automotrices y obstaculizaron el suministro de
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — It was a reunion 7 years in the making. After losing her beloved ‘Sissi’ back in 2014, her owner tells us she gave up hope in bringing her faithful companion home, but that all changed just a few days ago. A dog
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — For less than $450,000, you could own a home in a sought-after Newton neighborhood. But there’s a catch. The house on Boylston Street in Newton Highlands is on the market for $449,900. The home, which is now listed on several real
Continue ReadingBy Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life tonight. His mother says he was stabbed by other students on his way home from school earlier this week. Disturbing video appears to capture the moment 16-year-old Wilmer Ramos was beaten and stabbed on
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN President Joe Biden didn’t travel to Capitol Hill on Friday to close the deal, or to rally the troops through a final legislative gantlet. There was nothing cinematic — or dramatic — about the trip down Pennsylvania Avenue for the 36-year Senate
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN President Joe Biden didn’t travel to Capitol Hill on Friday to close the deal, or to rally the troops through a final legislative gantlet. There was nothing cinematic — or dramatic — about the trip down Pennsylvania Avenue for the 36-year Senate
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By Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN President Joe Biden didn’t travel to Capitol Hill on Friday to close the deal, or to rally the troops through a final legislative gantlet. There was nothing cinematic — or dramatic — about the trip down Pennsylvania Avenue for the 36-year Senate
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Lisa Baird has resigned after some 19 months on the job amid allegations that a former coach engaged in sexual harassment and misconduct. Baird’s resignation was announced by the league late Friday, a day after The Athletic published the accounts
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By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest non-profit health care system, says it will charge employees enrolled in its 2022 health care benefits program a fee for spouses and domestic partners who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. The fee is similar to what has been in place for tobacco users and
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