By Don Riddell, CNN Athletes who are good enough to compete in the world championships are among the very best in their field. They dedicate their lives to the pursuit of their craft, they are proud to represent their countries, and they all dream of returning home with medals around their necks. But at the
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FORTH WORTH, Texas (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team touched down in Forth Worth, Texas on Saturday ahead of its matchup with Army in the Armed Forces bowl on Dec. 22. MU has an interesting connection to this game against the Black Knights. Running backs coach Curtis Luper is a U.S. Army Veteran and former coach
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States in 2020, driving a record increase in the death rate and a drop in life expectancy of nearly two years, according to final 2020 death data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. People in major cities waited in long lines for Covid tests over the weekend… but millions also queued up to watch “Spider-Man” in crowded theaters. On Sunday New York state
Continue ReadingTonight: Winds continue out of the south at 5-10 mpg with mostly clear skies. The overnight low falls to 27 degrees. Tomorrow: Temperatures look to increase aided by southwesterly flowing winds and a mostly sunny sky up to 49 degrees. Extended: Temperatures hover in the upper ’40s until mid-week where we warm into the mid-’50s.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council will hear the request from John Glascock and city staff on where to spend $2 million of the $25 million American Rescue Plan Act funds that would address development inequalities that were exposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. City staff recommends funding three workforce development programs – MACC, Job Point,
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday a purchase of a half-billion at-home rapid Covid-19 tests and a plan to distribute them free to Americans who request them through a website, one of a series of new steps he’ll unveil as the country faces a potentially crippling
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips and Devan Cole, CNN The outgoing director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday that he faced political pressure from then-President Donald Trump and other Republicans to endorse unproven Covid-19 remedies such as hydroxychloroquine and to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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By Chloe Melas, CNN ‘Tis the season of giving back, and Gary Sinise is doing just that. The actor held his annual Snowball Express for children of fallen military service members. Typically his event is held in person at Walt Disney World, but because of the Covid-19 pandemic the actor went virtual for the second
Continue ReadingBy Wolf Blitzer and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, setting up a seismic confirmation battle at the start of a midterm election year as President Joe Biden tries to find his footing with his agenda stalled and Democrats divided in Congress. Breyer, 83, is expected to stay on
Continue ReadingBy Greg Clary, CNN Three Democratic members of Congress announced Sunday that they have breakthrough coronavirus infections. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey as well as Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado shared that they had tested positive for Covid-19 via tweets from their official accounts. They all reported having received
Continue ReadingBy Greg Clary Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker tested positive for the coronavirus, according to tweets Sunday from their official accounts. The Massachusetts Democrat, who is vaccinated and boosted, said she is experiencing mild symptoms. The New Jersey Democrat, who is also vaccinated and boosted, also reported mild symptoms. Warren was on the Senate
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Sophie Tremblay, CNN Archer Calder spent his childhood unable to talk with his younger sister, Della, his only sibling. Della has Bainbridge-Ropers syndrome, a rare genetic condition which affects her ability to eat, move and speak. “I’ve never grown up with a neurotypical sibling, so that comparison is hard for me to make,” Archer, 17,
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By Sarah Fortinsky and Amir Vera, CNN Despite a rise in Covid-19 cases and new restrictions emerging across the country, travelers at US airports do not appear to be deterred from following through on their vacation plans. More than 2 million people were screened at US airports December 16, 17 and 18, according to checkpoint
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Foot traffic in Downtown Columbia has picked up surrounding graduation ceremonies and hotels and restaurants in the area say they’re seeing an uptick in business. The University of Missouri, Columbia College and Stephens College all have graduation ceremonies this weekend and they are being held in-person, which is having a big impact
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand A Washington state man was sentenced to 46 months in jail for assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon in a tunnel at the US Capitol on January 6. During the Capitol riot, Devlyn Thompson helped move police shields up a line of rioters in the tunnel, attempted to throw a
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi projected confidence Monday, vowing Democrats will not give up on passing the Build Back Better Act, despite Sen. Joe Manchin saying he will not vote for the package in its current form. At a news conference in San Francisco, the Democrat from California said she believes that
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TODAY: Frosty start to the day in the low 20s. Another cold and sunny afternoon as highs reach the upper 30s. TOMORROW: A warmup kicks in while we stay dry. Highs jump to the upper 40s. EXTENDED: Quiet and dry conditions prevail this week which will bring a return of above-average warmth. The early part
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said he’s a no on the Build Back Better Act, effectively ending negotiations on this version of legislation that would expand the nation’s social safety net. Manchin has always been a key holdout for the legislation, sharing concerns over certain provisions of the massive
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By Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Just when we thought we could exhale and enjoy the holidays, the newest coronavirus variant Omicron has given us another gut punch. With this renewed uncertainty hitting when we are already depleted, it’s increasingly hard to keep calm and carry on. As a psychologist, I hear every day from my clients
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