By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors have hammered out a series of reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. The New Deal for Broadway emerged following a summit of industry
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is beginning her term in office with plenty of challenges. But she also is starting with an historic opportunity as the first woman to hold one of the most prominent governorships in the U.S. When Hochul took over Tuesday for resigned Gov. Andrew Cuomo,
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been given the Food and Drug Administration’s full approval, meaning it has now undergone the same rigorous regulatory review as dozens of other established vaccines. COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. were initially rolled out under emergency use authorization, which lets the FDA speed the availability
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Whit Merrifield had three hits and three RBIs, Salvador Perez extended a career high with his 33rd homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 7-1. The Royals have won seven of their last eight games, taking three of four from Houston at home
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN A woman who said she was R. Kelly’s girlfriend for five years took the stand Monday to testify about how she went to audition for him as a 17-year-old high schooler who dreamed of becoming an R&B recording artist, only to be sexually abused by the singer. The woman testified anonymously
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia firefighters put out a residential structure fire in the 2000 block of Quail Drive. The Columbia Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire just before 9 p.m. Monday. Firefighters arriving on the scene five minutes later reported smoke and flames shows from the house. Officials with the fire department report
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At 31 weeks pregnant, 24-year-old Madeline Sweezer of Centralia tested positive for COVID-19.
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By Natasha Chen and Julia Jones, CNN Fireworks, flares, pepper spray and projectiles like soda cans flew between far-right and counterprotesters in Oregon over the weekend, with protesters stopping several lanes of traffic, smashing vehicle windows and instigating several fights. Police made one arrest near a demonstration in downtown Portland, but a police spokesperson said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School students and parents are getting ready to return to learn Tuesday. A couple of school parents in Columbia say they feel safe knowing everyone has to wear masks at school buildings right now however a new school brings new challenges. Mackenzie Blakeman’s daughter starts sixth grade at Warner Middle
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Governor David Ige is asking people not to visit the islands. He said it’s not a good time to travel to the islands and that he wants visitors and residents to limit travel to essential purposes. He is making this request while the state struggles to control COVID-19 as the highly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are investigating a shooting at Douglass Park. Watch a replay of the scene in the player below. A Columbia police source confirmed the shooting just before 9 p.m. Columbia police crime scene investigators were on the scene. Columbia Police responded to an information request by stating that officers are still
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Troopers are investigating after a Warrensburg man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks. It happened Sunday night in the Darby Hollow Cove of the Osage arm. Troopers say 32-year-old Kegri Ilu died after he slipped on a dock and fell into the lake. He died at the scene just before
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has granted clemency to six people, including the driver in a fatal 1981 armored truck robbery whose release was championed by his son. Seventy-six-year-old David Gilbert is serving a life sentence for his role in the $1.6 million theft that left a guard and two police
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By Amanda Jackson and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Igor Vovkovinskiy, crowned the tallest living man in the US by Guinness World Records in 2010, died Friday at 38, said his mother, Svetlana Vovkovinska. Vovkovinskiy was 7 feet, 8.33 inches tall, according to Guinness. He died in a hospital from heart disease with his mom and brother
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A man who helped Rudy Giuliani try to unearth damaging information about President Joe Biden in Ukraine is expected to plead guilty in a case alleging illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians. Igor Fruman was charged in 2019 with arranging illegal donations while trying to get Americans interested in investigating Biden’s
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the notorious Arellano Felix brothers has been deported from the United States back to Mexico after serving most of a 15-year prison sentence. But he was promptly re-arrested when he arrived in his homeland Monday. He is being held on organized crime charges in Mexico. He was one of
Continue Reading By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to “coercion” and “intimidation” and affirming that the U.S. will support its allies in the region against Beijing’s advances. The Biden administration
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. health officials are hopeful the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer “Comirnaty” vaccine will encourage more people to get vaccinated and mandate vaccines. Some local Mid-Missouri universities and hospitals have no plans to mandate employee and student vaccines amid the approval. Universities University leaders told KMIZ they will continue to encourage vaccination
Continue Reading SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in El Salvador is warning against swimming off that country’s Pacific coast beaches, citing a high number of deaths. The embassy said Monday that “in 2021, an elevated number of U.S. citizens (and persons of other nationalities) have lost their lives due to rip currents and
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