The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued long-awaited guidance on what fully vaccinated people can safely do, and with it, an opening: There’s more opportunity to see our loved ones again. White House Senior Adviser for Covid Response Andy Slavitt told CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta we should expect to see
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Both the Missouri House and Senate are scheduled to discuss bills that would make gender reassignment illegal for anyone under 18 years old.
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It wasn’t until Yusuf Nur was inside the execution chamber, standing next to a condemned man strapped to a gurney, that he understood why he’d been asked to be present. The inmate, Orlando Hall, had asked Nur to be his Muslim spiritual adviser in the weeks leading up to his execution by the United States
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It’s hard to believe that the one-year anniversary of the declaration of a pandemic is this week. It has been a long, brutal year that has felt like a decade. One thing is clear: Everyone has been stressed in ways they could not have ever imagined. One of the biggest sources of stress — other
Continue Reading Sea levels are rising, and of course that’s affecting coastal cities. But the very infrastructure that makes those cities run compounds the problem. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
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Myanmar’s military seized power of the Southeast Asian country in a coup on Monday, after detaining the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and numerous other top government figures. In a television address, the army announced that power had been handed to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and that it was declaring a
Continue Reading When the pandemic swept across the globe a year ago, people’s health suddenly became a whole lot more important. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta warned in March 2020 that underlying health issues like heart disease and asthma could put people at a higher risk for severe Covid-19 illness. One of the first lines
Continue Reading Apple cider vinegar is one of the most popular natural health products around, with claims that it can do almost anything, including sanitizing toothbrushes, curing diabetes and whittling waistlines. What are the real benefits of apple cider vinegar, according to science? CNN asked seven experts and looked at dozens of studies to bring you the
Continue Reading The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued long-awaited guidance on what fully vaccinated people can safely do, and with it, an opening: There’s more opportunity to see our loved ones again. White House Senior Adviser for Covid Response Andy Slavitt told CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta we should expect to see
Continue Reading Perched on her living room couch, cup of tea in hand, Krista Bose rattles off complex medical terms without the slightest hesitation, then pauses to patiently explain each one in layman’s terms as if speaking to her own patient. Bose, though, is the patient, and what she’s describing is her own prognosis. “I feel like
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U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said this week that he will not seek another term in 2022.
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One in three women globally are subjected to physical or sexual violence during their lifetimes, estimates a damning new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) released hours after International Women’s Day. The report’s findings are based on data from the largest ever WHO study on the prevalence of violence against women. “Around 736 million,
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Namibia’s First Lady, Monica Geingos, marked International Women’s Day with a powerful message to internet trolls, who she says have hurled insults at her on social media. “I’ve decided that enough is enough… I will not be silenced anymore,” Geingos said in a video posted on social media Monday. “I recently instituted defamation lawsuit against
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Georgia’s House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would roll back citizen’s arrest law in the state. Monday’s passage of the bill came just over a year after Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia, while jogging. If HB 479 makes it through the state Senate and is signed by Gov.
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, March 9, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. BOYS STATE SECTIONALS HOOPS Tolton 67 | Montgomery County 36 FINAL https://youtu.be/na3aGmljvIk Jefferson City 55 | Waynesville 59 FINAL Mexico 55 | Kearney 49 FINAL Buffalo 46 | Blair Oaks 69 FINAL GIRLS STATE WRESTLING
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC announced its yearly men’s basketball honors on Tuesday and two Mizzou basketball players made the list. Dru Smith was named First Team All-SEC. The senior is also the first MU player to ever make it on the All-Defensive Team. Fellow senior Jeremiah Tilmon was named Second Team All-SEC following his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large group of Columbia police are investigating a situation on the 400 block of Ripley. An ABC 17 News crew reports crime scene tape has gone up at a location on Ripley. ABC 17 News crew reports seeing someone being taken off by EMS on a stretcher. ABC 17 News will
Continue Reading China and Russia have agreed to jointly construct a lunar space station that will be “open to all countries,” the China National Space Administration said in a statement on Tuesday. The leaders of the two countries’ respective space agencies signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of their national governments. “China and Russia will use
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City School District has filed an eminent domain lawsuit for parts of lots 112 and 113 of the Woodcrest Subdivision. It is at 419 Union Street in Jefferson City. The district is looking to acquire the land for public school purposes including but not limited to parking facilities and/or athletic
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