By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to lift all coronavirus emergency measures when they expire later this week as infections slow and the nation tries to reactivate its economy. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to announce a lifting of the emergency later Tuesday. Government officials are preparing other plans
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to lift all coronavirus emergency measures when they expire later this week as infections slow and the nation tries to reactivate its economy. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to announce a lifting of the emergency later Tuesday. Government officials are preparing other plans
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The Columbia Fire Department continues to investigate what caused a fire in the basement of Stewart Hall on the University of Missouri campus.
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Saturday Night Live” player Beck Bennett announced his departure from the show on Monday, leaving behind his his impressions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Vice President Mike Pence. “Love you, SNL Gonna miss you so much Thank you for 8 years of remarkable people and incredible experiences that completely
Continue Reading Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs will invest $3.5 billion within the next 10 years to address the climate crisis. A spokesperson for Emerson Collective, Jobs’ organizations, said Monday that Jobs will give the money to Waverley Street Foundation, an organization she set up in 2016. The spokesperson says the foundation will focus its work on “initiatives
Continue Reading Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs will invest $3.5 billion within the next 10 years to address the climate crisis. A spokesperson for Emerson Collective, Jobs’ organizations, said Monday that Jobs will give the money to Waverley Street Foundation, an organization she set up in 2016. The spokesperson says the foundation will focus its work on “initiatives
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Casi la mitad de los estadounidenses padecen hipertensión arterial, un factor clave que contribuye a la diabetes, las enfermedades cardÃacas, las enfermedades renales, los accidentes cerebrovasculares y las complicaciones graves del covid-19, según la Asociación Estadounidense del Corazón (AHA, por sus siglas en inglés). Tomar una o dos pastillas para controlar
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Columbia College Board of Trustees unanimously named David Russell the college’s 18th president Friday.
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By Amir Vera, CNN A 6-year-old girl died on a free-fall ride at an amusement park in Colorado because she wasn’t buckled in, according to a report released Friday from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS). Wongel Estifanos was on vacation with her family at Glenwood Caverns
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s eviction moratorium ends Friday. But tenants with unpaid rent can still stay in their homes beyond that date if they apply for assistance from the state. California is using billions of federal dollars to pay off up to 18 months of most people’s rent dating
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s eviction moratorium ends Friday. But tenants with unpaid rent can still stay in their homes beyond that date if they apply for assistance from the state. California is using billions of federal dollars to pay off up to 18 months of most people’s rent dating
Continue Reading By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homicides in the U.S. in 2020 increased nearly 30% over the previous year, the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records. That’s according to figures released Monday by the agency. Homicides and non-negligent manslaughters climbed an estimated 29.4% to 21,570, an increase of 4,901 over 2019,
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MU Health Care decided on Monday to report the number of COVID-19 patients in its hospitals who have been vaccinated.
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved what he terms a nation-leading law requiring the garment industry to pay workers by the hour instead of for each piece of clothing they produce. Supporters said piece-rate compensation can be used to pay workers below the minimum wage. The
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved what he terms a nation-leading law requiring the garment industry to pay workers by the hour instead of for each piece of clothing they produce. Supporters said piece-rate compensation can be used to pay workers below the minimum wage. The
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hosted a lunch  for the leaders of divided Cyprus in hopes of spurring a return to negotiations to reunite the Mediterranean island nation. Talks have been stalled since 2017. The United Nations didn’t comment immediately on the discussion but Cypriot President Nicos
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — En Argentina, la actividad ganadera está en la mira de la justicia por la presunta contaminación de aguas. El juez federal Sebastián Casanello procesó por segunda vez a Roberto Juan Arancedo, presidente del Mercado de Hacienda de Liniers en 2017, emblema de la ganaderÃa en el paÃs, por la supuesta
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Global shoppers face possible shortages of smartphones and other goods ahead of Christmas after power cuts to meet government targets forced Chinese factories to shut down and left some households in the dark. In the northeastern city of Liaoyang, 23 people were hospitalized
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Global shoppers face possible shortages of smartphones and other goods ahead of Christmas after power cuts to meet government targets forced Chinese factories to shut down and left some households in the dark. In the northeastern city of Liaoyang, 23 people were hospitalized
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are again looking to the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence in response to the recent shootings on Fifth St. downtown. Police say shots were fired Sunday on Broadway and Fifth Streets, but no injuries were reported. On Sept. 18, just a block away, two people were shot
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