By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s plans just drove Wall Street to its worst week since the start of the pandemic. But it’s not the only reason traders are jittery. Investors are starting to tune in to the situation in Ukraine as fears grow that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Bitcoin is off to a dismal start in the new year, tumbling almost 50% since hitting a record high of $68,990 in November. Some countries are even considering banning cryptocurrencies entirely to curb their growing popularity. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Bitcoin is off to a dismal start in the new year, tumbling almost 50% since hitting a record high of $68,990 in November. Some countries are even considering banning cryptocurrencies entirely to curb their growing popularity. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Bitcoin is off to a dismal start in the new year, tumbling almost 50% since hitting a record high of $68,990 in November. Some countries are even considering banning cryptocurrencies entirely to curb their growing popularity. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Neck pain may have many causes: Stress, poor posture, texting, injuries from sports, car or other accidents and chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia, to name a few. But there’s another culprit you may not be considering — how you sleep. “Generally, when you wake up with neck pain, either your pillow
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By Brynn Gingras, Travis Caldwell and Emma Tucker, CNN The second New York Police Department officer who was shot while responding to a domestic incident in Harlem last week has died, the NYPD commissioner said. “It’s with great sadness I announce the passing of Police Officer Wilbert Mora,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said on Twitter.
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fortinsky and Aileen Graef, CNN At a rally against vaccine mandates in Washington, DC, on Sunday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likened vaccine policies in the US to the actions of a totalitarian state, even suggesting Anne Frank was in a better situation when she was hiding from the Nazis. “Even in Hitler Germany
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Oksana Zamora, a Ukrainian professor who spent six months at the University of Missouri in 2018 as part of a faculty exchange program, said the tensions mirror those seen in 2014, when Russia invaded Crimea.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The Tigers will begin the season on Feb. 11 at the Northern Lights Invitational in Leesburg, Fla.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Catholic High School’s Desmond White is known for his recent buzzer beater and game winning shot, but there’s a lot more to his story than meets the eye. You can watch ABC17’s Nathalie Jones story on White in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite taking a two-point deficit into halftime, the Mizzou women’s basketball out-toughed Texas A&M in a 78-69 win on Sunday evening. Junior Hayley Frank led all scorers with 28 points, along with eight rebounds and two assists. Up next – the Tigers will hit the road to Mississippi State on Jan. 27.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Jim Sciutto and Barbara Starr, CNN President Joe Biden discussed options for bolstering US troop levels in the Baltics and Eastern Europe with his top military officials during a briefing at Camp David on Saturday, according to a senior official. The briefing, which Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint
Continue ReadingTonight: Winds will shift back out of the southwest just before midnight at 5-10 mph allowing for lows to only bottom out into the mid-’20s and slowly warm up back. Tomorrow: Temperatures hover near 50 degrees with partly sunny skies. Another wind shift thanks to a northwest clipper system will quickly cool the Midwest down
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Former NBC sportscaster Bob Costas, who has covered 12 Olympic Games as a host and commentator, did not hold back when discussing the challenges journalists will face during the Beijing Winter Olympics next month. “The IOC deserves all of the disdain and disgust that comes their way for going back
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has been having conversations with former Attorney General William Barr, the committee’s chairman said Sunday. “To be honest with you, we’ve had conversations with the former attorney general already,” Rep. Bennie Thompson told CBS’ Margaret Brennan on “Face the
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business As if consumers weren’t being squeezed enough by rising prices for a wide range of goods, this month’s blast of winter weather will mean that many Americans could face record high heating costs this year. Cold weather, ice and snow have blanketed much of the United States in recent days
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN The Biden administration has been in regular discussions with a number of countries and companies in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia about stepping up production of liquefied natural gas to Europe in the event that a Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to gas shortages, multiple US officials familiar
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are just a couple of boat guys. The “Saturday Night Live” stars joked about their recent purchase of a Staten Island Ferry during the show’s Weekend Update. The segment began with a well-known skit called Guy Who Just Bought A Boat, helmed by “SNL” star Alex
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday it was appropriate for the Arizona Democratic Party to censure moderate Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for her vote against a filibuster carve-out for voting rights, a key priority for Democrats. “Absolutely it was. On that particular vote that she and (West Virginia Sen.
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Biden administration is in the final stages of identifying specific military units it wants to send to Eastern Europe and writing up the military orders in an effort to deter Russia, which has massed tens of thousands of troops on the border with Ukraine, according to multiple
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