By Amanda Jackson, CNN Angelina Gonsalves received an unexpected, yet cherished, delivery from the US Postal Service last month — a letter her late husband wrote to his mother while deployed overseas in 1945. The letter was written by Sgt. John Gonsalves, a 22-year-old Army soldier stationed in Germany. He was writing to check in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on across the country and here in Missouri, the amount of at-home tests available to Missourians is scarce and people are facing long lines at testing centers. This comes as Governor Mike Parson put an end to the state of emergency on December 31st, 2021.
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The value of a car went up in the past year causing a personal property tax increase for car owners in Missouri.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN In the weeks after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump’s allies sent fake certificates to the National Archives declaring that Trump won seven states that he actually lost. The documents had no impact on the outcome of the election, but they are yet another example of how Team
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As COVID-19 continues to spread in schools across the nation, some locals are taking extra steps in order to keep students learning inside of the classroom.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday appeared before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The meeting was virtual. McEnany, who worked in the Trump White House and was a spokesperson for Trump’s 2020 reelection
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden was not making a “human” comparison between opponents of pending voting rights bills and historical racists and segregationists in his address in Atlanta this week, the White House says. In his speech calling for new voter protections, Biden asked whether lawmakers wanted “to be the side of Dr.
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By Paula Newton, CNN One day after the Canadian province of Quebec announced it would financially penalize residents who are unvaccinated, the province’s health minister said Wednesday first-time appointments spiked in the hours following the announcement. “It’s encouraging!” Quebec’s health minister, Christian Dube, tweeted, indicating that Tuesday’s first-dose appointments were the highest in several days.
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Devan Cole, Katie Bo Lillis and Barbara Starr, CNN The US on Wednesday announced sanctions on eight North Korean and Russian individuals and entities for supporting North Korea’s ballistic missile programs, imposing the punishments after a pair of new missile tests by North Korea in the last week. “Today’s actions, part of
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TONIGHT Temperatures cool into the 30’s again tonight, with a westerly breeze under partly cloudy skies. A weak front will pass through overnight into Thursday, but we stay dry, and minimal impact is expected on temperatures. THURSDAY More partly cloudy skies are in store for Thursday. Temperatures will likely bounce back to near 50 degrees
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service had more than 11 million unprocessed tax returns left over from the “most challenging year” taxpayers ever experienced and will begin the upcoming filing season already behind, according to a report from the National Taxpayer Advocate released Wednesday. “There is no way to sugarcoat the year 2021
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale Prominent right-wing figures have been falsely describing a comment the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made last week about Covid-19 deaths — taking Dr. Rochelle Walensky out of context to wrongly claim she had delivered a dramatic new admission about the 840,000-plus Americans who have died of
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN If you’ve ever considered donating blood, now is the time to take action. Blood donations are absolutely critical right now as the United States faces the worst blood shortage in over a decade, according to the American Red Cross website. Know your blood type? Type O-positive, Type O-negative and platelets are
Continue ReadingBy David Shortell, Paula Reid and John Couwels, CNN An ex-girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is seen as a key witness in the investigation into alleged sex trafficking by the Florida Republican, testified on Wednesday before a grand jury investigating the congressman. The development is the latest signal that the long-running investigation into Gaetz
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Today: Temperatures continue to increase into the mid-’50s as winds switch from the southwest back out of the northwest. Skies remain mostly sunny. Tonight: Temperatures cool down to near freezing thanks to northerly flowing winds with partly cloudy skies. Extended: A low-pressure system moves in Friday afternoon bringing with it cooler temperatures and increased chances
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Always meta in its nods to the genre’s quirks, the latest “Scream” is so self-referential as to risk swallowing its own tail. Yet this quarter-century-later “requel” (a term specifically explained in the movie) turns out to be a great deal of fun, cleverly wedding familiar faces with new stars in
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fans of Taco Bell’s chicken wings have just a few hours left to get them before they disappear from menus. Last Thursday, the chain rolled out the surprising new item for a seven-day stint that sparked excitement and got its hungry customers salivating. The $5.99 price gets you five bone-in
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr and Steve Contorno, CNN Former President Donald Trump appeared to take a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his refusal to disclose whether he’s received a Covid-19 booster shot in a new interview with the far-right channel One America News. Trump, who announced at an event last month that he had
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Prince Andrew is facing the prospect of a trial in a very public civil lawsuit for sexual abuse later this year, after losing his attempt to have Virginia Giuffre’s case against him thrown out. It is an unprecedented situation for a senior British royal — the third child (and reportedly the
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