Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Amanda Gorman, la primera poeta joven laureada del país, relató sus temores antes de la toma de posesión del presidente Joe Biden en un artículo de opinión publicado este jueves, exactamente un año después, en The New York Times. Gorman, que ahora tiene 23 años, escribió que estaba “aterrorizada” y casi
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man that was shot while in custody at the Cole County Jail has filed a lawsuit saying he didn’t get adequate medical care after the shooting in Nov. 2019. Brandon McNeese alleges the Cole County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff John Wheeler did not give the highest degree of care in
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark recorded her second straight triple-double, setting a Big Ten record with her fourth of the season, and was responsible for more points than Minnesota scored as No. 25 Iowa rolled to a 105-49 victory over the Golden Gophers. Clark had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists for the first
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El actor Alec Baldwin fue demandado por difamación y negligencia por la familia de un soldado de la Marina que murió el año pasado durante el ataque suicida con bomba en Kabul, Afganistán, según la demanda presentada el lunes en el Tribunal Federal de Distrito para el Distrito de Wyoming. Las
Continue Reading AMHERST, Mass. — Noah Fernandes had 24 points as UMass defeated Saint Louis 91-85. Javohn Garcia had 15 points for UMass (8-9, 1-4 Atlantic 10 Conference), which snapped its four-game losing streak. Greg Jones added 13 points. Trent Buttrick had 10 points. Gibson Jimerson tied a season high with 23 points for the Billikens (11-6,
Continue Reading By Sonnet Swire Boris Epshteyn, an adviser for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, acknowledged Friday that he was part of the effort to prop up so-called “alternate electors” to support Trump in key states. “Is that something you ever worked on or would support, for example, in Michigan?” MSNBC’s Ari Melber asked him
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A Callaway County prosecutor has charged a Fulton man with animal neglect after an investigation began in early December.
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The US will require essential travelers crossing into the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and provide proof of vaccination starting Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The Biden administration in early November opened its borders with Canada and
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen has lost its connection to the internet after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted a site in the contested city of Hodeida. Advocacy group NetBlocks said the disruption began around 1 a.m. Friday after an airstrike on a telecom building. The state-owned monopoly that controls internet
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A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Tampa, Florida man for drug possession after a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Boone County.
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The shortage of parts caused by the coronavirus pandemic is further denting production at Toyota, Japan’s top automaker. It will halt production at 11 plants in Japan for three days, on top of reductions planned in February. Supplies are running short because of a lack of
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Boone County Fire officials are warning against using propane heaters following a house fire in Boone County Thursday afternoon.
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen has lost its connection to the internet after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted a site in the contested city of Hodeida. An advocacy group NetBlocks said the disruption began around 1 a.m. local. It said Yemen was “in the midst of a nation-scale internet blackout
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan beginning Friday as the country widens COVID-19 restrictions due to the omicron variant, which has caused cases to surge to new highs in metropolitan areas. The three-week restraint, which is something of
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Families struggling to cover the cost of utility bills can possibly face utility disconnection which results in the loss of heat during the coldest time of the year.
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Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Mid-Missouri.
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer have anchored the Buffalo Bills secondary for five seasons, and are finally gaining accolades of being one of the NFL’s top tandems. Poyer earned his first All-Pro honors this season, while Hyde also earned votes after both finished with
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer have anchored the Buffalo Bills secondary for five seasons, and are finally gaining accolades of being one of the NFL’s top tandems. Poyer earned his first All-Pro honors this season, while Hyde also earned votes after both finished with
Continue Reading By LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies has asked the American and French governments to support targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s oil and gas funds. The funds are the largest single source of income for the country’s military leaders. In a letter to Human Rights Watch released Thursday, the CEO of
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By Amir Vera, Raja Razek and Paradise Afshar, CNN Two cold case murders in Maryland and Virginia that took place about 15 years apart have been solved after an already incarcerated man confessed to both, according to police in Maryland. Charles Helem, 52, confessed last year to the 1987 murder of Eige Sober-Adler in Fairfax
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