By Jen Christensen, CNN Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount, Virginia, is full. It’s managing its share of Covid-19 cases, as well as more typical problems for this time of year, like boating accidents. But staffers have also had to care for people who are sick because of something that’s deceptively dangerous: extreme heat.
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Shorter work weeks aimed at boosting worker productivity and happiness are catching on in parts of the world like Iceland and the United Kingdom. But in crisis-hit Sri Lanka the concept is more about coping with crippling food and fuel shortages. The South Asian country, struggling with the shortages amid its
Continue ReadingBy Clare Sebastian and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The European Central Bank has tried to calm fears of a debt crisis by promising “flexibility” in managing its huge balance sheet and accelerating work on new ways to reduce stress on heavily indebted countries like Italy and Greece as interest rates rise. At its regular meeting
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the 2022 US Open, the US Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday, despite Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The USTA’s decision comes after Wimbledon became the first elite tennis event to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes. The men’s ATP and women’s
Continue ReadingBy David Allan One of the best pieces of breakup advice my friend Genna gave me during a tumultuous end to a long-term relationship was to write poetry. Feeling desperate in my heartbreak, I was willing to try anything. As Emily Dickinson wisely advised: Not knowing when the Dawn will come I open every Door
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Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, CNN A man who fired his weapon into a room where children were attending a summer camp just outside Dallas was shot and killed by police on Monday, according to authorities. The Duncanville Police Department identified the gunman Tuesday as Brandon Keith Ned, 42, of Dallas. Further information about the suspect will
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Amir Vera, Elizabeth Wolfe, David Williams and Paradise Afshar, CNN While all entrances of Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed because flooding has damaged roads and bridges, the park’s northern portion in particular may remain closed for “a substantial length of time,” park officials said Tuesday. “Many sections of road in (the
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Katelyn Polantz and Chandelis Duster, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack is in possession of email correspondence between conservative attorney John Eastman and Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, a conservative activist who’s the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a source familiar
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN Ukraine’s military is burning through Soviet-era ammunition that fits older systems as the country pleads with the West to send more heavy weaponry and Russia amasses a significant artillery advantage around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine. Western intelligence and military officials
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The Blair Oaks Board of Education is set to meet Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., at the intermediate school gym and library.
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy For decades the Amur River has separated modern China and Russia — its waters cutting though more than 1,000 of their roughly 2,500 border miles. But it’s always lacked one thing: a vehicle bridge. Now — as Russia’s economic isolation in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine pushes it closer to
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Joe Kahn took over as executive editor of The New York Times on Tuesday, officially ascending to one of the most powerful positions in American journalism. It was the day,
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Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will begin their second night of lane closures near the I-70 Missouri River Bridge in Rocheport by closing another lane in the area.
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Under about 45 pounds of protective gear, firefighters may find themselves in a hot situation when temperatures outside are over 100 degrees.
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After more than two years since the start of the pandemic, some hospitals in Missouri are starting to see cases slow down just in time for the summer.
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through Tuesday as dangerous heat is expected to plague the area. Heat index values could be in excess of 105 degrees, making it tough to complete any work or exercise outdoors. SETUP: Upper level high pressure begins to force the jet stream north,
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Breezy and hot with highs in the mid-90s. Heat index between 98-100. Storms possible around sunset, especially north of I-70. EXTENDED: We’ll fall once again into the upper 70s tonight with gusty south winds expected Wednesday. Highs on Wednesday reach the mid-90s with a heat
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Temperatures across the Midwest have been well above average this past week with the heat index surpassing 100 degrees the past few days with one more day expected. Trends are currently highlighting an extended period of warmer temperatures throughout the next 10 days or more. With such high temperatures you might know how to keep
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration decided unanimously Tuesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorization of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to include older children and teens, ages 6 to 17, saying it would offer more benefits than risks. All 22 members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related
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