Eight employees of Russia’s Embassy in Pyongyang and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his luggage and young children on a railway trolley into Russian territory. North Korea’s borders have been effectively locked down for months
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John Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, was found dead Thursday after being charged with 24 felonies in connection with the abuse of young gymnasts, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday. The 63-year-old was facing charges that included human trafficking, criminal sexual conduct and lying to a peace officer, a
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An independent committee could vote on whether to recommend FDA approval of a one-shot coronavirus vaccine this week.
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After six straight weeks of declines in new Covid-19 cases in the US, that number has started to plateau, even as hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop. The 7-day average of daily new cases was just over 72,000 on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, a total that is relatively unchanged from last
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A US federal court has awarded $2.3 billion in damages to several crew members of the USS Pueblo and their surviving families, more than 50 years after North Korea seized the American naval vessel and took its crew hostage. More than 100 crew members and their relatives filed a suit against North Korea in February
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced three nominees to fill most of the vacancies on the US Postal Service Board of Governors, fulfilling a promise that the administration would make the board and the agency a priority in the early days of his presidency. The nominees include Ron Stroman, the former deputy postmaster general who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of shooting a gun in southwest Columbia and causing property damage. Columbia police repsonded to a report of shots fire on the 4500 block of West Bellview Dr. on Feb. 1. Police found a damaged window and a bullet strike that left red paint/coating. Police stopped a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after he was accused of setting a home on fire. Fire crews were called to the 2700 block of Schott road just before 8 p.m. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s office, the 41-year-old man was found intoxicated and armed with a shotgun in
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The white van arrived in slum areas of Bhopal, a city in central India, blasting a message over the speaker system that seemed too good to refuse: “Come and take the coronavirus vaccine and get 750 rupees ($10).” Locals who recalled hearing it back in December said they scrambled to take up the offer —
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Here are the local scores from Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Hickman 24 | Jefferson City 67 FINAL Rock Bridge 53 | Helias 46 FINAL Southern Boone 46 | Blair Oaks 64 FINAL Eldon 44 | Boonville 62 FINAL BOYS HOOPS Macon 95 |
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will now host LSU on Saturday, March 6. The SEC announced the rescheduled matchup on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers were supposed to host LSU back on Jan. 9, but the game was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. MU said it will honor its five seniors immediately following the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team led after each of the first three quarters on Thursday night, but the Tigers could not close out No. 20 Tennessee. The Lady Volunteers went on to beat the Tigers 78-73. https://youtu.be/gZMKjgM6GJQ MU was up 60-55 headed into the fourth quarter, but that’s when Rennia Davis went
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News held a roundtable discussion during Thursday night’s 6:30 p.m. broadcast with Sara Humm with the Columbia Boone County Health Department, Vaccine Committee Co-Chair Dr. Margaret Day with MU Health Care andDeputy Executive Director Brent Ghan with the Missouri School Board Association The group answered your questions regarding who is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team won its spring season opener on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers beat Creighton 1-0 thanks to a Julissa Cisneros second half goal. You can watch the full highlights in the video player above.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A father and son are accused of burglarizing Bob’s Guns & Knives store in early February. According to a probable cause statement, Christopher McCombs Sr. and Christopher McCombs Jr. allegedly broke into the store and stole an unknown amount of merchandise and knives. Officials say one man used a concrete saw
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ABC 17 News obtained records from the state Department of Health and Senior Services that show 631 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were wasted through Jan. 31.
Continue Reading How’s life in countries where coronavirus vaccination is increasingly a success story? Meanwhile asked CNN’s Lauren Kent about the UK, the first country in the world to start vaccinating citizens, and Sam Kiley about Israel, which leads the world in vaccination speed. “A strong scent of marijuana drifts down the tight alleys of Jaffa’s flea
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — The Colonial Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center hosted a 100th birthday window party for Anna “Romaine” Harris Frazier, who marked the milestone on Feb. 25. Frazier has lived at the facility since August 2019, and the home wanted to make sure she had her
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Franklin County pharmacy could run out of COVID-19 vaccine doses by Saturday. Healthcare professionals at Park Avenue Pharmacy in Chambersburg say they requested nearly 2,000 Pfizer first and second dose shots from the Pennsylvania Department of Health or DOH. As of 3 p.m.
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