Hospital leaders stress the importance of showing how effective COVID-19 vaccines are in local areas
MU Health Care is now sharing data on how many COVID-19 patients are vaccinated.
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Over 100 killed in bloody Ecuador prison massacre
By Stefano Pozzebon and Abel Alvarado, CNN Violent clashes that erupted in an Ecuadorian prison on Tuesday have killed 118 people and wounded 79, the country’s prison agency said late Thursday. The death toll represents a significant uptick from earlier estimates after the disturbances at the Litoral Penitentiary, located on the outskirts of the coastal
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Authorities: Staff struggled with teen who died in custody
By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Kansas say multiple staff members at a juvenile facility engaged in a physical struggle with a 17-year-old youth who was restrained and died two days later at a hospital. Details of the events leading up to Sunday’s in-custody death of Cedric “CJ’ Lofton
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‘I’m trying to stay apolitical.’ Top US general faces wave of GOP attacks over Trump-era actions
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Top US General Mark Milley appeared before Congress this week to defend Pentagon decision making in Afghanistan but instead found himself fighting a personal battle with lawmakers who charged that he has been more preoccupied with rehabilitating and burnishing his own image. Republican lawmakers directed their fury at Milley for his
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A warning sign for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN A new poll finds cause for concern for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking reelection in 2022. A historic job approval drop: The GOP governor’s job approval rating among registered voters is underwater for the first time since 2018, according to polling from Quinnipiac University, finding 44% of Texans approve
Continue ReadingMilitares de alto rango supieron que habían muerto civiles en un ataque de EE.UU. en Kabul horas después de que sucediera
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Altos mandos militares de Estados Unidos declararon durante una audiencia ante el Congreso este miércoles que supieron que en el ataque con dron que ejecutaron en Kabul a fines de agosto murieron civiles horas después de que sucediera, y que recién días más tarde se enteraron que el ataque fue un
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January 6 committee targets organizers of Stop the Steal rally in latest batch of subpoenas
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Whitney Wild and Zachary Cohen, CNN The select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has issued its second round of subpoenas, this time targeting individuals involved in the planning and organization of the “Stop the Steal” rally that served as a prelude to the riot at the US Capitol and
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WATCH: Mizzou offensive players take questions as Tennessee game approaches
The news conference will take place between 5 and 6 p.m.
Continue Reading Michael A. Taylor, Royals agree to $9M, 2-year deal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outfielder Michael A. Taylor and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $9 million, two-year contract covering 2022 and ’23. Taylor can earn $250,000 annually in performance bonuses. He would have been eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series. The 30-year-old is batting .244 in his first
Continue ReadingLos precios del tocino se disparan a niveles récord y es posible que no bajen pronto
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — El tocino está más caro para los estadounidenses que en los últimos 40 años. Y sí, eso está contabilizando la inflación. El impacto del costo de la calefacción: aumenta el precio del gas natural un 180% Ese anhelo de comer chuletas de cerdo te está costando alrededor de un
Continue ReadingPolice gunfire likely killed 8-year-old girl outside Pennsylvania football stadium, DA says
By Ray Sanchez and Kiely Westhoff, CNN Gunshots that killed an 8-year-old girl and wounded three other people after a suburban Philadelphia high school football game last month were fired “with near certainty” by local police officers, according to the Delaware County District Attorney. Fanta Bility was killed on August 27 when a verbal confrontation
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Advocates urge governor to grant clemency in Columbia triple murder
Anti-death penalty advocates delivered a petition Wednesday asking the state to spare the life of Ernest Johnson, saying his intellectual disability makes it unconstitutional to execute the man convicted of a Columbia triple murder.
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Change of venue, new judge granted in Quatavia Givens case
A Cole County judge granted a change of venue and a request for a new judge for a woman charged in the 2018 death of a Jefferson City child.
Continue Reading Kansas man sentenced for attacking federal undercover agent
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attacking a federal undercover agent during a weapons transaction. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that Nicholas Newman was sentenced this month after pleading guilty in May to one count of forcible assault on a
Continue ReadingEl Barcelona cae goleado. ¿El fin de la era Koeman?
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El FC Barcelona fue goleado por el Benfica en Portugal en Champions League y quedó hundido más en una crisis que parece no tener fin. El equipo de Ronald Koeman, que llegó con el club ya en crisis en 2020, solo se desciende más en su debacle tras la salida
Continue Reading7 students arrested after 2 stabbed in fight at Annapolis High School
By CBS Baltimore Staff Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, MD (WJZ) — Seven students were arrested after two boys were stabbed in a fight Wednesday morning at Annapolis High School. The school was placed on lockdown for about two hours after the fight. The two students hurt in the fight were taken
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Mandates are boosting vaccination rates, but not without a tradeoff
By Eric Levenson, CNN Mandates that require employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 have spurred workers to get vaccinated in recent weeks — yet some holdouts have been suspended or lost their jobs, and workplaces are scrambling to cover potential shortages. The tradeoff — a disrupted workplace in the short term in exchange for widespread
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Congress battles over budget, debt limit as shutdown deadline looms
Thursday is the last day of the fiscal year, and if a federal budget does not pass the government will go into a full shutdown at 12:01 a.m. The budget was held back because it was attached to a Democratic attempt to raise the debt ceiling, which Senate Republicans strongly opposed. A new proposed budget without the raised debt ceiling could make its way through Congress as soon as Wednesday.
Continue ReadingGov. extends state employee vaccination deadline to Oct. 4
By ROB POLANSKY, SUSAN RAFF Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The governor is extending the vaccination deadline for state workers, as leaders push for them to get vaccinated. Gov. Ned Lamont’s office held a news conference at 11 a.m. in Hartford on Wednesday. He announced the COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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Fort Worth police arrested a man they say killed and dismembered three people
By Kay Jones, CNN Police in Fort Worth, Texas, arrested a man on Monday for allegedly killing and dismembering three people and then putting their bodies in a dumpster and setting it on fire. Police said Jason Alan Thornburg, 41, admitted to killing a man and two women in a hotel room over the course
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