By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business One of the defining stories of this year was the Jan. 6 insurrection, and its significance is only growing from here, CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. Approaching the one year anniversary, journalists are continuing to report on the attack and its aftermath, and many
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a “mild” Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but your illness may not feel as minor as “mild” sounds. It was true for Michelle Cordes, a dietitian at a Chicago-area hospital. She’s vaccinated
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Check back here Sunday for updates on Mid-Missouri conditions.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is temporarily limiting its COVID-19 testing, the testing clinics will now only test people with COVID-19 symptoms. MU Health Care reported the change is in place until further notice, but it comes at a difficult time with the holidays and omicron variant COVID-19 cases rising fast. The hospital’s testing
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 said Sunday that they have critical testimony about communications to former President Donald Trump on the day of the deadly attack. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the committee and one of its two Republican members, told
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By John Sinnott, CNN Two NHL teams have combined to give ice hockey fan Nadia Popovici a $10,000 scholarship for medical school as a thank you for advising Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian “Red” Hamilton to get a mole behind his neck checked out. Popovici was sitting behind Hamilton as she watched the Canucks
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Sunday Morning Update: Icy and slick roads remain a concern this morning with temperatures in the teens and wind chills plummeting below 0 degrees. Expect poor travel conditions for the rest of the weekend and try to stay home as much as possible. Current road conditions for Mid-MO can be found here. Brutal Cold Temperatures
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Tesla has opened a new showroom in Xinjiang, a region in western China that is purported to be the site of abuse and brutal repression of the country’s Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority. The region has become a major geopolitical hotspot in recent years, and a key source of
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SUNDAY: A Weather Alert Day is in effect to end the weekend for dangerous cold conditions today. Snow flurries will be possible before sunrise with low temperatures falling into the single digits. Wind chills will plummet to the negative teens so stay indoors as much as possible today. Frostbite can set in in as little as
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The stock market just wrapped up one of its best years on record. Can it repeat its stellar performance in 2022, even when faced with inflation concerns and rising interest rates? Wall Street certainly thinks so. Jonathan Golub, chief US equity strategist at Credit Suisse, predicts that the S&P 500
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By Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN The US kicked off 2022 with a massive Covid-19 surge that some experts warn will be different than any other time in the pandemic. “We’re seeing a surge in patients again, unprecedented in this pandemic,” said Dr. James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine at George Washington University Hospital.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Many warming shelters in Mid-Missouri are opening the doors Saturday as temperatures begin to drop below freezing. Below is a list of some of the shelters around the area. RC (Activity and Recreation Center), 1701 W. Ash St.Boone County Government Center, 801 E. Walnut St.Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, 1005
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TONIGHT: Snow showers will be off and on at times until midnight as temperatures continue to plummet. They’ll bottom out in the upper single-digits, but with the wind keeping up, it will feel like 15 to 20 degrees below zero. Light accumulations will be possible but roads will continue to deteriorate throughout the evening and
Continue ReadingBy Megan Thomas, CNN Miley Cyrus rang in the New Year with a live performance in Miami and didn’t let a small wardrobe malfunction stop the show. During her “Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party” on NBC, Cyrus lost part of her silver top while transitioning between songs. She held it in place, turned her back
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By Gregory Wallace and Matt McFarland, CNN Business Thousands of US flights were canceled over New Year’s weekend as a combination of Covid-19 disruptions and wintry weather slowed travel. Flight cancellations have trended up steadily since Christmas Eve, hitting a new peak Saturday as millions travel over the holidays. Data from the website FlightAware shows
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Janelle Davis, CNN Legendary singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carole King, friends and collaborators for more than 50 years, are two of the most successful musicians in American musical history. Taylor’s confessional lyrics, soulful voice and delicate guitar-playing resonated with audiences. King started as a songwriter, making a long list of chart-toppers for other artists that
Continue Reading Janelle Davis, CNN Legendary singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carole King, friends and collaborators for more than 50 years, are two of the most successful musicians in American musical history. Taylor’s confessional lyrics, soulful voice and delicate guitar-playing resonated with audiences. King started as a songwriter, making a long list of chart-toppers for other artists that
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By Jacob Lev, CNN The St. Louis Blues defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-4 Saturday night in the 2022 National Hockey League (NHL) Winter Classic at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, officially ruled the coldest outdoor game in league history. The temperature was -6 degrees at puck drop, sinking to -10 as the game went on,
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s raining fish in east Texas — but it’s nothing too out of the ordinary. Earlier this week, residents of Texarkana reported small fish falling from the sky in what seemed like an epochal weather event. The reality was more mundane: The swimmers, many of them palm-sized, were likely picked up
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By Marianne Garvey Betty White is being remembered for her light, humor, charm and friendship. Ryan Reynolds posted a loving tribute to longtime friend and “The Proposal” costar, who died Friday at the age of 99. “The world looks different now,” Reynolds wrote. “She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old
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