Royalty. Even the word is deeply evocative. It oozes luxury, history, opulence, and power (and, also, colonialism). Our favorite fictions and fairytales are gilded with its presence, our culture studded with our own personal kings, queens and princesses. Whether it’s fascination or some less flattering sentiment, it’s no wonder our collective imaginations are so enticed
Continue Reading The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced a $1 million partnership with Black Girls Code (BGC) to help educate and support girls interested in technology. ESA, a trade association for the video game industry, announced it is working through its philanthropic arm, The ESA Foundation, to spend $1 million over the next two years to provide
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Covid-19 has spawned another global health crisis some have dubbed “coronasomnia” — an inability to fall asleep or get good quality slumber during the pandemic. Oh, you know it well? “You’re not alone, the novel coronavirus is making sleep more difficult for much of the world,” said sleep specialist Dr. Raj Dasgupta, an assistant professor
Continue Reading Indian climate campaigner Disha Ravi revealed she never imagined her activism would see her jailed in her first statement since her controversial arrest and detention last month. Ravi, who is in her early 20s, was arrested on charges relating to her role in disseminating a toolkit that provided a list of ways supporters could help
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 17 Mizzou softball team went 3-0 on Saturday at the Mizzou Tournament. Kent State 2 | Mizzou 15 FINAL – *HC Larissa Anderson’s 200th career win as a head coach* Drake 0 | Mizzou 5 FINAL Iowa State 3 | Mizzou 2 FINAL Mizzou is now 18-4. The Tigers will
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The Mizzou football team did a lot of 11-on-11 scrimmaging during spring practice on Saturday. You can watch our extended highlights in the video player above. Once again – head coach Eli Drinkwitz opened up practice to Mizzou fans. You can hear from Drinkwitz in the video player below. https://youtu.be/bsqz_EPe0Ig Drinkwitz confirmed freshman quarterback Tyler
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As spring break travel picks up and states increasingly drop Covid-19 restrictions, Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health director, is pleading with people to keep using masks regardless of prevailing rules. “If there ever was a time to put on the mask, this is it,” Collins told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Saturday. Collins’
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Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven’t been able to shower for days or contact their parents, according to lawyers who interviewed them this week. Lawyers from the National Center for Youth Law spoke with about a dozen children in Donna, Texas, this week, according to Leecia
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Phase 1B Tier 3 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan will begin on Monday. Educators, government officials, and communication services employees will become eligible to receive a vaccine.
Continue Reading Police body camera footage obtained by CNN affiliate KTRK shows a woman being arrested at a Galveston, Texas, bank after she refused to wear a mask or leave. The arrest occurred Thursday, the day after an order by Gov. Greg Abbott rolled back some of the state’s Covid-19 restrictions, including the state’s mask mandate. Private
Continue Reading If you love to play Minecraft and call yourself a landscaper, a company in the United Kingdom may have a job for you. WhatShed, which calls itself the largest independent buyers guide for garden buildings in the UK, is looking for virtual landscape gardeners to expand their “gardening passions” to the virtual world and “provide
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One child was transported to Capital Region Medical Center after an ATV crash in Morgan County Saturday morning.
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On the banks of the Rio Grande near the south Texas city of Hildalgo, dozens of undocumented migrants — mostly women and young children — descended a hill on the Mexican side of the border in an orderly procession. The sun set Thursday over an all-too-familiar portrait of desperation in the the Rio Grande Valley.
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Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. spent their Saturday conducting a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk, which assisted with continued upgrades to the orbiting laboratory, began at 8:14 a.m. ET and ended at 3:01 p.m. ET, lasting for six hours and 47 minutes. Glover and Hopkins arrived on the space
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 451 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. There have been 483,183 cases of the virus reported in the state.
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Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven’t been able to shower for days or contact their parents, according to lawyers who interviewed them this week. Lawyers from the National Center for Youth Law spoke with about a dozen children in Donna, Texas, this week, according to Leecia
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Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a fire at North Davenport Road and J B Lane Sunday morning.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KCTV) — Emotional reunions are on the horizon for people in senior homes who’ve been isolated from family for so long. The change comes with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services suggesting nursing homes and long-term
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — People around the world have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and those negative impacts may have altered their cognitive abilities, risk avoidance and civic-mindedness for the worse, new research suggests. A peer-reviewed study published in Scientific Reports analyzed questionnaires from 4,890
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A patient who has been battling COVID-19 for months finally went home Friday. The applause and cheers are well deserved for Sarah Drummond as she walks out of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Omaha. “I woke up today with a sheer determination that I’m
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