By Kate Sullivan, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposals would help alleviate issues in global supply chains that have slowed the global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. “We are relying on supply chains that were built generations ago. It’s one of the reasons why this entire year we
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Adam Schefter, one of ESPN’s most prominent NFL reporters, appears to have violated typical journalistic standards in a newly-revealed email he sent in 2011 to Bruce Allen, who at the time was general manager of Washington Football Team (WFT). According to email exchanges filed as exhibits in a court case
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Ninety-year-old William Shatner, who gained fame portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek,” just hitched a ride aboard a suborbital spacecraft that grazed the edge of outer space before parachuting to a landing, making Shatner the oldest person ever to travel to space. “That was unlike anything they described,”
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Michael Myers made a killing at the box office, even though he was also streaming. Universal Pictures’ “Halloween Kills” — the latest installment in the long running franchise — brought in an estimated $50.3 million at the North American box office this weekend. That number exceeded industry expectations, which had
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Should UK government officials be allowed to send each other “disappearing messages” on WhatsApp? A High Court judge has ruled that two campaign groups can pursue their case to end the practice. Nonprofit groups Foxglove and the Citizens were given the go ahead on Tuesday to challenge the use of
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Rolling Stones have retired their classic song “Brown Sugar,” which begins with a slave narrative and sexualizes young Black women. Mick Jagger told the Los Angeles Times that the band had phased the song out of their concert lineups. “We’ve played ‘Brown Sugar’ every night since 1970, so sometimes you
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WEDNESDAY: Showers and storms will be off and on throughout much of the morning. An organized line of storms will move in from the west this morning, but should lose some intensity before arriving here. We’re tracking the potential for a few storms to become strong late this afternoon, but if the rain holds on
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A Marine who posted videos criticizing the US military’s handling of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan plans to plead guilty to six charges later this week during a special court martial at Camp Lejeune, according to the Marine’s attorney Tim Parlatore. Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller was charged with six counts, including
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Robin Williams’ fans are very excited by actor Jamie Costa’s impersonation of the late star. Costa posted a five-minute clip to his YouTube channel, titled “ROBIN Test Footage Scene,” on Tuesday, showing a scene featuring himself as Williams and Sarah Murphree as Pam Dawber on the set of “Mork & Mindy.”
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Nine months after the attack on the US Capitol, Republicans in Congress are defending Donald Trump’s role on January 6 in some of their strongest terms yet — and signaling he’d have widespread backing from the party if he ran for president again in 2024. Republicans from across
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Statewide and National entities are discussing “test to stay,” as a method to allow students in K-12 education to avoid student quarantines.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the US, a new study found. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the US, a new study found. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Synthetic chemicals found in items such as makeup, perfume and food storage containers have been linked to up to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the US, a new study found. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States plans to ease restrictions on travel for fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico starting in early November, relaxing bans that have been in place for more than 18 months, according to senior administration officials. The new rules, which are similar to those announced for international air passengers,
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Eight years after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which led to the deaths of three spectators and a police officer, the Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to reinstate the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers involved in the attack. The justices appeared to
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By Christine Koh, CNN Children are watching — and it’s not just behaviors like kindness and empathy that can make an impression. They also see how their parents handle money, for better or worse. “I wish I was taught how to pay bills, and the importance of paying them on time,” said Amiyrah Martin, a
Continue ReadingCeline Alkhaldi, CNN Residents of Kabul can read the writing on the wall. “Don’t trust the propaganda of the enemy” says one freshly painted sign. The message replaced a mural of US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shaking hands, marking the signing of the 2020 agreement to withdraw American troops
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN Southern states, many of which have been hotspots, are now starting to see a decrease in Covid-19 cases while many states that have started experiencing cold weather — mostly in the North and Midwest — are seeing an uptick, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. New cases
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week’s edition of Andrew’s At-home sports features a big splash at the Mendenhall pool! You can watch the clip in the video player above. Andrew’s At-home sports airs every Tuesday night in our 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. sportscasts on Fox 22 and ABC 17. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman wants to
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