What your first phone says about you and your generation
Spokeo reports your first phone reveals generational tech preferences, shaping how you interact with technology today.
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The scoop on America’s ice cream preferences, according to Instacart
Instacart reports that vanilla remains America’s top ice cream flavor, while adventurous choices like pistachio and tropical flavors are on the rise.
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The history behind dog days of summer
Ollie takes a look at the origin of the phrase “the dog days of summer” influenced by the Dog Star, Sirius, and also suggests ways to keep dogs cool.
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How technology is preventing cargo theft, the quiet crime costing billions
Trackonomy reports cargo theft is a rising issue in supply chains, costing billions while advanced technology helps combat these thefts.
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Bitcoin price prediction for 2025, 2030 and 2035: July 2025 report
Finder.com reports that Bitcoin is predicted to reach $145,167 by 2025, $458,647 by 2030, and over $1 million by 2035.
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Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill': The complete tax guide for high-income earners
Range reports that Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” offers significant tax changes for high earners, including increased estate tax exemptions and expanded SALT deductions.
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s Lee orders new investigation team to look into deadly 2022 crush
Story by Reuters (Reuters) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the setting up of a new investigation team, involving police and prosecutors, to look into the deadly Halloween crowd crush that killed 159, mostly young people, in 2022, his spokesperson said on Thursday. Lee’s move to launch a new probe came as
Continue ReadingTurkish court convicts jailed Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival of threatening public official
Story by Associated Press (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor and the chief rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of insulting and threatening a public official and sentenced him to a year and eight months in prison. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is being held in a prison west of
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Power restored in Howard County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is restored after storms rolled through Howard County Wednesday night. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map on Wednesday night showed 216 Howard Electric customers without power, while 50 Co-Mo Cooperative customers in Cooper County had no power and 28 Boone Electric Co-op customers with no power in Randolph County.
Continue ReadingSingapore’s most famous landmark is undergoing an $8 billion expansion
By Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — With three 650-foot-tall skyscrapers connected across the top by a boat-like skybridge — and an Instagram-famous infinity pool — Marina Bay Sands has given Singapore one of Asia’s most recognizable skylines since opening in 2011. So, when the resort’s original architect was invited to design a new, fourth
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Katie Schumacher-Cawley honored with Jimmy V Perseverance Award at 2025 ESPY Awards
By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — “Cancer changed my life but it didn’t take it,” Katie Schumacher-Cawley said at the 2025 ESPY Awards on Wednesday. While fighting a battle on the volleyball court, the Penn State women’s volleyball head coach also grappled with another battle – cancer. Half a year later, now in remission after
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Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor in Epstein case, fired from US attorney’s office
CNN By Kara Scannell and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, has been fired from her job in the Southern District of New York, according to people familiar with the situation. Comey was a prosecutor in the case against
Continue ReadingLos aeropuertos de EE.UU. podrían dejar atrás la regla de botellas de máximo 100 ml en equipaje de mano
Por Marnie Hunter, CNN La regla sobre líquidos en el equipaje de mano podría ser la próxima medida de seguridad aeroportuaria en ser modificada. Kristi Noem, secretaria del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés), insinuó un posible cambio en esta política este miércoles durante la Cumbre Hill Nation, organizada por The
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MEC report shows Elwood nets $13,428; Rice gets $4,690 in Columbia Ward 2 race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The quarterly report filing for the Missouri Ethics Commission shows a few high-dollar donations being made in Columbia’s Ward 2 race. Campaigns for Vera Elwood and Ken Rice submitted reports for the July 15 quarterly filing. Rice’s was submitted on July 10, while Elwood’s was submitted on July 14. Documents show that
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Associate pastor accused of stealing Blair Murphy signs has charges dropped with stipulations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An associate pastor at Broadway Christian Church who was accused of stealing campaign signs during the mayoral election has had his charges dropped. The Rev. Andrew Lawrence Taylor-Peck, 46, of Columbia, was originally charged with misdemeanor stealing. Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson told ABC 17 News in an email that the case
Continue ReadingNorwegian Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold dies after being struck by lightning
By Associated Press Oslo, Norway (AP) — Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. He was 49. Groenvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. “It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Groenvold’s untimely passing,” the federation
Continue ReadingJuez pospone decisión sobre si Kilmar Ábrego García puede ser liberado de custodia federal en espera de juicio penal
Por Rafael Romo, Emma Tucker y Jason Morris, CNN Un juez federal dijo este miércoles que la decisión sobre si Kilmar Ábrego García puede ser liberado de la detención preventiva en Tennessee no se tomará esta semana e insinuó que lo más pronto que se puede esperar su fallo es el lunes. Ábrego García está
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Work session leads to discussing rate change to lower water bills, increase electric rates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water and Light discussed changing the water rate during a budget meeting on Wednesday. The rate increase would increase revenue 12% — or $3.6 million — in fiscal year 2026 that should also lower prices for near two-thirds of residential water customers. The change would increase the base rate of meters
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Money allocated for Columbia recycling drop-offs to be used to bring materials to Jefferson City
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Solid Waste Assistant Utilities Director Tom Ratermann is encouraging the public to listen to new guidelines a day after the city announced it would begin recycling some materials. Columbia’s recycling trucks will collect some materials and bring them to Jefferson City. The effort is part of the city’s first major step
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Columbia man commuted by former President Biden released from federal custody
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man convicted of being involved in a Mid-Missouri drug ring was released from federal custody on Wednesday. Malcolm Redmon, 42 of Columbia, was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to being involved in a cocaine-selling ring in Mid-Missouri from 2011-14. He was one
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