By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is casting skepticism in conversations with senators that the Build Back Better bill can pass the Senate this year, potentially delivering a blow to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s push to get the bill approved by Christmas, according to two sources familiar with the West
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Lynchburg, Va. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team lost to Liberty 66-45 on Thursday night. MU struggled to put the ball in the basket all night long. It took the Tigers eight minutes to score their first field goal. MU finished 14-of-49 from the field. Kobe Brown led the Tigers with 14 points and 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of Ronald Dameron’s victims is speaking out in the hopes something can be done about Missouri’s invasion of privacy law. The woman’s name will not be shared to protect her identity. A Columbia man was charged multiple times for invasion of privacy after allegedly taking unwanted pictures. The woman is one
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After last year’s “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical” — a dual threat as both a critical disaster and a ratings flop — NBC returned to more fertile territory with its latest holiday presentation, “Annie Live!” Incorporating a live audience, the show more closely approximated the energy of a theatrical experience,
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By Emma Tucker, CNN The Milwaukee district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of a man accused of running over holiday parade attendees last month said Thursday he has determined that it was the result of “human error” that “set in motion a chain of events that resulted in a tragedy.”
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CHICAGO (AP) — Trey Townsend had 22 points and Oakland beat Illinois-Chicago 81-77 in a Horizon League opener for both teams. Zion Griffin led the Flames with a career-high 24 points.
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By Sarah Moon, CNN Fourteen people involved in recent group thefts at high-end Los Angeles stores have been arrested, authorities said. Groups working in tandem stole property “using weapons and physical force to overwhelm and intimidate store employees and other patrons” in 11 instances from November 18-28, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore announced
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By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China and the United States are tussling over President Joe Biden’s upcoming democracy summit, which the ruling Communist Party sees as a challenge to its authoritarian ways. A senior Chinese official told the foreign media in Beijing on Thursday that the summit divides countries and points fingers
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored a career-high 25 points with five 3-pointers and LSU defeated No. 14 Iowa State 69-60 in the SEC/Big 12 Showdown. It was LSU’s first win over a ranked team in the Kim Mulkey era. Morris’ five 3s also were a career high and Khayla Pointer scored 20
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The superintendent of a Michigan school district says no discipline was necessary for a teen who was summoned to the office a few hours before four students were fatally shot. Tim Throne also acknowledged that Ethan Crumbley’s parents were at Oxford High
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Shayeann Day-Wilson scored 19 points to help Duke beat No. 9 Iowa 79-64. The Hawkeyes returned from a COVID-19 pause that led to the cancellation of three games. Celeste Taylor added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils. Duke didn’t trail after
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si crees que el día en la Tierra no tiene la suficiente cantidad de horas, este planeta recién descubierto te volverá loco. En un exoplaneta llamado GJ 367 b, que orbita alrededor de una estrella a 31 años luz de nuestro sol, un año solo dura unas ocho horas. El descubrimiento
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks are trading mixed in Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors keep an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it. Hong Kong slipped more than 1% while Tokyo edged lower. Shanghai and Seoul were higher
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks are trading mixed in Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors keep an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it. Hong Kong slipped more than 1% while Tokyo edged lower. Shanghai and Seoul were higher
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is tightening recently relaxed restrictions on social gatherings as it grapples with its worst wave of the virus since the start of the pandemic. Starting next week, private social gatherings of seven or more people will be banned in the densely populated capital
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down for several hours after a man was seen pacing outside with what police said appeared to be a shotgun. The man was taken into custody at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. During the standoff, the man held an object pointed at his
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles announced more than a dozen arrests in recent smash-and-grab thefts at stores where nearly $340,000 worth of merchandise was stolen. The robberies are part of a rash of organized retail crime in California. Police Chief Michel Moore said Thursday that 14 people
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles announced more than a dozen arrests in recent smash-and-grab thefts at stores where nearly $340,000 worth of merchandise was stolen. The robberies are part of a rash of organized retail crime in California. Police Chief Michel Moore said Thursday that 14 people
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown just hours ahead of a midnight deadline, the White House announced. Congress acted to prevent a shutdown Thursday evening when both chambers voted to pass a stopgap bill to extend
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By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN The woman formerly known as “Jane Arroyo Grande Doe” now has a name after 41 years, police in Henderson, Nevada, announced Thursday. Thanks to a process called investigative genetic genealogy, the woman was identified November 10 as Tammy Terrell. The 17-year-old’s body was found October 5, 1980, according
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