By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as homebuilders struggled to cope with a variety of headwinds. The July decline put home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.53 million units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Applications for building permits, which can forecast
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News sat down with the Superintendent of Southern Boone School District Christopher Felmlee to talk about the upcoming school year and how it might differ from the last. Felmlee covered topics including vaccines, COVID-19 precautions, masking and academic changes for the approximately 1,900 students who attend Southern Boone. The first day
Continue Reading By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s attorney general has indicted a leading Maltese businessman in connection with the 2017 murder of an investigative journalist on the island nation. Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed when a car bomb blew up as she drove near her home. After a long process of
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By JONATHAN ELFALAN Edmunds One of the challenges people have with electric vehicles is figuring out how much they cost to operate. The price of fully charging an electric vehicle’s battery can vary wildly depending on when and where you charge it. For the bigger picture, you should also include the amortized cost of buying
Continue Reading By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Depression Fred has blown into the northeastern U.S. as a post-tropical cyclone, unleashing heavy rains and threatening mudslides and flash floods in upstate New York. Fred closed interstate highways in the lower Appalachians, and the National Weather Service says tornadoes are still possible as the
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN On July 20, Chinese authorities detected a cluster of Covid-19 cases in the eastern city of Nanjing. The virus soon spread across the country, with dozens of cities reporting infections fueled by the highly infectious Delta variant. At its peak, China was reporting more than 140 new symptomatic cases a day,
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — American and German officials held a ceremony to commemorate a U.S. Army helicopter crash that killed 37 soldiers in Bavaria 50 years ago. The accident over the town of Pegnitz occurred during a training flight close to what was then the Iron Curtain. Among the victims was the son of Walter Lorain
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK and LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers are holding emergency talks over allegations that Belarus is deliberately sending migrants to Lithuania as part of a “hybrid warfare” campaign. Movements of people across the border have spiked dramatically since the EU imposed sanctions on Belarus officials over election fraud
Continue Reading By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Preparing and packing for a trip is a different ballgame with all the changes in the travel world since the pre-pandemic days. For example, you’ll want to start thinking about masks like you do about packing clothes, so bring multiple ones with you. Plus, be prepared to prove your vaccination
Continue Reading By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Preparing and packing for a trip is a different ballgame with all the changes in the travel world since the pre-pandemic days. For example, you’ll want to start thinking about masks like you do about packing clothes, so bring multiple ones with you. Plus, be prepared to prove your vaccination
Continue Reading By MEHMET GUZEL TATVAN, Turkey (AP) — Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is reinforcing its border with Iran to stop a potential influx of Afghans fleeing the Taliban insurgency. Irregular arrivals are already up as Afghans who fled weeks and months ago show up at the rugged border area after a long trek across
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Freshmen at the University of Missouri are preparing to move in to the dorms Wednesday and Thursday, and compared to this time last year, MU student COVID-19 cases have decreased significantly. On Aug. 28, 2020 there were 228 student cases. According to the latest data from Monday, there were only 18 student
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By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Little by little, life appears to be creeping back to normal in Kabul, even though no one seem to know quite what this new normal — life under the Taliban — will look like once the dust settles and the last US troops leave the country.
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Target’s streak of strong results extended into its latest quarter but its skyrocketing online sales growth has come back to earth. The Minneapolis retailer reported Wednesday that sales at its stores that have been open for at least a year rose 8.7% in the three-month
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the positions in warehouses that they’re struggling to fill. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the positions in warehouses that they’re struggling to fill. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the positions in warehouses that they’re struggling to fill. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need
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By Kay Jones and Andy Rose, CNN The Supreme Court of Texas refused Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to intervene Thursday in the case of mask mandates established by several local jurisdictions. As a result, the lower court ruling allowing school districts to require masks in their schools still stands. The decision is the latest in
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the positions in warehouses that they’re struggling to fill. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need
Continue Reading By DANIEL COLE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France (AP) — A wildfire near the French Riviera has killed two people and is still burning out of control. Over 1,100 firefighters were battling flames fueled by wind and drought in the forests of the popular tourist region and over 7,000 people have been forced
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